(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Jason Martin, Middle Tennessee State University) The following online program will be offered free of charge on Thursday, April 19, at 12:00 PM CDT. To access it, go here. The program will be recorded for later viewing if you are unable to attend the…
Category: American Library Association (ALA)
Call for Mentors from Academic Libraries: ALA Spectrum Scholars Program (Deadline April 15)
(via Alexandra Rivera-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Help support a diverse workforce in the next generation of academic librarians by mentoring an ALA Spectrum Scholar through the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program! This program links library school students and new librarians who are of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern…
Call for Presentations: RUSA STARS ILL Discussion Group at ALA Annual
(via Mark Sullivan, State University of New York at Geneseo) The ILL Discussion Group of the “Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section” (STARS) of RUSA invites the submission of 10-20 minute presentation topics for the 2018 American Library Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The ILL Discussion Group is a popular and valuable forum…
Call for Panelists: LITA Top Trends Program at ALA Annual (Deadline March 31)
(via Mark Beatty, American Library Association) We are currently seeking nominations for panelists for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference LITA Top Tech Trends program in New Orleans, LA! You may nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a great addition to the panel of speakers. Submit your nominations at https://goo.gl/forms/eND5Z4uzfb2n9WZN2. The next LITA Top…
University of Chicago’s Natasha Owens Receives ALCTS First Step Award
(via Keri Cascio, ALCTS Executive Director) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates Natascha Owens, serials cataloger at the University of Chicago Library, as the recipient of the 2018 First Step Award – a Wiley Professional Development Grant presented by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section (CRS). The award will be presented on Saturday,…
Call for Participants: ALA 2018 Panel on the Intersection of the Arts, Social Justice, and Librarianship
(via Eamon Tewell–Long Island University, Brooklyn) The ACRL Women & Gender Studies Section (WGSS) and Theatre Library Association (TLA) are looking for panelists attending ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans who are at the intersection of librarianship, the arts, and social justice. Are you an artist? Do you work with artists? This discussion panel might…
Latest Dewey Decibel Episode (on Comic Books and Libraries) Features UIUC’s Mara Thacker
(via the American Library Association) In Episode 22, Dewey Decibel features two people who are bringing more diverse voices and representation to the comic book world and libraries. First, Dewey Decibel host and American Libraries Associate Editor Phil Morehart talks with G. Willow Wilson, the writer of the Ms. Marvel series. She discusses the inspiration behind the character Kamala Khan, the first…
Reminder: Mentoring Volunteers Needed at ALA Midwinter
(via MD Galvin, University of Oregon) As we get closer to Midwinter, I hope that you will consider spending an hour of your time mentoring fellow librarians and students. If you have time and consider this a worthy activity, please sign up here: https://goo.gl/sCGbEJ. Mentoring-on-fly will be located in the Placement Center of the Colorado…
Call for Participants: ALCTS Mentoring Program (Deadline March 2)
(via Regina Gong, Lansing Community College) On behalf of the Mentoring Subcommittee of the ALCTS (Association for Library & Technical Services) Leadership Development Committee, we invite you to participate in the second year of the ALCTS Mentoring Program. As an ALCTS member, you have the opportunity to participate as either a mentor, a mentee, or…
Reminder: Nominations for Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award Due Feb. 1
(via Julia Warga, Kenyon College) Many of us know those special librarians who invest their time and talent to make positive changes in the profession of librarianship. They are the ones taking risks to further the cause of the industry and working tirelessly for change within library organizations. They are the ones inspiring their colleagues…