(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) The IACRL Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the 2022-2023 Executive Board Election. In April of 2022, members will vote for the IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Secretary. Vice-President/President-Elect is three-year commitment (with one year as Vice-President/President-Elect, one year as President, and one year as Past President), beginning in July of 2022 and ending…
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Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Orientation Session (Online Mon., Jan. 31, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Are you an instruction librarian or just interested in supporting instruction? Have you considered joining the ACRL Instruction Section (IS)? Or, are you a current or previous member of IS looking to join again or become more engaged with section activities? Please consider joining memb?ers of the Instruction…
Call for Participation: Survey on Professional Association Membership Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention (Deadline Wed., Feb. 9)
(via Laura Wright, Tulane University) Tulane University, University of Michigan, and University of Washington are conducting a research survey of the information professional community to find out what motivates professional association membership, including membership in the Medical Library Association. The insight you provide will help us to better recommend strategies to improve association membership diversity,…
Save the Date: 10th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Fri., May 20)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Please save the date to attend the 10th annual CARLI Instruction Showcase. It will take place online Friday, May 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The call for presenters and the opening of registration are both forthcoming. Check here for additional updates as they become available. Please send any questions…
Call for Nominations: 2022 Illinois Library Association Awards (Deadline Sun., May 15)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for ILA awards. The ILA awards program recognizes excellence in librarianship and library service in Illinois. Nominating someone allows you to recognize a colleague who goes above and beyond in their responsibilities while also serving as a role model for the…
Call for Proposals: 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Series of Online Events from Late March to June)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 11
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event. Because of your very positive feedback from the RSC21 web series, we will host another series of free virtual events that will focus on topics of interest to the interlibrary loan community. The events will take place…
Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Deadline 5:00 PM on Mon., Feb. 7)
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Grants and Proposal Writing” (Thurs., Feb. 10, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is now open for the NNLM webinar “Grants and Proposal Writing”. It will take place on Thursday, February 10, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This live webinar is worth 1.00 hour of MLA CE credit. A description and the link to registration are below. Designed…
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA’s 2022 Library Legislative Meet-ups (Held Virtually Between Jan. 24 and Feb. 28)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are pleased to announce registration is now open for ILA’s 2022 Library Legislative Meet-ups. This annual series of events provides an opportunity to meet with your state and federal legislators and hear their thoughts firsthand about issues affecting libraries in your area. The ILA President will bring welcoming remarks; ILA Legislative Consultant…
Deadline to Apply for MLA’s Research Training Institute Extended to Mon., Jan. 31
(via Susan Lessick, University of California – Irvine) Good news for those interested in learning the right skills to conduct high-quality research. MLA’s Research Training Institute (RTI) has extended the deadline for 2022-23 applicants to Monday, January 31. RTI transforms library professionals with any level of research skills into experts who are able to independently conduct…