(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2021 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees, and Offices. ACRL members must choose “ACRL” on…
Year: 2020
Registration Open for Three-Part ACRL e-Learning Webcast Series Copyright and Course Reserves (Sept. 3, 10, and 17)
(via ACRL) Join ACRL this September for the three-part e-Learning webcast series Copyright and Course Reserves. During this interactive series, participants will explore issues related to copyright for print, electronic, and media reserves. Webcast One: “Print Reserves” (Thursday, September 3, 2020): In offering print reserve services, academic libraries can help facilitate faculty and students access…
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Seeking Submissions for Fun Fact and True Story of the Week Features
(via the Illinois Library Association) Submit your library’s fun facts and true stories for a chance to be featured in a future issue of the Alert and on ILA’s Facebook page. Share an experience of a celebrity visiting your library or who was an employee, a unique award your library has received (locally or nationally), anything interesting (or…
Call for Proposals: Future Issue of Libraries: Culture, History, and Society on Black Women Librarians (Deadline Nov. 16, 2020)
(via the Illinois Library Association) In Spring 2022, the Library History Round Table will devote Volume 6, Number 1, of Libraries: Culture, History, and Society, and significant space in LHRT News and Notes, to scholarship, book reviews, and blog posts on Black women librarians. This issue will be guest-edited by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, the…
Registration Open for Free Critical Librarianship & Pedagogy Symposium (Online Sept. 1-17)
(via Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona) Registration is now open for the Critical Librarianship & Pedagogy Symposium (presented by the University of Arizona Libraries). Everything is online this year from Tuesday, September 1, to Thursday, September 17, so registration is open to all without a cap. Our keynotes are Sofia Leung and Dr. Nolan Cabrera, with…
Final Reminder: Voting for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Closes Monday, August 31
(via IACRL) This is a reminder that voting for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing closes Monday, August 31. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It also presents Illinois research and academic librarians with the opportunity to…
Final Reminder: Deadline to Submit a Poster Proposal for ILA 2020 Virtual Conference (Oct. 20-22) is Monday, Aug. 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2020 ILA Virtual Annual Conference, taking place from Tuesday, October 20, to Thursday, October 22. Poster sessions will be featured on the ILA website (an example is available here). The online poster session will become available at…
Results of the HSLI Newsletter Survey 2019
HSLI members were invited to complete an online HSLI Newsletter Survey between June 11th and June 28th, 2019. The survey was intended to estimate the percentage of members who use the Newsletter, the ways members access the content, and whether content meets members’ information needs. Participation in the survey was excellent. The number of completed…
Reminder: Registration Open for August ALA Connect Live Event on Reopening Libraries (Thursday, August 27, at 1:00 PM)
(via the American Library Association) In times of uncertainty, connection and conversation are more important than ever. This is what inspired the ALA Executive Board to launch a series of monthly conversations with you, our membership community. Initially a focus of President-Elect Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. to connect with members, ALA Connect Live is an…
Registration Open for October 29 Meeting of IACRL Journal Club (Article “Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves”, by Fobazi Ettarh)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Please join us for our next IACRL Journal Club meeting, via Zoom. Date: Thursday, October 29 Time: Noon – 1:00 PM Article: “Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves” Link to article: click here Leader: Emily Gilbert, Rasmussen College Pre-register here