(via the American Library Association) Maureen Brunsdale, Special Collections and Rare Books Librarian at Illinois State University’s Milner Library, is featured in the latest issue of The Bookend, put out by American Libraries. The brief article discusses her work with ISU’s Circus and Allied Arts Collection, which is one of the largest and most noteworthy of its type…
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ALA Nominating Committee Seeking Candidates for 2018 Elections
(via the American Library Association) The Nominating Committee for the 2018 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2018 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to…
Illinois Academic Librarians Present at ALA Midwinter
The following Illinois academic librarians presented at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting. This year’s even took place in Atlanta, GA, from January 20 to 24. John Hernandez (Web & Mobile Services Librarian, Northwestern University) LITA User Experiences Interest Group (Moderator) Dr. Scott Walter (University Librarian, DePaul University) ALA Presidential Candidates Forum Dr. Dane Ward (Dean of Milner Library, Illinois…
University of Chicago’s Kristin Martin Elected ALCTS President for 2018-2019
(via the American Library Association) Kristin E. Martin, electronic resources management librarian, University of Chicago, has been elected the 2018-2019 President of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). She previously held positions in electronic resources management and cataloging at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of North Carolina at…
LITA AdaCamp at ALA Annual 2017 (Facilitators are Margaret Heller, Loyola, and Evviva Weinraub, Northwestern)
(via Abigail Goben) Women in technology face numerous challenges in their day-to-day work. If you would like to join other women in the field to discuss topics related to those challenges, AvramCamp is for you. This one-day LITA preconference at ALA Annual in Chicago will allow female-identifying individuals employed in various technological industries an opportunity…
ALA Releases Results of 2017 Elections
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association has released the results of the 2017 elections. A number of Illinois academic librarians ran for office. Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University, lost a very close race for ALA President-Elect. He came in second out of three candidates, with 35.2 percent of the…
Call for Proposals: ACRL IS Current Issues Discussion Forum (ALA Annual, 2017)
(via Kathy Magarrell, University of Iowa) The IS Current Issues Discussion Forum is an excellent opportunity for instruction librarians to explore and discuss current topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The steering committee welcomes proposals from individuals who are interested in convening this discussion at the 2017 ALA Annual Meeting. The discussion will…
Applicants Sought for ALA Annual Conference NMRT Professional Development Attendance Award
(via Amelia Vander Heide, San Jose Public Library) This year’s Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award Committee is happy to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2017 cycle. This award will allow two recipients to attend a ticketed event of their choice ($100 or less) at the 2017 American Library Association Annual…
ALA’s International Relations Round Table Seeking Editor for International Leads
(via the the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table) Want to contribute to the work of international librarianship and grow your network of colleagues across the globe? Become the Editor of International Leads, the International Relations Round Table’s quarterly newsletter. The application deadline is Friday, March 31. The IRRT Publications Committee is accepting applicants for this…
Early-Bird Pricing for Video-Related Programs at ALA Annual Ends March 22
(via Laine Thielstrom, Colby College) June may seem like a long way off, but ALA Annual in Chicago is right around the corner. In fact, early-bird pricing ends at noon, Wednesday, March 22nd. Register now and don’t miss these great ALA Video Round Table programs running June 24th-25th: Evening Ticketed Event: VRT Gala: Tuned In, Turned On! Videofreex Tape the…