(via Chelcie Rowell, Boston College) ALCTS News is looking for volunteers to report on ALCTS preconferences, programs, and forums at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Are you attending one of the sessions listed on the call for reporters announcement on the ALCTS News site? Would you like to share what you learn with the ALCTS community?…
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Registration Open for December 13 Webinar on Volunteering for ACRL Committees
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ‘Tis the season to volunteer! If you’re interested in opportunities to connect and network with others in the field or want to gain leadership experience by serving on an ACRL committee, now is the time to submit your volunteer application for 2018-19. The ACRL Membership Committee invites…
Second Request for Participation in Survey on Teaching Beliefs and Instructional Practices
(via Maoria Kirker, George Mason University) We are writing to ask you to participate in a research survey on the teaching beliefs and instructional practices of librarians who teach information literacy. The purpose of this study is to discover the epistemological beliefs and practices of teacher librarians. We are particularly interested learning about beliefs relating…
Call for Participants: ALA New Members Round Table President’s Program (Deadline Jan. 5)
(via Dani Brecher Cook, University of California – Riverside) The NMRT President’s Program Committee seeks potential speakers for an in-person preconference program at ALA Annual 2018 (New Orleans, LA) on the theme of authenticity and the library profession. In this preconference workshop, we will examine the presidential theme of “You Belong Here” by considering ways…
Voting Open for Designing for Digital 2018 Conference Sessions (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) One of the many ways Designing for Digital (D4D) planners build programming is through an open call for proposals and a community vote on all submissions.The Designing for Digital Program Planning Committee welcomes and encourages the community to participate in an open, easy and anonymous community vote of the…
Registration Open for Dec. 15 Webinar “JSTOR Daily in the Classroom”
(via Kristen Garlock, ITHAKA/JSTOR) In 2014, JSTOR launched a new online publication designed to introduce academic scholarship to a broader audience. Since its launch, JSTOR Daily(daily.jstor.org) has published more than 2,500 open articles that address current affairs and link back to academic content on JSTOR for context and insight. The content on JSTOR is open…
IHLS and RAILS Seeking Feedback Via Illinois Cataloging Maintenance Center Survey (Deadline Dec. 20)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) receives a grant from the Illinois State Library to provide cataloging services and training for Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) and RAILS members. IHLS staff operate the center. IHLS and RAILS are very interested in making sure our members know about the…
Reminder: RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services Nominations Due Jan. 5
(via Suzanne Odom, Florida Institute of Technology) RUSA (Reference & User Services Association), a division of ALA (American Library Association) is seeking nominations for the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services. Please consider nominating your library or another library. The deadline is fast approaching! Established in 1990, the Award for Excellence in…
Call for Proposals: Northern California Technical Processes Group 2018 Meeting (Deadline Dec. 13)
(via the Northern California Technical Processes Group) We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) will take place in San Francisco April or May 2018. Our 81st annual meeting will be organized under the theme “Choosing Your Battles.” For 2018, we will have two options…
Reminder: Registration Open for Dec. 6 CARLI Instruction Committee Webinar, “Leading Online Sessions: Tips for Engaging Webinars”
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee’s theme for this year is “We Can’t Do It Alone: Joining Forces For Sustainable Partnerships.” Through a series of online events, the committee will offer opportunities to learn how to extend information literacy programs in ways that are scalable and sustainable. Because webinars can be an effective…