(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The proposal submission deadline for the 21st Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair-which will take place on Friday, February 24-has been extended to Friday, February 10. Submission and registration details are available at the conference website. This year’s theme is “Assessment: Just and Fair”, and the keynote speaker will be Norbert Elliot, Professor Emeritus…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Input Sought for Study on Academic Libraries and Prayer Spaces at U.S. Colleges and Universities
(via Christina Riehman-Murphy, Pennsylvania State University Libraries) We are conducting a study on the presence and use of prayer spaces in academic libraries. If you are currently employed, or are a student, at a college or university in the United States, please consider responding to our survey. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to…
Call for Proposals: Delta Serials Conference (July 27-28)
(via Star Holloway, Arkansas State University) Take part in the inaugural Delta Serials Conference-which will take place on Thursday, July 27, and Friday, July 28, at Arkansas State University’s Jonesboro campus-by submitting a proposal for a regular session or poster session. Share your experience and expertise on any aspect of serials. Possible topics of interest include access,…
Deadline to Apply for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Student Internships is January 31
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) On behalf of the Planning Committee for the 2017 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference, we would appreciate your help in getting this information out to LIS students who might be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity. Please feel free to forward the announcement below (and attached) to any email groups…
ACRL Seeking Contributions to Information Literacy Framework Sandbox
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The ACRL Framework Sandbox, launched here in early December, is now inviting contributions. Searching is freely available to everyone – you don’t need a login to start searching. And, since the content of the Sandbox comes from you, the most important way you can celebrate the launch of the Sandbox is to contribute your Framework-related materials…
Proposals for Illinois Community College Assessment Fair Due January 27
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) We encourage you to submit a proposal for a presentation for a session or poster for the 21st Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair on Friday, February 24. The proposal submission deadline is Friday, January 27. This year’s conference is hosted by Prairie State College. The theme is “Assessment: Just and…
IACRL Seeks Candidates for 2017-18 Officers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Would you like to get more involved with your library colleagues in Illinois? Do you want to meet fun and interesting people while improving academic librarianship? The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) wants you! IACRL is accepting nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President/President-Elect for 2017-18, with the…
Call for Papers: ILDS 2017 Conference
(via Seangill Peter Bae, Princeton University) The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing Committee invites papers for the 15th Interlending & Document Supply Conference, to be held October 4-6, 2017, in Paris, hosted by The Centre technique du livre de l’enseignement suprieur (CTLes), which is an operator for the French Ministry of Higher Education and…
Proposals for Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award Due March 17
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017 This award is being jointly presented by the Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society and the American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table to recognize excellent research in progress into problems related to the profession of librarianship. Any ALA member is eligible for this $500…
First Issue of Journal of New Librarianship Available
(via Dr. Dane Ward, Dean of Milner Library, Illinois State University) On behalf of editors Stephen Weiter and Matthew Kopel and the editorial board, I am pleased and excited to announce the publication of Volume 1, Issue 1, of the Journal of New Librarianship. The Journal is an open-access publication for members of the library and information professions,…