(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…
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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…
Call for Proposals: Digital Initiatives Symposium 2018 (Deadline Nov. 17)
(via Hugh Burkhart, University of San Diego) Call for Proposals: Digital Initiatives Symposium 2018 The Digital Initiatives Symposium at the University of San Diego is accepting proposals for its full day conference on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Proposals should fall into one of three formats: Panel discussions: 90 minutes (please allow 10-15 minutes for Q&A) Concurrent…
UIUC’s iSchool Seeking Input for Curriculum Planning
(via Dr. Nicole Cooke and Dr. Linda Smith, iSchool at UIUC) Input sought for curriculum planning The iSchool at Illinois is conducting a brief survey intended to identify core skills and knowledge areas for the MS in library and information science program. We are interested in which skills and knowledge areas you perceive to be…
Health-Sciences-Related Sessions at 2017 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions (Nov. 6-10)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Hopefully, many people have been able to attend the regional MLA conferences this fall. They provide a great opportunity to network in a smaller group and to also have some longer discussions with vendor and publisher reps. Another fall conference tradition is the Charleston Conference:…
Call for Session Proposals and Proposal Reviewers: Library Instruction West 2018 (Formerly LOEX of the West)
(via Laureen Cantwell- Colorado Mesa University & Western Colorado Community College) July 19-20, 2018 – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado will host the 2018 Library Instruction West (LIW) conference. We are very excited to be the site and the organizers of such a great, small conference focused on Library Instruction. Conference Theme: The Confluence…
Apply by Nov. 17 to Host Subsidized ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow in 2018
(via 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 empowers our…
Call for Applications: MLA Scholarship for MLIS Students
(via Deborah Lauseng, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) MLIS students: Please consider applying for the MLA Scholarship! A scholarship of up to $5,000 will be granted to a student entering an ALA-accredited library school or with at least one-half of the requirements of the program to finish when the scholarship is awarded…