(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Heather Howard, Purdue University) Are you a business librarian or liaison, or someone who wants to know more about business librarianship? Join us for the first Indiana Business Librarian Summit. The event will take place on Wednesday, July 25, at Purdue University. It will…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Seeking Suggestions for Chicago-Area Panelists for MLA Leadership Workshop (Sept. 27-28 in Chicago)
(via Michelle Kraft, Cleveland Clinic) I am picking brains for the names of people in the Chicago area who you (librarians) think would be good to participate on a panel to share their person experiences on how they discover and consume the information they need to do their jobs. We are interested in nurses, allied…
Reminder: Registration for New Librarian Summit (August 2-3) Still Open
(via Laurie Brochard, San Jose State University) The New Librarian Summit (NLS) Organizing Committee would like to invite you to register for the 2nd annual NLS event to be held at San Jose State University (SJSU) in San Jose, California on August 2 and 3, 2018. Our aim is to create an exciting, innovative and…
Call for October 25 CARLI Resource Sharing Forum Presenters
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The Resource Sharing Committee′s fall forum will be held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The committee is now seeking proposals for presentations related to any of these broad topics: · Statistics & reporting · Marketing, promoting, and patron instruction of interlibrary loan and/or access services…
Academic Libraries of Indiana 2018 Scholarly Communication Librarianship Conference to Take Place 10/26
(via Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University, on behalf of Craig Finlay, Indiana University South Bend) The Academic Libraries of Indiana 2018 Scholarly Communication Librarianship Conference will take place on Friday, October 26, in the University Library at IUPUI. This interdisciplinary conference should be of interest to scholarly communication librarians, librarians taking on scholarly communication responsibilities,…
Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference Registration Extended to July 5
(via Vinaya Tripuraneni, University of La Verne) Registration will now be closing on Thursday, July 5, for the Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) Conference, to be held on July 12, 2018 at University of La Verne, La Verne , CA. Limited spaces are available. On-site registration on the day of the conference will…
Registration Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference and Preconference (Early-Bird Ends 9/14)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Registration begins today for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Take Action: Conveying Value, Cultivating Success: The conference will be held on Friday, November 2 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, OH, with a full day pre-conference on November 1. The conference…
ACRL 2019 Conference Keynote Speakers Announced
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces its celebrated lineup of keynote speakers for the ACRL 2019 Conference<https://conference.acrl.org/>, “Recasting the Narrative” to be held April 10- 13, in Cleveland, Ohio. Be challenged and inspired by ACRL’s three thought-provoking speakers, who also double as award-winning journalists,…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for Speak Up – Advocating for You and Your Library Conference is Friday, June 29
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) What do you think of when you hear the word “advocacy”? Do you immediately think of stumping on Capitol Hill and meeting with local government officials? “Advocacy” is much more than politics. Every day, librarians and staff find themselves in situations where they must advocate for resources, money, and…
ALA Seeking Feedback on Organizational Effectiveness and Governance Review (Two Sessions at ALA Annual on June 25)
(via Kim Copenhaver, Eckerd College and Past President of Florida ACRL) Dear colleagues, If you will be in New Orleans on Monday, I urge you to attend one of the remaining small group discussions taking place during ALA Annual regarding the future structure of ALA. It is critical for ACRL members to participate in these conversations!…