(via IACRL) This Friday, May 15, join your academic libraries from around Illinois for “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!”. The free online event, which the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) are sponsoring, will take place from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This academic…
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Registration Still Open, and Schedule Now Available, for RAILS/IACRL Online Event “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!” (Friday, May 15, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Next week, join your academic libraries from around Illinois for “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!”. This free online event, which the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) are sponsoring, will…
Deadline for Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Extended to Friday, May 22
(via the Illinois Library Association) This is a reminder that nominations for the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award are due Friday, May 22. (The Illinois Library Association has decided to extend the deadline for all awards by one week.) The general criteria are below. Additional information, including instructions for submitting a nomination, is…
Registration Open for Next IACRL Journal Club Meeting (Topic OERs and MOOCs), 12:00-1:00 PM on Thursday, June 25
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Join IACRL for our next Journal Club discussion on Thursday, June 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, via Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing “Environmental Scan and Assessment of OERs, MOOCs, and Libraries: What Effectiveness and Sustainability Means for Libraries’ Impact on Open Education”, by…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ALA Editions Publication Sustainability in Libraries (Deadline June 15)
(via Rene Tanner, Arizona State University) Call for Submissions: Sustainability in Libraries The book Sustainability in Libraries, edited by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Monika Antonelli, Adrian K. Ho, and René Tanner, will be published by ALA Editions. This work will offer insights into the important developments on how librarians provide leadership and how libraries serve as…
Registration Open for ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section Virtual Research Forum (1:00-2:30 PM on Thursday, May 14)
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago) The EBSS (Education & Behavioral Sciences Section) Research Committee would like to invite you to the EBSS Virtual Research Forum, which will be held online via Zoom on Thursday, May 14, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. The Research Forum offers librarians an opportunity to present current…
ILA and IACRL Announce Election Results (HSLI Members Marielle McNeal, Laura Barnes, and Emily Gilbert Win Office)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association has released the results of its 2020 Executive Board elections. Congratulations to HSLI members Marielle McNeal, Hines Medical Library and Veterans Health and Information Library, who won the election for the academic libraries Director-at-Large seat, and Laura, Barnes, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (University of Illinois at…
Call for Participation: RAILS Survey on Special Cataloging Services (Deadline Tuesday, June 2)
(via RAILS) RAILS would like to send out a survey to determine the special cataloging needs of our members. This will help us identify how to focus on special cataloging projects. Please consider encouraging your members to fill out our cataloging services survey. Feel free to share this information in your newsletter or listserves. The…
Reminder: Some Types of Program Proposals for ACRL 2021 Conference (April 14-17 in Seattle) Due Friday, May 8, 2020
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future”, to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Friday, May 8, 2020, is the deadline for ACRL 2021 contributed paper, panel session, preconference, and workshop proposals. Especially now, today’s higher education environment…
Reminder: Proposals for CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Friday May 29) Due Friday, May 8
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 8th annual Instruction Showcase. This year’s Online Showcase will take place on Friday, May 29. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “Fresh Starts and Restarts:…