(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Join your colleagues from around the library system for a RAILS Member Meetup at the Founders Memorial Library at Northern Illinois University (NIU) on Thursday, May 11, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. This event will include a tour and an opportunity to connect/network with colleagues. Coffee and light refreshments will…
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Registration Open for MLA Systematic Reviews Caucus Webinar “Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: A Multi-Institution Panel Comparing Evidence Synthesis Services” (Thurs., April 13, at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Jenessa McElfresh, University of Tennessee Health Science Center) You are invited to attend a one hour panel on librarians’ experiences starting, supporting, and advocating for formal evidence synthesis/systematic review services at their institutions. All are welcome regardless of affiliation, experience, or expertise. A question-and-answer session will follow. The webinar will be recorded and distributed…
Due Date Extended–Applications for IACRL’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs (New Deadline Fri., April 14)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) The OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs provides funding for financial incentives to smaller college campuses and campuses with little or no support for OER programming to take some of their first steps. The intended outcome is collaboration between academic faculty and librarians to implement Open Educational Resources in their…
Final Reminder: Program Proposals for 2023 ILA Annual Conference (Tues., Oct. 24 – Thurs., Oct. 26, in Springfield) Due Tues., April 4
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2023 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. In 2023, we will convene in Springfield, Illinois with the theme “Connect, Cultivate, Collaborate”. The deadline to submit proposals is tomorrow, April 4. Every library in Illinois seeds connections to resources, cultivates stories, and collaborates…
Registration Open for ACRL First Year Experience Discussion Transforming the First Year Experience–Wed., May 3, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Please join us for the ACRL First Year Experience (FYE) Discussion Transforming the First Year Experience on Wednesday, May 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This discussion will take place via Zoom and is open to all library workers interested in discussing the library’s role in students’ first year experience in…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group’s Next First Friday Forum is on Fri., April 7, at 11:00 AM CDT (No Registration Required)–Topic for Discussion is “ACRL Conference”
(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for our April First Friday Forum, on Friday, April 7, at 11:00 AM CDT. We will discuss the ACRL Conference in Pittsburgh (for those who attended and those who did not). Did you attend? What did you learn? What did you love?…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in April (Part 2 of 2)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. PDA Event: Attracting and Engaging a Diverse Student Workforce at George Mason University George Mason University Libraries was one of 10 institutions selected to participate in Hampton University’s Grant Leading the Charge: Advancing the Recruitment, Retention and Inclusion of People of Color within the Library…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in April (Part 1 of 2)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. Intentionally Recruiting for Diversity in Librarianship: Reflections on a Year Later The Diverse Librarianship Career Training and Education Program, launched in 2021, is a call to action in response to the serious lack of diverse representation in library and information science professions. This grant project…
ACRL Launches New Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit
(via Amy Dye-Reeves, Texas Tech University) ACRL is pleased to announce the launch of the new Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit. Developed by a joint task force comprised of members from ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscapes and Value of Academic Libraries goal-area committees, the Toolkit is a curated collection of resources that can help equip academic…
Reminder: Proposals for CARLI’s 11th Annual Instruction Showcase (Online Thurs., June 1) Due Fri., March 31, by 5:00 PM CDT; Registration Now Open
(via Denise Green, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 11th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Thursday, June 1. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year: Re-examining Instruction. Also Registration now…