(via CARLI) The 2020 CARLI Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, November 13, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Staff at any CARLI member library is invited to attend. A meeting of the CARLI Governing Directors will precede the Annual Meeting. Registration is available from the CARLI Calendar. Please note that a…
Year: 2020
Call for Bloggers: ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (Deadline to Express Interest is Friday, August 7)
(via Amber Hayes, American Library Association) Intersections, ODLOS’ blog, is seeking blog posts from library workers and students on the following topics: How you practice self-care in 2020 and/or any recommendations you have for those feeling overwhelmed. Any anti-racism work your institution is doing. Interested in writing for Intersections but on a different topic? We…
RAILS Seeking Academic Library Staff Member to Fill Open Board Position (Term Ends June 30, 2023) — Deadline to Apply is Monday, August 10
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) As the result of a recent resignation from the RAILS Board, we are looking for an academic library staff member from a RAILS library to fill the remainder of a term that ends June 30, 2023. The successful candidate will be asked to actively participate in 11 board meetings per year….
Registration Open for Online Conference Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19 (Wed., Aug. 5, 12:00-3:15 PM) — Deadline Mon., Aug. 3, at 4:00 PM
(via Peter Larsen, University of Rhode Island) Registration is now open for Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19: A Virtual Half-Day Conference, hosted by the Boston Library Consortium’s (BLC) Science and Engineering Community of Interest. The Conference will take place on Wednesday, August 5, from 12:00 to 3:15 PM CDT. More information is below….
Registration Open for Free Library Journal Webinar on Reopening Academic Libraries (Thursday, July 30, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Library Journal will host “The Grand Reopening: Learn How Libraries Are Preparing for the Fall” on Thursday, July 30, at 1:00 PM CDT. This free webinar will feature a panel discussion on the measures being taken by academic libraries in preparation for the return of students to the physical campus….
Presenters and Topics Announced for IACRL/IHLS/RAILS Fall Semester Town Hall (Wednesday, July 29, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) IACRL, in partnership with IHLS and RAILS, will host a Fall Semester Town Hall on Zoom from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesday, July 29. The event will feature the following presenters (more information on the topics each one will discuss is available here. Carolyn Ciesla (Prairie State College) Sarah…
Registration Open for Next ILA Noon Network Webinar, “Copyright for Educational Use in the Age of COVID” (Monday, August 10, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for the next ILA Noon Network on Monday, August 10, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The 2020 ILA Crosman Memorial Award recipient, Sara Benson, will present “Copyright for Educational Use in the Age of COVID”. Webinar participants will learn how support the shift to online teaching and learning and…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Programs at 2021 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago (Deadline Sept. 30, 2020)
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2021 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees, and Offices. ACRL members must choose “ACRL” on…
Reminder: Poster, Paper, and Lightning-Talk Proposals for Joint Midcontinental and Midwest Chapter/MLA 2020 Annual Meeting (Online Oct. 14-16) Due Friday, July 31
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) This is a reminder that proposals for papers, posters, and lightning talks at the Joint Midcontinental and Midwest Chapter MLA 2020 Annual Meeting are due soon. More information is below. Dates: October 14-16, 2020 (online) Theme: Becoming a Health Literacy Superhero Registration cost: $25 for…
Reminder: Registration Open for SLA Midwest Symposium (Online Friday, July 31) — Deadline Thursday, July 30
(via the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) On Friday, July 31, the Midwest Special Libraries Association (SLA) communities are happy to present the first annual Midwest Symposium, a day of networking, small-group conversations, and education sessions. This event will include the following presentations. David Stern, Saint Xavier University, “Needle, Meet Haystack: Connecting Users to Journals” Samuel Hansen,…