(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The IACRL 2016 Conference is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. To submit a proposal and register for the conference, visit our conference page. Deadline for submissions is Saturday February 6th, 2016. Notification will be given by Saturday February 20th, 2016. This year, there will be two awards given out to…
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IACRL 2016: Poster Session Proposals Are Open!
(via Andrew Lenaghan, IACRL Past-President) The IACRL 2016 Conference is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. The Conference will be held on Friday March 18th, 2016 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare. Deadline for submissions is Saturday February 6th, 2016. Notification will be given by Saturday February 20th, 2016. Raise your voice by submitting a poster…
IACRL Listserv Has New Home
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Welcome to the new home of the IACRL listserv! This list is a forum for any information relevant to academic libraries in Illinois. All subscribers to the old list were migrated, so there is no need to resubscribe. You may submit messages to the new list at iacrl@list.railslibraries.info starting today….
Seeking Volunteers for IACRL Committees
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries is seeking committee members. Members must currently belong to IACRL. Committees include Awards, Communications, Membership, and Nominations. Brief descriptions of each committee and its activities are below. Awards-solicits and evaluates nominations for the “Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year” award and related honors Communications-puts out the IACRL Newsletter twice…
Story on Open Access in IACRL Newsletter
Below is an article I wrote that appeared in the Spring edition of the IACRL Newsletter. The article covers open access, which continues to affect many aspects of librarianship, mainly because of librarians’ role in providing users with the tools for accessing scholarly articles, and also because of the increasing number of scholarly articles that…
LSTA Story in IACRL Newsletter
Below is an article I wrote for the Fall issue of the IACRL Newsletter, which was just released. The article covers LSTA, the Library Services and Technology Act. LSTA is the only federal legislation that focuses exclusively on libraries, making it a crucial source of funding, in addition to a barometer of the level of…