(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2022 Executive Board election. In April 2022, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions, which can be public, school, academic, special, or library trustee representatives. These are three-year terms beginning July 2022 and ending June…
Category: Committees (non-HSLI)
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for 2022-2024 ALA Association, Council, and Joint Committees is Thurs., Sept. 30, 2021
(via Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, American Library Association President-Elect) Don’t forget to submit your volunteer application for Association, Council, and Joint Committees by Thursday, September 30, 2021. We encourage members to lead together for change by volunteering to serve on ALA, Council, and Joint committees for the 2022-2024 term (beginning July 1, 2022). Serving on a committee provides members with…
Registration Open for Inaugural RUSA Business Reference And Services Section Fall Thing (Online Tues., Oct. 19 – Thurs., Oct 21)
(via Rashelle Nagar, Stanford University) On behalf of RUSA-BRASS, we are delighted to invite you to register for the first-ever BRASS (Business Reference And Services Section) Fall Thing. This three half-day event lasts from Tuesday, October 19, to Thursday, October 21, and it features live content focusing on business information literacy and a vault of pre-recorded videos pertaining to AACSB accreditation…
Call for Proposals: ACRL ULS Current Topics Discussion Group Webinars (Deadline Fri., Oct. 22)
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) The ACRL University Libraries Section Current Topics Discussion Group will meet virtually in 2021-2022 in lieu of meeting in-person at ALA conferences. We are inviting proposals for two virtual presentations in the fall/winter and spring/summer, dates TBD. Possible formats might include either lightning talks (10-15 minutes) or full session…
Save the Date: ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group First Friday Forums (Start December 3)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Introducing First Friday Forums: As fun as medical librarianship gets! Starting Friday, December 3, at 11:00 AM CDT, the Health Sciences Interest Group with ACRL will be launching a new program to help health sciences librarians stay excited about our work. Help us get these get these…
Registration and Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals Open: IACRL Spark Event on Equity and Open Educational Resources (Online Thurs., Dec. 9, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM)–Proposals Deadline Fri., Oct. 29
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce its next Spark event! Join us for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources. The event will take place from 9:30…
Registration Open for 4-Week RUSA eCourse “Inside Interlibrary Loan: Basics for a New Millennium” (Oct. 4 – Nov. 1)
(via RUSA) Registration is now open for the RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) eCourse “Inside Interlibrary Loan: Basics for a New Millennium” . The course will take place over four weeks, from Monday, October 4, to Monday, November 1. The presenter is Debra Lucas-Alfieri, Head of Reference and Interlibrary Loan at D’Youville College in…
Reminder: ILA Seeking Nominations for its 2022 Executive Board Election (Deadline Fri., Oct. 22, 2021)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2022 Executive Board election. In April 2022, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions, which can be public, school, academic, special, or library trustee representatives. These are three-year terms beginning July 2022 and ending June…
Registration Open for ACRL Virtual Panel on Data Literacy (Tues., Oct. 19, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Cecilia Smith, University of Chicago) The ACRL DSS Numeric & Geospatial Data Services Discussion Group and the editors of the forthcoming ACRL Data Literacy Cookbook are hosting a virtual panel on data literacy on Tuesday, October 19, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The ACRL Data Literacy Cookbook features chapters written by librarians describing practiced lesson plans, curricula, activities,…
Call for Submissions Extended: ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Open Research Discussion Group Virtual Presentations (New Deadline Fri., Oct. 1)
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Open Research Discussion Group is inviting proposals for virtual presentations. Possible formats might include either lightning talks (10-15 minutes), full session talks (30-45 minutes), or panel discussions (45-60 minutes. You do not need to be a DSS member in order to present, so please share…