June 20-25, 2019
Washington, D.C.
Schedule for Proposal:
Submission Site Opens:
Submission Site Closes: September 3, 2018
Final Decisions: November 8, 2018
Schedule of Sessions Announced: December 5, 2018
The Call for Poster Session Proposals opens in late November 2018/Early Decembe: Proposals are due in January, 2019, and complete details will be posted here.
For all inquiries regarding content submission for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference, please visit the submission site.
Dates for Future ALA Midwinter Meetings and ALA Annual Conferences
May 29-31, 2019
The Waterfront Conference Center at Harrah's
Atlantic City, NJ
This year's theme, Engage & Inspire, reminds us that when you bring people together, creative thoughts begin to flow and amazing things can happen, and that’s always our goal at NJLA’s Annual Conference. We are very much looking forward to the engagement, inspiration, and wealth and diversity of expertise that will come from our speakers and programs!
The program proposal form must be filled out completely online and submitted by Friday, November 30, 2018 to be considered for approval for the 2019 NJLA Conference:
https://goo.gl/forms/wL9dUBTzGSYBMbxU2
Please review our FAQ for speakers and program planners. Programs will be reviewed by the NJLA Conference Committee and notification of program approval will be sent in January 2019.
The ACRL Conference only comes around every other year usually in April.
See here for ACRL 2019 Call for Participation
Proposal Deadlines
May 4, 2018
Contributed Paper, Panel, Preconference, Workshop
October 12, 2018
Poster, Roundtable, TechConnect, Webcast
Mark your calendars for future ACRL Conferences.
ACRL 2019
April 10-13, 2019
Cleveland, Ohio
ACRL 2021
April 14-17, 2021
Seattle, Washington
April 11-13, 2018
18th Distance Library Services Conference
San Antonio, Texas
The purpose of the Distance Library Services Conference is to provide a forum for exchanging ideas, strategies, techniques, perspectives, and pertinent research related to providing library resources and services at a distance and online.
The program aspires to reflect the geographic, philosophic, and programmatic diversity in distance librarianship through invited speakers, paper presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, and workshops. The conference also looks to encourage participation by and increase networking opportunities for professionals new to the field of distance librarianship through the Distance Library Services Conference Award.
In addition to the formal program, opportunities for informal networking and discussions among participants are provided. Meals are included as part of the registration fee to foster a sense of community and encourage networking.
Call for Proposals is now closed. Deadline was October 1, 2017.
All Details regarding Call for Proposals is located here on their very robust Conference Liguide.
Registration:
Registration includes access to the full conference program and five meals (opening reception dinner, two continental breakfasts, and two buffet lunches). After Feb. 18, the general registration fee will be $425, so don’t wait and register soon!
April 13-15, 2018
CARL 2018: The Academic Library in Times of Change
Pullman San Francisco Bay Hotel, Redwood City, California
California Academic & Research Libraries
Change is an inevitable and can be a welcome part of our jobs. In this ever-changing landscape, libraries are feeling pressure to provide solutions to many and various challenges: shifts in access to our resources, “evolving” ideas of credibility and authority, increasing threats to our patrons’ civil liberties, a movement to “all-things-digital”, staff/library reorganization, and more. How can libraries rise to the challenges of engaging our students and colleagues, advocating for our communities, and protecting our democracy? The CARL 2018 Conference builds upon the CARL 2016 Conference, “What we talk about when we talk about value…” by asking: How will we, as libraries, navigate change, reassert and use our core values to ground our everyday work, strengthen our advocacy, and buoy our hopes in times of uncertainty?
From a March 2017 article in American Libraries, trends to watch include: entrepreneurship, civic engagement and innovation, school libraries as global educators, sustainability, virtual reality, welcoming communities, accessibility, academic tech focus, and 21st century ethics. What do these trends look like on a more local level, and how can we translate them into the work we do on a day-to-day basis?
Sessions will include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
● The Library Bill of Rights and the core values of librarianship; issues of equal access, diversity, and inclusion; concerns with intellectual freedom, privacy, and censorship
● Misinformation, disinformation, and educating users
● New ways of understanding the user experience to shape library services and programs
● Open access, OER, scholarly communication, and copyright challenges
● Resource sharing, consortial practices, shared collections, and discovery systems
● Changing roles of librarians, and the larger changes in the profession
● Innovations in acquisitions and technical services: Cataloging, RDA implementation, electronics rights management, demand-driven acquisition, eBooks, and big data/library metrics
● Collaborative partnerships on- and off-campus
Fore more information on deadlines and proposal submissions: http://conf2018.carl-acrl.org/proposals/
May 3-4, 2018
2018 ACRL New England Annual Conference
We often talk at conferences about projects that went well. In contrast, we rarely discuss initiatives that failed, or unexpected obstacles that forced us to find another route to success. In our 2018 conference, the ACRL New England chapter is highlighting experimentation and creativity in college and research libraries by acknowledging that missteps and roadblocks are all part of the process. Join us in Plymouth, Massachusetts in May 2018 to talk about 'failing forward.'
Registration is now closed. See you on May 4!
Questions? Email us at acrlnec2018@gmail.com
Friday May 11, 2018
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY)
This year’s keynote speaker is Trevor A. Dawes, Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums & May Morris University Librarian, University of Delaware.
The LACUNY Institute is an annual, one-day conference open to LIS professionals, students, and the general public. It is organized by the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY), and although geared to academic librarians, it strives to have broad relevance to the profession.
In a time of a polarized political climate, economic uncertainty, and social inequity, how can libraries actively support themselves and their communities? How can we advocate for ourselves and for communities we serve? What is our role in upholding democratic values of intellectual freedom, free speech, and free expression? How can we resist fascism, misinformation, and censorship? How can libraries foster inclusivity and empower the disenfranchised?
October 27, 2017, Berkeley College's The Consortium for Critical Reading, Writing and Thinking 5th Annual Conference
Deadline to Present: have already passed (Usually due at the end of June)
For program and to register to attend: http://ccrwt.weebly.com/program-registration-and-location.html
December 1, 2017, ACRL/NY 2017 Symposium
Deadline to Present: have already passed (Usually due early May)
Deadline for Poster presentations: have already passed (Usually due early September)
For program and to register to attend: https://acrlny2017symposium.wordpress.com/registration/
January 5, 2018 (Typically held the first Friday in Januaary)
2018 VALE/ACRL-NJ/NJLA-CUS Users' Conference
Busch Campus Center / Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the 2018 VALE / ACRL-NJ / NJLA-CUS Users' Conference, to be held on Friday, January 5, 2018, at the Rutgers University Busch Campus Center in Piscataway, NJ.
Our theme is "Innovate, Create, Collaborate: Moving Libraries Forward". Leslie Burger from Library Development, Solutions will be our keynote speaker.
Please note that the registration deadline is December 15, 2017.
Rolling admissions will be supported for community college colleagues. The Community College Caucus thanks VALE for recognizing their staffing and budgetary challenges.
Engaging with the ACRL Framework: A Catalyst for Exploring and Expanding Our Teaching Practices (February 9, 2018)
The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education - with its emphasis on self-reflective and lifelong learning and on conceptual understandings about information, research, and scholarship and encouraging - has prompted many librarians to consider their teaching practices from fresh angles, as they explore their evolving instructional roles within and beyond the library classroom. The Framework’s vision of information literacy education as a shared responsibility of all educators suggests both opportunities and challenges for teaching librarians, as we expand pedagogical approaches and partnerships. This workshop supports librarians in engaging more deeply with the Framework and exploring ways that it may help to enrich their individual teaching practices, as well as their local instruction programs and institutions.
Applying Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Manuscripts) (February 12, 2018)
Gain an introduction to DCRM(MSS) during this workshop held in conjunction with the ALA Midwinter Meeting. This interactive workshop will include a brief introduction to the manual's guiding principles, discussion of how manuscript cataloging differs from the cataloging of published materials, an introduction to the treatment of major elements of the catalog record in DCRM(MSS), and hands-on practice in applying DCRM(MSS), using provided examples.
