(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) MidCamp is a conference event for anyone uses the Drupal website content management system, or is responsible for designing, building, developing, and supporting Drupal in any capacity. It’s also great for anyone currently evaluating Drupal or simply looking to learn more about it. It’s a place where designers, developers,…
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“Rise Up!”: Official Call for ILA 2017 Conference Proposals
(via Sarah Sagmoen, University of Illinois Springfield) As the co-chair of the 2017 ILA Conference planning committee, I want to personally invite you to submit a proposal for a conference session. As an academic librarian myself, I would love to see more academics represented at ILA. We do amazing work for our campuses and communities…
Deadline to Apply for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Student Internships is January 31
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) On behalf of the Planning Committee for the 2017 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference, we would appreciate your help in getting this information out to LIS students who might be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity. Please feel free to forward the announcement below (and attached) to any email groups…
ACRL Seeking Contributions to Information Literacy Framework Sandbox
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The ACRL Framework Sandbox, launched here in early December, is now inviting contributions. Searching is freely available to everyone – you don’t need a login to start searching. And, since the content of the Sandbox comes from you, the most important way you can celebrate the launch of the Sandbox is to contribute your Framework-related materials…
Reminder: ACRL 2017 Lightning Talk Proposals Due January 30
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Conference is your once-every-two-years opportunity to access the best information and discover new ideas. You’ll get irreplaceable opportunities to connect with your peers from all over the country and all over the globe along with access to content all year long. When you join your…
Proposals for Illinois Community College Assessment Fair Due January 27
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) We encourage you to submit a proposal for a presentation for a session or poster for the 21st Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair on Friday, February 24. The proposal submission deadline is Friday, January 27. This year’s conference is hosted by Prairie State College. The theme is “Assessment: Just and…
IACRL Seeks Candidates for 2017-18 Officers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Would you like to get more involved with your library colleagues in Illinois? Do you want to meet fun and interesting people while improving academic librarianship? The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) wants you! IACRL is accepting nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President/President-Elect for 2017-18, with the…
Call for Papers: ILDS 2017 Conference
(via Seangill Peter Bae, Princeton University) The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing Committee invites papers for the 15th Interlending & Document Supply Conference, to be held October 4-6, 2017, in Paris, hosted by The Centre technique du livre de l’enseignement suprieur (CTLes), which is an operator for the French Ministry of Higher Education and…
Registration Open for SUNYLA Midwinter Online Conference
(via Bill Jones, SUNY Geneseo) SUNYLA Midwinter Online Conference 2017 Library Hacks: Reuse, Repurpose, and Remix Friday, February 10, 2017 (10:00 AM – 2:30 PM) Cost of Attendance: Free to all! Registration is open! Register here. Librarians are some of the most creative people around, making things happen in times of shrinking budgets, limited staff, and…
RUSA Seeking Feedback on Disaster Guidelines for Resource-Sharing
(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) The ALA RUSA STARS Codes, Guidelines and Technical Standards Committee (http://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/stars/rus-stacodes) has begun the required 7-year review of the Guidelines for Resource-Sharing Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (http://www.ala.org/rusa/files/resources/guidelines/disasterguidelines.pdf). We are seeking input from the resource-sharing community as part of the review process. Please look over the current guidelines and email Margaret…