(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) announces JJ Pionke, Applied Health Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UICU), as the 2019 Crosman Memorial Award Winner. The Crosman Award is named in memory of Alex Crosman, director of the Peoria Public Library at the time of…
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UIC’s Gwen Gregory is 2019 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via the Illinois Library Association) Gwen Gregory, the Resource Acquisition and Management Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library, is the 2019 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes…
Registration Open for ACRL Workshop: “Standards for Libraries in Higher Education” (Oct. 29 at UIC’s Daley Library)–FOR CARLI MEMBERS
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, and CARLI are pleased to host the Association of College and Research Libraries: Standards for Libraries in Higher Education Workshop <http://www.carli.illinois.edu/acrl-workshop-standards-libraries-higher-education> at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 29, 2019. The learning outcomes for the…
Call for Participation: RAILS Campaign to Help Libraries Promote Value to Stakeholders
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Based on feedback from our member libraries of all sizes and types (academic, public, school, and special), RAILS has launched a campaign to help libraries prove their value to their different stakeholders. The latest addition to the campaign is the MyLibraryIs.org website. Members told us they wanted a place…
College & Research Libraries News Seeking Cover Art
(via ACRL) C&RL News is looking for images from library collections to feature on upcoming covers. If you have items in your collections that you think would make attractive C&RL News covers, we would love to see them. To submit images (or image collections), send URLs for Web-based images or images directly as attachments to…
ALA Seeking Nominations for I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline October 21)
(via the Illinois Library Association) ALA invites all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for the I Love My Librarian Award. The award recognizes outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries who transform communities and improve lives. Nominations are being accepted online now through Oct….
ALA Nominating Committee Seeking Candidates for 2020 Elections (Councilors-at-Large and President-Elect)
(via the American Library Association) The ALA 2019 Nominating Committee announces a deadline extension for completing the candidate biographical form for the positions of Councilor-at-Large and President-elect. Any ALA members interested in being considered for candidacy for these positions have until July 31st, to complete the form. All potential nominees must complete the Candidate Biographical Form…
RAILS Requesting Interlibrary Loan Staff to Complete Survey on Using L2’s Resource Sharing Policy Directory (Deadline July 12)
(via RAILS) As previously announced, RAILS received a grant to replace L2 (librarylearning.info), the statewide continuing education calendar and library directory. As part of this process, we are looking at current L2 features and functions to see how they might be improved. We are asking interlibrary loan staff to complete a brief survey on L2’s…
Reminder: Poster Proposals for ILA 2019 Annual Conference Due Wednesday, July 31
(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…
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…