(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Registration is now open for the 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit. This year’s event, themed “From Teaching to Learning: Context and Collaboration”, will take place on Friday, May 5, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The DePaul University Library and the Moraine Valley Community College Library will host the meeting,…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Deadline Extended–Call for Proposals: NASIG Great Ideas Showcase and Snapshot Sessions
(via Leigh Ann DePope, NASIG) The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshot Sessions for the 32nd NASIG conference in Indianapolis, IN, June 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is “Racing to the Crossroads”. The Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Friday, June 9, from 3:45…
Reminder–Chicago Distance Library Services Event Next Week: “Create Winning Conference Proposals”
(via Ariel Orlov, Adler University) Join the Chicago Distance Library Services Group for our spring event and lunch on Friday, April 7 at Elmhurst College. We’ll meet for lunch at 12:30 PM at Pints, between the Metra station and the College, and our program will begin at 2:00 PM at Elmhurst College’s A.C. Buehler Library. We’re hosting a…
Reminder: Deadline for CARLI Instruction Showcase Proposals is April 7
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the fifth annual Instruction Showcase on Thursday, June 15, at National Louis University in Wheeling, 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, “Evolving Library Instruction: Negotiating…
Call for Proposals: NASIG Student Spotlight Sessions (Deadline March 30)
(via Katy DiVittorio, Auraria Library in Denver, CO) The NASIG Student Outreach Committee (SOC) invites proposals for the Student Spotlight Sessions for the 32nd NASIG Conference in Indianapolis, IN, from June 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is “Racing to the Crossroads. The Student Spotlight Sessions will be held on Friday, June 9,…
Registration Open for Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit (April 4-5)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region will present a poster at the Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, which will take place on Tuesday, April 4, and Wednesday, April 5, in Madison, WI. The theme of this year’s summit is “Heath…
ILLiad Users Group Holding May 3 Preconference at Colorado ILL Conference
(via Don Pawl, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) An ILLiad Users Group preconference will take place on Wednesday, May 3, in advance of the 48th annual Colorado ILL Conference. The preconference is free and will occur from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, in the Imperial Ballroom at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO. You can register for…
Schonfeld to Speak at ISU on April 10 About Libraries’ Academic Support Roles
(via Dr. Dane Ward, Dean of Milner Library at Illinois State University) Mark your calendars. Illinois State University’s Bryant Jackson Lecture will take place at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 13, in the Circus Room in the Bone Center. (Click here for a map of the ISU campus.) Our featured speaker this year will be Roger Schonfeld, Director of the…
Registration Open for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference in Oak Brook (June 8-9)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Registration is now OPEN! Reserve your space for the 4th Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Oak Brook, IL on June 8-9, 2017. Schedule in brief: Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – OCLC Update 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. (including break) – Lightning rounds 3:30 to 4:30 p.m….
Reminder: SUNYLA 2017 (“The Global Library”) Poster Session Proposals Due March 21
(via Jennifer DeVito, Stony Brook University) The Global Library: Diversity through Collections, Spaces, & Services* *June 14-16, 2017 at Stony Brook University* Call for Poster Session Proposals **Deadline to submit: Tuesday, March 21* There is no time like the present to celebrate libraries as institutions supporting inquiry and access to information while exploring opportunities for…