(via CARLI) Calling all library employees at CARLI Institutions who provide library instruction. The CARLI Instruction Committee seeks input from library employees at CARLI member institutions who provide instruction for a research study. The purpose of this study is to explore the degree to which library employees have altered their approach to instruction throughout and…
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Reminder: Deadline to Apply for CARLI Scholarship is Wed., June 30
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) This is a reminder that the deadline to apply for the CARLI Scholarship is this Wednesday, June 30. More details are below. Purpose The CARLI Scholarship provides financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University…
Additional Date Open for Webinar Comfortable Access to Library Buildings by Users and Staff with Disabilities: Going Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act Minimums (Tues., July 20, 10:00-11:30 AM)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Due to high interest in Dr. Fred Schlipf’s webinar Comfortable Access to Library Buildings by Users and Staff with Disabilities: Going Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act Minimums, a second offering of the program will be held on Tuesday, July 20, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM CDT. To register, please go…
University of Illinois System/CARLI Awarded $1 Million Open Textbook Pilot Grant
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The University of Illinois System/CARLI has been awarded a 3-year $1.08 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program – a competitive grant program based on US Senate Majority Whip and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin’s Affordable College Textbook Act. The grant will fund Illinois SCOERs (Support for Creation…
Call for Applicants: CARLI Counts Cohort 3 (Deadline Thursday, July 15)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Applications are available for the extremely popular CARLI Counts Cohort 3, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. CARLI Counts is a continuing education library leadership immersion program that prepares librarians to make effective use of research findings on the impact of academic libraries on student success…
CARLI Announces Professional Development Alliance Webinars for June (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance events in June. “NCLPBH: Defining Library Accessibility: Services, Programs, & Technology” Monday, June 21, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT Two staff members from the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped will discuss how to ensure that library services, collections, technology, outreach…
CARLI Announces Professional Development Alliance Webinars for June (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance events in June. “Black Lives Matter: Programming within an Equity Framework” Monday, June 7, 12:00-1:45 PM CDT An in-depth look at the Black Lives Matter public programming initiative launched by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in September 2020. Learn how this program began, and…
Save the Date: 2021 Virtual CARLI Annual Meeting & Directors Meeting (Wed., Nov. 10, and Thurs., Nov. 4)
(via CARLI) Please mark your calendars for the Virtual CARLI Annual Meeting, being held on Wednesday, November 10. The Governing Directors Meeting will also be held virtually, in place of a regularly scheduled Governing Directors Check-in Sessions, on Thursday, November 4. Registration information will be shared as soon as it becomes available.
Registration Open for CARLI Online Instruction Showcase (Fri., May 21, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM)–Deadline Thurs., May 20
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is coordinating its 9th annual Online Instruction Showcase on Friday, May 21, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We hope you’ve saved the date! Registration is now open, so please share with anyone at your institution who may be interested! The program, focused on the theme, “Virtual…
Registration Open for Two-Part CARLI Webinar “The Application of 3D Printing Services in the Academic Library” (Wed., May 26, and Wed., June 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT Both Days)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration is now open for the two-part CARLI webinar series “The Application of 3D Printing Services in the Academic Library”. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 26, and Wednesday, June 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT each day. More information is below. Driven to democratize access to emerging…