Library Related Conferences

I’ve mentioned this before in passing, but I figured it deserved its own post.

Library Related Conferences is an exhaustive list of conferences taking place worldwide that has been compiled and maintained by Marian Dworaczek (Senior Technical Services Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Library).

WILU 2010: Design Play Learn

Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2010 is right around the corner.

Registration is now open for this conference, which is taking place at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario May 12-14.

I have heard nothing but fantastic reviews of this small, annual conference, where the focus is on library instruction and information literacy.

This year, keynote speakers [...]

Open Access Week 2010

Save the date: October 18-24, 2010

A date has now been selected for International Open Access Week 2010. *hooray*

Program details will be available in the coming weeks and months at http://www.openaccessweek.org.

Last October, a significant number of academic libraries in North America took part in Open Access Week, promoting OA publishing initiatives through hosting guest speakers and [...]

OLA Super Conference 2010: Step Up Your Passion

What: The Ontario Library Association Super Conference is an annual event that brings together librarians and information professionals from Ontario and across North America. It is notably the largest conference of its kind in Canada, featuring exceptional speakers and presenters, an expansive library trade show, networking events and more.

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front [...]

Books to Bars Book Drive

From time to time, I thought that I would include information here about innovative, interesting, and inspiring things that recent library school graduates & new librarians are doing to support their communities, workplaces, and/or the profession as a whole. That said…

This holiday season, my friend and fellow library school graduate Colleen MacKinnon is [...]