(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Did you miss the deadline to propose a program for the 2017 ILA Annual Conference? Good news: you have another chance! The ILA Conference Program Committee has reserved several spots for additional academic library programming. We’re especially interested in programs related to the following topics. marketing and outreach programming leadership instruction…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for Colloquium on Libraries & Service Learning (August 7-8)
(via Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian at Santa Clara University) What can service-learning professionals learn from @Google? How can you transform undergraduates by interweaving cultural competence and information literacy? What stage is your library at in developing a community engagement program? Come learn about these topics and more at the 2017 Colloquium on Libraries & Service…
Call for Proposals: Tech Tools Lightning Round (July 13 at Adler University in Chicago)
(via Ariel Orlov, Adler University) The Chicago Distance Library Services Group is calling for presenter submissions for a Tech Tools Lightning Round to be held on Thursday, July 13, at Adler University in Chicago, IL. Share the free or inexpensive tech tools you use to reach distance or online library users! Tell us about the problems…
Reminder: Deadline to Register for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp is June 30
(via Daniel Dotson, The Ohio State University) This is a reminder that the deadline to register for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2017 is Friday, June 30. The program will take place from Wednesday, July 19, to Friday, July 21, on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Librarians from all library types are welcome. This yearly…
“ACRL 101” Recording for ALA Annual First-Timers Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Going to ALA Annual for the first time this summer? Not sure what to expect? Check out the “ACRL 101” webcast to make the most of your first ALA Annual Conference experience. This one-hour interactive session provides tips and personal recommendations on how to prepare for your trip to Chicago, what…
Apply for the Sewell Travel Award for Public Health to Attend APHA Annual Meeting
(via Helena VonVille, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Is your position related to public health or a public-health-related field? Would you like an opportunity to immerse yourself in the public-health field for a few days? Then you need to apply for the Sewell Travel Award for Public Health and attend the 2017…
Reminder: Register Now for “New Discoveries in Reference”: RUSA/RSS 23rd Annual Reference Research Forum
(via David Ward, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Come join the RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee for a lively presentation of exciting new research in the field of reference services. Our presenters, selected using a blind review process, will discuss findings from their current original research projects. The Reference Research Forum continues to be…
ILL Discussion Group Meeting at ALA Annual (10:30-11:30 on June 24)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) For those attending ALA Annual in Chicago, please join us for the ILL Discussion Group. It will take place on Saturday, June 24, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, at McCormick Place, Room W187a. The agenda is below. presentation of the 2017 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award short elevator pitches (covering their chapters)…
Registration Open for Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections Conference
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration is open for the 2017 Digital Directions Conference. The meeting will take place from Monday, August 21, to Wednesday, August 23. The theme of this year’s event, “Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections”, will cover everything from digital project planning, rights and responsibilities, and digitizing A-V materials,…
ALA Annual Program on Discovery Tools and the ACRL IL Framework (1:00-2:30 on June 24)
(via David Oberhelman, Oklahoma State University) Please join us at ALA Annual in Chicago on Saturday, June 24, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, in MCP W179a, for the ACRL Instruction Section/Distance Learning Section/Community and Jr. College Library Section panel discussion program. The session, “To Teach or Not To Teach Discovery Tools: Balancing Practical Instruction with the ACRL Information Literacy…