(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The ILA Awards Committee has extended the deadline for award nominations to Friday, June 2. We encourage nominations for all awards, but especially the Librarian of the Year Award. For more information about the Librarian of the Year Award itself: This award recognizes a librarian’s distinguished service and leadership in Illinois…
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Final Reminder: Applications for NNLM Region 6’s Illinois SAG Outreach Award Due Mon., May 15, at 4:59 PM CDT–NNLM Membership Required
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) NNLM Region 6 is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, the Illinois SAG Outreach Award. Each state in Region 6 has a State Advisory Group (SAG). The SAG charge is two-fold: SAG Illinois members discussed health information needs in the State of…
Call for Planning Committee Members: Next Library Assessment Conference (Nov. 2024, Location TBD)–Deadline Wed., May 31, 2023
(via Nancy Turner, Temple University) Library Assessment Conference (LAC) co-chairs Nancy Turner and Jackie Belanger are seeking 2024 LAC Planning Committee members who are passionate about library assessment and interested in conference planning. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the University of Washington Libraries (UW) jointly plan and co-sponsor the biennial conference, which will next…
Call for Presentation Proposals: ACRL Technical Services Interest Group’s Annual Meeting (Online Thurs., June 29, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., May 26
(via Laurie Palumbo, West Chester University of Pennsylvania) The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) invites presentation proposals for its annual meeting. The ACRL TSIG will meet virtually on Thursday, June 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. We would particularly like to hear from prospective presenters who wish to share their experiences with various issues…
Call for Feedback–Draft Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing
(via Lauren Cantwell-Jurkovic, Colorado Mesa University) The Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group is currently seeking feedback on their draft Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing. We thank you in advance for your input to ensure this document is thoughtful and useful. Please access the various frames here. We…
Call for Participation: Survey “Wellness Programs in Academic Libraries”–Deadline Fri., May 26
(via Lisa Hopkins, Texas A&M University – Central Texas) Please consider participating in a research study being conducted by Dawn Harris, Bridgit McCafferty, Johnnie Porter, and Sandra Desjardins titled “Wellness Programs in Academic Libraries”, reviewed and approved by the Texas A&M University-Central Texas Institutional Review Board. We will be publishing our findings in an ACRL…
Call for Participation: Research Study About Library Programming on End-of-Life Issues–Deadline Fri., June 30
(via Jarrod Irwin, Eastern Michigan University) A research study about library programming on end-of-life issues is seeking librarians and other library staff to participate. This study is open to librarians and staff of any type of library in the United States, if their libraries have facilitated or hosted such programs, or have internally discussed doing…
Call for Chapter (Recipe) Proposals for ACRL’s Open Science Cookbook–Deadline Mon., July 31
(via Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University) We are seeking proposals for “how to” chapters, or recipes, for the upcoming ACRL publication Open Science Cookbook. Edited by Emily Bongiovanni, Melanie Gainey, Chasz Greigo, and Lencia Beltranthis, book will be published in both print and Open Access electronic editions. The Open Science Cookbook joins the ACRL Cookbook series by…
Final Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Advisory Committee or Task Force is Friday, May 5, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) This is a final reminder that CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on our advisory committees and task forces. The application period will close Friday, May 5, at 5:00 PM CDT. Terms on the new committees will begin July 1, 2023. You can review the list of committees/task forces, their rosters,…
Call for Proposals: Access Services Conference (Wed., Nov. 15 – Thurs., Nov. 16, in Atlanta, GA)–Deadline 4:00 PM CDT on Fri., May 26
(via Melanie Bopp, George Mason University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2023, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. This year’s Conference will take place at the Georgia Institute of Technology Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, November 15,…