(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) The IACRL Communications Committee wants to highlight recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRLNewsletter. If you have changed positions since March 2023, have published since March 2023, and would like us to include you in our Fall issue, please send your career or publication information to me off-list (at dphares@niu.edu) by Friday,…
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Reminder: Nominations for I Love My Librarian Award Due Sat., Sept. 30
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes the outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries. Nominations are accepted online now through Saturday, September 30, 2023….
Reminder: Chapter Proposals for Upcoming ACRL Publication Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library Due Fri., Sept. 15
(via Elena Rodriguez, College of Charleston) I am excited to invite chapter proposals for Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the book:Compassion at its simplest definition is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster). The cognitive,…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Core Forum 2023 (Thurs., Oct. 19 – Sat., Oct. 21, in New Orleans) Closes Sat., Sept. 9
(via Meggan Houlihan, Open Society University Network) If you need a reminder to register for an amazing weekend with your library peers October 19-21, Thursday-Saturday, in New Orleans at the 2023 Core Forum, this is it! Early-bird registration ends Saturday, September 9. The Core Forum is the annual conference for ALA’s newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructures,…
Call for Submissions: September, 2023, ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table Newsletter Issue on “Library Labor and Unions”–Deadline Sat., Sept. 30
(via April Sheppard, Arkansas State University) The ALA SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table) Newsletter is always looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. We invite submissions from library and information workers, students, educators, and all others who recognize the critical importance of libraries in addressing community and social issues. Our next theme is artificial intelligence. Submissions…
Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “Paid Leave for All Workers Act”–Thurs., Oct. 5, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via RAILS) Registration is open for the RAILS webinar “Paid Leave for All Workers Act”. It will take place on Thursday, October 5, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The Paid Leave for All Workers Act will take effect on January 1, 2024. This law will require most Illinois employers to offer up to 40 hours…
Call for Presenters: ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section’s Fall Webinar, “Cool Things We Cataloged”–Deadline Fri., Sept. 15
(via Andrea Schuba, University of Maryland) The Bibliographic Standards Committee of the ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is seeking presenters for our Fall Webinar, “Cool Things We Cataloged”. This will be the third year that we have hosted a webinar with this topic. We are looking for a broad range of presenters (catalogers, archivists,…
Registration Open for SLA and ACRL A&E Inside Bytes Webinar on Escape Rooms for Libraries–Fri., Sept. 8, at 12:30 PM CDT
(via Elizabeth Webster, Michigan State University) The next free webinar in the A&E Inside Bytes series, hosted by the Special Library Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee, will occur at 12:30 PM CDT on Friday, September 8. It will feature Kelly Giles and Brian Sullivan (James Mason University), who will share their experience with…
Registration Open for ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Webinar “AI for Education Librarians: A Virtual Forum”–Wed., Sept. 27, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Alison Lehner-Quam–Lehman College, City University of New York) Registration is open for the webinar “AI for Education Librarians: A Virtual Forum”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 27, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. In this virtual forum, hosted by the ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Instruction for Educators Committee, attendees will learn…
Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Announces Keynote and Plenary Speakers for 2023 Conference–Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration for the Midwest / MLA (Medical Library Association) 2023 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place online from Wednesday, October 11, to Friday, October 13. The keynote speaker is Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe. She will speak on “Data Sharing for…