(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Call for Papers-Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and Museums IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite Preconference DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus Chicago, Illinois, USA August 11-12th, 2016 Co-sponsored by Association of College & Research Libraries and DePaul University Library You are invited to submit a proposal for this…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
RAILS to Hold Mini-Networking-Session Before Member Update on December 10
(via Debbie Baaske, RAILS) RAILS will hold a 30-minute mini-networking-event at the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA’s) Chicago office (33 West Grand Avenue, Suite 401) at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 10. You will learn about a variety of RAILS-sponsored networking opportunities and this information will be targeted to the libraries that register. All staff from…
Illinois Librarians Who Presented at ASIS&T Conference
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) held its 78th annual conference in St. Louis, from November 6 to November 10. The theme of this year’s meeting was “Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community”, with a special emphasis on the ways in which research can be applied to real-life information problems….
Call for Proposals: ALA Annual Conference Poster Session
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an innovative…
Seeking Keynote and Closing Speakers for ILA 2016
(via Jennifer Paliatka, Elmhurst College) I am serving on the ILA Conference Planning Committee for 2016 at the Rosemont Convention Center. We are currently looking for speakers–keynote and closing sessions. I would be interested to hear your suggestions–typically, we look for someone who is relevant to what we do as librarians but is not active…
RAILS Mini-Networking Session in Chicago on December 10
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) RAILS will hold a 30-minute mini networking event at the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA’s) Chicago office (33 West Grand Avenue, Suite 401) at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 10. You will learn about a variety of RAILS-sponsored networking opportunities and this information will be targeted to the libraries that register….
Illinois Librarians Presenting at LITA Forum
The following Illinois librarians will be presenting at this year’s LITA (Library Technology Association) Forum, which will be held in Minneapolis from Thursday, November 12, to Sunday, November 15. The conference is intended for all librarians, regardless of library type or position level, who have an interest in applying technology to libraries. Non-librarians, including vendors,…
15th Annual Information Literacy Summit–Call for Proposals
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Palos Hills, IL) Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy http://informationliteracysummit.org/ Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus Keynote Address: “Critical Pedagogy in a Time of Compliance”–Emily…
Deadline to Register for CARLI Annual Meeting is November 5
(via Michelle Huls, CARLI) Please remember to register by Thursday, November 5, if you are planning to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 13, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. Staff at any CARLI member library is welcome. There is no fee to attend and lunch will be served. The meeting, celebrating 35 years of…
Call for Poster Sessions at IFLA 2016 in Columbus, OH
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Call for Poster Session Applications: IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016, in Columbus, OH, USA Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA…