(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The Resource Sharing Committee′s fall forum will be held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The committee is now seeking proposals for presentations related to any of these broad topics: · Statistics & reporting · Marketing, promoting, and patron instruction of interlibrary loan and/or access services…
Author: Eric Edwards
Registration Open for July 12 MLA Webinar “Aligning the Three Pillars of Effective Instruction: Outcomes, Teaching, and Assessment for Health Sciences Librarians”
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) “Aligning the Three Pillars of Effective Instruction: Outcomes, Teaching, and Assessment for Health Sciences Librarians” Thursday, July 12, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT Overview You may be assessing your instruction in a way that does not really tell you if your teaching is effective. The MLA webinar “Aligning the Three Pillars…
Call for Volunteers: Field-Testing of New Surveys for ACRL’s Project Outcome for Academic Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The ACRL Project Outcome for Academic Libraries Task Force<http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/taskforces/acr-tfpi> seeks volunteers to field-test new surveys it has developed. Its work is based on adapting PLA’s Project Outcome<https://projectoutcome.org/>, and the new academic library toolkit will launch in 2019. The goal is to provide users with free, easy-to-use, standard…
Academic Libraries of Indiana 2018 Scholarly Communication Librarianship Conference to Take Place 10/26
(via Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University, on behalf of Craig Finlay, Indiana University South Bend) The Academic Libraries of Indiana 2018 Scholarly Communication Librarianship Conference will take place on Friday, October 26, in the University Library at IUPUI. This interdisciplinary conference should be of interest to scholarly communication librarians, librarians taking on scholarly communication responsibilities,…
Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference Registration Extended to July 5
(via Vinaya Tripuraneni, University of La Verne) Registration will now be closing on Thursday, July 5, for the Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) Conference, to be held on July 12, 2018 at University of La Verne, La Verne , CA. Limited spaces are available. On-site registration on the day of the conference will…
Registration Open for July 17 RAILS Webinar “Copyright and Standardized Rights Statements for Digital Collections”
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Louise Svehla, RAILS) RAILS will offer a webinar called “Copyright and Standardized Rights Statements for Digital Collections” with Hannah Stitzlein, Illinois Digital Heritage Hub, on Tuesday, July 17, 1:30 to 3:00 pm. Learn how to make informed copyright decisions with available tools, and how…
Registration Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference and Preconference (Early-Bird Ends 9/14)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Registration begins today for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Take Action: Conveying Value, Cultivating Success: The conference will be held on Friday, November 2 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, OH, with a full day pre-conference on November 1. The conference…
ACRL 2019 Conference Keynote Speakers Announced
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces its celebrated lineup of keynote speakers for the ACRL 2019 Conference<https://conference.acrl.org/>, “Recasting the Narrative” to be held April 10- 13, in Cleveland, Ohio. Be challenged and inspired by ACRL’s three thought-provoking speakers, who also double as award-winning journalists,…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for Speak Up – Advocating for You and Your Library Conference is Friday, June 29
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) What do you think of when you hear the word “advocacy”? Do you immediately think of stumping on Capitol Hill and meeting with local government officials? “Advocacy” is much more than politics. Every day, librarians and staff find themselves in situations where they must advocate for resources, money, and…
Reminder: ACRL Seeking Feedback on Signature Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Deadline June 29)
(via Rachel Minkin, Michigan State University) The ACRL Board of Directors is seeking input on the development of the association’s Signature Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). During the Leadership Council meeting at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the Board solicited comments from leaders across the association regarding equity, diversity, and social justice related…