(via Dena Hutto, Reed College) Would you like to expand your professional network and contribute to the advancement of college libraries? Serving on a committee is a great way to become involved in ACRL and make an impact on our profession. If this sounds interesting to you, I encourage you to volunteer to serve on…
2017 Annual Conference Report: Ann Zettervall
I had the honor of being selected as a Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship recipient to the 2017 HSLI Annual Conference. As an MSLIS student at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, I am relatively new to the field of health science librarianship. This conference not only marked my first health science conference, but also, it…
Call for Program Proposals: LACUNY Institute 2018, “Librarianship in Challenging Times” (Deadline Feb. 16)
(via Mark Aaron Polger, College of Staten Island) Call for Proposals LACUNY Institute 2018: Librarianship in Challenging Times: Advocating for Intellectual Freedom, Democracy, and Equity Friday May 11, 2018 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY) This year’s keynote speaker is Trevor A. Dawes, Vice Provost for Libraries and…
Call for Presentations and Posters: Colloquium on Libraries and Service Learning (Deadline March 9)
(via Natasha Johnson, Purdue University) Call for Proposals: Colloquium on Libraries & Service Learning Critically Engaged Librarianship: Exploring Service Learning and Community Involvement August 9-10, 2018 American University, Washington, D.C. Join us for the 2018 Colloquium on Libraries & Service Learning! Conference Focus: The intended community for this colloquium includes all who are interested in…
Reminder: Chapter Proposals for ACRL Monograph Leading Change in Academic Libraries Due Feb. 28
(via Dr. Colleen Boff, Bowling Green State University) We invite chapter proposals for consideration in the publication of a forthcoming ACRL monograph titled Leading Change in Academic Libraries. Contributing authors are asked to describe and reflect on a recent change in their academic library in which they worked with others in the organization to reorganize, reengineer,…
Reminder: Chicago Library Legislative Meet-Up on Friday, February 2
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Are you a Chicago academic librarian who is concerned about our state legislature and funding for libraries? Would you like to have some quality time with legislators to talk with them? February 2 will be your chance! The Illinois Library Association sponsors meetups where librarians can meet…
Reminder: Registration for Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Conference Closes March 2 (Limited to 110 participants)
(via Barbara Wood, Kennesaw State University) Registration is now open for “Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students”, March 22 – 23, 2018, Kennesaw GA. The Conference focuses on the ways in which academic libraries can meet the specific needs of graduate students. As universities continue to add and diversify their graduate programs, academic libraries have become…
Call for Applications: MLA Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Award (Deadline March 9)
(via Ene Belleh, The University of Pennsylvania Health System) The Professional Development Committee of the Medical Library Association’s Hospital Libraries Section invites HLS members to apply for a Professional Development Award. If a HLS member has had an abstract or poster accepted by MLA for the 2018 meeting, that member would qualify. The funding could…
Reaching Forward Conference Registration Open and Awards Applications Available
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 29th annual Reaching Forward Conference will be held Friday, May 4, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The conference features a full day of programming, with morning coffee and a plated lunch. Reaching Forward programming is designed for library staff at all levels of experience and types of…
Call for Responses: Survey on Reporting Censorship Challenges (Deadline Jan. 31)
(via Tracy Ruppman, Loyola University Chicago) I am Tracy Ruppman and I am one of your Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee co-chairs. You may have seen communication from the American Library Association about reporting censorship challenges for 2017 and ILA is helping them get the word out. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)…