(via Krista Hingham, McNairy Library and Learning Forum at Millersville University) I wanted to remind everyone that the deadline for submitting your presentation or poster proposals for the 2016 Access Services Conferences is rapidly sneaking up on us. That’s right, we’re down to just five days! It’s time to submit your proposal! If you’re unfamiliar…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Volunteers Needed for NMRT Resume Review Service
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The NMRT (ALA New Members Round Table) Resume Review Service Committee is now recruiting volunteers to assist us with our on-site service during ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando, FL. Volunteer Resume Reviewers: Have you ever been a hiring manager or sat on a search committee? Do you have an extra…
Thorngate and Hernandez Present at LibTech 2016
North Park University’s Sarah Thorngate, Assistant Professor of Information Literacy and Head of Digital Initiatives and Online Learning, and Northwestern University’s John Hernandez, Web & Mobile Learning Librarian, presented at this year’s Library Technology Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, last month. Thorngate’s presentation, titled “Building a Usable Information Architecture in LibGuides 2”, discussed the various…
Dwyer Presents at Distance Library Services Conference
Jamie Dwyer, Information Services Librarian and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, presented a poster session at last week’s Distance Library Services Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the lone presenter from Illinois at this year’s conference. Her session, titled “A Librarian Logs Into an Online Course: The Impact of a…
Illinois Librarians Presenting at Information Literacy Summit
A number of Illinois academic librarians will be presenting at this year’s Information Literacy Conference. The event will take place on Friday, April 29, on the Moraine Valley Community College campus in Palos Hills, IL. This is the 15th time the annual summit has been held; it is being co-sponsored by the Moraine Valley Community College…
April 28 Virtual Meeting on ACRL Proposals for ALA 2017
The Association of College and Research Libraries is holding a virtual meeting at 1:00 PM CST on Thursday, April 28, on submitting program proposals for the ALA 2017 Annual Conference, which will take place in Chicago. The meeting is open to any ACRL section, committee, interest group, or individual member. Attendees will learn about the…
Register for OCLC Events at ALA Annual 2016
(via OCLC–for more information, and to register, go here) Friday, June 24 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Hyatt Regency Orlando, Bayhill Breakout Room 20 Enhance Sharing Session The Enhance and Expert Community Sharing Session is a forum for Q&A and for the exchange of information concerning OCLC’s Enhance program and Expert Community. 1:00 – 4:00 PM…
LITA ALA Annual Preconference Sessions on Digital Privacy
(via LITA, the Library Information Technology Association) Don’t miss these amazing speakers at this important LITA preconference to the ALA Annual 2016 conference in Orlando, FL. “Digital Privacy and Security: Keeping You And Your Library Safe and Secure In A Post-Snowden World” Friday June 24, 2016, 1:00-4:00 PM Presenters: Blake Carver, LYRASIS, and Jessamyn West,…
Illinois Academic Librarians Presenting at LOEX 2016
Several librarians from Illinois colleges and universities will be giving presentations at this year’s LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) Conference. The event will take place in Pittsburgh from May 5 to May 7. The theme of this year’s conference, which is the 44th annual gathering, is “Learning from the Past, Building for the Future”. Sessions cover…
RUSA Stars Preconference Session at ALA
(via Krista Hingham, Access Services Librarian and Assistant Professor at Millersville (PA) University) Going to ALA Annual? If so, consider attending the following Preconference workshop, featuring an all-star lineup of speakers: “A Spoonful of Data-Driven Sugar: Using Big Business Research to Improve Customer Satisfaction in Easy-to-Implement, Single-Serving Packets”. USAA, Amazon, Zappos, Trader Joe’s, and Starbucks…