(via Sarah LeMire, Texas A&M University) The Libraries and Veterans National Forum is a two-day symposium to discuss strategies for supporting library patrons and library workers who are veteran or military-affiliated. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-12-19-0114). Fifty library workers from a variety of library…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Call for Proposals: ALA Annual Lightning Talks on Libraries and Voter Engagement (Deadline Friday, December 20)
(via the American Library Association) Has your library implemented an interesting activity or service related to nonpartisan voter education, voter registration, or services for voters? Does your organization offer a resource that can be used by libraries in those activities? Would you like to showcase that work at ALA Annual in June, 2020? As part…
Call for Learning Buddies (to Be Paired with Experienced Buddies) at ALA Midwinter 2020 — Deadline Dec. 16
(via the LLAMA New Professionals Community of Practice Buddy Program) Are you a new Midwinter ALA attendee and would like tips on how to get the most out of your conference experience? The LLAMA New Professionals Community of Practice Buddy Program is here to pair Learning Buddies with Experienced Buddies in order to get the…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for NASIG 2020 Conference (June 8-12 in Spokane, WA) is Monday, Dec. 2
(via NASIG) The NASIG 35th Annual Conference will take place June 8-12, 2020, in Spokane, WA. NASIG seeks proposals for one-hour conference sessions on topics related to scholarly communication and publishing, and the acquisition, management, and discovery of library collections. We particularly welcome proposals related to the areas defined in NASIG’s Core Competencies here, including:…
Save the Date: 2020 Digital Commons-Great Lakes User Group Meeting (July 27 in Milwaukee)
(via Stacey Knight-Davis, Eastern Illinois University, on behalf of Brenda Fay, Advocate Aurora Health) Save the date for the next Digital Commons-Great Lakes User Group meeting , to be held July 27, 2020, in Milwaukee, WI. Hosted by Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries, our theme will be “Library as Publisher”. If you have ever considered…
IACRL to Host Free ACRL Webinar, on Copyright, at Northern Illinois University (Friday, December 6, at 9:00 AM)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) IACRL to Host ACRL Webinar at NIU Join us at the NIU Founders Memorial Library for an ACRL webinar “Copyright and Course Reserves: Print Reserves” on December 6thstarting at 9 am. Light breakfast refreshments will be served. After the webinar, discuss issues and concepts with fellow attendees. End your…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources Online Conference (Dec. 4) Ends Wed., Nov. 20
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join Amigos Library Services for The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources Online Conference. Have you noticed the cost of textbooks and other educational materials exponentially increasing? Many institutions of higher education and PK-12 schools are experiencing the impact of this trend and are adopting open educational resources…
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Seeking Proposals for 11th National Conference of African American Librarians (Aug. 5-9, 2020, in Tulsa) — Deadline Dec. 6
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is now accepting proposals to present at the 11th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL), August 5-9, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Additional information, including proposal instructions, submission guidelines, and selection criteria, are available on the conference website.
Call for Proposals: Designing for Digital 2020 (March 9-11 in Austin, TX) — Deadline Friday, Nov. 22
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) The Designing for Digital (D4D) program committee has opened the 2020 Call for Proposals and is currently seeking 3-hour workshops, 90-minute seminars, 45-minute sessions, and 20-minute short talks in the following tracks: Tools & Methods UX in Practice Service & Physical Space Design Trends, Emerging Issues, and the Future…
Call for Presenters: ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future” (April 14-17 in Seattle) — Deadlines May 8 and October 9, 2020
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future,” to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Today’s higher education environment calls for innovative ways to support student, faculty, and institution success. Through the efforts of talented library workers, today’s academic…