(via Laurie Borchard, San Jose State University) The New Librarian Summit (NLS) Organizing Committee would like to invite you to register for the 2nd annual NLS event to be held at San Jose State University (SJUS) in San Jose, California on August 2 and 3, 2018. Our aim is to create an exciting, innovative and…
Category: Professional Development
Registration Open and Call for Lightning Talks: Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians at Purdue University (July 25-27)
July 25 – 27, 2018 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Registration is now open for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! This immersive 2 ½ day conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science. The Great Lakes Science Boot Camp strives to cultivate an ongoing learning community of…
IMLS-Funded “Digging Deeper” Project Offering Workshops on Text Mining and the HathiTrust Research Center
(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Are you a librarian interested in learning more about digital scholarship methods and text mining? Consider taking a text mining workshop hosted by the IMLS-funded project “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further: Libraries Empowering Users to Mine the HathiTrust Digital Library Resources” (DDRF)! Register for our final summer series…
Registration Open for New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference (UIUC’s Dr. Cooke is Keynote Speaker)
(via Nancy Weiner, William Paterson University of New Jersey) Join your ACRL-NJ colleagues at the New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference in Atlantic City! Along with a terrific schedule of programs (http://njlaconference.info/schedule?field_sponsoring_groups_tid%5B%5D=11 sponsored by the ACRL-NJ/NJLA CUS section, join us as we welcome back our former NJ academic colleague, Dr. Nicole A. Cooke (http://njlaconference.info/), assistant professor…
Call for Applicants: 2018/2019 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program (Deadline June 15)
(via Pat Thibodeau-Program Director, NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows Program. The Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. The application deadline is Friday, June 15….
Digital Public Library of America Metadata Workshop at RAILS East Peoria on May 22
(via Gwen Greogry, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Louise Svehla, RAILS) RAILS will offer a workshop on developing shareable metadata for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) with Hannah Stitzlein from the Illinois Digital Heritage Hub (IDHH) at the RAILS East Peoria service center on Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 AM – 12:30…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for 2018 NASIG Annual Conference Closes May 11
(via NASIG) Early bird registration rates for the 33rd NASIG Annual Conference close on Friday, May 11. Registration for the full conference includes NASIG on Demand: Features of the 2018 Conference, NASIG’s newest offering, which consists of recordings of six concurrent sessions that cover a variety of important topics touching on the conference theme of “Transforming the Information Community.” Those…
Registration Deadline for CALA (Chinese American Librarians Association) Midwest Chapter Conference in Chicago is May 4
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Midwest Chapter of the Chinese American Librarians Association is having its Annual Conference next week in Chicago. There’s still time to register and see some interesting sessions. The deadline is Friday, May 4. 2018 CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Date: May 11, 2018 (Friday) Format of Conference: Hybrid Physical…
RAILS Services (Staff Visits and Networking Events) Available to Member Academic Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Academic libraries in the RAILS service area may want to take advantage of these: RAILS Member Visits & Networking Events Stay on top of all of the great opportunities and services available to your library through RAILS by scheduling a library visit. Dan Bostrom, RAILS Member Engagement…
Registration Open for Free SLA Webinar on Institutional Politics (1:00-2:00 PM on May 7)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Institutional Politics: Be More Influential in Terms of Your Career, Your Library, and the Organization Your Library Serves Mon, May 7, 2018 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT Providing your customers with the expertise of great information professionals is not enough to garner support for you and…