(via Peter Larsen, University of Rhode Island) The Boston Library Consortium Science and Engineering Community of Interest (LC S&E COI) is back with more short presentations and lightning talks, as part of Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19, on Wednesday January 13, from 12:00 to 3:30 PM CDT. This online event includes a full afternoon…
Call for Nominations: Beta Phi Mu Award (Deadline Monday, February 1)
(via Emily Bergman) The American Library Association and the jury for the Beta Phi Mu encourage you to submit nominations for someone who deserves to be known for their work in education for librarianship. The award consists of $1,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement. This annual award is for a library school faculty…
Call for Abstracts–Even the Bonds are Bigger: The Changing Role of Librarians (American Chemical Society Meeting, April 5-16)–Deadline Tues., Jan. 19
(via Teri Vogel–University of California, San Diego) This is the first call for abstracts for Even the Bonds are Bigger: The Changing Role of Librarians, a CINF symposium for the American Chemical Society National Meeting (Monday, April 5 – Friday, April 16, 2021). We welcome talks from STEM librarians on ways they have adapted their…
Final Reminder: Survey for Student Success in Academic Libraries Research Project Closes Fri., Jan. 8
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) All academic librarians in the United States and Canada are invited to participate in a survey about student success in academic libraries. The research project is an examination and analysis of student success initiatives in academic libraries. The researchers seek to find out how institutions define student success, how…
Legislative News, 01/07/2021
Federal news Bill passed H.R.133 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [became Public Law No. 116-260 on 12/27/2020; View full text here] FY21 funding for relevant agencies are: $463,787,000 allocated to the National Library of Medicine (up from $456.9 million in FY20) $338,000,000 allocated to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (level with FY20 funding)…
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA Noon Network Event “Sacred Ground: A Conversation with Timuel D. Black, Jr.” (Wed., Jan. 6, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Noon Network, in partnership with the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee, is honored to present nationally respected educator, political activist, community leader, oral historian, philanthropist, and philosopher Timuel D. Black, Jr. During this special event, Mr. Black will discuss his book, Sacred Ground: The Chicago Streets of Timuel Black. This…
Save the Date: ILA Legislative Meet-ups (to Take Place Virtually in February)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 2021 ILA Legislative Meet-ups will be held virtually in February. As we continue to finalize the events, please be sure to check the ILA website and our weekly newsletter, the ILA Alert, for updates, including when registration will open for the meet-ups. The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance…
Call for Program Proposals: 2021 Illinois Library Association Virtual Conference (Deadline Wed., March 31)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association has made the difficult decision to hold the 2021 ILA Annual Conference virtually. While we anticipate and hope the climate will be better by October the decision needs to be made now and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet safely in Peoria….
Registration Open for IACRL’s Streaming of ACRL Webinar “Teaching Online in Plain Language” (Wed., Jan. 27, 1:00-2:30 PM)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Join the Illinois Association of College & Research Librariers for a viewing of the ACRL webinar “Teaching Online in Plain Language: Creating Clear Research Guides, Library Websites, and Online Instruction”. We will stream the webinar on Zoom and discuss it afterwards. Date: Wednesday, January 27 Time: 1:00-2:30 PM CDT Registration:…
Call for Proposals: Urban Librarians Conference 2021 – “Liberation and Joy” (Deadline Fri., Jan. 15)
(via Scott Jarzombek, Executive Director of the Albany (NY) Public Library) The Urban Librarians Conference 2021 (ULCON 2021) will take place entirely virtually. The theme for the event is “Liberation and Joy”. More information is available below and at this link. Libraries are often thought of as places first, whether as book repositories as community…