(via Denise Green, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) The CARLI Public Services Committee is pleased to sponsor an Open House that has an emphasis on the changing nature of library spaces. Please save the date of March 15, 2018 to visit Millikin University’s University Commons. Their newly remodeled and reconfigured space opened…
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Call for Applications: ACRL Travel Scholarship to National Library Legislative Day (Deadline Dec. 19)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Apply for ACRL Travel Scholarship to National Library Legislative Day (May 7-8, 2018) // ACRL Insider — News and information from the Association of … http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/14756 Are you interested in federal legislation and policy affecting libraries and your campus community? Are you willing to work with your…
Call for Proposals: 2nd Annual Conference About Libraries & Literacy (Deadline November 30)
(via Liz Humrickhouse, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse) C.A.L.L.: Conference About Libraries & Literacy Thursday, February 1, 2018 https://callconferenceblog.wordpress.com/ The C.A.L.L. 2018 Keynote is Dr. Michael Stephens. Michael Stephens is Associate Professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University. He was a Visiting Scholar in Australia, consulted for US Embassies in…
Call for Applications: APA Librarian Travel Award (Deadline November 30)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University) Do you work in an academic or health sciences library in the United States? Are you an early- or mid-career librarian? Are you looking for sources of funding for a conference you’d like to attend this spring? If the…
Call for Proposals: Library Instruction West 2018 Conference (Deadline November 30)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University & Western Colorado Community College) July 19-20, 2018 – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado will host the 2018 Library Instruction West (LIW, formerly LOEX of the West) conference. We are very excited to be the site and the organizers of such a great, small conference focused on…
Second Call for ALA Annual Panelists: Community College Librarians with Framework-Based Instruction Strategies to Share (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Andrea Kingston, Monroe Community College) Are you effectively engaging students with library instruction based on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in your community or junior college library? Have you incorporated the Framework into your library’s instruction program or specific lesson plans? Please consider presenting your Framework-infused instruction strategies at the 2018 ALA Annual…
Reminder: Applications for ACRL Awards Due December 1
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Each year, ACRL members are privileged to be able to nominate our colleagues and other outstanding librarians and libraries for ACRL awards! This year, December 1, 2017 is the deadline for most award nominations. Recognizing peers for their contributions to our profession is one of the highest…
University of Maryland Offering Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) “Starter” Awards
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) This information just came out from the Greater Midwest Region’s National Docline Coordinating Office – awards are made on a first-come, first-serve basis, so get your application in if you’re interested! The Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS/HSL) at…
CARLI Seeking Feedback on Draft of Its 2020 Strategic Plan
(via Margaret Chambers, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) At the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 17, attendees participated in the final feedback stage of the CARLI 2020 strategic planning process. The draft of the CARLI 2020 strategic plan outlines CARLI’s aspirations, and focuses the activities of the consortium, and will serve…
Invitation to Participate in Research Study on Article-Publishing Practices Among Academic Librarians (Closes Nov. 21)
(via Camielle Crampsie, University of South Florida) In the last few decades there has been continuing interest regarding publication expectations of academic librarians. There is a need for more information on motivations and characteristics that might be common to successful academic library researchers as well as analyses of barriers to research. A related area of…