(via the Illinois Library Association) The last day to secure the early bird rate to attend the ILA Annual Conference is Monday, September 16. Single-day registration is also available. The Conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. To register, and to learn more about the Conference, please…
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Call for Contributors: New Illinois Library Association Blog, ILA Connector
ILA is seeking contributors for a new pilot program: a member-led blog, the ILA Connecter! We invite you to join us in this collaborative effort in connecting, communicating and engaging across Illinois libraries. We hope that this blog will serve as a medium to not only offer resources and support, but also to foster professional relationships…
Final Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 (Oct. 4-7 in Milwaukee) Ends Friday, Sept. 13
(via Rita Sieracki, Medical College of Wisconsin) Greetings from Milwaukee! Photo credit: VisitMilwaukee Register now! Early bird registration for the conference is ending this Friday, September 13, along with the conference hotel rate. Book your hotel room now in order to get the special conference rate! CE News Attend the Libraries as a Disaster Recovery…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Instruction Section’s Fall Newsletter (Deadline Sept. 18)
(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…
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…