A number of Illinois academic librarians presented at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference, which took place in Orlando, Florida, from June 23 to June 28. This year’s conference was tied in with ALA’s “Libraries Transform” campaign and focused on the future of libraries, particularly in terms of the impact they can have on…
Category: Conferences
Call for Posters–HSLI 2016 Annual Conference
(via Molly Horio, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center) The HSLI Program Committee invites proposals for posters for the HSLI 2016 Annual Conference: “Running with It: Library Trends in 2016″, to be held from Wednesday, November 9, to Friday, November 11, at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. We encourage you to take a…
Call for Poster Sessions–2016 ILA Annual Conference
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2016 ILA Annual Conference at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Poster sessions will be held in the exhibit hall on Wednesday, October 19, and Thursday, October 20. Submissions are invited from all types…
HSLI 2016 Annual Conference to Be Held November 9-11 in St. Charles
(via Deborah Rhue, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center-Peoria) Join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) annual conference, from Wednesday, November 9, to Friday, November 11, in lovely St. Charles, Illinois! This is your chance to present your latest project in our poster session and network with other librarians. The theme of this year’s…
Still Time to Register for CARLI Preconference at IACRL
(via Kristine Hammerstrand, CARLI) There’s still time to register for the CARLI preconference sessions at this year’s IACRL Conference. The deadline is Friday, March 11. CARLI, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, is presenting a free preconference in conjunction with the IACRL Conference. Curriculum Mapping: A CARLI-Sponsored Preconference, will be held Thursday, March…
CARLI Preconference at IACRL
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Another reason to come to Chicago for the IACRL conference: CARLI, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, is presenting a free preconference in conjunction with the IACRL Conference. Curriculum Mapping: A CARLI-sponsored preconference, will be held Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare, 8535 W…
Volunteers Needed for ILA Exhibits
(via Stacey Knight-Davis) If you will be at the ILA/HSLI/Library State of Mind conference this week, please consider volunteering to represent HSLI at the GMR booth. Any time you can spend in the booth is appreciated. Exhibit times are: Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2015 9:00 a.m. –…
Reminder: One Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Available
(via Miranda Shake) If your library can’t afford to send you to the HSLI meeting at the “A Library State of Mind” joint conference, consider applying for the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship this year. We are offering one scholarship of $300 to a librarian in need. More information on the conference can be found here. Please fill…
Conference Scholarship Available
HSLI would like to offer our annual conference scholarship, the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship, to one member of HSLI this year to attend A Library State of Mind. More information on the conference can be found here: https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference Please fill our the application form and submit it by October 16th. The scholarship committee will review all…
Conference Registration Information
(via Stacey Knight-Davis) Registration for the 2015 conference is available at http://old.ila.org/LibrariesIllinois/register HSLI is included in the member rate on the electronic registration form. If you need to submit the print form, choose SLA or IACRL and make a note that you are an HSLI member. If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Knight-Davis…