(via Roberta Craig, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center) For HSLI conference attendees who will be arriving in St. Charles on Wednesday night, November 9, you are invited to join a dine-around. This will be a casual dining experience to join your fellow attendees for a nice meal and conversation. We will be meeting in the hotel lobby…
HSLI Conference Registration Deadline Extended to Friday, November 4
(via Roberta Craig, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center) There is still time if you want to attend the 2016 HSLI Conference. The registration deadline has been extended to Friday, November 4. The 2016 HSLI Conference, themed “Running With It: Library Trends in 2016”, will take place at the beautiful Pheasant Run Resort from Wednesday, November 9, to…
Legislative Update, 10/26/2016
Federal: The Connecticut Four, four librarians who, in 2005, stood against providing the FBI access to library patron computer use information, are again in the news. They write in the Hartford Courant about movement in the Senate to increase FBI surveillance authority. The latest proposition would require librarians to provide the FBI with transaction records…
Galter Health Sciences Library Hosting Oct. 26 Webinar on Distance Education
(via Ramune Kubilius, Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library) Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library will host the Medical Library Association’s upcoming webinar, “Designing Online Instruction: It’s Not Just for Distance Education Anymore”. Information about the webinar can be found on the MLA website. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 26, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST….
Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Call for Proposals Open
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Mark your calendars for the fourth annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference, themed “Harnessing the Winds of Change”. The 2017 meeting will take place on Thursday, June 8, and Friday, June 9, at the the DoubleTree by Hilton in Oak Brook, IL. This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource-sharing to trade information…
ACRL Launches Diversity Alliance
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACRL Diversity Alliance. Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, the ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries who share a commitment…
ACRL Immersion Program Call for New Faculty
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) ACRL is accepting applications for new faculty for the Immersion Program. Now in its seventeenth year, the Immersion Program brings together academic librarians for four to five days of intensive work in teaching and information literacy. With more than 2,000 graduates of previous national and regional sessions, the Immersion…
Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. The deadline for nominations for the fall issue is Monday,…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Academic and Research Librarian of the Year
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you know the next ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year winner? The Association of College and Research Libraries is now accepting nominations for the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international…
Call for Nominations: Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Please help the Excellence Awards Committee publicize the Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards-and think about whether you would like to nominate your own library. The awards recognize academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to create outstanding academic libraries that are furthering the educational missions of their…