Against-the-Grain.com » Conferences/Meetings http://www.against-the-grain.com Linking librarians, publishers and vendors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:25:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 6/12/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-61213/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-61213/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:33:54 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=30198 Professional Growth and Development opportunities from ARL; ALCTS; the Coalition for Network Information; ALA Editions and Information Today and SLA

 

Using LibQUAL+® Effectively and Strategically: ARL to Offer Workshop Oct. 22–23 in Atlanta“ARL will offer a workshop about acting on LibQUAL+ survey results, led by Martha Kyrillidou, ARL director of statistics [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-61213/feed/ 0 Conference, Meetings and Webinars 6/11/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/conference-meetings-and-webinars-61113/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/conference-meetings-and-webinars-61113/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:14:20 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=30150 Professional growth & development opportunities from the North Carolina Library Association, ALCTS; OCLC;  the Dublin Core-Science and Metadata Community and Research Data Alliance and the Open University Library in partnership with OCLC Research and Jisc.

Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents … Just the Facts, Ma’am! Getting Started with the U.S. [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/conference-meetings-and-webinars-61113/feed/ 0 Registration Now Open for 2013 Charleston Conference http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/registration-now-open-for-2013-charleston-conference/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/registration-now-open-for-2013-charleston-conference/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:44:04 +0000 hindsl http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29585 Register Now!

November 6 – 9, 2013
Historic Downtown Charleston, SC 

Early Bird registration deadline is August 16, 2013.

Wednesday, November 6: Preconferences and Vendor Showcase
Thursday, November 7, through Saturday, November 9: Main Conference

Confirmed plenary speakers include: 

Jenica Rogers (SUNY Pottsdam) Steven J. Bell (Temple University) Meredith Schwartz [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/06/registration-now-open-for-2013-charleston-conference/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 5/23/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-52313/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-52313/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 15:11:33 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=29207 Professional Growth and Development Opportunities from ALCTS; ALA & iPAC; Purdue University; OCLC; and TPDL

ALCTS Virtual ALA Preconferences

 

Loan Agreements for Exhibits Materials: The Basics.  June 18–20, 2013

Increasingly, libraries are loaning collection materials to other institutions for exhibit, Unlike museums, libraries are often unprepared for this complicated process. This virtual [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-52313/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 5/14/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-51413/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-51413/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:54:36 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28844 Professional growth and development opportunities from ALCTS; the Blended Librarian; the Library Juice Academy; NFAIS; and  VALA – Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc.

ALA Annual Preconference: Shared Print Monographs; Making it Work

On Thursday, June 27, at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, ALCTS brings you “Shared Print Monographs: Making It Work.” This [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-51413/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 5/11/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-51113/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-51113/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 14:34:42 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28722 Professional Growth and Development Opportunities from ALCTS; Amigos; i3 2013; NISO and OCLC.

 Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: an ALCTS preconference in Chicago

On Friday, June 28, at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) brings you “Techniques [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-51113/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 5/8/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-5813/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-5813/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 15:28:58 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28575 Professional Growth and Development Opportunities from ALCTS; ACRL; and NISO

 Shared Collection Development: Collaborative Models for Digital Collections

An ALCTS Virtual Preconference

This two-day virtual preconference provides an overview of collection development for shared electronic resource collections.

The first session (90 minutes) describes a consortium eBook demand-driven acquisitions project from the perspective [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-5813/feed/ 0 Conferences, meetings and webinars 5/4/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-5413/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-5413/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 15:11:09 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=28230 Professional Growth and Development opportunities offered by  MSU LEETS; the Great Lakes ESummit and ALCTS

2013 MSU LEETS – Call for Proposals

Mississippi State University Libraries eResource & Emerging Technologies Summit (MSU LEETS) is an annual joint conference hosted by MSU Libraries (http://library.msstate.edu/) exploring the application of new technologies in [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/05/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-5413/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings & Webinars 4/22/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-webinars-42213/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-webinars-42213/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:02:54 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27840 Professional Development Opportunities from NISO; LLAMA; and the Library Juice Academy

NISO Webinar: Taking Full Advantage: Discovery of Open Access Content

May 8, 2013 – 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

About the Webinar

The publication and management of Open Access material now plays a central role in the academic research infrastructure, although [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-webinars-42213/feed/ 0 2013 Charleston Conference: Call for Papers Now Open! http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/2013-charleston-conference-call-for-papers-now-open/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/2013-charleston-conference-call-for-papers-now-open/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:20:32 +0000 hindsl http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27549 2013 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition
“Too Much Is Not Enough!”
November 6 – 9
Historic Downtown Charleston, South Carolina

We are seeking proposals for concurrent sessions, Lively Lunch discussions, poster sessions, and 6 minute, 40 second “shotgun” sessions on topics related to acquisitions and collection development. [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/2013-charleston-conference-call-for-papers-now-open/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 4/13/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-41313/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-41313/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:53:10 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27492 Professional Development Opportunities from SCLA/SELA, ALCTS; and NISO

Call for Conference Proposals – SCLA/SELA Joint Conference 2013

SCLA/SELA Joint Conference 2013 “Local Roots, Regional Reach”

Deadline: May 31, 2013 See: Proposal form

This will be the first time since 2002 that the South Carolina Library Association has held a joint [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-41313/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 4/11/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-41113-2/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-41113-2/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:31:34 +0000 hindsl http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27420 Webinars and meetings sponsored by ALCTS and the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Technical Services Librarians Matter at Your Library: Finding a Career in Technical Services

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

(sessions are intended to last 1 hour, starting: 11am Pacific | 12 Mountain | 1pm Central | 2pm Eastern.)

Step [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-41113-2/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings, and Webinars 4/3/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-4313/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-4313/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:29:04 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=27162 Professional Development Opportunities from ALCTS; ACRL; and the Publishing Business Group.

Technical Services Librarians matter at your library: Finding a Career in Technical Services

Date: April 17, 2013

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.

“Step behind the scenes to [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-4313/feed/ 0 Future Charleston Conference Dates http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/future-charleston-conference-dates/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/future-charleston-conference-dates/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:41:34 +0000 hindsl http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26901

]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/future-charleston-conference-dates/feed/ 0 2013 Charleston Conference: 33rd Annual Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/2013-charleston-conference-33rd-annual-issues-in-book-and-serial-acquisition/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/2013-charleston-conference-33rd-annual-issues-in-book-and-serial-acquisition/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:38:33 +0000 hindsl http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26892

If you are interested in leading a discussion, acting as a moderator, coordinating a lively lunch, or would like to make sure we discuss a particular topic, please let us know. The Charleston Conference prides itself on creativity, innovation, flexibility, and informality. If there is something you are interested in doing, [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/04/2013-charleston-conference-33rd-annual-issues-in-book-and-serial-acquisition/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 3/26/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32613/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32613/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:20:17 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26608 Professional Development Opportunities from ALCTS; NASIG; and NOTSL

 ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

Session: April 29 – May 24, 2013

This four-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. The course was developed by Peggy Johnson, University of Minnesota. Complete definition of [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32613/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 3/24/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32413/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32413/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:45:53 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26548 Professional Growth Opportunities from the Copyright Clearing Center; RUSA; DigCCurr Professional Institute; and 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference.

 Copyright Clearance Center and RightsDirect Announce OnCopyright Education Webinar Series “Copyright in Motion: International Edition

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc… and RightsDirect, CCC’s wholly owned European subsidiary, announces its http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32413/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings and Webinars 3/23/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32313/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32313/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:52:47 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=26492 Professional Development Opportunities from RUSA-MARS; Social Sciences Librarians Boot Camp; ALCTS; WILU; and EDUCAUSE.

RUSA MARS LSS Committee Online Open Meeting on “The Learning Commons and the Academic Library: Using Emerging Technologies and New Partnerships to Build Student Success” When: Monday, March 25, 2013; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, US/Eastern

Many new library [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-and-webinars-32313/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meeting, Webinars 3/13/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meeting-webinars-31313/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meeting-webinars-31313/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:39:32 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=25961 Professional Growth and Development Opportunities from NISO; the University of Saskatchewan; the MTSR Conference; NASIG and the New England Technical Services Librarians.

 

NISO Virtual Conference: EPUB3 and the Future of Interoperable E-books: What Libraries Need to Know

April 17, 2013 11:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

About the Virtual Conference

EPUB3 is a [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meeting-webinars-31313/feed/ 0 Conferences, Meetings & Webinars 3/7/13 http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-webinars-3713/ http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-webinars-3713/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:07 +0000 gilsont http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=25658 Professional Growth and Development Opportunities from ALCTS; ACRL; Timberline; and Wake Forest and the Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro

 Hosting a Personal Digital Archiving Day Event

…In an effort to share knowledge on how best to care for personal digital information, The Library of Congress’ National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation [...]]]> http://www.against-the-grain.com/2013/03/conferences-meetings-webinars-3713/feed/ 0