(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future”, to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Friday, May 8, 2020, is the deadline for ACRL 2021 contributed paper, panel session, preconference, and workshop proposals. Especially now, today’s higher education environment…
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Reminder: Proposals for CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Friday May 29) Due Friday, May 8
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 8th annual Instruction Showcase. This year’s Online Showcase will take place on Friday, May 29. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “Fresh Starts and Restarts:…
Registration Open for Cataloging Maintenance Center Course on Subject Analysis (May 11 – June 19) — Limited to 25 Participants
(via Dr. Pam Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is providing Subject Analysis training for library staff in any Illinois library. This is a 6-week course using Moodle software and will run from Monday, May 11, to Friday, June 19. There are text files, online quizzes, assignments, and links to outside…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Examples of Essential Actions and Services During COVID-19
(via RAILS) Libraries are providing a wide variety of needed virtual services during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though library buildings are closed. To assist RAILS with its effort to identify all of the essential services that libraries are providing during this time, please complete this survey. To see examples of possible service categories, one may…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Illinois Library Association Scholarships is Friday, May 15
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the Illinois Library Association) ILA Scholarships help and encourage the pursuit of education in librarianship and can be used for classes, registration fees for conferences, seminars, workshops, or any other educational opportunities. The deadline for the scholarships is Friday, May 15. If you have…
Call for Panelists: Proposed Session at ACRL 2021 Conference on Creating Accessible Online Library Tutorials (Deadline Friday, May 1)
(via Rachel Olsen, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Are you doing innovative work in your academic library related to online tutorials? Have you recently redesigned or refreshed your tutorial program? You are invited to join a panel of librarians at ACRL related to this topic! There are currently two of us writing the panel…
Recording of OCLC Virtual Town Hall “Libraries and the COVID-19 Crisis” Now Available for Viewing
(via OCLC) The recording from the April 13 OCLC Virtual Town Hall “Libraries and the COVID-19 Crisis” is now available for viewing, along with the chat transcript, slides, and additional resources from the meeting. More than 2,100 people attended the 90-minute session featuring representatives from public, academic, special, and school libraries. Presenters shared their experiences…
Reminder: RAILS Board Elections Open Through Friday, May 8
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of RAILS) If you are at a RAILS member library, please vote, or encourage your library director to vote. RAILS libraries of all types (academic, public, school, and special) are urged to vote in the RAILS Board election by 5:00 PM on Friday, May 8. You…
Reminder: ILA and IACRL Elections Open Through Thursday, April 30
(via the Illinois Library Association) The biographical statements for ILA Board candidates are available here. Polls opened on Wednesday, April 1, and they will close on Thursday, April 30. All personal members of the association are eligible to vote. Paper ballots will be sent to persons requesting one. E-mail ila@ila.org if you believe your membership was…
Reminder: ACRL Seeking Proposals for 2021 Conference (Deadlines May 8 and October 9, 2020)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites you to share your research and creative endeavors with your colleagues at ACRL 2021. Today’s higher education environment calls for innovative ways to support student, faculty, and institution success. Submit your ideas for presentation at ACRL 2021 in Seattle, where we will explore the theme Ascending…