(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) Each year, CARLI has a number of opportunities to serve on various committees. Service on CARLI committees affords individuals a unique opportunity to use their experience and expertise to help shape the future of the consortium and its services. CARLI is now seeking volunteers to serve on nine advisory committees. Volunteers…
Next NN/LM – GMR Update is Monday, April 17 (2:00-3:00 PM)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) I’d like to invite you to our monthly GMR Update broadcast, to be held on Monday, April 17, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST. This live broadcast will provide you with news from the GMR, including the following topics. announcements…
Reminder: Registration for CARLI Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance Forum Closes April 12
(via Elizabeth Clarage, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) This is a reminder that registration for the 2017 CARLI Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance Forum, jointly sponsored by the Collection Management and Technical Services Committees, closes on Wednesday, April 12. The link for registering is here. More information is below. The Collections Data Analysis and…
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Hosting April 26 Webinar on ACRL Framework
(via Molly Knapp, University of Utah) The NNLM National Training Office invites you to a one-hour webinar, titled “Teaching Topics: Get in the Picture – ACRL Framework and You”, about the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy and its impact on health sciences libraries. The Framework replaced ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards (2000) in May, 2016. How are we responding? Five librarians offer their…
RAILS Hosting April 17 Session on FOLIO Library Services Platform
(via Debbie Baaske, RAILS) Join Christopher Holly, Director of Software as a Service Innovation for EBSCO Information Services, as he explores what FOLIO, a new library services platform built for innovation, can mean for libraries. Participants will also hear an overview of the growing FOLIO community, its infrastructure, and ways to become involved. This event…
ACRL STS Info. Lit. Committee Chat Discussion on April 21: “Developing a Scalable Online Scientific Information Literacy Module”
(via Laksamee Putnam, Towson University) Please join us Friday, April 21, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CST, for the monthly discussion hosted by the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Information Literacy Committee. This month, three librarians from Michigan State University-Sara Miller (Librarian for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Initiatives), Eric Tans (Environmental Sciences Librarian), and Elizabeth Webster…
Call for Proposals: Chapters in The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit (Deadline April 15)
(via Megan Hodge, Virginia Commonwealth University) Chapter proposals are invited for The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit, a book collecting practical strategies on landing a first academic librarian position and building and enhancing one’s professional reputation. The publisher is ACRL Press, and the Editor is Megan Hodge, Teaching & Learning Librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University. Proposals are…
Call for Proposals: Access Services Conference 2017 (Deadline May 5)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2017, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. This year’s event will be held at The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from Wednesday, November 15, to Friday, November…
Call for Proposals: ACRL IS Current Issues Discussion Forum (ALA Annual, 2017)
(via Kathy Magarrell, University of Iowa) The IS Current Issues Discussion Forum is an excellent opportunity for instruction librarians to explore and discuss current topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The steering committee welcomes proposals from individuals who are interested in convening this discussion at the 2017 ALA Annual Meeting. The discussion will…
Articles Sought for Spring, 2017, ACRL College Libraries Section Newsletter
(via Lindsay Davis, University of California, Merced) The ACRL CLS (College Libraries Section) Communications Committee invites you to submit an article for the Spring, 2017, CLS Newsletter. While we do have some submissions so far, we have not received as many as we would like. Did you present at ACRL? Are you having a program at ALA…