The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2016 DLF (Digital Library Federation) Forum is Sunday, May 15, at 11:59 PM PST (1:59 AM CST on Monday, May 16). This year’s event will take place in Milwaukee, from November 7 to November 9. This year’s Forum does not have a specific theme, although proposals should fit within the Digital…
Day: May 15, 2016
ASCLA Seeks 2017 Conference Program and Preconference/Institute Proposals
(via the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies) Do you have innovative ideas, services and programs to share with your library colleagues? Why not present one at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conferences? Submit a proposal to the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) today! The 2017 Midwinter Meeting, January 20-24,…
Illinois Librarians Present at Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference
Several Illinois librarians presented at the 2016 Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference. This year’s event took place on the University of Texas at Austin campus, from April 3 to April 6, and it was also livestreamed. The Illinois academic librarians who presented were Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction in…
BIBFRAME/Linked-Data Workshop in Chicago on July 16
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) You’ve heard the theory, now see BIBFRAME and linked data in action! Register for “Linked Data and BIBFRAME in Action: From Theory to Practice” to hear an LC expert describe LC’s BIBFRAME cataloging pilot project; a speaker from the Denver Public Library discuss that library’s experience as the first library…