Are you planning to attend ALA Midwinter and have a special interest in makerspaces? Does your library already have a makerspace area, or is it considering creating one? Need to know the latest gizmos that libraries can include in a makerspace? Be sure to register for the “Makerspaces: Inspiration and Action” tour, sponsored by the…
Day: December 25, 2015
NN/LM – GMR Announces Funding Awards
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region has announced the winners of its funding awards for Option Year 4, which lasts from May of 2015 to April of 2016. The awards recognize various kinds of collaboration among different types of libraries, in addition to cooperation between librarians and others in academia,…
ALA Midwinter Sessions for Academic Librarians
The following sessions at this year’ss ALA Midwinter meeting might be of special interest to academic librarians. Saturday, January 9 11:30 AM-12:00 PM Ignite session: “Using Small Grants to Promote Academic Libraries and Engage Student Learners”-how to write small grants for programming opportunities that will draw more students and faculty into the library 4:30-5:30 PM…