United States

The SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting

Susan Schaepman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:34:09 +0100

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication.

American Library Association 2012 Annual Conference

Susan Schaepman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:44:23 +0100

The Annual Conference includes hundreds of programs on a wide range of topics critical to librarians' professional development and the transformation of libraries. Programs are prepared and presented by members of ALA's divisions, roundtables and offices and others.

ALA Midwinter Meeting

Susan Schaepman — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:45:23 +0100

Webinar - “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“/ CPDWL and NPSIG

Dierk Eichel — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:44:39 +0100

January 17, 2012

2:00 p.m. CST
3:00 p.m. EST
9:00 p.m. CET (21:00 Central European Time)
7:00 a.m. EDT (next day)
World Clock

Instructions for Registration: https://ala.ilinc.com/register/cjfbvxz

New Professionals Special Interest Group

Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) Annual Meeting

Simon Lemstra — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:50 +0200

The Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA), focuses on cooperative ventures among academic libraries located around the Pacific Rim to improve access to scholarly research materials.

Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Simon Lemstra — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:40:04 +0200

ARL is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries at comprehensive, research-extensive institutions in the US and Canada that share similar research missions, aspirations, and achievements.

What’s in it for me – and us?

Fiona Bradley — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:47:05 +0200

Building Strong Library Associations

Making the most of marketing plans

Fiona Bradley — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:52:45 +0200

Building Strong Library Associations

The effect of new technologies on library design: building the 21st century library

Ingvild Monsen — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:45:16 +0200

Technology provides a tool for the delivery of library service. Technology also shapes and limits how service can be delivered. The effective library building supports changing service patterns, changing modes of service delivery, and changing technological applications.

Session 1 – Impact of advances in technology on library operations and patron use and what that means for the library building

Library Buildings and Equipment Section