(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration for this year’s ILA Annual Conference opens in less than one month. Mark your calendars for Monday, July 22, when registration officially opens. Get ready for an exciting array of events, networking opportunities, sessions, and vendors from Tuesday, October 8, to Thursday, October 10, at the Peoria Civic Center….
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Illinois Wesleyan University’s Abigail Mann is ACRL Member of the Week
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) Abigail Mann, Digital Scholarship Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, is the ACRL Member of the Week for June 10-16. To read her Member of the Week interview, including how she has applied her years of experience as an English professor to her career in librarianship,…
Call for Applicants: Sewell Stipend to Attend American Public Health Association Annual Meeting (Sun., Oct. 27 – Wed. Oct. 30, in Minneapolis)–Deadline Fri., June 28
(via Allison Howard, University of South Florida) The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee invites applications for 2024 Sewell Stipends to attend the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. It will take place in Minneapolis, MN, from Sunday, October 27, to Wednesday, October 30. The theme this year is “Building Trust in…
Final Reminder: Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Due Fri., June 7
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum Awards Committee has extended the nominations deadline for the 2024 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The new deadline is Friday, June 7. If you didn’t have a chance to nominate someone noteworthy for the Award, you still have time…
Call for Applications: CARLI Scholarship–Deadline Sat., June 1
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The deadline to apply for the CARLI Scholarship is Saturday, June 1! The CARLI Scholarship helps to grow the profession by providing financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of…
Call for Applications: Scholarships to Attend ACRL 2025 Conference (Wed., April 2 – Sat., April 5, in Minneapolis and Virtual)–Deadline Fri., Oct. 11
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering more than $90,000 of scholarships to subsidize in-person and virtual attendance at the ACRL 2025 Conference, which will take place from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday April 5, in Minneapolis and online. Scholarships provide increased opportunities for members of the academic and research library community…
IACRL Announces Winners of 2024 OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) is excited to announce the winners of this year’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. Thank you to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact for sponsoring this year’s awards! The following teams will each receive a $500…
IACRL Announces Winners of 2024 People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The results are in, and IACRL want to congratulate this year’s winners of the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First PlaceTitle: “Survive and Sustain”: Adaptive and Innovative Library Instruction in the Time of COVID-19″Authors: Christina Norton, Bradley University; Anne Armstrong, University of Illinois Chicago; Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University;…
MLA Research Training Institute Holding Virtual Poster Session on Thurs., May 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT–No Registration Necessary
(via the Medical Library Association) The Research Training Institute (RTI) faculty invites you to ignite, enlighten, and inspire your creativity and learn more about research and how it benefits your library and users. Join the 2023-24 RTI participants as they present their research project posters on Thursday, May 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT….
Final Reminder: Nominations Deadline for 2024 Illinois Library Association Awards is Wed., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) If you are looking for a way to recognize someone at your library for their dedication and hard work, now is the time to nominate them for an Illinois Library Association award! An ILA award nomination is an excellent way to express appreciation for their contributions to the community, the…