(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) Designing for Digital (D4D) is currently accepting Sessions, Short Talks, Seminars and Workshop Submissions for the 2018 Designing for Digital Conference, March 5-7, 2018, in Austin TX. Teach an interactive workshop, share your success story, talk about your digital woes, intrigue us with your research, provoke with a thought…
Volunteers Sought for New ACRL Task Force to Develop Project Outcome for Academic Libraries (Deadline Nov. 21)
(via Megan Griffin, Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Board of Directors recently approved the development of a national survey management tool for academic libraries based on PLA’s Project Outcome, and the establishment of a division-level Project Outcome for Academic Libraries Task Force. Volunteers are sought from all types of academic libraries for this…
Call for Proposals: Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Deadline 1/12/18)
(via Tish Hayes, Moraine Valley Community College) 17th Annual Information Literacy Summit Teaching for Curiosity, Creativity, and Action Friday, April 20, 2018, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus Keynote Address Char Booth, Associate Dean of the University Library at California State…
Save the Date: Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2018 (July 25-27 at Purdue University)
(via Daniel Dotson, The Ohio State University) Please save the date (July 25 – 27, 2018) for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! This immersive 2.5-day conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science. The Great Lakes Science Boot Camp will strive to cultivate an ongoing learning community…
Call for Applications: 2018 MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) Are you a library professional interested in learning to do research? Are you excited at the prospect of being part of an intensive and collaborative program that takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project? The Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training…
Call for Proposals: Wrangling with Library Data Online Conference (Deadline Dec. 8)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Proposals are now being accepted for the Wrangling Library Data: Analytics, Dashboards, and Spreadsheets online conference. Whether you work in public, technical or IT services, more data is available to librarians now than ever before. We get circulation data from our ILS and other third-party vendors, demographic information from…
Save the Date: Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association – 2018 Conference in Cleveland (Oct. 5-8)
(via Theresa Kline, Cleveland Clinic) We invite you to attend the 2018 Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference on October 5-8, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio! This is the Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Conference, which is a regional chapter of the Medical Library Association. Feel free to visit the…
Call for Papers: Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l’Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Health Libraries Association) The next deadline for submissions to JCHLA/JABSC is Friday, December 1. Submissions will be considered for publication in volume 39, number 1, though publication in that issue cannot be guaranteed. We welcome submissions in the following formats. research articles review articles program descriptions columns product and book reviews…
Legislative Update, 11/10/2017
Federal News: ALA submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security regarding the Department’s plans to monitor and collect information from U.S. immigrants’ social media accounts. In the letter, ALA representatives write that the proposal is “quite excessive and thus an invasion of privacy.” For more details, visit the District Dispatch. In national, but not strictly legislative, news…
Reminder: Registration Deadline for CARLI Annual Meeting is November 9
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) The registration deadline for the CARLI Annual Meeting is Thursday, November 9. The morning meeting will feature a report from CARLI Senior Director Anne Craig, and an overview of several of the 2017 CARLI Committee projects. In the afternoon, provide your final feedback on the CARLI 2020 Strategic Plan and have…