All staff from all types of RAILS libraries are invited to join us for the March 16, 2020, RAILS Member Update, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This Emergency Member Update is regarding COVID-19 and libraries – what to do when. You can participate at a scheduled videoconference location or via Zoom (choose Zoom as…
Day: March 15, 2020
Registration Open for Repeat Session of Amigos Webinar on Library COVID-19 Preparedness (11:00 AM on Friday, March 20)
(via Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services) Registration for our Thursday (Amigos) session is full. We now have a repeat session opened for registration on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM CDT. Register here. A description of the webinar is below. “Know and Go: Don’t Stand So Close to Me – Strategies you need right now…
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Seeks Entries for Its Weekly Member Photo Contest (Deadline Noon on Thursdays)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) In honor of our 2020 Annual Conference theme, “Many Libraries, One State (#WeAreILA)”, we want to showcase our members with a weekly photo contest! Every week we will be accepting photos from ILA members (personal, institutional, and associate). Send us your best photo from an event at your…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Libraries’ Responses to COVID-19
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) We are gathering information on academic libraries in the United States and the response to COVID-19. We very much appreciate you filling out this form and contributing to our collective understanding of how libraries are responding to the situation of this pandemic. Please note: We would…
Cancelled: IACRL In-Person ACRL Webinar Viewing, “Teaching Online in Plain Language: Creating Clear Research Guides, Library Websites, and Online Instruction”, at NIU on March 27 (Will be Rescheduled)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) IACRL has decided to cancel the webinar viewing. It will reschedule the event for later in 2020. More information on the event is below. Interested in learning more about how to communicate in clear and precise language online, especially through library websites, research guides, and virtual instruction? Want an…
Registration Open for CARLI Instruction Committee-Sponsored Webinar “ACT UP: Evaluating Sources and Pushing Against Privilege” (1:00-2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Registration is now open for the CARLI Instruction Committee sponsored webinar: “ACT UP: Evaluating Sources and Pushing Against Privilege”, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. In this webinar, Dawn Stahura discusses her evaluation method called ACT UP, which goes beyond standard evaluation methods like CRAAP. Because…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter (Deadline April 6)
(via the ACRL Instruction Section) The IS Newsletter is soliciting content! The Newsletter editors would love to have your content that addresses: Active learning techniques Learning object creation Student learning outcomes & pedagogy Assessment Instructional design (universal, backward, accessibility, etc.) o Instruction for special populations (e.g., faculty, international students, administrators, etc.) Please follow the Instruction…
Proposals Deadline for Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference (Sept. 10-11 in Portland) Extended to Friday, March 20
(via Miriam Wnuk, City University of Seattle) The 19th annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference will take place September 10-11, 2020, at Portland Community College – Sylvania in Portland, Oregon. Look for registration opening sometime in Late April 2020. The deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday, March 20. Our Keynote speaker…
Request for Information: Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Burnout Among Illinois Librarians
I think that this will feel like a big ask, so let me apologize out in front, and add my please and thank you. I am on the ILA Reporter Advisory Committee and I have an article to write that will deal with burnout in the profession, and, because it is the ILA Reporter, I…
Registration Open for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians (July 15-17 in Columbus, OH) — Deadline Friday, June 12
(via Daniel Dotson, The Ohio State University) Registration Open! Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians July 15-17, 2020 The Ohio State University Columbus, OH Please join us July 15-17 for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! This immersive 2 ½ day conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements…