The American Library Association has announced the slate of ALA Council candidates it has nominated for the 2017 elections. Two Illinois academic librarians are on the list. They are Steve Brantley, Head of Reference Services and Associate Professor at Eastern Illinois University, and Sarah McHone-Chase, Head of User Services at Northern Illinois University. Both Brantley and McHone-Chase…
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Registration and Housing Open for 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits
(via the American Library Association) Registration and housing are now open for the 2017 Midwinter meeting and exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia, from Friday, January 20, to Tuesday, January 24. The conversation starts here . . . every year at Midwinter Meeting, offering the usual gold-standard networking, updates, exhibits, future-focused discussions, innovators and thought leaders, and high-profile speakers….
Call for Nominations: RUSA Achievement Awards and Grants
(via the American Library Association) On Thursday, September 1, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) opened the nomination period for its annual series of achievement awards and grants. Nominations and supporting materials for most awards must be submitted by Friday, December 9. RUSA encourages members to nominate their colleagues whose work has influenced their…
Call for Proposals for ALA Annual in Chicago: Video and Libraries
(via Laine Thielstrom, Colby College in Waterville, Maine) Thinking about attending the next ALA Annual Conference, which will take place from June 22 to June 27, 2017, in Chicago? Have you worked on any projects or activities involving film or video at your institution? Since Chicago is the host city, we would especially love to…
ALA Task Force on the Context of Future Accreditation Holding Online Forums
(via ACRL) The ALA Task Force on the Context of Future Accreditation is charged to develop a white paper that describes the fields and context for which we will be accrediting in the future, and to make such recommendations as may arise in the process of that development to the ALA Executive Board. One area…
Illinois Academic Librarians Who Presented at ALA 2016
A number of Illinois academic librarians presented at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference, which took place in Orlando, Florida, from June 23 to June 28. This year’s conference was tied in with ALA’s “Libraries Transform” campaign and focused on the future of libraries, particularly in terms of the impact they can have on…
Chu Named ALA Representative to UNESCO Commission
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs (on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus), has been chosen as the American Library Association’s representative to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Dr. Chu’s term will last through June of 2018. The Commission includes representatives from…
RUSA STARS Seeking Officer Nominations
(via Tina Baich, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) On behalf of the RUSA STARS Nominating Committee, I am asking for your help in identifying nominees for leadership roles within STARS. If anyone has suggestions on individuals who would be great candidates to stand for RUSA STARS elections please let me know. We are seeking candidates for…
ALA Course on Becoming a Library Copyright Specialist
(via ALA) ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, “Becoming the Copyright Specialist in Your Library”. Lesley Ellen Harris will serve as the instructor for a four-week facilitated e-course starting on Tuesday, August 22. Learning Outcomes After participating in this eCourse, you will be able to: understand what being the go-to copyright…
August 4 Workshop on Teaching Threshold Concepts
(via ALA) ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Keys to Teaching the Six Threshold Concepts with Joanna M. Burkhardt. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 1:30 PM CST on Thursday, August 4. Overview Are you looking to get fully acclimated with ACRL’s newly-adopted Framework for Information for Higher Education, learn…