(via Mary Pelich, Illinois State Library) Registration has been extended until April 19th, 2019 for the 5th Annual Targeting Autism National Forum May 16-17, 2019 on the campus of Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. This year’s forum theme is autism and human/civil rights. We will have several national speakers to explore this important topic…
Reminder: Proposals for College & Research Libraries News “Perspectives on the Framework” Column Due Friday, April 19
(via Donna Witek, The University of Scranton) College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This bimonthly column provides a forum for librarians to share practices and perspectives related to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The column…
Legislative Update, 04/16/2019
Federal news With President Trump’s renewed interest in health care, the Supreme Court might render a decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act prior to the 2020 election. From CNN. The Violence Against Women Act is up for reauthorization. It’s passed in the House and awaits vote in the Senate. The National Rifle…
Reminder: Registration Deadline for 7th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase is May 8
(via Marielle McNeal, North Park University) We hope you’ve saved the date! Registration is now open, please share with anyone at your institution who may be interested! The CARLI Instruction Committee is coordinating its seventh annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 23rd at North Park University in Chicago, IL. The showcase features innovative elements in…
Reminder: CARLI Instruction Committee Holding Inclusive Information Literacy Twitter Chat on April 19
(via Marielle McNeal, North Park University) The CARLI Instruction committee is excited to host an upcoming Twitter chat! Join us on Friday, April 19th @ 12:00pm central as we continue the conversation on cultivating learning environments for students with diverse identities #InclusiveInfoLit What is a Twitter Chat? A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag! Use the #InclusiveInfoLit hashtag to…
ACRL Releases Libraries Transform Toolkit
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of ACRL) ACRL and Gale, a Cengage company, have collaborated to create the ACRL Libraries Transform Toolkit<https://acrl.libguides.com/transform>. This free new toolkit provides academic and research libraries with easy-to-use tools and resources to develop effective marketing and outreach strategies to promote their services and impact to…
Registration Open for Library Carpentry Event on Computing (May 23-24 in Chicago)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) General Information https://pitviper6.github.io/2019-05-23-chicagoMSTech/ Library Carpentry is made by people working in library- and information-related roles to help you: automate repetitive, boring, error-prone tasks create, maintain and analyze sustainable and reusable data work effectively with IT and systems colleagues better understand the use of software in research and much…
Call for Applications: ILA’s Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship and Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education
(via the Illinois Library Association) We have two scholarships available and waiting for you to apply for this year! ILA Scholarships help and encourage the pursuit of education in librarianship and can be used for classes, registration fees for conferences, seminars, workshops, or any other educational opportunities. The deadlines for the scholarships listed below is…
Call for Submissions and Nominations–PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (Deadlines April 26 and May 10)
(via Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra, Grand Valley State University, and Marcia Rapchak, University of Pittsburgh) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Spring…
Reminder: Registration Open for May 8 CARLI Preservation Workshop, “Choosing and Constructing Protective Enclosures for Library Materials” (Final Deadline April 23)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The CARLI Preservation Committee invites you to attend the workshop “Choosing and Constructing Protective Enclosures for Library Materials”. This all-day program will be held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield on May 8, 2019. The workshop will include a presentation about protective enclosures, and two hands-on sessions to learn…