(via Katherine Freedman, University of Massachusetts Amherst) Call for Proposals Failing Forward: Experimentation and Creativity in Libraries 2018 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference Friday, May 4, 2018 Hotel 1620 Plymouth Harbor Plymouth, Massachusetts https://acrlnec.org/annual-conference/call-for-proposals #acrlnec18 We often talk at conferences about projects that went well. In contrast, we rarely discuss initiatives that failed, or…
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Call for ALA Annual Panelists on Open Educational Resources (Deadline Dec. 22)
(via Mike Courtney, Indiana University) Are you a distance or online librarian with experience in OER projects? Then we want to hear from you! The Distance Learning Section has teamed up with the CMS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries Interest Group and are looking for panelists with OER experience to participate in our co-sponsored…
Save the Date: CARLI Public Services Committee Open House at Millikin (March 15, 2018)
(via Denise Green, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) The CARLI Public Services Committee is pleased to sponsor an Open House that has an emphasis on the changing nature of library spaces. Please save the date of March 15, 2018 to visit Millikin University’s University Commons. Their newly remodeled and reconfigured space opened…
Call for Applications: ACRL Travel Scholarship to National Library Legislative Day (Deadline Dec. 19)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Apply for ACRL Travel Scholarship to National Library Legislative Day (May 7-8, 2018) // ACRL Insider — News and information from the Association of … http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/14756 Are you interested in federal legislation and policy affecting libraries and your campus community? Are you willing to work with your…
Second Call for ALA Annual Panelists: Community College Librarians with Framework-Based Instruction Strategies to Share (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Andrea Kingston, Monroe Community College) Are you effectively engaging students with library instruction based on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in your community or junior college library? Have you incorporated the Framework into your library’s instruction program or specific lesson plans? Please consider presenting your Framework-infused instruction strategies at the 2018 ALA Annual…
Reminder: Applications for ACRL Awards Due December 1
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Each year, ACRL members are privileged to be able to nominate our colleagues and other outstanding librarians and libraries for ACRL awards! This year, December 1, 2017 is the deadline for most award nominations. Recognizing peers for their contributions to our profession is one of the highest…
University of Maryland Offering Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) “Starter” Awards
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) This information just came out from the Greater Midwest Region’s National Docline Coordinating Office – awards are made on a first-come, first-serve basis, so get your application in if you’re interested! The Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS/HSL) at…
CARLI Seeking Feedback on Draft of Its 2020 Strategic Plan
(via Margaret Chambers, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) At the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 17, attendees participated in the final feedback stage of the CARLI 2020 strategic planning process. The draft of the CARLI 2020 strategic plan outlines CARLI’s aspirations, and focuses the activities of the consortium, and will serve…
Volunteers Sought for New ACRL Task Force to Develop Project Outcome for Academic Libraries (Deadline Nov. 21)
(via Megan Griffin, Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Board of Directors recently approved the development of a national survey management tool for academic libraries based on PLA’s Project Outcome, and the establishment of a division-level Project Outcome for Academic Libraries Task Force. Volunteers are sought from all types of academic libraries for this…
Call for Applications: 2018 MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) Are you a library professional interested in learning to do research? Are you excited at the prospect of being part of an intensive and collaborative program that takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project? The Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training…