(via the Illinois Library Association) Interested in serving on an ILA committee? ILA Vice President/President-Elect Jeanne Hamilton (Bloomington Public Library) will begin making appointments early in 2021, so now is the time to start thinking ahead. Appointments begin July 1, 2021, and most committee members serve two- or three-year terms. You must be a personal…
Category: Committees (non-HSLI)
Reminder: ACRL Seeking Volunteers for Division, Section, and Representative Appointments (Deadline Fri., Feb. 12)
(via ACRL) Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee or editorial board is a great way to become involved and make an impact on the…
Call for IACRL Officer Nominations (Deadline Fri., Feb. 5)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL Past President) The IACRL Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the 2021-2022 Executive Board Election. In April 2021, members will vote for the IACRL Vice-President/President-elect and Secretary. Vice-President/President-elect is three-year terms beginning July 2021 and ending June 2024. Secretary is a one-year position beginning July 2021 and ending June 2022….
Call for Participation: Survey on ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Strategic Plan (Deadline Fri., Dec. 18)
(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…
Registration Open for ALA Council Discussion on Forward Together (Online Thurs., Dec. 3, 2:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Registration is now open for the upcoming ALA Virtual Council Meeting on Forward Together. The event will take place on Thursday, December 3, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. The Forward Together Working Group will provide an update on its initiatives, which include the information feedback sessions the Group…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Panel Discussion on Privacy Literacy (Fri., Dec. 4, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via the ACRL Instruction Section) Registration is now open for the next Current Issues Panel Discussion by the ACRL Instruction Section’s Virtual Engagement Committee. The webinar, titled “Privacy Literacy Reboot: Grounding Practice in Theory”, will take place on Friday, December 4, at 1:00 PM CDT. The moderators for the panel discussion will be Alexandria Chisholm…
Registration Open for ILA Career Pathway Talk Series Webinar “A College Student’s Best Friend: The Academic Librarian” (Wed., Nov. 11, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the ILA Students and New Professionals Forum, or SNAP, for the first webinar in its Career Pathway Talk Series, “A College Student’s Best Friend: The Academic Librarian”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 11, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. While college and university students often spend hours sitting in…
Call for Nominations: ILA Executive Board (Deadline Fri., Oct. 23)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2021-2022 Executive Board Election. In April 2021, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for five Executive Board positions: 2 Public Library, 1 School Library, 1 Academic Library representative, and the ALA Councilor. These are three-year terms beginning July 2021 and…
Call for Volunteers: RAILS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (Deadline Fri., Oct. 16)
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) The RAILS Board is forming an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and we are looking for staff from our member libraries to participate, along with a few members of our board and a few RAILS staff serving as ex-officio members. The Committee charge is the following. to develop a shared…
Call for Volunteers: RAILS My Library Is… Advisory Team (Deadline Friday, September 18)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Are you interested in library advocacy and outreach? Want to help RAILS libraries tell their story and make the case for increased support/funding? Apply to be a My Library Is.. Advisory Group member! RAILS is seeking seven volunteers to help publicize the campaign…