(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presenters for a panel discussion on fresh approaches to evaluating information, to be presented via webinar on April 1, 2020. https://www.carli.illinois.edu/InstructionWebinar200401 As our students grapple with various forms of alternative facts, what tools or frameworks can instruction librarians employ to help them effectively determine what’s…
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Call for Candidates: 2020 IACRL Elections (Deadline Friday, March 6)
Want to make a difference in the Illinois academic librarian community? Looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills? Consider running for an Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) office! Two offices, Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President/President-Elect, are on the ballot each spring. The Secretary/Treasurer serves a one-year term. The Vice-President/President-Elect serves a year…
Reminder: Program Proposals for Illinois Library Association 2020 Annual Conference (Oct. 20-22 in Springfield) Due Mon., March 16
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. This year’s theme — Many Libraries, One State — We Are ILA — focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the scope of…
Call for Participation: Survey on Use of ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education in Library Instruction Sessions (Deadline Feb. 28)
(via Ma Lei Hsieh, Rider University) You are invited to participate in an anonymous survey of academic librarians for integrating the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The purpose of this survey is to determine the adoption of the Framework into information literacy (IL) instruction sessions and assessment programs in college libraries in…
Registration Open for Upcoming IACRL Journal Club Discussions
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the CARLI instruction article club. So far the 2020…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for Illinois Library Association Legislative Meet-ups (First One is Mon., Feb. 3)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the 2020 ILA Legislative Meet-ups! The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance for the Illinois library community to hear from and meet with state lawmakers and discuss the issues affecting libraries. In the wake of Macmillan’s decision to limit access to ebooks resulting in the…
Call for Proposals Extended: ACRL Science & Technology Section ALA Annual Poster Session (New Deadline Thurs., Jan. 30)
(via Chapel Cowden, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) The call has been extended for our POSTER Session at ALA Annual in Chicago, IL. All submissions are due by 10:59 PM CDT on Thursday, January 30. The Poster Session will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2020. You DO NOT need to be a member of…
Call for Applicants: ALA Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (Deadline Monday, February 3)
(via RAILS) ALA invites library workers to apply for a new annual grant to support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant will provide $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal, or special library to expand its community engagement efforts. Libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining…
Recording of January 16 RAILS Member Update Available
(via RAILS) If you missed the January 16 member update, a recording is now available on the RAILS YouTube page. Topics discussed include Census 2020, the My Library Is… campaign and website, RAILS’ efforts to help the unserved, an update on L2, Explore More Illinois, member news, and more. The date for the next member…
Call for Participants: ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant-Funded Survey on Archival Materials from Local Public Communities (Deadline Jan. 31)
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) My name is Amanda Y. Makula. I am a faculty member at Copley Library at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. My co-investigator Laura S. Turner and I are conducting a research study funded by an ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant (http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/researchawards/scholcommgrants) and we would like…