(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Are you interested in submitting a proposal for the ACRL 2017 Conference? Join members of the ACRL 2017 Conference Committee for a free hour-long webcast at 1:00 p.m. Central on Thursday, March 3, 2016. During this live webcast, committee members who are also seasoned proposal submitters and/or reviewers will provide…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
New Members Roundtable at ALA Annual Conference
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Want to get the most of your Annual Meeting in Orlando? Reserve a room in the NMRT Annual Hotel bock. Space is limited, so book today! The block is at the Avanti Resort located on 12562 International Drive. The Avanti Resort features include a location 0.9 miles from the convention…
Reminder–IACRL 2016 Conference is March 18
(via Robert Doyle, Illinois Library Association) Join the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) on Friday, March 18, at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare for a statewide conference for Illinois academic librarians. This year’s theme is “Raise Your Voice: Librarians in the Lead.” The conference will offer inspiration as well as practical tips for academic librarians in…
ACRL Preconference Sessions at ALA 2016
The Association of College & Research Libraries has announced its preconference sessions for this summer’s ALA Annual Conference in Orlando. The three sessions will take place on Friday, June 24. Information about each session is below. Building a Curriculum on the Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy (Friday, June 24, 1:00 – 4:00 PM) This…
ALA NMRT Professional Development Grant Available
(via Amy Greschaw, NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee) Current members of the American Library Association’s New Members Roundtable (NMRT) are eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference, taking place June 23-28 2016 in Orlando, FL. This grant is generously sponsored by Mango Languages. Applicants for the award must be…
Poster Submissions for IACRL 2016 Still Open
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The IACRL 2016 Conference is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. To submit a proposal and register for the conference, visit our conference page. Deadline for submissions is Saturday February 6th, 2016. Notification will be given by Saturday February 20th, 2016. This year, there will be two awards given out to…
Illinois Academic Library Marketing Outreach Spring Meeting on March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The meeting will be held on Friday, March 11, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at the Northwestern University Library. Based off of suggestions from our group, we’ll be looking at discussing practical tools to market services, like web tutorials and software to create materials. What tools do you use?…
Call for Proposals–Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference
(via Mark Sullivan, SUNY-Geneseo) On behalf of the Conference Program Committee, we invite you to submit a proposal (http://glrsc.org/call-for-proposals/) for the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. The event will be held in Indianapolis, IN, at the Sheraton Indianapolis at Keystone Crossing. This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to…
Proposals Sought for Indiana Online Users Group Conference
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) IOLUG Spring 2016 Conference — DIY UX: Innovate. Create. Design. Friday, May 20th, 2016 Indiana Wesleyan University North Campus 3777 Priority Way, Indianapolis, IN 46240 Keynote Speaker: Suzanne Chapman, User Experience Librarian at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The IOLUG Program Committee is inviting proposals around the theme of improving…
Deadline for Illinois Information Literacy Summit Proposals Extended to Jan. 31
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University Libraries) 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit: Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy-to be held Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:30am-3:30pm. The conference will be presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library (host)-for more information on submitting a proposal, go here. Keynote Address: “Critical Pedagogy in a…