(via Loida Garcia-Febo, ALA Immediate Past President) On behalf of the I Love My Librarian Award Selection Committee, I am excited to share the news that nominations for the award are now open and run through October 21, 2019. The I Love My Librarian Award recognizes the public service contributions of exceptional public, school, college,…
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Registration Open for Access Services Conference 2019 (November 20-22 in Atlanta)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) Conference and hotel registration is now open for the Access Services Conference 2019, November 20-22, 2019 to be held in Atlanta at the Global Learning Center. In-person and virtual conference registration is available. The theme of the 2019 Conference is “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. The Access Services Conference is an…
Call for Participation: Survey on Support of Immersive Scholarship and Technologies in Academic Libraries (Deadline 9/20)
(via Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Grainger Engineering Library at the University of Illinois invites you to take part in a web based online survey on how academic libraries are developing, integrating and implementing technologies to support immersive scholarship at their institution. We define immersive scholarship as any scholarly work developed through…
Registration Open for HSLI Annual Conference — Early Deadline Friday, August 9
(on behalf of the HSLI Conference Planning Committee’s Publicity Subcommittee) Registration is now open for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Conference for 2019. This year’s theme, Going Forward, Looking Back, celebrates HSLI’s 40th anniversary. The conference will be held September 11th-13th at the iHotel in Champaign, IL. Highlights of the conference include lightning…
Reminder: Proposals for Oct. 10 “Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities” Online Conference Due Thursday, Aug. 1
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals and centers of the community, libraries are in a unique position to inform their communities, students, and staff about health and wellness as well as encourage and aid…
Final Reminder: Poster Proposals for ILA 2019 Annual Conference Due Wednesday, July 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Conference Program Committee is accepting applications for poster sessions for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference at this link. This year’s conference will be held at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. Poster Sessions will be held on Wednesday, October 23, and Thursday, October 24 in…
Registration Open for 2019 Texas Library Association’s Library Instruction Round Table Summit (9/13 at Sam Houston State University)–Deadline 8/28
(via Ashley Crane, Sam Houston State University) Registration for the 2019 Texas Library Association (TLA) Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Summit is now open! Tell Me More. LIRT Summit is a one-day conference focused on topics related to library and information literacy instruction in academic, public, school or special libraries. Attendees will interact with other…
Reminder: Chapter Proposals for ACRL Book Teaching About “Fake News” Due Wednesday, July 31
(via Carol Wittig, University of Richmond) Chapters are sought for the forthcoming ACRL book Teaching About “Fake News”: Lesson Plans for Different Disciplines and Audiences. The problem of “fake news” has captured the attention of administrators and instructors, resulting in a rising demand for librarians to help students learn how to find and evaluate news…
Call for Participation: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Survey on Education Librarians’ Roles and Responsibilities
(via Lisa Becksford, Virginia Tech University) You are invited to participate in a research survey conducted by members of the Education Committee of ACRL’s Education and Behavioral Sciences Section. The purpose of this study is to examine the job responsibilities and institutional contexts of education librarians (defined as librarians who serve as liaisons or subject…
Registration Open for Midwest First-Year Conference (Sept. 27 at ISU) — Early-Bird Deadline Aug. 30
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the 2019 Midwest First-Year Conference. This regional one-day drive-in conference provides a forum for academic and student affairs professionals to share ideas, resources, and pedagogy to enhance the first-year experience at 2-year and 4-year institutions. The conference will be held on September 27, 2019, at Illinois…