(via Bonnie Matheis, Illinois State Library) Illinois’ bicentennial best-of voters have until 11:59 PM on Friday, June 8, to pick the state’s best books. (Voting is open to all Illinois residents.) The latest Illinois Top 200 list is focusing on books written by Illinois authors or about Illinois subjects. “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair is…
Author: Eric Edwards
Reminder: IACRL Forming Virtual Journal-Discussion Group
This is a reminder that the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries is seeking to form a virtual journal-discussion club. (Thank you very much to everyone who has expressed interest so far.) The club would meet online once a month (or at a different frequency, depending on member preferences and availability) to discuss journal…
Call for Proposals: 2018 OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference in Chicago Oct. 25-26 (Deadline July 13)
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) Share your expertise-present at ARC18 On October 25-26, leaders across all library types will come together at the OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA, to share ideas, learnings, and insights, helping the entire community move forward to change the game. We invite you to contribute to…
Call for ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) Liaisons (Deadline June 7)
(via Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech University) This message is sent on behalf of the ACRL STS Liaisons Committee. 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…
Reminder: ACRL Webinar “Essentials of Usability Design for Library Research Guides” at UIC on Thursday, June 7
This is a reminder about next week’s ACRL webinar viewing at UIC’s Daley Library. In addition to refreshments, there will be some freebies from ACRL. If you are not familiar with Daley Library and the UIC campus, go here for general directions. The interactive map will direct you to the library’s location. Parking nearby is available…
UIUC’s Dr. Clara M. Chu Wins 2018 Beta Phi Mu Award
(via Annie Zeidman-Karpinski, University of Oregon) It is with great pleasure that we can make the following announcement: Dr. Clara M. Chu, Mortenson Distinguished Professor and director of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, and an affiliated faculty at The iSchool of Illinois, has been selected…
Registration Open for Iowa GODORT Online Summer Workshop (July 20)
(via Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa) Please join us for the 2018 Iowa GODORT (Government Documents Round Table) Summer Workshop, to be hosted online via Zoom! Registration form is available. There is no cost. This event is open to all interested librarians, not just those from Iowa. The Iowa GODORT Summer Workshop will be held on…
ACRL Seeking Feedback on Policy Statement Covering Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians
(via ACRL) The ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee (ReSEC) is seeking community input on proposed revisions to the ACRL Policy Statement on Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians, approved by the ACRL Board of Directors during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference. Based on recent recommendations, ReSEC is proposing revisions in order to make…
Registration Open for ACRL Presents Webcast on June 5 (1:00-2:00 PM CDT), “Update on the New Research Environment and Scholarly Communication System Project”
(via ACRL) Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “Update on the New Research Environment and Scholarly Communication System Project,” on Tuesday, June 5, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. After an open and competitive request for proposals, a team of researchers has been selected to design, develop, and deliver a new report on…
Reminder: Registration for 2018 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Closes June 1
(via Kyle Lynes, University of Hartford) Instructional Design for Today’s Student 2018 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 15, 2018 University of Hartford, Hartford, CT 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Instructional Design (ID) can call to mind different things depending on the industry, one’s role, or the given task at hand. Our conference this year…