Federal: Appropriations Committees for both the House and Senate have approved level funding for libraries through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA; $186.3 million) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (IAL; $27 million) for FY19. Committees in the House and Senate also approved an increase to NIH funding for FY19 (by $1.25 billion…
UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria’s Emily Johnson is 2018 Recipient of ILA’s Crosman Memorial Award
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) announces Emily Johnson, Regional Health Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries as the 2018 Crosman Memorial Award winner. The Crosman Award is named in memory of Alex Crosman, director of the Peoria Public Library at the time of…
National Louis University’s Dr. Rob Morrison is 2018 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via the Illinois Library Association) Dr. Rob Morrison, Dean of Library and Learning Support at National Louis University, is the 2018 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes an Illinois librarian who…
Free-Learning Conference 2018 to Be Held Online July 20
(via Kelly McAllister, Appalachian State University) This year we’re planning a free, full-day online conference using the web conferencing tool Zoom. The Free-Learning Conference 2018 #FLCon18 will be a day of exploration designed to promote and evaluate effective uses of technology for teaching and learning while also providing opportunities to network with others in the field of…
ILA Reporter Seeking Examples of Summer Reading Programs for Article to Appear in October Issue
The ILA Reporter Advisory Committee is in the process of planning the October issue. We are including an article on summer reading programs that libraries sponsor in collaboration with community partners, such as local public schools. While the focus of the article will be on programming by public libraries, the Advisory Committee would like to…
Call for Proposals: The Library Collective Conference (Deadline for First Round is August 3)
(via Jessica Williams, University of Missouri – Kansas City) A Retro Theme in Honor of Our 5th Anniversary! You (probably) know the movie…and once you’ve seen it, you can’t forget that inspiring teacher, Jaime Escalante, oh, and the film’s awesome 80s hair. Like great teaching, great librarianship requires not just bodacious hair but often bold…
Proposals Deadline for 2018 OCLC Americas Regoinal Council Conference Extended to 7/25
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) There’s still time to submit your proposal The call for proposals for the 2018 Americas Regional Council Conference has been extended through Wednesday, July 25. We are seeking member proposals that will spark conversations around what it means to be a “game-changing library,” more specifically, what are those areas that will help the…
Reminder: Library Instruction West 2018 Next Week (July 19 and 20)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Library Instruction West 2018 (LIW 2018; formerly LOEX of the West) approaches quickly! We hope to see you in sunny, beautiful Grand Junction, Colorado at Colorado Mesa University for this year’s conference — next week! NOTE: Wednesday, July 11, was the last day to register for campus housing; but…
Registration Still Open for August 8 Social Science Librarians Boot Camp in Richmond, VA
(via Samantha Guss, University of Richmond) Reminder! There is still time to register for Social Science Librarians Boot Camp-Richmond, VA Edition (SSLBC_RVA) at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA, on August 8, 2018 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. http://blog.richmond.edu/sslbc/registration/ Registration will be capped at 50 attendees, so register as soon as possible! SSLBC_RVA is a low-cost, one-day…
Call for Participation: Sept. 12-14 National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics (Deadline 7/15)
(via Scott Young, Montana State University) Montana State University is proud to host A National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics, a two-and-a-half day event funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services that will convene approximately 40 librarians, technologists, and privacy researchers with the goal of producing a national roadmap for enhancing…