(via Dr. Wendy Doucette, East Tennessee State University) The organizers of the 2026 TLGS (Transforming Libraries to Serve Graduate Students) Virtual Conference are now seeking proposals. The conference will take place from Monday, March 17, to Tuesday, March 18, 2026. As universities continue to add and diversify their graduate programs, academic libraries have become increasingly…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for Free Northeast Institutional Repository Day–Online Thurs., Dec. 4 (12:00-4:00 PM CDT) and Fri., Dec. 5 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Erin Jome — University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Registration for the 2025 Northeast Institutional Repository Day (NIRD25) is now open! This free event will take place online Thursday, December 4, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM CDT; and Friday, December 5, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. The seventh annual Northeast Institutional Repository Day…
Registration Open for 11th Annual eLearning in Libraries Symposium–Online Tues., Nov. 25, and Wed., Nov. 26
(via Tina Liu, McGill University) The 11th Annual eLearning in Libraries Symposium will be held on Zoom Tuesday, November 25, and Wednesday, November 26. This free, two-day event will include sessions on eLearning best practices, accessible and inclusive design, instructional design, open education, eLearning tools, generative AI and much more! The symposium includes two days…
Reminder: Registration Open for Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium 2025–Online Thurs., Nov. 20
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The MIRL (Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries) Symposium planning committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the fifth annual free virtual event, scheduled to take place on Zoom Thursday, November 20. The MIRL Symposium is a platform-neutral conference…
Call for Proposals: 2026 Reaching Forward South Conference (Fri., April 10, in O’Fallon)–Deadline Tues., Nov. 11
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ILA Reaching Forward South Committee is accepting program proposals for the 2026 Reaching Forward South Conference on Friday, April 10, at the Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon, Illinois. The Conference theme is “Revolutionary Service: Preserving the Past, Empowering the Future”. From making materials and resources widely accessible to…
Call for Session Proposals and Scholarship Applications: 2026 ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Conference (Tues., June 23 – Fri., June 26, in Milwaukee and Online)–Deadline Fri., Dec. 12
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The 2026 ACRL RBMS (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section) Conference is coming up from Tuesday, June 23, to Friday, June 26, in Milwaukee, WI, and online. The RBMS Conference Program Planning Committee enthusiastically invites you to contribute to an exploration of “Advocacy: Finding Your Voice”. The Committee invites proposals…
Call for Breakout Session Proposals: LOEX 2026 Conference (Thurs., May 7 – Sat., May 9, in Norfolk, VA)–Deadline Mon., Dec. 1
(via LOEX) The organizers of the 54th Annual LOEX Conference seek proposals for breakout sessions. Themed “Oceans of Knowledge: Diving into Information Literacy”, the Conference will take place from Thursday, May 7, to Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Norfolk, Virginia. How do we teach, lead, and collaborate in an ever-changing sea of information? Explore this…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for Free Inaugural Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium–Online Wed., Nov. 12, 10:45 AM – 6:00 PM CDT
Note: This webinar conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via Dr. Regina Gong, University of San Diego) This is a reminder that registration is still open for the inaugural Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium, taking place virtually on Wednesday, November 12, from 10:45 AM to 6:00 PM CDT. This free event, organized by the University…
Call for Proposals Extended: California Conference on Library Instruction (Fri., May 29, at Cal State Monterey Bay)–New Deadline Wed., Nov. 5
(via Norma Juarez Durian, San Bernardino Valley College) The 2026 California Conference on Library Instruction will take place on Friday, May 29, at California State University’s Monterey Bay campus. The theme is “Library Instruction in Changing Times”. Instruction librarians are teaching and leading in a time of seismic shift. Lightning-fast technological innovation, divisive politics, and…
Call for Proposals: 21st International Conference on Open Repositories (Online Mon., June 8 – Thurs., June 11)–Deadline Sun., January 11
(via Adrian Ho, University of Chicago) The 21st International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2026) will be held online from Monday, June 8, to Thursday, June 11, 2026. The theme for the OR2026 conference is: “Open to All? Repositories at the Intersection of People, Practice, and Emerging Technologies”. The event will explore how repositories sustain open…