(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…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
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…
Call for Proposals: Reaching Forward South 2020 Conference (March 20 in Champaign, IL) — Deadline December 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward South Planning Committee is now accepting session proposals for its 2020 Conference, which will take place at the iHotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL, on Friday, March 20. Reaching Forward South is an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois….
Call for Proposals: 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit (April 3, 2020, at Moraine Valley CC) — Deadline January 17
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) 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, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the…
Call for Applications: MLA’s 2020 Research Training Institute (July 13-17 in Chicago) — Deadline January 17
(via the Medical Library Association) Are you a library professional interested in learning more about the research process? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue but do not know where to start and need support to carry it through? The Research Training Institute (RTI) is a unique, intensive,…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2020 Supporting Undergraduate Research Conference at Reed College (New Deadline Monday, Nov. 11)
(via Angie Beiriger, Reed College) The deadline for submissions has been extended to 11/11/19! The Supporting Undergraduate Research Conference planning team invites faculty, students, librarians, instructional technologists, and others interested in supporting student research to submit a session proposal for the Conference. Potential themes include: Improving student research practices Strategies for making research more prominent…
Reminder: Presentation Proposals for 2020 Reference Research Forum at ALA Annual Due January 3
(via Meg Galasso, Indiana University Kokomo) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 26th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2020 American Library Association Annual Conference in…