Registration is now open for the 2016 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp. This year’s event will take place from Wednesday, July 13, to Friday, July 15, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, IN. It is intended for both librarians and library school students who are interested in the latest research…
Category: Professional Development
NMRT Resume Review Service–Call for Appointments at ALA Annual
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you on the job market? Is your resume looking a little rusty? Would you like a fresh set of eyes to take a look? Are you attending ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando, FL? The NMRT Resume Review Service is here to help! Join us at the ALA JobList Placement…
Chicago-Area Distance Services Librarians Group Meets on June 9
(via Ariel Orlov, Adler University) Are you a Chicago-area librarian who provides library services to students and faculty at a distance and online? Join us as we launch a local interest group to meet several times a year to share ideas and innovations. We’re holding a kick-off event on Thursday, June 9, from 2:00 PM to…
July 19 Webinar on New Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States
(via Brian Miller, The Ohio State University Lbraries) Do you process interlibrary loan requests? Or oversee staff that do? If so, this free webinar is for you! Title: Unlocking the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Time: 1:00-2:00 PM CST The newly revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the United…
TRLN Management Academy Offering Training Program for Librarians
(via Michelle Benedicta, Elmhurst College) On behalf of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), I invite you to identify an emerging leader to apply for the seventh TRLN Management Academy, to be held in October 2016 in Chapel Hill, NC. This unique experiential learning program prepares current or new mid-level managers in academic libraries to…
BIBFRAME/Linked-Data Workshop in Chicago on July 16
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) You’ve heard the theory, now see BIBFRAME and linked data in action! Register for “Linked Data and BIBFRAME in Action: From Theory to Practice” to hear an LC expert describe LC’s BIBFRAME cataloging pilot project; a speaker from the Denver Public Library discuss that library’s experience as the first library…
RUSA Shared Collections Interest Group Twitter Chat on May 13
(via Tina Baich, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis) The RUSA Shared Collections Interest Group is hosting a Twitter chat this Friday, May 13, 2016, beginning at 11:00 AM CST. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #RUSASCIG. We hope you will drop in and share your thoughts! Possible topics of discussion include: What type of…
Chicago-Area Distance Services Librarians Group Meeting June 9
(via Ariel Orlov, Dominican University) Are you a Chicago-area librarian that provides library services to students and faculty at a distance and online? Join us as we launch a local interest group to meet several times a year to share ideas and innovations. We’re holding a kick-off event on Thursday, June 9, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at…
Illinois Faculty Summer Institute to Be Held May 24
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) This year’s Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) will take place on Tuesday, May 24, from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM, at Urbana-Champaign’s iHotel. It will be our 20th year anniversary. The FSI is designed for faculty members and learning technology professionals, and as always, it is free to all faculty and staff at…
RUSA Virtual Town Hall June 15
(via the Reference and User Services Association) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, June 15, at 3:00 PM CST, to give all RUSA members (and prospective members!) a chance to ask questions about the organization and give input on our current and future directions. We invite…