(via ACRL) Clara Chu is the Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign. Clara has been a member of ACRL for two years and is your ACRL member of the week for August 13, 2018. Describe yourself in three words: Conscientious, thoughtful, constructive. What are you…
Year: 2018
Midwest Chapter MLA Conference: Opportunities to Explore Host City of Cleveland
(via Theresa Kline, Cleveland Clinic) The “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” Midwest Chapter MLA Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, provides a great opportunity to explore Cleveland. If you arrive on Friday or Saturday, consider purchasing tickets for Lolly the Trolley, while registering for the conference! Did someone say, “Magic Carpet Ride?!” Not really, but close! Join your friends…
Call for Proposals: Video & Libraries Program at ALA Annual 2019 (Deadline 8/31)
(via Laine Thielstrom, Colby College) Thinking about attending the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC (June 20-25, 2019)? Have you worked on any projects or activities involving film or video at your institution? The ALA Video Round Table Program Committee (VRT) would like to encourage you to submit program proposals for one-hour informational sessions at…
Legislative Update, 08/17/2018
Federal: More information on the ECRI-backed National Guideline Clearinghouse, including financial forecasting, has been posted by MLA. Read more from MLA News. Toxic substance regulation will change if the EPA moves forward with a plan to rely more on industry-backed research than academic studies on asbestos and other toxic chemicals. Read the full story from…
HSLI 2018 Conference Poster Proposals Deadline Extended to August 31
The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference Planning Committee invites poster proposals for the HSLI 2018 Annual Conference, be held September 26-28 in Rockford, Illinois. Please note that the deadline is now Friday, August 31. Ideas may interpret the Conference theme, “Rivers of Data, Streams of Knowledge”. In doing so, they may include, but are…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Student Internships at Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2018 Annual Conference is Monday, August 20
Hello, If you are a library hosting a graduate assistant this semester, or if you know of a graduate student interested in health science librarianship, we hope you will forward this e-mail to that person. We are accepting applications until Monday, August 20. Applicants will be informed of the decision by Monday, August 27. Thank you!…
HSLI 2018 Conference Friday Morning CE Session
HSLI 2018 Conference Friday Morning CE Session: “Dissemination in Action: Communicating Research in a Digital World” The HSLI 2018 Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce information about another of the continuing-education opportunities that will be available at the conference. On Friday morning, Karen Gutzman, Digital Innovations Specialist at Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning…
HSLI 2018 Conference Reminder: Poster Proposals are Due August 17
REMINDER: The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference Planning Committee invites poster proposals for the HSLI 2018 Annual Conference, be held September 26-28 in Rockford, Illinois. The submission deadline is August 17. Ideas can interpret the conference theme, “Rivers of Data, Streams of Knowledge”, can include, but are not limited to, any area of librarianship,…
Registration to Participate in HEDS Research Practices Survey is Open
(via Adrea Hernandez, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium) We are excited to announce that registration for the 2018-2019 HEDS Research Practices Survey is now open: https://hedsconsortium.wufoo.com/forms/20182019-heds-research-practices-survey/. The HEDS Research Practices Survey assesses students’ research experiences and their skills in finding, evaluating, and citing sources. Faculty and librarians can use student- and course-level data from this…
Call for Proposals: LRRT Programs at 2019 ALA Annual Conference (Deadline 8/31)
(via Dr. Jen Sweeney, Simmons College) The American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table is now accepting proposals for programs for the 2019 ALA Annual Conference. Research-related presentations of all kinds are encouraged. This CFP is in addition to the competitive 2019 LRRT Research Forum which will be open later this fall. For information about…