(via ACRL) Note: The names of workshop presenters from Illinois are in bold. Looking to strengthen your library’s professional skills? ACRL offers a variety of licensed workshops that can be brought upon request to your campus, chapter, or consortia. Led by expert presenters, these full-day immersive workshops are designed to engage participants and help academic librarians strengthen competencies…
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Volunteer for Guidelines for Media Resources for Academic Libraries in Higher Education Task Force by March 31
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors approved, via virtual vote during March 3-13, 2017, the ACRL Media Resources for Academic Libraries in Higher Education Task. ACRL President Irene M.H. Herold invites you to volunteer to serve on this newly created task force. Please see the following charge and timeline: Charge: The task force is established…
April 28 CARLI Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance Forum at Governors State
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The CARLI Collection Management Committee and Technical Services Committee are pleased to sponsor a joint forum on Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance on Friday, April 28, 2017, from 9:30am-3:30pm at Governors State University, University Park, IL. Morning sessions include how to build capacity for collection assessment, ILL data analysis after journal…
RUSA Offering June 23 ALA Preconference on User Experience and Testing in the Library
(via the American Library Association) On Friday, June 23, at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, the Emerging Technologies Section (ETS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) are hosting We Are All User Experience Librarians: Creating Change from the Trenches preconference. This half-day session (9:00am – 12:00pm) focuses on user testing and experience using discussion,…
Applications for 2017 ALA Leadership Institute Due April 13
(via the American Library Association) Applications for the 2017 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (August 7-10, Q Center, St. Charles, Illinois) will be accepted through Thursday, April 13. The institute is designed to help future library leaders develop and practice their leadership skills in areas critical to the future of the libraries they lead. Building…
Reminder: : UIC Peoria Hosting March 22 MLA Webinar on Finding Grey Lit. for Systematic Reviews
(via Deborah Lauseng, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Reminder: UIC Peoria hosting MLA Webinar on Finding Grey Lit on March 22 The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences (LHS) – Peoria is pleased to be hosting the upcoming MLA Webinar Finding Grey Lit for…
NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Offering March 22 Webinar on Evidence-Based Public Health
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) On Wednesday, March 22, from 11:00 to 12:00 PM CST, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region will be hosting the webinar “From Problem to Prevention: Evidence Based Public Health”. More information is below. Curious about evidence-based public health (EBPH) but…
NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Holding April 26 Webinar on HealthReach
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region is holding a webinar, titled “HealthReach: Health Information in Many Languages”, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST on Wednesday, April 26. HealthReach, a quality multilingual, multicultural public health resource developed by the National Library of Medicine….
Next NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Update on Monday, March 20
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The next monthly update from the National Network of Libraries – Greater Midwest Region will take place on Monday, March 20 (the third Monday of the month), from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST. The update will include information on what is new and exciting in the…
ALA Offering Workshop (March 15 and 22) on Serving Patrons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association is offering a two-part workshop (totaling three hours), “Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”, on Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22. Both sessions will take place from 1:30 to 3:00 PM CST. The facilitator is Dr. Lesley S. J. Farmer, a professor at California State University (CSU)…