(via Nina Exner, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University) Do you support faculty researchers or graduate student researchers? Or, do you do your own research? Then we have a conference for you! Please join us for the fourth Empirical Librarians conference, EmpLibs18. EmpLibs18 is a mini-conference on librarians and research, and will be held…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Call for Proposals: CCLI 2018, “Library Instruction by Design: Using Design Thinking to Meet Evolving Needs”
(via William Cuthbertson-California State University, Chico) The California Conference on Library Instruction (CCLI) seeks to showcase the ways in which librarians have approached library instruction and information literacy problems through the lens of Design Thinking, which will be central to the theme of the 2018 meeting. Design Thinking involves using a designer’s perspective to improve…
Call for Proposals: SJSU Open Access Conference 2017 (Deadline Extended to Friday, Sept. 1)
(via Emily Chan, San Jose State University) In celebration of Open Access Week, San Jose State University will be hosting its biennial one-day conference on Monday, October 23. This conference theme invites reflections on where open access is now and how we got here. Topics can explore open access (including OE educational resources) as it relates…
Call for Presentations: “Innovating with Metadata” Amigos Online Conference (Deadline 8/31)
via Bill Walker, Amigos Library Services) Amigos Library Services is seeking presentation proposals for its upcoming meeting “Innovating with Metadata: An Amigos Online Conference”. The event will take place on Thursday, November 9, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM CST. It will use the Amigos Online Classroom. The requirements for program proposals are below. Today’s metadata is…
Call for Panel Participants: Distance Library Services Conference
(via Christina Hillman, St. John Fisher College) Are you a new librarian? Are you working with distance, online, or hybrid students and faculty as part of your first professional library job? Then please consider working with us on a panel proposal for the 18th Distance Library Services Conference. The panel will discuss how new (less…
IACRL@ILA Offers Academic-Library Programming at ILA 2017
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians at the 2017 ILA Annual Conference. IACRL@ILA will take the place of an IACRL Conference in 2018. A similar track of programming will be offered at the 2018 ILA Annual Conference. Offering…
Registration Open for Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Limited to 50 Registrants)
(via Erin Thomas, Iowa State University) Registration for the Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is now open here! Since registration is provided at no cost, we anticipate that spots will fill up quickly. Due to space constraints, registration will be closed at 50 registrants, with 5 additional spots reserved for students*. We will have a waiting list…
ACRL Program Proposals for 2018 ALA Annual Conference Due Tuesday, Sept. 5
(via Megan Griffin, American Library Association) As a reminder, ACRL program proposals for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans are due Tuesday, September 5. The ACRL Professional Development Committee will review proposal and select 2018 Annual Conference programs, with notifications issued in October 2017. ACRL invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members…
Reminder: Register Now for International Clinical Librarian Conference (Sept. 21-22 in Leicester, England, UK)
(via Keith Nockels, University of Leicester in England, UK) Are you a Clinical Librarian, Informationist, Embedded Librarian, or Outreach Librarian? Or, are you a healthcare librarian interested in one or more of the following areas? literature searching working closely with clinicians/healthcare managers to provide the latest evidence providing current awareness services to healthcare staff supporting…
Call for Proposals: ILA Reaching Forward Conference
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect, on behalf of Patrice Johnson) On behalf of the ILA Reaching Forward Forum, I personally invite the members of the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum to submit a proposal to present at the 2018 Reaching Forward Conference. The Reaching Forward Conference is the nation’s largest single-day conference for…