(via the Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association’s homepage includes an announcement on Michelle Nielsen Ott’s winning the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. She is also an MLA Research Training Institute Fellow. The article is available here. Again, congratulations!
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HSLI Member Michelle Nielsen Ott is Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Winner
(via the Illinois Library Association) HSLI member Michelle Nielsen Ott of Bradley University is the 2022 recipient of ILA’s Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. Her involvement in HSLI includes serving as a member of the Conference Planning Committee, and she is also an active member of the newly-formed Journal Club. Among her other accomplishments,…
IACRL Announces Results of People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Vote (Entrants Include HSLI Member Betsy Sterner)
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) The polls for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing have closed, and the votes are counted. Congratulations to Jung Mi Scoulas, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago, who received the highest number of votes, for the article “Student Voice in Administrative Decision-making: Inclusive Planning during the Pandemic” in…
Reminder: Voting for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Closes Saturday, April 30
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) Voting is now open for the 2022 IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on one. It also presents Illinois…
Call for Volunteers: IACRL Committees
(via Dan Matthews, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Join an IACRL committee! IACRL is seeking members for all committees. This year, we are specifically in need of members to serve on the Membership Committee and to chair various committees. Serving on a committee is a great way to meet other Illinois academic library workers and donate time to…
Call for Nominations Extended: Election for 2022-23 IACRL Executive Board (Deadline Now Fri., March 11)
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) The IACRL Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the 2022-2023 Executive Board election. In April of 2022, members will vote for the IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Secretary. Vice-President/President-Elect is a three-year commitment (one year as Vice-President/President-Elect, one year as President, and one year as Past President), beginning in July of 2022 and ending in June of 2025. Secretary is…
Call for Participation: IACRL DEI Committee Survey on Making Illinois Academic Libraries More Inclusive (Responses Anonymous)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair) The IACRL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee wants to assist the IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) community in its endeavors to make academic libraries in Illinois diverse, equitable, and inclusive, but we can best do that when we fully understand the needs of…
Deadline Extended: Submissions for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Now 5:00 PM on Mon., Feb. 28)
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) This is a reminder that 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…
Registration Open for IACRL Event SPARK: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of DEI and OERs (Online Fri., April 1, at 10:00 AM)
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee and CARLI are pleased to partner for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources. The event will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 1, starting at 10:00 AM CDT. DEI and…
IACRL Newsletter Seeking Information on Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had Work Published Recently (Deadline Fri., March 4)
(via Jill Harper, Heartland Community College) 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, 2021 been published since September, 2021 and would like to be included in our Spring, 2022, issue, please send your career and/or publication information to Jill Harper, at jill.harper@heartland.edu, by Friday, March 4.