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Registration and Housing Open for 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits
September 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the American Library Association) Registration and housing are now open for the 2017 Midwinter meeting and exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia, from Friday, January 20, to Tuesday, January 24. “The conversation starts here . . . ” every yea…
Scholarship Applications for ACRL 2017 Conference Due October 7
September 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Scholarship applications to attend ACRL 2017 are due on Friday, October 7. ACRL is offering approximately 150 scholarships worth more than $100,000 for the conference to be held March 22 – 25, 2017, in Baltim…
Illinois Academic Librarians Running for ALA Office
September 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The American Library Association has announced the slate of ALA Council candidates it has nominated for the 2017 elections. Two Illinois academic librarians are on the list. They are Steve Brantley, Head of Reference Services and Associate Professor …
Cooke Wins ALA Equality Award
September 10, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences, has been named the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association’s Equality Award. The award, which is given…
Papers Sought for MLA Meyerhoff Prize by November 1
September 4, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University HealthSystem) The Erich Meyerhoff (formerly Murray Gottlieb) Prize is awarded annually by the Medical Library Association for the best unpublished scholarly paper about a topic in the history of the health s…
CLIPP Publications Call for Proposals
September 4, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The ACRL/CLS CLIPP (College Library Information on Policy and Practice) Committee invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. We welcome proposals on any topic that is relevant fo…
International Digital Humanities Conference at UIC November 12-13
September 4, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Carl Lehnen, University of Illinois at Chicago) The University of Illinois at Chicago will host the 2016 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities & Computer Science (DHCS), from Saturday, November 12, to Sunday, November 13. The DHCS brings …
Free LLAMA Thought Leader Webinar on September 14
September 4, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, will present a free webinar featuring R. David Lankes on Wednesday, September 14, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CST. Lankes will talk about his …
Attend IACRL Unconference and Luncheon at ILA Annual Meeting
September 4, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Carolyn Ciesla, Prairie State College) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries will host an Unconference and a Luncheon at this year’s ILA Annual Meeting. Both events will take place on Thursday, October 20. The IACRL …
Call for Nominations: RUSA Achievement Awards and Grants
September 3, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the American Library Association) On Thursday, September 1, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) opened the nomination period for its annual series of achievement awards and grants. Nominations and supporting materials for most awa…
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