(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Do you know or could you be the next recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award? If so, the Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) wants to hear from you! This prestigious award, sponsored by the Routledge, Taylor &…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
Reminder: Registration for CARLI/iSchool Career Fair and Mixer on November 14 Ends October 25
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please register for the November 14 CARLI/iSchool Career Fair here (registration will close on October 25). Don’t forget to sign up for the CARLI/iSchool Mixer immediately following. Register here. If you have any trouble registering for the Career Fair, please don’t hesitate to contact Michele Plante at the iSchool: mplante@illinois.edu.
Registration Open for Digital Directions 2020 (April 6-7 in Tucson, Arizona)
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Registration Now Open DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections — April 6-7, 2020 — Tucson, Arizona ************ JOIN US in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural heritage materials. During…
Illinois Library Association Releases Statement of Appropriate Conduct
(via Molly Beestrum, ILA President) Hello ILA members and friends! We are pleased to present a new aspect of ILA sponsored conferences and events, the goal of which is to enable and enhance the fullest, most productive possible experience for participants: A Statement of Appropriate Conduct. Following in the steps of many other associations that have…
Call for Presenters: 2020 Reference Research Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline Jan. 3, 2020)
(via Meg Galasso, Indiana University Kokomo) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 26th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2020 American Library Association Annual Conference in…
Reminder: Registration for Oct. 10 Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities Online Conference Closes Mon., Oct. 7
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Don’t miss the Amigos Library Services’ online conference, Healthy Habits: Cultivating Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities on Thursday, October 10 featuring keynote speaker Jenn Carson. Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals…
Call for Proposals: Research Data Access and Preservation Association 2020 Summit (March 11-13 in Santa Fe) — Deadline Nov. 1
(via Heather Ganshorn, University of Calgary) The Research Data Access and Preservation Association (RDAP) invites proposals for the program of its upcoming summit at the Sante Fe Convention Center in Sante Fe, NM, on March 11-13, 2020. The RDAP Summit occurs on March 11 and 12 as a single-track, affordable conference for research data support…
Proposals for Empirical Librarians (Feb. 27-28 in Knoxville, TN) Due Friday, Oct. 18
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Empirical Librarians is a small conference that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place where librarians who do research and librarians who support research can come together to share ideas and insights about original…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference and Related Events (Oct. 17-18 in Columbus)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Remember to register for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Academic Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate. The conference will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, OH, with a preconference workshop and training on Thursday, October…
Reminder: Seats Still Available for Library Research Seminar VII (October 16-19 at University of South Carolina)
(via Dr. Jennifer Sweeney, JK Sweeney and Associates LLC) October 16-19, 2019 School of Library & Information Science University of South Carolina Columbia, SC LRS VII kicks off on October 16 with a half-day preconference workshop on methods. Do you want to be involved in research but don’t know where to start? This workshop is…