(via Martha Meacham, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Episode 7 of the NNLM Discovery Podcast is “Period Poverty”. Why do we expect to find toilet paper and paper towels in a public restroom, but feminine hygiene products are considered optional? On this episode of the NNLM Discovery Podcast, Region 6 Communications & Finance Coordinator Miles Dietz-Castel shares…
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Registration Open for ACRL STS Information Literacy Committee’s Session on Using ACRL Framework in a STEM Context (Online Mon., April 24, at 3:00 PM CDT)
(via Sam Zelick, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Join the ACRL Science & Technology Section’s Information Literacy Committee on Monday, April 24, at 3:00 PM CDT, for a virtual idea exchange! At our recent events, participants expressed an interest in trading ideas, tips, stories, and strategies for using the ACRL Framework in a STEM context. This…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox Committee’s Upload-a-thon (Online Wed., April 19, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) So much of what we do in classrooms, workshops, and one-on-one depends on good learning materials. Do you have information literacy instruction materials you’ve made that would benefit others? The ACRL Instruction Section Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox (FILS) Committee will be hosting a Sandbox Upload-a-thon on Wednesday, April 19, from 1:00 to 2:00…
Call for Applications: NNLM Region 6’s Illinois SAG Outreach Award (Deadline Mon., May 15)–NNLM Membership Required
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) NNLM Region 6 is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, the Illinois SAG Outreach Award. Each state in Region 6 has a State Advisory Group (SAG). The SAG charge is two-fold: SAG Illinois members discussed health information needs in the State of…
Call for Submissions: ACRL STS Virtual Lightning Talks (Tuesday, June 20) and Research Forum (Wednesday, June 21)–Deadline 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…
Call to Distribute: CARLI’s “Illinois Course Materials: Student Perspective” Survey (Informational Webinars on April 11, 13, 20, and 27)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) and its Open Educational Resources Committee have developed the “Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective” to help identify Illinois students’ needs regarding affordable course materials and interest in Open Educational Resources or other affordable course material options. Beginning on Wednesday, April…
Registration Open for RAILS Member Meetup at NIU’s Founders Memorial Library (Thurs., May 11, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)–Limited to 25 Participants
(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…
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…