(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University & Western Colorado Community College) July 19-20, 2018 – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado will host the 2018 Library Instruction West (LIW, formerly LOEX of the West) conference. We are very excited to be the site and the organizers of such a great, small conference focused on…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Second Call for ALA Annual Panelists: Community College Librarians with Framework-Based Instruction Strategies to Share (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Andrea Kingston, Monroe Community College) Are you effectively engaging students with library instruction based on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in your community or junior college library? Have you incorporated the Framework into your library’s instruction program or specific lesson plans? Please consider presenting your Framework-infused instruction strategies at the 2018 ALA Annual…
CARLI Seeking Feedback on Draft of Its 2020 Strategic Plan
(via Margaret Chambers, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) At the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 17, attendees participated in the final feedback stage of the CARLI 2020 strategic planning process. The draft of the CARLI 2020 strategic plan outlines CARLI’s aspirations, and focuses the activities of the consortium, and will serve…
Invitation to Participate in Research Study on Article-Publishing Practices Among Academic Librarians (Closes Nov. 21)
(via Camielle Crampsie, University of South Florida) In the last few decades there has been continuing interest regarding publication expectations of academic librarians. There is a need for more information on motivations and characteristics that might be common to successful academic library researchers as well as analyses of barriers to research. A related area of…
Final Call for Proposals: The Innovative Library Classroom Conference (Deadline November 16)
(via Rebecca Seipp, Hollins University) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) 2018 Poster Session & Social on Tuesday, May 8 and Conference on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Radford University, Radford, VA We are now accepting proposals for The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) 2018. The poster session and social will take place on Tuesday, May 8, and…
Call for Proposals: Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference (Deadline 2/15/18)
(via Dr. Vinaya Tripuraneni, University Librarian at University of La Verne) The Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) conference planning Committee seeks proposals for its first inaugural annual conference at University of La Verne, La Verne, CA on July 12, 2018. The MIRA Conference seeks to bring together a group of makers, librarians,…
Reminder: Designing for Digital (D4D) 2018 Submissions Due Nov. 14
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) Designing for Digital (D4D) is currently accepting Sessions, Short Talks, Seminars and Workshop Submissions for the 2018 Designing for Digital Conference, March 5-7, 2018, in Austin TX. Teach an interactive workshop, share your success story, talk about your digital woes, intrigue us with your research, provoke with a thought…
Volunteers Sought for New ACRL Task Force to Develop Project Outcome for Academic Libraries (Deadline Nov. 21)
(via Megan Griffin, Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Board of Directors recently approved the development of a national survey management tool for academic libraries based on PLA’s Project Outcome, and the establishment of a division-level Project Outcome for Academic Libraries Task Force. Volunteers are sought from all types of academic libraries for this…
Call for Proposals: Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Deadline 1/12/18)
(via Tish Hayes, Moraine Valley Community College) 17th Annual Information Literacy Summit Teaching for Curiosity, Creativity, and Action Friday, April 20, 2018, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus Keynote Address Char Booth, Associate Dean of the University Library at California State…
Call for Applications: 2018 MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) Are you a library professional interested in learning to do research? Are you excited at the prospect of being part of an intensive and collaborative program that takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project? The Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training…