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Proposals Deadline for DLF Forum is May 15
May 15, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2016 DLF (Digital Library Federation) Forum is Sunday, May 15, at 11:59 PM PST (1:59 AM CST on Monday, May 16) . This year’s event will take place in Milwaukee, from November 7 to November 9. This year&…
ASCLA Seeks 2017 Conference Program & Preconference/Institute Proposals
May 15, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies)Do you have innovative ideas, services and programs to share with your library colleagues? Why not present one at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conferences? Submit a pro…
Illinois Librarians Present at Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference
May 15, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Several Illinois librarians presented at the 2016 Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference. This year’s event took place on the University of Texas at Austin campus, from April 3 to April 6, and it was also livestreamed. The Ill…
BIBFRAME/Linked Data Workshop in Chicago on July 16
May 15, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) You’ve heard the theory, now see BIBFRAME and linked data in action! Register for “Linked Data and BIBFRAME in Action: From Theory to Practice” to hear an LC expert describe LC’s BIBFRAME ca…
HSLI 2016 Annual Conference to Be Held November 9-11 in St. Charles
May 14, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Deborah Rhue, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center–Peoria) Join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) annual conference, from Wednesday, November 9, to Friday, November 11, in lovely St. Charles, Illinois! This is your chance…
Chicago-Area Distance Services Librarians Group Meeting June 9
May 14, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Ariel Orlov, Dominican University) Are you a Chicago-area librarian that provides library services to students and faculty at a distance and online? Join us as we launch a local interest group to meet several times a year to share ideas and inno…
Deadline for ILA Awards Nominations is May 15
May 14, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you have a colleague doing great work in an Illinois library? Nominate the person for an award! The deadline for Illinois Library Association award nominations is this Sunday, May 15. This includes the Illinois …
Chu Wins Distinguished Service Award from Chinese American Librarians Association
May 14, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Distinguished Professor at UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Chinese American Librarians Association’s (CALA) Distinguished Service Award. T…
Illinois Faculty Summer Institute to Be Held May 24
May 14, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President)This year’s Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) will take place on Tuesday, May 24, from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM at Urbana-Champaign’s iHotel. It will be our 20th-year anniversary. The FSI is designed for faculty…
RUSA Virtual Town Hall June 15
May 14, 2016 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via RUSA) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, June 15, at 3:00 PM CST, to give all RUSA members (and prospective members) a chance to ask questions about the organization and give i…
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