(via Patrick Labelle, University of Ottawa) The 2018 WILU (Workshop for Instruction in Library Use) meeting, themed “Information Into Action”, will take place from June 6 to June 8. The University of Ottawa Library-located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-is proud to host Canada’s premier conference devoted to issues of teaching and learning in libraries. The Call for proposals is now…
Month: October 2017
Applicants Sought for Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) This conference sponsorship award honors any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. The award is administrated by the ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS). Award A plaque to honor the winner’s achievements…
Nominations Sought for ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Established in 2015, this award is intended to recognize librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to the profession, but may also be…
Nominations Sought for Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (Deadline December 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Purpose To recognize academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. Award GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO’s sponsorship of the program supports three annual awards of $3,000 each by type of academic…
Call for Applications: 2018 Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Rachel Helbing, University of Houston) The Medical Informatics Section (MIS) awards up to $1,500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to the advancement of the field of medical informatics. If you’ve been wanting to take a course or attend a conference related to medical informatics but haven’t had the funds, then…
Call for Nominations: MLA Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Matt Hoy-Associate Director, Mayo Clinic Libraries) The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) in recognition of outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health sciences information, in the science of information, or in facilitating the delivery of health sciences information. The recipient…
Call for Applications: 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium Registration Grants
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is offering registration grants to encourage library support staff and library school students to participate in the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium to be held Feb. 9, 2018 during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO. The day-long…
Dinner with (IACRL) Colleagues at ILA Annual Conference
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Are you attending the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park? Join your academic library colleagues for dinner at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10, at Gatto’s Italian Restaurant! Sign up here. Those who would like to carpool can meet in the lobby of the Holiday Inn at 6:45 PM. We…
Nominate an Intern or Recent Graduate for Rittenhouse Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Mariana Lapidus, MCPHS University) Do you know a recent graduate (past 18 months) or intern who has written an unpublished paper or created a web-based project? Nominate the person for the Rittenhouse Award. Recipients receive complimentary student registration to MLA’s annual meeting, a certificate, and a cash award of $500. Deadline for applications is…
IACRL@ILA — Programming for Academic Librarians
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) I hope to see many of you next week at the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park! In addition to our Unconference and Luncheon on Wednesday, please don’t forget that IACRL is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians that includes more than 20 presentations given by and for…