(via the Illinois Library Association) If you missed the first announcement, we’re happy to share again that the ILA Marketing Forum is bringing back its popular Mini-Conference on Friday, April 26 (9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT) and Friday, May 17 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT). Both days will take place virtually. Under the…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Registration Still Open for Joint United States Agricultural Information Network and Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Conference, “Growing Together, Branching Out” (Sun., May 5 – Wed., May 8, in East Lansing, MI)–Deadline Fri., April 26
(via Jodi Coalter, Michigan State University) Remember to register for the 2024 joint USAIN and CBHL conference, “Growing Together, Branching Out”. We hope you will join us from Sunday, May 5, to Wednesday, May 8, at Michigan State University in beautiful East Lansing, Michigan, for the 19th biennial conference of the United States Agricultural Information…
Registration Open for Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium–Online Fri., June 7, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Midwest Symposium, which will take place online Friday, June 7, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. The 2024 presentations, representing various sectors of librarianship (including the health sciences), will spotlight data…
Call for Proposals: New Orleans Information Literacy Forum (Online Mon., July 29 – Fri., Aug. 2)–Deadline Fri., May 3
(via the event organizers) The nolaILC (New Orleans Information Literacy Collective) is seeking proposals for its annual conference, the New Orleans Information Literacy Forum. This year, the Forum will be held live virtually during the day from Monday, July 29, to Friday, August 2. (Sessions will also be recorded and subsequently made available to registered…
Call for Proposals–Library Research Seminar 8: Telling Library Stories (Mon., Sept. 16 – Wed., Sept. 18, in Lexington, KY)–Deadline Tues., April 30
(via Colleen Barrett, University of Kentucky) The call for proposals for Library Research Seminary 8: Telling Library Stories is now open. The conference will take place from Monday, September 16, to Wednesday, September 18, at the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. The eighth Library Research Seminar (LRS8) will highlight the theme “Telling Library Stories”, by…
Registration Open for Evidence-Based Practice for Health Sciences Librarians Workshop in Charleston, South Carolina, From Sun., June 23, to Wed., June 26–Limit of 30
(via Dr. Shannon Jones, Medical University of South Carolina) We are excited to announce that the Evidence-Based Practice for Health Sciences Librarians workshop will take place in Charleston, South Carolina, from Sunday, June 23, to Wednesday, June 26. This workshop is intended for health sciences librarians who want to learn basic EBP concepts to teach and support…
Call for Proposals: 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference (Thurs., Oct. 3 – Fri., Oct. 4, in Nashville, TN)–Deadline Fri., May 3
(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) The call for proposals for the 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference is now open. The event will take place at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, with an opening reception on Wednesday, October 2. The keynote speaker is Marshall Breeding. Come…
Registration Open for the Linked Data Users Group of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services Wikidata Edit-a-Thon–Online Mon., April 22 – Fri., April 26
(via Marianne Swierenga, Western Michigan University) Join the Linked Data Users Group of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) for a free, semi-synchronous, week-long virtual event that explores Wikidata. No prior experience is necessary! Project staff will provide you with everything you need to create and edit Wikidata entities. This edit-a-thon will take place…
Registration Open for Library Instruction Together Conference–Online Wed., May 22, and in Nashville, TN, on Fri., May 10
(via Sarah Smith, St. Louis Community College) Join us for Library Instruction Together (LIT) 2024. LIT 2024 will be held as a virtual conference on Wednesday, May 22, and as an in-person retreat on Friday, May 10, at the Nashville (Tn.) Public Library’s conference center. Registration for both events is open and required. (Note that…
Registration Open for 2024 Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference, Disruptive & Diverse (Tues., June 11 – Fri., June 14, in Winnipeg)–Early-Bird Deadline Fri., May 10
(via Mê-Linh Lê, University of Manitoba) Registration is now open for the 2024 Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA/ABSC) conference, Disruptive & Diverse, from Tuesday, June 11, to Friday, June 14, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The early-bird rate is in effect until Friday, May 10. Reduced pricing is also available for library technicians, students, those who are retired or unemployed, and…