(via Tina Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Are you passionate about sustainability in libraries? Are you looking for a leadership opportunity? If you answered “yes” to both questions, consider running for SustainRT Coordinating Council! We are looking for SustainRT Coordinating Council candidates for the following positions: coordinator-elect, secretary, treasurer, and member-at-large. Officer position descriptions are…
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Call for Applicants: Librarians Without Borders Ursula Poland International Scholarship (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…
Registration Open for Digital Directions 2020 (April 6-7 in Tucson, Arizona)
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration Now Open DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections — April 6-7, 2020 — Tucson, Arizona ************ JOIN US in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural heritage materials. During…
Call for Presenters: 2020 Reference Research Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline Jan. 3, 2020)
(via Meg Galasso, Indiana University Kokomo) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 26th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2020 American Library Association Annual Conference in…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Nominations for Illinois Library Association’s 2020 Executive Board Elections is Friday, October 11
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2020-2021 Executive Board Election. In April 2020, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions: 2 Public Library, 1 Special Library, and 1 Academic library representative. These are three-year terms beginning July 2020 and ending June…
Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association’s Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Kate Silfen, Boston University) The Medical Library Association is now seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. The MLA Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award recognizes organizations whose exemplary actions have served to advance health information research and evidence-based practice in health sciences libraries. Honorees will have…
Call for Nominations: ACRL College Libraries Section Innovation in College Librarianship Award (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Susan Schreiner, Grays Harbor College) CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award Nomination Deadline: December 6, 2019 The purpose of the CLS Innovation Award is to recognize college librarians and staff who demonstrate successful introduction of innovation in their library through a new idea, method, project, or device that enhances student learning and/or faculty development…
Call for Proposals: Research Data Access and Preservation Association 2020 Summit (March 11-13 in Santa Fe) — Deadline Nov. 1
(via Heather Ganshorn, University of Calgary) The Research Data Access and Preservation Association (RDAP) invites proposals for the program of its upcoming summit at the Sante Fe Convention Center in Sante Fe, NM, on March 11-13, 2020. The RDAP Summit occurs on March 11 and 12 as a single-track, affordable conference for research data support…
Call for Nominations: Medical Library Association’s 2020/2021 Rising Stars Award (Deadline Friday, Nov. 1)
(via Melanie Sorsby, Covenant Medical Center and School of Nursing in Lubbock, TX) The MLA Rising Star program gives members the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in MLA. The yearly leadership development program matches each Rising Star, with a mentor, in a curriculum that includes monthly classes, training to…
Proposals for Empirical Librarians (Feb. 27-28 in Knoxville, TN) Due Friday, Oct. 18
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Empirical Librarians is a small conference that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place where librarians who do research and librarians who support research can come together to share ideas and insights about original…