(via Amy Glass, Illinois Central College, on behalf of Jessica Bastian, Illinois Central College) Please mark your calendars for ForwardFocus 2018. This year’s Conference will be held on Friday, October 19, 2018. Please join us for discussion and professional enrichment as we explore The Changing Information Landscape: Libraries in the “Post-Truth” and Open Access Era….
Day: May 13, 2018
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for 2018 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Open Through 5/29 (Conference Rate at Hotel Expires on 5/14)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of the Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference) Register NOW for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH. Don’t miss out on the conference room rate. Reserve your room by May 14! Schedule in brief: Thursday, June 7, 2018 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. or…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries Book (Deadline May 30)
(via Jennifer Joe, Western Kentucky University) The editors of Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries, Jennifer Joe and Elisabeth Knight, would like to invite you to submit a chapter proposal. This is the SECOND Call for Proposals. Introduction The subject of the use of social media has been renewed by the impact…
Call for Submissions: Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (Deadlines June 20 and Sept. 19)
(via Jeff Coghill, East Carolina University) Call for articles! Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML) is now calling for articles for our next 2 issues of the journal. Authors will have a great deal of latitude in the selection of their topics. More info about the journal here: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/bes/jerml-cfp JERML is currently seeking…
Free ACRL Presents Webcast “Get to Know the Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education” on May 24
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “Get to Know the Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education: A Guide for Supporting Planning and Assessment,” on Thursday, May 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. Recently updated in 2018, the Standards for Libraries in Higher Education…
Call for Proposals: Library Marketing and Communications Conference (Deadline May 25)
(via Jody Mitori, Washington University in St. Louis) THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the 2018 Library Marketing and Communications Conference is now open! The 2018 Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC) Planning Committee invites you to submit presentation proposals for consideration to our 4th Annual LMCC Conference<http://www.librarymarketingconference.org/> in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference will be…
Call for Proposals: ACRL/CLS College Library Information on Policy and Practice Publication Series (Deadline June 15)
(via Mary Francis, Dakota State University) The ACRL/CLS CLIPP (College Library Information on Policy and Practice) Committee invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. While we welcome proposals on any topic that is relevant for small and mid-sized academic libraries, this call we are specifically looking for proposals looking at…
Call for Participation: Research Questionnaire on Librarians and Chinese Students Using Virtual Library Services (Open Until June 8)
(via Xiaojie Duan, University of Southern Mississippi) Dear all, I am sorry for any cross-posting. My name is Xiaojie Duan, a catalog librarian and assistant professor of the Technical Services Department, University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Libraries. I am conducting a research project using online questionnaire to gain a better understanding of how international Chinese…
Call for Applicants: ACRL Liaison to Council of Independent Colleges (Deadline June 15)
(via Michelle Twait, Gustavus Adolphus College) The ACRL College Libraries Section (CLS) is currently seeking applications to serve a three-year term (July 2019- July 2022) as the ACRL liaison to the Council of Independent Colleges<http://www.cic.edu/Pages/default.aspx> (CIC). Liaisons are responsible for outreach, education, and communication between CIC and ACRL in order to form strong relationships and…
Call for Abstracts: New Review of Academic Librarianship Issue on Innovative Learning and Teaching (Deadline July 2)
(via Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh) The New Review of Academic Librarianship will publish a themed issue on Innovations in Learning and Teaching in Academic Libraries in summer 2019. The guest editors are Sheila Corrall, Professor of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA (scorrall@pitt.edu) and Liz Jolly, Director of Student and Library Services, Teesside University, UK (liz.jolly@tees.ac.uk)….