(via Cameron Cook, University of Wisconsin – Madison) Registration is now open for the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, which will take place in Chicago, IL from March 21-23, 2018. To view the program/schedule and register please visit: https://www.asist.org/rdap This national conference will feature panel presentations, lightning talks, workshops, and a poster session reception. Managers,…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Illinois Information Literacy Summit Proposals Deadline Extended to Jan. 19
(via Tish Hayes, Moraine Valley Community College) The 17th Annual Information Literacy Summit, themed “Teaching for Curiosity, Creativity, and Action”, will take place on Friday, April 20, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The event will be held on the Moraine Valley Community College campus and is co-sponsored by the DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section Poster Session at ALA Annual (Deadline Feb. 16)
(via Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida) The Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) invites proposals for the 2018 WGSS Research Poster Session, to be held as part of the ALA Annual Conference General Poster Session, located in the exhibits hall at the New Orleans Convention Center. The WGSS has a dedicated time from 11:30 AM…
Call for Proposals: ALA Annual Conference Poster Sessions (Deadline Feb. 16)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The 2018 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition Poster Session Committee invites everyone to share your best ideas and work with the library community by presenting a poster at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. The poster sessions will take place on Saturday and Sunday,…
Reminder: ACRL Mile High RoadShow, “Engaging with the ACRL Framework”, on February 9 in Denver
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) Join us in the Mile High City for the day-long workshop “Engaging with the ACRL Framework: A Catalyst for Exploring and Expanding Our Teaching Practices,” offered at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting. The event will take place on Friday, February 9, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM….
Reminder: Bob Doyle Retirement Reception (Jan. 11) and Intellectual Freedom Fund
(via Reina Williams, Rush University Medical Center) After 21 years as ILA’s Executive Director, Bob Doyle retired on December 1, 2017. Please join us for a cocktail reception to celebrate Bob’s two decades of distinguished leadership. Thursday, January 11, 2018, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, at The University Club, Michigan/Monroe Room, 76 East Monroe Street, in…
Call for Volunteers: LLAMA Buddy Program at ALA Midwinter
(via Aisha Conner-Gaten, Loyola Marymount University) Reminder to be a buddy for ALAMW! Meet new people a few times and gain service experience! Are you a new ALA Conference attendee and would like tips on how to get the most out of your conference experience? Are you an experienced ALA Conference attendee and willing to…
Reminder: Moderators Sought for MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2018 Joint Meeting Roundtables
(via Kathryn Houk, University of Nevada – Las Vegas) We are still looking for at least *4 volunteers* to moderate and take notes (or delegate to another RT participant) one of the following discussions at the 2018 Northern California & Nevada Medical Library Group / Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona Joint Meeting….
Call for Applicants: ALHHS Joan E. Klein Travel Scholarship (Deadline March 14)
(via Amy Suiter, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis) The scholarship committee of the Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS) is currently accepting submissions for the Joan E. Klein Scholarship to attend the ALHHS annual meeting. This award is open to ALHHS or MeMA members who are students…
Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association InSight Initiative Summit in Chicago (Deadline Jan. 15)
(via the Medical Library Association) The MLA InSight Initiative’s first summit, Engaging Users in a Disruptive Era, will take place March 6-7, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. Confirmed participating organizations are American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Annual Reviews, BMJ Publishing, Elsevier, F1000, The JAMA Network, McGraw-Hill Education, NEJM Group, Springer Nature, and Wolters Kluwer. MLA seeks twelve…