(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) My name is Amanda Y. Makula. I am a faculty member at Copley Library at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. My co-investigator Laura S. Turner and I are conducting a research study funded by an ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant (http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/researchawards/scholcommgrants) and we would like…
Author: Eric Edwards
Call for Applications: Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program 2020 (April 18 at Illinois State Library) — Deadline March 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Elevate). This year’s program will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Elevate 2020 sessions will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and the…
Call for Participation: Survey on Community College Health Sciences Librarians’ Perceptions of MLA Competency Skills (Deadline Fri., Jan. 31)
(via Sandy McCarthy, Washtenaw Community College) For: community college librarians responsible for health sciences collections and services Greetings CC librarians, As a fellow of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training Institute (RTI) 2019 cohort, I am researching community college health sciences librarians perceptions of Medical Library Association (MLA) competency skills. The data will be…
Call for Proposals Extended — Finding the Balance: 2020 ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Annual Conference, May 26-27 in Providence, RI (New Deadline Jan. 24)
(via Kendall Hobbs, Wesleyan University) Joint Call for Proposals Joint Annual Conference: Finding the Balance 2020 ACRL New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) & New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG – A Special Interest Group of ACRL/NEC) May 26-27, 2020 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI Library work is often a balancing act. We seek proposals from…
Call for Proposals: ALISE 2020 Annual Conference (Oct. 20-23 in Pittsburgh) — Deadline March 15
(via the Conference planners) Attend the ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) 2020 Annual Conference, October 20-23, 2020, in Pittsburgh, PA to explore the interconnected world of library and information sciences, archives, knowledge management, information management, media studies, informatics, data science, computer science, and communications. Transforming LIS Education in an Interconnected World Library…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Heartland Library System 2020 Election Cycle (Deadline Tuesday, February 11)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The IHLS Nominating Committee is preparing for the 2020 election cycle and has opened the nomination process. The open seats include one academic library representative, who will serve a three-year term. If your library is part of the IHLS service area and you are interested in appearing on the election…
Registration Open for “Introduction to Design Thinking” Online Course (Runs Feb. 3 to March 1)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) “Introduction to Design Thinking” Instructor: Carli Spina Dates: February 3rd through March 1st, 2020 Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/160-design-thinking.php Though the word “design” may readily bring to mind an image of architecture or graphic design, it is much broader than that. Design impacts virtually all…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section’s 2020 Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum (Deadline Feb. 27)
(via Melissa Harden, University of Notre Dame) Is there an instruction issue you wish more folks were talking about? The Instruction Section (IS) Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an opportunity for library workers to explore and discuss pressing topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The IS Discussion Group Steering Committee welcomes topic…
Call for Proposals: 2020 Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (June 5 in Duluth. MN) — Deadline March 29
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The organizers of the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (LSLS) invite breakout session proposals for our ninth annual conference to be held on June 5, 2020, at the University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library in Duluth, Minnesota. This year’s theme, “Mapping Our…
Seeking Information for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Community Engagement Through Makers and the Maker Movement
(via Tana Petrov, Fountaindale Public Library District) I am seeking responses for a survey being used to collect information for an upcoming article appearing in the Illinois Library Association’s ILA Reporter magazine. The topic of the article is “community engagement through makers and the maker movement”. I am interested in learning about maker programs from…