(via Dr. Amanda Nichols Hess, Oakland University) Organizers of the 50th Annual LOEX Conference are now seeking proposals for breakout sessions. The meeting is currently scheduled to take place in person from May 5 through 7 (Thursday-Saturday), 2022, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The theme of the meeting is “We Can Do It!: Retooling Library Instruction for Today’s…
Call for Proposals: Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Program for 2022-23 (Deadline Fri., Dec. 10, 2021)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) is a yearlong fellowship that aims to prepare mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in the profession at large. Since ARL launched the LCDP in 1997,…
Call for Feedback: Current Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States and Explanatory Supplement (Deadline Tues., Nov. 30)
(via the ALA RUSA STARS Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee) This is a reminder that the ALA RUSA STARS Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee needs your feedback concerning the current Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States and its Explanatory Supplement. Under current RUSA guidelines, the ILL Code and Supplement are reviewed and updated regularly. As part of the…
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA Marketing Forum on DEI (Fri., Nov. 19, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the ILA Marketing Forum for its monthly roundtable discussion on Friday, November 19, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. The theme of the discussion will be “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)”. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is on everyone’s mind, but where do you begin, and how do you integrate it into your…
IACRL Fall Spark Event (Originally Scheduled for Thurs., Dec. 9, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM) Postponed
(via Dave Matthews, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources, will be delayed until the spring. (The fall event was to have taken place on Thursday, December 9, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.) The date is yet to be determined, but we are…
Call for Speaker Proposals Extended: California Conference on Library Instruction (Online Fri., May 13)–New Deadline Fri., Nov. 19
(via Megan Kinney, City College of San Francisco) In 2022, the California Conference on Library Instruction (CCLI) invites presenters to share the ways their instruction work imagined or adapted something new in their setting or the ways their current work explores and contains the groundwork for a future vision. The Conference, themed “Engaging in Speculative Pedagogy: Reimagining…
Call for Applications: ALA Policy Corps (Deadline Wed., Dec. 1)
(via Nancy Kranich, Rutgers University-New Brunswick) Applications are now open for the fourth cohort of ALA’s national Policy Corps. Designed for early-to-mid-career library professionals, the program helps equip participants with critical policy and advocacy skills and knowledge. Join us in building and amplifying our ability to advocate on key policy issues on behalf of the library community. Participants…
Reminder: Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Webinar “Libraries and Learning Analytics: Facts, False Choices, and Future Forays” (Mon., Nov. 15, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Anna Sandelli-University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Registration is now open for the webinar “Libraries and Learning Analytics: Facts, False Choices, and Future Forays”. This free presentation is sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee. It will take place on Monday, November 15, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Register here. More information is below. Learning…
Reminder: Proposals for 2022 Conference on Academic Library Management (Online Week of Apr. 25) Due Tues., Nov. 23
(via Heather James, Gonzaga University) This is a reminder that proposals for the 2022 Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM) are due on Tuesday, November 23. Please see below for more information. The second Conference on Academic Library Management, or CALM, taking place virtually the week of April 25, 2022, invites proposals for presentations that inform and inspire…
Call for Participation: Virtual Town Halls on Future of RAILS (Nov. 15, 16, and 18)–Limited to Staff From RAILS Member Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS is developing a new strategic plan that will be based heavily on member feedback. Thanks to all who participated in our first round of town halls and provided input on potential strategic plan goals. There will be a second round in November, where we will invite more concrete ideas and ask members to…