(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is seeking members for all committees. This year we are specifically in need of members to serve on the IACRL Membership Committee and to chair various committees. Serving on a committee is a great way to meet other Illinois academic library workers and donate…
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Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL First Year Experience Discussion Group Webinar “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 Group webinar “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…
Call for Participation: Service Inequities Survey for Staff Members at RAILS Institutions–Deadline Sun., May 14
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS needs your input! As outlined in the 2022-25 RAILS Strategic Plan, one of our objectives is to better understand our members’ perceptions of service inequity. To do that, we’re asking all staff at RAILS member libraries to participate in an online survey to share their knowledge and understanding of RAILS…
Save the Date: ALA Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Membership Meeting (Open to All Interested in Serving Patrons with Dementia and Alzheimer’s)–Online Mon., May 8, from 1:00 to 2:15 PM CDT
(via Christine Johnson–Director, Waterford (CT) Public Library) Join us on Zoom on Monday, May 8, at 1:00 PM CDT for our ALA LSDA (Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s) membership meeting. The meeting will last 75 minutes. You will have a chance to meet the LSDA leadership team, hear from the 2022 recipients of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library…
ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee’s Asynchronous Virtual Poster Session Live Through Fri., April 28
(via Ruth Monnier, Pittsburg State University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee invites you to participate in our free fifth annual asynchronous Virtual Poster Session now until Friday, April 28. During this week, 15 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and comment on, and presenters are available to answer questions….
Reminder: Submissions for ACRL STS Virtual Lightning Talks (Tuesday, June 20) and Research Forum (Wednesday, June 21) Due Fri., April 28
(via Jeanne Hoover, East Carolina University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host two sessions coinciding with the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the Annual STS Virtual Research…
UIUC’s Elisandro (Alex) Cabada Elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect
(via ACRL) Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Cabada will become president-elect in July 2023 and assume the presidency in July 2024 for a one-year term. “I feel privileged to serve…
Call for Applications: ALA Building Library Capacity Grants to Assist Libraries at Minority Serving Institutions–Deadline Wed., May 24 (Informational Webinar on Tues., April 25, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Lauren Carlton–ACRL Program Officer, Member Services) The American Library Association (ALA) announces the opening of the ALA Building Library Capacity Grants that will provide grants to assist libraries at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) across the United States and US Territories that have experienced economic hardship due the consequences of the pandemic and its aftermath, to help increase academic…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Advisory Committee or Task Force is Friday, May 5, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) This is a reminder that CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on our advisory committees and task forces. The application period will close Friday, May 5, at 5:00 PM CDT. Terms on the new committees will begin July 1, 2023. You can review the list of committees/task forces, their rosters, and their charges here and you…
Reminder: Registration Open for Next ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion (Mon., April 24, at 1:00 PM CDT)-Theme is “AI & ChatGPT & the Library”
(via Betsy Sterner, Northern Illinois University) Please join us for the next ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) College Science Librarians Virtual Discussionon Monday, April 24, at 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide and share strategies that have worked for you in the ever-changing STEM librarianship space. This event…