(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Dear Colleagues, Please note the call below for applicants to serve as a representative to IFLA on behalf of the Instruction Section. The IS shares the nomination process with AASL (American Association of School Librarians) every two years. See below for more information. If you are…
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Call for Panelists: ACRL IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline April 20)
(via Lauren Hays, MidAmerica Nazarene University) Call for panelists for the ACRL IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum, 2018 ALA Annual Meeting The IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an excellent opportunity for instruction librarians to explore and discuss current topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The steering committee welcomes proposals from individuals…
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase 2018 (Deadline April 2)
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the sixth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 31, at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “We Can’t Do…
RAILS Strategic Planning Session (in Burr Ridge and Virtually) on April 5
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) I know you have a lot of great ideas about what academic libraries need to succeed. As your representative on the RAILS Board, I hope you can share some of these with RAILS. They are revising their strategic plan. As a part of this process, Executive Director Deirdre…
Medical Library Association 2018 Conference Registration Open (Early-Bird Ends April 18)
(via Ray Naegele, Medical Library Association) The 2018 National Program Committee and Local Assistance Committee look forward to welcoming you to the 118th Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (https://mla.socious.com/page/mla18-general-information) in Atlanta, GA from May 18-23, 2018. MLA’s premier event hosts over 2,200 participants including medical librarians and related health information professionals and exhibitors….
RAILS Grants Available to Academic Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Some grants available to RAILS libraries are below. Continuing Education (CE) Grant Opportunities Expanded RAILS is pleased to announce that grant opportunities to fund continuing education events are now open to RAILS libraries, networking groups, and library consortia. To qualify, CE events must be made available to…
RAILS Board Seeking to Fill Positions
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) We invite nominations for five volunteer positions on the RAILS Board of Directors. Two at-large seats – to be filled by individuals representing RAILS libraries of any type (academic, public, school, or special) Three public library trustee seats – to be filled by board members from RAILS…
Call for Panelists: LITA Top Trends Program at ALA Annual (Deadline March 31)
(via Mark Beatty, American Library Association) We are currently seeking nominations for panelists for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference LITA Top Tech Trends program in New Orleans, LA! You may nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a great addition to the panel of speakers. Submit your nominations at https://goo.gl/forms/eND5Z4uzfb2n9WZN2. The next LITA Top…
Call for Nominations: ILA Intellectual Freedom Award (Deadline May 15)
(via Tracy Ruppman, Loyola University Chicago) The Illinois Library Association is seeking nominations for the Intellectual Freedom Award. This award recognizes groups and individuals for outstanding contributions in either defending or promoting intellectual freedom. More information on the award and a nomination form can be found on the ILA Awards website (https://www.ila.org/about/awards/intellectual-freedom-award).
Call for Nominations: IFLA ACRL Rep. to Science & Technology Libraries Standing Committee (Deadline May 4)
(via Kara Whatley, New York University) It is time to nominate or re-appoint an IFLA ACRL representative to the IFLA Science and Technology Libraries Standing Committee for the 2019-2023 session. If you are interested in applying (or re-applying) to be the Science & Technology Section representative, please take a look at the information provided by ACRL….