(via RAILS) All RAILS members are invited to join us for a RAILS Member Update on Thursday, April 16, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The update will be held via Zoom. Register here and you will be emailed a link to join the Zoom meeting. View agenda. We will discuss a variety of topics related…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
ACRL Distance Learning Section Instruction Group Holding Virtual Poster Session (April 13-17)
(via Dr. Theresa Mastrodonato, Frostburg State University) The ACRL Distance Learning Section Instruction Group invites you to participate in our second annual Virtual Poster Session from Monday, April 13, to Friday, April 17. During this week, 35 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view, and presenters are available to answer questions There…
Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2020 Postponed to 2021
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) The Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2020 has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation. Please be on the lookout for further information about GLSBC 2021, to be held at Ohio State, and also options for virtual events we will hold this coming summer. Check the Great…
Update on CARLI 40th Anniversary Celebration (Rescheduled for November 12 in Champaign), and Call for CARLI Memories
(via CARLI) In 2020, CARLI will celebrate 40 years of resource sharing through CARLI and its predecessor organizations. The CARLI 40th Anniversary Celebration and Scholarship Kick-Off Event, originally scheduled for June 28 at the Art Institute of Chicago, has been rescheduled to November 12, 5:30-7:30 PM, at the I Hotel in Champaign, the day before…
Registration Open for Virtual 2020 Library Publishing Forum (May 4-8)
(via Lisa Palmer, University of Massachusetts Medical School) The Library Publishing Forum Program Committee is delighted to announce that the 2020 Library Publishing Forum will continue as a virtual conference. The Forum will be held from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM CDT each day, via Zoom web conferencing….
Lake Superior Libraries Symposium 2020 Cancelled (Postponed Until June of 2021)
(via Kayleen Jones, University of Minnesota Duluth) Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently affecting the world, we will not be holding the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium in June 2020. We are postponing this event until next year, June 2021, and we look forward to exploring our theme of Mapping Our Identity then. Stay safe…
Catholic Library Association Conference (Online Thursday, April 2, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM) Now Free for Members and Non-Members–Registration Required
(via Jack Fritts, University Librarian at Benedictine University – Lisle and CLA President) 2020 CLA (Catholic Library Association) Spring Virtual Conference Presents “Leading the Way: 2020 National Section Awards” Thursday, April 2 | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM CDT Registration is now free for both members and non-members. With so many people in the librarianship field working from home…
Reminder: Extended Deadline for ILA 2020 Conference Proposals is Monday, March 23
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. This year’s theme — “Many Libraries, One State — We Are ILA” — focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the scope of…
Cancelled: 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (Next Meeting Scheduled for June 11, 2021)
(via Kristina Edwards, University of Connecticut) Due to the effects of COVID-19, the 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference has been CANCELED. Please join us on June 11, 2021 at Manchester Community College for Digital Divide 3.0: Bridging the Gap in Information Literacy 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 12, 2020 Manchester Community College, Manchester,…
Proposals Deadline for Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference (Sept. 10-11 in Portland) Extended to Friday, March 20
(via Miriam Wnuk, City University of Seattle) The 19th annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference will take place September 10-11, 2020, at Portland Community College – Sylvania in Portland, Oregon. Look for registration opening sometime in Late April 2020. The deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday, March 20. Our Keynote speaker…