(via Maoria Kirker, George Mason University) The ACRL Instruction Section Awards committee is seeking nominations for its awards. Innovation Award Do you know of, or were you involved in, a project at an academic/research library that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming? Now’s your chance to boast about it…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeks Publication Editor for 2018-2020 (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Meghan Sitar-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The Instruction Section is seeking a Publication Editor. This volunteer position provides final-round editing for IS publications. The position is intended to ensure that IS publications are consistent, professional, and polished, and that they reflect well on IS and on ACRL. This position is also intended to remove…
Legislative Action Item: Save Net Neutrality
As you may have seen from the ALA Washington Office and via our very own ILA, net neutrality is on the precipice of extinction. The five FCC commissioners will vote on the matter on December 14, 2017. Let your voice be heard! Email your elected Congressperson using the form available from ALA here.
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Patricia Devine, University of Washington) Are you looking for funds to attend the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting this year? EBSCO Information Services has made available four awards of up to $1000 for MLA members who are currently employed as health sciences librarians and who will have 2-5 years of experience at the time…
Application Deadline for Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Carolyn Ching Dennison, University of Hawai’i at Manoa Library) Need something to do after feasting on Thanksgiving Day? Consider applying for the Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant! This grant recognizes Ysabel Bertolucci’s exemplary career as a member of the Medical Library Association and her many contributions to its Sections, Chapters and Board. Endowed…
Reminder: Applications for MLA Continuing Education Grant Due Dec. 1
(via Elizabeth Stellrecht, University at Buffalo) Applications are now being accepted for the Medical Library Association’s Continuing Education Grant! The Continuing Education Grant provides MLA members with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the theoretical, administrative, or technical aspects of librarianship. More than one continuing education (CE) grant may be offered in a year….
Registration Open for ACRL ULS Academic Outreach Online Roundtable Discussions, to Be Held Nov. 28, 29, and 30
(via Jason Kruse, Northwestern University) The ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to Academic Outreach endeavors. November’s Topic: Library Outreach in Civic Engagement This month’s discussion will focus on the library’s involvement in civic engagement. Back by popular demand, we’re offering this topic for those who were…
Save the Date: Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians (June 4-8, 2018)
(via Hilary Davis, North Carolina State University) Save the Date! The Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians will be held June 4 – 8th, 2018 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Applications for the Institute will be accepted beginning on Dec 12, 2017. https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/data-science-and-visualization-institute The…
Call for Nominations: Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Cynthia Thomes-University of Maryland, University College) Do you know or could you be the next recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award? If so, the Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) wants to hear from you! This prestigious award, sponsored by the Routledge, Taylor…
Call for Proposals: ACRL New England Chapter 2018 Conference, “Failing Forward” (Deadline 1/19/18)
(via Katherine Freedman, University of Massachusetts Amherst) Call for Proposals Failing Forward: Experimentation and Creativity in Libraries 2018 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference Friday, May 4, 2018 Hotel 1620 Plymouth Harbor Plymouth, Massachusetts https://acrlnec.org/annual-conference/call-for-proposals #acrlnec18 We often talk at conferences about projects that went well. In contrast, we rarely discuss initiatives that failed, or…