Events

Events

Thu, Feb 19, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:30pm

The CARLI OER Committee invites institutions to share with their teaching faculty this opportunity to attend a webinar to learn about open educational resources including open textbooks.

This workshop will identify:

  • what are open educational resources (OER);
  • benefits and motivations for using OER;
  • how to find and evaluate OER;
  • how to integrate OER into your class.

After attending, CARLI-member teaching faculty will be invited to write a short review of an open textbook in the Open Textbook Library.

Presenters:
Joslyn Allison, City Colleges of Chicago
Robin Harris, Northeastern Illinois University
Elizabeth Clarage, Michele Leigh, and Nicole Swanson, CARLI

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Thu, Feb 19, 2026 / 2:00pm to 4:00pm

The Instruction Committee meets monthly. This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call. Contact for attendance details.

Fri, Feb 20, 2026 / 10:00am to 11:00am

As part of this year’s theme, “Trust Us:” The Role of Library Instruction in Transforming Landscapes, the Instruction Committee is exploring how trust shows up in our instruction work.

The CARLI Instruction Committee invites you to join our discussion on Algorithmic Literacy.

To spark discussion, we have selected a short article, Michael Ridley’s “Explainable AI: An Agenda for Explainability Activism.”. If you can read the article (linked below) in advance, wonderful; if not, please still come! We will begin the discussion with a summary of the article for those who may have not had time to read it and invite all to participate.

We hope you will also come with your own perspectives and questions to ask; in addition, Instruction Committee members will moderate the discussion, and offer questions to guide our conversation.

Please register using the link above.

When: Thursday, February 20th, 10:00am-11:00am
Article Title: Explainable AI: An Agenda for Explainability Activism
Author: Michael Ridley
Link: https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26733/34650

Summary:
Ridley argues that the opacity of how generative AI works makes the work of explanation crucial for librarians, who must serve as "explainability activists," creating actionable and contestable explanations of how AI functions. To allow this relationship, Ridley argues, interactions with AI should be "seamful": the limitations and boundaries of the system should be clearly visible to the user, encouraging their "active self-explanation" in explaining systems as they use them. Focusing on this agenda of human-centered explainable AI (HCXAI) will create an "action-agenda" for libraries, Ridley argues, including critical information AI literacy initiatives for staff and patrons, supporting explainable AI research, demanding explainability and, perhaps, seamfulness, from vendors, and advocacy work for federal and international regulation to require explainability in AI and information providers. Doing so will address a shifting power dynamic in which, currently, technology designers are shaping the ways n which we understand the "authority, credibility, and accuracy" of the information we receive.

Fri, Feb 20, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Are you working on open educational resources (OER) or curious about what others are doing in your field? Join us for a lively virtual meet-up designed to spark ideas, share experiences and tips, and explore opportunities for cross-institutional OER partnerships.

This session is all about connection and inspiration. We’ll: 

  • Hear about current OER projects in development or use;
  • Discuss concerns / problems you have encountered;
  • Share tips on possible solutions;
  • Discuss areas of interest for future collaboration;
  • Create space for teaming up on shared goals and initiatives

Whether you’re just getting started or already deep into OER work, this meet-up is a chance to learn from peers, build new relationships, and imagine what’s possible together.

Facilitator: Lauren Kosrow, College of DuPage

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Sponsored by the CARLI OER Committee

Mon, Feb 23, 2026 / 12:00pm to 1:00pm

EVENT DATE CHANGE!

In this second webinar in FLVC's management series, the focus will be on the various types of teams, which teams are most effective in reaching outcomes, and how managers can build and foster effective teams. 

In this webinar, we will cover:
-  What are the various types of teams in organizations
-  What are the criteria for building successful teams
-  What are the pitfalls to avoid when building and or managing teams
-  What management styles create and foster the most effective teams
-  Identify resources for building and maintaining strong teams

Speaker: 

Dr. Suzanne Morrison Williams has worked in the field of higher education for over 25 years. Dr Morrison-Williams has worked in all facets of education from being a University Registrar, Faculty member, Department/Program Chair, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, then a Regional Vice President of Academic Affairs. She has also worked as a National Trainer for a large school chain, a Campus Director as well as the Chief Administrative Officer of colleges. In April 2023, she took a deviation from the field of campus based Higher Ed to take on a Chief Academic Officer (CAO) role at a Florida based library consortium, Library and Information Resources Network.

In her role as the CAO at LIRN, Dr Morrison-Williams is focused on managing the LIRN Librarian Service and providing support to all of the LIRN subscribers through a variety of services including, librarian services, orientation, accreditation and licensure support, and finally ongoing training and professional development for faculty and librarians.

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Sponsored by FLVC
 

Mon, Feb 23, 2026 / 2:00pm to 3:30pm

The CARLI Collection Management Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

Contact for attendance details.

Tue, Feb 24, 2026 / 12:00pm to 1:00pm

From posters that pop to social content that connects, this session is your playground for all things library marketing. We’ll explore the magic of crafting clever flyers, and curating the perfect Instagram post, constructing creative displays and handing out high-impact swag that will turn curious students into loyal fans. Let’s make your library the most-talked about spot on campus!

Presenter:

Andrea St. Onge is fairly new to library work but brings a lifetime of library love to her position at Seminole State College of Florida Libraries as Coordinator, Academic Support Services. Her 20+ years' background experience, a mix of hospitality, higher education and entrepreneurship, gives Andrea an approach to programming and marketing that is uniquely creative, quirky and engaging. Driven by her love for books and students, Andrea is pursuing her MLIS degree and looks forward to continue her career as an Outreach Librarian.

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Sponsored by FLVC
 

Tue, Feb 24, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Library budgets and user needs are constantly evolving, making it essential for librarians to make informed, strategic decisions about which resources to keep, renew, or cancel. In this webinar, Erica Barnett from Western Carolina University will share how WCU librarians adapted a rubric originally developed at the University of Eastern Kentucky to evaluate e-resources in a transparent, consistent, and collaborative way.

Moving beyond usage statistics, the session will explore a framework for analyzing e-resources using multiple criteria, including alignment with curriculum and community needs, user experience, cost effectiveness, and the staff time required for resource management. Attendees will learn practical strategies for scoring and categorizing resources, adapting the rubric to local contexts, tracking usage and costs, and communicating recommendations to faculty and campus leadership.

The webinar will also highlight approaches for negotiating with vendors and using data to maximize budget impact while strengthening collections. Participants will leave with an adaptable framework, actionable takeaways, and greater confidence in presenting and justifying resource decisions at their own institutions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain how multiple evaluation criteria - including community or curricular alignment, user experience, cost effectiveness, and staff time - can be applied together to assess e-resources more holistically.
  • Apply a rubric-based framework to score, categorize, and compare e-resources in a transparent and consistent way.
  • Identify ways to adapt this framework to their own institutional context, supporting clearer communication and more confident decision-making with faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders.

Presenter:

Erica Barnett is an Acquisitions Librarian at Western Carolina University who oversees the lifecycle management of library resources amongst many other responsibilities. She is committed to offering as many resources as possible to her community while operating within a limited budget. When not working in spreadsheets, Erica enjoys being active by running, going to the gym, or walking her three dogs (never all at once).

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Hosted by NC LIVE

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 / 10:00am to 11:30am

The CARLI Technical Services Committee meets monthly via Zoom. Contact committee co-chairs or CARLI Office Staff with questions.

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Social Explorer is a powerful data and mapping tool that supports business research, market analysis, and economic decision-making. In this webinar, participants will learn how to use Social Explorer to access and interpret key datasets - including the Consumer Price Index (CPI), U.S. Census data, and the U.S. Business Patterns dataset - to answer real-world business questions.

The session led will demonstrate how Social Explorer can be used for business location analysis, market and demographic profiling, and understanding local economic trends. Attendees will explore practical use cases that support academic Business programs, such as student projects and coursework, as well as community-facing applications that help entrepreneurs, small business owners, and economic development partners make informed decisions.

Designed for librarians serving both academic and public audiences, this webinar will highlight strategies for teaching and promoting Social Explorer, translating complex data into clear insights, and positioning the resource as a bridge between campus research and community entrepreneurship. Participants will leave with concrete examples and ideas they can immediately apply in instruction, reference, and outreach.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and select relevant Social Explorer datasets (including CPI, U.S. Census data, and U.S. Business Patterns) to answer common business research questions related to market demand, location analysis, and local economic conditions.
  • Create and interpret maps and data tables in Social Explorer to support business and entrepreneurship use cases such as demographic profiling and market analysis for student projects, business plans, and community inquiries.
  • Develop practical approaches for teaching and promoting Social Explorer, using clear workflows and examples to translate complex data into actionable insights for students, entrepreneurs, and community economic development partners.

Presenters: Jeff Hahn, Director of Academic Sales & Support for Social Explorer and Devon Waugh, Instruction Librarian for NC LIVE

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Hosted by NC LIVE
 

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