(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of CARLI) Reminder: Webinar: Building an OER Workshop For Your Campus Day/Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Covering: Why should we care about the cost of textbooks? Finding an audience on your campus. What OER is and what it isn’t…
Call for Proposals: International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
(via Jean Gudenas, Medical University of South Carolina and Editor-in-Chief of IJITLHE) Currently, I am in the process of editing a forthcoming publication entitled the International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, to be published by IGI Global, an international publisher of progressive academic research. I would like to take this opportunity…
Call for Posters and Papers: Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 in Milwaukee (Deadline June 30)
(via Elizabeth Suelzer, Medical College of Wisconsin) Greetings from Milwaukee! The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting planning committee is now accepting abstracts for poster and paper presentations. Submit your poster and paper and paper abstracts so that others can discover and learn about your innovative programs and research findings. Presenting at a conference is a…
Call for Proposals: OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference 2019, Oct. 2-3 in Phoenix (Deadline June 3)
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) Submit a proposal to showcase the great work being done by your institution OCLC is seeking member proposals that will spark conversations around library futures–more specifically, how libraries act as catalysts within their communities by providing new solutions, partnerships, and services to inspire change and innovation. Selected speakers will…
Call for Participants: College Library Director Mentoring Program, 2019-20
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Melissa Jadlos, St. John Fisher College) Are you, or do you know a new College Library Director? If you are a new Library Director at a small college library, please consider joining the College Library Director Mentoring Program. The program, now in its 27th…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Teaching Anxiety
(via Britt Fagerheim, Utah State University) The purpose of this research is to understand the extent of teaching anxiety among academic librarians and the impact of this anxiety and potential methods to help address or mitigate teaching anxiety. If you currently work in an academic library and have at least some component of teaching in…
CARLI Announces Results for 2019 Board of Directors Election
(via Michelle Jean Haake, CARLI) The election and appointment process for new members of the CARLI Board of Directors has been completed. Directors elected to 3-year terms are: Spencer Brayton (Waubonsee Community College), Karen Janke (Erikson Institute), and Pattie Piotrowski (University of Illinois Springfield). The director elected to the 1-year term is Taran Ley (Southern…
New Release: Action Handbook and White Paper From National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The team from the IMLS-funded National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics is excited to share two new documents: a White Paper: A report that summarizes project activities and articulates a roadmap for enhancing our analytics practice in support of privacy (http://dx.doi.org/10.15788/20190416.15445) an Action Handbook:…
Registration Open for Illinois Heartland Library System’s “Design Thinking for Libraries” Workshop on June 12 and 13 (Final Deadline May 27)
(via the Illinois Library Association) This workshop will take a step-by-step approach to guide participants through the process of understanding design thinking to put into practice at their library. Workshops will take place on June 12 and 13, at the IHLS Edwardsville Hub. Cost is $50 through May 15, and $60 May 16-27. For more…
Women in Medicine Summit – Chicago, IL – September 2019
Women In Medicine Summit: An Evolution in Empowerment will be a unification of women in healthcare, with the common goal of finding and implementing solutions towards gender equity. At the Drake Hotel in Chicago from September 20-21, attendees will hear from nationally renowned faculty. There will be breakout sessions with a focus on developing leadership…