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A listing of conferences/workshops of interest to the Canadian library and information management community. Specifically,

  • international, national, regional, provincial, and local events in Canada;
  • international and national events in the United States; and
  • selected international events outside North America.

See also: Awareness and Promotional Events

To have your conference/workshop added, e-mail info@librarianship.ca


Digital Humanities 2017

Digital Humanities 2017

August 8, 2017

Theme: Access/Accès

International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries

12th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries

July 31, 2017

Theme: Communicating value and leadership: from strategic to micro assessment

International Research Society for Children’s Literature

International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) Congress

July 29, 2017

Theme: Possible & Impossible Children: Intersections of Children’s Literature & Childhood Studies

Social Media & Society

International Conference on Social Media & Society

July 28, 2017

Website: http://socialmediaandsociety.org/ Hashtag: #SMSociety The International Conference on Social Media & Society is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 8th year, the 2017 conference is …

2020 & Beyond: Strategies & Practices for Library Impact

July 20, 2017

Website: http://www.thefutureoflibraries.org/ Take the time to step back from your day to day issues and challenges to focus on positioning your organization for a sustainable future.  In an intimate setting, look at …

OpenText

OpenText Enterprise World 2017

July 10, 2017

Website: http://www.opentext.com/ew2017 OpenText Enterprise World explores the latest trends in the digital landscape and prepares attendees for success in the digital world. Attendees have the opportunity to hear keynotes from industry …

University of Toronto

Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI)

July 10, 2017

Website: http://aeri.website/aeri-institutes/ The annual week-long summer Archival Education and Research Institutes (AERIs) are hosted by partner institutions. These working Institutes are designed to strengthen education and research and support academic cohort-building and …

Ontario Library Association

Annual Institute on the Library as Place

July 10, 2017

Theme: The Mindful Library in the 21st Century

ALA Annual

American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference

June 22, 2017

Website: http://2017.alaannual.org/ Hashtag: #ALAAC17 The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world and  holds its Annual Conference & Exhibition each summer. The largest such convention in the world …

Data Power 2017

Data Power 2017

June 22, 2017

Website: https://carleton.ca/datapower/ Hashtag: #DataPowerConf Data Power 2017 follows the successful 2015 conference, held in the UK. The conference focuses on critical questions about data’s power, reflecting on the social and cultural consequences …