(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join us for our iSchool/CARLI Career Fair https://www.carli.illinois.edu/carli-ischool-career-fair on November 14, 2019! Register here:https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/10180/employer_preview (final day to register=October 25). Some information about the Career Fair: …You don’t have to have jobs open to be an employer at the Career Fair. You can be an employer who’s promoting their…
Call for Workshop Proposals: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 Conference (Deadline Sept. 9)
(via Lindsey Lowry, University of Alabama) Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference workshop planners led by Angela Sidman have opened the Call for Workshops. A workshop is a 4-hour intensive course designed to take the attendee deep into subject matter with a knowledgeable, experienced instructor(s). These courses are created based on community input and align…
HSLI Members Nina Pals and Anieta Trame of Mattoon’s Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Featured in IHLS “Member Services” Update
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI Past President) Illinois Heartland Library System recently featured two HSLI members, Nina Pals and Anieta Trame (both of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon), in its “Member Services: Site Visits at Special Libraries” update. Anna Yackle, Membership Coordinator at IHLS, visited Sarah Bush Lincoln HC to learn about the services…
Early-Bird Registration for Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Sept. 11-13 in Champaign) Extended to Friday, August 23
(on behalf of the HSLI Conference Planning Committee’s Publicity Subcommittee) There’s still time to register for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference at the early-bird rate, as the deadline is now Friday, August 23. This year’s theme, Going Forward, Looking Back, celebrates HSLI’s 40th anniversary. The Conference will take place September 11-13 at the…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for 2019 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference Ends Sept. 16
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. This year’s conference speakers include Bridget C. Coughlin, President and CEO of the Shedd Aquarium, Eugenia Cheng, Corrie Wallace, multilingual anti-oppression educator…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (Deadline August 19)
(via Brian Lym, Hunter College) Chapter proposals are requested for an edited volume titled Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries, to be published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. Head Editors are Brian Lym (Hunter College) and Corliss Lee (University of California, Berkeley), and Co-Editors are Tatiana…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Testimonials for “Tell Your Library Story” Project
(via RAILS) During our strategic planning listening tours, you told us that you’d like ideas on how to gather meaningful testimonials showing how people benefit from using your library. You can start by encouraging patrons and others to share their positive experiences on your website. RAILS has developed an easy way for all our members…
Call for New Entries: Library Publishing Directory 2020 Edition (Deadline August 23)
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI, on behalf of The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee) Does your library publish journals, monographs, conference proceedings, or technical reports? Do you provide hosting and support services for digital humanities projects, data, or ETDs? Help us to document the range of activities that libraries are undertaking in “publishing” (broadly defined) through…
Registration Open for Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, “High Impact Collaboration: Libraries & Undergraduate Research Partnerships” (Sept. 6 at University of Chicago)
(via Rebecca Starkey, University of Chicago) Registration is open for the 6th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium at the University of Chicago Library on Friday, September 6. “High Impact Collaboration: Libraries and Undergraduate Research Partnerships” Undergraduate research is a growing focus of higher education, as colleges and universities seek ways to involve students in experimental…
Reminder: CARLI Holding First-Ever Networking and Career Fair (November 14 in Champaign)
(via the Illinois Library Association) CARLI, in partnership with the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will host its first-ever Networking and Career Fair from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. on November 14, 2019, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Champaign, IL. All library types are welcome to attend. A mixer with students…