(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL Past President) The IACRL Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the 2021-2022 Executive Board Election. In April 2021, members will vote for the IACRL Vice-President/President-elect and Secretary. Vice-President/President-elect is three-year terms beginning July 2021 and ending June 2024. Secretary is a one-year position beginning July 2021 and ending June 2022….
Registration Open for Webinar “To Open or Not Open: Academic Library Building Management and Decision-making During a Pandemic” (Wed., Dec. 16, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) Registration is now open for the webinar “To Open or Not Open: Academic Library Building Management and Decision-making During a Pandemic”, which will take place on Wednesday, December 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. A description of the webinar is below. Closing, opening, and/or reopening academic libraries during…
UIUC’s Sara Holder is ACRL Member of the Week for November 30
(via ACRL) Sara Holder is the director of reference and research services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sara has been a member of ACRL for 22 years and is the ACRL Member of the Week for November 30, 2020. Sara recently brought together subject experts in wellness programing as an editor of the…
Call for Participation: Survey on ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Strategic Plan (Deadline Fri., Dec. 18)
(via Anne Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Strategic Planning Committee invites you to complete the following brief survey to inform our work on the next version of the Section’s strategic plan. Every three years, the strategic plan is reviewed and revised by the Strategic Planning Committee, and your…
Reminder: Registration Open for ALA Midwinter Virtual (Jan. 22-26)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 15
(via RAILS) Registration is open for ALA Midwinter Virtual. Current ALA Student Members are invited to register at no cost. ALA Members who have recently been furloughed, laid off, or are experiencing a reduction of paid work hours are invited to register at no cost. Registration closes on Friday, January 15, 2021. The conference will take…
Legislative News, 12/11/2020
Federal News Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Requiring Health Insurers to Disclose Price and Cost-Sharing Information [HHS.gov, 10/29/20] “Under this final rule, more than 200 million Americans with private-sector insurance (both individual-market and employer-based) will have access to a list of real-time price information, including cost-sharing, enabling them to know how much care will cost them…
Reminder: Proposals for CARLI Undergraduate Research Webinar Series Due Monday, Dec. 7
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) A friendly reminder, please submit your proposals by Monday, December 7. The CARLI Program Planning Committee is seeking presenters for a series of webinars in Spring 2021 focused on academic library support of undergraduate research. The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) defines undergraduate research as “an inquiry or investigation conducted by…
Registration Open for ALA Council Discussion on Forward Together (Online Thurs., Dec. 3, 2:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Registration is now open for the upcoming ALA Virtual Council Meeting on Forward Together. The event will take place on Thursday, December 3, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. The Forward Together Working Group will provide an update on its initiatives, which include the information feedback sessions the Group…
IACRL Has Articles Published in Fall ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter (Includes Mention of HSLI Secretary JJ Pionke)
(via IACRL) The ACRL Chapters Council just released the Fall issue of the Chapter Topics Newsletter, available here. The Newsletter includes updates from ACRL chapters around the country, along with a message from Chapters Council Chair Ali Larsen of Siena College. The Illinois chapter has two articles in this issue, one of which is the…
Call for Proposals Extended: Designing for Digital 2021 (Online Feb. 22-25) — New Deadline Tues., Dec. 8
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) If you are a User Experience librarian, Assessment Librarian, Digital Resources Specialist, Web Services Resources, Usability Specialist or in a related role (or just with a general interest in the topic!) in an academic or public library, archive or museum, consider participating in the upcoming virtual edition of Designing…