(via the Illinois Library Association) Do you have a successful Library Card Sign-up Month activity, idea, or program that attracts new patrons and increases library card sign-ups at your library? If so, share it with your Illinois library colleagues! We are hosting a town hall to help libraries prepare for Library Card Sign-up Month and…
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Reminder: Seeking Responses to Survey on Information Literacy Instruction and Writing Curriculum
(via Danielle Hinrichs, St. Catherine University) You are invited to participate in a research study about connections between information literacy instruction and writing curriculum at colleges and universities in the United States. Participants will answer 12 questions about information literacy and writing instruction at their institutions. The survey will take approximately 20-40 minutes to complete…
Save the Date: Medical Library Association 2022 Conference (May 2-7 in New Orleans)–Informational Webinar Thurs., August 5, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) The MLA 2022 Conference is scheduled for May 2-7 (Monday-Saturday). Currently, it will take place in person, in New Orleans! Take this opportunity to Reconnect with friends and colleagues in person once again, Renew your involvement with MLA, and begin to Reflect and celebrate exciting changes to this MLA conference. Mark your calendars to attend the Open Forum on Thursday,…
Call for Lightning Talk and Poster Proposals: Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2021 Annual Conference (Online Oct. 27-29)–Deadline Fri., Aug. 27
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) Do you have ideas to share? Consider sharing those ideas at the Health Sciences Librarians of Illinois 2021 Annual Conference, which this year is a virtual conference on October 27-29 (Wednesday-Friday). This year you have the option of presenting your ideas as a poster or…
Call for Proposals Extended: Texas Library Association’s Library Instruction Round Table Summit (Hybrid on Fri., Oct. 15)–New Deadline Mon., Aug. 16
(via Heather Adair, Sam Houston State University) We are extending the call for proposals for the 2021 Texas Library Association (TLA) Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Summit. LIRT Summit is a one-day conference focused on topics related to library and information literacy instruction in academic, public, school, or special libraries. Attendees will interact with other library…
Registration Open for ACRL CJCLS Webinar “OER: What’s Next? Accessibility” (Tues., Aug. 3, 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ruth Slagle, Jackson State Community College) Registration is open for the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section webinar “OER: What’s Next? Accessibility”. It will take place on Tuesday, August 3, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Join Elisabeth Morel and Aura Lippincott for a panel focusing on what is next for OER concerning accessibility. This one-hour synchronous…
Reminder: Registration Open for 2021 ILA Annual Conference (Online Oct. 12-14)–Early-Bird Deadline Mon., Sept. 13
(via the Illinois Library Association) Register today to attend this year’s ILA Annual Conference! The conference, scheduled for October 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday), will include virtual networking, an exhibit hall, sessions on the latest topics in librarianship, and incredible speakers. All live sessions will be recorded and available for viewing later. Awarding-winning author Clint Smith will be our keynote…
Registration Open for Library Journal / Ex Libris Webinar “Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?” (Tues., Aug. 3, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Library Journal) Registration is open for the webinar “Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?”. Jointly sponsored by Ex Libris and Library Journal, the webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 3, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several trends in academic libraries, including the shift from print to digital…
Call for Participation: Survey on Challenges of Finding Jobs in Academic Librarianship
(via Stacey Knight-Davis, Eastern Illinois University, on behalf of Aubrey Iglesias, New Mexico State University) Dear colleague, Are you 18 years of age or older, earned a graduate degree in Library and Information Science (LIS) from an institution in the United States during the academic years 2009/2010 – 2018/2019 while living in the U.S. (including…
CARLI Announces Professional Development Alliance Webinars for August
(via Michelle Jean Haake, CARLI) The following programs from the Professional Development Alliance are currently on the schedule. Programs are offered on a wide variety of subjects. Check out everything the alliance is making available to our libraries in August! Tuesday, August 3, 1:00-2:00 PM: Fostering Community and Students’ Creativity with Online Library Programming (registration currently open–see below for…