Conferences
Reference Service in a Constantly Changing World
Posted by Jennifer on 2 March, 2010 in Conferences
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” –Galileo
Tuesday-Wednesday, April 13-14, 2010 at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
* Keynote Address by Marie Radford of Rutgers, State Univ. of New Jersey
* Pre-Conference on Discovery solutions
* Presentations examining the issues shaping the future of reference [...]
LIS Online Career Fair
Posted by Jennifer on 3 December, 2009 in Conferences, Librarians
Are you a new library-school graduate? Or are you in mid career and looking for a change? Are you wondering how to improve your career skills? Or are you ready to try a certificate program? Looking to refresh your resume?
Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services invite you to join [...]
Stayin’ Alive: Sustainability in Tough Economic Times
Posted by Jennifer on 29 April, 2009 in Conferences, Educational Services
“Sustainability” is the word on everyone’s lips these days, but what does it really mean, and how can cultural institutions make it work for them? Join us to explore real-life, practical ideas for making your institution more financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable. Working sessions will be led by Lyrasis instructors, with ample discussion and idea exchange [...]
Join the Reference Revolution!
Posted by Laura on 19 February, 2009 in Conferences, Reference
Reference services are evolving rapidly in response to changing customer demands and newly available technologies. To address this evolution PALINET is holding the REFolution conference to prepare today’s reference librarians for the challenges that lie ahead.
For more information, visit the PALINET REFolution Conference website.
Visit us at Booth #4851 at ALA Chicago 2009!
Posted by Laura on 10 February, 2009 in Conferences, Librarians
We hope to see you there!
National Diversity in Libraries: Post-Conference
Posted by karen on 9 October, 2008 in Conferences
Last week (Oct. 1-4) I attended the National Diversity in Libraries Conference in Louisville, KY. It was a great conference! I learned a lot, and connected with friends old and new.
But by Friday night, I was seriously regretting having registered to attend the Saturday ARL Post-Conference on Managing, Maintaining and Creating Residency Programs for new [...]
Thinking about digitizing microfilm?
Posted by Kara on 18 August, 2008 in Conferences, Digital Libraries, Preservation
Former SOLINET Preservation Committee Advisory Board member, Becky Ryder, recently posted the following notice about their film-to-digital institute. If you’ve been thinking about digitizing your film or fiche and looking for some advice on how to do it (including how to pay for it), consider attending this event:
Space is filling up for meta|morphosis: the kentucky [...]
Libraries in a Web 2.0 World Conferences
Posted by Laura on 31 July, 2008 in Communications, Conferences
SOLINET is proudly presenting “Libraries in a Web 2.0 World” in 2 locations in September: Metairie, Louisiana and Morrow, Georgia. Visit the SOLINET website for more information!
SOLINET staff visiting the west coast
Posted by Jennifer on 4 June, 2008 in Conferences, Educational Services, Preservation
SOLINET staff will be presenting and attending at ALA in Anaheim later this month.
ALA / SOLINET presentations:
Cal Shepard will be presenting “Implementing A Staff Development Plan”
Friday, June 27, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (location tba)
Description: In today’s environment, library staff have to work harder than ever to stay informed and keep up with changes. [...]
The Web 2.0 Conference Wants You!
Posted by Cal on 7 February, 2008 in Conferences, Users Groups
I’m really excited about a one-day event that SOLINET and OCLC Eastern (formerly CAPCON) are co-hosting in March. It’s a summit on Web 2.0 technologies and there are some great speakers lined up! Jenny Levine (I love her Shifted Librarian blog) from ALA is going to kick the day off by giving an [...]