This is a reminder about next week’s ACRL webinar viewing at UIC’s Daley Library. In addition to refreshments, there will be some freebies from ACRL. If you are not familiar with Daley Library and the UIC campus, go here for general directions. The interactive map will direct you to the library’s location. Parking nearby is available…
Category: Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL)
IACRL Election Results Announced
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Past President) The results of this spring’s elections for IACRL office are as follows: PRESIDENT-ELECT Michelle Nielsen Ott, Methodist College – Elected Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University SECRETARY Carl Lehnen, University of Illinois at Chicago- Elected Mallory Sajewski, Western Illinois University On behalf of the IACRL Executive Board and the Awards…
IACRL and UIC Hosting Viewing of ACRL Webinar “Essentials of Usability Design for Library Research Guides” at Daley Library on June 7
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) and the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Library are pleased to host a viewing of the Association of College and Research Libraries webinar “Essentials of Usability Design for Library Research Guides”, presented by Jason Puckett. This recorded webinar, lasting approximately one hour, will…
Reminder: Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Due May 15
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Past President) Do you know an Illinois academic librarian who is making an outstanding statewide contribution to academic/research librarianship and library development? Nominate them for the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year award! The award is presented annually by the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum and sponsored by…
Call for Proposals: IACRL@ILA 2018 in Peoria (Deadline March 16)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Past President) Academic library colleagues: The deadline for proposals for this year’s ILA Annual Conference is coming up on Friday, March 16! This conference will include an IACRL@ILA programming track that will take the place of a standalone IACRL conference. Please see the email below for details, and feel free to…
Dinner with (IACRL) Colleagues at ILA Annual Conference
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Are you attending the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park? Join your academic library colleagues for dinner at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10, at Gatto’s Italian Restaurant! Sign up here. Those who would like to carpool can meet in the lobby of the Holiday Inn at 6:45 PM. We…
IACRL@ILA — Programming for Academic Librarians
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) I hope to see many of you next week at the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park! In addition to our Unconference and Luncheon on Wednesday, please don’t forget that IACRL is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians that includes more than 20 presentations given by and for…
IACRL@ILA Offers Academic-Library Programming at ILA 2017
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians at the 2017 ILA Annual Conference. IACRL@ILA will take the place of an IACRL Conference in 2018. A similar track of programming will be offered at the 2018 ILA Annual Conference. Offering…
IACRL Seeking Committee Volunteers
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with your library peers at the state level? Do you want to play an important role in helping the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries fulfill its mission? Then consider volunteering for an IACRL committee! All of the organization’s committees–Awards, Communications,…
Call for (Additional) Proposals: IACRL @ ILA–Deadline is June 30
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Did you miss the deadline to propose a program for the 2017 ILA Annual Conference? Good news: you have another chance! The ILA Conference Program Committee has reserved several spots for additional academic library programming. We are especially interested in programs related to the following topics. marketing and outreach programming…