(via the Conference planners) SUNYLA Midwinter Virtual Conference 2020 Life After Migration: Making Alma and Primo Work for Everyone Friday, February 7, 2020 (9:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT) Cost of Attendance: Free to all! Registration is open! Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PPCG4iv7QS6boFCwClTblQ Migrations to new Library Services Platforms can be challenging, but they also provide opportunities…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Recording of January 16 RAILS Member Update Available
(via RAILS) If you missed the January 16 member update, a recording is now available on the RAILS YouTube page. Topics discussed include Census 2020, the My Library Is… campaign and website, RAILS’ efforts to help the unserved, an update on L2, Explore More Illinois, member news, and more. The date for the next member…
Registration and Awards Applications Open for Reaching Forward 2020 (May 1 in Rosemont, IL)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for Reaching Forward<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=941bf9c016&e=b9a4efc184>. Reaching Forward is a one-day professional development conference for library staff. This year’s conference will be held on May 1, 2020, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The conference includes exhibits, adult and youth performers showcases, sessions on the…
Call for Applications: Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program 2020 (April 18 at Illinois State Library) — Deadline March 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Elevate). This year’s program will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Elevate 2020 sessions will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and the…
Call for Proposals Extended — Finding the Balance: 2020 ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Annual Conference, May 26-27 in Providence, RI (New Deadline Jan. 24)
(via Kendall Hobbs, Wesleyan University) Joint Call for Proposals Joint Annual Conference: Finding the Balance 2020 ACRL New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) & New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG – A Special Interest Group of ACRL/NEC) May 26-27, 2020 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI Library work is often a balancing act. We seek proposals from…
Call for Proposals: ALISE 2020 Annual Conference (Oct. 20-23 in Pittsburgh) — Deadline March 15
(via the Conference planners) Attend the ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) 2020 Annual Conference, October 20-23, 2020, in Pittsburgh, PA to explore the interconnected world of library and information sciences, archives, knowledge management, information management, media studies, informatics, data science, computer science, and communications. Transforming LIS Education in an Interconnected World Library…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section’s 2020 Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum (Deadline Feb. 27)
(via Melissa Harden, University of Notre Dame) Is there an instruction issue you wish more folks were talking about? The Instruction Section (IS) Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an opportunity for library workers to explore and discuss pressing topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The IS Discussion Group Steering Committee welcomes topic…
Call for Proposals: 2020 Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (June 5 in Duluth. MN) — Deadline March 29
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The organizers of the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (LSLS) invite breakout session proposals for our ninth annual conference to be held on June 5, 2020, at the University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library in Duluth, Minnesota. This year’s theme, “Mapping Our…
Registration Open for Southeast Science Boot Camp for Librarians 2020 (June 3-5 at Florida State University)
(via Denise Wetzel, Florida State University) This year, the 2020 Southeast Science Boot Camp for Librarians will be held for the first time in sunny Tallahassee, Florida at Florida State University from June 3 to 5. This year’s boot camp provides an affordable opportunity for librarians to hear presentations about current scientific research, to hear…
Illinois Information Literacy Summit Call for Proposals Extended (New Deadline Friday, Jan. 24)
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Deadline extended to Friday, January 24 The 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit at Moraine Valley is now accepting proposals for breakout sessions. 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit Challenging the status quo: Rethinking information literacy theories and practices Friday, April 3, 2020, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Presented by DePaul University…