(via Lori DuBois, Instruction Section Newsletter editor) Don’t forget! The deadline for submissions for the Spring issue of the Instruction Section Newsletter is Monday, April 18. We are interested in short articles (2050-500 words) about your instruction experiences. Topics of interest include the following. active learning techniques learning-object creation student learning outcomes and pedagogy assessment instructional design (online, universal, backward, accessibility, etc.)…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Registration Open for Webinar “Airtable for Systematic Search Tracking at the University of Michigan” (Wed., April 6, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Whitney Townsend, University of Michigan) How do you track your integration and resourcing for projects that require systematic searching, like systematic or scoping reviews? What, where, and how should you be tracking? Whitney Townsend, Informationist at the University of Michigan’s Taubman Health Sciences Library (THL), will host a demonstration of how THL Informationists use…
Registration Open for Lightning Rounds on Content of Forthcoming ACRL Publication Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Creating Space for All Learners (Wed., April 27, 1:00-2:00 PM)
(via Kelleen Maluski, University of New Mexico) Join the ACRL Instruction Section’s Inclusive Pedagogy Committee for its latest Inclusive Pedagogies in Practice session. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The meeting will consist of four lightning rounds from the editors and chapter authors from the upcoming ACRL publication Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies:…
call for Examples of Accessible Online Instruction for Upcoming Book Chapter in Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice (Deadline Thurs., March 31)
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Do you have examples of online instruction that utilizes multiple means of representation, allows for student interaction, or provides students with multiple means of engagement? Relevant examples will be highlighted in the chapter “Designing for Everyone: Accessibility, Inclusion, and Equity in Online Instruction”, to be published in Universal Design for Learning…
Registration Open for Book Talk on Daniel Greene’s The Promise of Access (Online Wed., March 9, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Registration is open for a book talk on The Promise of Access, by Daniel Greene. The discussion will take place online Wednesday, March 9, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. More information is below. In the book The Promise of Access, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of…
Deadline Extended: Submissions for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Now 5:00 PM on Mon., Feb. 28)
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) This is a reminder that the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and…
IACRL Newsletter Seeking Information on Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had Work Published Recently (Deadline Fri., March 4)
(via Jill Harper, Heartland Community College) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since September, 2021 been published since September, 2021 and would like to be included in our Spring, 2022, issue, please send your career and/or publication information to Jill Harper, at jill.harper@heartland.edu, by Friday, March 4.
Call for Posts Related to Academic Libraries: RAILS My Library Is … Blog (RAILS Membership Not Required)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The My Library Is … advisory group is looking for blog posts related to academic libraries. The blog, accessible here, is managed by RAILS, but you don’t have to be at a RAILS member library to participate. The post can be about a program or service, your library’s marketing or communications, or other…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book Perspectives and Considerations on Navigating the Mental Health Care System (Deadline Fri., March 4)
(via Dr. Susan Van Alstyne, Berkeley College) The editor of the upcoming book Perspectives and Considerations on Navigating the Mental Health Care System is seeking chapter proposals. The deadline is Friday, March 4. Please see below for additional information. About the Book This book aims to empower the patient, the patient’s family, caregivers, and public service professionals with recommendations…
Call for Contributions: “E-Resources Round Up” Column in Upcoming Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship Issue (Deadline Fri., Feb. 18)
(via Dr. Bob Wolverton, Mississippi State University) This is a call for contributions to the “E-Resource Round Up” column that will appear in Volume 34, Issue 2 of the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL). Submissions can be related to any aspect of electronic resources and how they are used in libraries, including in-person or…