(via RAILS) The next RAILS member update will be Thursday, July 18, 10 a.m.-noon. Attend at one of several videoconference locations or via one-way streaming video (RAILS Live). The session will also be recorded for viewing at a later date on the RAILS YouTube page. View the agenda here. You’ll hear the latest news about:…
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Registration Open for Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Annual Conference (Oct. 2-4 in Lansing)
(via Andrea Kepsel, MHSLA 2019 Publicity Chair) Registration for the 2019 Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) Annual Conference is now open! Please join us October 2-4, 2019 at the Radisson at the Capitol in Lansing, MI. The Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association is excited to host Shannon Jones (MLIS, MEd, FMLA, AHIP) as our keynote speaker for the…
ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion LibGuide Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive communities in the association and in academic and research libraries. This Core Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) permeates the work of the Association, cutting across all ACRL sections, committees, interest and discussion groups, and communities of practice….
Call for Host Sites: “Americans and the Holocaust” Traveling Exhibition Tour (Application Deadline August 9)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the ALA Public Programs Office invite libraries to apply to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. The exhibition…
Registration Open for Free ACRL Presents Webcast “Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications” (12:00 PM on Monday, July 15)
(via ACRL) For many years, the academic and research library workforce has worked to accelerate the transition to more open, inclusive, and equitable systems of scholarship. Learn about ACRL’s new research agenda “Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future” in a free ACRL Presents webcast on Monday, July 15, 2019. This action-oriented…
Call for Proposals Extended: MLA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Meeting (New Deadline Friday, July 19)
(via Everly Brown – University of Maryland, Baltimore) The MAC Contributed Papers and Posters committees invite you to submit your proposals for the 2019 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting in Durham, NC! We are excited to be at the Millennium Hotel from October 5 through 7, 2019. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Rising to the…
Reminder: ILA Best Practices Committee Survey Closes Sunday, June 30
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Best Practices Committee invites library professionals to participate in a survey to collect best practices for topics that are important to the library community. The survey closes on June 30. To complete the survey, click here.
Single-Day Registration Available for Illinois Library Association 2019 Annual Conference (Oct. 22-24 in Tinley Park)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Can’t attend the entire conference this year? You don’t have to miss out on everything, purchase a single day registration pass! Enjoy a full day of conference speakers, programming, events,* and the exhibit hall* and pay less! Single-day registration is available for Tuesday, October 22, Wednesday, October 23, and Thursday, October 24….
Illinois Library Association Releases Statement on the Removal of Books From a Library at the Danville Correctional Center
(via the Illinois Library Association) As information professionals, we are troubled by the removal of more than 200 books<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=48135bf7ca&e=b9a4efc184> from the Danville Correctional Center’s library. Many of the books removed from the library had been available for years without incident. The cornerstone of the library profession is our commitment to intellectual freedom and the freedom…
Registration Open for Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019, October 4-7 in Milwaukee (Deadline June 30)
(via Elizabeth Suelzer, Medical College of Wisconsin) Greetings from Milwaukee, We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting is open for registration! Discover, Connect, and Collaborate in Milwaukee this fall. Visit the conference websiteto learn more. If you are coming to the conference, consider submitting a paper or poster to share…