(via Kelly Grossmann, Eastern Michigan University) * The 2018 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians (July 25 – 27, 2018) is now accepting submissions for lightning talk proposals. The lightning talks are an opportunity for librarians to share their experiences with colleagues on the first evening of the boot camp. The possibilities for topics…
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Call for Papers: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
(via LeEtta Schmidt, University of South Florida) Build a global audience and share your latest research with the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, & Electronic Reserve (http://tandfonline.com/toc/wild20/current?utm_source=CPB&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JME01045). Your contributions are important to the growth of library resource sharing on an international level. With the rapid advancement of library resource sharing, your research will add…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Proposals for Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium is April 16
(via Mary Slebodnik, University of Arizona) CFP: Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium (CLAPS) The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, November 15-16, 2018 Theme: Power & Resistance in Library Pedagogy **Registration will be free This symposium is an effort to expand ongoing discourse surrounding critical pedagogy and higher education within academic libraries. Additionally, we hope to…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Proposals for Student Spotlight Sessions at 2018 NASIG Annual Conference is April 16
(via NASIG) The NASIG Student Outreach Committee (SOC) invites proposals for the Student Spotlight Sessions for the 33rd NASIG conference in Atlanta, GA, June 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is “Transforming the Information Community.” The Student Spotlight Sessions will be held Saturday, June 9, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Presenters must be available to…
ACRL Instruction Section Holding Online Event “Curricular Mapping – From Planning to Practice” at 12:00 PM CST on 5/31
(via Emily Carlin, Erie Community College) The ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Committee is excited to announce the second of our spring online professional development series on topics of interest to instruction coordinators and library staff with instruction responsibilities. “Curricular Mapping – From Planning to Practice”–Thursday, May 31, 2018 (12:00-1:00 PM CDT) Access the…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Nominations for IFLA ACRL Rep. to Science & Technology Libraries Standingommittee is May 4
(via Kara Whatley, New York University) It is time to nominate or re-appoint an IFLA ACRL representative to the IFLA Science and Technology Libraries Standing Committee for the 2019-2023 session. If you are interested in applying (or re-applying) to be the Science & Technology Section representative, please take a look at the information provided by…
Call for Proposals: 2018 STEM Librarians South Conference (Deadline May 14)
(via Mea Warren, University of Houston) The 2018 STEM Librarians South conference committee would like to invite you to consider attending and/or submitting a proposal for our conference this year! Please Save the Date for July 20, 2018 at the University of Houston Libraries. We are soliciting proposals for the following types of events. 5-minute…
Registration Open for Free April 19 “Librarian Toolkit for Working with Online Instructors and Students” ALA ULS Online Program
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Jason Martin, Middle Tennessee State University) The following online program will be offered free of charge on Thursday, April 19, at 12:00 PM CDT. To access it, go here. The program will be recorded for later viewing if you are unable to attend the…
ACRL Seeking Program Proposals From Its Members and Groups for 2019 ALA Annual Conference (Informational Meeting 4/26)
(via Megan Griffin, ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC. For the second year, program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA…
Reminder: Registration for 2018 Information Literacy Summit in Palos Hills Still Open
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Registration is still open for the 17th Annual Information Literacy Summit Teaching for Curiosity, Creativity, and Action Friday, April 20, 2018, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus (Palos Hills, IL) Register for the summit: http://informationliteracysummit.org/registration/ Keynote…