(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It…
Month: February 2025
Call for Career Changes by Illinois Academic Librarians for Spring IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Fri., Feb. 21
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) The IACRL Communications Committee wants to share information about recent career changes in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have changed positions—or your library wants to share details about new any hires—since September, 2024, and you would like to be included in our Spring issue, please send your career information to dphares@niu.edu by Friday, February…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Curriculum Materials Committee Webinar “Academic Libraries and Historical Children’s Literature”–Mon., Feb. 17, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Caitlin Stewart, Illinois State University) On behalf of the ACRL EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Curriculum Materials Committee, you are invited to the upcoming event, “Academic Libraries and Historical Children’s Literature”. It will take place via Zoom on Monday, February 17, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Join us for a series of…
Call for Abstract Submissions Extended: 17th Bridging the Spectrum Symposium (Fri., April 11, in Washington, D.C.)–New Deadline Fri., Feb. 7
(via Twanna Hodge, University of Maryland College of Information) The Department of Information Science at the Catholic University of America invites researchers, practitioners and students to join the 2025 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium, a forum for sharing research findings, best practices, and works in progress in library and information science. The 17th Symposium will be…
Registration Available for Open for Student Success: A Georgia State University Library Symposium–Online Fri., March 7, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT
(via Charlene Martoni, Georgia State University) Textbooks and other course-required readings can make education even more expensive. Learn how your libraries are working to make education more affordable for you and your students! In celebration of Open Education Week, we invite members of the greater academic community to Open for Student Success: A Georgia State…