(via the Illinois Library Association) SWAN Library Services will host its annual library conference, SWAN Expo 2019, on August 16, 2019, at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. SWAN members and non-members are welcome to attend the conference that will feature a variety of speakers, sessions, and library vendors. Registration is required. Click the…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Reminder: Registration for Digital Directions Conference (August 19-20 in Overland Park, KS) Closes Friday, August 2
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration deadline: August 2 (Seats are limited this year, register soon!) — DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections August 19-20, 2019 — Overland Park, KS, Kansas City Metro area — USA NEDCC has presented this unique educational conference in different locations around the country since…
Illinois Library Association Announces “IACRL @ ILA” Track at ILA Annual Conference
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for programming created just for academic library professionals at this year’s ILA Annual Conference. The conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) @ ILA sessions were created with academic librarians in mind,…
Call for Posters and Papers: Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 (Deadline Extended to Friday, July 26)
(via Rita Sieracki, Medical College of Wisconsin) Greetings from Milwaukee! The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting planning committee has extended the submission deadline for abstracts for poster and paper presentations. The new deadline for submission is July 26, 2019. Papers and posters that were submitted to and/or presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association annual…
Call for Proposals – Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities Online Conference (October 10) – Deadline August 1
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals and centers of the community, libraries are in a unique position to inform their communities, students, and staff about health and wellness as well as encourage and aid…
Call for Proposals: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 at UIC’s Chicago Campus)–Deadline Wednesday, July 31
(via Thomas Gerrish, Purdue University) Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 5th symposium taking place at University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) on September 30 – October 1, 2019. MDLS is a low-cost, 2-day, hands-on, unconference style event for Midwesterners who support research data management and research data services (RDS)…
Call for Nominations: Access Services Conference Awards (Deadline July 31)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) Support Staff Travel Award Do you have a motivated and deserving staff member who could really benefit from attending the 2019 Access Services Conference (November 21-22 in Atlanta, GA)? The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the Support Staff Travel Scholarship! #ASCATL Nominate today: https://tinyurl.com/ASC-Travel19 Distinguished Achievement in Access Services Do you…
Registration Open for ACRL Workshop: “Standards for Libraries in Higher Education” (Oct. 29 at UIC’s Daley Library)–FOR CARLI MEMBERS
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, and CARLI are pleased to host the Association of College and Research Libraries: Standards for Libraries in Higher Education Workshop <http://www.carli.illinois.edu/acrl-workshop-standards-libraries-higher-education> at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 29, 2019. The learning outcomes for the…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: 2019 Free-Learning Conference (Online–Tuesday, August 13)
(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) This year’s 2019 Free–Learning Conference will be held online in Zoom on Tuesday, August 13th. We welcome and and encourage any of you who’d be willing to present, to submit a proposal for an online session. Historically, this conference has attracted about a hundred participants from higher ed in our region. The group has been primarily made up of faculty, librarians, instructional…
Call for Applications: Sewell Travel Stipends to Attend APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Nov. 2-6 (Deadline July 16)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee invites applications for 2019 Sewell Stipends to attend the APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, November 2-6, 2019. The theme this year is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For equity. For action. For…