(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) We invite you to join us for the 2021 Institute for Research Design in Libraries (IRDL) Scholars’ Speaker Series, Thinking Critically about Research and Power. This series of presentations is designed to shine a spotlight on voices and ideas that challenge traditional ways of conducting research. It surveys various…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Call for Proposals Extended: 19th Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Online April 29-30) — New Deadline Sun., Jan. 31
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) The 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit will take place on April 29 (Thursday) and April 30 (Friday). The event-presented by College of DuPage Library, DePaul University Library, and Moraine Valley Community College Library-will be free and virtual, featuring two very special keynote addresses, two days of breakout sessions, and a…
Reminder: Abstract Submissions for ACS Virtual Spring Meeting’s Symposium on the Changing Role of Librarians Due Tues., Jan. 19
(via Teri Vogel–University of California, San Diego) As part of the upcoming ACS Virtual Spring Meeting, which will take place over two weeks (April 5-16), the Chemical Information Division will be organizing a symposium, Even the Bonds Are Bigger: The Changing Roles of Librarians. We welcome Chemistry/STEM librarians to share how they have modified their…
Call for Posters and Lightning Talks: MLA 2021 Annual Conference (Deadline Tues., Feb. 9)
(via the Medical Library Association) The 2021 National Program Committee invites abstract submissions that support the annual meeting theme, “Transforming Our Diversifying Communities.” The MLA ’21 call for posters and lightning talks is now open and will remain open until Tuesday, February 9. Posters and lightning talks are great ways to share information about research or…
Call for Participation: ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section’s Strategic Planning Survey (Deadline Extended to Tues., Jan. 19)
(via Anne Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Strategic Planning Committee invites you to complete the following brief survey to inform our work on the next version of the Section’s strategic plan. Every three years the strategic plan is reviewed and revised by the Strategic Planning Committee and your…
Save the Date: 9th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Friday, May 21)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Please save the date to attend the 9th annual CARLI Instruction Showcase, to be held online Friday, May 21. Our call for presenters and the opening of registration are both forthcoming. Please check here for updates as they become available. Send any questions to support@carli.illinois.edu.
Registration Open for Amigos Online Conference – Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data (Thurs., Feb. 11) — Early-Bird Ends Fri., Jan. 22
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Register now to take advantage of early-bird pricing for our Thursday, February 11, online conference, Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data. “This link worked yesterday – why doesn’t it work now?” “Will all of our local MARC fields migrate when we change catalogs?” When it comes to integrated…
Registration Open for Free Online Conference Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19 (Wed., Jan. 13, 12:00-3:30 PM CDT)
(via Peter Larsen, University of Rhode Island) The Boston Library Consortium Science and Engineering Community of Interest (LC S&E COI) is back with more short presentations and lightning talks, as part of Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19, on Wednesday January 13, from 12:00 to 3:30 PM CDT. This online event includes a full afternoon…
Call for Abstracts–Even the Bonds are Bigger: The Changing Role of Librarians (American Chemical Society Meeting, April 5-16)–Deadline Tues., Jan. 19
(via Teri Vogel–University of California, San Diego) This is the first call for abstracts for Even the Bonds are Bigger: The Changing Role of Librarians, a CINF symposium for the American Chemical Society National Meeting (Monday, April 5 – Friday, April 16, 2021). We welcome talks from STEM librarians on ways they have adapted their…
Save the Date: ILA Legislative Meet-ups (to Take Place Virtually in February)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 2021 ILA Legislative Meet-ups will be held virtually in February. As we continue to finalize the events, please be sure to check the ILA website and our weekly newsletter, the ILA Alert, for updates, including when registration will open for the meet-ups. The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance…