(via Kevin Wilks, Head of Access Services at the Center for Research Libraries) Looking for better methods to discover materials held by CRL? On Wednesday, April 6, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, CRL will host “Find CRL Resources Through OCLC’s Discovery Services“, the second in a series of webinars exploring ways to maximize exposure to CRL records for…
Category: Professional Development
Reminder–CARLI Holding Audiovisual Preservation Workshop on April 18
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) Space remains for the Audiovisual Preservation Workshop on Monday, April 18, 2016. Until March 28th, registration is limited to two people per CARLI institution. If space remains after March 28th, registration will be open to all interested CARLI members. Registration will close on Friday, April 1st, at noon. Media and audiovisual items pose…
C&RL Assessment in Action Forum on March 24
College & Research Libraries Forum on Assessment in Action Special Issue Live Thursday, March 24, 2016 12pm Pacific | 1pm Mountain | 2pm Central | 3pm Eastern Length: 60 minutes Cost: Free Register to receive reminders and information and/or view the forum live on YouTube. Join us for an author panel discussion on Action Research with authors of…
March 8 CARLI Webinar on ProQuest Usage Statistics
Note: The recording of the webinar will be posted here when it becomes available. (via Mary Burkee, CARLI-burkee@illinois.edu) This message may be of interest to people whose responsibilities include gathering usage statistics for electronic resources. Please feel free to share this information with your library colleagues. The Commercial Products Committee will be hosting a series of…
New ACRL-Choice Webinar Offerings for Spring, 2016
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL-Choice webinars connect academic and research librarians with content and service providers, publishers, authors, and other experts. Since the launch of the program in 2013, thousands of participants have attended these free interactive webinars, with topics ranging from using social media to build library communities and the latest reference databases to…
Registration Open for Two Additional CARLI Resource-Sharing Open Houses
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) Please share with appropriate staff who may be interested. Registrations are now open for the remaining two Resource Sharing Committee open houses. Illinois Wesleyan and Illinois State Universities on Friday, April 8, 2016–register here Illinois Institute of Technology and Illinois College of Optometry on Thursday, April 21, 2016–register here Also, don’t…
Register for CARLI Resource Sharing Open House
(via Lorna Engels, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Registration is now open for the first of three Resource Sharing Committee open houses this spring. The event will take place on Thursday, March 24. Space is limited. Resource Sharing Open house at Principia College, Elsah, IL and Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey,…
IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program Deadline is Friday, Feb. 12
Do you know a promising young librarian from a developing country who would be interested in a career-development opportunity here in the U.S.? Encourage the person to apply for a spot in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program. Up to five people are selected each year. The program lasts for four weeks…
“ACRL Presents” Webcast on Fair Use is Feb. 25
Fair Use Week will take place later this month (February 22-26). One of the week’s goals is to promote greater awareness of issues related to fair use, including the fair-use doctrine, which has changed considerably over the past 40 years. To this end, the next webcast in the “ACRL Presents” series will cover how the…
February 5 Workshop on Cultural Competence and Diverse Communities
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) This free program is sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. Cultural Competence and Diverse Communities Presented by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke (Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science) When: Friday, February…