(via the Illinois Library Association) LITA (the Library Information Technology Association) is now accepting proposals for webinars and online courses for Summer/Fall 2019 or 2020. All topics related to the intersection of technology and libraries are welcomed and submissions from underrepresented groups (women, people of color, the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities) are strongly…
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Reminder: RSVP for ACRL Webinar Viewing and Discussion at University of Illinois Springfield (1:00-4:00 PM on Wednesday, June 12)
(via Pattie Piotrowski, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for the University of Illinois Springfield) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) and the University of Illinois Springfield’s Brookens Library are pleased to host aFREE viewing of the Association of College and Research Libraries webinar “Be Proactive: Overcoming Biases and Microaggressions in the…
ILA Best Practices Committee Seeking Feedback (Deadline June 30)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Best Practices Committee has created a survey to collect best practices for topics that are important to the library community. The survey is available here<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=5e3e72e929&e=6c7f1a78dd> and will close on Friday, June 30.
Call for Feedback: ALA Statement on Intellectual Freedom Advocacy and Education (Deadline Thursday, June 6)
(via Sarah Dallas, Director of the Southern Adirondack Library System) Julia Warga, Chair of IFC and Sara Dallas, Chair of COPE, are seeking feedback from the ALA Council and the library community on a joint committee policy statement regarding the importance of advocating for intellectual freedom. We are asking you to review and make any…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI’s “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium” on Sept. 25
(via CARLI) CARLI is planning an exciting day-long leadership event for mid-level leaders, “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium: CARLI′s Next Deans and Directors,” from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 25, 2019. The event will feature Karen S. Goins, executive coach, facilitator, consultant, speaker, and author. Karen will guide attendees to: · Understand what leadership is…
Reminder: Webinar on November 14 iSchool + CARLI Networking and Career Fair Will Take Place Tuesday, June 4 (1:30-2:30 PM)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Reminder to join us Tuesday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. for the webinar about the Career Fair! The School of Information Sciences + CARLI Networking and Career Fair will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 2:30-5:30 p.m. The Career Fair is a result of CARLI’s partnership with the iSchool<https://ischool.illinois.edu/>…
RAILS Announces Board Election Results
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Thanks to all who voted in the May 2019 RAILS Board Election. A special welcome to our colleague Sarah McHone-Chase of Northern Illinois University! I look forward to working with all the board members as the academic library representative on the board. Please contact me if you…
ACRL President’s Program (on EDI and Leadership) at ALA Annual Conference to Take Place June 22
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Join ACRL for its President’s Program at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. Hosted by ACRL President Lauren Pressley, this program will take place from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 22, at the Washington Convention Center, Room 146A. Titled “Equity, Diversity, Inclusion… and…
ACRL Instruction Section Holding Virtual Brown Bag Lunch Discussions on June 3 (1:00 PM) and June 4 (11:00 AM)
(via Ashley Crane, Sam Houston State University) June is a great time to reflect on teaching experiences of the previous academic year and find inspiration for next fall. To that end, the ACRL Instruction Section would like to invite you to join one of two virtual brown bag discussions on Monday June 3rd or Tuesday, June…
Reports on Last Fall’s RAILS/IACRL Networking Events Appear in ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter
ACRL has just released the Spring issue of its Chapter Topics Newsletter, which is published twice annually and features activities and projects by ACRL state and regional chapters. The issue includes two articles on last fall’s RAILS/IACRL networking events. One piece, written by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Mackenzie Salisbury, covers the…