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Register for the 2016 CARLI Annual Meeting
September 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Register now to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 18, from 10:15 AM to 3:00 PM, at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. The morning meeting will feature a report from new CARLI Senior Direct…
OCLC Seeking Candidates for Global Council
September 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the Online Computer Library Center, Inc.) Our Global and Regional Councils represent the voices of all member libraries. Bonnie Allen, Americas Regional Council (ARC) Chair, and ARC delegates invite you to contribute to the continued success of …
Program Submissions for MLA 2017 Due October 10
September 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Dana Kopp, Providence Health & Services in Missoula, Montana) The National Program Committee for the Medical Library Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Exhibition seeks abstracts for contributed content that supports the conference&…
Survey on Defining LITA Personas
September 25, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Tracy Seneca, on behalf of Hong Ma, LITA Personas Task Force Co-Chair) The LITA Personas Task Force seeks your help in developing personas in order to identify who are a natural fit for LITA. We invite everyone who works in the overlapping space…
Additional Sessions of “Writing Winning Award Applications” Webinar
September 25, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Due to requests from our members, we’ve added two more sessions of our “Writing Winning Award Applications” webinar. The course will be t…
February 6 ILA Legislative Meeting in Chicago
September 25, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) I am coordinating one of the Illinois Library Association legislative meetups on February 6, 2017. This will be the first one actually held in Chicago. I am sure many of you would like the opportunity to talk with …
NN/LM – GMR Webinar on Disaster Preparedness for Libraries
September 24, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries – Greater Midwest Region is hosting a webinar on disaster preparedness. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 28.…
NCBI Offering Training Workshop Series in November
September 24, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Edith Starbuck, University of Cincinnati Libraries) The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library is partnering with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) to provide a series of workshops for researchers on a number of databa…
Recording of Sept. 19 NN/LM – GMR Update Now Available
September 24, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) In case you missed our GMR Update this week, the recording is available on YouTube, with key points annotated and linked below. submit questions for the ne…
Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship (HSLI) Application Available
September 23, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Applications are now being accepted for the Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship. The scholarship provides up to $320.00 in reimbursements for conference registration and one night at the conference hotel. Recipients are responsible for registering a…
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