(via Kim Tipton, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) Are you an Illinois academic librarian who’s been recently published? We’d love to share it with the IACRL community! To have your publication mentioned in the Spring, 2024, issue of the IACRL Newsletter, please send the details (or a citation) of your publication to Kim Tipton, IACRL Communications…
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Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Forum (Wed., May 1)–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Jylisa Kenyon, University of Idaho) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online Wednesday, May 1. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education and behavioral…
Call for Presenters: 12th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Tues., June 18)–Deadline Fri., March 8, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Denise Green, CARLI) Please share this message with anyone in your institution who may be interested in participating. The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 12th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library…
Registration Open for ALA eLearning Webinar “Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library”–Wed., April 10, and Thurs., April 11, 1:30-3:00 PM CDT Both Days
(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the two-part ALA eLearning webinar series “Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 10, and Thursday, April 11, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM CDT both days. Library services are for everyone, and that includes the deaf community. In this workshop,…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight Webinar “Fostering Connection: Addressing Library Employee Loneliness”–Tues., March 26, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Registration is open for the NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight series webinar “Fostering Connection: Addressing Library Employee Loneliness”. It will take place on Tuesday, March 26, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to…
Call for Proposals: Statewide E-Resource Package
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of RAILS) The Illinois Secretary of State has released a request for proposal for the e-resource package that will be available without charge to all Illinois communities. The RFP is available for viewing on the Illinois State Library E-Resource Program Pulse…
Registration Open for MLA Midwest and Midcontinental Chapters’ Library Carpentry Workshop (Online for Three Days Between Thurs., April 4, and Sun., April 7)–Members Receive Priority
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Midwest and Midcontinental Chapters of the Medical Library Association will be co-hosting a free Library Carpentry workshop through funding from NNLM Region 4. The workshop will be held online over three days between Thursday, April 4, and Sunday, April 7. Exact…
Call for Proposals: ACRL STS Research Committee’s Lightning Talks (Online Thurs., April 25)–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Andrew Stuart, Ohio University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) invites proposals for a session of lightning talks to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the STS Lightning Talks that will take place online Thursday, April…
Call for Information on Career Changes for Spring Issue of IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Fri., March 8
(via Dr. DeeAnna Phares, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Communications Committee wants to share information about recent career changes in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have changed positions–or your library wants to share details about new any hires–since September, 2023,and you would like to be included in our Spring Issue, please send your career…
Call for Mentor Applications: ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section Mentoring Program–Deadline Friday, March 15
(via Spencer Brayton, Director of Library Services at Waubonsee Community College) Do you consider yourself an experienced community college librarian or administrator? Would you like to share your knowledge and insight about the profession with a colleague working at a community college or a current MLIS/MSLS graduate student interested in community college librarianship? The CJCLS…