(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee and CARLI are pleased to partner for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources. The event will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 1, starting at 10:00 AM CDT. DEI and…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Save the Date: STEM Librarians South Conference (July 28-29; Format TBD)
(via Justin Hayward, University of Texas at San Antonio) The STEM Librarians South Conference convenes July 28-29 (Thursday-Friday). Prospective attendees are encouraged to respond to a poll gauging interest in an in-person event in Downtown San Antonio, or in a virtual conference setting. For more information visit the conference website (lib.utsa.edu/stem22). Now in its 12th year, STEM…
Call for Self-Funded Fellows: 2022 IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence (Currently In-Person July 10-15)–Deadline Fri., March 4
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) We invite applications for self-funded Fellows for the second IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals and educators interested in enhancing their knowledge of AI to participate in the Institute. The IDEA Institute…
Reminder: Proposals for 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Series of Online Events from Late March to June) Due Fri., Feb. 11–Extension Available Through Wed., Feb. 16
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event. Because of your very positive feedback from the RSC21 web series, we will host another series of free virtual events that will focus on topics of interest to the interlibrary loan community. The events will take place from late…
Registration Open for NNLM Virtual Symposium “Advancing Engagement Through Research: New Trends and Opportunities” (March 29-30)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM for the upcoming virtual (and free) symposium “Advancing Engagement Through Research: New Trends and Opportunities”. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 29, and Wednesday, March 30. The agenda is now available, at https://nnlm.vfairs.com/en/agenda-page. The 2022 NNLM Virtual Symposium is designed to provide you an opportunity to…
Slides from 2021 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium Available
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) If you missed attending this free virtual symposium “live”, the recordings and the presentation PDFs of the MIRL (Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries) 2021 meeting are available here. The keynoter was Kathryn Funk (Program Manager of Pubmed Central), from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The…
Registration Open for MLA 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibition (May 4-6 in New Orleans, with Virtual Option)–Early-Bird Deadline Thurs., March 31
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is now open for the first in-person MLA meeting in two years. The 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibition will take place from Wednesday, May 4, to Friday, May 6, with CE courses the afternoon of Tuesday, May 3, preceded by a virtual kick-off and conference Opening Session on Wednesday, April 27 ….
Registration Still Open for Remaining ILA Library Legislative Meet-ups (Held Virtually Between Feb. 4 and Feb. 28)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is still open for the remaining ILA 2022 Library Legislative Meet-ups. This annual series of events provides an opportunity to meet with your state and federal legislators and hear their thoughts firsthand about issues affecting libraries in your area. The ILA President will bring welcoming remarks; ILA Legislative Consultant Derek Blaida and ILA…
Reminder: CARLI Commercial Products Committee Seeking Proposals for Accessibility in Libraries Forum (Online Wed., April 6)–Deadline Mon., Feb. 14
Please excuse any cross-posting. (via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of CARLI) The CARLI Commercial Products Committee is seeking proposals for a forum on accessibility efforts in your library. The form will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 6, at 10:00 AM CDT. CARLI Members are encouraged to submit proposals on any…
Call for Volunteers: Planning Committee for “Beyond the Numbers” Conference (in St. Louis Nov. 8-10)
(via Katrina Stierholz, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is planning to reconvene its free conference on economic data and information, “Beyond the Numbers”, in St. Louis from November 8 to 10 (Tuesday-Thursday). The conference brings together information professionals to improve their understanding of how to find, use, and…