(via Tina Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Are you passionate about sustainability in libraries? Are you looking for a leadership opportunity? If you answered “yes” to both questions, consider running for SustainRT Coordinating Council! We are looking for SustainRT Coordinating Council candidates for the following positions: coordinator-elect, secretary, treasurer, and member-at-large. Officer position descriptions are…
Call for Applicants: Librarians Without Borders Ursula Poland International Scholarship (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…
Registration Open for Digital Directions 2020 (April 6-7 in Tucson, Arizona)
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration Now Open DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections — April 6-7, 2020 — Tucson, Arizona ************ JOIN US in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural heritage materials. During…
Illinois Library Association Releases Statement of Appropriate Conduct
(via Molly Beestrum, ILA President) Hello ILA members and friends! We are pleased to present a new aspect of ILA sponsored conferences and events, the goal of which is to enable and enhance the fullest, most productive possible experience for participants: A Statement of Appropriate Conduct. Following in the steps of many other associations that have…
Call for Presenters: 2020 Reference Research Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline Jan. 3, 2020)
(via Meg Galasso, Indiana University Kokomo) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 26th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2020 American Library Association Annual Conference in…
Legislative Update, 10/18/2019
Federal news: Trump suspends entry for migrants who will ‘financially burden the United States healthcare system’ [The Hill, 10/4/2019] “Migrants will be considered people who will burden the system if they are not covered by approved health insurance within 30 days of entering the country unless they have enough money to ‘pay for reasonably foreseeable medical…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Nominations for Illinois Library Association’s 2020 Executive Board Elections is Friday, October 11
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2020-2021 Executive Board Election. In April 2020, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions: 2 Public Library, 1 Special Library, and 1 Academic library representative. These are three-year terms beginning July 2020 and ending June…
Reminder: Registration for Oct. 10 Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities Online Conference Closes Mon., Oct. 7
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Don’t miss the Amigos Library Services’ online conference, Healthy Habits: Cultivating Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities on Thursday, October 10 featuring keynote speaker Jenn Carson. Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals…
Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association’s Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Kate Silfen, Boston University) The Medical Library Association is now seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. The MLA Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award recognizes organizations whose exemplary actions have served to advance health information research and evidence-based practice in health sciences libraries. Honorees will have…
Call for Nominations: ACRL College Libraries Section Innovation in College Librarianship Award (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Susan Schreiner, Grays Harbor College) CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award Nomination Deadline: December 6, 2019 The purpose of the CLS Innovation Award is to recognize college librarians and staff who demonstrate successful introduction of innovation in their library through a new idea, method, project, or device that enhances student learning and/or faculty development…