(via Dan Matthews, Moraine Valley Community College) Registration is still available for the Illinois Open Education Summit. The event will take place at the Illinois State University Alumni Center in Normal, IL, on Monday, April 7, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM CDT. The Illinois Open Education Summit seeks to bring together people who want…
Author: Eric Edwards
Registration Open for Free Webinar “Foundational Knowledge Areas (FKAs) for LIS Professionals: An Action Plan Workshop”–Thurs., Feb. 6, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT
(via Dr. Clara Chu–Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Registration is open for the free webinar “Foundational Knowledge Areas (FKAs) for LIS Professionals: An Action Plan Workshop”. It will take place on Thursday, February 6, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. Presenters Clara M. Chu, Mortenson Distinguished Professor, University of…
Reminder: Submissions for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Due Fri., Feb. 7, at 5:00 PM CDT
(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…
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…
Call for Publications by Illinois Academic Librarians for Spring IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Thurs., March 6
(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges – Olney Central College) My name is Kaitlyn Weger. I am a member of the IACRL Communications Committee, and we are currently working on the Spring edition of the IACRL Newsletter. Are you an Illinois academic librarian who has published an article since September of 2024?We want to…
Registration Open for University of Chicago in-Person Conference “Clear Skies, Clear Minds: Harnessing Open Research to Find Climate Solution”–Thurs., Feb. 13, 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM CDT
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) The University of Chicago Joseph Regenstein Library will host “Clear Skies, Clear Minds: Harnessing Open Research to Find Climate Solution”, an in-person public event on Thursday, February 13, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM CDT. The schedule includes breakfast and a post-event reception. The conference addresses climate change, climate systems engineering,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Health Sciences Library Employees’ Understandings of Disability–Deadline Thurs., Feb. 27
(via Becca Gates—University of California, Irvine) I am reaching out to invite you to participate in a brief, anonymous survey on health sciences library employees’ understandings of disability. Link to survey: Health Sciences Library Employees’ Understandings of Disability The purpose of this research is to investigate how health sciences librarians and library staff perceive their…