(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is pleased to announce the launch of the new Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships. The Board of Directors has allocated $10,000 in fiscal year 2018 to offer travel scholarships of up to $2,000 each for librarians presenting on their work demonstrating the impact of academic…
Author: Eric Edwards
Registration Open for CARLI Webinar “Leading Online Sessions: Tips for Engaging Webinars”
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee’s theme for this year is “We Can’t Do It Alone: Joining Forces For Sustainable Partnerships”. Through a series of online events, the committee will offer opportunities to learn how to extend information literacy programs in ways that are scalable and sustainable. Because webinars can be an effective…
Call for Curriculum-Mapping Panel Presenters at ACRL Instruction Section Annual Program
(via Sheila Stoeckel, University of Wisconsin-Madison) The 2018 Instruction Section Program Planning Committee is planning the annual program. This year’s program will be offered online in May/June (date pending based on presenter availability) instead of at conference. The program will focus on discussing curriculum mapping. Curriculum mapping is a systematic approach in which a review curriculum and identification of…
Illinois Library Organizations Seeking Community-College Input About Services for District Residents
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS), in partner with the Illinois State Library Unserved Working Group, are gathering information about what services Illinois Community College Libraries offer for district residents (those who live within your community college’s taxing district who are not students…
Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Call for Proposals (Deadline 1/12/18)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Mark your calendars for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together on June 7-8, 2018, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH. The event will feature keynote presentation by George Needham, Director of the Delaware County District Library. This Conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to trade…
Invitation to Participate in Research Study: “Academic Librarians: Article Publishing Practices, Support, and Motivations”
(via Tina Neville, University of South Florida) In the last few decades there has been continuing interest regarding publication expectations of academic librarians. There is a need for more information on motivations and characteristics that might be common to successful academic library researchers as well as analyses of barriers to research. A related area of…
Call for Proposals: ALA Annual Video Round Table Chair’s Program (Deadline Nov. 10)
(via Laine Thielstrom, Colby College) Have you heard about the President’s/Chair’s programs that are happening at ALA Annual this year? As part of this series, each round table and division can sponsor a one-hour program on a topic of interest to members. The ALA Video Round Table Program Committee (VRT) needs your good ideas and…
Reminder: Applications for 2018 ACRL Scholarly Communications RoadShow Due Nov. 17
(via Chase Ollis, ACRL) Academic and research librarians increasingly recognize scholarly communication as a core competency of the profession. Whether helping researchers meet their funder’s mandates for public access and data sharing, guiding responsible copyright practice, or supporting new types of scholarship and instruction, librarians are leading change across campus and around the world. ACRL…
Vendors at Nancy’s Reception (Thursday, October 26)
Are you planning to attend Nancy’s Reception at this year’s Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference. In addition to eating great food, browsing poster sessions, and watching a chemistry “magic show”, you will have the opportunity to speak with vendors from five library-related organizations and companies. More information about each one is below. (Click…
HSLI 2017 Conference Sessions for the Afternoon of Thursday, October 26
If you are planning to attend the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference in Bloomington this week, remember that two sessions will take place the afternoon of Thursday, October 26. More information is below. From 1:00 to 2:45 PM, first watch a recording of the National Library of Medicine’s webinar “Infographics: Communicating Information Visually” (the recording…