(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce its next Spark event! Join us for “Spark: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. The event will be held on Friday, June 11, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM via Zoom. Librarians from all libraries in Illinois are welcome to attend!…
Day: April 24, 2021
Call for Participation: Medical Library Association’s Capitol Hill Day for Illinois (Between May 10 and 18)
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) If you live in Illinois and are interested in participating in Capitol Hill Day this year for Illinois, I am the state coordinator this year. I hope to have the meetings between Monday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 18. They will be probably around 15-30…
Call for Presenters: SLA Annual Conference Session “Open Access Resources, COVID, and Providing Science Information” (Deadline Wed., April 28)
(via Luti Salisbury, University of Arkansas) We are seeking speakers for the following remote Education Session at the SLA (Special Libraries Association) Annual Conference in August 2021 (see description below). The Conference will take place from Wednesday, August 4, to Friday, August 13. More information on the event is available here. If interested in serving…
Save the Date and Call for Volunteers: 2022 Distance Library Services Conference (July 26-28, 2022)–Volunteer Deadline Wed., May 12, 2021
(via Anne Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) We are happy to announce that the 2022 Distance Library Services Conference is set for July 26-28 (Tuesday-Thursday) of 2022. The conference will be held on the campus of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Please fill out this form if you are interested in serving on the conference committees….
Reminder: Call for Proposals–Chicago Research Summit: “Exploring Chicago’s Stories” (Online Fri., Oct. 15)–Deadline Tues., June 1
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library) The Second Biennial Chicago Research Summit will be held online on Friday, October 15. The summit will bring together faculty, staff, administrators, librarians, and community partners to discuss strategies for enhancing student learning through Chicago-based research pedagogy. There are three primary goals for the summit….
Registration Open for Free Virtual Symposium Designing Effective Health Infographics (Friday, April 30, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT)
(via Cynthia Reynolds, Health Science Librarians of Illinois President) Registration is now open for the UIC Library of the Health Sciences virtual symposium Designing Effective Health Infographics. It will take place on Friday, April 30, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. Join us for this interdisciplinary event, at which three expert speakers will discuss…
Registration Open for Webinar “Census Bureau Data Summit for Librarians” (Mon., May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Capacity Limited
(via RAILS) Join the U.S. Census Bureau for “Census Bureau Data for Librarians” on Monday, May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to assist libraries, schools and organizations identify data-driven solutions to…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Staff Perceptions of Students’ Information Literacy Skills
(via Liz Miller, University of Arkansas at Little Rock) I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, currently conducting dissertation research regarding professional and paraprofessional library staffs’ perceived information literacy ability and skill expectations for students at the secondary and postsecondary educational levels. I am seeking your participation for this…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic and Medical Librarian Instruction During COVID-19 (Deadline Mon., May 17)
(via Sally Pine, University of Washington) We are conducting a research survey of the medical and academic librarian community to find out lessons learned with regards to your library instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The insight you provide will help us to better understand how to prepare for future potential challenges to make our institutions…
Call for Proposals — Together We RISE: Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence Online Conference (Fri., Oct. 15); Deadline Fri., June 4
(via Steve Brantley, Eastern Illinois University) A signature AAC&U initiative, Making Excellence Inclusive is designed to explore how colleges and universities can fully utilize the resources of diversity to achieve academic excellence for all students. The annual RISE conference (Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence) provides faculty and staff the strategies and tools to support students’ academic success….