(via Laine Thielstrom, Colby College) ALA Annual in New Orleans is right around the corner. Don’t miss these great ALA Video Round Table programs running June 23rd-25th! 21st Century Collection Development Strategies for Media Saturday, June 23, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 278 Are you involved in media…
Month: June 2018
Call for Applicants: Student Interns at Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2018 Annual Conference (Deadline August 20)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University, on behalf of Michelle Nielsen Ott, Methodist College) Hello, If you are a library hosting a graduate assistant this semester, or if you know of a graduate student interested in health science librarianship, we hope you will forward this e-mail to that person. We are accepting…
Virtual Free-Learning Conference 2018: Open Registration and Call for Proposals
(via Emory Maiden, Appalachian State University) We have begun planning our summer conference, and I have some exciting news to share, as well as an early invite to you. Since 2011 AppState has hosted the Free-Learning Conference as a f2f conference in Belk Library in Boone, NC. It’s always been a rewarding experience, but we…
Call for Applicants: JoVE Librarian Travel Award to Charleston Library Conference 2018 (Deadline August 1)
(via Rachel Borchardt, American University) Applications are now being accepted through Wednesday, August 1. JoVE is proud to support the professional development of academic librarians. To enable you to attend the Charleston Library Conference, we will pay for (and organize) your travel, accommodation and conference registration. We will sponsor two librarians from North America and two…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Crisis Management and Aversion in Modern Libraries (Deadline June 30)
(via Megan Lowe–Director of the Library, University of Louisiana at Monroe) The title Violence in Libraries has been changed and expanded to Crisis Management and Aversion in Modern Libraries. Please find the updated, expanded, and extended “Call for Chapters” below. Introduction Librarians are no strangers to crises of all sorts. Drug overdoses, tornadoes, domestic violence,…
Reminder: Conference Buddies Needed for First-Time Attendees at ALA Annual (Deadline June 20)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Rachel Minkin, Michigan State University) We anticipate over 260 ACRL members will be attending their first ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. We’d like to help our first-time attendees make the most of their conference experience. Experienced conference goers attending ALA Annual 2018 are invited…
ACRL Science & Technology Section Liaisons Committee Holding Virtual Annual Meeting on June 13 (2:00 PM CDT)
(via Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech University) The STS Liaisons Committee Annual Meeting will be held online at 2:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 13.This meeting is open to all, so if you have an interest in this committee or would like to know more about STS Liaisons, please join us! Below is the meeting login…
ACRL Student Learning & Information Literacy Committee Sponsoring Two Sessions at ALA Annual
(via Sheila Stoeckel, University of Wisconsin-Madison) The ACRL Student Learning & Information Literacy Committee has two events open to all ALA Annual attendees: SLILC Discussion Forum: Where Do We Stand? The Accreditation Process and the Library Saturday, June 23, 10:30-11:30 AM Morial Convention Center, Rm 218-219 Accreditation is an issue that affects all librarians at…
Reminder: ACRL Program Proposals for 2019 ALA Annual Conference Due August 31, 2018
(via Megan Griffin, ACRL) ACRL invites its committees, sections, interest groups and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC. For the second year, program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees, and Offices. ACRL members…
Registration Open and Scholarships Available for Northwest ILL and Resource Sharing Conference
(via Jessica Bower, Yale University) Registration is now open for the 17th Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference! The conference will take place in Portland, Oregon on September 13-14, 2018, at Portland State University in downtown Portland. This year’s program topics include: Copyright issues and interlibrary loan Leadership and management in resource sharing ILL…