(via the Illinois Library Association) Dr. Rob Morrison, Dean of Library and Learning Support at National Louis University, is the 2018 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes an Illinois librarian who…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Call for Applicants: Two Rounds of Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships (Deadlines 8/31/18 and 2/15/19)
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) The Association of College and Research Libraries is pleased to announce a new round of the Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships. The ACRL Board of Directors has allocated $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 to offer travel scholarships of up to $2,000 each for librarians presenting on…
Call for Nominations: Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award (Deadline 10/5)
(via the iSchool, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The iSchool at Illinois seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 5, 2018. Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it impacts libraries and information centers and…
Call for Applicants: Student Internships at ILA Annual Conference (Deadline August 17)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinios at Chicago) The 2018 ILA Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking interns for the conference, which will be held in Peoria, October 9-11. Conference interns will complete four hours of work at the registration desk, as assigned prior to the conference, and in accordance with the conditions and benefits of…
RAILS Awards Multitype Collaborative Grants to Libraries, Including Harper Community College
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) These grants are available to academic libraries! See below that Harper Community College is part of one of them. ————————————————————————– RAILS has awarded three multitype collaborative grants<https://railslibraries.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c51285b8d63e23716bce030f&id=9de5c40966&e=be063b278e>, which encourage member libraries of different types to work together on collaborative projects. Awardees are: * Eureka Public Library District…
UIUC’s Ann Zettervall is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Ann Zettervall is a MSLIS Student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<https://ischool.illinois.edu/> in Champaign, Illinois<https://www.google.com/maps/@40.076791,-88.2153136,10z>. Ann first joined ACRL in 2017 and is your ACRL member of the week for June 18, 2018. Describe yourself in three words: Thorough, Inquisitive, Patient. What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device(s)?…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Stipend to Attend 8/6 “Data Management for Librarians” CE Course in Minneapolis is 6/22
(via Derek Johnson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Just a reminder that the deadline to apply for the travel stipend to attend the free “Data Management for Librarians” CE course in Minneapolis is this Friday, June 22. The half-day workshop takes play on Monday, August 6 and is designed to introduce…
Call for Applicants: JoVE Librarian Travel Award to Charleston Library Conference 2018 (Deadline August 1)
(via Rachel Borchardt, American University) Applications are now being accepted through Wednesday, August 1. JoVE is proud to support the professional development of academic librarians. To enable you to attend the Charleston Library Conference, we will pay for (and organize) your travel, accommodation and conference registration. We will sponsor two librarians from North America and two…
Registration Open and Scholarships Available for Northwest ILL and Resource Sharing Conference
(via Jessica Bower, Yale University) Registration is now open for the 17th Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference! The conference will take place in Portland, Oregon on September 13-14, 2018, at Portland State University in downtown Portland. This year’s program topics include: Copyright issues and interlibrary loan Leadership and management in resource sharing ILL…
Voting for Best Illinois Books (in Honor of Bicentennial) Closes June 8
(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…