(via Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve University) Recognizing that effective First Year Experience (FYE) programs can impact everything from retention rates to overall student success, Credo has partnered with Case Western Reserve University to honor libraries and librarians who are innovating in the field. As libraries are tasked with supporting FYE initiatives, enterprising librarians have…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Volunteers and Suggestions Needed for ACRL Instruction Section’s Research Agenda Conversations
(via Samantha Godbey, University of Nevada, Las Vegas) It’s time for the ACRL Instruction Section’s Research and Scholarship Committee to work on a new installment of our Research Agenda Conversations, and we are looking for recommendations. Research Agenda Conversations provides an opportunity for leading scholars in the field of Information Literacy to talk about their own research and how they approach the…
ACRLog Seeking bloggers for First Year Academic Librarian Experience Series
(via Maura Smale, Chief Librarian at New York City College of Technology, City University of New York) With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank Dylan Burns and Lily Troia for…
Survey on Hospital Library Benchmarking Open (Deadline Friday, Sept. 8)
(via Angela Spencer, St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO) We invite you to participate in a survey on hospital library benchmarking. The link is here. The survey will remain open until 3:00 PM CST on Friday, September 8. More information, including background on the impetus for the survey, is below. The last benchmarking survey was conducted in 2006. Since…
ACRL Program Proposals for 2018 ALA Annual Conference Due Tuesday, Sept. 5
(via Megan Griffin, American Library Association) As a reminder, ACRL program proposals for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans are due Tuesday, September 5. The ACRL Professional Development Committee will review proposal and select 2018 Annual Conference programs, with notifications issued in October 2017. ACRL invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members…
Call for Nominations: HSLI President-Elect and Secretary
(via Molly Horio, OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center) The HSLI Board of Directors is seeking nominations of current HSLI members to be candidates for election to two offices: HSLI President-Elect and Secretary. The President Elect will serve a one-year term that begins after the 2017 Annual Business Meeting in October, and ends at the close…
IACRL Seeking Committee Volunteers
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with your library peers at the state level? Do you want to play an important role in helping the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries fulfill its mission? Then consider volunteering for an IACRL committee! All of the organization’s committees–Awards, Communications,…
Call for Proposals: RSR Special Issue on Emergent Literacies
(via Tammy Ivins, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Reference Services Review (RSR) is seeking authors to write on the theme of emergent literacies in academic libraries. Articles in this issue will explore emergent literacies, intersections of multiple literacies, and ideas around the language used to describe, implement, and assess these literacies. We are interested in innovative…
ALA Emerging Leader Applications Due Thursday, August 31
(via Andrew Stuart, Ohio University) The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2018 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria as well as a link to the application can be found on the Emerging Leaders Web page. Apply now. The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 31, 2017 The ALA EL…
Call for Proposals: ILA Reaching Forward Conference
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect, on behalf of Patrice Johnson) On behalf of the ILA Reaching Forward Forum, I personally invite the members of the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum to submit a proposal to present at the 2018 Reaching Forward Conference. The Reaching Forward Conference is the nation’s largest single-day conference for…