(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) Please share with appropriate staff who may be interested. Registrations are now open for the remaining two Resource Sharing Committee open houses. Illinois Wesleyan and Illinois State Universities on Friday, April 8, 2016–register here Illinois Institute of Technology and Illinois College of Optometry on Thursday, April 21, 2016–register here Also, don’t…
Month: March 2016
ACRL Presidential Candidates Online Forum
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 candidates for ACRL vice-president/ president-elect will participate in an open online forum at 11 a.m. CDT on Monday, March 7. Come hear Mark Emmons and Cheryl Middleton discuss their platforms and vision for ACRL. Emmons is associate dean of public services at the University of New Mexico, and…
Seeking ILA 2016 Conference Proposals
(via Jennifer Paliatka, Elmhurst College-jenniferp@elmhurst.edu) The 2016 ILA Annual Conference theme, “Discovery Advocacy Leadership“, focuses on how libraries and library staff serve as community leaders to support life-long learning and engagement within Illinois communities. Actively share ideas by submitting a conference proposal and joining the conversation! The ILA Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking programs addressing…
Opening for Clinical Informationist at Galter Health Sciences Library (Northwestern University)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library) Clinical Informationist (Job ID No. 27668), Galter Health Sciences Library–Northwestern Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Northwestern University, Chicago This position is a non-tenure eligible appointment at the rank of Librarian Faculty. POSITION DESCRIPTION: Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University’s Feinberg…
Opening for Public Services Librarian at Monmouth College
(via Richard J. Sayre, Library Director at Monmouth College-rsayre@monmouthcollege.edu) Hewes Library is seeking an energetic and creative person to coordinate our library’s instruction program, e-resources and reference services. Responsibilities include: INFORMATION LITERACY AND INSTRUCTION: act as Coordinator of the Hewes Library Information Literacy program, perform outreach to faculty members, develop lesson plans and program structure,…
Legislative Updates, 3/3/2016
Federal: In delightful federal news President Obama has released his pick for the next Librarian of Congress: Dr. Carla Hayden. Hayden has most recently served as the CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. Librarians across the country have reacted very positively to the choice, excited for a candidate who has library experience…