(via Emily Carlin, Erie Community College) The ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Committee is excited to announce the second of our spring online professional development series on topics of interest to instruction coordinators and library staff with instruction responsibilities. “Curricular Mapping – From Planning to Practice”–Thursday, May 31, 2018 (12:00-1:00 PM CDT) Access the…
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Reminder: Deadline to Submit Nominations for IFLA ACRL Rep. to Science & Technology Libraries Standingommittee is May 4
(via Kara Whatley, New York University) It is time to nominate or re-appoint an IFLA ACRL representative to the IFLA Science and Technology Libraries Standing Committee for the 2019-2023 session. If you are interested in applying (or re-applying) to be the Science & Technology Section representative, please take a look at the information provided by…
ACRL Seeking Program Proposals From Its Members and Groups for 2019 ALA Annual Conference (Informational Meeting 4/26)
(via Megan Griffin, ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC. For the second year, program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group at ALA Annual 2018 (Deadline 4/24)
(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) The ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group meeting will be held on Saturday, June 23 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. in New Orleans. Presentations will be given in person. The ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group welcomes proposals that address graduate…
Registration Open for ACRL New England 2018 Annual Conference (Deadline April 18)
(via Kate Freedman, University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter invites you to attend its 2018 Annual Conference Failing Forward: Experimentation and Creativity in Libraries Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Hotel 1620, in Plymouth, MA Registration now open! Register now through April 18 We often talk at conferences about…
Call for Volunteer: ACRL Instruction Section Social Media Coordinator (Deadline April 11)
(via Meghan Sitar-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The ACRL Instruction Section is looking for its next Social Media Coordinator. This volunteer position develops and manages the social media presences for the Instruction Section. With the Section’s transition to a virtual community, we expect this position will be experimenting with new methods of member engagement, guiding…
Call for Volunteer: ACRL Instruction Section ILI-L List Administrator (Deadline April 11)
(via Meghan Sitar-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The ACRL Instruction Section is looking for its next ILI-L List Administrator. This volunteer position is essential to the maintenance and development of the robust community of librarians who use the ILI-L list to connect with colleagues. More information about the position is below. We’re especially interested in…
Reminder: Registration for ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow at UIUC on May 4 Closes April 4
(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) This is the final week to register for the University of Illinois-hosted ACRL Scholarly Communications Roadshow, “Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement,” at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois on Friday, May 4 from 9am to 4:30pm. Registration is open until Wednesday, April 4 and…
April 10 ACRL LES Virtual Participation Webinar “23 Things about the Framework” (Pre-Registration Required)
(via Ava Brillat, University of Miami) The ACRL LES Virtual Participation Committee will be hosting an interactive discussion forum with the creators of the 23 things about the Framework! Join us on Tuesday, April 10, at 1:00 PM CST, and chat with experts Kim Pittman, Amy Mars, and Trent Brager about the Framework for Information Literacy and…
ACRL Instruction Section’s Building Virtual Community Task Force Seeking Input
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Beginning with the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, the Instruction Section (IS) will no longer hold in-person events at the ALA Annual Conference. This will complete the section’s transition to working virtually, as for some years IS has not held official meetings…