(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Did you miss the deadline to propose a program for the 2017 ILA Annual Conference? Good news: you have another chance! The ILA Conference Program Committee has reserved several spots for additional academic library programming. We’re especially interested in programs related to the following topics. marketing and outreach programming leadership instruction…
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NN/LM – GMR Seeking Host Sites for MLA webinars
(via Derek Johnson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Health information professionals are encouraged to take advantage Medical Library Association (MLA) webinars, which the GMR sponsors at institutions across the region. Participation in these webinars at sponsored sites is free! The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Greater Midwest Region…
Upcoming NNLM Course–“Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles” (July 24-Sept. 24)
(via Derek Johnson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Librarians of Medicine (NNLM) invites you to participate in “Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles”. This course will be primarily held via the Moodle platform with optional WebEx discussions. The class is designed to help health sciences…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Featured Teaching Librarian
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) 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 committee…
“ACRL 101” Recording for ALA Annual First-Timers Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Going to ALA Annual for the first time this summer? Not sure what to expect? Check out the “ACRL 101” webcast to make the most of your first ALA Annual Conference experience. This one-hour interactive session provides tips and personal recommendations on how to prepare for your trip to Chicago, what…
Illinois Librarians Have Articles Listed Among ALA Library Instruction Roundtable Top 20
Several Illinois librarians have articles featured in the ALA Library Instruction Roundtable Top Twenty Articles for 2016. Every year, the American Library Association’s LIRT Top Twenty Committee reviews the library instruction literature from the previous year and identifies the 20 best instruction articles for that year. Sue Franzen of Illinois State University was recognized for…
Reminder: Register Now for “New Discoveries in Reference”: RUSA/RSS 23rd Annual Reference Research Forum
(via David Ward, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Come join the RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee for a lively presentation of exciting new research in the field of reference services. Our presenters, selected using a blind review process, will discuss findings from their current original research projects. The Reference Research Forum continues to be…
ILL Discussion Group Meeting at ALA Annual (10:30-11:30 on June 24)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) For those attending ALA Annual in Chicago, please join us for the ILL Discussion Group. It will take place on Saturday, June 24, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, at McCormick Place, Room W187a. The agenda is below. presentation of the 2017 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award short elevator pitches (covering their chapters)…
ALA Annual Program on Discovery Tools and the ACRL IL Framework (1:00-2:30 on June 24)
(via David Oberhelman, Oklahoma State University) Please join us at ALA Annual in Chicago on Saturday, June 24, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, in MCP W179a, for the ACRL Instruction Section/Distance Learning Section/Community and Jr. College Library Section panel discussion program. The session, “To Teach or Not To Teach Discovery Tools: Balancing Practical Instruction with the ACRL Information Literacy…
Reminder: Chapter Proposals Deadline for ACRL Volume on Retaining and Graduating Students is June 19
(via Yen Tran, San Jose State University) ACRL Press is planning to publish a book titled Supporting Today’s Students in the Library: Strategies for Retaining and Graduating International, Transfer, First-Generation, and Re-Entry Students. Editors Ngoc-Yen Tran & Silke Higgins invite the submission of chapter proposals for a book on how academic libraries are addressing the unique…