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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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CFP for LIRT President's Program at ALA Annual 2025 in Philadelphia

  • 1.  CFP for LIRT President's Program at ALA Annual 2025 in Philadelphia

    Posted Oct 24, 2024 04:13 PM

    **Apologies for cross posting** 

    Greetings!  

    ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is seeking panelists for the LIRT President's Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA (June 26-30, 2025)

    Program Title: Collaboration in Instruction with Other Types of Libraries  

    Description: Libraries of all types are facing increasing demands on their resources and requests to handle areas that may be outside their staff's area of expertise, all while also being asked to "do more with less." One solution to tackling this issue is by collaborating with other types of libraries (e.g., High School and Academic; Public and School; Medical Library and Archive). These types of collaborations provide librarians access to skills, techniques, resources, spaces, and experience they might not already have. In this session, participants will learn how librarians from school, public, special, or academic libraries are collaborating with each other to make sure their target populations are being effectively reached and served.

    Traditionally, this session is a panel* that includes three presentations from librarians representing school, public, special, or academic libraries. Each presentation should last approximately 15 minutes. Then, there will be additional time for a short Q&A afterwards.

    *Although this program seeks to highlight collaborative endeavors, it is up to the proposal submitters to decide if just one person will represent their group at the conference or if two or three people will present the session.

    Deadline is Friday, December 13th.

    Submit a Proposal

    Any questions may be directed to Brad Sietz (bsietz@emich.edu), LIRT Conference Program Planning Committee Co-Chair.



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    Brad Sietz
    LOEX Director
    LOEX
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