(via Rebecca Starkey, University of Chicago) 6th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium High Impact Collaboration: Libraries and Undergraduate Research Partnerships September 6, 2019 The University of Chicago Library More information about the Kathleen A. Zar Symposium: Web Page: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/conferences/zar-symposium/ Email: zarsymposium@lib.uchicago.edu Call for Proposals The organizers of the 6th biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, High…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Registration Open for Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Annual Conference (Oct. 2-4 in Lansing)
(via Andrea Kepsel, MHSLA 2019 Publicity Chair) Registration for the 2019 Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) Annual Conference is now open! Please join us October 2-4, 2019 at the Radisson at the Capitol in Lansing, MI. The Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association is excited to host Shannon Jones (MLIS, MEd, FMLA, AHIP) as our keynote speaker for the…
Call for Proposals Extended: Mind Over Chatter Symposium (September 13 in Kokomo, IN)–New Deadline July 19
(via Polly Boruff-Jones, Indiana University Kokomo) Indiana University Kokomo is pleased to announce a free, one-day interdisciplinary symposium: “Mind over Chatter”: Mindfulness, Media, & Misinformation in the Digital Era Friday, September 13, 2019 Kokomo, Indiana Keynote speaker: Michael Caulfield, Director of Blended and Networked Learning, Washington State University, and author of Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers…
Save the Date: Citizen Artists Forum at Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago (Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6:15-7:30 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in partnership with ALA and ILA, will host its next Citizen Artists Forum from 6:15 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at the Harold Washington Library Center. The forum will examine how the First Amendment to the US Constitution impacts…
Call for Proposals: Louisiana Virtual Academic Library Conference on November 7 (Deadline July 1)
(via Jennifer Hamilton, University of Louisiana at Lafayette) The LLA Academic Section and ACRL-LA are partnering to host a virtual conference on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Present from the comfort of your own office. Proposals due MONDAY, July 1! Submit your proposal relating to library archives, instruction, public services, technical services, leadership, management, and more….
Registration Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference and Preconference (Oct. 17-18 in Columbus)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Registration is underway for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Academic Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate. The conference will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, OH, with a preconference workshop and training on Thursday, October 17th….
Call for Proposals Extended: MLA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Meeting (New Deadline Friday, July 19)
(via Everly Brown – University of Maryland, Baltimore) The MAC Contributed Papers and Posters committees invite you to submit your proposals for the 2019 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting in Durham, NC! We are excited to be at the Millennium Hotel from October 5 through 7, 2019. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Rising to the…
Registration Open and Call for Award Nominations: Midwest First Year Conference (Friday, September 27, at Illinois State University)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Please consider joining your colleagues at the Midwest First Year Conference! This is a regional one-day drive-in conference that provides a forum for academic and student affairs professionals to share ideas, resources, and pedagogy to enhance the first-year experience at 2-year and 4-year institutions. Registration is now open for…
Call for Proposals: The Library Collective 2020 Conference (Deadline August 2)
(via Ashley Maynor, Co-Founder and Program Director of The Library Collective) The Library Collective is back with a 2020 theme so awesomely nerdy, you won’t want to miss it! For The Collective 2020 gathering, we’re challenging librarians to “Roll for Initiative” (that’s right, D&D nerds!). While proposals need not make reference to Dungeons & Dragons…
Final Reminder: Registration Deadline for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2019 (July 17-19 at University of Chicago) is July 1
(via Daniel Dotson, The Ohio State University) Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians July 17-19, 2019 University of Chicago – Chicago, IL The final registration deadline for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians is Monday, July 1. This immersive 2 ½ day conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research…