(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…
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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…
Call for Volunteers and Appointments: Onsite Resume Review Service at ALA Annual
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The NMRT Resume Review Service Committee is recruiting volunteer resume reviewers and booth greeters, and it is also taking resume review appointments for the 2017 ALA Annual Meeting. Visit our informational website for more details, or keep reading. Thank you to all those who’ve volunteered, so far! More information…
Registration Open for June 29 GMR Webinar, “Health Services Research & Public Health Information”
(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region is offering the class “Health Services Research & Public Health Information: An Introduction to NICHSR ONESearch”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 29, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CST. To register,…
Registration Open for June 28 MLA Webinar, “Helping Patients and Health Care Consumers Understand Precision Medicine”
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association is offering the webinar “Helping Patients and Health Care Consumers Understand Precision Medicine” on Wednesday, June 28. The event will take place from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST and is worth 1.5 hours of MLA CE credit. To register, go here. More information about the event and the presenters…
Call for (Additional) Proposals: IACRL @ ILA–Deadline is June 30
(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 are especially interested in programs related to the following topics. marketing and outreach programming…
Applicants Sought for College Library Director Mentoring Program
(via Melissa Jadlos, St. John Fisher College) If you are a new Library Director at a small college library, please consider joining the College Library Director Mentoring Program. The program, now in its twenty-fifth year, is designed to enhance leadership capabilities of new college-library directors, and to help them meet the unique challenges involved in…
Save the Date: 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (March 13-15)
(via Tony Melvyn, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce a new location for the 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference! To accommodate increased interest from the resource sharing community, next year’s event will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel. We encourage you to save the dates–March 13-15, 2018–and read this…