(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The MIRL, or Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries, planning committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the second annual free virtual event, scheduled to take place via WebEx on Thursday, November 17, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT….
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture at UIUC on Wed., Sept. 21 (Brown Bag Panel 12:15-1:15 PM in Person, Lecture ‘Immortalizing the Voiceless’ 3:30-5:00 PM in Person and Online)
Please excuse any cross-posting. (via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Please join the Mortenson Center at the University of Illinois’s Urbana-Champaign campus and partly online for the 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, September 21. It will start with a Brown Bag Panel from 12:15 to 1:15…
Call for Applications to Attend GIS Librarians for Open Workflows (GLOW) Forum at University of Chicago (Wed., Dec. 7 – Fri., Dec. 9)–Deadline Fri., Oct. 7
(via Cecilia Smith, University of Chicago) The Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) awarded the University of Chicago Library a National Leadership Grant to support the hosting of national forums on GIS librarianship. Organized in collaboration with the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), the project–GIS Librarians for Open Workflows, or GLOW–will focus…
Registration Open for Free Inaugural Student Employment in Academic Libraries Symposium (Online Thurs., Oct. 20 – Fri., Oct. 21)–Deadline Mon., Oct. 17, or Once Capacity Reached
(via Paul Moffett, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) Registration for the inaugural Student Employment in Academic Libraries Symposium is now open! The virtual Symposium is coming on Thursday, October 20, and Friday, October 21, and we invite you to be a part of our community. This free Symposium seeks to showcase educationally purposeful student employment. We’re…
Registration Open for 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture at UIUC on Wed., Sept. 21 (Brown Bag Panel 12:15-1:15 PM in Person, Lecture “Immortalizing the Voiceless” 3:30-5:00 PM in Person and Online)
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Please join the Mortenson Center at the University of Illinois’s Urbana-Champaign campus and partly online for the 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, September 21. It will start with a Brown Bag Panel from 12:15 to 1:15 PM CDT (in person…
Call for Applications: Scholarships and Grants to Attend 2022 Midwest Chapter/MLA and IHSLA Annual Meeting (in Bloomington, IN, Oct. 22-24, Sat.-Mon.)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 30
(via Donald Pearson, Kent State University) The 2022 Midwest Chapter/MLA (Medical Library Association) and IHSLA (Indiana Health Sciences Librarians Association) Annual Meeting is taking place in Bloomington, Indiana, from Saturday, October 22, to Monday, October 24. The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association Awards and Scholarships Committee has grants and awards available to give away for…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Oct. 18-20, Tues.-Thurs., in Rosemont) Closes Mon., Sept. 26
(via the Illinois Library Association) If you plan on attending this year’s ILA Annual Conference, why not save some money and register today to take advantage of the early-bird rate? You won’t want to miss this year’s Conference, which will feature speakers such as author and illustrator Angela Dominguez and Professional Development DEI Coordinator Elaina Norlin, along…
Registration Open for Free 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Hybrid Event Wed., Oct. 5 – Fri., Oct. 7, with In-Person Part in South Bend, IN)–Deadline Sun., Oct. 2
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) Registration for the 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is open now through Sunday, October 2! Registration is free for all attendees-both virtual and in-person. About MDLS 2022 MDLS 2022 will be a hybrid event held from Wednesday October 5, to Friday, October 7. Wednesday’s activities will take place in…
Registration Open for 7th Biennial Adaptive Umbrella Virtual Workshop on Accessibility (Thurs., Oct. 6, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT)
(via Jen Taggart, Bloomfield Township Public Library) Please join us online for the 7th biennial Adaptive Umbrella accessibility workshop on Thursday, October 6, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM CDT. This biennial daylong workshop features interactive sessions about current accessibility topics, led by disability self-advocates and professionals working with the disability community. The day is…
Call for Nominations: Janet Doe Lectureship Award for 2024 Annual MLA Conference in Portland, OR (Deadline Sat., Oct. 15, 2022)
(via Michelle Zafron, University at Buffalo) Do you have a colleague who has made a substantial contribution to medical librarianship? Would they give a compelling lecture at the Medical Library Association’s annual meeting? Please take the time to nominate the person for the Janet Doe Lectureship award, one of the most prestigious awards given by…