(via Kim Tipton, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) Are you an Illinois academic librarian who’s been recently published? We’d love to share it with the IACRL community! To have your publication mentioned in the Spring, 2024, issue of the IACRL Newsletter, please send the details (or a citation) of your publication to Kim Tipton, IACRL Communications…
Month: February 2024
Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Forum (Wed., May 1)–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Jylisa Kenyon, University of Idaho) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online Wednesday, May 1. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education and behavioral…
Call for Presenters: 12th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Tues., June 18)–Deadline Fri., March 8, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Denise Green, CARLI) Please share this message with anyone in your institution who may be interested in participating. The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 12th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library…
Call for Proposals: Association for Information Science & Technology’s Midwest Chapter Spring Symposium (Online Fri., April 26)–Deadline Sun., March 17
Join us at the first-ever Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Midwest Chapter Spring Symposium online Friday, April 26! We are currently accepting session proposals for this exciting new event. Sessions can be presented in either a five-minute (lightning) or fifteen-minute format. Unlike many conferences and events these days, this event has NO set…
Call for Proposals: 14th Annual Connecticut Academic Library Conference (Online Fri., June 14)–Deadline Sat., March 30
(via Jasmine Huff, Capital Community College) We are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the 14th Annual Connecticut Academic Library Conference, formerly titled the Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 14. We have expanded our scope to include all under the academic library umbrella. The…
Call for Proposals: Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference (in Person Wed., Sept. 18 – Fri., Sept. 20, in Eugene, OR; Also Virtual Option on Those Dates)–Deadline Mon., March 25
(via Dev Singer, Brandeis University) The NWILL Planning Committee is excited to open the call for proposals for the 2024 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference. The hybrid conference will be held from Wednesday, September 18, to Friday, September 20, in person at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and virtually on the Whova…
Registration Open for ALA eLearning Webinar “Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library”–Wed., April 10, and Thurs., April 11, 1:30-3:00 PM CDT Both Days
(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the two-part ALA eLearning webinar series “Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 10, and Thursday, April 11, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM CDT both days. Library services are for everyone, and that includes the deaf community. In this workshop,…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight Webinar “Fostering Connection: Addressing Library Employee Loneliness”–Tues., March 26, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Registration is open for the NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight series webinar “Fostering Connection: Addressing Library Employee Loneliness”. It will take place on Tuesday, March 26, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to…
Call for Proposals: Statewide E-Resource Package
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of RAILS) The Illinois Secretary of State has released a request for proposal for the e-resource package that will be available without charge to all Illinois communities. The RFP is available for viewing on the Illinois State Library E-Resource Program Pulse…
Registration Open for MLA Midwest and Midcontinental Chapters’ Library Carpentry Workshop (Online for Three Days Between Thurs., April 4, and Sun., April 7)–Members Receive Priority
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Midwest and Midcontinental Chapters of the Medical Library Association will be co-hosting a free Library Carpentry workshop through funding from NNLM Region 4. The workshop will be held online over three days between Thursday, April 4, and Sunday, April 7. Exact…