(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Free IACRL Webinar Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM Libraries Are Open for Learning: Using OER to Support Students and Faculty Open Educational resources (OER) have quickly become an answer to addressing higher education affordability, increasing student completer success raters and reducing equating gaps, and increasing pedagogical innovations….
Registration Open for 2020 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium (Feb. 14 in Washington, D.C.)
(via Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Catholic University of America) We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2020 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium opens on December 17, 2019. The Symposium will take place on Friday, February 14, 2020, at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. This is the only DC-area symposium that brings together…
Save the Date and Upcoming Call for Proposals: 2020 Library Instruction Tennessee Conference (Friday, June 12, in Clarksville, TN)
(via Sarah Smith, Dean of Libraries at St. Louis Community College) Join us in 2020 for the Library Instruction Tennessee Conference! The theme for LIT 2020 is TRANSFORMATION Friday, June 12, 2020 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee More information on the Conference is available here. Call for Proposals – Sent early January 2020, due…
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 Applications: 2020 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL), June 6-14 in Los Angeles — Deadline January 27
(via Collen Mullally, Pepperdine University) The Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) is now accepting applications for the 2020 cohort. IRDL is a continuing education program for academic and research librarians designed to prepare novice researchers for careers as librarian-researchers. The Institute takes place at the William H. Hannon Library in Los Angeles, CA. IRDL provides social…
Call for Submissions: ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2019” Feature (Deadline January 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2019? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2019” article in the March 2020 issue. Submissions should include: * At least one high-resolution image of the exterior * At least one…
Save the Date: Social Science Librarians Boot Camp (June 12 in Medford, MA)
(via Tina Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) The 10th annual Social Science Librarians Boot Camp will be held on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Tisch Library, Tufts University in Medford, MA. The conference is an opportunity for librarians working in the social sciences to come together to hear the latest research on social science topics,…
Call for Nominations: 2020 Conference Grants (Reaching Forward and Illinois Library Association) — Deadline March 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Committee is now accepting nominations for the Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant, and the Robert Doyle ILA Conference Grant for Support Staff. The grants are awarded annually by the Reaching Forward Committee and support continuing education within librarianship. Nominators must supply supporting reasons for the…
Call for Proposals — Finding the Balance: 2020 ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Annual Conference, May 26-27 in Providence, RI (Deadline Jan. 17)
(via Kendall Hobbs, Wesleyan University) Joint Call for Proposals Joint Annual Conference: Finding the Balance 2020 ACRL New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) & New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG – A Special Interest Group of ACRL/NEC) May 26-27, 2020 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI Library work is often a balancing act. We seek proposals from…
Call for Members: ACRL Diversity Alliance
(via Allison Payne, ACRL Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives) The ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries committed to increasing the hiring pipeline of qualified and talented individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. The commitment of each library leader to create one or more residency positions will expand opportunities available to individuals from professionally…