(via Alexandra Hauser, Michigan State University) Do you want to share your professional library instruction experience? Lead and build a relationship with a new colleague? Did you answer “yes” to one or both of these questions? If so, then please consider becoming a mentor for the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program. The purpose of the…
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Call for Submissions: ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter (Deadline Sept. 14)
(via the ACRL Instruction Section) The ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter is soliciting content. We invite your submissions about the following topics. active learning techniques learning object creation student learning outcomes & pedagogy assessment instructional design (universal, backward, accessibility, etc.) instruction for special populations (e.g., faculty, international students, administrators, etc.) Submissions should take one of the following forms….
Applicants Sought for MLA Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grant
(via Ahlam Saleh, University of Arizona) Please consider the MLA Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grant opportunity. Application are currently being accepted. The deadline for submission is Friday, December 1. The official description of the grant program is below. “The Medical Library Association (MLA) has established the MLA Librarians without Borders® / Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life…
IACRL@ILA Offers Academic-Library Programming at ILA 2017
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians at the 2017 ILA Annual Conference. IACRL@ILA will take the place of an IACRL Conference in 2018. A similar track of programming will be offered at the 2018 ILA Annual Conference. Offering…
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Offering “American Indian Health Information Resources” Class on Thursday, August 24
(via Helen Spielbauer, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) According to the 2010 US Census, approximately 5.2 million people stated that they were American Indian or Alaskan Native. A recent study shows that American Indian use of the Internet to find health information is lower in comparison with the adult U.S….
Winners of 2017 ASIS&T Board Elections (Including UIUC’s Knox) Announced
(via the American Library Association) Please join us in congratulating Elaine Toms, Emily Knox and Soo Young Rieh on their election to the Association for Information Science and Technology Board of Directors. Their terms will begin on November 1, 2017. More information about the incoming Board members is below. Elaine Toms is currently Professor of Information…
Opportunity Available to Pursue MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization
(via Julie Esparza, Louisiana State University Health – Shreveport) Have you ever thought about pursuing the Consumer Health Information Specialization from the Medical Library Association, but you didn’t have the money to invest in classes, or the time to spend a half-day or a full-day taking classes to reach the goal? Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center…
Volunteers and Suggestions Needed for ACRL Instruction Section’s Research Agenda Conversations
(via Samantha Godbey, University of Nevada, Las Vegas) It’s time for the ACRL Instruction Section’s Research and Scholarship Committee to work on a new installment of our Research Agenda Conversations, and we are looking for recommendations. Research Agenda Conversations provides an opportunity for leading scholars in the field of Information Literacy to talk about their own research and how they approach the…
ACRLog Seeking bloggers for First Year Academic Librarian Experience Series
(via Maura Smale, Chief Librarian at New York City College of Technology, City University of New York) With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank Dylan Burns and Lily Troia for…
Next NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Update on Monday, Aug. 21 (2:00-3:00 PM CST)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) I’d like to invite you to join our quarterly broadcast from the GMR office, intended to update you on office activities, programs, and new opportunities coming your way. The next GMR Update will take place on Monday, August…