(via NASIG, formerly the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) The NASIG 33rd Annual Conference, themed “Transforming the Information Community”, will take place June 8-11, 2018, in Atlanta, GA. Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic resources, serials, library publishing and scholarly communication are encouraged to submit proposals relating to scholarly communication,…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for Oct. 25 “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further: Libraries Empowering Users to Mine the HathiTrust Digital Library Resources” Workshop on Text Mining
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of the “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further” project team) Are you a librarian interested in learning more about digital humanities methods and text mining? Register now to attend a day-long text mining workshop for librarians, at Northwestern University Library in Evanston, IL, on Wednesday, October 25. This workshop will be…
Early-Bird Registration for Midwest MLA / MHSLA 2017 Conference Ends Sept. 23
(via Miranda Shake, Health Science Librarians of Illinois President, on behalf of the Midwest MLA / MHSLA Publicity Committee) Join us for “Pure Information”, the joint conference of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association and the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association, Oct. 13 – 16, 2017. This conference, being held in Ypsilanti, MI,…
Call for Abstract Reviewers: MLA 2018 Annual Meeting (Deadline to Sign Up Sept. 22)
(via Susan Steelman, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library) The 2018 National Programming Committee invites reviewers for papers, posters and lightning talks for the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, to be held May 18-23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. To apply, fill out the Reviewer Interest form by Friday, September 22. The link…
Call for Posters: Open Up Conference on Open Educational Resources
(via Lucy Bungo, Director of Library Services at Villa Maria College) Has your library designed open educational resources (OERs) for faculty? Have you partnered with faculty on the curation of OERs for classroom use in specific subjects? Are you hosting OERs at your library? Have you done anything else with OERs that you want to…
Call for Proposals: 3rd National Personal Librarian & First Year Experience Library Conference (Deadline Oct. 6)
(via Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve University) Proposals are now being accepted for the 3rd National Personal Librarian & First Year Experience Library Conference, a 2-day event focused on all aspects of the first year experience and the personalization of outreach and services for incoming students. The conference will be hosted by Kelvin Smith Library…
MLA 2018 Call for Posters, Papers, Lightning Talks, and Special Content Sessions (Deadline Oct. 10)
(via the Medical Library Association) The 2018 National Program Committee invites you to submit a paper, poster, lightning talk, or special content session for MLA ’18 to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 18-23, 2018. Themes for papers, posters, lightning talks, and special content sessions at MLA ’18 will be based on member submissions….
Kentucky Library Association/Special Libraries Association 2018 Joint Spring Conference to Be Held April 4-6
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President, on behalf of Andrew Adler, Georgetown College) As librarians begin their new academic year and are making travel plans for conferences, the Planning Committee would like you to Save the Date and consider attending the 2018 KLA/SLA Joint Spring Conference held at General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton, Kentucky…
Early-Bird Registration for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference Extended to Sept. 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) Need more time to submit your ILA Annual Conference registration? The early-bird deadline has been extended to Friday, September 15. Libraries that need to pay by check can take advantage of the early bird rate by registering online and selecting “check” as the payment method. If you have questions or want to…
STELLA Unconference 2018 to Take Place May 18-19 at UC-Berkeley
The next STELLA Unconference is in the works! The Unconference will take place at the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19, 2018. This free event welcomes current or aspiring science, technology, engineering and medical/health librarians and those interested in STEM librarianship! In the unconference spirit, you will drive the agenda and determine what discussions and…