New Year Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well and in good spirits. See the announcement and training opportunity below from Sarah Young at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. Reach out to her directly with questions. Respectfully, Sandra Mark your calendar for January 12th to apply for the Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians! This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On March 22, 23, and 24, 2021 the first of 6 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded Institutes will occur in a virtual environment. Applications will be accepted between January 12th to 31st. More information is available on the institute website<https://z.umn.edu/ESInstitute>. Please note that once the application period opens on January 12th, the application e-form will be available on that page. This institute will be fully funded by the IMLS and at no charge for accepted applicants. The Institute is aimed at library staff supporting evidence syntheses in topics outside of the health sciences and will cover: 1. overview of systematic reviews and similar methodologies 2. guidelines and standards 3. search strategy development 4. software tools 5. quality assessment 6. systematic review services Applicants should anticipate addressing the following questions in their application: 1. Why is this training relevant to your current work or career development? 2. How will you use specialized evidence synthesis skills in your job? 3. How do you anticipate sharing what you learn at this workshop with colleagues, researchers, and/or students? Questions about the Evidence Synthesis Institute can be sent to sysreview@umn.edu<mailto:sysreview@umn.edu> . More information on the IMLS proposal and the partnership between University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Carnegie Mellon University is available at IMLS.gov, RE-246347-OLS-20. Please feel free to share this information with colleagues who may benefit from this training. Respectfully, Amy Riegelman (Co-PI) of University of Minnesota Kate Ghezzi-Kopel of Cornell University Megan Kocher (PI) of University of Minnesota Julie Kelly of University of Minnesota Sarah Young of Carnegie Mellon University Sarah Young Library Liaison, Heinz College Social & Decision Sciences | Information Systems Institute for Politics & Strategy | Statistics & Data Science Carnegie Mellon University Libraries she/her/hers | (412) 268-7384 sarahy@andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:sarahy@andrew.cmu.edu> Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/