(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…
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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…
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…
Reminder: Applications for NNLM Region 6 Health Information Outreach Award due Fri., March 31
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Region 6 is pleased to announce new funding opportunities for Year 3 of our cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Funding is up to $15,000 per award and application is open through Friday, March 31. The Health Information Outreach Award is…
Call for Mentors and Mentees: ILA Diversity Committee’s Expanded Mentorship Program
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Library Association’s Diversity Committee is seeking mentees and mentors for its newly expanded mentorship program. Initial applicants to the program were limited to ALA Spectrum Scholars, who were also ILA Sylvia Murphy Williams Award winners. The new program welcomes individuals who are ILA/ALA student members, as well as ILA…
Reminder: Applications for IACRL’s OER Campus Kickstart Award Due Fri., March 31
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) IACRL is still accepting applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. This is an exciting opportunity for smaller campuses without much support for OER programming to get a program started. The intended outcome is collaboration between academic faculty and librarians to implement Open Educational…