(via Michelle Haake, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) CARLI is seeking feedback from those who attended or streamed the annual meeting, and those who were unable to attend. Your feedback will help in planning for the 2017 Annual Meeting. If you attended the annual meeting, please tell us about your experience by…
Year: 2016
Proposals Sought for DPLAFest 2017 in Chicago
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) DPLA is seeking session proposals for DPLAfest 2017, an annual conference that brings together librarians, archivists, and museum professionals, developers and technologists, publishers and authors, educators, and many others to celebrate DPLA and its community of creative professionals. Proposals should be related to digital libraries, broadly defined. This year, we…
ACRL Seeking Committee Volunteers for 2017-18 Appointment Cycle
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Are you interested in serving on an ACRL committee? The ACRL committee volunteer form for section and division-level appointments is now open! Please visit http://www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer for a link to the form. The deadline to volunteer is February 15, 2017, for appointments that begin July 1, 2017. Make a difference: Connect, contribute,…
Celebrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with the ALCTS Midwinter Symposium
(via the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services) On Friday, January 20, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) will present its Midwinter Symposium Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Creating a New Future for Library Collections at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta. Organized by the ALCTS President’s Program Committee, chaired by Charles…
Legislative Update, 12/7/2016
Federal: Rep. Tom Price will be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under president-elect Donald Trump. Like Trump, Price has been critical of the Affordable Care Act. Price also favors changes to Medicaid and Medicare. While he made no direct comments regarding policy following his secretarial appointment, Price supports Medicaid being converted…
Call for Proposals: NASIG 32nd Annual Conference in Indianapolis (June 8-11)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The NASIG (formerly, North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) 32nd Annual Conference, themed “Racing to the Crossroads”, will take place from Thursday, June 8, to Sunday, June 11, in Indianapolis, IN. Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic resources and serials are encouraged to submit proposals…
Call for Posters: Feb. 6 Summit on Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers
(via Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association invite you to the Project Welcome: Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers Summit on Monday, February 17, in Chicago. At the meeting,…
Registration Still Open for Dec. 7 Webinar “Scaling Up: Rebuilding An Instruction Program With Limited Resources”
(via Debbie Campbell, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Think your library instruction program may need to change in response to changes at your institution? The CARLI Instruction Committee wants to help! Our theme for this year is “Evolving Library Instruction: Negotiating Change in Uncertain Times”. Because of current trends and challenges in…
National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region Update (Dec. 2)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) We Were at RSNA! Jacqueline, Derek, and Liz traveled to Chicago for the Radiological Society of North America conference, where they offered PubMed consultations and one-on-one instruction. Check out our Facebook to see photos from the exhibit booth. Year Two Awards are Under Development…
Galter Health Sciences Library Showing Dec. 7 MLA Webinar on Systematic Reviews
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Galter Library will be hosting a group viewing of the MLA webcast Beyond Systematic: The Librarian’s Role in Shaping Reviews next Wednesday, December 7 from 1:00-2:30pm. More information including a link to register can be found here: https://galter.northwestern.edu/News/beyond-systematic-the-librarian-s-role-in-shaping-reviews-mla-webcast. This should be a good be an interesting program whether…