(via Dr. Pam Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is offering several Moodle courses this year. They are all 6-weeks and asynchronous (log in when it is convenient for you). Register in L2 (links below). If you have any topics that you would like us to cover in the future, then…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2020 Conference Cancelled–Rescheduled for Oct. 27-29, 2021, at Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center in Oglesby, IL
(via Royden Jones, HSLI President) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) 2020 Conference, previously scheduled for September 2-4 at Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center (located in Oglesby, IL), has been cancelled. It is rescheduled for Wednesday, October 27, through Friday, October 29, 2021, at the same location. The many uncertainties surrounding the current…
Registration Open for Online LITA Program “Troublesome Technology Trends: Bridging the Learning Divide” (1:00-2:30 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 17)
(via Evelyn Cunico, information and management consultant) Beyond the digital divide is the “division of learning”, a term coined by Shoshana Zuboff in her 2019 book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, to describe the rift between today’s data-hungry tech giants and the people using these platforms who are kept unaware of how their personal information…
Registration Open for FY21 Online with the CMC Webinars
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, IHLS) Registration is now open for the Online with the CMC webinars listed below. Please direct any questions to Dr. Pamela Thomas, Bibliographic Project Coordinator at Illinois Heartland Library System, at pthomas@illinoisheartland.org. September 17, 2020: “The CMC Revealed: Getting to Know the CMC Staff” This is your chance to get to…
Call for Proposals — SCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP IN THE TIME OF COVID-19: A Virtual Half Day Conference (Wednesday, August 5) — Deadline Saturday, June 20
(via Jennifer Chaput, University of Connecticut) SCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP IN THE TIME OF COVID-19: A Virtual Half Day Conference Hosted and Planned by the Boston Library Consortium’s (BLC) Engineering Community of Interest (COI) and the Chemistry Community of Interest (COI) WHEN: Wednesday, August, 5, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM CDT WHERE: Online, via WebEx Since March…
Call for Proposals: Catholic Library Association 2020 Fall Virtual Conference (October 22-23) — Deadline Wednesday, June 10
(via Jack Fritts, University Librarian at Benedictine University – Lisle and CLA President) The Catholic Library Association is now accepting proposals for its 2020 Fall Virtual Conference, which will be held online on Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23. Conference Theme: Mission-Driven Leadership in Faith-Based Libraries This year’s conference will look at the “why” as…
Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Deadline Wednesday, July 1)
(via IACRL) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It will also present Illinois research and academic librarians…
Call for Participation: Survey on Moral Distress Among Consumer Health Information Professionals
(via Robin O’Hanlon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) If you are a consumer health librarian, or are an information professional who provides health information to the public, please consider completing this short survey for our upcoming study, “Moral distress related to ethical dilemmas among consumer health librarians.” The purpose of this study is to assess…
Registration for Free Virtual Open Textbook Network Summit (June 15-25, Mondays through Thursdays) Closes Monday, June 1
(via Michelle Jean Haake, CARLI) The Open Textbook Network holds a Summit each summer for members to learn from each other and to build community among its members. With direction from the OTN, CARLI’s consortial membership meant that attendance at the Summit was reserved for those working on our statewide programs. However, this year, the…
Final Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Due Friday, May 29
(via the Illinois Library Association) This is a reminder that nominations for the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award are due Friday, May 29. The general criteria are below. Additional information, including instructions for submitting a nomination, is available here. Please direct any questions to ila@ila.org. For more information about other ILA awards and…