(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) Please join the CARLI Resource Sharing Committee for an open house at Bradley University, Peoria, and University of Illinois, Library of the Health Sciences, Peoria, Friday, June 14, 2019 – 10:00am to 3:00pm Resource Sharing Open house at Bradley University, Peoria, and University of Illinois, Library of the Health Sciences, Peoria,…
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Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Election Results
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Past President) Congratulations to our newly elected officers! Vice-president/President-elect: Susan Franzen, Illinois State University Secretary/Treasurer: Heather Jagman, DePaul University Library Please join me in welcoming them!
Registration Open for 2019 ACRL Instruction Section’s Annual Virtual Discussion Forum (1:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 11)
(via Beth Black, The Ohio State University) 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 of Nevada, Las Vegas; and Amy Pajewski of West Chester University of…
Call for Proposals Extended: Library Research Seminar VII, Oct. 16-18 at U. of South Carolina (New Deadline Friday, May 24)
(via Dr. Jennifer Sweeney, JK Sweeney & Associates LLC) Call for Proposals Research Matters: Strengthening Values, Defining Practice When: October 16-18, 2019 Where: The University of South Carolina, Columbia, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library Who: Hosted jointly by the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communication, University of South Carolina School of…
Reminder: Nominations for ILA Awards and Scholarships Due Wednesday, May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) There is only one week left to nominate a colleague, manager, mentor, or yourself for a 2019 ILA Award. The ILA Awards Program recognizes and honors the BEST in librarianship and library service in Illinois. We encourage you to take a few minutes today, tomorrow, or early next week to:…
Call for Submissions: RUSA/ETS Best Emerging Technology Application Award (Deadline December 31)
(via Jason Coleman, Kansas State University) Do you believe in the power of technology to shape library services? Have you or a colleague used technology in an innovative way to enhance patron services? RUSA Emerging Technology Section is proud to announce the new RUSA ETS Best Emerging Technology Application Award! The purpose of the award…
Call for Peer Reviewers: Choice/ACRL’s Resources for College Libraries (Deadline June 1)
(via Anne Doherty–Project Editor, Resources for College Libraries) Resources for College Libraries (RCL), the Choice/ACRL bibliography of essential titles for undergraduate teaching and research, seeks experienced library selectors and academic faculty to serve as peer reviewers. We are currently seeking referees for the following social sciences and science and technology subject collections: Agriculture :: Anthropology …
CARLI Career Fair at Holiday Inn Conference Center in Champaign (Thursday, November 14, 3:00-5:00 PM)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Great news! I am so excited to announce CARLI’s first Career Fair, to be held in partnership with the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 3-5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 101 Trade Center Drive, in Champaign. The event will be held on the day before…
Reminder: Chicago Research Summit Presentation Proposals Due Saturday, June 1
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Chicago Research Summit<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=a77e2a49f5&e=6c7f1a78dd> is seeking presenters across various disciplines to lead sessions about how they are using Chicago-based research pedagogy to enhance undergraduate student learning. They are interested in sessions that share research, institutional best practices, successful programs, assignments, coursework, and creative approaches to this method of instruction. The…
Registration Open for New England Library Instruction Group’s 2019 Annual Conference (June 21 in East Greenwich, RI)
(via Kelly Faulkner, Johnson & Wales University) 2019 NELIG Annual Program Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences Friday, June 21, 2019 New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, RI The New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its annual conference which will be held Friday, June 21, 2019…