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Save the Date and Call for Presenters Extended: RAILS/IACRL Fall Online Event on Promoting the Value of Academic Libraries (November 5, 10:00-11:30 AM) -- New Deadline Sept. 13
Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
August 29, 2019(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS)
This fall, in conjunction with the My Library Is campaign, RAILS and IACRL will co-host an online event to help academic libraries promote and articulate their value. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. To help with this event, academic librarians are invited to submit ideas for short presentations (10 min) regarding marketing and/or promotion efforts. These topics may include (but are not limited to):
- Making administrators/deans aware of the library's value
- Demonstrating the library's impact on student success
- Articulating the ways in which the library advances the missions/goals of your institution
- Ensuring that libraries are brought to the table when big institutional decisions are being made
- Making the faculty and other university/college staff aware of what the library can do for them
- Making students aware of what the library can do for them
If you would like to be considered to present, please email Dan Bostrom, RAILS Member Engagement Manager, dan.bostrom@railslibraries.info with your idea by Friday, September 13.