(via Cindy Clennon, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) This is a reminder that registration for the CARLI program Emerging Issues in E-resources: Usage Statistics and Streaming Video will close one week from today. This all-day event will be held at the iHotel in Champaign on March 26, 2019. Learn about and discuss two important…
Call for Proposals: 2019 Brick & Click Conference (Deadline Wednesday, March 13)
(via Michelle Haake, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Annual Brick & Click: An Academic Library Conference Friday, November 1, 2019 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri Brick & Click is seeking presenters for the 2019 conference. Now in its 19th year, the Brick & Click Library Conference is a one-day event focused…
Call for Nominations: RAILS Board (Deadline Friday, March 29)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) Join the RAILS Board! Would you like to work with a committed team of colleagues representing all types of libraries to help shape the future of a member-driven, vibrant library system? RAILS invites nominations for the following positions…
Post – Information Literacy Summit Meet-Up on Critical Librarianship and Emergent Strategy
(via Tish Hayes, Moraine Valley Community College) You’re invited to a post – Information Literacy Summit meet-up centering critical librarianship and emergent strategy! (Please note that you don’t need to attend the Information Literacy Summit to participate in this meetup) Connect with librarians across the Chicagoland area Begin conversations about critical pedagogy, social justice, coalition building, and facilitating change in…
Call for Ideas and Questions: Instruction and Programming Events Related to Authority and Scholarship
(via Mackenzie Salisbury, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Are you working on instruction or programming events that engage with the frames “Authority is Constructed and Contextual” and/or “Scholarship as Conversation”? Are you having productive discussions with faculty or students around the problems with systems of knowledge production? We value your authority in this…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Instruction Committee Webinar “A Work in Process: Cultivating Inclusive Classrooms” (1:00-2:00 PM on March 12)
(via the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Registration is open for next week’s CARLI Instruction Committee sponsored webinar, following the theme: “Inclusive Classroom: Cultivating Learning Environments for Students with Diverse Identities.” “A work in process: Cultivating inclusive classrooms” presented by Robin Harris, Michelle Oh, and Alyssa Vincent of Northeastern Illinois University Tuesday,…
Call for Presenters: 2019 CARLI Instruction Showcase (Deadline April 1)
(via the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Please share this message with anyone in your institution who may be interested in participating. The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the seventh annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 23rd at North Park Universityin Chicago, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on…
Registration Open for Free Online Presentation “Beyond Citation Counting: Metrics and Altmetrics for Demonstrating Scholarly Impact” (1:00-2:00 PM CST on March 19)
(via Alex Deeke, University of Michigan) FREE Online Presentation: Beyond Citation Counting: Metrics and Altmetrics for Demonstrating Scholarly Impact Presented online via Zoom Tuesday, March 19th, 1-2 pm CST Registration Link<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/cc423eb9b9a114eb7c24e00bf0acd2b8> As librarians, we understand how a citation shows the influence of one scholarly work on another. But citations are only one way to gauge…
Reminder: Registration Open for 18th Annual Information Literacy Summit (April 5 at Moraine Valley Community College)
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Breakout sessions are now posted! http://informationliteracysummit.org/breakout-sessions/ Please use the linked text below (Registration is Open) to access the registration form. 18th Annual Information Literacy Summit News, Media and Disinformation: Making Sense in Today’s Information Landscape Friday, April 5, 2019, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: Free 6th Annual LILi Conference (Proposals Deadline 3/22)
(via Esther Grassian, UCLA and Pierce College) Save the Date / Call for Proposals 6th Annual LILi Conference Friday, August 2, 2019, 10:00am – 2:00pm Registration & Refreshments, 9:30am – 10:00am CSU Northridge Oviatt Library 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330 Creating Connections: Extending Our Instructional Reach Through Collaborations and Community Partnerships Proposal Deadline: Friday,…