(via Marielle McNeal, North Park University) The CARLI Instruction committee is excited to host an upcoming Twitter chat! Join us on Friday, April 19th @ 12:00pm central as we continue the conversation on cultivating learning environments for students with diverse identities #InclusiveInfoLit What is a Twitter Chat? A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag! Use the #InclusiveInfoLit hashtag to…
ACRL Releases Libraries Transform Toolkit
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of ACRL) ACRL and Gale, a Cengage company, have collaborated to create the ACRL Libraries Transform Toolkit<https://acrl.libguides.com/transform>. This free new toolkit provides academic and research libraries with easy-to-use tools and resources to develop effective marketing and outreach strategies to promote their services and impact to…
Registration Open for Library Carpentry Event on Computing (May 23-24 in Chicago)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) General Information https://pitviper6.github.io/2019-05-23-chicagoMSTech/ Library Carpentry is made by people working in library- and information-related roles to help you: automate repetitive, boring, error-prone tasks create, maintain and analyze sustainable and reusable data work effectively with IT and systems colleagues better understand the use of software in research and much…
Call for Applications: ILA’s Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship and Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education
(via the Illinois Library Association) We have two scholarships available and waiting for you to apply for this year! ILA Scholarships help and encourage the pursuit of education in librarianship and can be used for classes, registration fees for conferences, seminars, workshops, or any other educational opportunities. The deadlines for the scholarships listed below is…
Call for Submissions and Nominations–PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (Deadlines April 26 and May 10)
(via Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra, Grand Valley State University, and Marcia Rapchak, University of Pittsburgh) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Spring…
Reminder: Registration Open for May 8 CARLI Preservation Workshop, “Choosing and Constructing Protective Enclosures for Library Materials” (Final Deadline April 23)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The CARLI Preservation Committee invites you to attend the workshop “Choosing and Constructing Protective Enclosures for Library Materials”. This all-day program will be held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield on May 8, 2019. The workshop will include a presentation about protective enclosures, and two hands-on sessions to learn…
ACRL’s Library Marketing and Outreach Interest Group (LMOIG) Event Announcement and Call for Proposals
(via Gabrielle (Abby) Annala, Lewis University) Calling all librarians and library staff with an interest in marketing! Inspired by ACRL? Didn’t get to go and want to share your project related to marketing and outreach? ACRL’s Library Marketing and Outreach Interest group (LMOIG) is hosting an inaugural Chicago area meetup for librarians interested in forming…
Reminder: Registration Open for RDA Courses Offered Through the Cataloging Maintenance Center
(via RAILS) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is providing RDA training for library staff in any Illinois library. The courses are six weeks and use Moodle software. Registered participants will be emailed passwords. “RDA Video and Audio Recording”<https://railslibraries.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c51285b8d63e23716bce030f&id=1e9c9ff97d&e=6883f1b9eb>: April 22-May 31 “RDA Book Training”<https://railslibraries.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c51285b8d63e23716bce030f&id=30a4ea3f59&e=6883f1b9eb>: June 10-July 19 “RDA Video and Audio Recording Training”<https://railslibraries.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c51285b8d63e23716bce030f&id=94062abca9&e=6883f1b9eb>: July 29-September…
Reminder: DPLAFest2019 to Be Held April 17-18 at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library Center (Registration Required)
(via the Illinois Library Association) DPLAFest2019 will be held April 17-18, 2019, at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. This event will explore how libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural organizations across the country leverage technology to serve, inform, and empower communities. The complete program is now available on the event website. Cost to attend is…
Reminder: Registration for 2019 Digital Initiatives Symposium (April 29-30) in San Diego Closes April 19
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) Last Call: Final Registration<https://2019-dis.eventbrite.com/> for the 2019 Digital Initiatives Symposium<https://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2019/>! – Six Pre-conference Workshops: – Collections as Data: Digital Collections for Emerging Research Methods by Stewart Varner, University of Pennsylvania – Two Peas in a Pod: On Information Literacy and Open Educational Resources by Michelle Reed, University of…