(via Pattie Piotrowski, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for the University of Illinois Springfield) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) and the University of Illinois Springfield’s Brookens Library are pleased to host aFREE viewing of the Association of College and Research Libraries webinar “Be Proactive: Overcoming Biases and Microaggressions in the…
ILA Best Practices Committee Seeking Feedback (Deadline June 30)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Best Practices Committee has created a survey to collect best practices for topics that are important to the library community. The survey is available here<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=5e3e72e929&e=6c7f1a78dd> and will close on Friday, June 30.
Call for Feedback: ALA Statement on Intellectual Freedom Advocacy and Education (Deadline Thursday, June 6)
(via Sarah Dallas, Director of the Southern Adirondack Library System) Julia Warga, Chair of IFC and Sara Dallas, Chair of COPE, are seeking feedback from the ALA Council and the library community on a joint committee policy statement regarding the importance of advocating for intellectual freedom. We are asking you to review and make any…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI’s “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium” on Sept. 25
(via CARLI) CARLI is planning an exciting day-long leadership event for mid-level leaders, “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium: CARLI′s Next Deans and Directors,” from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 25, 2019. The event will feature Karen S. Goins, executive coach, facilitator, consultant, speaker, and author. Karen will guide attendees to: · Understand what leadership is…
Reminder: Webinar on November 14 iSchool + CARLI Networking and Career Fair Will Take Place Tuesday, June 4 (1:30-2:30 PM)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Reminder to join us Tuesday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. for the webinar about the Career Fair! The School of Information Sciences + CARLI Networking and Career Fair will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 2:30-5:30 p.m. The Career Fair is a result of CARLI’s partnership with the iSchool<https://ischool.illinois.edu/>…
RAILS Announces Board Election Results
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Thanks to all who voted in the May 2019 RAILS Board Election. A special welcome to our colleague Sarah McHone-Chase of Northern Illinois University! I look forward to working with all the board members as the academic library representative on the board. Please contact me if you…
Reminder: Registration Open for RDA Training Courses
(via RAILS) The Cataloging and Maintenance Center (CMC) is providing RDA training for library staff in any Illinois library. The courses are six weeks and use Moodle software. Registered participants will be emailed passwords. “RDA Book Training”: June 10-July 19 “RDA Video and Audio Recording Training”: July 29-September 6 It is strongly encouraged that participants take…
Call for Applicants: “Internationalizing the Community College Library” Workshop on July 26
(via CARLI) “Internationalizing the Community College Library” is a project supported by the International and Area Studies Library and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Funding is available to support a one-day workshop for librarians from community colleges in Illinois on July 26, 2019. The workshop will provide opportunities…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for OLC Accelerate 2019 is Monday, June 3
(via the Online Learning Consortium) Is imposter syndrome keeping you from submitting a conference proposal? “We might be doing important, meaningful work, but impostor syndrome convinces us otherwise…The Accelerate conference needs unique and new perspectives to keep the program alive and organic. It needs you to share your work!” Engagement Co-Chair Tina Rettler-Pagel shares in…
ACRL President’s Program (on EDI and Leadership) at ALA Annual Conference to Take Place June 22
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Join ACRL for its President’s Program at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. Hosted by ACRL President Lauren Pressley, this program will take place from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 22, at the Washington Convention Center, Room 146A. Titled “Equity, Diversity, Inclusion… and…