(via Nathaniel King, Nevada State College) The ACRL/CLS Communications and Membership Committee is seeking featured members for the “CLS Member Spotlight” site. We would love to feature you as our next CLS member! The site aims to: Introduce CLS members to one another and encourage professional connections. Highlight the positive experiences and professional development that…
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Call for Proposals: Illinois Library Association 2018 Conference (Deadline March 16)
(via Cyndi Robinson, Illinois Library Association) Libraries of all types are places of refuge for members of our communities and institutions. The 2018 Illinois Library Association Conference, Libraries: All Inclusive, is a chance for us to come together and share our ideas about promoting inclusivity in our communities, among our patrons, and within our staffs….
Call for Nominations: ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award (Deadline Feb. 1)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Does your library have exciting, innovative ways to train your patrons about information technology? The ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award honors an individual library, library consortium, group of librarians, or support organization for innovative planning for, applications of, or development of patron training programs…
ACRL Committee Volunteer Form for 2018-19 Appointment Cycle Now Open (Deadline Feb. 15)
(via Kerry Creelman, University of Houston) The ACRL committee volunteer form for section and division-level appointments is now open! I hope you will consider volunteering for University Libraries Section committees for the 2018-19 appointment cycle, and encourage colleagues to do the same. Visit http://www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer for a link to the form. The deadline to volunteer is…
Assistance Needed From CARLI Members to Build OER Website
(via Chris Diaz, Northwestern University) The OER Task Force would like your help with populating a new CARLI website dedicated to sharing information and resources related to open educational resources. We would like to highlight any LibGuides, websites, citations, presentations, or other materials created by CARLI members about OER. Please contribute the content you’d like…
Call for ALCTS News Reporters at 2018 Midwinter Meeting in Denver
(via Chelcie Rowell, Boston College) ALCTS News is looking for volunteers to report on ALCTS preconferences, programs, and forums at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Are you attending one of the sessions listed on the call for reporters announcement on the ALCTS News site? Would you like to share what you learn with the ALCTS community?…
Second Request for Participation in Survey on Teaching Beliefs and Instructional Practices
(via Maoria Kirker, George Mason University) We are writing to ask you to participate in a research survey on the teaching beliefs and instructional practices of librarians who teach information literacy. The purpose of this study is to discover the epistemological beliefs and practices of teacher librarians. We are particularly interested learning about beliefs relating…
Voting Open for Designing for Digital 2018 Conference Sessions (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) One of the many ways Designing for Digital (D4D) planners build programming is through an open call for proposals and a community vote on all submissions.The Designing for Digital Program Planning Committee welcomes and encourages the community to participate in an open, easy and anonymous community vote of the…
Call for Proposals: Northern California Technical Processes Group 2018 Meeting (Deadline Dec. 13)
(via the Northern California Technical Processes Group) We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) will take place in San Francisco April or May 2018. Our 81st annual meeting will be organized under the theme “Choosing Your Battles.” For 2018, we will have two options…
Call for Papers: ALA Annual 2018–New Research in Collection Management and Development (Deadline Dec. 18)
(via Jennifer Bazeley, Miami University in Ohio) The Publications Committee of the Collection Management Section of ALCTS is sponsoring the program “New Research in Collection Management and Development” (previously known as the Annual Collection Management & Development Research Forum) at the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference held in New Orleans, LA from June 21-26,…