(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Are you a Chicago academic librarian who is concerned about our state legislature and funding for libraries? Would you like to have some quality time with legislators to talk with them? February 2 will be your chance! The Illinois Library Association sponsors meetups where librarians can meet…
Month: January 2018
Reminder: Registration for Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Conference Closes March 2 (Limited to 110 participants)
(via Barbara Wood, Kennesaw State University) Registration is now open for “Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students”, March 22 – 23, 2018, Kennesaw GA. The Conference focuses on the ways in which academic libraries can meet the specific needs of graduate students. As universities continue to add and diversify their graduate programs, academic libraries have become…
Call for Applications: MLA Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Award (Deadline March 9)
(via Ene Belleh, The University of Pennsylvania Health System) The Professional Development Committee of the Medical Library Association’s Hospital Libraries Section invites HLS members to apply for a Professional Development Award. If a HLS member has had an abstract or poster accepted by MLA for the 2018 meeting, that member would qualify. The funding could…
Reaching Forward Conference Registration Open and Awards Applications Available
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 29th annual Reaching Forward Conference will be held Friday, May 4, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The conference features a full day of programming, with morning coffee and a plated lunch. Reaching Forward programming is designed for library staff at all levels of experience and types of…
Call for Responses: Survey on Reporting Censorship Challenges (Deadline Jan. 31)
(via Tracy Ruppman, Loyola University Chicago) I am Tracy Ruppman and I am one of your Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee co-chairs. You may have seen communication from the American Library Association about reporting censorship challenges for 2017 and ILA is helping them get the word out. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)…
Call for Applications: Elevate Illinois Library Leadership Program (Deadline Feb. 23)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Elevate is a statewide library initiative to recruit and nurture future Illinois library leaders. The program is a joint project of Illinois Heartland Library System, the Illinois Library Association, the Illinois State Library, and Reaching Across Illinois Library System. The event will take place at the University…
ACRL Instruction Section Filling Positions (Deadline to Apply Jan. 26)
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The ACRL Instruction Section has two Committee slots to fill, IL in the Disciplines and Discussion Group Steering. Also, if you are a community college librarian, we are looking for another person (possibly more than one) to serve on the Building Virtual Community Task Force. If one is interested in…
Government Shutdown Update (Access to National Library of Medicine Services)
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Institutes of Health is in a furlough status as of Monday, January 22, 2018, due to an absence of federal appropriations. According to the FY 2018 HHS Contingency Staffing Plan for Operations in the Absence of Enacted Annual Appropriations, “The plan…
Reminder: Nominations for Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award Due Feb. 1
(via Julia Warga, Kenyon College) Many of us know those special librarians who invest their time and talent to make positive changes in the profession of librarianship. They are the ones taking risks to further the cause of the industry and working tirelessly for change within library organizations. They are the ones inspiring their colleagues…
ACRL ULS Holding Online Roundtable Discussions (Jan. 23, 24, and 25) on Academic Outreach
(via Rosan Mitola-University of Nevada, Las Vegas) The ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to Academic Outreach endeavours. January’s Topic: Advocating for Outreach This month’s discussion will focus on how library’s market outreach activities, budget, and recruit partners . We will talk about how libraries advocate for…