(via Sarah Scheib, University of Iowa) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the committee…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Reminder: Chapter Proposals Deadline for ACRL Monograph on Student Wellness Efforts is 8/15
(via Sara Holder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL monograph tentatively titled Student Wellness and Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Activities for Promoting Health and Success Student wellness, particularly mental health, is emerging as a key issue in higher education. Academic libraries play an essential role in supporting teaching and student learning…
Call for Chapter Proposals–Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration (Deadline 8/17)
(via Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University) CFP: Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration [working title] Call for Chapter Proposals Background In January 2016, a “working summit” was held at the University of Miami that brought together leaders from academic art museums and libraries to discuss the…
Reminder: RAILS and IHLS Seeking Topic Ideas for Continuing-Education Sessions
This is a reminder that the Reaching Across Illinois Library System and the Illinois Heartland Library System are seeking feedback from IACRL members and others on what topics they would like to see covered in continuing-education sessions. Many of the CE programs that the organizations currently offer are intended more for public, school, or special…
Save the Date and Registration Open: Michigan Health Sciences Library Association Educational Conference (Oct. 11-12 in Traverse City, MI)
(via Sandy Swanson–Mercy Health Muskegon in Muskegon, MI) Health Information – Don’t leave it to chance! MHSLA (Michigan Health Sciences Library Association) will hold its Annual Educational Conference at the newly remodeled Park Place Hotel in Traverse City on Thursday and Friday, October 11-12, 2018. We are planning an exciting lineup of continuing education courses, vendor…
Reminder: HSLI 2018 Lightning Talk Proposals are Being Accepted Through August 1
(via Ramune Kubilius, Northwestern University) Hello, The August 1 proposal deadline is approaching for lightning talks, a new offering at the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) conference. A designated timeslot on the afternoon of Thursday, September 27, has been set aside for sharing experiences, best practices, or how lemonade was made out of lemons! Each…
ILA Reporter Seeking Examples of Summer Reading Programs for Article to Appear in October Issue
The ILA Reporter Advisory Committee is in the process of planning the October issue. We are including an article on summer reading programs that libraries sponsor in collaboration with community partners, such as local public schools. While the focus of the article will be on programming by public libraries, the Advisory Committee would like to…
Call for Proposals: The Library Collective Conference (Deadline for First Round is August 3)
(via Jessica Williams, University of Missouri – Kansas City) A Retro Theme in Honor of Our 5th Anniversary! You (probably) know the movie…and once you’ve seen it, you can’t forget that inspiring teacher, Jaime Escalante, oh, and the film’s awesome 80s hair. Like great teaching, great librarianship requires not just bodacious hair but often bold…
Proposals Deadline for 2018 OCLC Americas Regoinal Council Conference Extended to 7/25
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) There’s still time to submit your proposal The call for proposals for the 2018 Americas Regional Council Conference has been extended through Wednesday, July 25. We are seeking member proposals that will spark conversations around what it means to be a “game-changing library,” more specifically, what are those areas that will help the…
Reminder: Library Instruction West 2018 Next Week (July 19 and 20)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Library Instruction West 2018 (LIW 2018; formerly LOEX of the West) approaches quickly! We hope to see you in sunny, beautiful Grand Junction, Colorado at Colorado Mesa University for this year’s conference — next week! NOTE: Wednesday, July 11, was the last day to register for campus housing; but…