(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 8th annual Instruction Showcase on Friday, May 29 at Harper College in Palatine, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “Fresh Starts and Restarts:…
Year: 2020
Reminder: Program Proposals for Illinois Library Association 2020 Annual Conference (Oct. 20-22 in Springfield) Due Mon., March 16
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. This year’s theme – Many Libraries, One State – We Are ILA – focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Travel Grant to Attend The Innovative Library Classroom 2020 Conference (June 4-5 in Williamsburg, VA) is Monday, February 24
(via Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Virginia Military Institute) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) is pleased to announce the William & Mary Libraries Travel Grant to attend the 2020 conference, held at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA on June 4 and 5. The grant will help someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Technical Services Interest Group Presentations at ALA Annual (June 28, 4:00-5:00 PM) –Deadline April 3
(via Cynthia Romanowski, Governors State University) The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group invites presentation proposals for its ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Sunday, June 28, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group seeks speakers to submit proposals for short (15-20 minutes) presentations. The charge of the Interest Group is “To…
LLAMA Seeking Mentors and Mentees for 2020-2021 (Deadline Friday, February 28)
(via Lorelei Rutledge, University of Utah) The ALA LLAMA (Library Leadership & Management Association) Mentoring Committee is recruiting for both mentors and mentees for our July 2020-June 2021 year. The LLAMA Mentoring Program pairs librarians who are currently in leadership positions with librarians who are interested in becoming leaders. This year, in the spirit of…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Research Forum (Deadline March 18)
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee of ACRL invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May, 2020. The Research Forum offers librarians an opportunity to present research that is currently underway through a 10-minute lightning talk format. Participation…
Reminder: IACRL Journal Club Partnering with CARLI Instruction Committee for February 26 Meeting
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the CARLI instruction article club. So far the 2020 schedule…
Registration Open for Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Friday, April 3, at Moraine Valley Community College)
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit “Challenging he Status Quo: Rethinking Information Literacy Theories and Practices” Friday, April 3, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus (Palos Hills, IL) Registration is Open Keynote Address:…
Call for Proposals: Beyond the Numbers Conference (Nov. 18-20 in St. Louis) — Deadline June 30
(via Rashelle Nagar, Yale University) Beyond the Numbers: Hindsight is 20/20 November 18, 19 & 20, 2020 Call for Proposals Submission deadline: Tuesday, June 30 The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis seeks submissions for its fourth biennial conference on economic information: “Beyond the Numbers: Hindsight is 20/20.” Looking back, what lessons have you learned…
Call for Panelists: Illinois Digital Heritage Hub Presentation at ILA Annual (Deadline Monday, Feb. 24)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) You may know that CARLI Digital Collections along with many other members’ collections are part of the Illinois Digital Heritage Hub (IDHH). The IDHH is the Digital Public Library of America’s Illinois Service Hub . Please see the following about a proposal for the Illinois Library Association’s Annual Conference….