(via Michael Courtney, Indiana University Bloomington) We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2017 Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium is now open! The 2017 Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium will take place on Thursday, August 3, at Indiana University Southeast (New Albany, Indiana), and will run from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Colloquium seeks to…
Category: Professional Development
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Northwest ILL Conference Ends Monday, July 10
(via Eric Alwine, Reed College) Early-bird registration ends Monday, July 10, for the 2017 Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference! Early-bird registration fee is $175; regular registration is $225. The conference will take place in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, August 10, and Friday, August 11, at Portland State University in downtown Portland. This year’s program includes the…
Registration Deadline for “Designing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews” Course is June 30
(via Angela Hardi, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis) The deadline to register for “Designing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews: A Hands-on Course is Friday, June 30. This two-day course-which will take place on Thursday, August 3, and Friday, August 4-is designed to help you learn how to create an effective systematic review literature search,…
Registration Still Open for IDS Project Conference (July 27-28)
(via Elise Thornley, Binghamton University) Registration is still open for the IDS Project’s 13th Annual Summer Conference, which will take place on Thursday, July 27, and Friday, July 28, at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. This year’s conference theme is Steering the Future, Together and approximately 200 attendees are expected. The IDS Conference is packed…
Early-Bird Registration for VIVO 2017 Conference Ends Friday, June 30
(via Terrie R. Wheeler-Director, Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center at Weill Cornell Medicine) On behalf of the VIVO 2017 Conference Task Force, I am pleased to invite you to attend the 8th Annual National VIVO Conference, which will take place in New York City, NY USA from August 2nd to 4th….
Registration Open for Colloquium on Libraries & Service Learning (August 7-8)
(via Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian at Santa Clara University) What can service-learning professionals learn from @Google? How can you transform undergraduates by interweaving cultural competence and information literacy? What stage is your library at in developing a community engagement program? Come learn about these topics and more at the 2017 Colloquium on Libraries & Service…
“Collaborating on Course Design: Part II” Webinar on Wednesday, June 28 (1:00-2:00)
(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) The North Carolina Library Association’s College & University Section is hosting a free webinar, “Collaborating on Course Design: Part II”, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST on Wednesday, June 28. (This builds on an earlier webinar, “Collaborating on Course Design: Part I”, which is available for viewing here.) To register for next Wednesday’s…
Reminder: Deadline to Register for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp is June 30
(via Daniel Dotson, The Ohio State University) This is a reminder that the deadline to register for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2017 is Friday, June 30. The program will take place from Wednesday, July 19, to Friday, July 21, on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Librarians from all library types are welcome. This yearly…
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Toolkit Launches
(via Donna Witek, The University of Scranton) The ACRL Framework Advisory Board (FAB) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Toolkit. The ACRL Framework for Information LiteracyToolkit is intended as a freely available professional development resource that can be used and adapted by both individuals and groups in order to foster understanding…
Webinar at 1:00 PM on June 14: “Creating an Asynchronous Course for Embedded Librarians”
(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) The College & University Section of the North Carolina Library Association is offering a free webinar, “Creating an Asynchronous Course for Embedded Librarians”, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST on Wednesday, June 14. To register, go here. More information about the webinar and the presenter, Penn State University’s Victoria Raish, is below. This…