(via Yen Tran, San Jose State University) ACRL Press is planning to publish a book titled Supporting Today’s Students in the Library: Strategies for Retaining and Graduating International, Transfer, First-Generation, and Re-Entry Students. Editors Ngoc-Yen Tran & Silke Higgins invite the submission of chapter proposals for a book on how academic libraries are addressing the…
Registration Open for 2017 Lake Superior Libraries Symposium
(via Kim Pittman, University of Minnesota Duluth) Registration for the Sixth Annual Lake Superior Libraries Symposium is now open. SLS17: “Beyond Neutral” will be held on Friday, June 9, at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Lake Superior Libraries Symposium is a conference developed by library staff members from Northwestern Wisconsin and Northeastern Minnesota. The Symposium…
Registration Open for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians
(via Eric Tans, Michigan State University) Registration is now open for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2017. The program will take place from Wednesday, July 19, to Friday, July 21, on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Librarians from all library types are welcome. This yearly boot camp includes talks from…
Registration Open for Health Literacy Leadership Institute (June 12-16 at Tufts University)
(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Registration is now open for the 2017 Health Literacy Leadership Institute. This one-week Institute (Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16) directly supports the work of professionals engaged in health literacy work to transform public health and healthcare delivery in the United…
ACRL DLS Instruction Committee Hosting May 19 Webinar on Collaborative Instructional Design
(via Heather Dalal, Rider University) Join the ACRL DLS (Distance Learning Section) Instruction Committee for our free spring webinar, “Collaborative Instructional Design: Leveraging Resources to Build Online Learning Experiences”. The webinar will take place on Friday, May 19, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. More information is below. Student interest and participation in online courses and…
Next NN/LM – GMR Update is Monday, May 15
(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The May GMR Update will be presented on Monday, May 15, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST. During this fiscal year, GMR Updates will be presented quarterly instead of monthly. You can submit your questions ahead of time, and we will be sure to design the…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference (June 8-9) Ends May 26
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Are you planning to attend the 4th Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference on June 8-9, 2017? Register by Friday, May 26, to take advantage of the lower registration fee. The $95 registration fee will increase to $125 after May 26. Remember to book your hotel room soon. The special room rate at the DoubleTree Hotel…
Call for Proposals: 4th Annual LILi Conference (Deadline April 30)
(via Esther Grassian-University of California, Los Angeles; and Pierce College) We are living in a time of alternative facts, fake news, and information poverty. The 4th Annual Lifelong Information Literacy (LILi) Conference–which will take place on Monday, July 31, at Glendale (CA) Community College-will address practical teaching strategies and tools for you. You will feel more…
Apply for the MLA/Midwest Chapter First-Time Attendee Grant
(via Abigail Goben, University of Illinois at Chicago) Are you thinking about attending your first MLA/Midwest Chapter meeting? If you have a master’s degree in library/information science and have never attended a Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting before, apply for the Midwest Chapter/MLA First-Time Attendee Annual Meeting Grant. Free full conference registration and a $500 award…
Call for Applications: Sewell Fund Stipends for the 2017 AACP Annual Meeting (Deadline Monday, May 15)
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) Stipends will be available for librarians who work directly with pharmacy educators and pharmacy students to attend the 2017 annual conference of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. This year’s conference will be July 15-19 in Nashville, Tennessee. These stipends are funded by the Grace and…