(via Nori Barajas-Murphy-Grant Project Director, Online Learning Consortium) The countdown begins today. Have you completed your submission for the Digital Learning Innovation Award (DLIAward)? The DLIAward program recognizes faculty-led teams and institutions for advancing undergraduate student success through the adoption of digital courseware. OLC is calling for submissions from accredited U.S.-based institutions in two categories….
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Call for Nominations–Access Services Conference Support Staff Travel Scholarship
(via Thomas Mantzakides, University of Illinois at Chicago and member of Award Committee for the scholarship) Do you know a support staff member who deserves special recognition for their work and dedication in access services? For the second year, the Access Services Conference will be presenting the Access Services Conference Support Staff Travel Scholarship to…
UIUC’s JJ Pionke Wins ALA’s Carnegie-Whitney Grant
(Note: This post is an article that appeared in the Spring, 2016, issue of the IACRL Newsletter.) Katharine (“JJ”) Pionke, Applied Health Sciences Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association’s Carnegie-Whitney Grant. The grant funds the development of reading lists, webliographies, and other…
Fakouri Named ACRL Member of the Week
Maryam Fakouri, Intellectual Property Librarian at Columbia College in Chicago, has been named the ACRL Member of the Week for the week of May 16. She has been a member of ACRL since 2003. In an interview with ACRL, she discusses her role in teaching faculty and students at an arts and media college about…
Call for Nominations–Distinguished Achievement in Access Services Award
(via Kim Copenhaver, Eckerd College) Do you know someone who deserves special recognition for her or his work and dedication in access services? For the third year, the Access Services Conference and Generation Fifthwill be presenting the Distinguished Achievement in Access Services Award to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to our field. The Distinguished Achievement in Access…
Deadline for ILA Awards Nominations is May 15
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you have a colleague doing great work in an Illinois library? Nominate the person for an award! The deadline for Illinois Library Association award nominations is this Sunday, May 15. This includes the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year, as well as many other awards. The nomination process is simple…
Chu Wins Distinguished Service Award from Chinese American Librarians Association
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Distinguished Professor at UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Chinese American Librarians Association’s (CALA) Distinguished Service Award. The award, which is given annually, is the highest recognition granted by the organization. It recognizes an individual who has displayed exceptional leadership…
Nominations Sought for TBS Technical Services Award
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Know someone who has planned a great tech. services program? What about an awesome tech. services leader? Is there anyone who stands out for excellent service to a regional, state, or national organization? Then nominate them! Think it’s you? Nominate yourself! Make sure your nominee meets the criteria, listed here (must…
NMRT Announces Recipients of Professional Development Grants
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The 2016 NMRT (ALA New Members Round Table) Professional Development Grant Award Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the Mango Languages/NMRT Professional Development Grant Award and NMRT-sponsored Professional Development Grant Award. These $1,000 awards were graciously sponsored by Mango Languages and the New Members Round Table. This award…
Seneca Wins Award for Explore Chicago Collections
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Tracy Seneca, Clinical Associate Professor and Digital Programs and Services Librarian, was awarded the Center for Research Libraries 2016 Primary Source Award in Access for her leadership of the Explore Chicago Collections initiative. Explore Chicago Collections is a web portal that enables researchers to freely search the special collections and archives of…