(via the Medical Library Association) The Education Annual Programming Committee (EAPC) is looking for hot topics to offer as continuing education (CE) courses at MLA ’20. CE courses will be held on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Portland, OR. CE courses support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Call for Applications: 2019 ALA Leadership Institute, August 5-8 in Oak Brook (Deadline March 8)
(via the American Library Association) The application<http://www.ala.org/cfapps/leadershipinstitute/index.cfm> process for the 2019 Leadership Institute is now open. Applications will be accepted through March 8, 2019. Selected participants will be notified in mid-May. Applicants may nominate<http://www.ala.org/cfapps/leadershipinstitute/index.cfm> themselves or be nominated by their employer. Cost per participant is $1,650 which includes training, materials, lodging, breakfast and lunch on…
Save the Date: Midwest Chapter MLA 2019 Meeting (Oct. 4-7 in Milwaukee)
(via Rita Sieracki, Medical College of Wisconsin) Are you making travel plans for next school year? Milwaukee is a great place to be in the fall! Join us in Milwaukee for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association where you will have the opportunity to discover, connect and collaborate…
Reminder: Applications Open for 2019 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program at Illinois State Library on April 27 (Deadline March 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are open for Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program that will be held on April 27, 2019, at the Illinois State Library. Elevate is a statewide library initiative to recruit and nurture future Illinois library leaders. This year’s program will focus on how to build effective teams. Through case studies…
Registration Open for 18th Annual Information Literacy Summit (April 5 at Moraine Valley Community College)
(via Jennifer Schwatz, DePaul University) 18th Annual Information Literacy Summit News, Media and Disinformation: Making Sense in Today’s Information Landscape Friday, April 5, 2019, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus (Palos Hills, IL) Registration is Open<https://goo.gl/forms/V8sC4UJ0OEx64UqF3> Keynote Address: Dr. Nicole A….
Call for Applications: 2019 Librarians Active Learning Institute at Dartmouth College
(via Laura Barrett, Dartmouth College) 2019 Librarians Active Learning Institute (LALI) Applications Now Open! When is the last time you were able to spend several days focused solely on your teaching? Dartmouth College is pleased to announce that applications are open for the annual Librarians Active Learning Institute (LALI) and the Archives and Special Collections…
Registration Open for 2019 Digital Initiatives Symposium (April 29-30 in San Diego)
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) Registration is now open for the 2019 Digital Initiatives Symposium! – Six Pre-conference Workshops: – Collections as Data: Digital Collections for Emerging Research Methods by Stewart Varner, University of Pennsylvania – Two Peas in a Pod: On Information Literacy and Open Educational Resources by Michelle Reed, University of Texas at Arlington –…
Call for Proposals: IOLUG 2019 Conference (Deadline March 1)
(via the Indiana Online Users Group) IOLUG 2019 Conference Tackling Data in Libraries: Opportunities and Challenges in Serving User Communities Submit proposals at www.iolug.org Deadline is Friday, March 1, 2019 Submissions are invited for the IOLUG Spring 2019 Conference, to be held May 10th in Indianapolis, IN. Submissions are welcomed from all types of libraries and…
Registration Open for Immersion 2019, August 2 in Chicago (First-Come, First-Served)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Registration is now available for the 2019 Immersion Program. Immersion ’19 will be held at Loyola University Chicago, July 28-August 2, 2019. Immersion ’19 is an intensive 4 ½ day program designed for those who contribute to the educational role of libraries in higher education. Through a critical examination of…
Registration Open for Empirical Librarians 2019 (March 7-8 at Virginia Commonwealth University)
(via Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Registration is now open for Empirical Librarians 2019 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Empirical Librarians is a small conference focused on librarians doing research and librarians supporting original research. Empirical Librarians provides a great venue for learning, networking, and discussion about the many ways that research and…