via Jean Ferguson–University of California, Berkeley) Building a Digital Scholarship Program with Limited Resources Tuesday, February 6, 2018 12:00-1:00pm CST Hosted by ACRL Digital Scholarship Centers Interest Group Register: https://acrl.webex.com/acrl/onstage/g.php?MTID=e257830ade79e243b07b990796794874a Dial-in option available upon login Digital scholarship is a growing trend across a range of higher education institutions, from research-intensive universities to small liberal arts…
Call for Participants: ALCTS Mentoring Program (Deadline March 2)
(via Regina Gong, Lansing Community College) On behalf of the Mentoring Subcommittee of the ALCTS (Association for Library & Technical Services) Leadership Development Committee, we invite you to participate in the second year of the ALCTS Mentoring Program. As an ALCTS member, you have the opportunity to participate as either a mentor, a mentee, or…
Save the Date: May 4 ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow at UIUC
Save the Date: ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow May 4, 2018 I-Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL Hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CARLI Mark your calendars for the ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow on May 4 at the University of Illinois’s I-Hotel and Conference Center! This all-day workshop will be led by Scholarly…
Book Project Seeks Interviews with Instruction Librarians Who Work with First-Year Students
(via Maggie Murphy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) I am looking to interview instruction librarians working in particular roles in college and university libraries for a book I am co-writing about library instruction for first-year college students: someone with the title of “First-Year Experience Librarian” (or something similar) who does library instruction for first-year…
Early-Bird Registration for Distance Library Services Conference Ends Feb. 18
(via Thad Dickinson, Central Michigan University) The Distance Library Services Conference serves as a forum to discuss, demonstrate, and champion the techniques, trends, and theories of providing library services at a distance and in the online environment. The Conference will be held April 11-13, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk in downtown San…
ACRL Science and Technology Section Holding Info. Lit. Chat, “Integrating the ACRL Framework in STEM Graduate Courses”, on Feb. 5
(via Kristen Cooper, University of Minnesota) Please join us Monday, February 5th, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT for the monthly discussion hosted by the ACRL STS Information Literacy committee. This month Nashieli Marcano, STEM Research Librarian from Clemson University will lead our discussion : “Integrating the ACRL Framework in STEM Graduate Courses.” Discussion Description: As academic libraries…
Seeking Responses to Survey on Interlibrary Loan and Accessibility
(via Tim Hickey, State University of New York at Purchase) I am conducting research regarding assistive learning technologies, accessibility, and ILL services. As ILL practitioners, I would love to hear about your experience in this area. If you have a couple spare minutes I ask that you take this very short survey. Here is the…
Legislative Update, 01/29/2018
Federal: The Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 (S. 2271) would reauthorize the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The IMLS administers funding for libraries via the Library Services Technology Act. MLA and ALA are asking their members to contact their senators and ask them to be a co-sponsor of this bill. Preparing to attend a legislative meet-up? Use…
Call for Proposals: Northwest ILL & Resource Sharing 2018 Conference (Deadline March 8)
(via Sagan Lindsay Wallace, Concordia University) The 17th annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference will take place September 13-14 2018, at Portland State University in downtown Portland, Oregon. Look for registration opening sometime in April 2018. Our Keynote speaker this year will be Trevor A. Dawes, Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums and…
Call for Proposals: 8th Annual Responsible Conduct of Research and Academic Integrity Conference (Deadline Feb. 16)
(via Jennifer Kelley, College of DuPage) 8th Annual Responsible Conduct of Research and Academic Integrity Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15, 2018 College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL Conference sessions will apply to a broad disciplinary audience. Interactive sessions with active audience participation will address Responsible Conduct of Research, Research Ethics, Academic Integrity,…