(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 ILA Annual Conference theme, Discovery Advocacy Leadership,focuses on how libraries and library staff serve as community leaders to support life-long learning and engagement within Illinois communities. Actively share ideas by submitting a conference proposal and joining the conversation! The ILA Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking programs addressing the…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Lippincott to Speak at ISU on April 12
Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the Washington, D.C.-based Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), will give a talk at Illinois State University at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 12. The speech, titled “Moving Forward Together: Libraries and Librarians as Partners in Teaching, Learning, and Research, will be held in the Old Main Room of the Bone…
Reminder–Deadline for ILA 2016 Proposals is April 1
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 ILA Annual Conference theme–“Discovery Advocacy Leadership”–focuses on how libraries and library staff serve as community leaders to support life-long learning and engagement within Illinois communities. Actively share ideas by submitting a conference proposal and joining the conversation! The ILA Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking programs addressing the…
Reminder–Registration Open for 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University-schwa17@depaul.edu) 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit “Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy” Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus (Palos Hills, IL) Register Now! Keynote Address: Critical Pedagogy…
Illinois Academic Librarians Chosen as IFLA or IFLA-IMLS Fellows
Fifty U.S. librarians, including support staff and students, have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the ALA to attend the 2016 World Library and Information Congress. The Congress, which is sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), will take place in Columbus, Ohio, from August 13 to 19. The purpose of…
HSLI Members Presenting at IACRL 2016
Several Health Science Librarians of Illinois members will be presenting at this year’s Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, which starts Thursday evening and lasts all day Friday. This year’s conference will feature 15 breakout sessions, five “lightning-round” presentations, and six poster sessions. Topics will cover everything from open access and classroom instruction,…
IACRL 2016 Conference Program Available
The program for the 2016 IACRL Conference is now available. This year’s keynote address will be delivered by ACRL President Ann Campion Riley and is titled “Getting to the Table and Speaking Up: Effective Advocacy on Campus and Beyond”. The breakout, poster, and lightning-round sessions will cover a variety of current topics, from assessment and diversity, to…
Last Chance to Register for IACRL 2016 is Friday, March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The deadline for registration for IACRL’s 2016 Conference, “Raise Your Voice: Librarians in the Lead”, is this Friday, March 11. Students get a special rate of $75. You may also be interested in the free CARLI preconference. The conference begins the evening of Thursday, March 17 with a reception, and…
Registration Deadline for CARLI Curriculum-Mapping Preconference is Friday, March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) One last reminder about the free preconference CARLI is sponsoring on Thursday, March 17. Registration will close at the end of the day, this Friday, March 11. There is no fee to attend, but you must register in advance. Seats are still available, and the speakers have planned an interesting program. For…
2016 IDS Project Conference Call for Proposals
(via Mark Sullivan (sullivm@geneseo.edu), IDS Project Executive Director at SUNY-Geneseo’s Milne Library) The IDS (Information Delivery Services) Project’s 12th Annual Summer Conference is Thursday, July 28th and Friday, July 29th, at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY. This year’s conference theme is “The Sharing Economy”. Approximately 250 attendees are expected. Dorothea Salo will be our Keynote this…