(via Carolyn Ciesla, Elmhurst University) It’s almost time to start planning the 2025 ILA Conference, and as the incoming President-Elect, I want to ensure that we have equal representation from academic libraries on the Conference Program Committee. If you are interested in volunteering–and haven’t already submitted your name to ILA*–please send me an e-mail, at…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Registration for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Tues., Oct. 8 – Thurs., Oct. 10, in Peoria) Opens Mon., July 22; Deadline to Submit Poster Sessions is Fri., July 26
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration for this year’s ILA Annual Conference opens in less than one month. Mark your calendars for Monday, July 22, when registration officially opens. Get ready for an exciting array of events, networking opportunities, sessions, and vendors from Tuesday, October 8, to Thursday, October 10, at the Peoria Civic Center….
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services….
Call for Proposals: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (in Lawrence, KS, from Mon., Oct. 14, to Wed., Oct. 16)–Deadline Fri., July 19
(via Kristen Adams, Miami University in Ohio) The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 10th symposium. MDLS provides librarians who support research data management and research data services the chance to connect with colleagues and expand their research data-related knowledge base and skill sets. MDLS 2024 will be an in-person event held from Monday, October 14, to…
Call for Mentees and Mentors: ACRL Science & Technology Section Mentoring Program
(via Laurie Neuerburg, University of Iowa) Would you like to expand your views on science and technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking to proceed with your…
Call for Proposals: Georgia State University Library’s Open Student Success Symposium (Online Fri., March 7, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., Oct. 25
(via Charlene Martoni, Georgia State University) Georgia State University Library is accepting proposals for our Open Education Week celebration, to take place via WebEx on Friday, March 7, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM CDT. The mission of the Open for Student Success Symposium is to gather innovators who are implementing and studying the use…
Call for Judges: Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship Applications–Please Respond by Fri., July 5
(via Holly Hudson, Jira Scholarship Committee Chair) The Jira Scholarship Committee is looking for 3-5 volunteers to judge this year’s Scholarship applicants. The Scholarship materials will be blinded and a rubric/training will be provided to all judges. We have about 10 applications for judging, so the time commitment will not be substantial. More information on…
Call for Feedback: Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group’s Second Draft of Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing–Deadline Sat., Aug. 31
(via Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic, Colorado Mesa University) The Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group is currently seeking feedback on its second draft of the Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing. We thank you in advance for your input to ensure this document is thoughtful and useful. Note: We are also particularly…
Call for Participation: Survey on Student-Outreach Activities and Planning Strategies in Academic Libraries–Deadline Mon., July 15
(via Cori Biddle–Penn State Altoona) My colleague and I would like to invite interested academic librarians to participate in our continued research project on student-outreach activities and planning strategies. We are especially interested in those who use a formalized outreach plan to guide their work. The survey is based on the work published in 2023…
Call for Proposals: STEM Librarians Collaborative 2024 Meeting (Online Wed., Nov. 20 – Fri., Nov. 22)–Deadline Wed., July 17
(via Elisabeth White, Towson University) The organizers of the STEM Librarians Collaborative 2024 Meeting seek program proposals. This year’s event will take place online from Wednesday, November 20, to Friday, November 22. Meeting participants will have every opportunity to be fully engaged, and both presenters and attendees will have equal opportunities to contribute to the…