Is learning more about evidence synthesis on your professional development agenda for the summer? If so, the MLA Systematic Review Caucus would like to help you reach your goals! The Caucus is convening a summer learning initiative focused on a free and open to all course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis developed by the Campbell Collaboration through the…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Free Online Presentation: Reframing Data: Teaching Ethical Data Practices Centering the Experiences of Enslaved Africans and Their Descendants (June 17, 2026)
Free Online Presentation: Reframing Data: Teaching Ethical Data Practices Centering the Experiences of Enslaved Africans and Their Descendants Presenters: Dykee Gorrell Live Session: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 1:00-2:00 Central Registration: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QszFn0tRTlyM18dPa9ft4Q Sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee This session introduces an emerging instructional approach to teaching data management and visualization through a critical,…
Registration extended for Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS), June 15-18, 2026
The Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS) 2026 is excited to be able to offer open registration throughout the symposium, until June 18, 2026. Register in advance or at any time during the event and attend whenever you are available! This free, fully virtual conference brings together information professionals involved in providing evidence synthesis support…
Opportunity to Present: 2026 Illinois Minority Health Conference on October 27–28, 2026 (Abstracts Due July 10)
The Illinois Department of Public Health is currently accepting proposals for the 2026 Illinois Minority Health Conference, which will be held October 27–28, 2026 at the NIU Naperville Conference Center. This year’s theme is: “Community Over Chaos: The Next 15 Years of Health Equity in Illinois.” Some relevant focus areas that align well with our…
Reminder: Registration Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Instruction and STEM Interest Groups’ Innovative Instruction Showcase (Online Wed., May 13, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT)–Full Schedule Now Available
(via Kristen Adams, Miami University in Ohio) The Instruction and STEM Interest Groups of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) are excited to announce the 2026 Innovative Instruction Showcase. This will consist of a variety of short lighting talks of 7-10 minutes each. Our theme is instruction in a very broad sense. Our lightning…
Registration Open for All of Us Science Day–Online Wed., April 15, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM CDT
(via the event organizers) Registration is open for All of Us Science Day 2026. Please join us on Wednesday, April 15, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM CDT. The event is free, virtual, and open to everyone. Guided by this year’s theme, “From Discovery to Impact”, Science Day will celebrate how discoveries powered by All…
Call for Proposals: ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Conference (Online Thurs., June 11, and in Worcester, MA, on Mon., June 15)–Deadline Fri., April 17
(via Dr. Amy Beth, Southern Connecticut State University) The Association of College & Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL-NEC) and the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) will hold a joint conference virtually on Thursday, June 11, and in person at Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA) on Monday, June 15. We welcome proposals that acknowledge ……
Save the Date: 2026 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium–Mon., Sept. 28 – Wed., Sept. 30, in West Lafayette, IN
(via Marianne Stowell Bracke, Wayne State University) We are excited to see everyone in person at the 2026 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, from Monday, September 28, to Wednesday, September 30. The in-person format will include networking and unconference-type hands-on sessions as well as lightning talks, longer presentations, panels,…
Reminder: Proposals for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (in Peoria Tues., Oct. 6 – Thurs., Oct. 8, with Theme “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries!”) Due Fri., April 3
(via the Illinois Library Association) The deadline to submit program proposals and lightning talks for this year’s ILA Annual Conference (Tuesday, October 6 – Thursday, October 8, in Peoria) is quickly approaching! The Conference theme is “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries”. Whether you are part of a large, urban library…
Registration Open and Call for Proposals Extended: IACRL Spring Sampler (Online Wed., April 22, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT)–New Submission Deadline Fri., April 17
(via IACRL) Join the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) Conference and Continuing Education Committee for its Spring Sampler 2026 online Wednesday, April 22, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. This free, virtual conference is a great way to network and see the work being done by academic libraries and library…