(via Melissa Tracy, American Library Association) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) announces that its Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) journal will move to open access beginning with the Fall, 2017, issue. RUSQ disseminates information of interest to reference librarians, information specialists and other professionals involved in user-oriented library services. The decision to move RUSQ from subscription based to open access…
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Deadline for 2018 ALA Annual Conference Program Proposals Extended to Sept. 5
(via Alicia Navarro, American Library Association) The program proposal submission deadline for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference, to take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, June 21-26, 2018, has been extended to 12:00 AM CST (midnight) on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Programs at the Annual Conference are one-hour educational sessions on a topic…
ALA Annual 2017 STS Research Forum Links (Including Presentation by WIU’s Zellmer) Available
(via Hannah Rempel, Oregon State University) It’s not email deja vu – STS puts on two great research-based events each year! In case you weren’t able to attend (or even if you did!), here are the links and abstracts from the 2017 STS Research Forum: Featured Paper: The Cost of Doing Biology: A Citation Analysis…
Morning Continuing Education Sessions at HSLI Annual Conference Announced
Still undecided about attending the 2017 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, or already planning to go but not certain which sessions to attend? Information about the two CE (continuing education) sessions that will take place the morning of Thursday, October 26, is below. (Note that the sessions will run concurrently.) Introduction to Systematic Reviews…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit ILA Annual Poster Session Proposals is Monday, July 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2017 ILA Annual Conference at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Poster sessions will be held in the exhibit hall on Wednesday, October 11, and Thursday, October 12. Submissions are invited from all types of libraries and on…
RAILS Board Seat Available (Aug. 18 Nomination Deadline)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is looking for an employee or board member from a RAILS academic, public, school, or special library to fill a vacancy on the RAILS Board beginning in October 2017 and ending on June 30, 2019. Interested candidates should fill out the nomination form on the…
Nominations Sought for I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline Sept. 18)
(via the American Library Association) Librarians touch the lives of the people they serve every day. The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users like you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. We want to hear how you think your librarian is improving the lives of…
New ALA Career Development Resource Guide Available for Free Online
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) is pleased to announce the publication of its comprehensive Career Development Resource Guide. It is intended to assist library staff at all levels -new graduates, mid- or senior-level career- in their job search and career journeys. The Guide has a wealth of…
Call for Nominations: Janet Doe Lectureship at MLA Annual
(via Elizabeth Hinton, University of Mississippi Medical Center) The Janet Doe Lectureship is a unique award, offering both significant recognition and the opportunity to present a major plenary session lecture at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association. According to the official description, “The Janet Doe Lecturer is an individual chosen annually by the…
Reminder: Final Deadline for Submissions to 2017 Midwest Chapter MLA & MHSLA Joint Annual Conference is Tuesday, Aug. 1
(via Tyler Nix, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor) The Program Committee of the 2017 Midwest Chapter MLA & MHSLA Joint Annual Conference invites paper and poster abstract submissions on any topic of interest to the health sciences library community. The conference will be held October 13-16 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Paper sessions will be held Sunday, October…