(via Melissa Harden, University of Notre Dame) Is there an instruction issue you wish more folks were talking about? The Instruction Section (IS) Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an opportunity for library workers to explore and discuss pressing topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The IS Discussion Group Steering Committee welcomes topic…
Year: 2020
Call for Proposals: 2020 Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (June 5 in Duluth. MN) — Deadline March 29
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The organizers of the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (LSLS) invite breakout session proposals for our ninth annual conference to be held on June 5, 2020, at the University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library in Duluth, Minnesota. This year’s theme, “Mapping Our…
Seeking Information for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Community Engagement Through Makers and the Maker Movement
(via Tana Petrov, Fountaindale Public Library District) I am seeking responses for a survey being used to collect information for an upcoming article appearing in the Illinois Library Association’s ILA Reporter magazine. The topic of the article is “community engagement through makers and the maker movement”. I am interested in learning about maker programs from…
Call for Volunteers: IACRL Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee
(via IACRL) IACRL is seeking volunteers for an ad-hoc bylaws committee. The committee’s tasks are to review and amend the IACRL bylaws in 2020. The chair is Rob Morrison, National Louis University. If interested, please contact Rob, at Rob.Morrison@nl.edu.
UIUC’s Benson is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Sarah Benson, Copyright Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is ACRL’s Member of the Week. Some of her responses to interview questions are below. To read the full interview, please go to https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/18800 Describe ACRL in three words: Connecting, network, colleagues. What do you value about ACRL? I really value…
Registration Open for Southeast Science Boot Camp for Librarians 2020 (June 3-5 at Florida State University)
(via Denise Wetzel, Florida State University) This year, the 2020 Southeast Science Boot Camp for Librarians will be held for the first time in sunny Tallahassee, Florida at Florida State University from June 3 to 5. This year’s boot camp provides an affordable opportunity for librarians to hear presentations about current scientific research, to hear…
Call for Topic Suggestions: ILA Noon Network Micro-Learning Webinars (Deadline Jan. 17)
(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…
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 the ILA Reporter “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…