(via Erin Finnerty, Temple University) The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) invites presentation proposals for its ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 23rd from 4:00-5:00 p.m. We are looking for 15-20 minute presentations or facilitated conversations. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): collection development collection management acquisitions metadata services resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries Please complete the online…
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Registration Open for LIRT Teaching, Learning, and Technology Committee Webinar “Ready OER Not, Here We Come? Intentionally Planning for Open, Sustainable, & Learning-Analytics-Ready Resources” (1:00-2:00 PM CST on March 12)
(via Cinthya Ippoliti, University of Colorado Denver) Next week! Please join the ALA Library Instruction Round Table’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology Committee on Tuesday, March 12, at 1:00 PM CST for an exciting, free webinar: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/651009967. The session will be recorded and made available on the LIRT website after the event. Please note that the…
Call for Feedback: ALA IFC’s “Education and Information Literacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights” Document (Deadline 3/1)
(via ACRL) In anticipation of a new edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is continuing to update intellectual freedom-related documents. The IFC would appreciate feedback on “Education and Information Literacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights” by Friday, March 1. The interpretation was adopted by ALA Council…
Registration Open for RUSA eForum “Past, Present, and Future of Virtual Reference & Emerging Technologies” (Feb. 26 and 27)
(via Steven Miller, Jr., Wareham Free Library) Join RUSA’s Virtual Reference Services and Managing of Emerging Technology committees on February 26th and 27th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST in a discussion of the state of reference services today. Whether you are just starting with virtual reference or have expanded existing services with new…
Call for Applications: 2019 ALA Leadership Institute, August 5-8 in Oak Brook (Deadline March 8)
(via the American Library Association) The application<http://www.ala.org/cfapps/leadershipinstitute/index.cfm> process for the 2019 Leadership Institute is now open. Applications will be accepted through March 8, 2019. Selected participants will be notified in mid-May. Applicants may nominate<http://www.ala.org/cfapps/leadershipinstitute/index.cfm> themselves or be nominated by their employer. Cost per participant is $1,650 which includes training, materials, lodging, breakfast and lunch on…
Nominations Deadline for RUSA Achievement Awards Extended to 2/15
(via RUSA) The deadline to submit nominations for Achievement Awards has been extended to February 15, 2019. RUSA encourages members to nominate their colleagues whose work has influenced their thinking and performance and whose outstanding contributions merit recognition by the profession. RUSA has, and will continue to, nominate, select and honor the very best in…
UIUC’s John Price Wilkin Receives ALA’s 2019 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
(via the American Library Association) John Price Wilkin, Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named the 2019 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Wilkin will receive a cash award and citation during an ALCTS event at the ALA…
Reminder: Submission Deadline for ALA Publication Diversity and Inclusion in Action is 2/15
(via Chris Bombaro, Dickinson College) There is still plenty of time to submit proposals for a forthcoming ALA publication, Diversity and Inclusion in Action: Case Studies for Academic Libraries. This collection will describe the innovative work of academic librarians who have implemented initiatives that have helped their organizations understand and address issues surrounding diversity, equity,…
Call for Presentations: Reference Research Forum at 2019 ALA Annual Conference (Deadline Extended to 1/11)
(via Jennifer Hunter, Princeton University) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 25th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington,…
Call for Proposals: ALA International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference at ALA Annual (Deadline 1/18)
(via Dr. Gloria Creed-Dikeogu, Ottawa University) The American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to submit presentation proposals for their 2019 Pre-conference in Washington, DC on Friday, June 21, 2019, from 8:00am – 1:00pm. Libraries today continue to be attuned to meeting the needs of their communities. In the 21st century,…