(via the Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association is pleased to announce the 2018 Research Training Institute (RTI) Fellows. The Fellows will attend the first RTI in Chicago from July 9-13, 2018. The first cohort were chosen by a selective submission process, with an emphasis on a desire to learn, enthusiasm for research, and…
Day: April 23, 2018
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Edited Volume on Student Wellness and Academic Libraries
(via Sara Holder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL monograph tentatively titled Student Wellness and Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Activities for Promoting Health and Success Student wellness, particularly mental health, is emerging as a key issue in higher education. Academic libraries play an essential role in supporting teaching and student learning…
Call for Proposals: Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians (Deadline May 25)
(via Kathy Shields, Wake Forest University) The sixth Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians (entrelib.org) will explore how librarians have been entrepreneurial in their own professional development and how this drives the way we serve our communities. In the last several years we’ve seen a variety of new positions emerge to meet new opportunities in academic, public and special…
Registration Open for May 31 CARLI Instruction Showcase at Dominican University (Deadline May 14)
(via Debbie Campbell, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Registration is now open, please share with any in your institution who may be interested! The CARLI Instruction Committee is coordinating its sixth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 31st at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. The showcase features innovative elements in library…