(via Anne Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Strategic Planning Committee invites you to complete the following brief survey to inform our work on the next version of the Section’s strategic plan. Every three years, the strategic plan is reviewed and revised by the Strategic Planning Committee, and your…
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Reminder: Proposals for CARLI Undergraduate Research Webinar Series Due Monday, Dec. 7
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) A friendly reminder, please submit your proposals by Monday, December 7. The CARLI Program Planning Committee is seeking presenters for a series of webinars in Spring 2021 focused on academic library support of undergraduate research. The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) defines undergraduate research as “an inquiry or investigation conducted by…
Call for Proposals Extended: Designing for Digital 2021 (Online Feb. 22-25) — New Deadline Tues., Dec. 8
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) If you are a User Experience librarian, Assessment Librarian, Digital Resources Specialist, Web Services Resources, Usability Specialist or in a related role (or just with a general interest in the topic!) in an academic or public library, archive or museum, consider participating in the upcoming virtual edition of Designing…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Updated Information for COVID-19 Library Services Survey
(via RAILS) Please continue to update the COVID-19 survey. Yes! Really! This means YOU! We know how busy everyone is. With the Governor and Illinois Department of Public Health evaluating and changing their recommendations and restrictions often, we are asking you please to update your library’s information on the survey on the RAILS Pulse Page every…
Call for Proposals — Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data Online Conference (Feb. 11, 2021) — Deadline Thurs., Dec. 3, 2020
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) “This link worked yesterday – why doesn’t it work now?” “Will all of our local MARC fields migrate when we change catalogs?” When it comes to integrated library systems and electronic resources platforms, the one constant is change. Whether it’s migrating all your MARC records to a new catalog…
Reminder: Nominations for 2021 ACRL Awards Due Friday, December 4
(via ACRL) Nominations for ACRL’s 2021 awards program are due Friday, December 4. Please consider acknowledging those who have influenced your thinking, practice, and growth as an academic or research library worker. ACRL urges you to nominate colleagues whose work you admire, and whose contributions merit recognition by the profession. Your nominations will ensure that…
Call for Participation: Survey for Student Success in Academic Libraries Research Project (Deadline Fri., Jan. 8, 2021)
(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) All academic librarians in the United States and Canada are invited to participate in a survey about student success in academic libraries. The research project is an examination and analysis of student success initiatives in academic libraries. The researchers seek to find out how institutions define student success, how…
Reminder: CARLI Seeking Presenters for Spring 2021 Webinar Series on Undergraduate Research (Deadline Mon., Dec. 7)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The CARLI Program Planning Committee is seeking presenters for a series of webinars in Spring 2021 focused on academic library support of undergraduate research. The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) defines undergraduate research as “an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution…
Call for Proposals–New England Library Instruction Group Winter Program: Virtual Instruction Workshop and Swap, on Mon., Dec. 7 (Deadline Tues., Nov. 23)
(via Samuel Boss, University of Connecticut) The call for proposals is now open for the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) Winter Program: Virtual Instruction Workshop & Swap. The event will take place on Monday, December 7, from 8:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. More information is below. This year, the NELIG Winter Instruction Workshop & Swap…
Call for Participation: Survey for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Developing a Professional-Reflection Practice (Deadline Fri., Nov. 20)
(via Kim Tipton, McHenry County College) The following survey will inform an article being written for the March, 2021, issue of the ILA Reporter. The article topic is “developing a professional-reflection practice”. Do you currently have a professional-reflection practice? We’d love to hear about it! Please take a few minutes to answer this survey. We…