(via Angelina Mabrey, Rend Lake College) We are excited to welcome everyone back to the Learning Innovations Conference! This year the Conference will be held as a virtual one-day conference via Zoom on Wednesday, April 27. We are seeking presenters to host an array of topics related to “Innovative Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Technology”. We encourage discussion,…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Call for Proposals: 11th Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (Online Fri., June 10)–Deadline Sat., March 12
(via Pamela Dolin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy) We are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the 11th Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 10. The Conference will be free for all to attend. We invite you and your colleagues to submit proposals for breakout workshops (45-50 minutes long…
Final Reminder: Applications for IMLS-Funded Fellows at 2022 IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence (Currently in Person July 10-15) Due Tues., Feb. 1
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) We invite applications for the inaugural IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals holding full-time positions in US institutions interested in enhancing and applying their knowledge of AI in their workplace, to…
Call for Applicants: Scholarships to Attend FNLM Online Symposium “Post-Pandemic Libraries: The Upcoming Era of Change” (Thurs., March 17, 9:00 AM – 2:15 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 18
(via Kate Flewelling–Director, Boston University Alumni Medical Library) The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is co-sponsoring the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM)’s upcoming virtual symposium “Post-Pandemic Libraries: The Upcoming Era of Change”. The sponsorship includes 44 scholarships for health sciences librarians to attend the virtual symposium, valued at $85 apiece….
Registration Open for Free Communication for Health Literacy Online Conference (Thurs., Jan. 27, and Fri., Jan. 28)
(via Abigail Smith, Upstate Medical University) Are you a librarian, nurse, social worker, or professional who wants to enhance your health literacy proficiency? Sponsored by Health @ CLRC and Upstate Medical University’s Health Sciences Library and presented via Zoom, the Communication for Health Literacy: a Health @ CLRC and Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event…
Save the Date: 10th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Fri., May 20)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Please save the date to attend the 10th annual CARLI Instruction Showcase. It will take place online Friday, May 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The call for presenters and the opening of registration are both forthcoming. Check here for additional updates as they become available. Please send any questions…
Call for Proposals: 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Series of Online Events from Late March to June)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 11
(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…
Call for Proposals Extended: North Carolina Community College Library Association Annual Conference (Online March 14-18)–New Deadline Mon., Jan. 31
(via Brittany Champion, Pitt Community College) Please consider submitting a proposal for the 2022 North Carolina Community College Library Association Annual Conference. The Conference theme is You Me We Belong, which focuses on encouraging sustainable changes that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in community college libraries for the benefit of all who utilize our library…
Save the Date: LILi Virtual Conference (Fri., July 8)
(via Liz Cheney–University of California, Northridge) Please save the date for the free 2022 LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Virtual Conference, “Teaching and Learning: Introducing New Topics, Pivoting Online, and Starting from Scratch”. This year’s event will take place on Friday, July 8, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Watch the LILi website for more information as…
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA’s 2022 Library Legislative Meet-ups (Held Virtually Between Jan. 24 and Feb. 28)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are pleased to announce registration is now open for ILA’s 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…