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2018 ACRL President’s Program Invites Participation
April 27, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) At ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans, the ACRL President’s Program will explore the idea of resilience in (hopefully) all of its complexity.  As a first step in our planning process, we want to he…
Election for RAILS Board Open (Vote by May 12)
April 26, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Debbie Baaske, Reaching Across Illinois Library System) Please take a moment to vote in the RAILS Board election. Each RAILS library agency (main academic library building) can cast one ballot. Usually, the library director c…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Committee is Friday, April 28
April 25, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Michelle Haake, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) The application period to serve on one of the CARLI committees will close Friday, April 28, at 5:00 PM. You can review the list of committees and their charges&…
Call for Proposals: IDS Project Conference 2017 (Deadline is May 19)
April 25, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Elise Thornley, Binghamton University) The IDS Project’s 13th Annual Summer Conference is July 27 and 28, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. This year’s conference theme is “Steering the Future, Together”.  …
Nominate an Academic Librarian for an Illinois Library Association Award
April 24, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Library Association sponsors many awards each year. Most of them can be given to academic librarians. I encourage you to take a look and consider nominating one of your excellent colleagues. Nomin…
ACRL Instruction Section Offering Spring Professional-Development Webinars (May 1, May 17, and June 2)
April 23, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Michele Ostrow, University of Texas at Austin) The ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Committee is excited to announce our spring online professional-development series, three online webinars on topics of interest to instructio…
Next ACRL IS Teaching Methods Virtual Event is Tuesday, April 25
April 23, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Emilie Vrbanic, University of Washington) This is just a reminder that the ACRL IS (Instruction Section) Teaching Methods Virtual Event is Tuesday, April 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. The event is titled “Improve Your Instruction…
Call for ACRL Science and Technology Section Liaisons (Deadline April 25)
April 23, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Li Zhang, University of Saskatchewan) Are you a member of a science or technology organization? Do you normally attend the conference or meeting of the organization? Would you like to be more involved in the Science and Technology Sect…
Call for Proposals–2017 ACRL/NY Symposium: The Mission (Deadline May 5)
April 22, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Linda Miles–Hostos Community College, The City University of New York) The Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of ACRL is soliciting presentation proposals for its December 1 Symposium. The theme of this year’s Symposium is th…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeks Feedback on Revisions to Info. Lit. Guidelines
April 21, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Carolyn Radcliff, Chapman University) The Information Literacy Best Practices Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section has been charged with revising the current Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Prac…
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