(via Dr. Stephen Greenberg, National Library of Medicine) The History of Medicine Division of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) reminds individuals interested in researching the history of surgery, cardiac care, medical education, health care policy, and the wide variety of other fields with which Michael E. DeBakey was associated during his 75-year career,…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Proposals: IOLUG 35th Anniversary Conference (Deadline Sept. 15)
(via the Indiana Online Users Group) The Indiana Online Users Group (IOLUG) is seeking program proposals for its 2017 Conference. This year’s meeting will take place at the Indianapolis Propylaeum (1410 N Delaware St. #2, Indianapolis, IN 46202) on Friday, October 13. Instructions for producing and submitting proposals are below. Libraries have always been at the…
Re-think It 2018 Conference Call for Proposals Extended to Sept. 8
(via Catherine Hamer, University of Texas at Austin) Save the date! Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age will take place January 8-10, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Registration is currently open. To receive updates and announcements, subscribe here. Re-think it 2018 is presented by the University of Texas Libraries, Austin Community College Library Services, and the Austin Public Library….
Call for Proposals: Empirical Librarians 2018 (Feb. 16 in Knoxville, TN)
(via Nina Exner, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University) Do you support faculty researchers or graduate student researchers? Or, do you do your own research? Then we have a conference for you! Please join us for the fourth Empirical Librarians conference, EmpLibs18. EmpLibs18 is a mini-conference on librarians and research, and will be held…
Call for Proposals: CCLI 2018, “Library Instruction by Design: Using Design Thinking to Meet Evolving Needs”
(via William Cuthbertson-California State University, Chico) The California Conference on Library Instruction (CCLI) seeks to showcase the ways in which librarians have approached library instruction and information literacy problems through the lens of Design Thinking, which will be central to the theme of the 2018 meeting. Design Thinking involves using a designer’s perspective to improve…
Deadline for Against the Grain’s Up and Comer Awards Nominations Extended to Sept. 11
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Do you know a rising star in the library and information world? Would you like to see them recognized for their promising achievements? Look no further! ATG Media is thrilled to announce the first ever round of nominations for Up and Comers. Who exactly is…
Call for Applications: Carnegie-Whitney Grant Awards of Up to $5,000 (Deadline Nov. 3)
(via Mary Jo Bolduc, American Library Association) The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. Funded projects have ranged from…
Reminder: Survey on Hospital Library Benchmarking Closes September 8
(via Brooke Billman, College of American Pathologists) We invite you to participate in a survey on hospital library benchmarking. The link is here. The survey will remain open until 3:00 PM CST on Friday, September 8. Background and other additional information is below. The last benchmarking survey was conducted in 2006. Since then, hospital libraries and librarians have faced…
ACRL Seeking Feedback on Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) An ACRL task force seeks comments on a draft of potential changes to the Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE) before completing final revisions and submitting the standards for approval. Like all ACRL standards and guidelines, these are subject to a regular cyclical review. Please review the draft document and…
Call for Proposals: ACRL University Libraries Section Online Programs
(via Jason Martin, Middle Tennessee State University) The ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee is charged with supporting the continued development of ULS members by providing professional development opportunities, mostly through online programming. The ULS Professional Development Committee is committed to providing programs on a wide array of topics and in various formats to…