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Applicants Sought for ALA Annual Conference NMRT Professional Development Attendance Award
April 9, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Amelia Vander Heide, San Jose Public Library) This year’s Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award Committee is happy to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2017 cycle. This award will allow two rec…
ACRL IS Holding Teaching Methods Virtual Forum on April 25
April 9, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Brandon West, SUNY Geneseo) Join the ACRL IS (Instruction Section) Teaching Methods committee for a conversation with Melissa Bowles-Terry and Cassandra Kvenild, authors of Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians (ALA 2015). Bow…
Doody Core Seeking Volunteers to Review Nursing Books
April 7, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) If you are interested in health sciences or nursing librarianship, Doody Core is in need of librarian reviewers for different areas. You work virtually and at your own pace (with deadlines). This year…
Association of Research Libraries Holding Digital Scholarship Institute (June 5-9)
April 2, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the Association of Research Libraries) The ARL Digital Scholarship Institute (DSI), an exciting new initiative of the ARL Academy, is a five-day, cohort-based opportunity for professionals in ARL member libraries who are new to di…
Registration Still Open for ACRL New England Annual Conference (May 12 in Burlington, VT)
April 2, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Sarah Hutton, University of Massachusetts-Amherst) The Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter invites you to attend its 2017 Annual Conference. This year’s event, themed “Reframing Librarianship in the 21st…
Call for Proposals: Academic Library Association of Ohio 2017 Conference (Deadlines April 10 and May 15)
April 2, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 43rd Annual Conference. This year’s event, themed “Libraries Act,…
Registration Open for 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit (May 5)
April 2, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Registration is now open for the 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit. This year’s event, themed “From Teaching to Learning: Context and Collaboration”, will take place on Friday, M…
Reminder: Deadline for CARLI Instruction Showcase Proposals is April 7
April 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the fifth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, June 15, at National Louis University in Wheeling, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposa…
Reminder–Chicago Distance Library Services Event Next Week: “Create Winning Conference Proposals”
April 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Ariel Orlov, Adler University) Join the Chicago Distance Library Services Group for our spring  event and lunch on Friday, April 7 at Elmhurst College. We’ll meet for lunch at 12:30 PM at Pints, between the Metra statio…
Deadline Extended–Call for Proposals: NASIG Great Ideas Showcase and Snapshot Sessions
April 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Leigh Ann DePope, NASIG) The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshot Sessions for the 32nd NASIG conference in Indianapolis, IN, June 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is “R…
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