(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) I hope to see many of you next week at the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park! In addition to our Unconference and Luncheon on Wednesday, please don’t forget that IACRL is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians that includes more than 20 presentations given by and for…
Year: 2017
Call for Submissions: 2018 ALA Library Instruction Round Table awards (Deadline Jan. 15, 2018)
(via Beth Fuchs, University of Kentucky) The ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries (public, school, special, academic) are encouraged. Winners will receive a $1,000 award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to be…
Electronic Petitions to Run for ALA President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large Available (Filing Deadline Dec. 6)
(via JoAnne Kempf, American Library Association) Interested in running for ALA President-elect or Councilor-at-Large but weren’t approached by the Nominating Committee? You can still get your name on the 2018 spring ballot by completing a petition form and obtaining the signatures of no fewer than 200 ALA current personal members for president-elect and 25 signatures…
ACRL Offering Online Course “Engaging with the ACRL Framework” (October 16 – November 17, 2017)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education – with its emphasis on self-reflective and lifelong learning and on conceptual understandings about information, research, and scholarship and encouraging – has prompted many librarians to consider their teaching practices from fresh angles, as they explore their evolving instructional roles…
HSLI Annual Conference 2017: Places and Spaces in Bloomington-Normal
The 2017 Annual Conference of the Health Science Librarians of Illinois will offer two days of professional activities, but if you need a break, consider taking advantage of the places and spaces of host cities Bloomington and Normal. The Conference hotel, The Chateau, is an ideal location, with easy and convenient access to places around…
RFI from NLM: Next-Generation Data Science Challenges in Health and Biomedicine
The NLM has released a request for information regarding Next-Generation Data Science Challenges in Health and Biomedicine. From the RFI, the NLM, “seeks community input on new data science research initiatives that could address key challenges currently faced by researchers, clinicians, administrators, and others, in all areas of biomedical, social/behavioral and health-related research.” The deadline…
CARL 2018 Conference Call for Proposals Extended (Deadline Oct. 15)
(via Allison Carr, California State University San Marcos) Call for Proposals CARL (California Academic and Research Libraries) 2018: The Academic Library in Times of Change April 13-15, 2018 Pullman San Francisco Bay Hotel, Redwood City, California California Academic & Research Libraries DEADLINE EXTENDED to October 15, 2017 hange is an inevitable and can be a…
Call for Proposals: Emerging Learning Design Conference (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Michelle Brannen, University of Tennessee Knoxville) 8th Annual Emerging Learning Design Conference – Call for Proposals Emerging Learning Design is now accepting proposals for the 8th Annual Emerging Learning Design Conference (#ELDc18) May 31st – June 1st, 2018 at Montclair State University. The theme for this year’s conference is From Learner Centered to Learner…
Call for Proposals: 2018 National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (Deadline Nov. 15)
(via Sofia Leung, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Call for Proposals Deadline November 15, 2017 Submit proposals here: JCLC 2018 Conference Proposal Submission Site The 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in 2018, “Gathering all Peoples: Embracing Culture & Community” will take place September 26-30, 2018 in Albuquerque, NM. The conference is promoted by…
ACRL ULS Academic Outreach Committee Offering Online Roundtable Discussion: “Library Outreach in Civic Engagement” (Oct. 3, 4, or 5)
(via Beth Roszkowski, George Mason University) The ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to Academic Outreach endeavors. October’s Topic: Library Outreach in Civic Engagement This month’s discussion will focus on the library’s involvement in civic engagement. We will talk about how libraries define “civic engagement,” working with on-campus…