(via Chapel Cowden, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) The call has been extended for our POSTER Session at ALA Annual in Chicago, IL. All submissions are due by 10:59 PM CDT on Thursday, January 30. The Poster Session will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2020. You DO NOT need to be a member of…
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Free Registration Open for SUNYLA Virtual Midwinter Conference, “Life After Migration: Making Alma and Primo Work for Everyone” (Fri., Feb. 7, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM)
(via the Conference planners) SUNYLA Midwinter Virtual Conference 2020 Life After Migration: Making Alma and Primo Work for Everyone Friday, February 7, 2020 (9:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT) Cost of Attendance: Free to all! Registration is open! Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PPCG4iv7QS6boFCwClTblQ Migrations to new Library Services Platforms can be challenging, but they also provide opportunities…
Call for Applicants: ALA Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (Deadline Monday, February 3)
(via RAILS) ALA invites library workers to apply for a new annual grant to support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant will provide $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal, or special library to expand its community engagement efforts. Libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining…
Recording of January 16 RAILS Member Update Available
(via RAILS) If you missed the January 16 member update, a recording is now available on the RAILS YouTube page. Topics discussed include Census 2020, the My Library Is… campaign and website, RAILS’ efforts to help the unserved, an update on L2, Explore More Illinois, member news, and more. The date for the next member…
Registration and Awards Applications Open for Reaching Forward 2020 (May 1 in Rosemont, IL)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for Reaching Forward<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=941bf9c016&e=b9a4efc184>. Reaching Forward is a one-day professional development conference for library staff. This year’s conference will be held on May 1, 2020, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The conference includes exhibits, adult and youth performers showcases, sessions on the…
Call for Participants: ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant-Funded Survey on Archival Materials from Local Public Communities (Deadline Jan. 31)
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) My name is Amanda Y. Makula. I am a faculty member at Copley Library at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. My co-investigator Laura S. Turner and I are conducting a research study funded by an ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant (http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/researchawards/scholcommgrants) and we would like…
Call for Applications: Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program 2020 (April 18 at Illinois State Library) — Deadline March 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Elevate). This year’s program will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Elevate 2020 sessions will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and the…
Call for Participation: Survey on Community College Health Sciences Librarians’ Perceptions of MLA Competency Skills (Deadline Fri., Jan. 31)
(via Sandy McCarthy, Washtenaw Community College) For: community college librarians responsible for health sciences collections and services Greetings CC librarians, As a fellow of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training Institute (RTI) 2019 cohort, I am researching community college health sciences librarians perceptions of Medical Library Association (MLA) competency skills. The data will be…
Call for Proposals Extended — Finding the Balance: 2020 ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Annual Conference, May 26-27 in Providence, RI (New Deadline Jan. 24)
(via Kendall Hobbs, Wesleyan University) Joint Call for Proposals Joint Annual Conference: Finding the Balance 2020 ACRL New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) & New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG – A Special Interest Group of ACRL/NEC) May 26-27, 2020 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI Library work is often a balancing act. We seek proposals from…
Call for Proposals: ALISE 2020 Annual Conference (Oct. 20-23 in Pittsburgh) — Deadline March 15
(via the Conference planners) Attend the ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) 2020 Annual Conference, October 20-23, 2020, in Pittsburgh, PA to explore the interconnected world of library and information sciences, archives, knowledge management, information management, media studies, informatics, data science, computer science, and communications. Transforming LIS Education in an Interconnected World Library…