(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) is inviting all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes the outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries. Nominations are accepted here, now through…
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SIU Medical Library Offering Free Access Codes for MLA Webinar “Librarians Are Teachers: Applying Theory to Help Adults Learn” (Tues., Oct. 13, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via Adam Roloff, Southern Illinois University Medical Library) The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medical Library in Springfield, IL, is partnering with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region to host the MLA webinar “Librarians Are Teachers: Applying Theory to Help Adults Learn”. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 13,…
Call for Participation: Survey for ILA Reporter Article on Libraries’ Use of 3D Printing for the Healthcare Field (Deadline Fri., Sept. 25)
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Has your library done 3D printing of face shields for the healthcare field in the past six months? We’d like to know a little bit about your experiences. We’ve set up a short survey for Illinois libraries, available here. We hope to use this survey to write an ILA Reporter article about…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for ILA 2020 Virtual Conference Scholarship is Sunday, September 20
(via the Illinois Library Association) A limited number of full scholarships for the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference will be available to members of the Illinois library community who have been laid off or currently furloughed. Applications must be submitted by Friday, September 20. To apply, please complete and submit the form available here. If you…
Call for Applications: NNLM – Greater Midwest Region Library Data Internship Award (Priority Deadline Fri., Sept. 18)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The purpose of the Library Data Internship Award is to build capacity in the library and information science community to support data-driven research and health. To do so, the GMR will provide funding to support health sciences libraries within the Greater Midwest Region…
Reminder: Registration Open for Amigos Online Conference, “Like the Ceiling Can’t Hold Us: Sharing Innovations in Libraries” (Wed., Sept. 23) — Early-Bird Ends Fri., Sept. 11
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join us on Wednesday, September 23, for “Like the Ceiling Can’t Hold Us: Sharing Innovations in Libraries”. This Amigos Library Services online conference will explore ways that library organizations and library professionals are innovating services, programs, and content in the face of adversity and constant change. Early-bird registration ends…
Deadline to Express Interest in Running for HSLI Treasurer Extended to Tuesday, September 15
(via Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, HSLI Nominating & Elections Committee Chair) The HSLI office of Treasurer is the only office open for election in the fall of 2020. It is a two-year term. The duties of the Treasurer include the following responsibilities. to keep a register of the paid members to collect assessments, maintain the funds…
HSLI Secretary JJ Pionke Finishes First in IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Vote
(via the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) The polls for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing have closed, and the votes are counted. Congratulations to JJ Pionke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who received the highest number of votes, for his article “Library Employee Views of Disability and Accessibility”, in Journal…
Call for Papers: Internet Reference Services Quarterly
(via David Ward, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal by Taylor & Francis, welcomes articles covering topics on the online, electronic and digital aspects and nature of library reference and information services, including reference practices, research consultations, reference sources and tools, professional librarianship, electronic communications, information literacy, instruction, online…
Registration Open for 2020 Brick & Click Conference (Online Fri., Nov. 6) — Deadline Fri., Oct. 30
(via Dr. Lea Briggs, Director of Library Services and Operations at Northwest Missouri State University) Please join us online for the 20th annual Brick & Click Conference. You can look forward to a day full of great content provided virtually by our wonderful presenters. Although we are sad we cannot connect with each of you…