(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region, on behalf of Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan, Director of the National Library of Medicine) I am pleased to present you with A Platform for Biomedical Discovery and Data-Powered Health, the NLM Strategic Plan for 2017-2027: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/plan/lrp17/NLM_StrategicReport2017_2027.html As it approaches…
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Call for Feedback: Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Draft Revisions
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Draft Revision Feedback // ACRL Insider — News and information from the Association of … http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/15102 An ACRL task force seeks comments on a draft revision of the association’s 2012 Guidelines for…
Seeking Library Instruction Feedback from Medical Students
(via Jill Deaver, University of Alabama at Birmingham) Fellow librarians who work with medical schools & students, I have several questions about common, or uncommon, practices related to gathering feedback about library lectures. I’m struggling with the balance between asking for student feedback related to the lecture itself (as a way to improve my talk),…
IHLS and RAILS Seeking Feedback Via Illinois Cataloging Maintenance Center Survey (Deadline Dec. 20)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) receives a grant from the Illinois State Library to provide cataloging services and training for Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) and RAILS members. IHLS staff operate the center. IHLS and RAILS are very interested in making sure our members know about the…
CARLI Seeking Feedback on Draft of Its 2020 Strategic Plan
(via Margaret Chambers, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) At the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 17, attendees participated in the final feedback stage of the CARLI 2020 strategic planning process. The draft of the CARLI 2020 strategic plan outlines CARLI’s aspirations, and focuses the activities of the consortium, and will serve…
ACRL Seeking Feedback on Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) An ACRL task force seeks comments on a draft of potential changes to the Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE) before completing final revisions and submitting the standards for approval. Like all ACRL standards and guidelines, these are subject to a regular cyclical review. Please review the draft document and…
Reminder: Feedback Sought for Revisions to IFLA Interlibrary Loan Guidelines
(via Seangill Peter Bae, Princeton University) The IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing Committee is revising the International Resource Sharing and Document Delivery: Principles and Guidelines for Procedure. The document was last revised in 2009, and we believe it is the time to review the contents to…
Feedback Wanted on Potential RAILS Overlay Software
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of Jane Plass, RAILS) The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) potential overlay project aims to provide library users with seamless access to the online catalogs of consortia and standalone libraries that choose to participate. RAILS is calling it an overlay to emphasize that it will supplement, not replace, existing online…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeks Feedback on Revisions to Info. Lit. Guidelines
(via Carolyn Radcliff, Chapman University) The Information Literacy Best Practices Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section has been charged with revising the current Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline. The subcommittee has completed the task of revising this document, and are now ready to receive feedback on this revision. Major changes…
Reminder: ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee Seeks Feedback on Collection Development by March 24
(via Tina Koleva, Illinois Library Association) Would you like to contribute to the discussion about intellectual freedom practices? The Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom committee has prepared a survey and welcomes input from people at all levels and from different types of libraries, who have any responsibility for collection development. The data and information received will…