(via Sarah Houghton, California Digital Library) I was recently appointed to the ALA Working Committee on Eliminating Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Justice. This group was formed as a result of the passage of a Resolution on Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Inequity at ALA Midwinter 2019. We are…
Year: 2019
Reminder: Registration Deadline for April 29 CARLI OER Workshop at Loyola University Chicago is April 24
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Open Educational Resources Task Force invites you to attend an OER Workshop at Loyola University Chicago at their Water Tower Campus on Monday, April 29. Please register by Wednesday, April 24, for this program. The workshop will include a keynote from Rebel Cummings-Sauls from the Florida Academic Library Services…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group at ALA Annual 2019 (Deadline 4/26)
(via Mark Lenker–University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Call for Proposals – ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group ALA Annual 2019 The ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group meeting will be held on Saturday, June 22 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. in Washington D.C. Presentations will be given in person….
Registration Open for MLA April Webinar, “Small Changes Make a Big Difference to Patrons with Disabilities” (April 17, 1:00-2:30 PM CST)
(via the Medical Library Association) MLA’s April Webinar: Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2052/serving-patrons-with-disabilities-in-your-library-or-clinic> When: April 17, 2019 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM (Central) “Serving Patrons with Disabilitie in Your Library or Clinic” will open your eyes to how making small changes to your library space and services can make a big…
Save the Date: Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Annual Conference (October 2-4 in Lansing, MI)
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University Healthsystem, on behalf of the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the MHSLA) The Mid-Michigan Chapter of the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association invites you to save the date for the 2019 MHSLA Annual Conference October 2-4, 2019 Radisson at the Capitol Lansing, MI Visit the conference website (https://sites.google.com/view/mhsla2019/mhsla2019) for more information about…
Sign Up for MLA 2019 Colleague Connection Mentoring Program by April 10
(via Emily Johnson, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Colleague Connection is MLA’s mentoring program pairing new or first-time meeting attendees with experienced members at the annual meeting. Those who sign-up by April 10 will be assigned a mentor or mentee before the meeting. Most pairs will be assigned by April 25to allow…
Call for Curriculum Designers and Presenters: ACRL RoadShow on Open Educational Resources and Affordability (Deadline May 1)
(via ACRL) ACRL is accepting applications from prospective curriculum designers/presenters to create and deliver a new ACRL RoadShow to support librarians in finding, using, and developing open educational resources (OERs). This introductory level, day-long workshop will be intended for academic librarians and library staff integrating OERs into their institutions and developing OER initiatives. The curriculum…
Call for Submissions: Against the Grain Issue on Outsourcing Technical Services
(via Stacey Marien, American University) We have a few proposals about shelf-ready and are looking for other ideas – if you are a vendor who provides outsourcing services, we want to hear from you as well as ideas from our colleagues in other types of libraries, such as public, special, law, government. Call for Papers: …
Call for ALA Annual Proposals: ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (Deadline April 30)
(via Erin Finnerty, Temple University) The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) invites presentation proposals for its ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 23rd from 4:00-5:00 p.m. We are looking for 15-20 minute presentations or facilitated conversations. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): collection development collection management acquisitions metadata services resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries Please complete the online…
Registration Open for 2019 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference on May 6 (Deadline April 29)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Registration Open! 2019 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference Opening Doors for Each Other: Collaborations for Shared Success Register now through April 29 Monday, May 6, 2019 Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland, Maine https://acrlnec.org/annual-conference/ Attend the premier annual conference for academic librarians in New England! The theme of…