(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of RAILS) As your academic library representative on the RAILS board, I want to let you know that the RAILS board election is now underway! More information and a link to the ballot is available at https://www.railslibraries.info/board/election. This is your chance to give input as…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Reminder: Proposals Deadline for ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group at ALA Annual 2019 is Friday, April 26
(via Hannah Rempel, Oregon State University) The ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group welcomes proposals that address graduate student needs, librarian approaches to serving those needs, or collaborative projects with other campus stakeholders to address graduate student needs. The ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group meeting will be held…
Save the Date: Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2019 Annual Conference (September 11-13 in Champaign, IL)
Are you interested in learning about, or presenting on, the latest trends and practices in librarianship, while networking with colleagues from across the state? Do you have a special interest in health and medical librarianship? Please join the Health Science Librarians of Illinois for their 2019 Annual Conference. The event will take place from Wednesday,…
Call for Proposals: Access Services Conference 2019, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library” (Deadline May 31)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2019, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. This conference will be held at The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia from November 20-22, 2019. The Access Services…
Call for Applications: Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce applications are open to its Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/get-involved/debakey-fellowship.html), supporting research in the historical collections of the NLM. The collections include the Michael E. DeBakey papers (https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/FJ/), representing the…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group at ALA Annual 2019 (Deadline May 7)
(via Dr. Leila Rod-Welch, University of Northern Iowa) Call for Proposals – ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group ALA Annual 2019 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd-UatjE239-E7n4RbT5oPz6i1WpnEyImAVko55iPUi-t6TA/viewform You are invited to submit a proposal for the ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group, ALA Annual 2019. The ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Committee is Friday, April 26
(via Michelle Jean Haake, CARLI) This is a reminder that CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on 8 advisory committees. The application period will close on April 26 at 5:00 p.m. Terms on the new committees will begin July 1, 2019. You can review the list of committees, their rosters and their charges at http://www.carli.illinois.edu/governance/committee-directory…
Call for Proposals: ACRL College Libraries Section CLIPP Publication Series (Deadline June 17)
(via John Garrison, Westminster College) The College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP) publishing program, under the auspices of the College Libraries Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. The preliminary proposal should contain a description of the project, a…
Submission Deadline for Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference Extended to Friday, April 26
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 45th Annual Conference, Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate., which will highlight the myriad ways we respectfully, effectively, and equitably speak up for our profession, our libraries, and our patrons through advocacy,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Liaison Services at Community Colleges (Closes April 30)
(via Mary Wahl, Pasadena City College) Help inform the current landscape of library liaison services at community colleges! If you are a librarian at a community college in the US, you are invited to participate in a brief survey about liaison services. The survey is expected to take 5-10 minutes to complete. About the study:…