(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward South Conference, our first in-person event in two years, is set for Friday, April 8, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Reaching Forward South is an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois. Conference registration includes morning coffee, lunch, snacks, and a…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for Concordia University Montreal’s 20th Library Research Forum (Online Tues., April 26 – Wed., April 27)
(via Megan Fitzgibbons, Concordia University in Montreal) Registration is open for the Research Forum at Concordia University Library (Montreal, Canada). Our 20th Library Research Forum will take place over two days, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 26, and Wednesday, April 27. The event will be held online through Zoom, and registration…
Save the Date–Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium: Transformation of Librarianship (Online Fri., June 10, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the 2022 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium: Transformation of Librarianship. This annual event will take place on Friday, June 10, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. Co-hosted by the SLA Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and St. Louis communities, the…
Registration Open for Virtual 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Sessions from Wed., April 6, to Tues., June 21)
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event, is now open. For RSC, we invite thousands of ILL professionals and users of OCLC resource sharing services to join us. This year’s series of six free, virtual sessions will feature controlled digital lending, automation, CONTU, and more….
Final Reminder: Program Proposals for 2022 ILA Annual Conference (in Rosemont Oct. 18-20) Due Mon., April 4
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 2022 ILA Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s Conference, scheduled for October 18-20 (Tuesday-Thursday), at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. This year’s theme–“At the Heart of It”–focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, the Committee…
Reminder: Registration Open for ALA Annual Conference (June 23-28 in Washington, D.C.)–Advance Deadline Thurs., March 31
(via ACRL) Registration is open for the 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and surrounding hotels in Washington, D.C., from June 23 to 28 (Thursday-Tuesday). Save on registration fees when you register by the advance deadline of Thursday, March 31. The ALA Annual Conference invites library professionals at all…
Registration Open for Sankofa Black Studies / Diasporic Futures Discussion of Book The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat (Online Wed., March 23, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Registration is open for a presentation and critical engagement with the book The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat, published by Pluto Press in 2021. The program is part of Sankofa Black Studies / Diasporic Futures: A global conversation among information scholars. This free online event will take place on Wednesday, March 23,…
Call for Proposals: ACRL PPIRS Vendor/Publisher Liaison & Review Committee’s Lightning Talks on Data Sets and Tools for Political Science (Wed., April 20, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Mark Robinson, University of Notre Dame) Calling everyone who’s passionate about political science data! The ACRL PPIRS (Politics, Policy and International Relations Section) Vendor/Publisher Liaison & Review Committee is organizing another round of lightning talks on this topic. Interested in learning more about data sets and tools for political science? Have a favorite data resource that you never tire of…
Registration Open for STEM Librarians Collaborative’s Discord Chat on Teaching Open Science and Scholarship (Fri., March 25, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via Alyssa Young, James Madison University) The STEM Librarians Collaborative is hosting a Discord chat (similar to a Twitter chat, but in Discord with larger message character limits!) ahead of our Conference in July. The chat will take place on Friday, March 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. It’s a little snippet of the fun we…
Call for Proposals: 2022 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference (Oct. 13-14 in Nashville, TN)–Deadline Mon., May 16
(via Jennifer Young, East Tennessee State University) The planners of the 2022 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference are now accepting program proposals. The Conference is currently scheduled as an in-person event and will take place from October 13 to 14 (Thursday to Friday) at the Scarritt Bennett Conference Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The keynote speaker will be Tina Baich. Come and enjoy…