(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Employees in ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services are hosting a gathering of Chicago area LIS/Archives and Info Workers committed to upholding the professional ethics of diversity, inclusion, information preservation and access, equitable representation, individual privacy, and support of marginalized communities. The gathering will be from 4:00-6:30pm…
Call for Proposals: 2017 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference
(via Margaret Chambers, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Mark your calendars for the 4th annual GLRSC: Harnessing the Winds of Change on June 8-9, 2017 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Oak Brook, IL This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to trade information and network with other colleagues. Watch…
Reminder: Help Us Plan the 2017 CARLI Annual Meeting
(via Michelle Haake, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) CARLI is seeking feedback from those who attended or streamed the annual meeting, and those who were unable to attend. Your feedback will help in planning for the 2017 Annual Meeting. If you attended the annual meeting, please tell us about your experience by…
Proposals Sought for DPLAFest 2017 in Chicago
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) DPLA is seeking session proposals for DPLAfest 2017, an annual conference that brings together librarians, archivists, and museum professionals, developers and technologists, publishers and authors, educators, and many others to celebrate DPLA and its community of creative professionals. Proposals should be related to digital libraries, broadly defined. This year, we…
ACRL Seeking Committee Volunteers for 2017-18 Appointment Cycle
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Are you interested in serving on an ACRL committee? The ACRL committee volunteer form for section and division-level appointments is now open! Please visit http://www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer for a link to the form. The deadline to volunteer is February 15, 2017, for appointments that begin July 1, 2017. Make a difference: Connect, contribute,…
Celebrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with the ALCTS Midwinter Symposium
(via the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services) On Friday, January 20, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) will present its Midwinter Symposium Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Creating a New Future for Library Collections at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta. Organized by the ALCTS President’s Program Committee, chaired by Charles…
Legislative Update, 12/7/2016
Federal: Rep. Tom Price will be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under president-elect Donald Trump. Like Trump, Price has been critical of the Affordable Care Act. Price also favors changes to Medicaid and Medicare. While he made no direct comments regarding policy following his secretarial appointment, Price supports Medicaid being converted…
Call for Proposals: NASIG 32nd Annual Conference in Indianapolis (June 8-11)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The NASIG (formerly, North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) 32nd Annual Conference, themed “Racing to the Crossroads”, will take place from Thursday, June 8, to Sunday, June 11, in Indianapolis, IN. Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic resources and serials are encouraged to submit proposals…
Call for Posters: Feb. 6 Summit on Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers
(via Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association invite you to the Project Welcome: Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers Summit on Monday, February 17, in Chicago. At the meeting,…
Registration Still Open for Dec. 7 Webinar “Scaling Up: Rebuilding An Instruction Program With Limited Resources”
(via Debbie Campbell, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Think your library instruction program may need to change in response to changes at your institution? The CARLI Instruction Committee wants to help! Our theme for this year is “Evolving Library Instruction: Negotiating Change in Uncertain Times”. Because of current trends and challenges in…