(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) IACRL is still accepting applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. This is an exciting opportunity for smaller campuses without much support for OER programming to get a program started. The intended outcome is collaboration between academic faculty and librarians to implement Open Educational…
Category: Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL)
Reminder: IACRL Communications Committee Seeking Examples of Illinois Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had a Recent Publication, for Inclusion in Spring 2023 IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Mon., March 6
(via Janis Joyce Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: Thank you!
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club Meeting on Fri., March 10, at 1:00 PM CDT–Article to Discuss is “Library Tautology: A Reenactment of the One-Shot”
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) This is a reminder that the IACRL Journal Club’s discussion of “Library Tautology: A Reenactment of the One-Shot” is happening next week, on Friday, March 10, at 1:00 PM CDT. Don’t forget to register so you can join our conversation! For more information, including the link to registration, please go here….
Call for Nominations: Elections for 2023-24 IACRL Executive Board –Deadline Fri., March 10
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) Want to make a difference in the Illinois academic library community? Looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills? Consider running for an Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) office! Two offices, Secretary and Vice President/President-Elect, are on the ballot each spring. The Secretary serves a…
Reminder: Proposals for Lightning Talks at Next IACRL Spark Event, “One Weird Trick” (Fri., May 19), Due Fri., Feb. 24
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) If you haven’t already, it’s time to get in your proposals for a lightning talk at the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries’s next Spark event, “One Weird Trick!”. It will take place on Friday, May 19. Proposals are due here by Friday, February 24. What’s your secret for making…
Final Reminder: Submission Deadline for 2023 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing is Fri., Feb. 10, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
IACRL Communications Committee Seeking Examples of Illinois Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had a Recent Publication, for Inclusion in Spring 2023 IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Mon., March 6
(via Janis Joyce Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since September 2022; or published since September 2022; and would like to be included in our Spring issue, please send your…
Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Deadline 5:00 PM CDT on Fri., Feb. 10)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
Call for Presentation Proposals: IACRL Spark Event “One Weird Trick” on Fri., May 19–Deadline Fri., Feb. 24
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) What’s your secret for making the workday easier? What tool have you found that makes a routine task more fun or interesting? What’s your “One Weird Trick” to being more organized in life? Come share your software, hotkeys, processes, or other hack(s), big or small, to help your colleagues learn…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club’s Next Meeting (Fri., Nov. 11, at 1:30 PM CDT)–Article to Discuss is “Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to online programming”
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) C&CE (Conference & Continuing Education) Committee announces its 1st Journal Club of the fall! When: Friday, November 11, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM CDT Article to discuss: Droog, A, Shotick, K., Swope, K., Finley, W., McGowan, B. & McHone-Chase, S. (Spring 2020). Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to…