(via Samantha McClellan–California State University, Sacramento) Registration for the LOEX 2021 Conference (online May 11-14, Tuesday- Friday), opened Friday, February 12, at 12:00 PM CDT. The registration form is available here. Now in its 49th year, the LOEX Conference highlights excellence in library instruction and information literacy. Come see how academic librarians from all over…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Registration Open, and Awards Available, for 2021 Reaching Forward Illinois Combined Virtual Conference (April 15-16 and May 7)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference (Thursday-Friday, April 15-16) and the Reaching Forward South Conference (Friday, May 7) are joining forces to bring their 2021 virtual conferences to all Illinois libraries! The combined conference, Reaching Forward Illinois, will allow registrants to attend both conferences for one fee. Recordings of the sessions will…
Save the Date and Call for Volunteers: New Conference for STEM Librarians (July 22-23)
(via Nastasha Johnson, Purdue University) Save the date for a new STEM librarian professional development conference! The event, which does not officially have a name yet, will take place online Thursday, July 22, and Friday, July 23, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT each day. Check here for updates as they become available. Why is…
Call for Applications: 2021 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Online Sat., April 24) — Deadline Extended to Fri., March 5
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program. The event will take virtually on Saturday, April 24, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This year’s program will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and explore the types of behaviors that lead to inclusion…
Call for Posters and Lightning Talks Extended: MLA 2021 Virtual Meeting (New Deadline Mon, Feb. 15)
(via the Medical Library Association) The 2021 National Program Committee invites abstract submissions that support the annual meeting theme, “Transforming Our Diversifying Communities”. The MLA ’21 “Call for Poster and Lightning Talks” has been extended to Monday, February 15. Posters and lightning talks are great ways to share information about research or programs. Submitters must…
Call for Proposals: Virtual Library Instruction Tennessee Conference (Week of June 7-11) — Current Deadline Wed., Feb. 10
(via Sarah Smith, St. Louis Community College) Join us in 2021 for the virtual Library Instruction Tennessee (LIT) Conference! The theme for LIT 2021 is “Persistence & Resilience”. The meeting will take place virtually during the week of June 7-11 (Monday-Friday). Registration will open in later April. This year’s event is free. The call for proposals is…
Reminder: Registration Open for 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Online April 29-30)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) This is a reminder that registration is now open for the 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit, which will take place online from Thursday, April 29, to Friday, April 30. The focus of this year’s meeting will be on challenging the status quo and rethinking information literacy theories and practices, with…
Call for Proposals: ACRL EBSS Virtual Research Forum (Deadline Friday, March 19)
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee of ACRL invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May, 2021. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions…
Reminder: Registration Open for Amigos Online Conference Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data (Thurs., Feb. 11)–Deadline Mon., Feb. 8
(via Jodi Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) This is a reminder that registration is still open for the Amigos Library Services online conference Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data. The event will take place on Thursday, February 11. More information is below. “This link worked yesterday – why doesn’t it work now?” “Will all of…
Call for Proposals: ACRL North Carolina Chapter and Community & Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the North Carolina Library Association Biennial Virtual Conference (Thurs., May 6)–Deadline Sun., March 7
(via Dawn Behrend, ACRL North Carolina Chapter Chair) The ACRL NC Chapter and the Community & Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the North Carolina Library Association invites you to submit a proposal for their biennial virtual conference on Thursday, May 6. Proposals should align with our conference theme, Transforming Our Future: How Our Practices…