(via Carl Lehnen, University of Illinois at Chicago) The ACRL Instruction Section, Instructional Technologies Committee, has published their latest Tips and Trends article, “Data Visualization,” written by Lindley Homel. Tips and Trends introduces and discusses new, emerging or even familiar technologies that can be used in library instruction.”Data Visualization” is freely available at bit.ly/tipsandtrendssu17. To see…
Month: March 2018
Call for Volunteers: ILA Committees (Deadline March 31)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Interested in serving on an ILA committee? ILA President-Elect Cynthia Fuerst is making appointments for the coming program year. Appointments begin July 1, 2018, and most committee members serve two-year terms. Complete the Committee Interest Form by Saturday, March 31, to be considered. You must be a personal member of…
Call for Proposals: ACRL e-Learning Programs (Deadline April 13)
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ACRL invites proposal submissions for our ACRL e-Learning program. Submit a proposalfor a webcast or online course and share your knowledge and innovative developments with your colleagues. April 13, 2018 is the submission deadline. ACRL has identified four key areas in our Plan for Excellence. ACRL welcomes proposal submissions on…
ACRL Seeking Responses to Its Member Survey (March 13 – April 4)
(via Rachel Minkin, Michigan State University) If you are currently an ACRL member, please read on. If you are not currently a member, please disregard. ACRL is conducting their triennial membership survey, opening today, Tuesday, March 13 and closing on Wednesday, April 4. Each ACRL member will receive an individualized link to a survey from…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeking Nominations for IFLA Information Literacy Committee (Deadline May 4)
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Dear Colleagues, Please note the call below for applicants to serve as a representative to IFLA on behalf of the Instruction Section. The IS shares the nomination process with AASL (American Association of School Librarians) every two years. See below for more information. If you are…
Call for Panelists: ACRL IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline April 20)
(via Lauren Hays, MidAmerica Nazarene University) Call for panelists for the ACRL IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum, 2018 ALA Annual Meeting The IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an excellent opportunity for instruction librarians to explore and discuss current topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The steering committee welcomes proposals from individuals…
Call for Proposals: 2018 Chinese American Librarians’ Association Midwest Annual Conference (Deadline April 20)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Mingyan Li, UIC) The Chinese American Librarians’ Association (CALA) Midwest Professional Development Committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2018 CALA Midwest Annual Conference. In nowadays’ digital and technological world, library practices have been greatly impacted in one way or the other….
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase 2018 (Deadline April 2)
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the sixth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 31, at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “We Can’t Do…
2nd Call for Responses: International Survey on Clinical Librarian Services and Impact
(via Rebecca Carlson McCall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) The Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is conducting a research study on the essential services provided by clinical librarians. This study addresses a gap in the clinical librarianship literature on the activities and impact of services by…
Call for Student Snapshot Sessions for 2018 NASIG Annual Conference
(via NASIG) The NASIG Student Outreach Committee (SOC) invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Student Snapshot Sessions for the 33rd NASIG conference in Atlanta, GA, June 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is “Transforming the Information Community.” The Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Friday, June 8, from 3:45 to…