(via the Illinois Library Association) A limited number of full scholarships for the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference will be available to members of the Illinois library community who have been laid off or currently furloughed. Applications must be submitted by Friday, September 20. To apply, please complete and submit the form available here. If you…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Reminder: Registration Open for Amigos Online Conference, “Like the Ceiling Can’t Hold Us: Sharing Innovations in Libraries” (Wed., Sept. 23) — Early-Bird Ends Fri., Sept. 11
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join us on Wednesday, September 23, for “Like the Ceiling Can’t Hold Us: Sharing Innovations in Libraries”. This Amigos Library Services online conference will explore ways that library organizations and library professionals are innovating services, programs, and content in the face of adversity and constant change. Early-bird registration ends…
Registration Open for 2020 Brick & Click Conference (Online Fri., Nov. 6) — Deadline Fri., Oct. 30
(via Dr. Lea Briggs, Director of Library Services and Operations at Northwest Missouri State University) Please join us online for the 20th annual Brick & Click Conference. You can look forward to a day full of great content provided virtually by our wonderful presenters. Although we are sad we cannot connect with each of you…
Chicago Area Medical Archivists Holding Free Virtual Medical History Symposium on Fri., Sept. 18 (RSVP Required)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Chicago Area Medical Archivists (CAMA) are holding a symposium on medical history. Join CAMA for this free, virtual event on Friday, September 18, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please e-mail kelly.reiss@rosalindfranklin.edu to RSVP for the event or if you have any…
Reminder: STELLA Unconference Taking Place Online Friday, October 9 (General Registration Now Open)
(via STELLA–Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action) Due to the ongoing impact of COVID19, the next STELLA Unconference will take place virtually, as a one-day event on Friday, October 9. Sessions are planned from 10:00 to 5:00 PM CDT, though timing may still change slightly. Registered attendees will be able to suggest topics…
Reminder: Lightning-Talk Proposals for Online Distance Library Services Conference Due Mon., Sept. 14
(via the Distance Library Services Conference planning committee) The 2020 Distance Library Services Conference will take place online from Tuesday, November 3, to Wednesday, November 4. We are seeking proposals for 15 minute talks focusing on how Distance Librarianship has been impacted over the past six months, or during other times of major upheaval and…
Reminder: Proposals for ACRL Programs at 2021 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago Due Sept. 30, 2020
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2021 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees, and Offices. ACRL members must choose “ACRL” on…
Registration Open for Free Critical Librarianship & Pedagogy Symposium (Online Sept. 1-17)
(via Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona) Registration is now open for the Critical Librarianship & Pedagogy Symposium (presented by the University of Arizona Libraries). Everything is online this year from Tuesday, September 1, to Thursday, September 17, so registration is open to all without a cap. Our keynotes are Sofia Leung and Dr. Nolan Cabrera, with…
Final Reminder: Deadline to Submit a Poster Proposal for ILA 2020 Virtual Conference (Oct. 20-22) is Monday, Aug. 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2020 ILA Virtual Annual Conference, taking place from Tuesday, October 20, to Thursday, October 22. Poster sessions will be featured on the ILA website (an example is available here). The online poster session will become available at…
Registration Open for Free Virtual Symposium The Interaction of Privacy and Autonomy in the Digital Age (Aug. 26-27)
(via Catherine Manci, Georgia Tech University) I am pleased to invite you to the Georgia Tech Library’s virtual symposium The Interaction of Privacy and Autonomy in the Digital Age from Wednesday, August 26, to Thursday, August 27. Distinguished researchers from Georgia Tech will explore the topic of privacy through the lens of their respective fields, and Alison Macrina from the…