(via the Illinois Library Association) For the first time, ILA is offering a Buddy System for registered attendees* of the 2019 ILA Annual Conference. It can be intimidating to attend a large conference alone. With this experience, you can attend the conference, experience all the events, and meet someone new! This program is for individuals…
Category: Professional Development
Registration for iSchool/CARLI Career Fair on November 14 Now Open (Deadline October 25)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join us for our iSchool/CARLI Career Fair https://www.carli.illinois.edu/carli-ischool-career-fair on November 14, 2019! Register here:https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/10180/employer_preview (final day to register=October 25). Some information about the Career Fair: …You don’t have to have jobs open to be an employer at the Career Fair. You can be an employer who’s promoting their…
Registration Open for LITA Webinar “Universal Parity to Resources: Rethinking Library Access” (1:00 PM CST on Thursday, July 25)
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) Registration is now open for Universal Parity to Resources: Rethinking Library Access (Thursday, July 25, 2 PM EST) With the integration of experimental technologies and an accelerated evolution of library content, librarians have become strong proponents for integrating makerspace technologies into the classroom and learning experience, utilizing augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR)…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI’s “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium” on Sept. 25
(via CARLI) CARLI is planning an exciting day-long leadership event for mid-level leaders, “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium: CARLI′s Next Deans and Directors,” from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 25, 2019. The event will feature Karen S. Goins, executive coach, facilitator, consultant, speaker, and author. Karen will guide attendees to: · Understand what leadership is…
Reminder: Webinar on November 14 iSchool + CARLI Networking and Career Fair Will Take Place Tuesday, June 4 (1:30-2:30 PM)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Reminder to join us Tuesday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. for the webinar about the Career Fair! The School of Information Sciences + CARLI Networking and Career Fair will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 2:30-5:30 p.m. The Career Fair is a result of CARLI’s partnership with the iSchool<https://ischool.illinois.edu/>…
Reminder: Registration Open for RDA Training Courses
(via RAILS) The Cataloging and Maintenance Center (CMC) is providing RDA training for library staff in any Illinois library. The courses are six weeks and use Moodle software. Registered participants will be emailed passwords. “RDA Book Training”: June 10-July 19 “RDA Video and Audio Recording Training”: July 29-September 6 It is strongly encouraged that participants take…
Call for Participants: College Library Director Mentoring Program, 2019-20
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Melissa Jadlos, St. John Fisher College) Are you, or do you know a new College Library Director? 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 27th…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for 2019 Reaching Forward South Conference (Friday, May 17, in Carbondale)
(via RAILS) You can still register for Reaching Forward South, an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois. Make sure to attend “What’s Trending in Digital Lending”, presented by Anna Behm, RAILS E-Content Specialist. This year’s conference will be held on May 17, at the Southern Illinois University Student Center…
CARLI Career Fair at Holiday Inn Conference Center in Champaign (Thursday, November 14, 3:00-5:00 PM)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Great news! I am so excited to announce CARLI’s first Career Fair, to be held in partnership with the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 3-5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 101 Trade Center Drive, in Champaign. The event will be held on the day before…
CARLI Member Libraries Represented in 2019 ALA Elections
(via Michelle Jean Haake, CARLI) Congratulations to several employees at CARLI member libraries who were recently elected to the following positions within ALA. Julie Murphy, Collection Assessment Librarian at Illinois State University, was elected Vice-Chair/Chair Elect of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES). CODES is a section of the Reference and User Services Association….