(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Conference Program Committee is accepting applications for poster sessions for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference at https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference/submit-a-poster-session. This year’s conference will be held at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. Poster Sessions will be held…
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Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Featured Teaching Librarian (Deadline Sept. 9)
(via Caroline Sinkinson, University of Colorado Boulder) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the…
Reminder: National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region Accepting Funding Applications
(via the Illinois Library Association) The NNLM Greater Midwest Region is now accepting funding applications for their fiscal year (May 1, 2019-April 30, 2020). All types of libraries are encouraged to apply. Funding opportunities and deadlines vary. For additional information, visit the NNLM website.
Reminder: Registration Open for July 18 RAILS Member Update
(via RAILS) The next RAILS member update will be Thursday, July 18, 10 a.m.-noon. Attend at one of several videoconference locations or via one-way streaming video (RAILS Live). The session will also be recorded for viewing at a later date on the RAILS YouTube page. View the agenda here. You’ll hear the latest news about:…
Registration Open for Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Annual Conference (Oct. 2-4 in Lansing)
(via Andrea Kepsel, MHSLA 2019 Publicity Chair) Registration for the 2019 Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) Annual Conference is now open! Please join us October 2-4, 2019 at the Radisson at the Capitol in Lansing, MI. The Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association is excited to host Shannon Jones (MLIS, MEd, FMLA, AHIP) as our keynote speaker for the…
ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion LibGuide Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive communities in the association and in academic and research libraries. This Core Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) permeates the work of the Association, cutting across all ACRL sections, committees, interest and discussion groups, and communities of practice….
Call for Host Sites: “Americans and the Holocaust” Traveling Exhibition Tour (Application Deadline August 9)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the ALA Public Programs Office invite libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. The exhibition…
Registration Open for Free ACRL Presents Webcast “Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications” (12:00 PM on Monday, July 15)
(via ACRL) For many years, the academic and research library workforce has worked to accelerate the transition to more open, inclusive, and equitable systems of scholarship. Learn about ACRL’s new research agenda “Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future” in a free ACRL Presents webcast on Monday, July 15, 2019. This action-oriented…
Call for Proposals Extended: MLA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Meeting (New Deadline Friday, July 19)
(via Everly Brown – University of Maryland, Baltimore) The MAC Contributed Papers and Posters committees invite you to submit your proposals for the 2019 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting in Durham, NC! We are excited to be at the Millennium Hotel from October 5 through 7, 2019. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Rising to the…
Reminder: ILA Best Practices Committee Survey Closes Sunday, June 30
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Best Practices Committee invites library professionals to participate in a survey to collect best practices for topics that are important to the library community. The survey closes on June 30. To complete the survey, click here.