Upcoming *FREE* ACRL Webinars – Mark Your Calendars!

ACRL-Oregon, ACRL-Washington, OHSU Library, and OSU Libraries are proud to co-sponsor the following ACRL National webinars to support continuing education for academic librarians in Oregon and Washington! Please note: We gather at a host library for each webinar – these sessions are open to EVERYONE (members and non-members alike) and are intended to encourage group [...]

Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2011 ACRL-Oregon & Washington Joint Fall Conference

“Live long and prosper: Sustainable solutions for today’s academic libraries” 2011 Joint Conference of the Washington & Oregon Association of College and Research Libraries Scholarship Applications are now open! Applying is easy and includes a short essay (500 words or less) on your interest in attending the conference and in academic librarianship. ACRL-OR awards two [...]

OLA 2012 Conference – Call for Program and Preconference Proposals

Have ideas for a terrific conference program or preconference? The Program Committee would love to hear from you! Online forms for proposal submissions are now available on the Oregon Library Association website: http://bit.ly/nP8Q7A Please submit proposals by Friday, October 7th. Preconference and program ideas do not have to be completely finalized at this point. Enter [...]

2011 Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture – September 23

The Aubrey R. Watzek Library at Lewis & Clark College is pleased to announce the 2011 Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture in Library Service will take place on Friday, September 23 at 3pm in Smith Hall on the campus of Lewis & Clark College.  A reception will follow the lecture. Roger C. Schonfeld, Director of Research [...]

Orbis Cascade Alliance Research Interest Group Meeting – Friday, August 5 – University of Portland

Orbis Cascade Alliance Research Interest Group Meeting Friday, August 5 10 a.m.-12 noon University of Portland – Library Conference Room Please join us for our bi-annual in-person meeting to discuss issues of interest regarding library research. If you cannot join us in person, but would like to phone in, let Laura know (we do not [...]

ACRL WA & OR 2011 Fall Conference – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

“Live long and prosper: Sustainable solutions for today’s academic libraries” ACRL Washington & Oregon Joint Fall Conference 2011, October 27 – 28, 2011 Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest Conference Center CALL FOR PROPOSALS   The ACRL WA Board is now accepting proposals for concurrent sessions. Academic libraries are facing a challenging future with evolving [...]

New Scholarly Communication Interest Group – Orbis Cascade Alliance

A new interest group has just been formed for library staff/faculty from Orbis Cascade member institutions.  While the group has an initial charge, we are looking for interested participants to help shape our activities – and to let us know what is important to you.  If you are interested in joining the group, visit the [...]

Act now! Reduced preconference fee for LIS students

Attn: Future Librarians The fee for ACRL Oregon’s preconference Managing Vendor Relationships has been lowered to $45 for LIS students! Register at the OLA website (A button is being added for students in the form, but if you encounter any problems, please contact Jane Scott.) Rice Majors (Emporia SLIM alum) has gathered a top notch group [...]

Throw Your Hat in the Ring: Election Nominations Are Open!

Get involved with Oregon’s premier organization for academic librarians! The ACRL-OR Board invites you to run for a position in our upcoming spring election.  The open positions are: Vice-President/President Elect (3 year term) 2 Members-at-Large (2 year term) Position descriptions are available at the following link:  http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=87568. How to nominate yourself: send an email with [...]

ACRL National Seeking Volunteers for Immediate Service

The Association of College and Research Libraries encourages members to volunteer for immediate service on one of the following new committees responsible for managing and coordinating ACRL’s program for liaising with other organizations interested in higher education: Liaisons Coordinating Committee – Oversees and coordinates the ACRL liaison relationship activities across all levels of the association; [...]

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