(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) As the higher education association for librarians, ACRL supports academic and research librarians as change leaders in their campus communities through programs like Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA). The more than 200 participating AiA teams are contributing to innovation in higher education assessment by creating approaches, strategies, and…
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ACRL Releases 2015 Annual Report
The Association of College & Research Libraries has released its annual report for 2015. (The report appears in the December issue of College & Research Libraries News.) This year marks the organization’s 75th anniversary. In recognition of this milestone, ACRL held a fundraising campaign, “Kick Start the Future”, which raised $56,000 to provide an additional…
IFLA Releases Annual Report
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions recently released its annual report for 2014. (The organization has not yet come out with a report for 2015.) The IFLA has members from every continent except Antarctica; just under half are from Europe, and institutions make up two-thirds of members. It strives to make information as…
ALA Midwinter Event on Makerspaces
Are you planning to attend ALA Midwinter and have a special interest in makerspaces? Does your library already have a makerspace area, or is it considering creating one? Need to know the latest gizmos that libraries can include in a makerspace? Be sure to register for the “Makerspaces: Inspiration and Action” tour, sponsored by the…
NN/LM – GMR Announces Funding Awards
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region has announced the winners of its funding awards for Option Year 4, which lasts from May of 2015 to April of 2016. The awards recognize various kinds of collaboration among different types of libraries, in addition to cooperation between librarians and others in academia,…
ALA Midwinter Sessions for Academic Librarians
The following sessions at this year’ss ALA Midwinter meeting might be of special interest to academic librarians. Saturday, January 9 11:30 AM-12:00 PM Ignite session: “Using Small Grants to Promote Academic Libraries and Engage Student Learners”-how to write small grants for programming opportunities that will draw more students and faculty into the library 4:30-5:30 PM…
Consumer Health Libraries Webinar December 17
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Join us for our next GMR monthly Lake Effects webinar TOMORROW, Thursday, December 17th, at 1:00 pm Central Time. Title: Spotlight on Consumer Health Libraries in the GMR Presenters: Mindy Egeland, MA, Director at Patients’ Library, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and…
IACRL 2016: Poster Session Proposals Are Open!
(via Andrew Lenaghan, IACRL Past-President) The IACRL 2016 Conference is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. The Conference will be held on Friday March 18th, 2016 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare. Deadline for submissions is Saturday February 6th, 2016. Notification will be given by Saturday February 20th, 2016. Raise your voice by submitting a poster…
NN/LM – GMR Regional Advisory Council Focused Discussion on Outreach (Part 2 of 2)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) November 19, 2015 Findings by Group Red group: * Provide document delivery/interlibrary loan for unaffiliated health professionals. * Build on train-the-trainer models; more broadly stated share ideas and successful projects. Green group: * Assist people without computers. [Sidebar 1] * Improve communication, build on and share ideas. Blue…
NN/LM – GMR Regional Advisory Council Focused Discussion on Outreach (Part 1 of 2)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) November 19, 2015 Synopsis and Data The group was asked to “Think of an example about the Outreach Library activities that you think shows outreach at its best”, using the 1-2-4-All process, where individual reflected on the question, then shared their thoughts with a second person, that group…