(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The results are in, and IACRL want to congratulate this year’s winners of the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First PlaceTitle: “Survive and Sustain”: Adaptive and Innovative Library Instruction in the Time of COVID-19″Authors: Christina Norton, Bradley University; Anne Armstrong, University of Illinois Chicago; Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University;…
Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Curriculum Materials Committee Webinar “Library Resources and the Science of Reading”–Mon., June 17, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via Caitlin Stewart, Illinois State University) You are invited to join the ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Curriculum Materials Committee’s upcoming event,”Library Resources and the Science of Reading”. It will take place on Monday, June 17, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. This 90-minute event is focused on library resources and the science of…
Call for Nominations: Examples of Information Literacy Programs That Demonstrate Best Practices–for Inclusion in Future ACRL Instruction Section Information Literacy Best Practices Committee Publicity
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) The ACRL-IS Information Literacy Best Practices Committee aims to highlight programs that embody best practices from the Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline. Each year, the Committee selects an information literacy program in an academic library that exemplifies one or more of…
Registration Open for “RAILS Online Roundtable: eRead Illinois Data Project” Webinar–Wed., May 15, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Join RAILS Data Analysis Intern Quinn McKissock for an online information session covering the eRead Illinois Data Project. The “RAILS Online Roundtable: eRead Illinois Data Project” webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 15, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This 60-minute interactive session will include: • A deep dive into…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming Library Juice Press Publication Emergent Strategy in Library Instruction: Stories, Reflections and Imaginings–Deadline Fri., June 21
(via Leah Morin, Michigan State University) Have you had an experience in the classroom, a reference consultation, or other teaching interaction where a subtle shift in attention, a pause to give space for internal processing, or a choice to value presence over the plan resulted in an unexpectedly meaningful learning moment? Whether you knew it…
Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation Online Thurs., May 16, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secertary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for Coffee & Conversation, an informal chat with your HSLI colleagues, on Thursday, May 16, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Bring your wins and your challenges, and celebrate the end of the semester! Hope to see you there. No…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference (Thurs., Oct. 3 – Fri., Oct. 4, in Nashville, TN)–New Deadline Fri., May 17
(via Rosemary Humphrey, Kennesaw State University) The call for proposals for the 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference is now open. The event will take place at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, with an opening reception on Wednesday, October 2. The keynote speaker is Marshall Breeding….
Registration Open for Asynchronous Library Juice Academy Online Course “Health Sciences Librarianship: Roles & Opportunities”–Mon., June 3 – Sun., June 30
(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Health Sciences Librarianship: Roles & Opportunities”. It will take place online between Monday, June 3, and Sunday, June 30. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Health sciences librarians are information professionals who have special knowledge in…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Science and Technology Section Research Forum (Online Thurs., June 20)–Deadline Mon., May 20
(via Andrew Stuart, Ohio University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host its Research Forum to coincide with the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the Annual STS Virtual…
Call for Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions: Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25)–Deadline Sun., Sept. 1
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference will be virtual in 2024. The Conference will take place from Wednesday, October 23, through Friday, October 25. This year’s theme is “Grow Where You Are Planted: Growing Stronger Together”. HSLI is seeking proposals for both lightning talks and poster presentations….