(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) Support Staff Travel Award Do you have a motivated and deserving staff member who could really benefit from attending the 2019 Access Services Conference (November 21-22 in Atlanta, GA)? The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the Support Staff Travel Scholarship! #ASCATL Nominate today: https://tinyurl.com/ASC-Travel19 Distinguished Achievement in Access Services Do you…
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Call for Participation: RAILS Campaign to Help Libraries Promote Value to Stakeholders
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Based on feedback from our member libraries of all sizes and types (academic, public, school, and special), RAILS has launched a campaign to help libraries prove their value to their different stakeholders. The latest addition to the campaign is the MyLibraryIs.org website. Members told us they wanted a place…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: 2019 Free-Learning Conference (Online–Tuesday, August 13)
(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) This year’s 2019 Free–Learning Conference will be held online in Zoom on Tuesday, August 13th. We welcome and and encourage any of you who’d be willing to present, to submit a proposal for an online session. Historically, this conference has attracted about a hundred participants from higher ed in our region. The group has been primarily made up of faculty, librarians, instructional…
College & Research Libraries News Seeking Cover Art
(via ACRL) C&RL News is looking for images from library collections to feature on upcoming covers. If you have items in your collections that you think would make attractive C&RL News covers, we would love to see them. To submit images (or image collections), send URLs for Web-based images or images directly as attachments to…
ALA Seeking Nominations for I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline October 21)
(via the Illinois Library Association) ALA invites all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for the I Love My Librarian Award. The award recognizes outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries who transform communities and improve lives. Nominations are being accepted online now through Oct….
ALA Nominating Committee Seeking Candidates for 2020 Elections (Councilors-at-Large and President-Elect)
(via the American Library Association) The ALA 2019 Nominating Committee announces a deadline extension for completing the candidate biographical form for the positions of Councilor-at-Large and President-elect. Any ALA members interested in being considered for candidacy for these positions have until July 31st, to complete the form. All potential nominees must complete the Candidate Biographical Form…
RAILS Requesting Interlibrary Loan Staff to Complete Survey on Using L2’s Resource Sharing Policy Directory (Deadline July 12)
(via RAILS) As previously announced, RAILS received a grant to replace L2 (librarylearning.info), the statewide continuing education calendar and library directory. As part of this process, we are looking at current L2 features and functions to see how they might be improved. We are asking interlibrary loan staff to complete a brief survey on L2’s…
Call for Student Volunteers: HSLI 2019 Annual Conference (Deadline July 26)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, Methodist College) As a member of the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference Planning Committee, I would like to invite your graduate students to attend the Annual Conference of the Health Science Librarians of Illinois this fall. Can you please pass this invitation on to them? It will be…
Call for Applicants: Syed Maghrabi Scholarship to Attend HSLI 2019 Annual Conference (Deadline July 26)
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI Past President) The Syed Maghrabi Scholarship committee would like to welcome HSLI members to submit their application for the 2019 scholarship. Applicants must be current members of HSLI (2019 dues paid) Applicants must write a short essay entitled, “I would like a Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship because…” Each scholarship recipient must…
Call for Applications: Sewell Travel Stipends to Attend APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Nov. 2-6 (Deadline July 16)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee invites applications for 2019 Sewell Stipends to attend the APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, November 2-6, 2019. The theme this year is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For equity. For action. For…