(via Alexandra Rivera-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Fall 2017*** Nominations: October 31,…
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Call for Nominations: RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services (Deadline Jan. 5, 2018)
(via Suzanne Odom, Florida Institute of Technology) Nominations are being sought for the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services. Please consider nominating your library or another library. Established in 1990, the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is a citation and $1,500 monetary award presented to a library or…
Call for Panelists: ALA Midwinter 2018 — Sustainability for Libraries & Communities (Deadline Oct. 18)
(via Meredith Powers, Brooklyn Public Library) News You Can Use Call for panelists — deadline Wednesday, October 18! Have you recently participated in or implemented a sustainability initiative in your organization? Do you want to share your experiences: the good, the bad, and the ugly? Planning to attend ALA Midwinter? If so, you might make a…
Reminder: Dadline for Submissions for MLA 2018, “Adapting Transforming Leading”, is October 10
(via Ray Naegele, Medical Library Association) Your abstract for a contributed paper, poster, lightning talk, or special-content session that supports the theme “Adapting Transforming Leading” is due by 6:00 PM CST on Tuesday, October 10. To submit your abstract, review the instructions and the paper and poster FAQs, then begin the online submission process. Also, the MLA ’18 Schedule at a Glance is now…
Applicants Sought for Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) This conference sponsorship award honors any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. The award is administrated by the ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS). Award A plaque to honor the winner’s achievements…
Nominations Sought for ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Established in 2015, this award is intended to recognize librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to the profession, but may also be…
Nominations Sought for Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (Deadline December 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Purpose To recognize academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. Award GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO’s sponsorship of the program supports three annual awards of $3,000 each by type of academic…
Call for Nominations: MLA Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Matt Hoy-Associate Director, Mayo Clinic Libraries) The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) in recognition of outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health sciences information, in the science of information, or in facilitating the delivery of health sciences information. The recipient…
Call for Applications: 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium Registration Grants
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is offering registration grants to encourage library support staff and library school students to participate in the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium to be held Feb. 9, 2018 during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO. The day-long…
Dinner with (IACRL) Colleagues at ILA Annual Conference
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Are you attending the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park? Join your academic library colleagues for dinner at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10, at Gatto’s Italian Restaurant! Sign up here. Those who would like to carpool can meet in the lobby of the Holiday Inn at 6:45 PM. We…