(via Sarah Dallas, Director of the Southern Adirondack Library System) Julia Warga, Chair of IFC and Sara Dallas, Chair of COPE, are seeking feedback from the ALA Council and the library community on a joint committee policy statement regarding the importance of advocating for intellectual freedom. We are asking you to review and make any…
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Reminder: Deadline to Provide Feedback on Draft of Illinois Library Association’s 2019-22 Strategic Plan is March 27
(via the Illinois Library Association) ILA is currently in the process of updating our strategic plan! This process began in spring 2018 with ILA Executive Board planning sessions followed by a broad survey of members and non-members, a strategic planning workshop with ILA committees and forum managers in July, a series of focus groups held…
Call for Feedback: ALA IFC’s “Education and Information Literacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights” Document (Deadline 3/1)
(via ACRL) In anticipation of a new edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is continuing to update intellectual freedom-related documents. The IFC would appreciate feedback on “Education and Information Literacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights” by Friday, March 1. The interpretation was adopted by ALA Council…
Call for Feedback on Draft ACRL Research Agenda – Deadline Extended to January 11
(via Dr. Kara Malenfant, ACRL) Feedback on Draft ACRL Research Agenda – Deadline Extended to January 11 https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/16913 ACRL’s Research and Scholarly Environment Committee together with Rebecca Kennison and Nancy Maron – the authors selected by ACRL to design, develop, and deliver a new ACRL research agenda for scholarly communications and the research environment –…
Reminder: ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Seeking Feedback on Challenged-Resources Interpretation (Deadline Jan. 7)
(via Julia Warga, Kenyon College) This is the third request for feedback from the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC). In anticipation of a new edition of The Intellectual Freedom Manual, the IFC is in the process of updating intellectual freedom-related documents. The IFC would appreciate feedback on “Challenged Resources: An Interpretation of the Library Bill…
American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Round Table Seeking Feedback on Strategic Planning
(via Cyndi Robinson, Illinois Library Association) The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the American Library Association is currently soliciting feedback as we undergo a strategic planning process for 2019-2022. We would like your input on the following survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/IFRTfuture18 The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete, and we would appreciate your honest feedback. If you have any…
ACRL Seeking Feedback on Draft of Scholarly Communications Research Agenda (Deadline January 4)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Rebecca Kennison and Nancy Maron, selected by ACRL to design, develop, and deliver a new research agenda for scholarly communications and the research environment, have been hard at work since March 2018 with guidance and input from ACRL’s Research and Scholarly Environment Committee (ReSEC). ACRL is now seeking public…
Reminder: HSLI Member Survey–Conference Feedback
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI Past President) The conference planning committee is surveying all HSLI members for feedback on conferences. If you attended the 2018 meeting, the survey includes questions specific to the 2018 conference. The survey should take about 7 minutes to complete. If you did not attend the 2018 conference we still want you…
IACRL Seeking Feedback on Webinar Options for October 24 Event at UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries is holding an ACRL webinar viewing at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria. The event will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Wednesday, October 24. In addition to watching the webinar, attendees will have an opportunity to network with…
ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Seeking Feedback on Meeting Room Interpretation Draft
(via Julie Warga, Kenyon College) In July 2018, the Intellectual Freedom Committee formed a working group that brought multiple voices and a broad range of perspectives together, including representatives from the diversity community, to revise “Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights,” adopted by ALA Council at ALA Annual Conference in New…