Library Teaching Conferences
ACRL Immersion Program
This program "provides instruction librarians with the opportunity to work
intensively for four-and-a-half days on all aspects of information
literacy."
DCL attendees:
- Program track: Laura Braunstein, Laura Barrett, Karen Odato
- Teacher track: Noah Lowenstein, Pamela Bagley, Laura Barrett, Jane Quigley, Bill Fontaine, Amy Witzel
- Intentional teacher track: Fran Oscadal, Jane Quigley
- Assessment track: Laura Barrett
LOEX: Library Orientation Exchange
LOEX "has grown from a lending repository of library instruction materials and host of an annual
conference on the subject to an internationally known organization that serves as a conduit for those working in the field."
DCL attendees: Pamela Bagley, Noah Lowenstein, Ann Perbohner
NELIG: New England Library Instruction Group
NELIG
"sponsors quarterly meetings and an annual program, all of which
provide a forum to showcase the innovations, talents, and lessons
learned of librarians in New England and to discuss nation-wide trends
in library instruction."
DCL attendees: Ann Perbohner, Pamela Bagley, Laura Braunstein, Laura Barrett
WILU: Workshop for Instruction in Library Use
WILU "is
an annual Canadian conference where delegates meet to discuss timely
topics related to information literacy."
DCL attendees: Karen Odato, Heather Blunt, Amy Witzel, Laura Barrett
Other conferences and workshops
EDUCAUSE
"EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to
advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information
technology."
DCL attendees: Ridie Ghezzi, Laura Barrett, Susan Simon
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
ELI " is a community of higher education institutions and organizations
committed to advancing learning through information technology (IT)
innovation."
DCL attendees: Susan Simon, Laura Braunstein
Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching
Lilly conferences promote "excellence
in college and university teaching and learning."
DCL attendees: Laura Braunstein
New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC)
NEFDC
is "dedicated to enhancing the professional development of faculty and
administrators committed to excellence in teaching and learning."
DCL attendees: Noah Lowenstein, Laura Braunstein, Sarah Scully, Pamela Bagley, Laura Barrett, Cindy Tobery (DCAL)
Northeast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP)
NERCOMP is a regional affiliate of EDUCAUSE.
DCL attendees: Laura Braunstein, Laura Barrett, Susan Simon, Jay Satterfield, John Cocklin, Sarah Scully, Ridie Ghezzi, Helmut Baer
Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information
Science-Continuing Education
This program program offers more
than 70 workshops
a year in several different formats: half-day or full-day, on-site or remote, and fully
asynchronous online workshops.
DCL attendees: N/A
Library conferences with teaching components
Access
"The premier library technology conference in Canada"
DCL attendees: Amy Witzel, David Seaman
American Library Association (ALA)
A national organization that offers two conferences annually that address issues pertinent to a broad range of libraries.
DCL attendees:
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
ACRL is "a division of the American Library Association, is a professional
association of academic librarians and other interested individuals."
DCL attendees: Laura Braunstein, Laura Barrett, Ridie Ghezzi, Pamela Bagley, Fran Oscadal, Amy Witzel
Columbia Reference Symposium
The Columbia University Libraries Reference Symposia seek to bring
together reference librarians, heads of reference departments, and
public service managers from large research libraries in the Northeast
to share ideas, concerns and plans about reference services
DCL attendees: Laura Braunstein
New England Archivists
"New England Archivists is a regional organization of people who organize,
describe, preserve, and provide access to historical records in a
variety of formats."
DCL attendees: Peter Carini, Josh Lascell, Jay Satterfield
October Conference
A regional conference for New England Academic Librarians, sponsored by the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries.
Organizers: Biomedical librarians
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ACRL (RBMS)
"RBMS strives to represent and promote the interests of librarians who
work with rare books, manuscripts, and other types of special
collections."
DCL attendees: Jay Satterfield
Discipline-specific conferences with teaching components
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
CCCC "supports and promotes the teaching and study of college composition and communication."
DCL attendees: Laura Braunstein
Modern Language Association (MLA)
The MLA "provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings
and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the
academy."
DCL attendees: Laura Braunstein
Music Library Association
"MLA
is the professional organization in the United States devoted to music
librarianship and all aspects of music materials in libraries."
DCL attendees: Pat Fisken
New England Chapter of the Music Library Assocation (NEMLA)
Regional chapter of the national organization.
DCL attendees: Pat Fisken
New Media Consortium (NMC)
NMC "is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused
organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new
technologies."
DCL attendees: Sarah Scully, Helmut Baer, Susan Simon, Jeremy Seidling
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