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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…
April 6 Webinar on CRL Resources
April 1, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Kevin Wilks, Head of Access Services at the Center for Research Libraries) Looking for better methods to discover materials held by CRL? On Wednesday, April 6, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Central Time, CRL will host “Find CRL Resources Through OC…
UIUC's Knox Partnering with FTRF to Teach Online Course
April 1, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Dr. Emily Knox, Assistant Professor at UIUC’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science, is collaborating with the Freedom to Read Foundation, and with support from the Web-Based Information Science Education Consortium, to teach an on…
Deadline to Submit 2016 LITA Forum Proposals is April 29
April 1, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The planning committee for the 2016 LITA (Library Information Technology Association) Forum is seeking program proposals. This year’s event will take place from Thursday, November 17, to Sunday, November 20, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort…
Reminder--ILA Conference Proposals Due April 1
March 31, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 ILA Annual Conference theme, Discovery Advocacy Leadership, focuses on how libraries and library staff serve as community leaders to support life-long learning and engagement within Illinois communities. A…
Lippincott to Speak at ISU on April 12
March 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the Washington, D.C.-based Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), will give a talk at Illinois State University at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 12. The speech, titled “Moving Forward Together: …
Call for Papers–Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
March 30, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via LeEtta Schmidt, University of South Florida and Editor for the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve) The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve provides a forum for the presen…
CARLI Seeking Volunteers for Committees
March 28, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI–mjhuls@uillinois.edu) Each year, CARLI has a number of opportunities to serve on various committees. Service on CARLI committees affords individuals a unique opportunity to use their experience and expertise to help s…
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