(via Kristy Nowak, Colorado State University) 2018 IS Midwinter Virtual Discussion Forum How can we best integrate scholarly communication into today’s academic library instruction? While scholarly communication and content creation have impacted some areas of library services, these developments often overlook instruction aimed at undergraduate students. Join the ACRL Instruction Section’s 2018 Midwinter Virtual Discussion…
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Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association InSight Initiative Summit in Chicago (Deadline Jan. 15)
(via the Medical Library Association) The MLA InSight Initiative’s first summit, Engaging Users in a Disruptive Era, will take place March 6-7, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. Confirmed participating organizations are American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Annual Reviews, BMJ Publishing, Elsevier, F1000, The JAMA Network, McGraw-Hill Education, NEJM Group, Springer Nature, and Wolters Kluwer. MLA seeks twelve…
Call for Nominations: Beta Phi Mu Award (Deadline Feb. 1)
(via Annie Zeidman-Karpinski, University of Oregon) The American Library Association and the jury for the Beta Phi Mu encourages you to submit nominations for someone who deserves to be known for their work in education for librarianship. The award consists of $1,000 and a 24k gold framed citation of achievement. This annual award is for…
Call for Speakers: Federal and Armed Forces Round Table Session at ALA Annual (Deadline Jan. 31)
(via Janice Young, U.S. Department of Energy) The Federal and Armed Forces Round Table (FAFLRT) is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic speaker to present at the 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans. If you are interested, please scroll down and complete the submission information located at the bottom of the page….
Several Academic Libraries Participating in Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) For the past five years, the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project (STBF) has been working with library staff to make the contest a success. Libraries participate in two ways: judging and sponsoring. Seventeen degreed librarians from around the state have offered to be the judges…
Call for Participants: LLAMA Mentoring Program (Deadline Jan. 26)
(via Michelle Twait, Gustavus Adolphus College) The LLAMA Mentoring Committee is recruiting for both mentors and mentees for our July 2018-June 2019 year. The LLAMA Mentoring Program, http://www.ala.org/llama/llama-mentoring-program, pairs librarians who are currently in leadership positions with librarians who are interested in becoming leaders. To apply to become a mentee, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DVTT3F6 To apply to…
Call for Proposals: Book Chapters for ACRL Monograph Leading Change in Academic Libraries (Deadline Feb. 28)
(via Dr. Colleen Boff, Bowling Green State University) We invite chapter proposals for consideration in the publication of a forthcoming ACRL monograph titled Leading Change in Academic Libraries. Contributing authors are asked to describe and reflect on a recent change in their academic library in which they worked with others in the organization to reorganize,…
Reminder: Proposals for Reference Research Forum 2018 at ALA Annual Due Dec. 22
(via David Ward, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at New Discoveries in Reference: The 24rd Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference…
Final Call for ALA Annual Panelists: Community College Librarians with Framework-Based Instruction Strategies to Share (Deadline Dec. 15)
(via Andrea Kingston, Monroe Community College) Final call! Proposals are due this Friday, December 15! Are you effectively engaging students with library instruction based on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in your community or junior college library? Have you incorporated the Framework into your library’s instruction program or specific lesson plans? Please consider presenting…
Call for Microfunding Proposals: Awesome Ideas Pitch for Libraries at ALA Midwinter (Deadline Dec. 15)
(via Robin Champieux, Oregon Health and Science University) The Awesome Foundation Libraries Chapter is hosting its first ever Awesome Ideas Pitch for Libraries during the 2018 ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver on Saturday, February 10th, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. We’re looking for great ideas for small projects that could impact your community, demonstrate a…