(via Meghan Sitar-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The Instruction Section is seeking a Publication Editor. This volunteer position provides final-round editing for IS publications. The position is intended to ensure that IS publications are consistent, professional, and polished, and that they reflect well on IS and on ACRL. This position is also intended to remove…
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Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Patricia Devine, University of Washington) Are you looking for funds to attend the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting this year? EBSCO Information Services has made available four awards of up to $1000 for MLA members who are currently employed as health sciences librarians and who will have 2-5 years of experience at the time…
Application Deadline for Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Carolyn Ching Dennison, University of Hawai’i at Manoa Library) Need something to do after feasting on Thanksgiving Day? Consider applying for the Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant! This grant recognizes Ysabel Bertolucci’s exemplary career as a member of the Medical Library Association and her many contributions to its Sections, Chapters and Board. Endowed…
Reminder: Applications for MLA Continuing Education Grant Due Dec. 1
(via Elizabeth Stellrecht, University at Buffalo) Applications are now being accepted for the Medical Library Association’s Continuing Education Grant! The Continuing Education Grant provides MLA members with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the theoretical, administrative, or technical aspects of librarianship. More than one continuing education (CE) grant may be offered in a year….
Registration Open for ACRL ULS Academic Outreach Online Roundtable Discussions, to Be Held Nov. 28, 29, and 30
(via Jason Kruse, Northwestern University) The ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to Academic Outreach endeavors. November’s Topic: Library Outreach in Civic Engagement This month’s discussion will focus on the library’s involvement in civic engagement. Back by popular demand, we’re offering this topic for those who were…
Call for Proposals: ACRL New England Chapter 2018 Conference, “Failing Forward” (Deadline 1/19/18)
(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…
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…