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Second Call: Nominations for ACRL Instruction Section Awards
November 13, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The ACRL Instruction Section Awards committee is seeking nominations for the following awards. Innovation Award Do you know of, or were you involved in, a project at an academic or research library that demonstrates creat…
Nominations Sought for LITA/Ex Libris Writing Award for LIS Student Manuscripts
November 13, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Jenny Levine, LITA Executive Director) The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or st…
LITA Seeking Nominations for Kilgour Award
November 13, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the American Library Association) The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and OCLC, Inc., invite nominations for the 2017 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The deadline for nominatio…
"PubMed for Clinicians" Webinar on November 9
November 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Are you a clinician who could use a PubMed refresher? Or, do you know someone who could? NLM staff will present a one-hour webinar to demonstrate to he…
HSLI Conference: Silent Auction Preview
November 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Roberta Craig, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center) To all those attending the upcoming HSLI Conference, here is a preview of all the items available at this point for our Silent Auction! Of special interest, is a very nice scanner (an FB2080E Book…
"PubMed for Librarians: Customization with My NCBI" Webinar on Nov. 9
November 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO) on Wednesday, November 9, at 12:00 PM CST. This live, 90-minute WebEx session, which…
LibGuides Showcase Event (Library UX Chicago) on Nov. 11
November 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Library UX Chicago) Join Library UX Chicago on Friday, November 11, at 1:00 PM CST in the Richard C. Daley Library (UIC), for a LibGuides Showcase Event. We’ll hear from six local librarians and library staff who manage, create, update, or…
ASCLA Online Learning Proposal Submissions Due Nov. 7
November 7, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Jennifer Cross, Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies) Do you have an idea for a webinar or online course you would like to present? The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) invites subject ma…
Chicago Distance Libraries Services Group Event on November 4
November 4, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Ariel Orlov, Adler University) Join the Chicago Distance Library Services Group for our second event on Friday, November 4, at 2:00 PM CST. The meeting will take place at DePaul University’s DePaul Center (1 E. Jackson in the Chicago Loop)…
Call for Presentations: 2017 Reference Research Forum (ALA Chicago)
October 29, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presenta…
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