(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) This week, Galter Health Sciences Library is hosting a free viewing of the MLA webinar, “Searching with Ease: A Guide to Effective and Efficient Searches”. The webinar is on Wednesday, February 8, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST, in the Galter Admin Conference Room. More information, including…
Year: 2017
2017 ALA Annual (Chicago) Poster Session Deadline is Friday, Feb. 3
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…
Reminder–Project Welcome: Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers Summit on Feb. 6
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) * Extended Registration Deadline & Program Announcement * Project Welcome: Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers Summit The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association invite you to the Project Welcome: Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers Summit on February 6, 2017 in Chicago. Website:…
Proposals Deadline for CARLI Forum on Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance Extended to Feb. 10
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The deadline for proposals has been extended to February 10th. Please consider sharing your knowledge and experience with your CARLI colleagues! Call for Proposals: CARLI Forum on Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance / jointly sponsored by the CARLI Collection Management and Technical Services Committees The CARLI Technical Services and Collection Management…
National Library of Medicine Seeking Applicants for Associate Fellowship Program
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Application Deadline: The application deadline for 2017-2018 is January 27, 2017. The NLM Associate Fellowship Program is open to U.S. and Canadian library and information science professionals, as well as graduate students completing their degrees. Up to five qualified Associate Fellows may…
Loretta Parham Named 2017 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Loretta Parham, CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library, is the 2017 Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has…
DePaul University to Host Drupal MidCamp, March 30 – April 2
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) MidCamp is a conference event for anyone uses the Drupal website content management system, or is responsible for designing, building, developing, and supporting Drupal in any capacity. It’s also great for anyone currently evaluating Drupal or simply looking to learn more about it. It’s a place where designers, developers,…
“Rise Up!”: Official Call for ILA 2017 Conference Proposals
(via Sarah Sagmoen, University of Illinois Springfield) As the co-chair of the 2017 ILA Conference planning committee, I want to personally invite you to submit a proposal for a conference session. As an academic librarian myself, I would love to see more academics represented at ILA. We do amazing work for our campuses and communities…
Deadline to Apply for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Student Internships is January 31
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) On behalf of the Planning Committee for the 2017 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference, we would appreciate your help in getting this information out to LIS students who might be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity. Please feel free to forward the announcement below (and attached) to any email groups…
ACRL Seeking Contributions to Information Literacy Framework Sandbox
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The ACRL Framework Sandbox, launched here in early December, is now inviting contributions. Searching is freely available to everyone – you don’t need a login to start searching. And, since the content of the Sandbox comes from you, the most important way you can celebrate the launch of the Sandbox is to contribute your Framework-related materials…