(via Sarah Scheib, University of Iowa) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the committee…
Year: 2018
Reminder: Chapter Proposals Deadline for ACRL Monograph on Student Wellness Efforts is 8/15
(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 Chapter Proposals–Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration (Deadline 8/17)
(via Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University) CFP: Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration [working title] Call for Chapter Proposals Background In January 2016, a “working summit” was held at the University of Miami that brought together leaders from academic art museums and libraries to discuss the…
Invitation for Academic Librarians to Participate in July 31 RAILS Member Update
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Mary Witt, RAILS) For IACRL members in the RAILS service area. You can attend this via videoconference at one of their sites or via live streaming (see below). I hope you all can attend the RAILS Member Update on Tuesday, July 31, from 1:30-3:30…
Reminder: RAILS and IHLS Seeking Topic Ideas for Continuing-Education Sessions
This is a reminder that the Reaching Across Illinois Library System and the Illinois Heartland Library System are seeking feedback from IACRL members and others on what topics they would like to see covered in continuing-education sessions. Many of the CE programs that the organizations currently offer are intended more for public, school, or special…
Save the Date and Registration Open: Michigan Health Sciences Library Association Educational Conference (Oct. 11-12 in Traverse City, MI)
(via Sandy Swanson–Mercy Health Muskegon in Muskegon, MI) Health Information – Don’t leave it to chance! MHSLA (Michigan Health Sciences Library Association) will hold its Annual Educational Conference at the newly remodeled Park Place Hotel in Traverse City on Thursday and Friday, October 11-12, 2018. We are planning an exciting lineup of continuing education courses, vendor…
Reminder: HSLI 2018 Lightning Talk Proposals are Being Accepted Through August 1
(via Ramune Kubilius, Northwestern University) Hello, The August 1 proposal deadline is approaching for lightning talks, a new offering at the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) conference. A designated timeslot on the afternoon of Thursday, September 27, has been set aside for sharing experiences, best practices, or how lemonade was made out of lemons! Each…
Legislative Update, 07/20/2018
Federal: Appropriations Committees for both the House and Senate have approved level funding for libraries through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA; $186.3 million) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (IAL; $27 million) for FY19. Committees in the House and Senate also approved an increase to NIH funding for FY19 (by $1.25 billion…
UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria’s Emily Johnson is 2018 Recipient of ILA’s Crosman Memorial Award
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) announces Emily Johnson, Regional Health Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries as the 2018 Crosman Memorial Award winner. The Crosman Award is named in memory of Alex Crosman, director of the Peoria Public Library at the time of…
National Louis University’s Dr. Rob Morrison is 2018 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via the Illinois Library Association) Dr. Rob Morrison, Dean of Library and Learning Support at National Louis University, is the 2018 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes an Illinois librarian who…