(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services, on behalf of Heather Braum, American Library Association Washington Office) Dear library community, The American Library Association’s Washington Office and I invite you to participate in a short survey to share ways your library supports democracy and civic engagement in your community. Stories (more than lists of events) are…
Category: Surveys
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Illinois Library Association Seeking Feedback on Strategic Plan Draft (Deadline July 12)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Diane Foote, Illinois Library Association Executive Director) You may have heard the news that ILA is beginning a process to update and refresh our current strategic plan. Much in that plan remains perennially relevant, but as times change so will we evolve. Over the…
Call for Volunteers: Field-Testing of New Surveys for ACRL’s Project Outcome for Academic Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The ACRL Project Outcome for Academic Libraries Task Force<http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/taskforces/acr-tfpi> seeks volunteers to field-test new surveys it has developed. Its work is based on adapting PLA’s Project Outcome<https://projectoutcome.org/>, and the new academic library toolkit will launch in 2019. The goal is to provide users with free, easy-to-use, standard…
Reminder: ACRL Seeking Feedback on Signature Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Deadline June 29)
(via Rachel Minkin, Michigan State University) The ACRL Board of Directors is seeking input on the development of the association’s Signature Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). During the Leadership Council meeting at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the Board solicited comments from leaders across the association regarding equity, diversity, and social justice related…
Call for Responses: ACRL Survey on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors is seeking input on the development of the association’s Signature Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). During the Leadership Council meeting at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the Board solicited comments from leaders across the association regarding equity, diversity, and social justice related concerns within their libraries…
Voting for Best Illinois Books (in Honor of Bicentennial) Closes June 8
(via Bonnie Matheis, Illinois State Library) Illinois’ bicentennial best-of voters have until 11:59 PM on Friday, June 8, to pick the state’s best books. (Voting is open to all Illinois residents.) The latest Illinois Top 200 list is focusing on books written by Illinois authors or about Illinois subjects. “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair is…
ACRL- New Jersey Developing Directory of Academic Libraries’ Social-Media Sites
(via Gary Marks, William Paterson University of New Jersey) The NJLA College & University Section/ACRL-NJ Chapter is supporting the development of a Social Media Directory of Academic Libraries. This initiative is led by NJ Librarians Carina Gonzalez, Gary Marks, Jr., and Hilary Westgate. Check out our Spring Newsletter Article or the directory submission form for more info. The directory will…
Call for Participants: Survey of Library Employees About Disability and Accessibility Education
(via JJ Pionke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Are you a current library employee? Please take this survey! This survey will ask you about disability and accessibility awareness. Please take the survey regardless of whether or not you work with the public. To access the survey, go here. It should take no more than 10…
Call for Participation: Research Questionnaire on Librarians and Chinese Students Using Virtual Library Services (Open Until June 8)
(via Xiaojie Duan, University of Southern Mississippi) Dear all, I am sorry for any cross-posting. My name is Xiaojie Duan, a catalog librarian and assistant professor of the Technical Services Department, University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Libraries. I am conducting a research project using online questionnaire to gain a better understanding of how international Chinese…
Call for Participation: Survey on Fake News
(via Mary Taylor, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) Dear Library Staff: We are faculty members in Library Affairs at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. The purpose of the linked survey is to determine the response of you, your library, and campus to the topic of fake news. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to…