(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) *Aligning the Three Pillars of Effective Instruction: <http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/1737/aligning-the-three-pillars-of-effective-instruction-outcomes-teaching-and-assessment-for-health-sciences-librarians>Outcomes, Teaching, and Assessment for Health Sciences Librarians <http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/1737/aligning-the-three-pillars-of-effective-instruction-outcomes-teaching-and-assessment-for-health-sciences-librarians>July 12, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., central timeYou may be assessing your instruction in a way that does not really tell you if your teaching is effective. The MLA webinar, Aligning the Three Pillars of…
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Call for Research Proposals: MCMLA 2018 Virtual Conference (Deadline Extended to June 29)
(via Christi Piper, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) DEADLINE EXTENDED! Share your research and innovative practices at the 2018 MCMLA Virtual Chapter Meeting! The Program Committee invites paper and lightning talk proposal submissions on any health sciences librarianship topic for the 2018 Midcontinental (MCMLA) Virtual Chapter Meeting. The meeting will take place October 4th…
NNLM – Greater Midwest Region Seeking Feedback From Member Hospital Libraries on NLM Strategic Plan (Virtual Meeting on 7/2)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The GMR invites our hospital librarians to share their feedback about NLM’s new strategic plan<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/plan/lrp17/NLM_StrategicReport2017_2027.html>. In response to our first call for feedback, several hospital librarians submitted responses, which generated discussion at the annual MLA meeting. National Library…
Call for Applicants: Student Internships at ILA Annual Conference (Deadline August 17)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinios at Chicago) The 2018 ILA Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking interns for the conference, which will be held in Peoria, October 9-11. Conference interns will complete four hours of work at the registration desk, as assigned prior to the conference, and in accordance with the conditions and benefits of…
RAILS Awards Multitype Collaborative Grants to Libraries, Including Harper Community College
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) These grants are available to academic libraries! See below that Harper Community College is part of one of them. ————————————————————————– RAILS has awarded three multitype collaborative grants<https://railslibraries.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c51285b8d63e23716bce030f&id=9de5c40966&e=be063b278e>, which encourage member libraries of different types to work together on collaborative projects. Awardees are: * Eureka Public Library District…
Reminder: Future of University Libraries Discussion Group at ALA Annual on June 24
(via Carrie Forbes–Associate Dean for Student and Scholar Services, University of Denver Libraries) How Good is Our Crystal Ball? Predicting Future Changes for Academic Libraries The ULS Future of University Libraries Discussion Group invites you to join us for an informal discussion at ALA Annual in New Orleans on the role of futures thinking in…
UIUC’s Ann Zettervall is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Ann Zettervall is a MSLIS Student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<https://ischool.illinois.edu/> in Champaign, Illinois<https://www.google.com/maps/@40.076791,-88.2153136,10z>. Ann first joined ACRL in 2017 and is your ACRL member of the week for June 18, 2018. Describe yourself in three words: Thorough, Inquisitive, Patient. What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device(s)?…
Call for Chapter Proposals–The Information Literacy Framework: Case Studies of Successful Implementation (Deadline August 1)
(via Don Latham, Florida State University) Call for Chapters: The Information Literacy Framework: Case Studies of Successful Implementation Chapter proposals are invited to this volume, to be published by Rowman & Littlefield as part of the ALISE Book Series. The book will be edited by Heidi Julien (University at Buffalo), and Melissa Gross and Don…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Stipend to Attend 8/6 “Data Management for Librarians” CE Course in Minneapolis is 6/22
(via Derek Johnson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Just a reminder that the deadline to apply for the travel stipend to attend the free “Data Management for Librarians” CE course in Minneapolis is this Friday, June 22. The half-day workshop takes play on Monday, August 6 and is designed to introduce…
Last Call for Mentors at 2018 ACRL @ ALA Annual Buddy Program (Deadline June 20)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) We anticipate over 260 ACRL members will be attending their first ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. We’d like to help our first-time attendees make the most of their conference experience. Experienced conference-goers attending ALA Annual 2018 are invited to be a buddy for a first-time ACRL attendee by providing…