(via Andrew Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder) The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board, part of the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section, is seeking proposals for editorials that will be featured prominently on the ResearchDataQ website (https://researchdataq.org/). We are seeking editorials that describe services, support, or related activities around research data at your institution. Topics could include privacy, ethical data sharing, replication/reproducibility, or…
Day: June 25, 2021
Call for Nominations: ALA’s I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline Mon., Sept. 27)
(via RAILS) Nominations for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award are open through Monday, September 27. The award recognizes the service of exceptional public, school, college, community college, and university librarians who have gone above and beyond to promote access to education and improve the lives of their community members. ALA invites all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for…
Kentucky Medical Library Association Virtual Conference (Fri., July 16) Submission Deadline Extended (Wed., June 30) and Registration Now Free for Grad. Students
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of Stephanie Henderson, KMLA President) We’ve extended the deadline for submission of paper, lightning talk, and poster submissions to the 2021 KMLA Virtual Conference: the new deadline is next Wednesday, June 30. To make a submission, go here. The KMLA Virtual…
Final Reminder: ALA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for 2022 Election (Deadline Thurs., July 1, 2021)
(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Hoover Institution) The Nominating Committee for the 2022 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2022 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect, treasurer, and councilor-at-large. Specifically, the Nominating Committee will select candidates to run for president-elect and treasurer and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Services for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Closes Tues., July 6)
(via Gerard Shea, Seton Hall University) All academic librarians are invited to participate in a survey about library services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We are interested in investigating what library services are being provided for college students with autism spectrum disorder at academic libraries in the United States. If you are an…
Library Workers Encouraged to Apply for ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grants (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 16)
(via Hannah Arata, ALA) The American Library Association invites library workers to apply for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. Up to 100 libraries will be awarded in this round of grantmaking, part of ALA’s longtime community engagement initiative. Library workers may apply online for grant funding by Thursday, September 16, here. Library workers will complete a free ALA…