(via Bob Sandusky, University of Illinois at Chicago) The DataONE Users Group meeting is just over a month away. Register today! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join us for the 2018 DataONE Users Group Meeting. Co-located with the with the ESIP Summer Meeting, we will have one full day of talks, break-out sessions,…
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Call for Submissions: Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Currents in Teaching and Learning (Deadlines August 15 and December 15, 2018)
(via Victoria Gruzynski–Indiana University, Bloomington) The journal Currents in Teaching and Learning, a peer-reviewed electronic publication that fosters exchanges among reflective teacher-scholars across the disciplines, welcomes submissions for its Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 issues (Volume 10, Numbers 1 and 2). We consider all submissions that address new approaches to theories and practices of teaching and…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Deconstructing Service in Libraries (Deadline July 15)
(via Veronica Arellano Davis, St. Mary’s College of Maryland) CFP: Deconstructing Service in Libraries: Intersections of Identities and Expectations Call for Chapter Proposals Working Title: Deconstructing Service in Libraries: Intersections of Identities and Expectations Editors: Veronica Arellano Douglas and Joanna Gadsby Submission Deadline: July 15, 2018 Publisher: Library Juice Press Note: We use the term…
Library Instruction West 2018 Registration Still Open (Conference on July 19 and 20)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Library Instruction West 2018 approaches! July 19th & 20th Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO Keynoter: Maria Konnikova (more information is available here) You can register here. Please view the Conference schedule here. Want “funtivities”? Mix & Mingle event Weds evening 7.18 (Free; A custom cocktail!? Whaaaat?) All-Conference Cocktails &…
Call for Responses: ACRL Survey on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors is seeking input on the development of the association’s Signature Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). During the Leadership Council meeting at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the Board solicited comments from leaders across the association regarding equity, diversity, and social justice related concerns within their libraries…
Call for Proposals: Speak Up – Advocating for You and Your Library Online Conference (Deadline June 29)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) What do you think of when you hear the word “advocacy”? Do you immediately think of stumping on Capitol Hill and meeting with local government officials? “Advocacy” is much more than politics. Every day, librarians and staff find themselves in situations where they must advocate for resources, money, and…
“Digging Deeper, Reaching Further” Webinar on Research Data Management 12:00-1:00 PM CDT on June 12 (Recording Available Soon)
(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Join us on Tuesday, June 12, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT, for the next webinar hosted by the IMLS-funded “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further: Libraries Empowering Users to Mine HathiTrust Digital Library” initiative. Guest speaker Ashley Hetrick from the University of Illinois Library’s Research Data Service will…
Call for Applicants: Student Interns at Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2018 Annual Conference (Deadline August 20)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University, on behalf of Michelle Nielsen Ott, Methodist College) Hello, If you are a library hosting a graduate assistant this semester, or if you know of a graduate student interested in health science librarianship, we hope you will forward this e-mail to that person. We are accepting…
Virtual Free-Learning Conference 2018: Open Registration and Call for Proposals
(via Emory Maiden, Appalachian State University) We have begun planning our summer conference, and I have some exciting news to share, as well as an early invite to you. Since 2011 AppState has hosted the Free-Learning Conference as a f2f conference in Belk Library in Boone, NC. It’s always been a rewarding experience, but we…
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…