(via the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Professional Development Committee) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Professional Development Committee is pleased to host a Lightning Talk Showcase on Friday, August 11, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please join us for an exciting lineup of presenters, including: Sarah Newhouse and Celia Caust-Ellenbogen of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Reminder: Registration Open for 2023 Special Libraries Association Symposium, “Unusual Librarianship”–Online Fri., Aug. 11, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the 2023 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium. Take part in an exciting annual virtual event featuring colleagues from around the Midwest. This year’s theme is “Unusual Librarianship”, and topics will relate to special librarianship. The 2023…
Call for Proposals: Entrepreneurs & Libraries Conference (Online Wed., Nov. 1, 1:00-4:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 14
(via Angel Truesdale, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) The call for proposals is now open for the Entrepreneurs & Libraries Conference. The meeting will take place online Wednesday, November 1, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. The Entrepreneurs & Libraries Conference explores how libraries and library workers support entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. Entrelib continues to…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline Extended for Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting (Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13)–Now Due Mon., July 31
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) The Professional Practice Committee of the Midwest Chapter/MLA (Medical Library Association) invites proposals for contributed papers, posters, and lightning sessions for the 2023 Midwest Annual Meeting themed “Explore the Possibilities”. The meeting will be held virtually October 11-13 (Wednesday-Friday). Papers will have 15-20 minutes…
Call for Proposals: LibLearnX 2024 Conference (Fri., Jan. 19, to Mon., Jan. 22, in Baltimore, MD)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 7
(via Hillary Pearson, American Library Association) With Annual barely in the rearview mirror, ALA is already gearing up for LibLearnX in January, 2024! The event will take place in Baltimore, MD, from Friday, January 19, to Monday, January 22. 2024. The Call for Education Program Proposals is open now through Monday, August 7, 2023. There are four types of…
Reminder: Proposals for Florida Chapter of ACRL’s 2023 Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 20) Due Tues., Aug. 1
(via Sarah Hammill, Florida International University) The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) is currently seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2023 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference, to take place online Friday, October 20. The theme is “Where do we go from here? Best Practices & Trends in Academic Libraries”. This year’s call for proposals…
Reminder: Poster Session Proposals for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Tues., Oct. 24 – Thurs., Oct. 26, in Springfield) Due Fri., July 28
(via Kristin Pekoll, Illinois Library Association) If you missed the proposal deadline but still want to be a part of this year’s ILA Annual Conference, don’t worry! You can still participate by submitting your proposal as a poster session. The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee is now accepting applications for poster sessions at the 2023…
Registration Open for GIS Librarians for Open Workflows (GLOW) Virtual Forum on Tues., July 25
(via Cecilia Smith, University of Chicago) The GIS Librarians for Open Workflows (GLOW) project focuses on the workflows of librarians and library staff charged with supporting geographic information systems (GIS) and its use across diverse academic disciplines. Funded by the Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) and under the direction of the University of Chicago library,…
Registration Still Open, and Schedule Posted, for STEM Librarians Collaborative–Online Wed., July 26 – Fri., July 28
(via Sam Hansen, University of Michigan) The schedule for next week’s STEM Librarians Collaborative is now live, here. Also, registration is still open; please see the link at the top of the schedule. There is a wonderful collection of sessions, ranging from a keynote about Open Science to Interactive Learning Sessions about the Research Impact tool Bibliometrix, to first-person…
Call for Proposals: 2023 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 16)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 1
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) planning committee is now accepting proposals for the third MIRL Symposium, a free event that will take place virtually on Thursday, November 16 (time to be determined). MIRL is a platform-neutral conference for IR practitioners and those with an interest in…