(via ACRL) Choice and The Charleston Company have announced plans to collaborate on a new reference product, an online review source for academic databases and digital resources, with the working name of CC Advisor. CC Advisor will be published on the database platform recently launched at Choice. The goal is to unveil a working prototype at the Charleston Conference in…
Registration Deadline for IFLA DDRS Section Meeting is Friday, August 5
(via Seangill Peter Bae, Princeton University) The Section on Document Delivery and Resource Sharing will hold a two-day meeting from Wednesday, August 10, to Thursday, August 11, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The registration deadline is 4:00 PM CST on Friday, August 5. To sign up, go here. The Section on Document…
August 4 Webinar on Copyright and Metadata
Note: This event has already passed, but the recording should be available soon. (via Cindy Kristof, Kent State University Libraries) The ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy is sponsoring a free webinar, “Rightsstatements.org: Communicating Copyright Status through Metadata”. The event will take place from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM CST on Thursday, August 4. Rightsstatements.org…
Illinois Academic Librarians Who Presented at ALA 2016
A number of Illinois academic librarians presented at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference, which took place in Orlando, Florida, from June 23 to June 28. This year’s conference was tied in with ALA’s “Libraries Transform” campaign and focused on the future of libraries, particularly in terms of the impact they can have on…
IIT Seeking Assistant Dean for User Services and Outreach
(via Devin Savage, Illinois Institute of Technology) Illinois Institute of Technology’s Paul V. Galvin Library is recruiting an Assistant Dean for User Services and Outreach. The primary role of this position will be to provide leadership and vision for the library’s public service and outreach initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative…
OCLC Holding Member Forum in Chicago on October 27
(via OCLC) Take part in a day of community, robust conversation and discussion with your colleagues and use the power of your membership in the OCLC cooperative. OCLC will hold a Member Forum on the University of Chicago campus, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Thursday, October 27. The agenda is below. 9:00 AM: Registration and light…
MLA Seeking Poster Submissions for 2017 Conference
(via the Medical Library Association) Share your best ideas and work with your fellow librarians by presenting a poster in Seattle, Washington. Submissions are invited from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to MLA members. Proposals may include a description of an innovative library program; an analysis of a solution to a…
Registration Open for 2016 LITA Forum
(via Mark Beatty, ALA) Join us in Fort Worth, Texas, from November 17 to 20, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel downtown, for the 2016 LITA Forum. This is a three-day education and networking event featuring three preconferences, three keynote sessions, more than 55 concurrent sessions, and 25 poster presentations. It’s the 19th annual gathering of the highly-regarded…
Registration Deadline for Joint Upper Midwest Digital Collections / CONTENTdm Meeting is Friday, July 29
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of UMDCC) Registration ends Friday, July 29, for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, taking place on August 9-11 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Don’t miss out on this regional opportunity to connect with your digital collections colleagues. Register now! The Upper Midwest Digital Collections…
Chu Named ALA Representative to UNESCO Commission
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs (on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus), has been chosen as the American Library Association’s representative to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Dr. Chu’s term will last through June of 2018. The Commission includes representatives from…