(via Lori DuBois, Williams College) The IS Newsletter is soliciting content for the Fall issue! The Newsletter editors would love to have your content that addresses: Active learning techniques Learning object creation Student learning outcomes & pedagogy Assessment Instructional design (universal, backward, accessibility, etc.) Instruction for special populations (e.g., faculty, international students, administrators, etc.) and…
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Reminder: RAILS and IACRL Seeking Presenters for Joint Online Event on Promoting the Value of Academic Libraries (November 5, 10:00-11:30 AM) — Deadline Friday, Sept. 13
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) This fall, in conjunction with the My Library Is campaign, RAILS and IACRL will co-host an online event to help academic libraries promote and articulate their value. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:30 AM. To help with this event, academic librarians are invited to submit…
Upcoming Training Sessions Available From the Cataloging Maintenance Center
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The following upcoming sessions are available through the Cataloging Maintenance Center. A general description of the series, along with more detail on each individual session, is below. Please direct any questions or comments, including ideas for topics that future sessions could cover, to Dr. Pamela Thomas, SHARE…
Registration Open for October 3 RAILS Member Update
(via RAILS) All staff from all types of RAILS libraries are invited to join us for the next member update on Thursday, October 3, from 10 a.m.-noon. You can participate at a scheduled videoconference location or via Zoom. RAILS will be using Zoom (web conference/webinar) for our member updates moving forward. Choose Zoom as your location when…
Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Seeking Host Sites for Fall ACRL Webinar Viewings
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) seeks a site or sites that would be interested in hosting a viewing of an ACRL webinar this fall. The webinars that ACRL makes available for the statewide chapters to show (a comprehensive listing is forthcoming, but information on recent webinars is available at http://www.ala.org/acrl/conferences/elearning/webcasts) cover…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Library Association Executive Board (Deadline October 11)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2020-2021 Executive Board Election. In April 2020, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions: 2 Public Library, 1 Special Library, and 1 Academic library representative. These are three-year terms beginning July 2020 and ending June…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year (Deadline December 6)
(via Amanda Peters, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor) Do you know the next ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year winner? ACRL is now accepting nominations for the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ALCTS Publication Telling the Technical Services Story (Deadline Oct. 1)
(via Kimberley Edwards, George Mason University) Telling the Technical Services Story – Call for chapters ALCTS Monographs is seeking proposals from authors for a new monograph of case studies exploring methods to improve communication in technical services departments. Summary: In an era of increased cross-departmental collaboration and decreased budgets, it has become more and more…
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Oct. 22-24) Includes “IACRL @ ILA” Program Track for Academic Librarians
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for programming created just for academic library professionals at this year’s ILA Annual Conference. The conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL.IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) @ ILA sessions were created with academic librarians in mind, with…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for 2019 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference Ends September 16
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. This year’s conference speakers include Bridget C. Coughlin, President and CEO of the Shedd Aquarium, Eugenia Cheng, Corrie Wallace, multilingual anti-oppression educator…