(via Michelle Keba, Palm Beach Atlantic University) The DLS Instruction Group invites you to participate in an inaugural Virtual Poster Session (https://acrl.ala.org/DLS/2019-virtual-poster-session/) between April 1 and 5, 2019. During this week, 40 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and comment on. There will be a wide array of poster topics,…
Legislative Update – 04/02/2019
Federal News Health care law is again in the spotlight: Trump Administration And Democrats Return Health Law To Political Center Stage (Kaiser Health News) In Blow to Trump, Judge Blocks Health Care Law ‘End Run’ (The New York Times) Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History.’ (The New York…
Registration Open for IOLUG 2019 Spring Conference (May 10 at Indiana Wesleyan University)
(via the Indiana Online Users Group) Register Today for IOLUG’s 2019 Spring Conference! Tackling Data in Libraries: Opportunities and Challenges in Serving User Communities Register at IOLUG.org<http://www.iolug.org/> Friday, May 10th Indiana Wesleyan University Indianapolis North Education and Conference Center 3777 Priority Way S Dr Indianapolis, IN 46240 Map<https://goo.gl/maps/FNMxu87VAF62> Keynote Speaker – Jerica Copeny<http://www.iolug.org/2019/03/01/jerica-copeny-to-keynote-iolug-2019/>, Civic Data…
Call for Volunteers: CARLI Committees for 2019-20 (Deadline April 26)
(via CARLI) CARLI is now seeking volunteers to serve on eight advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply. Service on CARLI committees affords individuals a unique opportunity to…
Call for Volunteers: ACRL Instruction Section’s Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox Committee (Deadline April 19)
(via Meghan Sitar–University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The ACRL Instruction Section (IS) and ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC) invite volunteers for a new Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox Committee in the Instruction Section. The creation of this committee marks the hand off of the stewardship of the Sandbox from SLILC to IS. The Sandbox was created by the…
Call for Proposals: Chicago Research Summit on October 18, 2019
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Cathy Mayer, Trinity University) Dear Faculty & Staff: On October 18, 2019, you are invited to participate in the inaugural Chicago Research Summit, a one-day conference that will bring together educators and community partners to explore how institutions of higher education connect students to…
Call for Volunteers: “Buddies” for First-Time Attendees at 2019 ACRL Conference
(via Gwen Gregory–University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Heidi Steiner Burkhardt–University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) If you are attending the ACRL Conference next month, I hope you will consider being a buddy for a first time attendee. The Membership Committee made 75 slots available and they filled in around four hours (!), but…
RSVP for Illinois Academic Library Meetup at ACRL 2019 in Cleveland (7:00-8:00 PM on Thursdy, April 11)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, Illinois ACRL Vice-President/President Elect, on behalf of Dan Bostrom, Reaching Across Illinois Library System) Heading to the 2019 ACRL Conference in Cleveland? Join your colleagues from academic libraries around Illinois for an evening of after-hours networking on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Southern Tier Brewery, 811 Prospect…
STEM Librarians South (July 18-19): Proposals Accepted Through May 17 and Registration Opens April 15
(via David Flaxbart, University of Texas at Austin) The ninth annual STEM Librarians South meeting will be held at the University of Texas at Austin on July 18-19, 2019. We’re seeking proposals from individuals and teams in academic and special library settings. Presentations should be relevant to information content and services for users in STEM-related…
Call for 2019 NASIG Student Spotlight Sessions (Deadline Monday, April 15)
(via NASIG) The NASIG Student Outreach Committee (SOC) invites proposals for the Student Spotlight Sessions for the 34rd NASIG conference in Pittsburgh, PA from June 5 to June 8. The theme of the conference is “Building Bridges.” The Student Spotlight Sessions will consist of up to eight 5-minute presentations with a focus on an idea,…