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Clara Chu Receives ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education

January 12, 2016 Webmaster

Clara Chu, director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, is the 2016 recipient of the ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education. The award is being presented to Clara tomorrow at the ALISE Annual Conference taking place in Boston. Recipients must provide evidence of regular and sustained service that promotes and strengthens the broad areas of library/information […]

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2016 CALA membership renewal

January 8, 2016 Webmaster

Dear Midwest Chapter members, This is a gentle reminder of the CALA membership application and renewal as the CALA general election will be held in spring. Please be aware that if you joined/renewed your membership before July 1 2015, your membership was expired on December 31, 2015. You need to renew your membership soon in order to keep it up-to-date. […]

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Free Webcast: Virtual Reference – 01/14/2016

December 15, 2015 Webmaster

Reference work continues to be a huge part of the foundation of librarianship. Like many other library services, more and more of it is conducted online. Our expert panel will be exploring virtual reference—what it means, how it is changing, and the best practices for those getting started. This episode of AL Live will be hosted live on Thursday, January […]

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CALA Research Webinar: Practical Research Designs for Librarians

November 20, 2015 Webmaster

Sponsored by the CALA Professional Development Task Force, we are honored to have Dr. Yin Zhang speak to us on “Practical Research Designs for Librarians”. Dr. Yin Zhang is a Professor at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University (KSU). She received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, […]

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Go Out & Play: Community Engagement through Turning Outward [Free Webinar]

November 19, 2015 Webmaster

Free ALA Webinar Go Out & Play: Community Engagement through Turning Outward Tuesday, December 1, 2015 2 – 3 p.m. EST / 1 – 2 p.m. CST Register here: https://events-na8.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1087453682/en/events/event/shared/1415971687/event_landing.html?sco-id=1752070839 Duration: 1 hour Cost: Free NOTE: A recording of the presentation will be available after Dec. 1 at www.programminglibrarian.org/learn. Eighteen months ago, 10 public libraries were selected to take part […]

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Call for Applications: 2016 CALA Jing Liao Award for the Best Research

October 26, 2015 Webmaster

Dear CALA members, The CALA Jing Liao Award for the Best Research Committee is now accepting applications through March 31, 2016 for research published in 2015. The pursuit of excellence in research and service was what defined the career of Jing Liao (1954-2011), a long-time CALA member and a devoted and accomplished librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. […]

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2015-2016 CALA Mentoring Program

October 26, 2015 Webmaster

Hello, Are you interested in being a mentor? Are you interested in mentoring new librarians or library students? Then CALA needs you! On behalf of CALA, we would like to invite you to be part of the CALA Mentoring Program as a Mentor or Mentee. The CALA Mentoring Program seeks to provide professional and personal development, support and encouragement through […]

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Love Fund for Lisa Zhao

October 19, 2015 Webmaster

Ms. Lisa Zhao is CALA President of 2013/14 and long time CALA member. In July 2014, right after ALA Conference in Las Vegas, she was diagnosed brain cancer. Now she and her family desperately need help. We would appreciate your attention and hope you can help spread the word. We would like to inform you of Lisa Zhao’s continuing fight […]

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