(via the Illinois Library Association) The Visual Resources Association (VRA), a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environments, is accepting proposals for papers, sessions, special interest/user groups, and workshops for its 2021 Conference program. The VRA 2021 Annual Conference will be…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Call for Proposals and Registration Open: Amigos Library Services Online Conference on Wednesday, October 23 (Proposals Deadline Wednesday, July 22)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Are you an innovator? Are you taking challenges head on and adapting? Are you establishing, retooling, or redefining programs and initiatives in your organization? Are you creating new services or content and delivering in new and unique ways? We want to hear from you. Join us on Wednesday, September…
Registration Open for Digital Directions Training Conference (Online October 19-21) — Deadline Friday, October 9, with Limit of 125 Registrants
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) The 2020 Digital Directions Training Conference will now take place online, from Monday, October 19, to Wednesday, October 21. Join us for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural heritage materials. During three half-days of live, interactive, online…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Annual Meeting (Currently Scheduled for Friday, November 13, in Champaign)
(via CARLI) The 2020 CARLI Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, November 13, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Staff at any CARLI member library is invited to attend. A meeting of the CARLI Governing Directors will precede the Annual Meeting. Registration is available is available from the CARLI Calendar here.
Registration Open for OCLC Resource Sharing Conference Web Series That Starts July 8
(via OCLC) OCLC invites ILL professionals and users of OCLC’s resource-sharing solutions to join us online for a series of five sessions that starts on Wednesday, July 8. We’ll discuss how we’re all moving forward together, including best practices and better ways to connect your users with the information they need as your libraries reopen….
2020 Charleston Conference Updates: Event Moving to All-Virtual Format and Call for Papers Extended to Friday, July 17
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) After 39 years, the Charleston Conference regrets to announce we are unable to meet in person as planned this year. We are committing ourselves to providing a top-notch, interactive, and immersive online experience for our attendees. We want to do our best to bring what you know and love about Charleston…
Registration Open for Western States Government Information Virtual Conference (August 5-6)
(via Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University) The Western States Government Information Virtual Conference is a free, biennial conference hosted by Government Information Librarians in the Western States and open to all. This year’s theme is “Trusted to Serve: Promoting Quality Government Services in Libraries”. The Conference will be held on August 5-6, 2020. Click here for…
Registration Open for MLA 2020 vConference and exhibits (July 27 and Week of August 10-14)
(via the Medical Library Association) Envision our future and celebrate our past at the MLA ’20 vConference, August 10-14, 2020. While the theme, “2020 Vision: The Future in Focus,” encourages us to look forward, we cannot look forward without learning from our history. The 2020 National Program Committee (NPC) spent a good deal of time reviewing…
Call for Posters and Papers: Joint Midcontinental and Midwest Chapter/MLA 2020 Virtual Meeting, Oct. 15-16 (Deadline Friday, July 31)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Join us at the Virtual Meeting this fall to share your research and innovative practices. The Joint Midcontinental and Midwest Chapter MLA 2020 Annual Meeting planning committee invites paper, lightning talk, and poster submissions on all aspects of health sciences librarianship for the Virtual Meeting…
Call for Proposals: Southeast Data Librarian Symposium 2020 (Online Oct. 7-9) — Deadline Friday, July 24
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) The Southeast Data Librarian Symposium (SEDLS) invites proposals for virtual workshops, short talks, and poster presentations for SEDLS 2020! The SEDLS 2020 conference will be held online October 7-9. The deadline for proposals is Friday, July 24. The Southeast Data Librarian Symposium is intended to provide an opportunity…