(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The ALA New Members Roundtable wants you to volunteer for the Speakers Pool! The Speakers Pool is a resource that can connect ALA Student Chapters with active ALA and NMRT members who are able to speak (virtually or in-person) about involvement in the association and professional development topics. This is…
Reminder–Proposals for CARLI Instruction Showcase Due Friday, May 27
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the fourth annual Instruction Showcase on Wednesday, July 20, at Heartland Community College in Normal. Proposals should outline an instruction session activity that supports skills-based or conceptual learning and encourages active student participation. Please include a full lesson plan with your proposal….
ACRL Seeking Presenters for “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy” Workshop
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL is accepting applications from prospective new presenters for the workshop “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy“. The day-long workshop will be led by two expert presenters at locations across the country. This new in-person workshop is intended to increase librarians’ leadership on issues and projects related to scholarly…
Legislative Updates, 5/16/2016
Federal: The National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., has announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., will be the new director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in August 2016. Dr. Brennan is the first female director and non-physician to lead the National Library of Medicine. For more information, see…
Proposals Deadline for DLF Forum is May 15
The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2016 DLF (Digital Library Federation) Forum is Sunday, May 15, at 11:59 PM PST (1:59 AM CST on Monday, May 16). This year’s event will take place in Milwaukee, from November 7 to November 9. This year’s Forum does not have a specific theme, although proposals should fit within the Digital…
ASCLA Seeks 2017 Conference Program and Preconference/Institute Proposals
(via the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies) Do you have innovative ideas, services and programs to share with your library colleagues? Why not present one at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conferences? Submit a proposal to the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) today! The 2017 Midwinter Meeting, January 20-24,…
Illinois Librarians Present at Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference
Several Illinois librarians presented at the 2016 Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference. This year’s event took place on the University of Texas at Austin campus, from April 3 to April 6, and it was also livestreamed. The Illinois academic librarians who presented were Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction in…
BIBFRAME/Linked-Data Workshop in Chicago on July 16
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) You’ve heard the theory, now see BIBFRAME and linked data in action! Register for “Linked Data and BIBFRAME in Action: From Theory to Practice” to hear an LC expert describe LC’s BIBFRAME cataloging pilot project; a speaker from the Denver Public Library discuss that library’s experience as the first library…
Rites of Spring Sale from May 15 to July 15, 2016
22% DISCOUNT on one print order and one R2 Digital Library order on R2Library.com AND Receive 22% discount on all R2 PDA titles ordered during Rites of Spring You can order by web, phone, fax or EDI For details call Customer Service 800-345-6425 Order online at Rittenhouse.com & R2Library.com | Code ROS16
HSLI 2016 Annual Conference to Be Held November 9-11 in St. Charles
(via Deborah Rhue, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center-Peoria) Join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) annual conference, from Wednesday, November 9, to Friday, November 11, in lovely St. Charles, Illinois! This is your chance to present your latest project in our poster session and network with other librarians. The theme of this year’s…