(via the Illinois Library Association) SWAN Library Services will host its annual library conference, SWAN Expo 2019, on August 16, 2019, at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. SWAN members and non-members are welcome to attend the conference that will feature a variety of speakers, sessions, and library vendors. Registration is required. Click the…
Author: Eric Edwards
Call for Volunteers: ALA, Council, and Joint Committees (2020-2022 Term) — Deadline September 30, 2019
(via the American Library Association) Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., American Library Association (ALA) President-Elect, encourages members to volunteer to serve on ALA, Council, and Joint committees for the 2020-2022 term (beginning July 1, 2020). Serving on a committee provides members with leadership training, networking opportunities, and experience in working on specific association topics. The online…
Reminder: Registration for Digital Directions Conference (August 19-20 in Overland Park, KS) Closes Friday, August 2
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration deadline: August 2 (Seats are limited this year, register soon!) — DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections August 19-20, 2019 — Overland Park, KS, Kansas City Metro area — USA NEDCC has presented this unique educational conference in different locations around the country since…
Registration Open for Administering 2019-2020 HEDS Research Practices Survey
(via Lisa Kidd, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium) We are excited to announce that registration for the 2019-2020 HEDS Research Practices Survey is now open: https://hedsconsortium.wufoo.com/forms/20192020-heds-research-practices-survey/ The HEDS Research Practices Survey assesses students’ research experiences and their skills in finding, evaluating, and citing sources. Faculty and librarians can use information from this survey to develop…
Illinois Library Association Announces “IACRL @ ILA” Track at ILA Annual Conference
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for programming created just for academic library professionals at this year’s ILA Annual Conference. The conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) @ ILA sessions were created with academic librarians in mind,…
Call for Submissions: Public Services Quarterly (Technology Column)
(via Derek Marshall, Mississippi State University) The editor of the Technology column in Public Services Quarterly is seeking a guest column author for future issues. The next submission deadline is August 16, 2019. The purpose of the Technology column is to examine current and developing technology topics in academic libraries. The column’s focus is creative…
Call for Posters and Papers: Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 (Deadline Extended to Friday, July 26)
(via Rita Sieracki, Medical College of Wisconsin) Greetings from Milwaukee! The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting planning committee has extended the submission deadline for abstracts for poster and paper presentations. The new deadline for submission is July 26, 2019. Papers and posters that were submitted to and/or presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association annual…
Augustana College’s Bluemle is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Stefanie Bluemle is a research and instruction librarian at Augustana College<https://www.augustana.edu/library> in Rock Island, Illinois. Stefanie has been a member of ACRL for 13 years and is your ACRL member of the week for July 15, 2019. Describe yourself in three words: Introspective, motivated, analytical. What are you reading (or listening to on…
Call for Proposals – Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities Online Conference (October 10) – Deadline August 1
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals and centers of the community, libraries are in a unique position to inform their communities, students, and staff about health and wellness as well as encourage and aid…
Call for Proposals: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 at UIC’s Chicago Campus)–Deadline Wednesday, July 31
(via Thomas Gerrish, Purdue University) Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 5th symposium taking place at University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) on September 30 – October 1, 2019. MDLS is a low-cost, 2-day, hands-on, unconference style event for Midwesterners who support research data management and research data services (RDS)…