(via the Illinois Library Association) ILA is seeking contributors for a new pilot program: a member-led blog, the ILA Connecter! We invite you to join us in this collaborative effort in connecting, communicating and engaging across Illinois libraries. We hope that this blog will serve as a medium to not only offer resources and support, but…
Reminder: Proposals for Reaching Forward Conference 2020 (May 1 in Rosemont, IL) Due Friday, Oct. 18
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference Committee is accepting program submissions for the 2020 Conference, which will be held Friday, May 1, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Proposals must be submitted using the online proposal form. Incomplete proposals can be saved and revised any time prior to the submission deadline….
Reminder: Registration Open for “More Speech: A Conversation about the First Amendment” Panel at Harold Washington Library Center (6:15-7:30 PM on Tues., Oct. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), in partnership with the American Library Association and Illinois Library Association, invites you to “More Speech: A Conversation about the First Amendment,” a panel discussion examining how the First Amendment impacts art and civic life, freedom of speech, and expression. The…
Reminder: Registration Open for Upcoming Online with the CMC Cataloging Training Sessions
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Don’t forget to register in L2 for next month’s Online with the CMC (Cataloging Maintenance Center): Subject Analysis, https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=28613 This month’s topic: Subject Analysis. Subject analysis can be complicated. Subject headings or topics that match the item being cataloged need to be determined. The 20% rule, which…
Call for Nominations: MLA’s Marcia C. Noyes Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Deborah Lauseng, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Do you know a Medical Library Association member with a distinguished career and outstanding contributions advancing the profession? Please consider nominating that individual for the Marcia C. Noyes Award, the association’s highest professional distinction. The award, established in memory of Marcia C. Noyes, one…
Call for Volunteers: Joint Task Force to Develop Framework for Cultural Proficiencies in Racial Equality (Deadline Tuesday, October 8)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL; along with ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS); the Public Library Association (PLA); and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL;) seek volunteers for a Joint Task Force to develop a framework for cultural proficiencies in racial equity. The Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity framework…
Registration Open for 19th Annual Brick & Click Library Conference (Friday, November 1, at Northwest Missouri State U.)
(via Lori Mardis, Northwest Missouri State University) Please join us for the 19th Annual Brick & Click Library Conference on November 1, 2019 at Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri. Network, hear practical take-aways ready to implement at your own library, and enter to win lots of great door prizes (including two Kindle Fires)! Register…
CARLI Instruction Committee Launching Article Club (Registration Open for First Meeting, Nov. 6 at 1:00 PM)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is launching an article club! We’re excited for this opportunity to build the CARLI community while engaging more deeply with the academic literature that impacts our teaching practice. The Instruction Committee has selected articles for discussion, and we’ll meet virtually once in the fall and again in…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award (Deadline December 6)
(via Mary Francis, Dakota State University) Nominations Sought for IS Innovation Award Full eligibility and submission guidelines Submission deadline: December 6, 2019 Award: $3,000 prize sponsored by EBSCO Information Service The Innovation Award recognizes a project from the past two years that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming. Past…
Call for Proposals: 2020 National Conference of African American Librarians (August 5-9 in Tulsa, OK)
(via Twanna Hodge, SUNY Upstate Medical University) We hope this email finds you all well. The Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the NCAAL XI Programming Committee extends an invitation to all library professionals and vendors to join us in presenting educational and thought-provoking programs and workshops at the 11th National Conference of…