(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University HealthSystem) Health Science Librarians of Illinois member Eleanor Truex, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Library, is a 2021 recipient of the Medical Library Association’s Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant. According to MLA’s website, the purpose of the grant is “to provide support for research, development, or demonstration projects that will help…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant is Thurs., March 4
(via ACRL) The American Library Association is currently accepting applications for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, a grant initiative that will distribute nearly $2 million to libraries. All library types are eligible, and college, university and community college libraries are especially encouraged to apply. Participating libraries will receive training in…
Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Library Association Awards Due Saturday, May 15
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL Past President) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations. Academic librarians are eligible for many of the awards, so please nominate a deserving colleague. Self-nominations are also acceptable. Awards of note include the following. Librarian of the Year Academic Librarian of the Year Intellectual Freedom Award TBS, Inc. Technical…
Reminder: Registration Open for RDAP 2021 Summit (Online March 10-12); Deadline to Apply for Scholarships is Fri., Feb. 19
(via Cameron Cook, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Registration is now open for the RDAP (Research Data Access & Preservation Association) 2021 virtual summit! This year’s theme is “Radical Change and Data”, and the event will take place March 10-12 (Wednesday-Friday), on Zoom. Registration for the summit is $30, and additional workshops are $10 We are also…
Registration Open, and Awards Available, for 2021 Reaching Forward Illinois Combined Virtual Conference (April 15-16 and May 7)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference (Thursday-Friday, April 15-16) and the Reaching Forward South Conference (Friday, May 7) are joining forces to bring their 2021 virtual conferences to all Illinois libraries! The combined conference, Reaching Forward Illinois, will allow registrants to attend both conferences for one fee. Recordings of the sessions will…
Call for Nominations: Initial Notable Works List for Library Support of Graduate Students–Deadline Fri., March 5
(via Abbie Basile, Old Dominion University) The ACRL Academic Library Services for Graduate Students Interest Group‘s Notable Works for Library Support of Graduate Students Working Group seeks nominations for our inaugural annual Notable Works List. Our goal is to recognize and showcase excellent professional contributions that inform the work of library colleagues who support graduate students. …
Call for Nominations: Illinois Library Association’s 2021 Awards (Deadline Sat., May 15)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2021 ILA awards. The ILA awards honor and recognize excellence in librarianship in Illinois. Now is the time to nominate a colleague, manager, mentor, or yourself for an ILA award. If you submitted a…
Call for Nominations: Beta Phi Mu Award (Deadline Monday, February 1)
(via Emily Bergman) The American Library Association and the jury for the Beta Phi Mu encourage you to submit nominations for someone who deserves to be known for their work in education for librarianship. The award consists of $1,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement. This annual award is for a library school faculty…
UIUC’s Sara Holder is ACRL Member of the Week for November 30
(via ACRL) Sara Holder is the director of reference and research services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sara has been a member of ACRL for 22 years and is the ACRL Member of the Week for November 30, 2020. Sara recently brought together subject experts in wellness programing as an editor of the…
Reminder: Nominations for 2021 ACRL Awards Due Friday, December 4
(via ACRL) Nominations for ACRL’s 2021 awards program are due Friday, December 4. Please consider acknowledging those who have influenced your thinking, practice, and growth as an academic or research library worker. ACRL urges you to nominate colleagues whose work you admire, and whose contributions merit recognition by the profession. Your nominations will ensure that…