CFP: Deadline extended for Ohio Valley Tech Service Lib Conference (deadline Dec 3 2010)

Deadline for proposals extended to December 3, 2010. ———————————————————————- Call for Proposals: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2011 Conference Technical Services Renaissance Miami University, Oxford, OH May 15-17, 2011 http://techserv.lib.muohio.edu/ovgtsl11/ Description: In this time of turmoil for libraries, some Technical Services librarians are building a foundation for the future. Some study past successes […]

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Call for presenters: midwinter *virtual* discussion forum

Not sure anyone would be interested in this, but thought I’d post anyway! ~Kellie SHARE YOUR PROJECTS OR RESEARCH BY PRESENTING VIRTUALLY FOR MIDWINTER 2011! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011 11AM-12noon PST/12-1PM MST/1-2PM CST/2-3PM EST Are you interested in presenting at Midwinter but won’t be able to make it to sunny San Diego? Sharing your experiences […]

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Federal Depository Council Meeting and Conference

My Trip to the Federal Depository Council Meeting and Conference in Washington, D.C. By Kellie Tilton The Federal Depository Council Meeting and Conference in Washington, D.C., took place from Oct. 18 through Oct. 20. The conference began with two introductory meetings: one for new attendees at the meeting and one for new depository librarians. The […]

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Conference Review: LITA National Forum 2010

I love LITA. It’s small, friendly, and full of geeks, but not overfull of  the kind of geeks that are incapable of speaking in anything but strings of acronyms. This was my third LITA, but unfortunately (or fortunately) I was presenting on the last morning of the conference, so skipped the usual networking and socializing […]

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LOEX 2010 (Fyn)

LOEX [Library Orientation Exchange], the big conference in library instruction, limits attendance (275 – 350, recently), and the slots often sell out in under two hours. Registration covers all meals, too, including an opening reception and a couple snack breaks. There are no vendors to shift the focus away from anything but instruction. My advice […]

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