The 2017 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award: Call for Nominations The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) (http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/about/) Innovation Award (http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/innovation-award/) recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they have made to improve users=92 access to information through resource sharing in their library, consortium, state, province or country. The purpose of the award is to…
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Call for Contributed Papers: 2017 Special Libraries Association Conference Biomedical and Life Sciences Division
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Special Libraries Association Conference Phoenix, Arizona June 16-20 2017 Share your scholarship with colleagues in Phoenix. The Contributed Papers Committee invites proposals for papers presenting original research, innovative projects, collaborations or other professional activities of interest to the SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division….
Dr. Scott Walter Candidate for ALA President (Elections Open March 13)
(via the American Library Association) Remember that the 2017 ALA elections run from Monday, March 13, through Wednesday, April 5. The candidate biography below is from ALA’s Guide to the 2017 Elections. To view the full version, click here. Dr. Scott Walter is University Librarian at DePaul University, Chicago. An ALA member for 20 years, Dr. Walter was a…
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase
(via Lorna Engels, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the fifth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, June 15, at National Louis University, Wheeling, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme…
Survey to Identify Libraries Directly Serving Patrons with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
(via Mary Beth Reidner, Chair of the Alzheimer’s and Related Interest Group) In 2015, the Alzheimer’s and Related Interest Group (IGARD) of the ASCLA division of ALA conducted its first National Survey of Current Practices (Excel spreadsheet). Since that time, many more libraries across the country have begun offering programs and services directly to persons living with…
Call for Papers: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
(via Laura Schmidt, University of South Florida) CALL FOR PAPERS (http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/16BUmRUsvf8XN7N1SB7FzwfpgN) The peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve provides a forum for the presentation of pure and applied research results, innovative services and service enhancements, discussion of best practices and review of literature regarding all aspects of library resource sharing, document…
Call for Proposals: 5th Biennial Zar Symposium (“Open Data: Science, Health, Community”) on April 28
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Call for Proposals Open Data: Science, Health, Community 5th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium April 28, 2017 The John Crerar Library The University of Chicago For more information about the symposium: Web Page: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/conferences/zar-symposium/ Email: zarsymposium@lib.uchicago.edu #zarsymposium @CrerarLibrary The organizers of the 5th biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, Open Data: Science,…
Deadline for ALCTS Exchange Virtual Poster Session Proposals Extended to March 17
(via the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The ALCTS Exchange virtual poster session offers the opportunity to share and promote work, research, and ideas across the ALCTS Exchange’s topical themes: new roles and workflows, creative problem solving, creating connections with user communities, and building skills to prepare for the future. We are especially interested…
Call for Proposals: Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference (Oct. 27)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Submit your proposals now for sessions, workshops, (by Monday, April 10) round tables, and posters (by Monday, May 15) for the 2017 Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference. The conference will take place in Columbus on Friday, October 27, with a preconference on October 26. This year’s event is themed “Libraries…
Call for Participation–Women of Color in LIS
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Alyse Minter (Librarian at Towson University) and Genevia Chamblee-Smith (Library Associate at Towson University) are conducting a research project on the experiences of women of color in the library and information science field. Participation is voluntary and may take the form of a survey, an interview, or both. The…