(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…
UIC’s Gwen Gregory is 2019 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via the Illinois Library Association) Gwen Gregory, the Resource Acquisition and Management Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library, is the 2019 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes…
Call for Nominations: Access Services Conference Awards (Deadline July 31)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) Support Staff Travel Award Do you have a motivated and deserving staff member who could really benefit from attending the 2019 Access Services Conference (November 21-22 in Atlanta, GA)? The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the Support Staff Travel Scholarship! #ASCATL Nominate today: https://tinyurl.com/ASC-Travel19 Distinguished Achievement in Access Services Do you…