(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us in April and May for some great webinars featuring topics on intellectual freedom, inclusivity, and Rainbow Book Month! All webinars take place from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Upcoming webinars include the following. “Intellectual Freedom in an Age of Political Polarization: A Conversation with Nadine Strossen and Emily…
Category: Library Organizations
Non-HSLI associations, consortiums, and systems for libraries/librarians
Call for Proposals: ACRL SLILC Virtual Showcase on OEP Practices (Deadline Thurs., April 1)
(via Andrea Baer, Rowan University) The ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC) invites proposals for a virtual showcase of open educational practices (OEP) in libraries. You can propose either a single presentation (10-12 minutes) or a panel presentation with representatives from 3-4 institutions (40 minutes total). The session will conclude with about 15-20…
Call for Nominations: RAILS Board (Two At-Large Representatives May Come From Any Library Type, Including Academic or Special)–Deadline Fri., March 26
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of RAILS) For those living or working in the RAILS service area: RAILS invites nominations for the following positions on our Board: three public library trustees (to be filled by board members at RAILS public libraries) and two at-large representatives (to be filled by individuals representing any…
Registration Open for Virtual ILA Marketing Forum Mini-Conference (Fri., April 16, 1:00-5:00 PM); Virtual Poster Submission Deadline Fri., April 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for the third annual ILA Marketing Forum Mini-Conference, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM on Friday, April 16! The mini-conference will be virtual and will have a new format featuring speakers from inside and outside the library world. They’ll share ideas about how we as marketers, accidental/occasional marketers, and…
Registration Open for OCLC Resource Sharing Conference Web Series Lasting March 30 – June 10
(via OCLC) OCLC invites ILL professionals and users of OCLC’s resource sharing solutions to join us online for RSC21, a series of six free, virtual sessions that start on Tuesday, March 30. This year’s #OCLCrsc21 will include sessions on electronic document delivery, controlled digital lending, and moving resource sharing forward during this challenging time. You’ll…
Reminder: ACRL EBSS Virtual Research Forum Proposals Due Friday, March 19
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library) The ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May, 2021. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions…
HSLI Member Eleanor Truex Receives MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University HealthSystem) Health Science Librarians of Illinois member Eleanor Truex, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Library, is a 2021 recipient of the Medical Library Association’s Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant. According to MLA’s website, the purpose of the grant is “to provide support for research, development, or demonstration projects that will help…
Call for Facilitators: ACRL Fostering Change Cohort (Deadline Friday, April 9)
(via ACRL) The ACRL New Roles and Changing Landscapes Committee seeks up to two facilitators to help launch an online cohort program based on the recent Fostering Change publication. This new professional development program will debut in the summer 2021 for teams of librarians, library workers, and/or administrators from institutions planning an organizational change. The group…
Reminder: Registration Open for Upcoming Online with the CMC Webinars (Next One is Thurs., March 18, From 10:00 to 11:00 AM)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is open for the remaining Online with the CMC webinars for FY 2021. Each webinar is from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Notice that we moved the April session to the second Thursday, rather than the third, so that it would…
Registration Open for CARLI Undergraduate Research Webinar Series (March 25 and 30-31, and April 1)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI invites you to attend a series of eight webinars focused on academic library support of undergraduate research being held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT on March 25 (Thursday), 30 (Tuesday), and 31 (Wednesday), and April 1 (Thursday). Attendees will learn about supporting students in remote research experiences, providing…