(via CARLI) Registration is open for the CARLI Professional Development Alliance webinar “AI, Copyright, and Creative Commons”. It will take place on Thursday, January 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms how knowledge is created, shared, and reused, leaders and members of the open movement are at a crossroads that…
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Call for Proposals: 2026 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference Virtual Web Series (Wednesdays, Beginning in March)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 23
(via OCLC) We’re excited to announce the 2026 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (RSC26) virtual web series. Each year, RSC unites the global resource sharing community, letting us connect, collaborate, and share innovative ideas, best practices, and creative solutions. The RSC26 Program Committee—comprised of ILL professionals and OCLC staff—invites you to contribute by sharing your ideas and…
Call for Proposals: MLA Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions Database Tips Lightning Talks (Thurs., March 5, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)–Deadline Wed., Jan. 28
(via Hilary Kraus, Brown University) The January 28 deadline is approaching for you to submit proposals for the Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions database tips lightning talks! Join the User Experience and Systematic Review Caucuses of the Medical Library Association to unleash your search superpowers and inspire your colleagues! Need inspiration? Check out the lightning…
Call for Nominations: IHLS Board of Directors–Deadline Sun., Feb. 15
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you looking to share your love of libraries and represent the needs of your community? Bring your skills and experience to the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) Board of Directors and have an impact on the quality of library service in central and southern Illinois. Please go here…
Call for Submissions: New “What’s Blooming? Micro Profiles on Experimental Library Projects” Feature in IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Thurs., March 5
(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges – Olney Central College) We know Illinois academic libraries are full of creativity—and we want to spotlight it! For our Spring IACRL Newsletter, we’re collecting short micro‑profiles of small experiments happening across campus libraries. Think: If you’ve launched (or even attempted) a small project that pushed boundaries, solved a…
Call for Submissions: Examples of Publications by IL Academic Librarians for Next Issue of IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Thurs., March 5
(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges – Olney Central College) We’re highlighting the outstanding scholarship happening in Illinois academic libraries, especially relating to scholarly and creative work—and we’d love to feature your work in our Spring IACRL Newsletter! If you’ve published recently, please consider sharing your contribution. We welcome: To be included, please send: Submit…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Library Association Awards–Deadline Fri., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2026 ILA Awards are now being accepted! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees, or anyone else who exemplifies leadership and/or dedication to their library…
Call for Submissions: New “Sounds from the Stacks: What Illinois Academic Librarians Are Listening to” Feature in Spring IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Thurs., March 5
(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges – Olney Central College) The IACRL Communications Committee is putting together a fun new feature for our upcoming Spring Newsletter. We want to hear the soundtrack that carried you through the semester! We’re creating a Spring Playlist made up of songs chosen by academic librarians across Illinois. Whether it…
Registration Open for ACRL IS Inclusive Pedagogy Webinar “Potentials of Critical AI Literacies: Challenging AI Inevitability, Valuing Communities and Human Thought, and Supporting Student and Teacher Agency”–Wed., Jan. 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Lily Murray, Northern Kentucky University) Registration is open for the ACRL Instruction Section Inclusive Pedagogy webinar “Potentials of Critical AI Literacies: Challenging AI Inevitability, Valuing Communities and Human Thought, and Supporting Student and Teacher Agency”. It will take place on Wednesday, January 21, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. As GenAI technologies have increasingly…
Call for Submissions: ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2025” Article, to Appear in March Issue–Deadline Fri., Jan. 23
(via the Illinois Library Association) Did your library undergo renovations or new construction in 2025? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2025” article, featured in the March 2026 issue. Examples from past issues are available on the ILA website archive page (any of the March issues)….