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NMRT Professional Development Grant Recipients Announced
April 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The 2016 NMRT (ALA New Members Round Table) Professional Development Grant Award Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the Mango Languages/NMRT Professional Development Grant Awa…
Volunteers Needed for NMRT Resume Review Service
April 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The NMRT (ALA New Members Round Table) Resume Review Service Committee is now recruiting volunteers to assist us with our on-site service during ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando, FL. Volunteer Resu…
Illinois Librarians Presenting at Information Literacy Summit
April 29, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
A number of Illinois academic librarians will be presenting at this year’s Information Literacy Conference. The event will take place on Friday, April 29, on the Moraine Valley Community College campus in Palos Hills, IL. This is the 15th time …
Dwyer Presents at Distance Library Services Conference
April 29, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Jamie Dwyer, Information Services Librarian and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, presented a poster session at last week’s Distance Library Services Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the lone presenter …
Thorngate and Hernandez Present at LibTech 2016
April 29, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
North Park University’s Sarah Thorngate, Assistant Professor of Information Literacy and Head of Digital Initiatives and Online Learning, and Northwestern University’s John Hernandez, Web & Mobile Learning Librarian, presented at this…
Hinchliffe Finishes Second in ALA Presidential Election
April 29, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
James G. (“Jim”) Neal, University Librarian Emeritus at Columbia University, has been declared the winner of the 2016 ALA presidential election, finishing ahead of UIUC’s Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe. It was a close race; out of 10,493 v…
Reminder: Deadline for Applying to Serve on a CARLI Committee is Friday, April 29
April 28, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) This a reminder that the application period to serve on one of the CARLI committees will close Friday, April 29, at 5:00 PM. You can review the list of committees and their charges here, and you will find the form to apply…
Consumer Health Libraries Webinar at UIC Tuesday, April 26
April 26, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Holly Ann Burt, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region REMINDER: The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences (LHS) in partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine…
Latest Issue of RAILS News for Academic Libraries Available
April 23, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Debbie Baaske, RAILS) RAILS has just released the second issue of RAILS News for Academic Libraries. Highlights include the following. RAILS plans for ILDS delivery service upcoming RAILS Board election RAILS now hosting IACRL listserv update on…
Register for OCLC Events at ALA Annual 2016
April 22, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via OCLC—for more information, and to register, go here) Friday, June 24 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Hyatt Regency Orlando, Bayhill Breakout Room 20 Enhance Sharing Session The Enhance and Expert Community Sharing Session is a forum for Q&A …
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