(via Elise Thornley, Binghamton University) Registration is still open for the IDS Project’s 13th Annual Summer Conference, which will take place on Thursday, July 27, and Friday, July 28, at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. This year’s conference theme is Steering the Future, Together and approximately 200 attendees are expected. The IDS Conference is packed…
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Early-Bird Registration for VIVO 2017 Conference Ends Friday, June 30
(via Terrie R. Wheeler-Director, Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center at Weill Cornell Medicine) On behalf of the VIVO 2017 Conference Task Force, I am pleased to invite you to attend the 8th Annual National VIVO Conference, which will take place in New York City, NY USA from August 2nd to 4th….
Reminder: Deadline for IACRL@ILA Proposals is Friday, June 30
(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…
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)…