(via Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh) The New Review of Academic Librarianship will publish a themed issue on Innovations in Learning and Teaching in Academic Libraries in summer 2019. The guest editors are Sheila Corrall, Professor of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA (scorrall@pitt.edu) and Liz Jolly, Director of Student and Library Services, Teesside University, UK (liz.jolly@tees.ac.uk)….
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IACRL and UIC Hosting Viewing of ACRL Webinar “Essentials of Usability Design for Library Research Guides” at Daley Library on June 7
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) and the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Library are pleased to host a viewing of the Association of College and Research Libraries webinar “Essentials of Usability Design for Library Research Guides”, presented by Jason Puckett. This recorded webinar, lasting approximately one hour, will…
ALA Nominating Committee Seeking Candidates for 2019 Election (Deadline July 11)
(via JoAnne Kempf, American Library Association) The Nominating Committee for the 2019 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2019 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect, Treasurer, and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect, two candidates to run for Treasurer, and no fewer than 50…
Call for Participation: Survey on Fake News
(via Mary Taylor, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) Dear Library Staff: We are faculty members in Library Affairs at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. The purpose of the linked survey is to determine the response of you, your library, and campus to the topic of fake news. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to…
IMLS-Funded “Digging Deeper” Project Offering Workshops on Text Mining and the HathiTrust Research Center
(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Are you a librarian interested in learning more about digital scholarship methods and text mining? Consider taking a text mining workshop hosted by the IMLS-funded project “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further: Libraries Empowering Users to Mine the HathiTrust Digital Library Resources” (DDRF)! Register for our final summer series…
Registration Open for New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference (UIUC’s Dr. Cooke is Keynote Speaker)
(via Nancy Weiner, William Paterson University of New Jersey) Join your ACRL-NJ colleagues at the New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference in Atlantic City! Along with a terrific schedule of programs (http://njlaconference.info/schedule?field_sponsoring_groups_tid%5B%5D=11 sponsored by the ACRL-NJ/NJLA CUS section, join us as we welcome back our former NJ academic colleague, Dr. Nicole A. Cooke (http://njlaconference.info/), assistant professor…
Call for Applicants: 2018/2019 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program (Deadline June 15)
(via Pat Thibodeau-Program Director, NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows Program. The Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. The application deadline is Friday, June 15….
Digital Public Library of America Metadata Workshop at RAILS East Peoria on May 22
(via Gwen Greogry, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Louise Svehla, RAILS) RAILS will offer a workshop on developing shareable metadata for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) with Hannah Stitzlein from the Illinois Digital Heritage Hub (IDHH) at the RAILS East Peoria service center on Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 AM – 12:30…
Webinar “Introduction to the ‘Laws of Illinois’ Web Site” at 2:00 PM on May 7 (No Preregistration Required)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Webinar: Introduction to the “Laws of Illinois” Web Site The Laws of Illinois web site has been recognized by the Governor’s Office of the Illinois Bicentennial as an officially designated Project celebrating Illinois’s 200th birthday. The site was recognized as an important resource for Illinois history and genealogy. Join Linda Zellmer,…
Reminder: Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Due May 15
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Past President) Do you know an Illinois academic librarian who is making an outstanding statewide contribution to academic/research librarianship and library development? Nominate them for the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year award! The award is presented annually by the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum and sponsored by…