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Applications Sought for ACRL's CJCLS Awards
November 22, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is excited to now be accepting nominations for the annual EBSCO Community College Learni…
NN/LM – GMR Update at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 21
November 21, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Please join us for our monthly GMR Update on Monday, November 21, at 2:00 PM CST. Associate Director Liz Kiscaden will be giving updates about educational …
ACRL Seeking Applications for Immersion ’17
November 19, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) ACRL invites applications for the 2017 Information Literacy Immersion Program. Monday, December 5, is the deadline to apply to Immersion ’17 (Teacher and Program tracks). The ACRL Immersion Program provi…
Northwestern's Galter Health Sciences Library Showing MLA Webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”
November 19, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library) Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library will host the Medical Library Association’s upcoming webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment&rd…
Call for Submissions: Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017
November 19, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Nominations are being sought for the Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017. This award is being jointly presented by the Beta Phi Mu International Honor Societyand the American Library Association&rsq…
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Now December 1
November 19, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) In order to enable more librarians to attend Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meetings, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipend…
National Library of Medicine Seeking Feedback on Strategic Plan
November 19, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Miranda Shake, Lakeview College of Nursing; original message from Dr. Stephen Greenberg, National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is undertaking a strategic planning process and is soliciting input from its broad stak…
Call for Proposals: 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit
November 13, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) DePaul University and Moraine Valley Community College will be co-sponsoring the 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit, themed “From Teaching to Learning: Context and Collaboration”. The event …
Call for Nominations: Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
November 13, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) We are seeking nominees for the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk-taking) by academic librarians that have contributed significantly to improvement…
Recording of GMR Webinar “Disaster Preparation and Planning” Available
November 13, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The latest GMR Lake Effects Webinar, “Disaster Preparedness and Planning”, was recorded on October 31 and is now available on YouTube. The Univ…
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