(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 Purdue University Literacy Research Symposium will take place on Tuesday, August 2, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM, at the Stewart Center on the Purdue University main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. The theme of this year’s event will be “Faces and Spaces of Information Literacy: With International Students in…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference
(via David Ketchum, University of Oregon Libraries) Registration is now open for the 16th Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference. The conference will take place in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, September 8, and Friday, September 9, at Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus. This year’s program includes the following events. library tours on September 7-register for tours…
ILL Discussion Group at ALA Annual
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University STARS ILL Discussion Group Chair) For those attending ALA Annual in Orlando, please join us for the ILL Discussion Group. It will take place on Saturday, June 25, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, in the Orange County Convention Center, Room W202B. We will be discussing the newly updated and approved Interlibrary Loan Code…
Reminder–IDS Project Annual Conference Next Month
(via Mark Sullivan-IDS Project Executive Director, SUNY Geneseo) The IDS Project’s 12th Annual Summer Conference is Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, in Albany, NY. This year’s conference theme is “The Sharing Economy”, and approximately 250 attendees are expected. The IDS Conference is packed with information and training regarding…
Registration Open for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp
Registration is now open for the 2016 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp. This year’s event will take place from Wednesday, July 13, to Friday, July 15, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, IN. It is intended for both librarians and library school students who are interested in the latest research…
NMRT 2016 Presidential Program at ALA Annual: “What’s a Millennial to Do? Learning to Thrive in a Multi-Generational Workplace”
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) On behalf of the New Members Round Table (NMRT) President’s Program Committee, we are pleased to announce this year’s preconference at the American Library Association’s 2016 conference in Orlando, “What’s a Millennial to Do? Learning to Thrive in a Multi-Generational Workplace”, which will be held on Friday, June 24, from 9:00…
NMRT Resume Review Service–Call for Appointments at ALA Annual
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you on the job market? Is your resume looking a little rusty? Would you like a fresh set of eyes to take a look? Are you attending ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando, FL? The NMRT Resume Review Service is here to help! Join us at the ALA JobList Placement…
TRLN Management Academy Offering Training Program for Librarians
(via Michelle Benedicta, Elmhurst College) On behalf of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), I invite you to identify an emerging leader to apply for the seventh TRLN Management Academy, to be held in October 2016 in Chapel Hill, NC. This unique experiential learning program prepares current or new mid-level managers in academic libraries to…
Call for Nominations–Access Services Conference Support Staff Travel Scholarship
(via Thomas Mantzakides, University of Illinois at Chicago and member of Award Committee for the scholarship) Do you know a support staff member who deserves special recognition for their work and dedication in access services? For the second year, the Access Services Conference will be presenting the Access Services Conference Support Staff Travel Scholarship to…
Deadline to Apply for 2016 ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair Extended to June 3
(via ALA) The ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services has extended its deadline for library professionals from all kinds of institutions to submit proposals to apply to participate in the 2016 Diversity and Outreach Fair, to be held from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, on Saturday, June 25, at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in…