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Instruction Discussion Topics

We’re gearing up for the ILA-ACRL/IPAL joint conference, and we want to hear from folks involved with library instruction!

During the Information Literacy Interest Group session, Iowa academic library staff who do instruction get together to talk, share ideas, and build community. (Are you new to the interest group’s activities? Check out our recaps and resources from past years over on the blog – http://ilove-instruction.blogspot.com/)

We’ve got some activities planned, but we also want to be sure we’re meeting your needs. So…

What’s on your mind? What would you like to discuss with colleagues during the Information Literacy Interest Group session? Add your ideas below!

Let us know by April 15th!

Thanks,
Becky Canovan (bcanovan@dbq.edu, University of Dubuque) and Cara B. Stone (cstone@iastate.edu, Iowa State University)

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March 28, 2022
New ILA/ACRL Website & Thank You!

The 2022 ILA/ACRL Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) is thrilled to announce the launch of the new ILA/ACRL webpage, you can find it here: https://www.iowaacrl.org/

We would like to extend a huge thank you to previous ECC members James Cox & Maggie Haltermann-Dess who migrated the lion’s share of the website content. You left the low hanging fruit of tying up loose ends, and crossing the finish line to the current ECC. Last but not least, thank you to Ryan Gjerde for his behind the scenes expertise, and switching us from the old to the new site.

We hope the new site will be easier for ILA/ACRL members to navigate and find the information they seek, as well as for new committee members to edit, update, and maintain into the future.

With thanks,

2022 ILA/ACRL Electronic Communications Committee

Members:
Jenny Parker, Chair
Claire Bowling
Sarah Young

March 21, 2022
Mary Hammond Iber ILA/ACRL Spring Conference Scholarship 2022

Mary Hammond Iber was an exceptional librarian, mentor, and friend. A librarian and archivist at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, she died unexpectedly on January 2, 2014. Mary was known for her kind, creative, and helpful nature and her vibrant approach to life. She taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science and was involved with Iowa ACRL leadership, including serving as President in 2010 and chairing the Nominating, Awards, and Newsletter committees.

To honor her commitment to continuous learning and growth, Iowa ACRL makes available the Mary Hammond Iber Spring Conference Scholarship. The scholarship will help fund attendance at the Iowa ACRL and IPAL Joint Spring Conference, May 19-20 at University of Northern Iowa. The scholarship will cover the registration fee and up to $100 in travel, hotel, and meal expenses.

Applicants must be either:

1) Paid members of Iowa ACRL, working full-time in an Iowa academic or research library, and either:

Attending their first Iowa ACRL Conference, or have worked in an Iowa academic or research library for fewer than three years.

OR

2) Library science students and/or support staff working in an Iowa academic or research library. Student and support staff applicants do not have to be paid members of Iowa ACRL.

Previous Iowa ACRL Spring Conference scholarship recipients are not eligible.

Please submit the application linked here, including a 250 word or less essay describing how the conference theme “Reconnecting, Renewing, Responding” is related to one of your professional goals. Scholarship winners are selected by the Awards Committee on the quality of the essay.

The deadline for applications is April 17. The winner will be notified by May 2.

Mary Anderson, Awards Committee Chair

March 21, 2022