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Lake Forest College Donnelley and Lee Library invites you to discover the Nell Shipman’s 1920 silent film Something New. One century after its original production, this little-known silent movie gem has been reimagined with a musical score by Professor of Music Don Meyer and Music Associate Chris White. Panelists, including, Chris White, Don Meyer, Gizella …
Information Literacy and Instruction Librarian The Paul V. Galvin Library at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois is pleased to announce a great opportunity for an early-career librarian who is interested in work in information literacy, reference and instruction. This position provides service to faculty, students, and staff at IIT’s Main campus, demonstrates …
Kristy BowenBA. English & Theatre Arts (Rockford College)MA in English (DePaul University)MFA in Poetry (Columbia College Chicago)Access Services AssistantColumbia College Chicago Library What are your main duties at your library? My main responsibilities include processing Course Reserves and co-curating our Aesthetics of Research initiative, which explores the intersection between libraries and artistic practice/community. That involves …
Joan HopkinsBA in French and Philosophy; MLSInstruction LibrarianBenedictine University What are your main duties at your library? As a member of our Outreach Services Team, my main duty is to “creatively design, adapt, plan, schedule, and conduct instruction sessions to encourage the development of students’ information literacy skills” which involves creating and maintaining over 150 …
Nathan Thebarge BA, Moody Bible Institute; MDiv, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Public Services Supervisor Trinity International University What are your main duties at your library? I oversee interlibrary loan, supervise the reference desk, serve as Alma administrator, and select resources to support our Bible and theology departments. What do you like best about your job? …
The 2020 LIBRAS Annual Meeting took place virtually on May 20. Although COVID-19 shifted the LIBRAS Annual Meeting to a virtual setting, attendance remained strong. Simultaneous attendance peaked at 54 members, though actual attendance is suspected to be slightly higher as some members came late and others had to leave early for other commitments. The …
With all of us transitioning to Alma, LIBRAS is interested in restarting the Technical Services SIG. The Technical Services SIG group would like to provide a platform for technical services librarians and staff to come together to discuss Alma-related topics and tasks including: electronic resources, metadata, serials, analytics and more. This group will meet regularly …
Peg CookMA (Performance Studies, Northwestern) MSLIS (Dominican)Interim DirectorElmhurst College What are your main duties at your library? I oversee management of the library staff and faculty. I manage the budget and make sure we are spending our funds wisely. Additionally I’m liaison to six academic departments including our freshman composition classes, and I still teach …
Join us as we congratulate Patricia Hall Hurley as the 2020 LIBRAS Melvin R. George award recipient. This award is given annually to a librarian, or other individual currently or previously affiliated with LIBRAS who has made a significant contribution within LIBRAS to library service with special emphasis on library cooperation. Patricia served as a …
As many of us are shifting to intersession/summer schedules while working remotely, keeping library staff and students engaged with your institution can be challenging. Join this virtual LKE session to share challenges you face and ideas to help staff and students engage with the library and broader institution. Sample topics may include: new virtual programming, …