(via the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The ALCTS Exchange virtual poster session offers the opportunity to share and promote work, research, and ideas across the ALCTS Exchange’s topical themes: new roles and workflows, creative problem solving, creating connections with user communities, and building skills to prepare for the future. We are especially interested…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Early-Bird Registration for Joint Spring Conference Ends February 28
(via Linda Bostrom, Illinois Library Association) Only a few days reamin to take advantage of early-bird registration rates for the 2017 Joint Spring Conference (sponsored by the Kentucky chapter of the Special Libraries Association), to be held March 29-31 at Lake Barkley State Resort Park. Tuesday, February 28, is the deadline for early bird-registration, and it is…
Call for Proposals: Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference (Oct. 27)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Submit your proposals now for sessions, workshops, (by Monday, April 10) round tables, and posters (by Monday, May 15) for the 2017 Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference. The conference will take place in Columbus on Friday, October 27, with a preconference on October 26. This year’s event is themed “Libraries…
Registration Open for Colorado Interlibrary Loan Conference (May 4-5)
(via Don Pawl, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) Please join your library colleagues from Colorado and beyond for the 48th Annual Colorado Interlibrary Loan Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado! Conference Information The 48th Annual Colorado ILL Conference will take place Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5, in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado. The keynote address will be presented…
Nominations Open for Reaching Forward Awards
(via the Illinois Library Association) Nominations are being accepted for Reaching Forward’s annual awards, which will be presented at the 2017 Reaching Forward Conference on May 5. The Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant recognizes the contributions of a support staff member to the library community and the role of support staff in libraries. The recipient will…
Registration Open for 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit on May 5
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) Registration is now open for the 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit, themed “From Teaching to Learning: Context and Collaboration”. The event will take place on Friday, May 5, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, at the Moraine Valley Community College campus in Palos Hills. The co-sponsors of the Summit are the libraries…
Application Deadline for Student Internships at Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Extended
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Planning Committee is excited to offer internship opportunities for the first time. The Planning Committee will offer up to four internships to library science students. The number of internships available is dependent on the generosity of our sponsors. Note that the deadline to apply for…
Deadline for SUNYLA 2017 Program Proposals Extended to February 14
(via Jennifer DeVito, Stony Brook University) There is no time like the present to celebrate libraries as institutions supporting inquiry and access to information, while exploring opportunities for inclusivity in our research and practice. Join us from Wednesday, June 14, to Friday, June 16, at Stony Brook University for the SUNYLA 2017 Annual Conference, where we will…
Call for Proposals: Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference
(via Jessica Bower, Chapman University) The 16th annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference will take place from August 10 to 11, at Portland State University in downtown Portland, Oregon. Look for registration to open in April. Join John Chrastka, founder and Executive Director of EveryLibrary, the first nationwide political action committee for libraries, for our…
Deadline for Illinois Community College Assessment Fair Proposals Extended to February 10
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The proposal submission deadline for the 21st Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair-which will take place on Friday, February 24-has been extended to Friday, February 10. Submission and registration details are available at the conference website. This year’s theme is “Assessment: Just and Fair”, and the keynote speaker will be Norbert Elliot, Professor Emeritus…