(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The ACRL Instruction Section has two Committee slots to fill, IL in the Disciplines and Discussion Group Steering. Also, if you are a community college librarian, we are looking for another person (possibly more than one) to serve on the Building Virtual Community Task Force. If one is interested in…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Papers: International Association of Technical and University Libraries Conference (Deadline Feb. 1)
(via Dr. Tod Colegrove-University of Nevada, Reno) Early bird registration is now open for the 39th Annual IATUL Conference, to be held in Oslo, Norway, from June 18 to 21 (https://iatul2018.hioa.no). More information about the call for papers is below. Call for papers The IATUL 2018 Program Committee invites proposals for papers and posters, which should reflect…
Resources for College Libraries Seeking Subject Editors
(via Anne Doherty, American Library Association) Resources for College Libraries (RCL), the bibliography of essential titles for undergraduate libraries, is announcing editorial openings. RCL is a continuously-updated, peer-reviewed core collection that includes over 85,000 resources in 61 curriculum-specific subject areas. Available online at http://rclweb.net, the RCL database is co-published by Choice/ACRL and ProQuest. RCL is currently seeking…
Call for Applications: Travel Grant for The Innovative Library Classroom conference (Deadline Feb. 19)
(via Rebecca Seipp, Hollins University) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) is pleased to announce a grant to attend the 2018 conference, held at Radford University in Radford, VA on May 8th and May 9th. The grant will help someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by providing funding for registration or accommodations…
Call for Column Authors: Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship
(via Cristina Sewerin, University of Toronto) Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (www.istl.org) welcomes contributions to our tech column, “There’s an App for That”. This is your opportunity to explore trends, spark thought, or share successful initiatives and best practices in the use of technology in sci-tech libraries. The scope of the column is broad,…
Seeking Input from Academic Librarians Working with Autistic Students (Participation Limited to Oberlin Group Members)
(via Alexandra Gallin-Parisi, Trinity University) Please consider completing this anonymous 10-minute survey about instruction and reference librarians working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Even if you don’t usually work with students with ASD, we need your responses! SURVEY: https://trinityuniversity.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Kv3u0iY5q9P4Q5 Please pass this along to your colleagues. We want to establish a baseline for…
Call for Nominations: MLA’s Daniel T. Richards Prize (Deadline Jan. 19)
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Chicago) The Collection Development Section of the Medical Library Association is seeking nominations for the Daniel T. Richards Prize of $250.00 for writing related to health sciences collection development. The Richards Prize will be presented to an individual who created a…
Reminder: ILA Legislative Meet-Ups in January and February
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Illinois Library Association sponsors meetups where librarians can meet with legislators to let them know what is important to us. This is your chance to meet your state legislators and give them feedback! The 2018 events start January 29 and run through the end of February….
Call for Feedback: Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Draft Revisions
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Draft Revision Feedback // ACRL Insider — News and information from the Association of … http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/15102 An ACRL task force seeks comments on a draft revision of the association’s 2012 Guidelines for…
Proposals Deadline for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Break-Out Sessions Extended to Jan. 31
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Mark your calendars for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH featuring a keynote presentation by George Needham, Director of the Delaware County District Library This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to trade information and…