Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Midwest Chapter
Event: 5th Annual Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium Date: Friday, August 5, 2016 Location: Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana Audience: Academic Librarians Theme: Critical Information Literacy: Empowering Learners for Social Change Critical pedagogy is an approach to teaching and learning that envisions the educational environment as a site for social change. In recent years, academic librarians have […]
» Read moreThe CALA Midwest Chapter had a holiday gathering on Feb. 13, 2016 at Dr. Tze-Chung Li’s home in Chicago. A group of five UIUC GSLIS students and some Chapter members from the Chicago area got together to celebrate the Chinese New Year. For detail of the celebration, see report from the Midwest Chapter Public Relations Committee.
» Read moreThis is an introduction to IT Security for Libraries and Librarians. Taught in four 45 minutes classes every Thursday in March starting March 11th. You can register here: http://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=1BDD148F-42CC-E511-80C7-00155D0A881B
» Read morePlease join us for this free webinar presented by ALA’s Office of IT Policy and the Copyright Education Subcommittee. Figuring out whether state government documents are copyrighted is a tricky question. Copyright law has significant impact on the work libraries, digital repositories, and even state agencies, with regards to digitizing and web archiving state government information. Free State […]
» Read moreCall for Proposals – CALA Poster Sessions Showcase of Your Achievements 3:00-4:30 pm, Sunday, June 26, 2016 2016 ALA Annual Conference Session Description: CALA poster sessions provide an ideal platform for CALA members to showcase, discuss and share achievements in research, work in progress, examples of best practice, innovative services, and community development in an informal scholarly setting. They will […]
» Read moreHappy Chinese New Year to you all! Wish all of you and your families to be happy, healthy, and prosperous! CALA Midwest Executive Committee: Fu Zhuo Vincci Kwong Jianying Shou Wen-Ling Liu Haiwang Yuan Lijun Xue Yan He
» Read moreAs more libraries around the world adopt RDA: Resource Description and Access, knowledge of this new standard is a crucial skill. RDA has tremendous potential for helping the library world move into the digital world, on the flip side, it is a major anxiety point for catalogers who aren’t sure what they need to learn to get started with this […]
» Read moreThe University of Minnesota Libraries will offer its 10th week-long Institute for 24 early career college and university librarians who are from traditionally underrepresented groups and are in the first three years of their professional careers. The Institute focuses on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds. Participants will develop specific leadership abilities proven to be necessary for organizational […]
» Read moreDr. Nicole A. Cooke from University of Illinois will present on the topic Cultural Competence and Diverse Communities at The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Library. The presentation will be held on Feb. 5, 2015 at 1pm. For more information, click to view the Reforma February Flyer.
» Read moreThe CALA Conference Travel Grant Committee is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 Conference Travel Grant is now available for application. We are looking for 4 final recipients among all qualifying applicants. Each recipient will receive a check of $500 from CALA Treasurer after the Committee’s decision is approved by CALA’s Executive Committee and announced to the CALA list. You […]
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