The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are partnering to offer seven scholarships for librarians to attend the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The scholarship allows more librarians to take advantage of the opportunities for continuing education, meetings and interactions with colleagues at the meeting, which will take place from June 22-27, 2017. Each scholarship…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
AASL Invites Concurrent Session Proposals for 18th National Conference & Exhibition
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites proposals for concurrent sessions to be presented during its 18th National Conference & Exhibition taking place Nov. 9-11, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. Complete proposals must be submitted by Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. More information is available at www.ala.org/aasl/rfp. AASL seeks proposals for 60-minute-long concurrent sessions to be held…
Recording and Slides from 2016 CARLI Annual Meeting Now Available
A link to the recording of the morning session of the CARLI Annual Meeting, held on Friday, November 18, along with the slides from the presentations, are available from the event page at https://www.carli.illinois.edu/2016-carli-annual-meeting. The recording will be available until December 17, 2016. Viewers will see a short advertisement before the video begins to play. Please…
Chicago Area Medical Archivists Meeting on December 7
All those interested in the history of the health sciences are invited to attend the upcoming Fall 2016 Chicago Area Medical Archivists meeting. When: Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 1:00-4:30 p.m. Location: UIC Library of the Health Sciences Special Collections and Archives (Room 320), 1750 W. Polk St, Chicago Agenda: Business meeting: 1:00 – 2:00 Break…
Call for Proposals: 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit
via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) DePaul University and Moraine Valley Community College will be co-sponsoring the 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit, themed “From Teaching to Learning: Context and Collaboration”. The event will take place on Friday, May 5, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, on the Moraine Valley Community College campus. Wendy Holliday, who is Head of…
LibGuides Showcase Event (Library UX Chicago)
(via Library UX Chicago) Join Library UX Chicago on Friday, November 11, at 1:00 PM CST in the Richard C. Daley Library (UIC), for a LibGuides Showcase Event.We’ll hear from six local librarians and library staff who manage, create, update, or assess guides in unique or effective ways. After the presentations, we’ll gather for an informal discussion about…
Call for Presentations: 2017 Reference Research Forum (ALA Chicago)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) 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 23rd Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. Researchers and practitioners from all types…
Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Call for Proposals Open
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Mark your calendars for the fourth annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference, themed “Harnessing the Winds of Change”. The 2017 meeting will take place on Thursday, June 8, and Friday, June 9, at the the DoubleTree by Hilton in Oak Brook, IL. This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource-sharing to trade information…
Mortenson Distinguished Lecture and Mortenson Center 25th Anniversary Celebration Program on October 14
(via Dr. Clara M. Chu, UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs) The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will hold its 26th annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture, in conjunction with the Center’s 25th anniversary celebration. The event will take place at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on the…
EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Health Sciences Library) In order to enable more librarians to attend the Medical Library Association’s Annual Meeting, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipends up to $1,000.00 each to four librarians for travel and conference-related expenses. This fund will be known as…