(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee or editorial board is a great way to become involved and make an…
Day: January 29, 2016
ALA NMRT Professional Development Grant Available
(via Amy Greschaw, NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee) Current members of the American Library Association’s New Members Roundtable (NMRT) are eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference, taking place June 23-28 2016 in Orlando, FL. This grant is generously sponsored by Mango Languages. Applicants for the award must be…
ACRL Course on the 21st-Century Library Workplace
Are you interested in learning more about library administration and management? Do you want to make the most of whatever your role might be within an academic library? Or, are you just curious about how the work environment in libraries has changed over the past decade or so? Be sure to register for the ACRL…
Poster Submissions for IACRL 2016 Still Open
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The IACRL 2016 Conference is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. To submit a proposal and register for the conference, visit our conference page. Deadline for submissions is Saturday February 6th, 2016. Notification will be given by Saturday February 20th, 2016. This year, there will be two awards given out to…
Illinois Academic Library Marketing Outreach Spring Meeting on March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The meeting will be held on Friday, March 11, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at the Northwestern University Library. Based off of suggestions from our group, we’ll be looking at discussing practical tools to market services, like web tutorials and software to create materials. What tools do you use?…