(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Nomination Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2019 This $1,000 award (sponsored by Library Juice Academy) recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to…
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Registration Open for Free ACRL Online Forum Covering Committee Appointment Process (Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 1:00 PM)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) To make the appointments process more transparent, the ACRL Membership Committee invites all new members and anyone who would like to get more involved in ACRL to join us on Tuesday, December 10 at 1:00 pm CST for a free online forum explaining how the ACRL committee…
IACRL to Host Free ACRL Webinar, on Copyright, at Northern Illinois University (Friday, December 6, at 9:00 AM)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) IACRL to Host ACRL Webinar at NIU Join us at the NIU Founders Memorial Library for an ACRL webinar “Copyright and Course Reserves: Print Reserves” on December 6thstarting at 9 am. Light breakfast refreshments will be served. After the webinar, discuss issues and concepts with fellow attendees. End your…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship is Sunday, December 1
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for RAILS My Library Is… Grant Program is Friday, Nov. 22
(via RAILS) The RAILS My Library Is… Grant program provides an opportunity for libraries to focus on projects that help tell the library story and that increase visibility and support for all types of libraries. Libraries, working alone or with partner organizations, can apply for up to $5,000. RAILS is especially interested in innovative programs…
Call for Presenters: ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future” (April 14-17 in Seattle) — Deadlines May 8 and October 9, 2020
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future,” to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Today’s higher education environment calls for innovative ways to support student, faculty, and institution success. Through the efforts of talented library workers, today’s academic…
Registration Open for “CARLI Member Libraries and the 2020 Census: Promoting the Count” Webinar on December 11
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join Natalie Furlett, Executive Director, Campus Compact Illinois; and Katherine Paterson, Civic Engagement Librarian, Loyola University Chicago Libraries; who will discuss: “CARLI Member Libraries and the 2020 Census: Promoting the Count“, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 11. During this webinar, participants will learn how to promote census….
Call for Applicants: ALA Policy Corps (Deadline Dec. 11)
(via Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University) This is a great opportunity for those who are interested in policy. The American Library Association (ALA) invites library advocates to apply online to join the ALA Policy Corps before December 11. The Corps initiative aims to strengthen advocacy related to key national library policy areas-ranging from broadband…
Call for Nominations: 2021 Elections for ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Director-at-Large (Deadline Feb. 15, 2020)
(via ACRL) Higher education is experiencing unprecedented change, providing academic libraries with tremendous opportunities to define new roles related to learning, teaching and research. ACRL is dedicated to enhancing the ability of library and information professionals to dream big and shape our new future. Be a part of shaping that future. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment…
Call for Applications: MLA’s 2020 Research Training Institute (July 13-17 in Chicago) — Deadline January 17
(via the Medical Library Association) Are you a library professional interested in learning more about the research process? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue but do not know where to start and need support to carry it through? The Research Training Institute (RTI) is a unique, intensive,…