(via Catherine Manci, Georgia Tech University) I am pleased to invite you to the Georgia Tech Library’s virtual symposium The Interaction of Privacy and Autonomy in the Digital Age from Wednesday, August 26, to Thursday, August 27. Distinguished researchers from Georgia Tech will explore the topic of privacy through the lens of their respective fields, and Alison Macrina from the…
Year: 2020
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Seeking Volunteers for Awards Committee and Best Practices Committee (Deadline Tues., Sept. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are seeking to fill vacancies on the Awards Committee and the Best Practices Committee. The Awards Committee administers the awards and recognition program of the association annually; publicizes the awards to attract qualified nominees; selects association-wide award winners. The Best Practices Committee promotes excellence in the Illinois library community by…
Call for Proposals: Popular Culture Association’s 2021 Annual Conference Area for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Deadline Mon., Nov. 16, 2020)
(via Casey Hoeve, University of Nebraska – Lincoln) The Popular Culture Association annual conference will be held June 2-5, 2021, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts. The Libraries, Archives, and Museums area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. Possible topics include…
Call for Applicants: ILA Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship to Attend 2020 ILA Virtual Conference (Deadline Fri., Sept. 11)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Resources and Technical Services Forum has established a scholarship to offset registration for technical services staff members who would not otherwise be able to attend the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference. Two scholarships will be awarded based on financial need and geographic diversity. Priority in selection will be given to first-time…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Contributors for My Library Is… Blog
(via RAILS) In this recent blog post, Outreach Services Manager Tana Petrov from Fountaindale Public Library District highlights the library’s virtual outreach journey over the past few months. Tana writes, “In the midst of the pandemic, ‘virtual outreach’ gained a new meaning, became a core service, and a public priority.” Read more on the My Library…
Call for Proposals: #OpenEd20 “Reimagining Open Education” Online Conference (Nov. 9-13) — Deadline Tue., Sept. 1
(via Sarah Hutton, University of Massachusetts Amherst) The theme of the 2020 Open Education Conference is “Reimagining Open Education”. This theme reflects how the events of 2020 have underscored urgent challenges in education–both new and longstanding–from the rapid pivot online in response to a global pandemic, structural inequities including systemic racism, and barriers to the…
Registration Open for ILA 2020 Virtual Conference (October 20-22)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference (https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference). The event will take place from Tuesday, October 20, to Thursday, October 22. Join the Illinois library community to network electronically, visit exhibits in a virtual marketplace, and experience an array of high-quality topics and content you’ve come to…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ARCL Data Literacy Cookbook (Deadline Wednesday, September 30)
(via Kelly Getz, Eastern Michigan University) The call for chapters for the ACRL Data Literacy Cookbook–edited by Kelly Getz, Eastern Michigan University and Meryl Brodsky, University of Texas – Austin–is now open. We are seeking proposals from academic librarians for chapters describing practiced lesson plans, curriculum map development, activities, and events designed to promote and…
Reminder: Voting Open for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Polls Close Monday, August 31)
(via IACRL) This is a reminder that voting is open for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. 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 share their…
Legislative News, 08/19/2020
Federal news S.4091 Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act [became Public Law 116-148 on 7/13/2020] Provides, “temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources,” including for medical care. The Latest on Broadband Bills [American Libraries, 7/15/2020] Bills…