Free Webinar: ALA Annual Tech Wrap-Up

Friday, July 7, 2017 1 p.m. Eastern | 12 p.m. Central 11 a.m. Mountain | 10 a.m. Pacific If you’ve ever been to an ALA Annual Conference, you know that there’s always a lot of tech to see and never enough time to see it all. Whether you were unable to attend this year or you just want to get […]

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Free webinar: Design Thinking

IFLA/ALA  Webinar-July 6, 2017 When:  07/06/2017 1:00 PM (Central Time) Time Zone:  (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US and Canada) To join the meeting: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/rzmc13zgtfu9/   How can libraries adopt “design thinking” to improve their library services, programming and spaces?  What do libraries need to do to prepare staff for the change? According to Tim Brown, president and CEO of IDEO, “Design thinking is […]

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Travel Awards Available for National Conference of African American Librarians and Reforma National Conference — Apply by June 13, 2017

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering two $1,000 travel awards to attend the National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL), August 9–13, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia, and two $1,000 travel awards to attend the Reforma National Conference, September 7–9, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Funds from the travel awards may be used to cover the cost of […]

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ARL Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence 2017–2018 Call for Applications — Deadline July 13, 2017

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2017–2018 Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence, a program designed to introduce undergraduate students from historically underrepresented ethnic and racial groups at ARL member institutions to the library and information science discipline. The program offers a paid internship with a focus on digital stewardship in a partner ARL library […]

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