(via Mark Sullivan-IDS Project Executive Director, SUNY Geneseo) The IDS Project’s 12th Annual Summer Conference is Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, in Albany, NY. This year’s conference theme is “The Sharing Economy”, and approximately 250 attendees are expected. The IDS Conference is packed with information and training regarding…
Author: Eric Edwards
Update on Framework for Info. Lit. Sandbox
(via ACRL) ACRL has selected the Cherry Hill Company to develop the Framework Sandbox. The Sandbox will be an open-access database for librarians and other academic partners to share, organize, and archive educational resources related to the use of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education in practice and professional development. With the Drupal…
August 4 Online Workshop on Teaching ACRL Info. Lit. Framework Thresholds
(via ALA) Are you looking to get fully acclimated with ACRL’s newly-adopted Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, learn what each of the threshold concepts are, and determine how to incorporate them into information literacy instruction? Register for the “Keys to Teaching the Six Thresholds Concepts” online workshop, which will take place on Thursday, August 4,…
RUSA Publications and Communications Committee Seeking Volunteers
(via RUSA) The RUSA Publications and Communication Committee is currently accepting volunteer applications from RUSA members to lead the transition and future directions of the RUSA Voices blog. The focus of the RUSA Voices blog will be for contributors to share, discuss, and promote current trends in reference and user services. The blog will be written by a team…
Reminder–RUSA Virtual Town Hall on June 15
(via RUSA) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, June 15, at 3:00 PM CST, to give all RUSA members (and prospective members) a chance to ask questions about the organization and give input on our current and future directions. We invite you to submit questions and suggestions…
June 14 Twitter Chat on Polling Tools
(via Carl Lehnen, IACRL Communications Committee Co-Chair) Join @ACRL_IS_ITECH for a Twitter chat about the use of polling tools in academic libraries on Tuesday, June 14, at 1:00 PM CST. You will have the opportunity to share your own experiences with polling tools and learn from others. The discussion will last an hour under the hashtag #istechchat….
Craig Chosen as Next CARLI Senior Director
(via CARLI and Dr. Christophe Pierre, Vice President for Academic Affairs at UIUC) Please join me in welcoming Anne Craig as the new Senior Director of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). Anne will start on July 1, replacing Susan Singleton, who is retiring at the end of July. Anne is…
June 8 Webinar on The Affordable Care Act
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The MLA-sponosred webinar “What’s New with the Affordable Care Act and What You Need to Know About It” takes place on Wednesday, June 8, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. Join Emily Vardell as she highlights the most relevant aspects of the ACA and the…
Sopiarz Wins Collection Development Grant
(Note: This post is an article that appeared in the Spring, 2016, issue of the IACRL Newsletter.) Josh Sopiarz, Social Sciences and Government Information Librarian and Assistant Professor at Governors State University, has received the 2016 Douglas A. Noverr Grant for Collection Enhancement for Institutions to Build Popular Culture and American Culture Research Collections. The grant…
Kahl Wins Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award
(Note: This post is an article from the Spring, 2016, issue of the IACRL Newsletter.) Chad Kahl, Interim Associate Dean for Public Services and Information Technology at Illinois State University’s Milner Library, is the recipient of the 2016 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award. The…