(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The deadline for registration for IACRL’s 2016 Conference, “Raise Your Voice: Librarians in the Lead”, is this Friday, March 11. Students get a special rate of $75. You may also be interested in the free CARLI preconference. The conference begins the evening of Thursday, March 17 with a reception, and…
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Registration Deadline for CARLI Curriculum-Mapping Preconference is Friday, March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) One last reminder about the free preconference CARLI is sponsoring on Thursday, March 17. Registration will close at the end of the day, this Friday, March 11. There is no fee to attend, but you must register in advance. Seats are still available, and the speakers have planned an interesting program. For…
Join the Libraries Transform Campaign Today
(via Sari Feldman, ALA President) I am writing to invite you to become part of the Libraries Transform campaign this National Library Week. National Library Week (April 10-16) is a signature time, as we celebrate the dynamic changes happening in today’s libraries. This year’s National Library Week theme mirrors our multi-year public awareness campaign. Will…
CARLI Seeking Senior Director
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI-mchamber@uillinois.edu) The search has begun for a Senior Director for CARLI, to replace Susan Singleton upon her retirement in July 2016. On behalf of the search committee, I encourage you to take a look at the posting, consider it yourself, and forward to colleagues who you think would be good candidates. The closing…
ACRL Sponsoring Preconference Session, Aug. 11-12, at IFLA World Congress
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) World Congress will be in the U.S. this year, and you have the opportunity to participate in one of the IFLA pre-conferences in Chicago. Registration is now open for “Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and Museums”, the IFLA…
March 8 CARLI Webinar on ProQuest Usage Statistics
Note: The recording of the webinar will be posted here when it becomes available. (via Mary Burkee, CARLI-burkee@illinois.edu) This message may be of interest to people whose responsibilities include gathering usage statistics for electronic resources. Please feel free to share this information with your library colleagues. The Commercial Products Committee will be hosting a series of…
New ACRL-Choice Webinar Offerings for Spring, 2016
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL-Choice webinars connect academic and research librarians with content and service providers, publishers, authors, and other experts. Since the launch of the program in 2013, thousands of participants have attended these free interactive webinars, with topics ranging from using social media to build library communities and the latest reference databases to…
Still Time to Register for CARLI Preconference at IACRL
(via Kristine Hammerstrand, CARLI) There’s still time to register for the CARLI preconference sessions at this year’s IACRL Conference. The deadline is Friday, March 11. CARLI, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, is presenting a free preconference in conjunction with the IACRL Conference. Curriculum Mapping: A CARLI-Sponsored Preconference, will be held Thursday, March…
Registration Open for Two Additional CARLI Resource-Sharing Open Houses
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) Please share with appropriate staff who may be interested. Registrations are now open for the remaining two Resource Sharing Committee open houses. Illinois Wesleyan and Illinois State Universities on Friday, April 8, 2016–register here Illinois Institute of Technology and Illinois College of Optometry on Thursday, April 21, 2016–register here Also, don’t…
ACRL Presidential Candidates Online Forum
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 candidates for ACRL vice-president/ president-elect will participate in an open online forum at 11 a.m. CDT on Monday, March 7. Come hear Mark Emmons and Cheryl Middleton discuss their platforms and vision for ACRL. Emmons is associate dean of public services at the University of New Mexico, and…