(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Are you a librarian interested in learning more about digital humanities methods and text mining? Consider taking a text mining workshop hosted by the IMLS-funded project “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further: Libraries Empowering Users to Mine the HathiTrust Digital Library Resources” (DDRF). The DDRF project is holding a…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Registration for The Innovative Library Classroom Opens Monday, March 19
(via Rebecca Seipp, Hollins University) Please join us for The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC), at the campus of Radford University in Radford, Virginia, on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 9 am to 4:30 pm. We will host a preconference social, which includes the poster sessions, on Tuesday evening. We are thrilled to have Jennifer Ferretti, Digital…
Call for Proposals: Access Services Conference 2018 (Deadline May 4)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2018, Unlocking the 21st Century Library. This year’s event will be held at The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia from November 14-16, 2018. The Access…
ACRL Immersion Scholarship Deadline is Friday, March 2
(via Beth Fuchs, University of Kentucky) The ACRL Immersion Program is all new for 2018! Immersion ’18 will take place at the University of St.Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 29-August 3, 2018. The registration deadline is May 4. Scholarships are available for applicants employed at institutions or in positions serving under-represented groups. For more information,…
Reminder: Deadline for Applying to ACRL Immersion is May 4
(via Beth Fuchs, University of Kentucky) In case you’re considering going to Immersion this year, the registration deadline is May 4. See more information about this year’s program and find the registration link here: http://www.ala.org/acrl/conferences/immersion Wondering what Immersion is all about? Here’s the description from the site: The ACRL Information Literacy Program is an intensive,…
Deadline for Applying to “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute is Friday, March 9
(via JoAnne Kempf, American Library Association) Applications for the 2018 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (August 6-9, Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, Illinois) will be accepted through March 9, 2018. The institute is designed to help future library leaders develop and practice their leadership skills in areas critical to the future of the libraries they lead….
Call for Proposals: IACRL@ILA 2018 in Peoria (Deadline March 16)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Past President) Academic library colleagues: The deadline for proposals for this year’s ILA Annual Conference is coming up on Friday, March 16! This conference will include an IACRL@ILA programming track that will take the place of a standalone IACRL conference. Please see the email below for details, and feel free to…
Reminder: Registration for Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Conference Closes March 2
(via Dr. Elizabeth Shields, Kennesaw State University) Registration is still open for “Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students”, March 22 – 23, 2018, Kennesaw GA. The Conference focuses on the ways in which academic libraries can meet the specific needs of graduate students. As universities continue to add and diversify their graduate programs, academic libraries have…
Early-Bird Registration Still Open for Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network 2018 Annual Meeting on March 16
(via Jessica LaBrie, Boston Children’s Hospital) The Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network 2018 Annual Meeting is right around the corner-Friday, March 16-and there’s only about a week left to take advantage of early registration, so register now at https://mahslin.wildapricot.org/event-2751407 before rates go up! Please join us in Waltham, MA, for a great program: Callan Bignoli,…
Reminder: Registration for 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference in Jacksonville, FL, Closes 2/26
(via OCLC) Time is running out to register for the 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference. Registration closes Monday, February 26, at midnight. To register, go here. Don’t miss your chance to join us for two days of connecting with fellow ILL professionals to share the latest in resource sharing, including innovative approaches to patron services and interlibrary…