(via the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) On Friday, July 31, the Midwest Special Libraries Association (SLA) communities are happy to present the first annual Midwest Symposium, a day of networking, small-group conversations, and education sessions. This event will include the following presentations. David Stern, Saint Xavier University, “Needle, Meet Haystack: Connecting Users to Journals” Samuel Hansen,…
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Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL/IHLS/RAILS Fall Semester Town Hall (Online Wednesday, July 29, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) IACRL, in partnership with IHLS and RAILS, will host a Fall Semester Town Hall on Zoom from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesday, July 29. The event will feature speakers who will discuss what their libraries are doing in regards to reopening their physical spaces and what librarians are doing to navigate instruction under…
Moraine Valley Community College’s Hall is 2020 Recipient of ILA’s TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award
(via the Illinois Library Association) Natalie Hall, Technical Services Coordinator at Moraine Valley Community College Library, is the recipient of the 2020 TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award. This annual award, presented by ILA’s Resources and Technical Services Forum and sponsored by Today’s Business Solutions, Inc., is awarded to an individual who has made a substantial…
UIUC’s Ginsburg is 2020 ILA Intellectual Freedom Award Recipient
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 2020 Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award is awarded to Rebecca Ginsburg. The award, presented by the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee, recognizes an individual or group for outstanding contributions in defending intellectual freedom or the advancement of these principles. The award is sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Fund and…
UIUC’s Benson is 2020 ILA Crosman Memorial Award Winner
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) announces Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), as the 2020 Crosman Memorial Award Winner. The Crosman Award is named in memory of Alex Crosman, director of the Peoria Public Library at the time of his death in 1986. The…
Northwestern’s Beestrum is 2020 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via the Illinois Library Association) Molly Beestrum, Education and Curriculum Coordinator at Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, is the 2020 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes an…
Reminder: Proposals for Visual Resources Association 2021 Conference (March 23-26 in Chicago) Due Monday, July 27
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Visual Resources Association (VRA), a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environments, is accepting proposals for papers, sessions, special interest/user groups, and workshops for its 2021 conference program. The VRA 2021 Annual Conference will…
Registration Open for Free Two-Part Webinar Series Citizen Science in the Academic Library (July 24 and 31)
(via Kelsey Cowles–Network of the National Library of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region) I wanted to share some information about an upcoming free two-part webinar series, Citizen Science in the Academic Library, being offered by the Network of the National Library of Medicine in partnership with SciStarter. The two webinars (Friday, July 24, and Friday, July…
OLC Accelerate in November to Include Virtual and Onsite Options
(via the Online Learning Consortium) OLC Accelerate: Virtual and Onsite Options Week 1 (Nov. 9-12): Virtual-to-Virtual Sessions Week 2 (Nov. 17-20): Onsite Program in Orlando with streamed sessions We have expanded our registration options to allow full flexibility for onsite or virtual attendance. All virtual sessions will be streamed via Zoom. All onsite sessions will be…
Call for Poster Proposals: 2020 ILA Virtual Conference (Oct. 20-22) — Deadline Monday, August 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2020 ILA Virtual Annual Conference, taking place from Tuesday, October 20, to Thursday, October 22. Poster sessions will be featured on the ILA website (an example can be found here. The online poster session will become available at…