(via Dr. Nicole Cooke and Dr. Linda Smith, iSchool at UIUC) Input sought for curriculum planning The iSchool at Illinois is conducting a brief survey intended to identify core skills and knowledge areas for the MS in library and information science program. We are interested in which skills and knowledge areas you perceive to be…
Health-Sciences-Related Sessions at 2017 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions (Nov. 6-10)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Hopefully, many people have been able to attend the regional MLA conferences this fall. They provide a great opportunity to network in a smaller group and to also have some longer discussions with vendor and publisher reps. Another fall conference tradition is the Charleston Conference:…
Call for Session Proposals and Proposal Reviewers: Library Instruction West 2018 (Formerly LOEX of the West)
(via Laureen Cantwell- Colorado Mesa University & Western Colorado Community College) July 19-20, 2018 – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado will host the 2018 Library Instruction West (LIW) conference. We are very excited to be the site and the organizers of such a great, small conference focused on Library Instruction. Conference Theme: The Confluence…
Apply by Nov. 17 to Host Subsidized ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow in 2018
(via ACRL) Academic and research librarians increasingly recognize scholarly communication as a core competency of the profession. Whether helping researchers meet their funder’s mandates for public access and data sharing, guiding responsible copyright practice, or supporting new types of scholarship and instruction, librarians are leading change across campus and around the world. ACRL empowers our…
Call for Applications: MLA Scholarship for MLIS Students
(via Deborah Lauseng, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) MLIS students: Please consider applying for the MLA Scholarship! A scholarship of up to $5,000 will be granted to a student entering an ALA-accredited library school or with at least one-half of the requirements of the program to finish when the scholarship is awarded…
ACRL Presents Offering “The New Academic Library Impact Report” Webcast on November 9
(via ACRL) Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “The New Academic Library Impact Report,” on Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central time (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pacific | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mountain | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern. Convert additional time zones online.) Learn…
Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Nominations Due Nov. 1
(via Melissa Anne Ratajeski, University of Pittsburgh) The Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award, sponsored by J.A. Majors, was established by the MLA Board of Directors in 1995. This award recognizes excellence, innovation, and contribution to the profession of health sciences librarianship. These attributes must be shown through special projects beyond the normal operational…
Call for Proposals: 2018 Kentucky Library Association/Special Libraries Association Joint Spring Conference (Deadline Dec. 15)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Past President, on behalf of Andrew Adler, Georgetown College) 2018 Joint Spring Conference – User Experience: Where the Library and Patrons Meet The planning committee of the 2018 KLA/SLA Joint Spring Conference is pleased to announce the call for proposals for mini-sessions and poster presentations is now open. Built around the…
Opportunity to Serve on Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship Editorial Board
(via Andrea Duda, University of California-Santa Barbara) Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (http://www.istl.org/) publishes refereed and board approved articles, columns, and webliographies of interest to the sci-tech librarian community in a platinum open access format; there are no page charges and no subscription fees. In order to provide readers with free access to our…
Call for Submissions and Nominations for ACRL Instruction Section’s PRIMO
(via Alexandra Rivera-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Fall 2017*** Nominations: October 31,…