New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians

2025

The New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians programming centers around three topical lectures.  These lectures include one each in the life sciences, physical sciences, and health sciences from researchers in the discipline, most often faculty at the host institution.  Each topical section will feature an overview speaker, who summarizes the interests and scope of the discipline, and a research lecturer, whose presentation goes into more detail on a single research project.  Capstones focus on timely topics of professional development and are intended to be more interactive than the lectures.  Previous capstones include a grant writing workshop, patent searching, behind-the-scenes with the IRB, and data management plan reviewing training.

This in person event offers three registration options:
- the full package including two overnight stays in the campus dormitories and seven meals
- you will have the option of adding Tuesday night for an additional fee
- the commuter option, without overnight accommodations
- one day registration, which includes all meals and programming for one of the three days

While this conference is focused on fostering networking in New England, we welcome interested attendees from anywhere.  We look forward to seeing you for a fun and informative conference.  

Register

To register, you will need a Sched account.  Account creation is free and you may already have one from a prior event registration.  Sign Up link is available on the Registration site.

To register for Science Boot Camp 2025, please use this link: https://2025newenglandsciencebootca.sched.com/

Registration will be open until Friday, June 6, 2025 at 5 pm ET. 

Single-Day: $150

Commuter: $275 

Full registration: $335

Full registration + Tuesday night: $380

Sponsors

Many thanks to our institutional sponsors for their support of the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians.  Sponsorship includes both a monetary commitment and the time of one or two librarians towards the work of the planning committee.  Please see the Contact Us page for librarians who participated in planning for 2025.  

Our sponsors' generous support allows us to offer Boot Camp without vendor sponsorship and at an affordable cost.

Bates College

Bowdoin College Library
Colby College

NNLM Region 7

Northeastern University Library
Tufts University Libraries
University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Library
Williams College Libraries