(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2026 ILA Awards are now being accepted! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees, or anyone else who exemplifies leadership and/or dedication to their library…
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Registration Open for The Ohio State University Libraries Webinar “Teaching Research Practices: The Impact of Prior Knowledge on Students’ Research Performance”–Thurs., Feb. 19, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the webinar “Teaching Research Practices: The Impact of Prior Knowledge on Students’ Research Performance”. It will take place on Thursday, February 19, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Students come into our classes with prior understandings about what it means to do research…
Call for Submissions: New “Sounds from the Stacks: What Illinois Academic Librarians Are Listening to” Feature in Spring IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Thurs., March 5
(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges – Olney Central College) The IACRL Communications Committee is putting together a fun new feature for our upcoming Spring Newsletter. We want to hear the soundtrack that carried you through the semester! We’re creating a Spring Playlist made up of songs chosen by academic librarians across Illinois. Whether it…
Call for Guest Authors: “Technology” Column in Upcoming Issues of Public Services Quarterly
(via Joy DuBose, Florida State University) The editor of the “Technology” column in Public Services Quarterly is seeking guest column authors for future issues. The purpose of the “Technology” column is to examine current and developing technology topics in academic libraries. The column’s focus is creative uses of technology, introductions to new technologies, and critiques…
Call for Participation: Interview on Early Career Librarianship, Large Language Models, and Workplace Stress and Burnout–Deadline to Express Interest Mon., Feb. 23
(via Jessica Rardin, University of Wyoming) We would like you to consider participating in a 1-hour interview that focuses on early career librarianship, Large Language Models, and workplace stress and burnout. You are being asked to participate in this research study by Jessica Rardin, University of Wyoming Libraries, and Maddi Brenner, University of Iowa. Our…
Registration Open for Webinar “ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record”–Wed., Feb. 18, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Lyrasis) Registration is open for the webinar “ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 18, at 2:00 PM CDT. Are you applying for a grant? Submitting a manuscript for publication? Want to make your professional activities and contributions visible? With research organizations increasingly requiring and using ORCID,…
Reminder: HSLI “Coffee & Conversation” Online Thursday, January 15, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is off to a good start for you! Take some time to share goals / seek collaboration / find advice on challenges you’re facing at this “no agenda” discussion. Hope you see you next week! Microsoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting now Meeting…
Call for Proposals: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh—University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, scholarly communication, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming Library Resources & Technical Services Issue on Change Management in Technical Services–Deadline Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Rachel Scott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The editors of Library Resources & Technical Services, an ALA Core Division journal, invite submissions and expressions of interest on the topic of change management in technical services. Library Resources & Technical Services publishes high-quality research, case studies, and professional communications open access at no cost to authors or readers. Library…
Registration Open for ACRL IS Inclusive Pedagogy Webinar “Potentials of Critical AI Literacies: Challenging AI Inevitability, Valuing Communities and Human Thought, and Supporting Student and Teacher Agency”–Wed., Jan. 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Lily Murray, Northern Kentucky University) Registration is open for the ACRL Instruction Section Inclusive Pedagogy webinar “Potentials of Critical AI Literacies: Challenging AI Inevitability, Valuing Communities and Human Thought, and Supporting Student and Teacher Agency”. It will take place on Wednesday, January 21, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. As GenAI technologies have increasingly…