Category: Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL)

Reminder: Registration Open for Next IACRL Journal Club Meeting (12:00-1:00 PM on Thursday, June 25)

Posted on by Eric Edwards

(via IACRL) Join IACRL for our next Journal Club discussion on Thursday, June 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, via Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing “Environmental Scan and Assessment of OERs, MOOCs, and Libraries: What Effectiveness and Sustainability Means for Libraries’ Impact on Open Education” by Carmen Kazakoff-Lane. Specifically, we…

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Reminder: Submissions for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Due Wednesday, July 1

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(via IACRL) This is a reminder that the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It will…

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Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Deadline Wednesday, July 1)

Posted on by Eric Edwards

(via IACRL) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It will also present Illinois research and academic librarians…

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Final Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Due Friday, May 29

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(via the Illinois Library Association) This is a reminder that nominations for the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award are due Friday, May 29. The general criteria are below. Additional information, including instructions for submitting a nomination, is available here. Please direct any questions to ila@ila.org. For more information about other ILA awards and…

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Final Reminder: Free RAILS/IACRL Online Event “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!” This Friday, May 15 (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) — Registration Required

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(via IACRL) This Friday, May 15, join your academic libraries from around Illinois for “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!”. The free online event, which the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) are sponsoring, will take place from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This academic…

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Registration Still Open, and Schedule Now Available, for RAILS/IACRL Online Event “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!” (Friday, May 15, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

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(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Next week, join your academic libraries from around Illinois for “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!”. This free online event, which the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) are sponsoring, will…

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Registration Open for Next IACRL Journal Club Meeting (Topic OERs and MOOCs), 12:00-1:00 PM on Thursday, June 25

Posted on by Eric Edwards

(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Join IACRL for our next Journal Club discussion on Thursday, June 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, via Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing “Environmental Scan and Assessment of OERs, MOOCs, and Libraries: What Effectiveness and Sustainability Means for Libraries’ Impact on Open Education”, by…

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ILA and IACRL Announce Election Results (HSLI Members Marielle McNeal, Laura Barnes, and Emily Gilbert Win Office)

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(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association has released the results of its 2020 Executive Board elections. Congratulations to HSLI members Marielle McNeal, Hines Medical Library and Veterans Health and Information Library, who won the election for the academic libraries Director-at-Large seat, and Laura, Barnes, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (University of Illinois at…

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