(via Amy Dye-Reeves, Texas Tech University) ACRL is pleased to announce the launch of the new Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit. Developed by a joint task force comprised of members from ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscapes and Value of Academic Libraries goal-area committees, the Toolkit is a curated collection of resources that can help equip academic…
Day: March 31, 2023
Reminder: Proposals for CARLI’s 11th Annual Instruction Showcase (Online Thurs., June 1) Due Fri., March 31, by 5:00 PM CDT; Registration Now Open
(via Denise Green, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 11th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Thursday, June 1. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year: Re-examining Instruction. Also Registration now…
Call for Participation: Survey on Extent to Which Academic Reference and Instruction Librarians View Their Work with Student-Patrons as “Caring Labor”
(via Laureen Cantwell, PhD student at University of Buffalo) Dear academic reference and instruction librarians, My name is Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic, and I am a PhD student in the Information Science program, within the Graduate School of Education, at the University at Buffalo. I am conducting a mixed methods study focused on understanding whether and by…
Registration Opens Soon for The Innovative Library Classroom Conference (in Williamsburg, VA, on June 1-2, Thurs.-Fri.)–Limited to 25 Participants
(via Lucinda Wittkower, Old Dominion University) Registration for The innovative Library Classroom Conference will open at 11:00 PM CDT on Monday, April 3. Join us in Williamsburg, VA at William & Mary on June 1-2 (Thursday-Friday)! New this year, we are offering a pre-conference workshop on June 1 from 1-3 PM, “Our Pedagogies, Our Selves: Culturally Informed and…