(via Dianne Brown, Tufts University) Registration for the Social Sciences Librarians Boot Camp is now open. Regular registration is $60; the student rate is $30. The seventh annual Social Sciences Librarians Boot Camp will be held Friday, June 9, at Tisch Library, Tufts University. It is a low-cost, day-long program that will feature a faculty panel on community…
2018 ACRL President’s Program Invites Participation
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) At ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans, the ACRL President’s Program will explore the idea of resilience in (hopefully) all of its complexity. As a first step in our planning process, we want to hear your stories about resilience and how you have experienced it in your workplace. We are not…
Election for RAILS Board Open (Vote by May 12)
(via Debbie Baaske, Reaching Across Illinois Library System) Please take a moment to vote in the RAILS Board election. Each RAILS library agency (main academic library building) can cast one ballot. Usually, the library director casts the ballot. There is an academic library seat on the ballot and four candidates are running for this seat. In addition, three…
Legislative Update, 04/26/2017
Federal: National Library Legislative Day is right around the corner: May 1-2, 2017. Registration to participate in the Virtual Library Legislative Day is open! You’ll be emailed a reminder and talking points on May 1. Sign up today. Many library supporters contacted their House representatives over the past few weeks to encourage the signing of…
Call for Proposals: IDS Project Conference 2017 (Deadline is May 19)
(via Elise Thornley, Binghamton University) The IDS Project’s 13th Annual Summer Conference is July 27 and 28, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. This year’s conference theme is “Steering the Future, Together”. Approximately 200 attendees are expected. The IDS Project Conference Planning Committee is seeking proposals for conference presentations and posters. In particular, IDS…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Committee is Friday, April 28
(via Michelle Haake, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) The application period to serve on one of the CARLI committees will close Friday, April 28, at 5:00 PM. You can review the list of committees and their charges here, and you will find the form to apply for a committee appointment here. If you have any questions…
Nominate an Academic Librarian for an Illinois Library Association Award
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Library Association sponsors many awards each year. Most of them can be given to academic librarians. I encourage you to take a look and consider nominating one of your excellent colleagues. Nominations and supporting materials must be submitted by Monday, May 15. Click on the links below to…
ACRL Instruction Section Offering Spring Professional-Development Webinars (May 1, May 17, and June 2)
(via Michele Ostrow, University of Texas at Austin) The ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Committee is excited to announce our spring online professional-development series, three online webinars on topics of interest to instruction coordinators and library staff with instruction responsibilities. We hope you can join us for any, or all, of these free events….
Next ACRL IS Teaching Methods Virtual Event is Tuesday, April 25
(via Emilie Vrbanic, University of Washington) This is just a reminder that the ACRL IS (Instruction Section) Teaching Methods Virtual Event is Tuesday, April 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. The event is titled “Improve Your Instruction with Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Conversation with Melissa Bowles-Terry and Cassandra Kvenild”. Bowles-Terry and Kvenild are the…
Call for ACRL Science and Technology Section Liaisons (Deadline April 25)
(via Li Zhang, University of Saskatchewan) Are you a member of a science or technology organization? Do you normally attend the conference or meeting of the organization? Would you like to be more involved in the Science and Technology Section, or would already be more active if you had the time? If so, the STS Liaison program could…