(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The University Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks an energetic and knowledgeable librarian to lead our reconfigured Circulation Department. The Circulation Department manages circulation operations, entry desks, overnight services, course reserves, and interlibrary loan for the Richard J. Daley Library. The Circulation Librarian will provide strategic leadership…
NN/LM Joint Region Webinar on July 21
Note: This event has already taken place, but a recording should be available soon. The Greater Midwest Region (GMR) and South Central Region (SCR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) present the first jointly-sponsored webinar in the monthly Lake Effects and SCR CONNECTions series. The webinar, titled “Data Research Services: University of…
ACRL Issues Policy Statement on Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce its new “Policy Statement on Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians”, which reads: “Scholarship by academic librarians advances the fields of library and information science, influences practices of aligned professions, and informs effective advocacy. In support of…
RUSA STARS Seeking Officer Nominations
(via Tina Baich, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) On behalf of the RUSA STARS Nominating Committee, I am asking for your help in identifying nominees for leadership roles within STARS. If anyone has suggestions on individuals who would be great candidates to stand for RUSA STARS elections please let me know. We are seeking candidates for…
Journal of Access Services Call for Submissions
(via David MacCaslin, CalTech University) I’d like to make my first call for submissions, as Editor-in-Chief, for the Journal of Access Services, also known as JAS. Paul Sharpe has done a great job guiding the journal, as Editor in the previous 4 years, and I hope to continue that progress and build upon it. As…
Legislative Update, 7/11/2016
Federal: Congress recently updated the Freedom of Information Act with the passage of the FOIA Improvement Act. Among the amendments, the new law: requires disclosable documents be made available in electronic format; includes a Presumption of Openness clause; limits FOIA exemption to select records created in the past 25 years; establishes a Council to make…
Deadline to Apply for OpenCon 2016 Conference Scholarship is July 11
(via ACRL) Join the next generation of advocates and scholars to shape the future of Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data! Are you a librarian who’s passionate about opening up access to educational and scholarly resources? Keen on being part of a community that’s dedicated to and engaged in OA advocacy? Then OpenCon 2016…
Applications for Assessment Curriculum Designer/Presenters Due July 14
(via ACRL) Individuals interested in contributing to creating two new ACRL learning opportunities on assessing library impact should apply by 4:00 PM CST on Thursday, July 14. The selected curriculum designer/presenters will create new opportunities that build on the work of the ACRL program Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA). First, a day-long workshop is being…
Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians Seeking Applicants
(via ACRL) The Harvard Institutes for Higher Education annual Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians program, led by leading faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), details important leadership concepts and applies them to the practical challenges of leading and managing the contemporary academic library. The curriculum addresses three areas–planning, organizational strategy and change,…
MLA Seeking Volunteers for Committees–Deadline July 15
(via MLA) Medical Library Association President Teresa L. Knott will appoint a limited number of members to new juries, task forces, and work groups to begin work immediately. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the volunteer form by Friday, July 15. Communities Goal Task Force availability: one member duration: two to three years…