(via Mark Beatty, ALA) Join us in Fort Worth, Texas, from November 17 to 20, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel downtown, for the 2016 LITA Forum. This is a three-day education and networking event featuring three preconferences, three keynote sessions, more than 55 concurrent sessions, and 25 poster presentations. It’s the 19th annual gathering of the highly-regarded…
Registration Deadline for Joint Upper Midwest Digital Collections / CONTENTdm Meeting is Friday, July 29
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of UMDCC) Registration ends Friday, July 29, for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, taking place on August 9-11 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Don’t miss out on this regional opportunity to connect with your digital collections colleagues. Register now! The Upper Midwest Digital Collections…
Chu Named ALA Representative to UNESCO Commission
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs (on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus), has been chosen as the American Library Association’s representative to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Dr. Chu’s term will last through June of 2018. The Commission includes representatives from…
New Call for Papers–Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
(via LeEtta Schmidt, University of South Florida and Editor of the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve) The peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve provides a forum for the presentation of pure and applied research results, innovative services and service enhancements, discussion of best practices and review of literature regarding all…
Call for Submissions–Special Issue of Journal of Access Services
(via David McCaslin, Caltech Library) What is the role of textbooks in today’s libraries? Like the cost of journal subscriptions, the price for textbooks have been increasing. Unlike with journals, students feel an immediate financial burden when the time comes to purchase their course textbooks. Universities and libraries have recognized this and many are doing…
Legislative Update, 7/27/2016
Federal: On July 13, the Senate confirmed Carla Hayden to be the next Librarian of Congress. Hayden’s nomination was endorsed by both the MLA and AAHSL. Read the press release on the event from the Library of Congress. You may also view how your state representatives voted on the nomination, which received 74 votes of support. Congress has adjourned for the…
Liberal Arts Librarianship Graduate Internship Available at DePauw University
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) DePauw University has an opening for a one- or two-semester graduate internship. The Liberal Arts Librarianship Graduate Intern will provide current library school students with hands-on experience in several areas of academic librarianship. Working closely with our professional librarians, the person in this role will provide research support to undergraduates,…
Opening for Library Operations Associate (Circulation Desk Manager) at University of Illinois at Chicago
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) This is a full-time position at 37.5 hours per week and a minimum salary of $20.50 per hour. Position Description The Library Operations Associate (Circulation Desk Manager) manages Circulation operations at the Richard J. Daley Library, including the supervision, training and scheduling of staff and student employees. In collaboration with…
Call for Submissions to the Merge & Converge Tech Forum: Partnering with Technology Champions
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The Merge & Converge Tech Forum Planning Group is looking for panelists who want to share their IT collaboration success stories as either a “technology therapy” for those of us struggling with new technology initiatives in our institutions or an inspiration to…
Call for Posters–HSLI 2016 Annual Conference
(via Molly Horio, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center) The HSLI Program Committee invites proposals for posters for the HSLI 2016 Annual Conference: “Running with It: Library Trends in 2016″, to be held from Wednesday, November 9, to Friday, November 11, at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. We encourage you to take a…