(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. This year’s conference speakers include Bridget C. Coughlin, President and CEO of the Shedd Aquarium, Eugenia Cheng, Corrie Wallace, multilingual anti-oppression educator…
Day: August 11, 2019
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (Deadline August 19)
(via Brian Lym, Hunter College) Chapter proposals are requested for an edited volume titled Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries, to be published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. Head Editors are Brian Lym (Hunter College) and Corliss Lee (University of California, Berkeley), and Co-Editors are Tatiana…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Testimonials for “Tell Your Library Story” Project
(via RAILS) During our strategic planning listening tours, you told us that you’d like ideas on how to gather meaningful testimonials showing how people benefit from using your library. You can start by encouraging patrons and others to share their positive experiences on your website. RAILS has developed an easy way for all our members…
Call for New Entries: Library Publishing Directory 2020 Edition (Deadline August 23)
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI, on behalf of The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee) Does your library publish journals, monographs, conference proceedings, or technical reports? Do you provide hosting and support services for digital humanities projects, data, or ETDs? Help us to document the range of activities that libraries are undertaking in “publishing” (broadly defined) through…
Registration Open for Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, “High Impact Collaboration: Libraries & Undergraduate Research Partnerships” (Sept. 6 at University of Chicago)
(via Rebecca Starkey, University of Chicago) Registration is open for the 6th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium at the University of Chicago Library on Friday, September 6. “High Impact Collaboration: Libraries and Undergraduate Research Partnerships” Undergraduate research is a growing focus of higher education, as colleges and universities seek ways to involve students in experimental…
Reminder: CARLI Holding First-Ever Networking and Career Fair (November 14 in Champaign)
(via the Illinois Library Association) CARLI, in partnership with the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will host its first-ever Networking and Career Fair from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. on November 14, 2019, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Champaign, IL. All library types are welcome to attend. A mixer with students…
Call for Proposals: Reaching Forward Conference 2020 (May 1 in Rosemont, IL) — Deadline Oct. 18, 2019
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference Committee is accepting program submissions for the 2020 Conference, which will be held Friday, May 1, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Proposals must be submitted using the online proposal form. Incomplete proposals can be saved and revised any time prior to the submission deadline….
Registration Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Pre-Conference and Conference (Oct. 17-18 in Columbus)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Our new website is now live! Check it out https://www.alaoweb.org/ and register for our annual conference while you’re there! Registration is underway for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Academic Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate. The conference will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Nationwide…
Registration Open and Call for Poster Proposals Extended: Library Research Seminar VII (Oct. 16-18 in Columbia, SC)
(via Dr. Jennifer Sweeney, JK Sweeney & Associates LLC) Conference registration and housing are open! Navigate to https://sites.google.com/ucmo.edu/lrs-vii/home to register. Conference attendance is limited, so don’t delay. Applications are still being accepted for the poster session. The new deadline is Friday, September 6. Consider sharing your work in-progress or completed research! Poster applications can be…
Save the Date: Designing for Digital 2020 Conference (March 9-11 in Austin, TX)
(via David Comeaux, Louisiana State University) We invite you to join us in Austin, Texas for our 6th Designing for Digital conference — the annual conference that aims to approach the library digital experience from a holistic point of view. We consider library services and overall strategy. We dig into tools and methods, UX in practice,…