(via Adrea Hernandez, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium) We are excited to announce that registration for the 2018-2019 HEDS Research Practices Survey is now open: https://hedsconsortium.wufoo.com/forms/20182019-heds-research-practices-survey/. The HEDS Research Practices Survey assesses students’ research experiences and their skills in finding, evaluating, and citing sources. Faculty and librarians can use student- and course-level data from this…
Day: August 4, 2018
Call for Proposals: LRRT Programs at 2019 ALA Annual Conference (Deadline 8/31)
(via Dr. Jen Sweeney, Simmons College) The American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table is now accepting proposals for programs for the 2019 ALA Annual Conference. Research-related presentations of all kinds are encouraged. This CFP is in addition to the competitive 2019 LRRT Research Forum which will be open later this fall. For information about…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Academic Library Services for Graduate Students (Deadline 9/17)
(via Carrie Forbes, University of Denver) We would like to invite you to consider submitting a chapter proposal for Academic Library Services for Graduate Students: Supporting Future Academics and Professionals, to be published by Libraries Unlimited. Editors: Carrie Forbes and Peggy Keeran, University of Denver Libraries Proposal Submission Deadline: Monday, September 17, 2018 Book Overview:…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (Deadline Dec. 7)
(via ACRL) Submission Deadline: Friday, December 7, 2018 Award Background GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO provides funding for an Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Program to recognize an outstanding community college, college, and university library each year. This award is to recognize the accomplishments of librarians and other library staff as they come together as members of…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: iConference 2019 – International Gathering of Information Scholars and Industry Professionals
(via the University of Maryland College of Information Studies) iConference 2019 – 14th International Gathering of Information Scholars and Industry Professionals March 31 – April 3, 2019 Washington, DC, USA https://ischools.org/the-iconference/call-for-participation/ Please join the 14th International Gathering of Information Scholars and Industry Professionals at iConference 2019 by submitting your research. We invite participants to discuss…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Handbook of Clinical Librarianship (MLA Publication)
(via Erin Watson, University of Saskatchewan) Handbook of Clinical Librarianship The MLA Books Panel seeks an author/editor for a book on clinical librarianship. The information included should provide starting points and basic resources for librarians interested in pursuing a clinical librarian position or starting a clinical librarian service at their institution. Note that at this…