(via the Reference and User Services Association) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, June 15, at 3:00 PM CST, to give all RUSA members (and prospective members!) a chance to ask questions about the organization and give input on our current and future directions. We invite…
LITA Webinar: Mindful Tech with David Levy
(via the Library Information Technology Association) Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this well known program by David Levy on the timely topic of mindful tech. The popular interactive program will include exercises and participation now re-packaged into a two-part webinar format. Both parts will be fully recorded for participants to return to, or…
ACRLog Blog Team Seeking Writers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Are you interested in writing about issues that affect academic libraries? We’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog! Members of the ACRLog blog team write on any issue or idea that impacts academic librarianship, from current news items to workflow and procedural topics to upcoming…
Registration for 2016 IDS Project Conference Open
(via Mark Sullivan, Executive Director of the IDS Project at SUNY Geneseo) The IDS Project’s 12th Annual Summer Conference is Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s conference theme is “The Sharing Economy”, and approximately 250 attendees are expected. The IDS Conference is packed with information and training…
HSLI Listserv Has New Home
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University HealthSystem) With the National Network of Libraries of Medicine-Greater Midwest Region moving its office from the University of Illinois at Chicago to the University of Iowa, the Health Science Librarians of Illinois listserv, which is hosted by the GMR, has a new e-mail address. The updated address is GMR-HSLI@list.uiowa.edu. Please delete…
Park Presents at DPLAfest
Sarah Park, Technology & Engineering Librarian at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, presented at the 2016 DPLAfest, which was sponsored by the Digital Public Library of America. This year’s event was in Washington, D.C., from April 14 to 15. Park’s workshop, titled “Geovisualization: Visualize that on a Map”, provided an introduction to geovisualization, which is a…
May 25 ACRL Webcast on Job Interviewing
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years?: Thinking Critically About Interviewing for Librarian Positions”, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. In this discussion-driven, interactive webinar, Robin O’Hanlon, author of Ace the Interview: Land a Librarian Job,…
Jung Gives Workshop at Designing for Digital Conference
John Jung, Programmer/Analyst at the University of Chicago Library, gave a workshop at the 2016 Designing for Digital Conference. This year’s event took place from April 5 to April 7 in Austin, Texas. Jung’s session, titled “From User Testing to Prototypes: Making Observations Tangible”, focused on utilizing prototypes to express observations by users, with a…
Smith Presents at Computers in Libraries Conference
Brian Smith, Applications & Web Developer at the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, gave several presentations at this year’s Computers in Libraries conference. The event took place in Washington, D.C., from March 8 to 10. Smith’s first presentation, “Learned From Our First Drupal 8 Site”, discussed the RAILS project to upgrade its website to Drupal…
Nominations Sought for TBS Technical Services Award
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Know someone who has planned a great tech. services program? What about an awesome tech. services leader? Is there anyone who stands out for excellent service to a regional, state, or national organization? Then nominate them! Think it’s you? Nominate yourself! Make sure your nominee meets the criteria, listed here (must…