(via the Illinois Library Association) We are excited to announce that the application deadline for Elevate Illinois Libraries has been extended to Friday, March 12, in order to give people from all library types an opportunity to respond. We’ve already had great response, and in our first year we are really hoping to get a broad geographical…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Registration Open for NASIG 2018 Annual Conference (June 8-11 in Atlanta)
(via NASIG) Registration is now open (http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfmpk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=11664) for the 2018 NASIG Annual conference. Featuring the theme, “Transforming the Information Community”, and held at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead from June 8-11, the conference program features many timely sessions on topics relating to our vision as an independent organization working to advance and transform the…
Registration Open for ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow at UIUC on May 4
(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CARLI are pleased to host the full-day ACRL Roadshow – “Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement” at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois on May 4 from 9am to 5pm. This all-day workshop will be led by Scholarly…
Input Sought from Academic Libraries on RAILS Strategic Planning
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Mary Witt, RAILS) RAILS is revising their strategic plan. As a part of this process, Executive Director Deirdre Brennan will be touring the RAILS area to hear about our members’ challenges and needs. Please come prepared to discuss “what keeps you awake at night” in…
Call for Participants: ALA 2018 Panel on the Intersection of the Arts, Social Justice, and Librarianship
(via Eamon Tewell–Long Island University, Brooklyn) The ACRL Women & Gender Studies Section (WGSS) and Theatre Library Association (TLA) are looking for panelists attending ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans who are at the intersection of librarianship, the arts, and social justice. Are you an artist? Do you work with artists? This discussion panel might…
Registration Open for CARLI Preservation Committee Tours of University of Chicago Library and Oriental Institute
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Preservation Committee invites staff from CARLI members to the University of Chicago Library and the University of Chicago Oriental Institute to visit their facilities and learn about their preservation activities on Friday, April 20, 2018. During the morning, the University of Chicago Library welcomes CARLI members to visit their…
Save the Date/Call for Proposals: 5th Free Annual LILi Conference
(via Esther Grassian, Pierce College and University of California, Los Angeles) Save the Date / Call for Proposals 5th Annual LILi Conference Friday, July 13, 2018, 9 am – 1:30 pm Glendale Public Library 222 E Harvard St, Glendale, CA 91205 It’s Not Just Academic: Bridging Gaps with Information Empowerment in All Libraries Proposal Deadline:…
Call for MLA 2018 Twitter Correspondents (Deadline April 1)
(via Emily Johnson, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Official Meeting Twitter Correspondents engage attendees by promoting and live tweeting MLA’18 activities, events, and more. As a Correspondent, you provide a unique perspective about the MLA’18 meeting and begin a larger conversation of the event. You can tweet before…
“Engaging with the ACRL Framework” Workshop on May 14 in Normal, IL
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University, and the Consortium of Illinois Academic and Research Libraries (CARLI) are partnering to bring the Engaging with the ACRL Framework Workshop to Normal on May 14. This one-day workshop focuses on engaging more…
Call for Applicants: Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians From Traditionally Underrepresented Groups (Deadline March 10)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The University of Minnesota Libraries is pleased to offer the 11th biennial Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups. The Institute focuses on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds who are in the first three years of their professional careers. Participants will develop specific leadership abilities…