(via the American Library Association) On Friday, June 23, at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, the Emerging Technologies Section (ETS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) are hosting We Are All User Experience Librarians: Creating Change from the Trenches preconference. This half-day session (9:00am – 12:00pm) focuses on user testing and experience using discussion,…
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Applications for 2017 ALA Leadership Institute Due April 13
(via the American Library Association) Applications for the 2017 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (August 7-10, Q Center, St. Charles, Illinois) will be accepted through Thursday, April 13. The institute is designed to help future library leaders develop and practice their leadership skills in areas critical to the future of the libraries they lead. Building…
ALA Offering Workshop (March 15 and 22) on Serving Patrons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association is offering a two-part workshop (totaling three hours), “Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”, on Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22. Both sessions will take place from 1:30 to 3:00 PM CST. The facilitator is Dr. Lesley S. J. Farmer, a professor at California State University (CSU)…
Dr. Scott Walter Candidate for ALA President (Elections Open March 13)
(via the American Library Association) Remember that the 2017 ALA elections run from Monday, March 13, through Wednesday, April 5. The candidate biography below is from ALA’s Guide to the 2017 Elections. To view the full version, click here. Dr. Scott Walter is University Librarian at DePaul University, Chicago. An ALA member for 20 years, Dr. Walter was a…
LLAMA Accepting Applications for John Cotton Dana Awards
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the John Cotton Dana Awards (JCD). These awards, managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, honors outstanding library public relations. Eight $10,000 awards are granted each year by the H.W. Wilson Foundation at an…
ALA Seeks Proposals for 2017-2018 Diversity Research Grants Through April 15
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services seeks proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity, equity, and outreach issues within library and information science. The application deadline has been extended…
UIUC’s Carlstone Wins ALCTS First Step Award
(via the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates Jamie Carlstone, e-serials bibliographic control specialist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as the recipient of the 2017 First Step Award / A Wiley Professional Development Grant, presented by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section (CRS). The…
2017 ALA Annual (Chicago) Poster Session Deadline is Friday, Feb. 3
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…
RUSA Seeking Feedback on Disaster Guidelines for Resource-Sharing
(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) The ALA RUSA STARS Codes, Guidelines and Technical Standards Committee (http://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/stars/rus-stacodes) has begun the required 7-year review of the Guidelines for Resource-Sharing Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (http://www.ala.org/rusa/files/resources/guidelines/disasterguidelines.pdf). We are seeking input from the resource-sharing community as part of the review process. Please look over the current guidelines and email Margaret…
ALCTS Launching New Mentoring Program
(via the American Library Association) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new mentoring program for its members. The ALCTS Mentoring Program facilitates and encourages professional development of ALCTS members at any stage in their career and in any of the areas related to our work. The…