(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) The 2020 Digital Directions Training Conference will now take place online, from Monday, October 19, to Wednesday, October 21. Join us for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural heritage materials. During three half-days of live, interactive, online…
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Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Learning together – Case studies in implementing faculty learning communities around information literacy” (Tuesday, July 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University) Have you ever wished that you had more time to engage with teaching faculty and other instructors at your institution about information literacy in a more in-depth way? Register for the free online presentation “Learning together – Case studies in implementing faculty learning communities around information literacy”. In…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Annual Meeting (Currently Scheduled for Friday, November 13, in Champaign)
(via CARLI) The 2020 CARLI Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, November 13, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Staff at any CARLI member library is invited to attend. A meeting of the CARLI Governing Directors will precede the Annual Meeting. Registration is available is available from the CARLI Calendar here.
Registration Open for OCLC Resource Sharing Conference Web Series That Starts July 8
(via OCLC) OCLC invites ILL professionals and users of OCLC’s resource-sharing solutions to join us online for a series of five sessions that starts on Wednesday, July 8. We’ll discuss how we’re all moving forward together, including best practices and better ways to connect your users with the information they need as your libraries reopen….
2020 Charleston Conference Updates: Event Moving to All-Virtual Format and Call for Papers Extended to Friday, July 17
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) After 39 years, the Charleston Conference regrets to announce we are unable to meet in person as planned this year. We are committing ourselves to providing a top-notch, interactive, and immersive online experience for our attendees. We want to do our best to bring what you know and love about Charleston…
Call for Submissions: Library Juice Press Annual Paper Contest (Deadline Saturday, August 1)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) The intention of this contest is to encourage and reward good work in the field of library and information studies, humanistically understood, through a monetary award and public recognition. The contest is open to librarians, library students, academics, and others. Acceptable paper topics cover the full range of topics…
Registration Open for Western States Government Information Virtual Conference (August 5-6)
(via Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University) The Western States Government Information Virtual Conference is a free, biennial conference hosted by Government Information Librarians in the Western States and open to all. This year’s theme is “Trusted to Serve: Promoting Quality Government Services in Libraries”. The Conference will be held on August 5-6, 2020. Click here for…
Registration Open for MLA 2020 vConference and exhibits (July 27 and Week of August 10-14)
(via the Medical Library Association) Envision our future and celebrate our past at the MLA ’20 vConference, August 10-14, 2020. While the theme, “2020 Vision: The Future in Focus,” encourages us to look forward, we cannot look forward without learning from our history. The 2020 National Program Committee (NPC) spent a good deal of time reviewing…
Registration Open for ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Virtual Professional Development Program on Library Publishing (Thursday, July 23, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Brian Vetruba, University of Minnesota) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Virtual Professional Development Program for Summer 2020, “Building on What We’ve Learned: Approaches to Library Publishing from Three Different Universities,” will be held on Thursday, July 23, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The program will discuss three different models for library publishing, with…
Call for Nominations: ALA 2021 Spring Elections (President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large) — Deadline Friday, July 10
(via the American Library Association) The Nominating Committee for the 2021 American Library Association election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2021 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-Elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 33 at-large Council…