CFP for ACRL Publication. We invite chapter proposals for the forthcoming ACRL publication, Flourishing in the Academic Library: A Framework for Fostering Student Belonging, Confidence, and Connection. (cont)
It addresses student flourishing, specifically the concepts of belonging, confidence, and connectedness.
To learn more, please visit studentflourishing.my.canva.…
Submit your proposal via this form or email the editors at flourishingwithinformation@gmail.com by June 2, 2025.
The MiALA Fine Arts IG invites you to a visit the Detroit Institute of Arts on Fri. May 2. Thisincludes a private tour of the Research Library and Archives, time at the museum, and a complimentary lunch at the Kresge Court (located in the museum). (1/2)
ALT Detroit Institute of Arts visit invitation -- Schedule for May 2, 2025: 1:30PM Free lunch, 3:00PM Tour of Research Library and Archives, 4:00PM Explore the museum
This is a free event, including lunch and entry to the museum for the afternoon/evening. We are limited to 25 attendees for this event. If you are interested in attending, please sign up for the event by Sunday, April 19 to reserve your spot (2/2): forms.office.com/r/2xj16XVK3…
Registration for the Symposium on Reparative Description in Library Catalogs is open! It will be capped at 80 participants, so please register ASAP. To guarantee lunch register by March 24th. If plans change, please cancel your registration usin our registration form. (1/3)
Join us in learning how Indigenous cultural heritage professionals have worked to elevate indigenous ways of knowing in library description and classification practices. (2/3)
Time will also be devoted to learning how to address harmful language in catalogs, as well as strategizing on how the library community can come together to reflect, make changes, and continue learning. We hope you can join us! bookings.lib.msu.edu/event/1… (3/3)
MiALA 2025 Conference proposals are due this Friday! Submissions can be made using this form: memberleap.com/members/form.…
The Web/UX Interest Group is sponsoring a presentation, "Updates to Federal Disability Rights Law in the Digital Space, by Mary Lou Mobley, National Disability Expert in the Office for Civil Rights"
Thurs, Dec. 12, 2024 10AM-11:30AM
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
The 2024 @ALAO Conference registration is open! Come help us celebrate our 50th conference anniversary! Register by September 20.
The theme for this year's in-person conference is:
Ohio Academic Libraries: Past, Present, & Future alaoweb.org/conferences/2024…
The IGCC would like to solicit ideas for **potential new interest groups (IGs)**. The ideas you submit should be ideas for IGs that you would participate in. This summer, the IGCC will try to link up interested parties whose ideas were the same.
Survey: memberleap.com/ct.php?lid=11…
Update -- we had a typo in the original post. The elections will close FRIDAY -- June 14 @ 5PM Eastern
Voting is now open for Board positions, IGCC positions, & bylaws amendments! information on all elections can be found on the Election Central page. Please visit Election Central to complete your ballot by June 15th at 5pm eastern time. miala.org/election_central.p….
Voting is now open for Board positions, IGCC positions, & bylaws amendments! information on all elections can be found on the Election Central page. Please visit Election Central to complete your ballot by June 15th at 5pm eastern time. miala.org/election_central.p….
We have sold out conference registration & now have a wait list. Please check your email (including spam folders) for any and all communications from MiALA to ensure you have the latest info. See you in Kalamazoo!
The MiALA Annual Conference will close with a membership meeting Friday May 17. ACRL President and Dean of Purdue Libraries Beth McNeil will give a brief report. We hope you can join us -- the meeting starts at 12Noon and includes lunch!
Reminder about this upcoming event. Registration is required to get the zoom link.
The deadline to sign up for the MiALA Mentoring Program is Friday (April 26).
Introducing the MiALA Mentoring Program 2024-25! Open to all MiALA members.
Submit this form to be a mentor: forms.gle/4MP4mUyNrKZNesH96
Submit this form to find a mentor: forms.gle/wsjMh8zp8q5PZMUh7
Sign up by April 26
More than a one-shot? A MiALA IDEA and I & IL conversation.
Wed. 5/22:11am - Noon
Register to get the link and add to your calendar: emich.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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Join the MiALA IDEA to revisit and continue our discussion of Sophia Leung's article, "The Futility of Information Literacy & EDI: Toward What?" crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/a… examines the parallels between one-shot library instruction and one-off EDI workshops. (2/2)