(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for ILA awards. The ILA awards program recognizes excellence in librarianship and library service in Illinois. Nominating someone allows you to recognize a colleague who goes above and beyond in their responsibilities while also serving as a role model for the library…
Author: Eric Edwards
Call for Participation: Survey on Perceptions of Shared Leadership and Strategic Planning in Academic Libraries
(via Laura Krier, Sonoma State University) I’m conducting research on the perceptions of shared leadership and strategic planning in academic libraries. If you work in an academic library in any position I would love to hear from you about decision making, planning, and leadership in your library. The survey should take no more than 15…
Registration Open for ACRL Leadership Discussion Group Webinar “Strategic Planning in a Pandemic” (Fri., April 8, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Russell Michalak–Director of Library, Learning Center & Archives, Goldey-Beacom College) Registration is now open for the ACRL Leadership Discussion Group webinar “Strategic Planning in a Pandemic”. It will take place on Friday, April 8, at 11:00 AM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Presenters Jennifer Nutefall–Dean of Libraries, University of…
Registration Open for Free True North Science Boot Camp 2022 (Online May 10-12, Tues.-Thurs.); Call for Proposals Extended to Fri., March 25
(via Tara Stieglitz, McEwan University) Registration is now open for True North Science Boot Camp 2022. To register, please go here. The True North Science Boot Camp (TNSBC) is a professional-development event for librarians who support research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The 2022 event will be hosted virtually by MacEwan University on the…
Registration Open for Four-Part NNLM Mini-Course “Ethical Considerations of Data” (March 31 and April 7, 14, and 21, All Thursdays)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) The NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) will be teaching a four-part mini-course on the “Ethical Considerations of Data”. This 4-part course provides an intellectual grounding for the recognition, analysis, and resolution of ethical issues, including but not limited to ethical problems in data…
Reminder: Submissions for Spring Issue of ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter Due Mon., April 18
(via Lori DuBois, Instruction Section Newsletter editor) Don’t forget! The deadline for submissions for the Spring issue of the Instruction Section Newsletter is Monday, April 18. We are interested in short articles (2050-500 words) about your instruction experiences. Topics of interest include the following. active learning techniques learning-object creation student learning outcomes and pedagogy assessment instructional design (online, universal, backward, accessibility, etc.)…
Reminder: Program Proposals for 2022 ILA Annual Conference (Oct. 18-20 in Rosemont) Due Mon., April 4
(via the Illinois Library Association) In 2022, we will convene in Rosemont, Illinois (Tuesday, October 18 – Thursday, October 20), for the first in-person ILA Annual Conference in over two years. This year’s theme–“At the Heart of It”–focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage…
Registration Open for Webinar “Airtable for Systematic Search Tracking at the University of Michigan” (Wed., April 6, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Whitney Townsend, University of Michigan) How do you track your integration and resourcing for projects that require systematic searching, like systematic or scoping reviews? What, where, and how should you be tracking? Whitney Townsend, Informationist at the University of Michigan’s Taubman Health Sciences Library (THL), will host a demonstration of how THL Informationists use…
Call for Participation: Survey on Faculty Preferences for Communicating with Library Employees About Collections
(via Jason Coleman, Kansas State University) We invite employees at academic libraries to participate in a brief (10 minute), anonymous survey titled, “Faculty Preferences for Communicating with Library Employees About Collections”. Our goal is to develop advice for libraries that want to obtain input from non-library faculty in order to help them make collections-related decisions….
Registration Open for ILA Career Pathway Talk Series Webinar “No Experience Necessary: How Career Changers Can Find Success in Librarianship” (Wed., March 16, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The next ILA Career Pathway Talk Series webinar, “No Experience Necessary: How Career Changers Can Find Success in Librarianship”, will take place on Wednesday, March 16, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This discussion, part of the ILA Noon Network Webinar Series and sponsored by the ILA Students and New Professionals Roundtable Forum (SANP), will feature…