(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) We anticipate over 250 ACRL members will be attending their first ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. We’d like to help our first-time attendees make the most of their conference experience. As of today, we have 18 first-time conference attendees without a mentor. Experienced Conference-goers attending ALA Annual 2017 are…
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ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Toolkit Launches
(via Donna Witek, The University of Scranton) The ACRL Framework Advisory Board (FAB) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Toolkit. The ACRL Framework for Information LiteracyToolkit is intended as a freely available professional development resource that can be used and adapted by both individuals and groups in order to foster understanding…
ALA Annual Program: “Update on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education” (10:30-11:30 on June 25)
(via Sara Miller, Michigan State University) For those of you headed to the ALA Annual conference, please consider attending the session “Update on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education“. It will take place on Sunday, June 25, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM at the Hilton Chicago, International South Hear the latest news about the Framework for Information…
Registration Open for NNLM “Food for Thought: Exploring Nutrition Information Resources” Course
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Are you interested in learning about resources for nutrition information? Are you unfamiliar with PubAg, FoodSafety.gov, Nutrition.gov, and interested in learning to use these resources? Now’s your opportunity! “Food for Thought: Exploring Nutrition Information Resources” will be co-hosted…
Seeking Contributors for NNLM Training Office Webinar, “Teaching Topics: Successes, Flops, and Far-Out Ideas”
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Are you a librarian-instructor working with students, faculty and/or staff in the health sciences? How do you teach PubMed (or other NLM resources)? The NNLM (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) Training Office seeks contributors to a webinar spotlighting instructional projects of…
Reminder: CARLI Virtual Instruction Showcase on June 15
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) This is a reminder that the CARLI Instruction Committee Virtual Instruction Showcase will take place on Thursday, June 15, from 10:00 to 11:15 AM and 1:00 to 2:15 PM. The Showcase features innovative elements in library instruction and assessment. Presenters will demonstrate instruction techniques and tools that are designed to enhance library instruction. This year,…
Register 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…
Call for ALA 2017 Conference Buddies for ACRL Members
(via Steven Bell, Temple University) We anticipate over 250 ACRL members will be attending their first ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. We’d like to help our first-time attendees make the most of their conference experience. Experienced conference-goers attending ALA 2017 are invited to be a buddy for a first-time ACRL attendee by providing advice and…
Chapter Proposals Deadline for ACRL Volume on Retaining and Graduating Students Extended to 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…
UIUC’s Cooke Receives ALA 2017 Diversity Research Grant
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services has announced the recipients of the Diversity Research Grant for 2017-2018. The grants consist of a one-time $2,500 award for original research. Recipients will conduct their research over the course of the year, are expected to compile the results…