Proposal submissions are now being accepted for the Kentucky Library Association’s 2020 Conference, to be held October 15 and 16 at the Embassy Suites Coldstream in Lexington, Kentucky. This year’s theme, “Libraries: United We Stand”, serves as a reminder that by working together and supporting each other’s efforts, we can forge the libraries, the communities, and…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Call for Proposals: Oregon Information Literacy Summit (May 30 in Eugene) — Deadline Friday, March 13
(via Pam Kessinger, Portland Community College) The Information Literacy Advisory Group of Oregon, also known as ILAGO, invites you to submit proposals for the *14th annual Oregon Information Literacy Summit*. The event will take place on Saturday, May 30. This year we will be hosted by Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. We invite a diverse…
Registration Open for HRSA Healthy Grants Workshop, June 17-18 in Chicago (for HRSA Grant Recipients)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Registration is open for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Healthy Grants Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. This workshop is for both new and experienced HRSA grant recipients and will focus on grants administration from pre-award through close-out. Join HRSA Region 5 June…
Registration Open for CARLI Preservation Committee’s March 27 Tours of Newberry Library and Chicago History Museum
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Preservation Committee invites you to attend guided tours of two Chicago area CARLI Governing Member libraries, the Newberry Library and Chicago History Museum, on March 27, 2020 from 10am – 4pm. Attendees will be able to learn more about the Newberry Library conservation lab and the Chicago History Museum…
Reminder: Proposals for 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (June 12 at Manchester CC) Due Monday, March 9
(via Kyle Lynes, University of Hartford) 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 12, 2020 Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT Digital Divide 3.0: Bridging the Gap in Information Literacy Digital Divide is a term that refers to the gap between those who have ready access to computers and the internet, and those who do not….
Reminder: Applications for Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program 2020 (Saturday, April 18, at Illinois State Library) Due Monday, March 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Elevate). This year’s program will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Elevate 2020 sessions will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and the types of behaviors…
Registration Open for The Charleston Conference Library Acquisitions Boot Camp at SSP (May 27 in Boston) — Early-Bird Deadline April 17
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) Join us in Boston for the Charleston Conference Library Acquisitions Boot Camp at SSP (Society for Scholarly Publishing). Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Westin Waterfront, Boston MA This pre-meeting training session, a popular feature of the annual Charleston Conference, is now open to attendees of the…
Registration for CARLI OpenRefine Workshop (Thursday, April 30, at I Hotel in Champaign) Closes Friday, April 10
(via Amy Maroso, CARLI) Registration is now open for the the “Messy Data? Clean it up with OpenRefine!” workshop Join the CARLI Created Content Committee on Thursday, April 30, at the I Hotel in Champaign for a workshop that introduces OpenRefine, a free, open source tool used to organize, clean up, and transform your data….
Reminder: Registration Open for Research Data Access and Preservation Association 2020 Summit (March 11-13 in Santa Fe)
(via Heather Ganshorn, University of Calgary) Just sharing a reminder that registration is now open for the RDAP (Research Data Access and Preservation Association) 2020 Summit in Santa Fe, NM. The Summit, which will take place at the Santa Fe Convention Center, will run March 11 and 12, with an additional day of workshops on March…
Call for Proposals: CARLI’s 8th Annual Instruction Showcase (Friday, May 29, at Harper College) — Deadline Monday, April 6
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 8th annual Instruction Showcase on Friday, May 29 at Harper College in Palatine, IL. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “Fresh Starts and Restarts:…