(via Jennifer Sharkey, Head of Information Use & Fluency at Illinois State University) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. Nominations are…
LibraryUX Chicago Event–UX Research Methods Workshop
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Please consider attending the upcoming LibraryUX Chicago event next week Friday, April 22, at the IIT Institute of Design downtown, for a workshop led by a Professor of Interaction Design. This space is really cool, and this professor is kind enough to share his knowledge with us. He even has…
Deadline to Apply for ALA Leadership Institute is Friday, April 15
The ALA is continuing to accept applications for its 2016 Leadership Institute-themed “Leading to the Future”-through this Friday, April 15. The event will take place at the Eaglewood Resort in Itasca, Illinois, from August 8 to August 11. The Institute is designed for mid-career librarians who are interested in developing their leadership vision and framework, while also…
NExT Project Offering New Resources
(via Carmen Howard, UIC Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria) The Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence (NExT) project has been providing in-person workshops to public health professionals since 2014 through Target Outreach Awards from the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (GMR/NNLM). We are now happy to announce the availability of…
Illinois Academic Librarians Presenting at LOEX 2016
Several librarians from Illinois colleges and universities will be giving presentations at this year’s LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) Conference. The event will take place in Pittsburgh from May 5 to May 7. The theme of this year’s conference, which is the 44th annual gathering, is “Learning from the Past, Building for the Future”. Sessions cover…
RUSA Stars Preconference Session at ALA
(via Krista Hingham, Access Services Librarian and Assistant Professor at Millersville (PA) University) Going to ALA Annual? If so, consider attending the following Preconference workshop, featuring an all-star lineup of speakers: “A Spoonful of Data-Driven Sugar: Using Big Business Research to Improve Customer Satisfaction in Easy-to-Implement, Single-Serving Packets”. USAA, Amazon, Zappos, Trader Joe’s, and Starbucks…
Nominations Sought for 2016 Rivenburgh Innovation Award
(via Mark Sullivan, IDS Project Executive Director at SUNY Geneseo) Ed Rivenburgh is the founder of the IDS Project and has been the driving force behind the technological and pedagogical advances over the past decade. Even after his retirement in 2012, the impact of his ideas on mentoring and technology has continued to be felt…
NMRT Offering Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) NMRT (New Members Round Table) members are invited to submit an essay to win a ticket to attend a ticketed event of their choice at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. The award facilitates professional development and networking opportunities for NMRT members through participation in special ticketed ALA…
Opening for Adjunct Faculty Librarian at College of DuPage
(via Ellen Sutton, Dean of Learning Resources at the College of DuPage) College of DuPage Library is seeking a part-time librarian to provide reference service, information literacy instruction and support of electronic resources for at least 20 hours per week and up to 26 hours per week. This is a term to term appointment assigned…
“Big Data” Program at Elmhurst College’s AC Bueller Library on April 19
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) RAILS will offer an in-person program with Amy Affelt of Compass Lexecon called “Data, Big or Otherwise: What Is It Good For?” on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM, at Elmhurst College AC Buehler Library. Brief program description: What is Big Data, and how is it different…