(via IACRL) Thank you very much to everyone who participated in the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing webinar, which took place on Monday, November 9. The webinar gave the winners the opportunity to present on their respective articles and also answer questions from attendees. The first-place recipient was JJ Pionke, University of Illinois…
Call for Participation: Survey for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Developing a Professional-Reflection Practice (Deadline Fri., Nov. 20)
(via Kim Tipton, McHenry County College) The following survey will inform an article being written for the March, 2021, issue of the ILA Reporter. The article topic is “developing a professional-reflection practice”. Do you currently have a professional-reflection practice? We’d love to hear about it! Please take a few minutes to answer this survey. We…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit a Program Proposal for Reaching Forward 2021 Conference is Friday, November 20
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Forum is accepting program proposals for the 2021 conference. We want to hear how you and your libraries responded pandemic. What has worked? How did you adapt to challenges and alter your plans when needed? How did you transition to virtual programming? What new and innovative projects…
Call for Participation: OCLC Survey on Libraries and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — Deadline Sun., Jan. 31, 2021
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage and OCLC Global Council Delegate for the Americas Regional Council (ARC)) Dear Colleagues, Libraries can bring unique strengths and collective muscle to global sustainability challenges. To inspire more conversations, expanded engagement, and action that leads to impact, OCLC Global Council has set its FY21 area of focus on the…
Save the Date: College Science Librarians’ Discussion Group (Thurs., Dec. 3, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Betsy Sterner, Governors State University, on behalf of Rachel Hamelers, Muhlenberg College) Please save the date for the next College Science Librarians’ Discussion Group on Thursday, December 3, at 1:00 PM CDT. If you are a science or technology librarian in a small or medium size library, or interested in chatting about current issues…
Call for Submissions: ILA Reporter Library Buildings Issue (Deadline Wed., Jan. 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2020? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2020” article in the March 2021 issue. Submissions should include: At least one high-resolution image of the exterior At least one high-resolution image of the interior…
Call for Nominations Extended: MLA Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award (New Deadline Friday, November 13)
(via Nancy Crabtree, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Increase the visibility of your organization’s contributions to health information research and evidence-based practice! The Medical Library Association is seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. The nomination deadline has been extended to Friday, November 13. The MLA Research Advancement in Health…
Registration Open for ILA Career Pathway Talk Series Webinar “A College Student’s Best Friend: The Academic Librarian” (Wed., Nov. 11, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the ILA Students and New Professionals Forum, or SNAP, for the first webinar in its Career Pathway Talk Series, “A College Student’s Best Friend: The Academic Librarian”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 11, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. While college and university students often spend hours sitting in…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Webinar (Mon., Nov. 9, 1:00-2:00 PM)
(via IACRL) The IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing was established in 2020. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It also presents Illinois research and academic librarians with the opportunity to share their findings…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award (Deadline Friday, December 4)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of ACRL) Do you know the next ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year winner? The Association of College & Research Libraries is now accepting nominations for the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made…