(via Lisa Kidd, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium) We are excited to announce that registration for the 2019-2020 HEDS Research Practices Survey is now open: https://hedsconsortium.wufoo.com/forms/20192020-heds-research-practices-survey/ The HEDS Research Practices Survey assesses students’ research experiences and their skills in finding, evaluating, and citing sources. Faculty and librarians can use information from this survey to develop…
Illinois Library Association Announces “IACRL @ ILA” Track at ILA Annual Conference
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for programming created just for academic library professionals at this year’s ILA Annual Conference. The conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) @ ILA sessions were created with academic librarians in mind,…
Call for Submissions: Public Services Quarterly (Technology Column)
(via Derek Marshall, Mississippi State University) The editor of the Technology column in Public Services Quarterly is seeking a guest column author for future issues. The next submission deadline is August 16, 2019. The purpose of the Technology column is to examine current and developing technology topics in academic libraries. The column’s focus is creative…
Call for Posters and Papers: Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 (Deadline Extended to Friday, July 26)
(via Rita Sieracki, Medical College of Wisconsin) Greetings from Milwaukee! The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting planning committee has extended the submission deadline for abstracts for poster and paper presentations. The new deadline for submission is July 26, 2019. Papers and posters that were submitted to and/or presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association annual…
Augustana College’s Bluemle is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Stefanie Bluemle is a research and instruction librarian at Augustana College<https://www.augustana.edu/library> in Rock Island, Illinois. Stefanie has been a member of ACRL for 13 years and is your ACRL member of the week for July 15, 2019. Describe yourself in three words: Introspective, motivated, analytical. What are you reading (or listening to on…
Call for Proposals – Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities Online Conference (October 10) – Deadline August 1
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals and centers of the community, libraries are in a unique position to inform their communities, students, and staff about health and wellness as well as encourage and aid…
Call for Proposals: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 at UIC’s Chicago Campus)–Deadline Wednesday, July 31
(via Thomas Gerrish, Purdue University) Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 5th symposium taking place at University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) on September 30 – October 1, 2019. MDLS is a low-cost, 2-day, hands-on, unconference style event for Midwesterners who support research data management and research data services (RDS)…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for CARLI’s July 19 Webinar on ACRL’s Project Outcome (Deadline July 18)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) This is a reminder about the upcoming Project Outcome Webinar, presented by Sara Goek, ACRL Program Manager. July 19, 2019, 10-11 a.m. Register for the webinar by 5 p.m. on July 18 at https://www.carli.illinois.edu/project-outcome Attendees will learn about the new Project Outcome for Academic Libraries surveys and resources. Project Outcome is a free toolkit…
EIU’s Stacey Knight-Davis Receives ILA Reference Services Award
(via the Illinois Library Association) Stacey Knight-Davis, Head of Library Technology Services at Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library, receives the 2019 Illinois Library Association (ILA) Reference Services Award, which is awarded annually for excellence in providing assistance to library users as they seek and use information. The award is sponsored by Ancel Glink. One example…
UIUC’s JJ Pionke Receives ILA Crosman Memorial Award
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) announces JJ Pionke, Applied Health Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UICU), as the 2019 Crosman Memorial Award Winner. The Crosman Award is named in memory of Alex Crosman, director of the Peoria Public Library at the time of…