(via Samantha McClellan–California State University, Sacramento) Registration for the LOEX 2021 Conference (online May 11-14, Tuesday- Friday), opened Friday, February 12, at 12:00 PM CDT. The registration form is available here. Now in its 49th year, the LOEX Conference highlights excellence in library instruction and information literacy. Come see how academic librarians from all over…
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Registration Open, and Awards Available, for 2021 Reaching Forward Illinois Combined Virtual Conference (April 15-16 and May 7)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference (Thursday-Friday, April 15-16) and the Reaching Forward South Conference (Friday, May 7) are joining forces to bring their 2021 virtual conferences to all Illinois libraries! The combined conference, Reaching Forward Illinois, will allow registrants to attend both conferences for one fee. Recordings of the sessions will…
Save the Date and Call for Volunteers: New Conference for STEM Librarians (July 22-23)
(via Nastasha Johnson, Purdue University) Save the date for a new STEM librarian professional development conference! The event, which does not officially have a name yet, will take place online Thursday, July 22, and Friday, July 23, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT each day. Check here for updates as they become available. Why is…
Call for Applications: 2021 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Online Sat., April 24) — Deadline Extended to Fri., March 5
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program. The event will take virtually on Saturday, April 24, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This year’s program will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and explore the types of behaviors that lead to inclusion…
Call for Posters and Lightning Talks Extended: MLA 2021 Virtual Meeting (New Deadline Mon, Feb. 15)
(via the Medical Library Association) The 2021 National Program Committee invites abstract submissions that support the annual meeting theme, “Transforming Our Diversifying Communities”. The MLA ’21 “Call for Poster and Lightning Talks” has been extended to Monday, February 15. Posters and lightning talks are great ways to share information about research or programs. Submitters must…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for an ACRL Committee is Friday, Feb. 12
(via ACRL) Did you know that in-person attendance at conferences isn’t required to serve on ACRL division and section committees? Learn more about the process in this video from the ACRL Membership Committee explaining how the ACRL committee appointment process works for ACRL division-level committees, section committees, interest, and discussion groups. The webcast recording, freely available…
Call for Participation: Survey for Research Study on Work Environments in Academic Libraries (Deadline Fri., Feb. 12)
(via Maggie Albro, Clemson University) We invite you to participate in a survey designed to explore academic library work environments. To participate, you must be 18 years of age or older and employed by an academic library in the United States. The survey should take approximately 25 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey…
Registration Open for Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon on History of the Health Sciences (Wed., March 24) — Deadline Wed., Feb. 24
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Join the Wednesday, March 24, Wikipedia edit-a-thon on the history of the health sciences. If you are interested in participating or would like to learn more, please contact Megan Rosenbloom, at meganrosenbloom@gmail.com. She will share the working document with the names and…
Call for Proposals: Virtual Library Instruction Tennessee Conference (Week of June 7-11) — Current Deadline Wed., Feb. 10
(via Sarah Smith, St. Louis Community College) Join us in 2021 for the virtual Library Instruction Tennessee (LIT) Conference! The theme for LIT 2021 is “Persistence & Resilience”. The meeting will take place virtually during the week of June 7-11 (Monday-Friday). Registration will open in later April. This year’s event is free. The call for proposals is…
Reminder: Registration Open for 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Online April 29-30)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) This is a reminder that registration is now open for the 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit, which will take place online from Thursday, April 29, to Friday, April 30. The focus of this year’s meeting will be on challenging the status quo and rethinking information literacy theories and practices, with…