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Deadline for Submissions to Midwest Chapter MLA & MHSLA Joint Annual Conference Extended to Aug. 1
July 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Tyler Nix, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor) The Program Committee of the 2017 Midwest Chapter MLA & MHSLA Joint Annual Conference invites paper and poster abstract submissions on any topic of interest to the heal…
Illinois Librarians Give Poster Sessions at ALA Annual
July 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
A number of Illinois academic and research librarians gave poster sessions at the ALA 2017 Annual Conference. This year’s event took place in Chicago, from June 22 to June 27. The theme was “Transforming Our Libraries, Ourselves”. M…
Reminder: Inaugural OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference This October
July 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University) The OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) is holding its inaugural Conference this October, in what we hope will be the first of many opportunities to take a regional (and global) persp…
Registration Open for 2017 Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium (Deadline July 28)
July 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Michael Courtney, Indiana University Bloomington) We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2017 Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium is now open! The 2017 Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Northwest ILL Conference Ends Monday, July 10
July 1, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Eric Alwine, Reed College) Early-bird registration ends Monday, July 10, for the 2017 Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference! Early-bird registration fee is $175; regular registration is $225. The conference will take p…
Early-Bird Registration for VIVO 2017 Conference Ends Friday, June 30
June 30, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Terrie R. Wheeler–Director, Samuel J. Wood Library and C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center at Weill Cornell Medicine) On behalf of the VIVO 2017 Conference Task Force, I am pleased to invite you to attend the 8th Annual National …
Register Now for “PubMed for Librarians” Series
June 30, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is offering another round of our popular PubMed series, beginning in early Sep…
Registration Still Open for IDS Project Conference (July 27-28)
June 30, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Elise Thornley, Binghamton University) Registration is still open for the IDS Project’s 13th Annual Summer Conference, which will take place on Thursday, July 27, and Friday, July 28, at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. This ye…
Registration Deadline for “Designing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews” Course is June 30
June 30, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Angela Hardi, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis) The deadline to register for “Designing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews: A Hands-on Course” is Friday, June 30. This two-day course—which will t…
NLM History of Medicine Lecture “A Look into the Pensieve: Reflections on Harry Potter at Twenty Years” at 1:00 PM CST on Tuesday, June 27
June 27, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) At 1:00 PM CST on Tuesday, June 27, the National Library of Medicine is hosting a lecture, titled “A Look into the Pen…
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