(via Kavita Mundle, University of Illinois at Chicago) Dr Marcia Chatelain, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University, will be the featured speaker at the 2019 ALCTS President’s Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Dr. Chatelain will discuss her forthcoming book, “Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black…
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ALA Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) Seeking Feedback on Preliminary Recommendations
(via Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, SCOE Chair) Dear Members, The long awaited preliminary recommendations from the Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) are here for your analysis, comments, and input! These focus on building upon the strengths of ALA to embrace our mission and core values, to create alignment within our association, and to bring value…
Call for Lightning Talk Proposals: Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Deadline July 26)
(on behalf of the HSLI Conference Planning Committee) Have something you want to share? By popular demand, lightning talks are back for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) 2019 Annual Conference, which will take place from Wednesday, September 11, to Friday, September 13, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL. The…
ACRL 101 Webcast for ALA Annual Attendees (Separate Sessions on June 11 and 12)
(via Dawn Behrend, Lenoir-Rhyne University) Planning to attend ALA Annual? The ACRL Membership Committee is hosting the ACRL 101 webcast, a one-hour interactive session, provides tips and personal recommendations on how to prepare for your trip to Washington, D.C., including what to bring, how to plan your schedule and navigate the city, networking, conference etiquette,…
ACRL Releases 2019 Environmental Scan
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Every two years, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee releases an environmental scan of higher education, including developments with the potential for continuing impact on academic libraries. The 2019 Environmental Scan (PDF) provides a broad review of the current higher education landscape, with special focus on the state…
Registration Open for ACRL Project Outcome Webinar (10:00-11:00 AM on July 19)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) It is my pleasure to announce the Project Outcome Webinar, presented by Sara Goek, ACRL Program Manager. I hope you will join us for this program! July 19, 2019, 10-11 a.m. Register for the webinar here: https://www.carli.illinois.edu/project-outcome Attendees will learn about the new Project Outcome for Academic Libraries surveys…
Registration Open for 2019 ILA Annual Conference (Oct. 22-24 in Tinley Park)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Conference Program Committee is excited to announce that registration for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference is open! The theme of this year’s conference is Shift: Where Will You Grow? and it will explore how individuals and institutions can shift ways of thinking by: looking at new ways of…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section’s 2019 Annual Virtual Discussion Forum (11:00 AM CST on Tuesday, June 11)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Elizabeth Black, The Ohio State University) NEXT WEEK: Challenging Deficit Thinking in Academic Libraries: Ideas and Applications A virtual panel discussion convened by Eamon Tewell of Columbia University with panelists Yi Ding of California State University, Northridge; Chelsea Heinbach and Rosan Mitola of University…
Call for Liaisons: ACRL Science and Technology Section (Deadline Friday, June 14)
(via Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech University) Call for Science and Technology Section Liaisons Are you a member of a science/technology organization? Do you normally attend the conference/meeting of the organization? Would you like to be more involved in STS, or would if you “had the time?” If so, the STS Liaison program could be a…
Call for Participation: Survey on STEMM Librarianship (Deadline June 30)
(via Gavin Paul, New York University) If you are a STEMM librarian, you are invited to participate in a brief survey. The Attitudes and Lived Experiences of STEMM Librarians (https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1zyWrNa4mYVcKwt) In recent years, librarians have brought attention to diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB) issues within the profession. It has also been reported that lack of…