Connecting the Dots: Libraries, Campus Collaborations, and Student Success

Would you like to add a peer-reviewed presentation to your CV?  Looking to become more involved in regional conversations about library instruction and information literacy?  We want to hear from you.

MILEX invites you to submit proposals for interactive presentations/workshops for its spring program. This year’s theme is “Connecting the Dots: Libraries, Campus Collaborations, and Student Success.”

  • Proposals are due by 5:00 pm, Monday, February 1st, 2016.
  • Please submit your proposal here.
  • Those chosen for the conference will be notified by February 15th, 2016.

Proposals will be selected through a blind peer-review process. Proposals will be evaluated based on their significance and applicability to the conference theme, the quality and creativity of the work or research, the interactivity of the presentation or workshop and the potential to fill a gap in knowledge or to build on previous work. Proposals highlighting programs from different types of academic institution, community colleges, liberal arts institutions, or doctoral granting institutions are encouraged. The work or research in the proposal may either be completed or in-progress. The MILEX Conference Peer-Review sub-committee will make the selections, based on the criteria listed above.

Program Details: DATE:           Friday, March 18th, 2016 TIME:               9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Loyola Graduate Center (Columbia Campus) – Columbia, MD DIRECTIONS, MAP & PARKING: Parking is free at the Columbia campus facility (Map & Directions)

“Connecting the Dots: Libraries, Campus Collaborations, and Student Success.”

Join your colleagues for lively discussions about successful strategies for cross-campus collaborative initiatives that lead to student success in information literacy. Special focus will be on the first-year experience. Rebecca K. Miller, Head, Library Learning Services at Penn State University Libraries and author of Embracing the Future, American Libraries, 10/30/15, and SPEC Kit 349: Evolution of Library Liaisons, 11/15, will  be the keynote speaker.

  • A continental breakfast and a hot lunch is included.
  • Registration will open at a later date. ($50 for members; $75 for non-members; $42.75 for students). Note: MILEX members can receive the member rate by entering the registration promotional code MILEX prior to the credit card payment screen.
  • See our Meetings page for regular meetings with short presentations by MILEX members.

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