Category: ALA Annual Conferences

Save the date for this exciting, popular and affordable LITA/PLA preconference at the upcoming ALA Annual conference in New Orleans, LA. AvramCamp 2018 Friday June 22, 2018, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Check the conference scheduler for locations when posted Want to connect with female-identifying technology professionals who want to make change in their lives and professions for the better? Join others in the field to discuss the challenges, joy, and lessons learned at AvramCamp, LITA’s AdaCamp-inspired event. This one-day LITA preconference will allow female-identifying individuals employed in various technological industries an opportunity to connect with others in the field and to collectively examine barriers to success. This day will follow the unconference model, empowering attendees to determine event themes and topics. AvramCamp will start the day with an engaging overview of imposter syndrome, the feeling that you aren’t actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be…

Submit Your Preconference ideas for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference New Orleans, LA, June 21-26, 2018 LITA is now accepting innovative and creative preconference proposals for the 2018 Annual American Library Association Conference. We’re looking for either full day or half day sessions to take place on Friday, June 22, 2018. Preconferences should emphasize hands on and interactive experiences. The focus should be on technology in libraries, whether that’s use of, new ideas for, trends in, or interesting/innovative projects being explored – it’s all for you to propose. Programs should be of interest to all library/information agency types, that inspire technological change and adoption, or/and generally go above and beyond the everyday. Submission Deadline: November 6, 2017 Final Decisions: November 15, 2017 Proposals will be accepted via our online form Submissions are open to anyone, regardless of ALA membership status. We welcome proposals from anyone who feels they have something to offer regarding library technology. We…

The program submission deadline has been extended to: Tuesday September 5, 2017 Submit Your Program ideas for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference  New Orleans LA, June 21-26, 2018 The LITA Program Planning Committee (PPC) is now encouraging the submission of innovative and creative proposals for the 2018 Annual American Library Association Conference. We’re looking for 60 minute conference presentations. The focus should be on technology in libraries, whether that’s use of, new ideas for, trends in, or interesting/innovative projects being explored – it’s all for you to propose. Programs should be of interest to all library/information agency types, that inspire technological change and adoption, or/and generally go above and beyond the everyday. Submission Deadline: September 5, 2017 Final Decisions: September 29, 2017 Schedule of Sessions Announced: November 8, 2017 For the first time, proposals will be accepted via one submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees and Offices. This link to…

If you attended the recent 2017 ALA Annual conference in Chicago, thank you for attending LITA events. Please do us the large favor of completing our LITA conference programs survey evaluation at: http://bit.ly/litaatannual2017 We hope you had the best ALA Annual conference, and that attending useful, informative and fun LITA programs were an important part of your conference experience. If so please take a moment to complete our evaluation survey. Your responses are very important to your colleagues who are planning programming for next years ALA Annual, as well as LITA year round continuing education sessions. To complete your survey it might also help to check back at the Full schedule of LITA programs and meetings And recall other details at the LITA @ ALA Annual page. Thank you and we hope to see you at the LITA Forum in Denver CO, November 9 – 12, 2017 Questions or Comments?…

Submit Your Program ideas for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference  New Orleans LA, June 21-26, 2018 The LITA Program Planning Committee (PPC) is now encouraging the submission of innovative and creative proposals for the 2018 Annual American Library Association Conference. We’re looking for 60 minute conference presentations. The focus should be on technology in libraries, whether that’s use of, new ideas for, trends in, or interesting/innovative projects being explored – it’s all for you to propose. Programs should be of interest to all library/information agency types, that inspire technological change and adoption, or/and generally go above and beyond the everyday. Submission Deadline: August 25, 2017 Final Decisions: September 29, 2017 Schedule of Sessions Announced: November 8, 2017 For the first time, proposals will be accepted via one submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables, Committees and Offices. This link to the submission site will redirect to the ALA log-in page….

Meet Melody Condron, author of the new Roman and Littlefield LITA Guides series publication: Managing the Digital You: Where and How to Keep and Organize Your Digital Life Rowman and Littlefield Booth #2515 Saturday June 24, 2017, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Don’t miss your chance to meet, purchase at a large discount and have your copy signed by Melody. This book is a much-needed guide for those struggling with how to manage and preserve their digital items. Here is Melody’s thoughts on her book. She would love to see you all there. Earlier this year my book, Managing the Digital You, was released as part of the LITA Guide series. It’s a book about personal digital archiving (PDA): how people (that’s you) can manage and protect all of their digital stuff, from photos and Twitter to voicemails and bank statements. This book is a little different than some of…

Don’t miss a single one of the great LITA events at ALA Annual 2017 in Chicago, June 23-26, 2017 There’s so much good stuff, we’re listing just the highlights in chronological order. Be sure to check for more programs and details: LITA at ALA Annual web page, and the ALA Scheduler site, filtered for LITA LITA AvramCamp preconference, an AdaCamp inspired event Friday, June 23, 2017, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Facilitators: Margaret Heller, Digital Services Librarian, Loyola University Chicago; and Evviva Weinraub, Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies, Northwestern University. This one-day LITA preconference during ALA Annual in Chicago will allow female-identifying individuals employed in various technological industries an opportunity to network with others in the field and to collectively examine common barriers faced. LITA Conference Kickoff Friday June 23, 2017, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Join current and prospective LITA members for an overview and informal conversation at the…