(via IACRL) Interested in reading about current trends and issues in virtual reference instruction, while having an opportunity to discuss this topic with librarian colleagues? The IACRL Journal Club will hold its April meeting online from 12:00 to 1:00 PM on Thursday, April 23. All interested Illinois librarians are welcome to participate in this free…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Submissions: Spring ACRL College Libraries Section Newsletter (Deadline April 27)
(via Elaine Hirsch, Lewis & Clark College) The CLS Communications Committee invites submissions for the Spring 2020 CLS Newsletter. This is an opportunity to share library accomplishments and professional achievements with colleagues across the country. How is your library supporting students and faculty during COVID? Have you launched any innovative programs or services that might…
Call for Proposals–“Libraries, Data, and Privacy”: a Special Issue of The Serials Librarian (Deadline April 20)
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) Proposals are currently being accepted for a special issue of The Serials Librarian focused on the complex interrelationship between libraries, data, and privacy. We understand that our entire community and the users we serve are facing indeterminacy and disruption in light of COVID-19. If you are interested in participating in this…
Request for Information: Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Burnout Among Illinois Librarians
I think that this will feel like a big ask, so let me apologize out in front, and add my please and thank you. I am on the ILA Reporter Advisory Committee and I have an article to write that will deal with burnout in the profession, and, because it is the ILA Reporter, I…
Registration Open for The Charleston Conference Library Acquisitions Boot Camp at SSP (May 27 in Boston) — Early-Bird Deadline April 17
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) Join us in Boston for the Charleston Conference Library Acquisitions Boot Camp at SSP (Society for Scholarly Publishing). Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Westin Waterfront, Boston MA This pre-meeting training session, a popular feature of the annual Charleston Conference, is now open to attendees of the…
Reminder: IACRL Journal Club Partnering with CARLI Instruction Committee for February 26 online Meeting at 1:00 PM
Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the CARLI instruction article club. So far the 2020 schedule is: February 26 at 1:00 PM (Central):…
Call for Guest Columnists: Public Services Quarterly (Technology Column)
(via Derek Marshall, Mississippi State University) The editor of the Technology column in Public Services Quarterly is seeking guest column authors for future issues. The purpose of the Technology column is to examine current and developing technology topics in academic libraries. The column’s focus is creative uses of technology, introductions to new technologies, and critiques…
Registration Open for Upcoming IACRL Journal Club Discussions
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the CARLI instruction article club. So far the 2020…
Call for Chapter Proposals — Transfer Student Success: Advancing Outcomes from the Library Book (Deadline Jan. 6)
(via Ann Marshall, Purdue University Fort Wayne) Do you work with transfer students at your institution, and would you like to share your experiences with fellow librarians? We are seeking a few final proposals for an edited book tentatively titled Transfer Student Success: Advancing Outcomes from the Library, to be published by ALA Editions in…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication on Teaching Data Literacy (Deadline February 3)
(via Julia Bauder, Grinnell College) Do you ever help students or faculty with data? Does that work involve helping them to understand: How to find and interpret data? How to be a critical consumer of data? How to be an ethical producer of data? What it means to decolonize data? Why it’s important to document…