(via Michelle Price, St. John Fisher College) We are a collaborative unit composed of a science librarian and a science faculty member that would like to work with other collaborative units to form a panel for ACRL 2019. Our focus is on high-yield opportunities in embedded librarianship while addressing sustainable practices. We have worked with…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Call for Applications: APA Librarian Travel Award (Deadline March 31)
(via Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University) Posting on behalf of APA – please direct questions to librariantravel@apa.org. There’s still time to get your application package together! Do you work in an academic or health sciences library in the United States? Are you an early- or mid-career librarian? Are you looking for sources of funding for…
Call for Proposals: Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Lightning Talks (Deadline April 6)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Mark your calendars for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH featuring a keynote presentation by George Needham, Director of the Delaware County District Library. This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to trade information and network with…
Registration Open for Inaugural Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference
(via Norma Durian, University of La Verne) Registration for the Inaugural Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) conference is now open! When: July 12, 2018 8:30 am – 4:15 pm Where: University of La Verne, La Verne, CA With over 20 sessions and presenters from across the United States and the world, this conference is…
Call for Performers: MLA 2018 Talent Show (Deadline March 28)
(via Ene Belleh, University of Pennsylvania) Do you play a musical instrument? Sing in the shower? Balance spinning plates while cooking dinner? Recite poetry to your cats pets? Show off that talent to your MLA friends and colleagues! The MLA is calling on you to present up to a 5-minute display of talent during the…
Registration Open for 2018 Digital Initiatives Symposium (Keynoters Include IWU’s Davis-Kahl and UIUC’s Hensley)
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) Registration is now open for the 2018 Digital Initiatives Symposium! NEW THIS YEAR: – Five Pre-conference Workshops: – Open Access Policies – Open Education – Web Archiving – Linked Data – Metadata – Outdoor Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception held on Day 1 – 15-Minute “TED-Style” Talks on Day 2…
Call for Panelists: ACRL IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline April 20)
(via Lauren Hays, MidAmerica Nazarene University) Call for panelists for the ACRL IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum, 2018 ALA Annual Meeting The IS Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an excellent opportunity for instruction librarians to explore and discuss current topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The steering committee welcomes proposals from individuals…
Call for Proposals: 2018 Chinese American Librarians’ Association Midwest Annual Conference (Deadline April 20)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Mingyan Li, UIC) The Chinese American Librarians’ Association (CALA) Midwest Professional Development Committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2018 CALA Midwest Annual Conference. In nowadays’ digital and technological world, library practices have been greatly impacted in one way or the other….
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase 2018 (Deadline April 2)
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the sixth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, May 31, at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “We Can’t Do…
Call for Student Snapshot Sessions for 2018 NASIG Annual Conference
(via NASIG) The NASIG Student Outreach Committee (SOC) invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Student Snapshot Sessions for the 33rd NASIG conference in Atlanta, GA, June 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is “Transforming the Information Community.” The Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Friday, June 8, from 3:45 to…