(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…
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ACRL Board Approves Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians Document
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The ACRL Board of Director has approved Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians, a revision of the association’s 2007 ACRL Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators. Authored by the Standards and Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators Revision Task Force, the shift in focus in 2015 from the ACRL Information…
Reminder: LITA AvramCamp at ALA Annual 2017 (Facilitators are Margaret Heller, Loyola, and Evviva Weinraub, Northwestern)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Women in technology face numerous challenges in their day-to-day work. If you would like to join other women in the field to discuss topics related to those challenges, AvramCamp is for you. This one-day LITA preconference at ALA Annual in Chicago will allow female-identifying individuals employed in various technological…
Illinois Librarians Give Poster Sessions at MLA 2017
A number of librarians from Illinois gave poster sessions at the Medical Library Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting. This year’s event took place in Seattle, from May 26 to 31. The theme was “Dream, Dare, Do”. The poster sessions are below. For those that included presenters not from Illinois libraries, just the Illinois ones are listed….
RAILS Offering Free ALA Exhibit Hall Passes
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) We’re offering member libraries free passes to the exhibit hall at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, June 22-27. Each individual needs to register for your own exhibits-only pass. Be aware that the form looks like you’re signing up for the full conference and will need to pay,…
ACRL Webinar on June 1: “Beyond Worksheets: Using Instructional Technologies for Authentic Assessment of Student Learning”
(via Mary Jane Petrowski, ACRL Associate Director) The next ACRL e-Learning webcast will take place on Thursday, June 1. The webinar, titled “Beyond Worksheets: Using Instructional Technologies for Authentic Assessment of Student Learning”, will last from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. More information is below. Academic librarians are no strangers to assessment, but figuring out how to…
Reminder: Registration Open for June 15 CARLI Virtual Instruction Showcase
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) This is a reminder that registration is open for the CARLI Instruction Committee Virtual Instruction Showcase. The event 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…
Registration Open for June 1 ACRL Webinar, “Framework Freak-out: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Live With the Framework”
(via Sheila Stoeckel, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Please join the ACRL Student Learning & Information Literacy Committee for the second webinar in our series that focuses on how community college librarians are using and considering the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. “Framework Freak-out: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Live With the Framework” will take place on Thursday, June…
Call for Presenters: Engaging with the ACRL Framework” Workshop (Deadline Extended to May 31)
(via Sharon Mader, University of New Orleans) The application deadline to become a presenter for the new “Engaging with the ACRL Framework” workshop has been extended to 5:00 PM CST on Wednesday, May 31. ACRL is accepting applications from prospective presenters for its newest licensed workshop “Engaging with the ACRL Framework: A Catalyst for Exploring and Expanding Our Teaching Practices“, which…
Illinois Librarians Presenting at MLA 2017
A number of Illinois librarians are presenting at the Medical Library Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting. This year’s event is taking place in Seattle, from May 26 to 31. The theme is “Dream Dare Do”. The presentations are below. For those that include presenters not from Illinois libraries, just the Illinois librarians are listed. Also, if…