(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The call for proposals for presentations at the fifth annual Instruction Showcase has been extended until Monday, May 1. More information is below. The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the fifth annual Instruction Showcase, to be held Thursday, June 15, at National Louis University, Wheeling, IL. Staff from CARLI member…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Call for Proposals: Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium (Deadline May 12)
(via Nancy Wootton Colborn, Indiana University South Bend) The IU Libraries Information Literary Colloquium invites proposals for a one-day conference on Thursday, August 3, at the IU Southeast campus in New Albany, Indiana. The current sociopolitical climate has brought terms such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” into our collective discourse. Academic librarians are already concerned with…
Call for Proposals: 18th Distance Library Services Conference
(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) The 18th Distance Library Services Conference is going deep into the heart of Texas in 2018, and we want you to be a part of it! The event will take place at The Hyatt Regency in beautiful downtown San Antonio, from Wednesday, April 11, to Friday, April 13. The expected turnout…
Call for Proposals: 2017 LITA Forum (Deadline May 19)
(via Meredith Powers, Brooklyn Public Library) The 2017 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for the 20th Annual Forum of the Library Information and Technology Association, which will take place in Denver, Colorado, from November 9 to November 12. The Forum Committee welcomes proposals for full-day preconferences, concurrent sessions, workshops, or poster sessions related to all types…
Registration Open for 5th Biennial Zar Symposium (Open Data: Science, Health, Community)
(via Sarah Wenzel, University of Chicago) Registration is now open for the 5th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, titled Open Data: Science, Health, Community. The event will take place on Friday April 28, at the University of Chicago’s John Crerar Library. To register, click here. More information, including a schedule of the day’s events, is below. Description Open…
LITA AdaCamp Scholarship Available (Application Deadline is Saturday, April 15)
(via Abigail Goben) Do you want to participate in LITA’s AdaCamp, a one-day unconference for women in library technology, at ALA Annual in Chicago? Would travel funding help you to attend? Thanks to support from our sponsors, LITA is offering several $500 travel scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded competitively, based on the committee’s ranking…
LITA AdaCamp at ALA Annual 2017 (Facilitators are Margaret Heller, Loyola, and Evviva Weinraub, Northwestern)
(via Abigail Goben) Women in technology face numerous challenges in their day-to-day work. If you would like to join other women in the field to discuss topics related to those challenges, AvramCamp is for you. This one-day LITA preconference at ALA Annual in Chicago will allow female-identifying individuals employed in various technological industries an opportunity…
Call for Proposals: Access Services Conference 2017 (Deadline May 5)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2017, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. This year’s event will be held at The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from Wednesday, November 15, to Friday, November…
Delta Serials Conference Call for Proposals Extended to April 23 (Regular Sessions) and May 31 (Posters)
(via Star Holloway, Arkansas State University) We have extended the deadline for regular session proposal submissions for the inaugural Delta Serials Conference through Sunday, April 23. Proposal for poster sessions will be accepted through Wednesday, May 31. Further information is below. Take part in the inaugural Delta Serials Conference–from Thursday, July 27, to Friday, July…
Early-Bird Registration Deadline for Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference is April 10
(via Janice Kung, University of Alberta) We are very excited to welcome you to Edmonton, Alberta, for the 2017 Canadian Health Libraries Association. The Conference will take place from Tuesday, May 16, to Friday, May 19. The theme for this year’s event is “Northern Illumination”. Through a series of plenary and parallel sessions, posters and…