Federal news President Trump signed an executive order for the development of rules requiring hospitals to inform patients of their treatment costs prior to receiving the services. [The Hill] New research indicates that the Affordable Care Act has lowered racial disparities in cancer care. [The Washington Post] The House voted to block Trump’s recent policy…
Call for Poster Proposals: HSLI 2019 Annual Conference (Deadline Friday, July 26)
The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference Planning Committee’s Program Subcommittee invites proposals for posters for the 2019 HSLI Annual Conference, to be held September 11-13 in Champaign, Illinois. This year’s Conference theme, “Going Forward, Looking Back”, celebrates HSLI’s 40th anniversary. We encourage you to take a literal or figurative approach to our theme (use…
Call for Abstract Submissions: New Review of Academic Librarianship Issue on Student Engagement
(via Dr. Tim Schlak, Robert Morris University) Call for abstracts for 2020 themed issue of New Review of Academic Librarianship: “Involving the community – engaging students in taking academic libraries forward” For the first time ever, the New Review of Academic Librarianship has Guest Editors from two different countries overseeing the annual themed issue. Olaf Eigenbrodt (Germany) and Karen Latimer…
Save the Date: Citizen Artists Forum at Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago (Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6:15-7:30 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in partnership with ALA and ILA, will host its next Citizen Artists Forum from 6:15 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at the Harold Washington Library Center. The forum will examine how the First Amendment to the US Constitution impacts…
Call for Proposals: International Journal of Open Educational Resources Special Issue on OER and Libraries (Deadline July 3)
(via Kristina Clement, University of Wyoming) The International Journal of Open Educational Resources (IJOER) will be hosting a fall/winter special issue on Open Education Resources & Libraries. This issue will be hosted by featured guest editors Samantha Cook and Kristina Clement of the University of Wyoming Libraries. This special issue of the International Journal of Open…
Call for Proposals: Louisiana Virtual Academic Library Conference on November 7 (Deadline July 1)
(via Jennifer Hamilton, University of Louisiana at Lafayette) The LLA Academic Section and ACRL-LA are partnering to host a virtual conference on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Present from the comfort of your own office. Proposals due MONDAY, July 1! Submit your proposal relating to library archives, instruction, public services, technical services, leadership, management, and more….
Call for Chapter Proposals: Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (Deadline August 19)
(via Brian Lym–Hunter College, City University of New York) Call for Chapter Proposals Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries Chapter proposals are requested for an edited volume titled Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries, to be published by the Association of College and…
ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion LibGuide Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive communities in the association and in academic and research libraries. This Core Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) permeates the work of the Association, cutting across all ACRL sections, committees, interest and discussion groups, and communities of practice….
Registration Open for “Gaming in Libraries” Online Course (Lasts July 1-26)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) Gaming in Libraries Instructors: Lauren Hays and Teresa Slobuski Dates: July 1st through 26th, 2019 Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/126-gaming.php As gaming has grown in our culture, libraries have started to create their own programs. Games can be added to library programming for both recreation…
Call for Host Sites: “Americans and the Holocaust” Traveling Exhibition Tour (Application Deadline August 9)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the ALA Public Programs Office invite libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. The exhibition…