(via the Illinois Library Association) Co-sponsored by IACRL and RAILS, Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!, has been converted to an online event via Zoom. We hope this professional development opportunity will be the first of many to Spark our enthusiasm to share and connect with each other as academic librarians in Illinois. Librarians from…
Year: 2020
Western Michigan University’s Julie Garrison Chosen as ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect
(via the American Library Association) Julie Garrison, dean of University Libraries at Western Michigan University, has been elected Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) vice-president/president-elect. She will become president-elect in July 2020 and assume the presidency in July 2021 for a one-year term. Jessica Brangiel, electronic resources management librarian at Swarthmore College, and Toni…
ACRL Distance Learning Section Instruction Group Holding Virtual Poster Session (April 13-17)
(via Dr. Theresa Mastrodonato, Frostburg State University) The ACRL Distance Learning Section Instruction Group invites you to participate in our second annual Virtual Poster Session from Monday, April 13, to Friday, April 17. During this week, 35 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view, and presenters are available to answer questions There…
Call for Participation: RAILS/ILA/IACRL Virtual Programs Survey
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University, on behalf of Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Please take this opportunity to help RAILS and ILA/IACRL collect virtual programming going on at this time. All Illinois libraries are encouraged to complete the form for all their virtual programs, you do not have to be a RAILS member….
Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Due Friday, May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) This is a reminder that nominations for the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award are due Friday, May 15. The general criteria are below. Additional information, including instructions for submitting a nomination, is available here. Please direct any questions to ila@ila.org. _______________________________ Established in 1985, this award recognizes an…
Registration Open for ACRL Presents Webcast “Beyond ‘Managing Change’: Leading Through Seismic Shifts” (Tuesday, April 14, at 3:00 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) Join us for a free ACRL Presents webcast, “Beyond ‘Managing Change’: Leading Through Seismic Shifts, at 3:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 14. Library organizations and employees are coping with seismic shifts in reality. The shocks and aftershocks we’re experiencing present unprecedented challenges and unanswerable questions. What can leaders at every level do…
Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2020 Postponed to 2021
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) The Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2020 has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation. Please be on the lookout for further information about GLSBC 2021, to be held at Ohio State, and also options for virtual events we will hold this coming summer. Check the Great…
ILA Seeking Photos Showing How Libraries are Addressing COVID-19
(via the Illinois Library Association) We have suspended our weekly members photo contest and are asking for photos from members and non-members that show how you’re dealing with #quarantine2020. Photos will be shared on our social media accounts. Send your photos to Tamara Jenkins, at tjenkins@ila.org. Sasha Vasilic, Public Relations and Marketing Officer at Niles-Maine…
Update on CARLI 40th Anniversary Celebration (Rescheduled for November 12 in Champaign), and Call for CARLI Memories
(via CARLI) In 2020, CARLI will celebrate 40 years of resource sharing through CARLI and its predecessor organizations. The CARLI 40th Anniversary Celebration and Scholarship Kick-Off Event, originally scheduled for June 28 at the Art Institute of Chicago, has been rescheduled to November 12, 5:30-7:30 PM, at the I Hotel in Champaign, the day before…
Registration Open for ACRL Access Services Interest Group’s Free Spring Virtual Forum, “Hiring Diverse Talent and Rolling out the Welcome Mat!” (1:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, April 15)
(via Susan Garrison, Rice University) Connect with your peers at this FREE 2020 Spring Virtual Forum Webinar, and discover how libraries can proactively hire, support and retain diverse teams. Learn why diversity in the workplace is a win-win for all. Details are below and in the attached flyer. Share with your friends and colleagues. Registration…