(via Dani Brecher Cook, University of California – Riverside) The NMRT President’s Program Committee seeks potential speakers for an in-person preconference program at ALA Annual 2018 (New Orleans, LA) on the theme of authenticity and the library profession. In this preconference workshop, we will examine the presidential theme of “You Belong Here” by considering ways…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Voting Open for Designing for Digital 2018 Conference Sessions (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) One of the many ways Designing for Digital (D4D) planners build programming is through an open call for proposals and a community vote on all submissions.The Designing for Digital Program Planning Committee welcomes and encourages the community to participate in an open, easy and anonymous community vote of the…
Call for Proposals: Northern California Technical Processes Group 2018 Meeting (Deadline Dec. 13)
(via the Northern California Technical Processes Group) We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) will take place in San Francisco April or May 2018. Our 81st annual meeting will be organized under the theme “Choosing Your Battles.” For 2018, we will have two options…
Call for Papers: ALA Annual 2018–New Research in Collection Management and Development (Deadline Dec. 18)
(via Jennifer Bazeley, Miami University in Ohio) The Publications Committee of the Collection Management Section of ALCTS is sponsoring the program “New Research in Collection Management and Development” (previously known as the Annual Collection Management & Development Research Forum) at the 2018 American Library Association Annual Conference held in New Orleans, LA from June 21-26,…
Second Call: Proposals for the 2018 Reference Research Forum (Deadline Dec. 22)
(via David Ward, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 2018 REFERENCE RESEARCH FORUM The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at New Discoveries in Reference: The 24rd Annual Reference Research Forum at…
Early-Bird Registration Deadline for NCNMLG/MLGSCA 2018 Joint Meeting is December 1
(via Bethany Myers–University of California, Los Angeles) The early bird registration deadline for the NCNMLG/MLGSCA 2018 Joint Meeting is today! If you haven’t registered yet, now’s your last chance to get the best rate. The #1 reason to attend the Joint Meeting is: Connections! You’ll learn what your colleagues are doing by attending the papers,…
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Patricia Devine, University of Washington) Are you looking for funds to attend the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting this year? EBSCO Information Services has made available four awards of up to $1000 for MLA members who are currently employed as health sciences librarians and who will have 2-5 years of experience at the time…
Application Deadline for Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Carolyn Ching Dennison, University of Hawai’i at Manoa Library) Need something to do after feasting on Thanksgiving Day? Consider applying for the Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant! This grant recognizes Ysabel Bertolucci’s exemplary career as a member of the Medical Library Association and her many contributions to its Sections, Chapters and Board. Endowed…
Save the Date: Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians (June 4-8, 2018)
(via Hilary Davis, North Carolina State University) Save the Date! The Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians will be held June 4 – 8th, 2018 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Applications for the Institute will be accepted beginning on Dec 12, 2017. https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/data-science-and-visualization-institute The…
Call for Nominations: Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Cynthia Thomes-University of Maryland, University College) Do you know or could you be the next recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award? If so, the Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) wants to hear from you! This prestigious award, sponsored by the Routledge, Taylor…