(via Steve Brantley, IACRL conference planning committee) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries<http://www.iacrl.net/> Conference Committee is seeking program submissions for the 2016 IACRL Conference: Raise Your Voice: Librarians in the Lead. The conference takes place on March 18, 2016 at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chiap-chicago-marriott-ohare/>. We are currently accepting proposals for Presentations, Panels, and…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Academic Health Sciences Practicum
(via Rebecca Raszewski, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Chicago campus) The Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Galter Health Sciences Library of Northwestern University are co-sponsoring a joint practicum for the Winter 2016 semester.This practicum is geared towards library science graduate students from ALA…
Better Together Preconference for “A Library State of Mind”
(via Debbie Baaske, Reaching Across Illinois Library System) There’s still time to register for “A Library State of Mind” the 2015 Illinois Academic, Public, School, and Special Libraries Conference, in Peoria (October 21 – 24). If you are attending, don’t miss the preconference, “Better Together: Libraries in the New Economy,” on Wednesday, October 21, 10:30 a.m. – 5:45…
Registration Open for IOLUG Fall Conference
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President-Elect) Register now for the Fall IOLUG Conference: Teach Me Tech, and you could win your very own Quadcopter Drone, Virtual Reality Headset, or Arduino Uno! Who: IOLUG is an organization that provides opportunities for individuals to share and learn about current trends in libraries and technology to inspire innovation. Membership is…
Early-Bird Registration for Joint Conference Ends Monday, September 21
Via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Register for the “A Library State of Mind” joint conference by Monday, September 21, and save! Members of ILA, ISLMA, IACRL, SLA Illinois, and HSLI are eligible to register for a discounted rate. All conference registrations include complimentary buffet lunches in the exhibit hall on each day of the conference;…
Recharge “Unconference” for Library Leaders to be Held October 30
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) If you are looking to re-energize your innovation and creativity, attend the first Unconference for library leaders on Friday, October 30, 9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., at the Gail Borden Public Library District. Beck Tench, an educator, designer, and technologist, is the keynote speaker. For more information, see rechargecommittee.com.
HSLI Members, Present and Past, Presenting at ALA
One current member of HSLI and one past member will be presenting at this year’s American Library Association conference, to be held in San Francisco from June 25 to June 30. Current member Mary Beth Riedner, of the Gail Borden Public Library District in Schaumburg, is one of the organizers for the session “Hearing on Guidelines…
MLA 2015 Poster Sessions by Illinois Librarians
Illinois librarians gave the following poster sessions at this year’s MLA conference. If I missed anyone, please let me know. “Community College Library Support for Health Professions”–Debra Smith, College of DuPage “Database Trial Success through Community Organizing”–JJ Pionke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Developing a Process to Find Alternatives for Cancelled or Discontinued Electronic Resources”–Estelle…
Illinois Librarians Presenting at MLA 2015
The following staff members from Illinois libraries are presenting at this year’s Medical Library Association Conference in Austin, Texas. (For those presentations that include presenters not from Illinois, just the Illinois ones are listed.) If I missed anyone, please let me know. I will include the poster sessions in a separate entry. “A Day in…
Legislative Meet-Ups Reminder
With Governor Bruce Rauner having laid out his proposals for slashing spending by up to 20 percent, and with further cost-cutting measures likely to be unveiled in his “State of the State” speech on February 4, it is critical that library advocates act now to ensure that maintaining funding levels at an acceptable level is…