(via the American Library Association) Kristin E. Martin, electronic resources management librarian, University of Chicago, has been elected the 2018-2019 President of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). She previously held positions in electronic resources management and cataloging at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of North Carolina at…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
LITA AdaCamp Scholarship Available (Application Deadline is Saturday, April 15)
(via Abigail Goben) Do you want to participate in LITA’s AdaCamp, a one-day unconference for women in library technology, at ALA Annual in Chicago? Would travel funding help you to attend? Thanks to support from our sponsors, LITA is offering several $500 travel scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded competitively, based on the committee’s ranking…
ALA Releases Results of 2017 Elections
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association has released the results of the 2017 elections. A number of Illinois academic librarians ran for office. Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University, lost a very close race for ALA President-Elect. He came in second out of three candidates, with 35.2 percent of the…
Applicants Sought for ALA Annual Conference NMRT Professional Development Attendance Award
(via Amelia Vander Heide, San Jose Public Library) This year’s Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award Committee is happy to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2017 cycle. This award will allow two recipients to attend a ticketed event of their choice ($100 or less) at the 2017 American Library Association Annual…
UIUC’s Timothy Cole wins 2017 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
(via the Library and Information Technology Association) Timothy Cole, Head of the Mathematics Library and Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC and the Library and Information Technology…
NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Accepting Award Applications Beginning April 1
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region is offering eight unique funding opportunities for the May, 2017 – April, 2018, fiscal year. We will begin accepting applications on Saturday, April 1, and we will continue to accept, evaluate, and award applications…
Illinois Fire Services Institute Library Among 30 Finalists for IMLS National Medal
(via the Institute of Museum and Library Services) The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced 30 finalists for the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Among them is the Illinois Fire Services Institute Library, the only finalist from Illinois. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and…
ILA’s Doyle Receives 2017 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award
(via the American Library Association) The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces that Robert P. Doyle is the recipient of the 2017 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. The Immroth Award recognizes Doyle’s defense of intellectual freedom in a library career spanning more than 30 years. Doyle has been the editor of…
UIUC’s Thacker Named Library Journal Mover & Shaker
(via Library Journal) UIUC’s Mara Lina Thacker has been named a 2017 Library Journal “Mover & Shaker”. She is the only selectee from an Illinois academic library this year. Thacker was chosen in the “Community Builders” category. The information below is from the official announcement on Library Journal‘s website. Mara Thacker’s love of Indian culture began at 18 when…
Call for Nominations: 2017 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award
The 2017 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award: Call for Nominations The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) (http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/about/) Innovation Award (http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/innovation-award/) recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they have made to improve users=92 access to information through resource sharing in their library, consortium, state, province or country. The purpose of the award is to…