(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. This year’s theme — “Many Libraries, One State — We Are ILA” — focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the scope of…
Call for Participation: Survey on Low-Morale Experiences and COVID-19
(via Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, University of South Carolina Lancaster) I’ve created an informal survey to document if and how library responses to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) are intersecting with ongoing Low-Morale Experiences (repeated and protracted exposure to workplace abuse or neglect – Kendrick, 2017). The survey is open to librarians and archivists working in all kinds of…
Cancelled: 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (Next Meeting Scheduled for June 11, 2021)
(via Kristina Edwards, University of Connecticut) Due to the effects of COVID-19, the 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference has been CANCELED. Please join us on June 11, 2021 at Manchester Community College for Digital Divide 3.0: Bridging the Gap in Information Literacy 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 12, 2020 Manchester Community College, Manchester,…
Postponed: Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries” (Originally Scheduled for March 25)
(via Kimberly Boyd, Brenau University) Due to library closures, the Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries”, currently scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, will be postponed until further notice. Thank you so much to everyone who has registered for this presentation. We will contact you once the webinar has been rescheduled. Everyone stay safe…
ACRL Offering Webcasts (March 17, 18, and 20) Covering Online Instruction During COVID-19
(via ACRL) ALA and ACRL are committed to supporting our members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times. Now more than ever, academic and research librarians and libraries are essential to a thriving global community of learners and scholars. Whether you are working on campus or supporting your community remotely, ACRL…
Registration Open for RAILS Emergency Member Update: “COVID-19 and Libraries” (Monday, March 16, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
All staff from all types of RAILS libraries are invited to join us for the March 16, 2020, RAILS Member Update, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This Emergency Member Update is regarding COVID-19 and libraries – what to do when. You can participate at a scheduled videoconference location or via Zoom (choose Zoom as…
Registration Open for Repeat Session of Amigos Webinar on Library COVID-19 Preparedness (11:00 AM on Friday, March 20)
(via Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services) Registration for our Thursday (Amigos) session is full. We now have a repeat session opened for registration on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM CDT. Register here. A description of the webinar is below. “Know and Go: Don’t Stand So Close to Me – Strategies you need right now…
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Seeks Entries for Its Weekly Member Photo Contest (Deadline Noon on Thursdays)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) In honor of our 2020 Annual Conference theme, “Many Libraries, One State (#WeAreILA)”, we want to showcase our members with a weekly photo contest! Every week we will be accepting photos from ILA members (personal, institutional, and associate). Send us your best photo from an event at your…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Libraries’ Responses to COVID-19
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) We are gathering information on academic libraries in the United States and the response to COVID-19. We very much appreciate you filling out this form and contributing to our collective understanding of how libraries are responding to the situation of this pandemic. Please note: We would…
Cancelled: IACRL In-Person ACRL Webinar Viewing, “Teaching Online in Plain Language: Creating Clear Research Guides, Library Websites, and Online Instruction”, at NIU on March 27 (Will be Rescheduled)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) IACRL has decided to cancel the webinar viewing. It will reschedule the event for later in 2020. More information on the event is below. Interested in learning more about how to communicate in clear and precise language online, especially through library websites, research guides, and virtual instruction? Want an…