(via the Illinois Library Association) This spring, ILA will launch a new member learning resource, ILA Noon Network. The ILA Noon Network will offer afternoon micro-learning webinars on various topics designed to help members with their professional development goals. Webinars will be twenty minutes, and consist of a 10-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute question…
Day: January 18, 2020
Illinois Information Literacy Summit Call for Proposals Extended (New Deadline Friday, Jan. 24)
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Deadline extended to Friday, January 24 The 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit at Moraine Valley is now accepting proposals for breakout sessions. 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit Challenging the status quo: Rethinking information literacy theories and practices Friday, April 3, 2020, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Presented by DePaul University…
Reminder: Deadline to Complete Survey on Educational Backgrounds of Science/STEM Librarians is Tuesday, January 21
(via Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, Governors State University) The purpose of this research is to understand the educational backgrounds of science/STEM librarians and why they entered the field. I invite you to take the survey if you work or have worked as a science/STEM librarian. Please feel free to share. This survey will close in two…
Reminder: Submissions for ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2019” Feature Due January 20
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2019? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for theĀ ILA ReporterĀ “Library Buildings 2019” article in the March 2020 issue. Submissions should include: At least one high-resolution image of the exterior At least one high-resolution of the interior…