Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI

The following Illinois librarians will be presenting at this year’s LITA (Library Technology Association) Forum, which will be held in Minneapolis from Thursday, November 12, to Sunday, November 15. The conference is intended for all librarians, regardless of library type or position level, who have an interest in applying technology to libraries. Non-librarians, including vendors,…

(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Palos Hills, IL) Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy http://informationliteracysummit.org/ Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus Keynote Address: “Critical Pedagogy in a Time of Compliance”–Emily…

(via Michelle Huls, CARLI) Please remember to register by Thursday, November 5, if you are planning to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting on Friday, November 13, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. Staff at any CARLI member library is welcome. There is no fee to attend and lunch will be served. The meeting, celebrating 35 years of…

(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Call for Poster Session Applications: IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016, in Columbus, OH, USA Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA…

Three Illinois librarians will be giving a joint presentation at this year’s Brick and Click conference, which will be held in Maryville, Missouri, on Friday, November 6. The presenters are Yi Han, International Student Library Services Liaison at the Illinois Institute of Technology; Pattie Piotrowski, Assistant Dean for Public Services at the Illinois Institute of Technology; and John…

(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) An event for all Illinois libraries: Expanding Resource Sharing for Illinois Libraries with OCLC Resources On Monday, November 9th, from 2:00p.m. to 3:30pm, OCLC staff will present OCLC Resource Sharing for Illinois Libraries at the RAILS Burr Ridge Service Center and via live streaming. This presentation will update library staff on OCLC’s…

(via Gwen Greogry, incoming IACRL President) Will you be in Peoria this week? If you are at the Illinois Library Conference, please consider attending several IACRL events. Everyone is welcome at these events, even if you are not registered at the conference. We will be hosting a site on the Pub Stroll (New Amsterdam Brewery,…

(Via Debbie Baaske, Member Engagement Manager for Reaching Across Illinois Library System) I would also like to put in a plug for Facetime. This is an opportunity to network with colleagues on particular topics at talk tables. Facetime will be held on Friday, 9-10am in room 222 of the Peoria Civic Center. A continental breakfast…

(via Lindsay Harmon, incoming IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Posted on behalf of Andrew Lenaghan, IACRL President Greetings, IACRLers! The first combined Illinois Libraries Conference is only two days away! We are in need of volunteers for the IACRL Table in the Exhibits Hall during the Exhibit Hours. You do not need to be an actively involved member…

If you are attending the joint conference in Peoria, the following sessions might be of interest. Presentations Thursday, October 22 10:45-11:45 AM “52 Weeks of STEM @ Your Library”–gain ideas for STEM activities that you can easily incorporate into your library and that will draw users of all backgrounds and ages “Getting Started with Information…