(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2024 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s Conference. The 2024 meeting take place from Tuesday, October 8, to Thursday, October 10, at the Peoria (IL) Civic Center. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 5, 2024. In 2024, we will embark on a journey that will spark imagination and…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Libraries and Student Food Pantries–Deadline Wed., Feb. 7
(via Maria Emerson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) I am the student success librarian at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and I am conducting an anonymous survey about academic libraries and student food pantries. The purpose of this survey is to have a better understanding of academic libraries as location sites for student food pantries. You…
Registration Open for Gale Webinar “Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century — An Overview for Higher Ed”–Thurs., March 7, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the webinar “Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century — An Overview for Higher Ed”. It will take place on Thursday, March 7, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for an exploration of Gale’s newest primary…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect, Councilor, and Director-at-Large Candidates in 2025 Elections Due Thurs., Feb. 15, 2024
(via ACRL) The Association of College & Research Libraries is dedicated to enhancing the ability of library and information professionals to dream big and shape our future. Don’t be shy! Your participation matters and we invite you to be a part of shaping the future of ACRL. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee (LRNC)…
Registration Open for RUSA History Section Webinar on Promoting Primary Sources–Wed., Feb. 28, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Amanda Binder, University of North Carolina – Charlotte) Join the ALA Reference & User Services Association’s History Section for a discussion on promoting primary sources. The meeting will take place online via Zoom on Wednesday, February 28, at 11:00 AM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Libraries offer access to…
Registration Open for Free ALA Webinar “Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation”–Tues., Feb. 27, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via the American Library Association) In this free webinar, “Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation”, participants will learn why it is important for libraries to be hubs for dialogue and strategies for implementing community conversations in all library types and sizes. Living Room Conversations are a simple, easy, and effective way to bring…
Call for Research Participants: Study on Embedded Librarianship in College and University Libraries–Deadline Fri., Feb. 2
(via Rebekah Hill, The Pennsylvania State University) I am conducting a research study on academic librarians who have roles as embedded librarians in a course at their college or university. Specifically, I am investigating how librarians describe their collaborative relationships with faculty in the context of semester-long courses with embedded librarians. If you are an…
January Issue of JMLA Includes Articles by Illinois Authors: PubMed Search Filters for Immigrant Populations and Book Review
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The January, 2024, issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association has been posted in the MLANET site and is available for anyone to view (soon, it will also be in PubMed Central). Vol. 112 No. 1 (2024): January 2024 |…
Reminder: Registration Open for Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series (Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 5 to April 2)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 6) Please mark your calendars for the upcoming NNLM webinar series Social Determinants of Environmental Health. The series will be held weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday, from March 5 to April, 2024, and features guest speakers discussing a variety of topics surrounding the social determinants…
Call for Proposals: Library Instruction Together Conference (in-Person Fri., May 10, in Nashville, TN; and Online Wed., May 22)
(via Sarah Smith, District Dean of Libraries at St. Louis Community College) Save the dates for the 2024 Library Instruction Together Conference! The 2024 Library Instruction Together Conference experiences will take place: The theme for LIT this year is “Bridging the Gaps”. One goal of Library Instruction Together is to bring together librarians from across…