(via Elizabeth Davidson, McDaniel College) The deadline for this study has been extended to Friday, August 11. Please note that this survey is open to all librarian employees, including paraprofessionals, as we are extremely interested the opinions of all members of our community. We invite you to participate in the following survey about the ways in…
Month: August 2017
Reminder: Registration Deadline for Digital Directions Seattle is August 10
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration is open for the 2017 Digital Directions Conference. The meeting will take place from Monday, August 21, to Wednesday, August 23. The theme of this year’s event, “Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections”, will cover everything from digital project planning, rights and responsibilities, and digitizing A-V materials,…
OLC Seeking nominations for Awards for Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning
(via the Online Learning Consortium) The Online Learning Consortium (OCLC) is seeking nominations for its 2017 Awards for Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning. OCLC has recognized outstanding work in the field of online education through an annual awards process since 2001. The OLC Nominations, Awards, and Recognition Committee has overall responsibility for overseeing and…
ALA Annual 2017 STS Research Forum Links (Including Presentation by WIU’s Zellmer) Available
(via Hannah Rempel, Oregon State University) It’s not email deja vu – STS puts on two great research-based events each year! In case you weren’t able to attend (or even if you did!), here are the links and abstracts from the 2017 STS Research Forum: Featured Paper: The Cost of Doing Biology: A Citation Analysis…
Reminder: HSLI 2017 Conference Poster Proposals Due August 25
(via Emily Johnson, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) The Program Committee of HSLI invites proposals for posters for the HSLI Conference to be held October 26-27 in Bloomington, Illinois. The conference theme is “The Times are Changing.” We encourage you to take a literal or figurative approach to our theme (use your…
Morning Continuing Education Sessions at HSLI Annual Conference Announced
Still undecided about attending the 2017 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, or already planning to go but not certain which sessions to attend? Information about the two CE (continuing education) sessions that will take place the morning of Thursday, October 26, is below. (Note that the sessions will run concurrently.) Introduction to Systematic Reviews…