(via Rebecca Starkey, University of Chicago) Registration is open for the 6th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium at the University of Chicago Library on Friday, September 6. “High Impact Collaboration: Libraries and Undergraduate Research Partnerships” Undergraduate research is a growing focus of higher education, as colleges and universities seek ways to involve students in experimental…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Reminder: CARLI Holding First-Ever Networking and Career Fair (November 14 in Champaign)
(via the Illinois Library Association) CARLI, in partnership with the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will host its first-ever Networking and Career Fair from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. on November 14, 2019, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Champaign, IL. All library types are welcome to attend. A mixer with students…
Call for Proposals: Reaching Forward Conference 2020 (May 1 in Rosemont, IL) — Deadline Oct. 18, 2019
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference Committee is accepting program submissions for the 2020 Conference, which will be held Friday, May 1, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Proposals must be submitted using the online proposal form. Incomplete proposals can be saved and revised any time prior to the submission deadline….
Registration Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Pre-Conference and Conference (Oct. 17-18 in Columbus)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Our new website is now live! Check it out https://www.alaoweb.org/ and register for our annual conference while you’re there! Registration is underway for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Academic Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate. The conference will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Nationwide…
Registration Open and Call for Poster Proposals Extended: Library Research Seminar VII (Oct. 16-18 in Columbia, SC)
(via Dr. Jennifer Sweeney, JK Sweeney & Associates LLC) Conference registration and housing are open! Navigate to https://sites.google.com/ucmo.edu/lrs-vii/home to register. Conference attendance is limited, so don’t delay. Applications are still being accepted for the poster session. The new deadline is Friday, September 6. Consider sharing your work in-progress or completed research! Poster applications can be…
Save the Date: Designing for Digital 2020 Conference (March 9-11 in Austin, TX)
(via David Comeaux, Louisiana State University) We invite you to join us in Austin, Texas for our 6th Designing for Digital conference — the annual conference that aims to approach the library digital experience from a holistic point of view. We consider library services and overall strategy. We dig into tools and methods, UX in practice,…
Registration Open for Samvera Connect 2019 (Oct. 22-25 at Washington University in St. Louis) — Early-Bird Ends Sept. 12
(via Harriett Green – Associate University Librarian, Washington University in St. Louis) We’re delighted to announce that registration is now open for Samvera Connect 2019 to be held at Washington University in St Louis, from October 22 to 25. An early bird price of $265 will apply until September 12, after which it will be…
Deadline to Reserve Room at HSLI Conference Rate Extended to August 16
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI Past President) The HSLI Conference is almost a month away. We hope to see you there! For more information, please check the Conference website. In the meantime, if you have not registered yet or are still waiting on approval, please consider getting your hotel room reserved. The group rate was set…
RAILS Asking L2 Users to Update Their Profiles in Preparation for New Version
(via RAILS) Individuals and libraries should update their L2 profiles before the new L2 (Library Directory and Learning Calendar) is launched next year. This will also ensure that other members will be able to find the most up-to-date information about your library. Library directors and other library employees with elevated edit permissions in L2 can update…
Reminder: Proposals for ACRL Scholarly Communications Grants Due September 30
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has allocated $30,000 in the 2020 fiscal year to offer grants of up to $5,000 each for new research in areas suggested by ACRL’s 2019 report Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future (prepared for ACRL by Nancy Maron and Rebecca Kennison with Paul Bracke,…