(via Dana Stratton, Murray State University) The deadline for 2018 International Visual Literacy Association conference proposal submission has been extended to Thursday, May 31. The 2018 IVLA Conference will be held in Chicago, on November 1-4, and it will be a celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary. The conference theme is “Viewing the Past, Picturing the Present, Designing…
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Call for Panelists: STS Hot Topics Discussion Group Session at ALA Annual
(via Paul Hottinger, Cal Poly Ponoma University) The STS Hot Topics Discussion Group has begun planning for the ALA 2018 session. This year’s session topic will be “Diversity & Inclusion in STEM Librarianship”. If anyone going to ALA would be interested in participating in the panel, please contact me, at prhottinger@cpp.edu, for more information. The…
Reminder: Deadline to Register for 6th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase is May 14
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Reminder that registration is open; please share with those in your institution who may be interested! The CARLI Instruction Committee is coordinating its sixth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 31st at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. The showcase features innovative elements in library instruction and assessment, where presenters demonstrate…
Call for Peer Reviewers: Choice/ACRL Core Bibliography (Preferential Deadline June 1)
(via Anne Doherty–Project Editor, Resources for College Libraries) Resources for College Libraries (RCL) and RCL: Career Resources, the Choice/ACRL bibliography of essential titles for four-year and two-year institutions, seeks experienced academic librarians and faculty to serve as peer reviewers for the following subjects: *RCL — History and Interdisciplinary/Area Studies* African American Studies :: African History,…
Registration Deadline for CALA (Chinese American Librarians Association) Midwest Chapter Conference in Chicago is May 4
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Midwest Chapter of the Chinese American Librarians Association is having its Annual Conference next week in Chicago. There’s still time to register and see some interesting sessions. The deadline is Friday, May 4. 2018 CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Date: May 11, 2018 (Friday) Format of Conference: Hybrid Physical…
Call for Lightning Round Proposals: Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (Deadline May 11)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The organizers of the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (LSLS) invite Lightning Round proposals for our seventh annual conference, to be held on June 8, 2018 at the University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library. The Lightning Ro9und session will be held after…
Registration Open for 2018 STEM Librarians South Conference (Proposals Due May 14)
(via Mea Warren, University of Houston) The 2018 STEM Librarians South conference committee would like to invite you to consider attending and/or submitting a proposal for our conference this year! Registration is now LIVE! Please Save the Date for July 20, 2018 at the University of Houston Libraries. We are also soliciting proposals for 5-minute…
Awards and Grants Available From Medical Library Association’s Midwest Chapter
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region, on behalf of Anna Beth Morgan, Mayo Clinic) Be a change agent. Year 2018 is the right year to give the Midwest Chapter’s Awards and Scholarships Committee plenty of applications and nominations to evaluate. Change the status quo – Put the committee to…
Reminder: Deadline to Register for ACRL Immersion ’18 is May 4
(via ACRL) The ACRL Immersion Program is all new for 2018. Immersion ’18 will take place July 29-August 3, 2018, at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Immersion ’18 is an intensive, five-day program designed for those who contribute to the educational role of libraries in higher education. The curriculum is built…
RAILS Services (Staff Visits and Networking Events) Available to Member Academic Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Academic libraries in the RAILS service area may want to take advantage of these: RAILS Member Visits & Networking Events Stay on top of all of the great opportunities and services available to your library through RAILS by scheduling a library visit. Dan Bostrom, RAILS Member Engagement…