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NExT Project Offering New Resources
April 12, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Carmen Howard, UIC Library of the Health Sciences–Peoria) The Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence (NExT) project has been providing in-person workshops to public health professionals since 2014 through Target Outreach Awards from the…
Nominations Sought for 2016 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award
April 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Margaret W. Ellingson, Emory University)The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Award recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes it has made to improve users’ access to information, through resource sharing in …
"Big Data" Program at Elmhurst College's AC Bueller Library on April 19
April 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
RAILS will offer an in-person program with Amy Affelt of Compass Lexecon called “Data, Big or Otherwise: What Is It Good For?” on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM, at Elmhurst College AC Buehler Library. Brief program de…
NMRT Offering Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award
April 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect)NMRT (New Members Round Table) members are invited to submit an essay to win a ticket to attend a ticketed event of their choice at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. The award fac…
Nominations Sought for 2016 Rivenburgh Innovation Award
April 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Mark Sullivan, IDS Project Executive Director at SUNY Geneseo) Ed Rivenburgh is the founder of the IDS Project and has been the driving force behind the technological and pedagogical advances over the past decade. Even after his retirement in 20…
RUSA Stars Preconference Session at ALA
April 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Krista Hingham, Access Services Librarian and Assistant Professor at Millersville (PA) University) Going to ALA Annual? If so, consider attending the following Preconference workshop, featuring an all-star lineup of speakers: “A Spoonful o…
Registration Open for Indiana Online Users Group Spring Conference
April 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President)Register now for the Spring 2016 Conference – “DIY UX: Innovate. Create. Design.”. The conference will be from 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM on Friday, May 20th, on the Indiana Wesleyan University North Campu…
Scholarly Communications Core Competencies Task Force Seeking Input
April 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Leigh Ann DePope, Publicist at NASIG, Inc.)The NASIG (formerly, the North American Serials Interest Group) Executive Board has charged a task force with developing a statement describing core competencies for librarians whose professional respon…
ACRL 2017–Call for Panel Session Proposals (May 6 Deadline)
April 8, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President)(Cheryl Middleton, Oregon State University) As a member of the ACRL 2017 Panel Sessions Committee, I strongly encourage you to submit a proposal (or more than one!) for a panel discussion of your favorite topic at t…
Eisendrath and Filapek Chosen for Libraries, Archives, and Museums Conference Exchange
April 6, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
M. Alison Eisendrath, Andrew W. Mellon Director of Collections at the Chicago History Museum, and Joe Filapek, Consulting and Continuing Education Manager for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, have been selected as participants in the 2016…
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