(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for this First Friday Forum conversation on Friday, February 3, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Communicating Evidence-Based Practice: Using Standards to Find Common Ground Have you faced challenges in providing appropriate library support for Evidence-Based Practice instruction? While EBP is…
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Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Research Forum (Scheduled for May, 2023)–Deadline Mon., March 13
(via the ACRL EBBS Research Committee) The ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May 2023. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education and behavioral…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Library Association Awards–Deadline Mon., May 15
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2023 ILA awards are now being accepted here! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees, or anyone else who exemplifies leadership and/or…
Call for Proposals: Round 3 of CARLI’s Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the Creation of Open Educational Resources–Deadline Tues., Feb. 28
(via CARLI) CARLI is offering a final round of the Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the Creation of Open Educational Resources, made possible from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the U.S. Department of Education. CARLI seeks grant proposals for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) for courses in any subject…
Call for Applications: NNLM Region 6 Health Information Outreach Award–Deadline Fri., March 31
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Region 6 is pleased to announce new funding opportunities for Year 3 of our cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Funding is up to $15,000 per award and application is open through Friday, March 31. The Health Information Outreach Award is…
Call for Presenters: RUSA ETS Tech Showcase at ALA 2023 Annual Conference (Exact Date and Time TBD)–Deadline Tues., Feb. 28
(via Joshua Newport Illinois State University) We are seeking presenters for the RUSA (Reference and User Services Association) at ETS (Emerging Technologies Section) Tech Showcase at the ALA 2023 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (Thursday, June 22 – Tuesday, June 27). Our planned format will be for all of the presenters to give a short…
Call for Proposals: Community Chats During ACRL 2023 Conference (March 15-18 in Pittsburgh, PA and Virtually)–Deadline Tues., Jan. 31
(via ACRL) Want to get together with your fellow folks of any feather? Here is your chance to discuss, commiserate, and laugh with others who share similar interests. Community Chats are 50-minute informal sessions that provide space for unique communities to connect in-person in Pittsburgh or virtually. Suggestions include (but are in no way limited…
Reminder: Registration Open for Next Online with the CMC Webinar, “Stop Wasting Time: Adding the 033 & 518 MARC Fields” (Thurs., Feb. 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s February Online with the CMC webinar, “Stop Wasting Time: Adding the 033 & 518 MARC Fields”. It will take place on Thursday, February 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. When a recording contains a live event, but the…
Call for Panelists: ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Panel Presentation “Learners of 2030: Preparing for Literacies and Skills of the Future” During ALA Annual Conference in Chicago (Exact Date and Time for Presentation TBD)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 17
(via Tracy Coyne, Northwestern University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Conference Program Planning Committee is soliciting speakers for its panel presentation “Learners of 2030: Preparing for Literacies and Skills of the Future“. This program will be a 60-minute interactive panel presentation held at the ALA Annual Conference, June 22 through June 27,…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight Series Webinars in February
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Registration is open for the following NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight Series webinars taking place in February. Please see below for webinar descriptions and registration links. Registering requires having an NNLM user account. Create one here. “Sources of Airborne PCBs in Schools” Wednesday,…