(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ‘Tis the season to volunteer! If you’re interested in opportunities to connect and network with others in the field or want to gain leadership experience by serving on an ACRL committee, now is the time to submit your volunteer application for 2018-19. The ACRL Membership Committee invites…
Category: Committees (non-HSLI)
Call for Participants: ALA New Members Round Table President’s Program (Deadline Jan. 5)
(via Dani Brecher Cook, University of California – Riverside) The NMRT President’s Program Committee seeks potential speakers for an in-person preconference program at ALA Annual 2018 (New Orleans, LA) on the theme of authenticity and the library profession. In this preconference workshop, we will examine the presidential theme of “You Belong Here” by considering ways…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeks Publication Editor for 2018-2020 (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Meghan Sitar-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The Instruction Section is seeking a Publication Editor. This volunteer position provides final-round editing for IS publications. The position is intended to ensure that IS publications are consistent, professional, and polished, and that they reflect well on IS and on ACRL. This position is also intended to remove…
Volunteers Sought for New ACRL Task Force to Develop Project Outcome for Academic Libraries (Deadline Nov. 21)
(via Megan Griffin, Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Board of Directors recently approved the development of a national survey management tool for academic libraries based on PLA’s Project Outcome, and the establishment of a division-level Project Outcome for Academic Libraries Task Force. Volunteers are sought from all types of academic libraries for this…
Call for Panelists: ALA Midwinter 2018 — Sustainability for Libraries & Communities (Deadline Oct. 18)
(via Meredith Powers, Brooklyn Public Library) News You Can Use Call for panelists — deadline Wednesday, October 18! Have you recently participated in or implemented a sustainability initiative in your organization? Do you want to share your experiences: the good, the bad, and the ugly? Planning to attend ALA Midwinter? If so, you might make a…
Call for ACRL College Libraries Section Fall 2017 Newsletter Items
(via Lindsay Davis, University of California Merced) The ACRL College Libraries Section Communications Committee invites you to submit an article for the Fall, 2017, CLS Newsletter. Did you present at a conference? Are you having a program at ALA Midwinter? Did your library launch an interesting service this fall? Did your library have a successful…
ACRL Science and Technology Section Seeking Chat Leaders for Information Literacy Group
(via Kristen Cooper, University of Minnesota) The ACRL Science and Technology Section’s Information Literacy Chat Subcommittee is seeking proposals from librarians interested in leading an online discussion related to the theme “STEM, Library instruction, and applying the ACRL Framework“. We hope to hold chats once a month, using either Adobe Connect or WebEx. Discussion leaders…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeking Publication Editor for 2018-2020 (Applications due Dec. 1)
(via Meghan Sitar – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The ACRL Instruction Section is seeking a Publication Editor. This volunteer position provides final-round editing for IS publications. The position is intended to ensure that IS publications are consistent, professional, and polished, and that they reflect well on IS and on ACRL. This position is also…
New ACRL Institutional Research Interest Group Seeking Members
(via Dr. Dennis Krieb, Lewis & Clark Community College) I would like to invite anyone interested in the burgeoning topic of data analytics and academic libraries to join the new Institutional Research Interest Group. Beginning September 1, 2017, you can join the Institutional Research Interest Group through your ALA membership record, and participate through the interest…
Call for Proposals: ACRL University Libraries Section Online Programs
(via Jason Martin, Middle Tennessee State University) The ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee is charged with supporting the continued development of ULS members by providing professional development opportunities, mostly through online programming. The ULS Professional Development Committee is committed to providing programs on a wide array of topics and in various formats to…