The BLC is proud to sponsor the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians. This year’s Science Boot Camp will be held June 26-28, 2024 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians is a fun and affordable 2 ½ day immersion into science topics offering opportunities for librarians and library students interested in science, health sciences, and technology to learn, meet and network in a fun, laid-back atmosphere. 

The topics for this year's SBC science session are:

• Fisheries Oceanography
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Community Nursing

Each topical session will include one researcher presenting an overview of the field, followed by a second researcher discussing their own research within the field. This year’s Capstone will feature Citizen Science in Academic Libraries with a combined program that begins with an interactive presentation of tiered options for getting your library involved in citizen science, followed by a discussion with UMass Dartmouth faculty on their work integrating citizen science into classrooms.

When: Wednesday, June 26 - Friday, June 28, 2024 

Where: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 

Topics: Fisheries Oceanography; Civil & Environmental Engineering; Community Nursing 

Capstone: Citizen Science in Academic Libraries 

Who Should Attend: Students, faculty, librarians, library workers, and anyone interested in learning more about science, health sciences, and technology. While this conference is being organized in New England, we welcome interested attendees from anywhere. Please share this opportunity with your colleagues in BLC and beyond!

Registration: Registration opens on April 26, 2024 and will close on June 11, 2024. This in-person event offers four registration options:

• Full Registration
  • This registration tier includes all three days of programming in addition to overnight dorm stays from June 26-28 and all included meals (Wednesday: lunch and dinner; Thursday: breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Friday: breakfast and lunch).
• Commuter Registration
  • This registration tier includes all three days of programming and all included meals (Wednesday: lunch and dinner; Thursday: breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Friday: breakfast and lunch.) This registration does not include any overnight stays.
• Single Day Registration
  • This registration tier includes programming and all included meals for either June 26, 27, or 28. 
• Full Registration + Early Arrival
  • This registration tier includes all three days of programming in addition to overnight dorm stays from June 25-28 and all included meals (Wednesday: lunch and dinner; Thursday: breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Friday: breakfast and lunch).

Register here!

We look forward to seeing you for a fun and informative conference! Find more information here. 

This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Cooperative Agreement UG4LM012347 with the UMASS Chan.