(via the Illinois Library Association) The IHLS Nominating Committee is preparing for the 2020 election cycle and has opened the nomination process. The open seats include one academic library representative, who will serve a three-year term. If your library is part of the IHLS service area and you are interested in appearing on the election…
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Call for Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section’s 2020 Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum (Deadline Feb. 27)
(via Melissa Harden, University of Notre Dame) Is there an instruction issue you wish more folks were talking about? The Instruction Section (IS) Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an opportunity for library workers to explore and discuss pressing topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The IS Discussion Group Steering Committee welcomes topic…
Seeking Information for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Community Engagement Through Makers and the Maker Movement
(via Tana Petrov, Fountaindale Public Library District) I am seeking responses for a survey being used to collect information for an upcoming article appearing in the Illinois Library Association’s ILA Reporter magazine. The topic of the article is “community engagement through makers and the maker movement”. I am interested in learning about maker programs from…
Call for Volunteers: IACRL Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee
(via IACRL) IACRL is seeking volunteers for an ad-hoc bylaws committee. The committee’s tasks are to review and amend the IACRL bylaws in 2020. The chair is Rob Morrison, National Louis University. If interested, please contact Rob, at Rob.Morrison@nl.edu.
UIUC’s Benson is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Sarah Benson, Copyright Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is ACRL’s Member of the Week. Some of her responses to interview questions are below. To read the full interview, please go to https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/18800 Describe ACRL in three words: Connecting, network, colleagues. What do you value about ACRL? I really value…
Call for Topic Suggestions: ILA Noon Network Micro-Learning Webinars (Deadline Jan. 17)
(via the Illinois Library Association) This spring, ILA will launch a new member learning resource, ILA Noon Network. The ILA Noon Network will offer afternoon micro-learning webinars on various topics designed to help members with their professional development goals. Webinars will be twenty minutes, and consist of a 10-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute question…
Reminder: Submissions for ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2019” Feature Due January 20
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2019? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2019” article in the March 2020 issue. Submissions should include: At least one high-resolution image of the exterior At least one high-resolution of the interior…
Call for Presenters: “Cut the CRAAP: Fresh Takes on Evaluating Information” Online Panel April 1 (Deadline Tues., Feb. 11)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presenters for a panel discussion on fresh approaches to evaluating information, to be presented via webinar on Wednesday, April 1. More information is available here. As our students grapple with various forms of alternative facts, what tools or frameworks can instruction librarians employ to help…
Call for Proposals: Library Research Round Table (LRRT) Forum at ALA Annual — Deadline Friday, January 17
(via Dr. Amanda Folk, The Ohio State University) The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) is accepting paper submissions for the LRRT Research Forum at the 2020 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. The LRRT Research Forum will feature 15-minute presentations of library and information science (LIS) research followed by discussion. Proposals are…
Reminder: Registration Open for Free IACRL Webinar “Libraries Are Open for Learning: Using OER to Support Students and Faculty” (Tues., Jan. 28, 1:00-2:00 PM)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Free IACRL Webinar Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM Libraries Are Open for Learning: Using OER to Support Students and Faculty Open Educational resources (OER) have quickly become an answer to addressing higher education affordability, increasing student completer success raters and reducing equating gaps, and increasing pedagogical…