Registration is now open for virtual attendance for the 2024 Government Information Day Conference on Friday May 17^th. Below are the registration links to virtual sessions through Zoom. Government Information Day, or GID, is a free biennial conference for librarians interested in learning about government resources and improving information literacy. The conference is on Friday May 17th and will be held both in person at the Indiana State Library and virtually through Zoom. This registration is for virtual attendance only. Indiana public librarians can earn 3 LEUs for attending each session.

To learn more about GID24, please visit the conference page, https//feddocs.lib.in.us/government-information-day-2024/. For any questions, please contact Brent Abercrombie, Federal Documents Librarian, at (317) 232-3677 or babercrombie@library.in.gov. To register for in-person attendance, please click on this link. The following sessions will be offered through Zoom:

2024 Government Information Day Conference – The ILOHI in Review: The History, Lessons, and Resources of the Indiana Legislative Oral History Initiative

Registration link: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_u4qL5SGCQRGCUdEnMf4YmA

Program Description: Learn the history of the Indiana Legislative Oral History Initiative (ILOHI) from its 2017 inception to its current online archive of interviews, transcripts, and helpful oral history resources. Dr. Michella Marino and Ben Baumann will explore the lessons gleaned from over 80 interviews with former legislators and the ways in which ILOHI resources can be used in the classroom and for various educational programs.

2024 Government Information Day Conference – Escape Rooms, the Library of Congress, and YOU!

Registration link: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_4boANdwGSRGPhOfARtZAGA

Program Description: The Indiana Young Readers Center is proud to announce new kits available for check-out to Indiana’s teachers and librarians. Indiana Escape Rooms (in a box!) focus on Indiana history, build on primary resources from the Library of Congress, and were developed with the help of a Teaching with Primary Sources Grant. Join this session to learn all about the kits, the TPS Grant, and the fantastic primary sources that await you in the Library of Congress’s collections.

2024 Government Information Day Conference – GPO’s collaborations: Increasing access to and preservation of the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information

Registration Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_8mpR159TQeGJpblVhQ4Prg

Program Description: The National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information is a geographically dispersed collection of Federal Government public information that is accessible to the public at no cost. No single Federal agency or library is able to preserve and provide access to this massive collection of information. The U.S. Government Publishing Office utilizes various collaborations as tools to ensure the preservation of the National Collection and its ongoing accessibility. This presentation will share a brief history of GPO collaborations, the types of collaborations, and how they help to increase accessibility to the National Collection for all users.