(via Megan Griffin, ACRL) ACRL invites its committees, sections, interest groups and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC. For the second year, program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees, and Offices. ACRL members…
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Registration Open and Scholarships Available for Northwest ILL and Resource Sharing Conference
(via Jessica Bower, Yale University) Registration is now open for the 17th Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference! The conference will take place in Portland, Oregon on September 13-14, 2018, at Portland State University in downtown Portland. This year’s program topics include: Copyright issues and interlibrary loan Leadership and management in resource sharing ILL…
Call for Applicants: College Library Director Mentoring Program (for New Directors at Small Colleges)
(via Melissa Jadlos, St. John Fisher College) Are you, or do you know a new College Library Director? If you are a new Library Director at a small college library, please consider joining the College Library Director Mentoring Program. The program, now in its 26th year, is designed to enhance leadership capabilities of new college…
Voting for Best Illinois Books (in Honor of Bicentennial) Closes June 8
(via Bonnie Matheis, Illinois State Library) Illinois’ bicentennial best-of voters have until 11:59 PM on Friday, June 8, to pick the state’s best books. (Voting is open to all Illinois residents.) The latest Illinois Top 200 list is focusing on books written by Illinois authors or about Illinois subjects. “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair is…
Call for Proposals: 2018 OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference in Chicago Oct. 25-26 (Deadline July 13)
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) Share your expertise-present at ARC18 On October 25-26, leaders across all library types will come together at the OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA, to share ideas, learnings, and insights, helping the entire community move forward to change the game. We invite you to contribute to…
Call for ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) Liaisons (Deadline June 7)
(via Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech University) This message is sent on behalf of the ACRL STS Liaisons Committee. Call for Science and Technology Section Liaisons Are you a member of a science/technology organization? Do you normally attend the conference/meeting of the organization? Would you like to be more involved in STS, or would if you…
Reminder: Registration for 2018 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Closes June 1
(via Kyle Lynes, University of Hartford) Instructional Design for Today’s Student 2018 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 15, 2018 University of Hartford, Hartford, CT 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Instructional Design (ID) can call to mind different things depending on the industry, one’s role, or the given task at hand. Our conference this year…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Closes Tuesday, May 29
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of the Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference) Register NOW for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH. Schedule in brief: Thursday, June 7, 2018 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. – Northwest Book Depository Tours 1:00 to 1:15 p.m….
Registration Open for Library Instruction West 2018 (July 18-20)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Don’t forget to register for Library Instruction West 2018! Conference schedule can be viewed here! Dates: Pre-Conference = 7.18 (Weds.), Conference = 7.19 & 7.20 (Thurs, Fri) Location: Colorado Mesa University in sunny, scenic Grand Junction Colorado Conference Theme: The Confluence of Inspiration and Adventure! Keynoter (and Pre-Conference Leader): Maria Konnikova (Maria is a science…
Registration and Call for Proposals Open: Code4Lib Southeast 2018 on July 27
(via Justin de la Cruz, Atlanta University Center) We’re seeking presenters for Code4Lib Southeast 2018. July 27, 2018–10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Atlanta, Georgia We’re accepting proposals for the following types of sessions. · Presentations (20-minute talk, 5-minute Q&A) · Lightning talks (5-minute talk, 2-minute Q&A) · Breakout…