(via Leighann Wood, RUSA) A RUSA working group has drafted an aspirational statement of RUSA values as it concerns equity, diversity and inclusion in community with our users and fellow members. The working group & RUSA Board welcome your comments & feedback. The draft can be viewed and commented on in ALA Connect<https://connect.ala.org/rusa/viewdocument/rusa-draft-statement-on-equity-div?CommunityKey=7bfb2a34-2dfc-431a-964d-9591d5bcf6cb&tab=librarydocument> (log in…
Category: Calls and Requests
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ACRL Board of Directors Seeking Input on “Libraries Transform” Campaign
(via Cynthia Ippoliti, Oklahoma State University) Dear Colleagues, At its Fall Board Meeting in 2015, the ACRL Board of Directors approved the ACRL Libraries Transform Taskforce to support the new ALA advocacy campaign Libraries Transform, and adapt it for ACRL. Our charge, to develop messages and resources that will address the needs of academic and…
Call for Papers: Collection Management’s “Imagining the Future Academic Library Collection” Issue (Deadline May 21)
(via Susanne Clement, University of New Mexico) Collection Management will be publishing a special issue of the journal dedicated to “Imagining the Future Academic Library Collection” together with guest editor Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of Libraries, University of Denver. For most of our history, academic librarians have built collections. We’ve acquired the resources that we felt…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: ForwardFocus 2018 Conference, “Post-Truth, Open Access, and the Changing Information Landscape”
(via Amy Glass, Illinois Central College, on behalf of Jessica Bastian, Illinois Central College) Please mark your calendars for ForwardFocus 2018. This year’s Conference will be held on Friday, October 19, 2018. Please join us for discussion and professional enrichment as we explore The Changing Information Landscape: Libraries in the “Post-Truth” and Open Access Era….
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for 2018 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Open Through 5/29 (Conference Rate at Hotel Expires on 5/14)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI, on behalf of the Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference) Register NOW for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH. Don’t miss out on the conference room rate. Reserve your room by May 14! Schedule in brief: Thursday, June 7, 2018 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. or…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries Book (Deadline May 30)
(via Jennifer Joe, Western Kentucky University) The editors of Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries, Jennifer Joe and Elisabeth Knight, would like to invite you to submit a chapter proposal. This is the SECOND Call for Proposals. Introduction The subject of the use of social media has been renewed by the impact…
Call for Submissions: Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (Deadlines June 20 and Sept. 19)
(via Jeff Coghill, East Carolina University) Call for articles! Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML) is now calling for articles for our next 2 issues of the journal. Authors will have a great deal of latitude in the selection of their topics. More info about the journal here: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/bes/jerml-cfp JERML is currently seeking…
Call for Proposals: Library Marketing and Communications Conference (Deadline May 25)
(via Jody Mitori, Washington University in St. Louis) THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the 2018 Library Marketing and Communications Conference is now open! The 2018 Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC) Planning Committee invites you to submit presentation proposals for consideration to our 4th Annual LMCC Conference<http://www.librarymarketingconference.org/> in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference will be…
Call for Proposals: ACRL/CLS College Library Information on Policy and Practice Publication Series (Deadline June 15)
(via Mary Francis, Dakota State University) The ACRL/CLS CLIPP (College Library Information on Policy and Practice) Committee invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. While we welcome proposals on any topic that is relevant for small and mid-sized academic libraries, this call we are specifically looking for proposals looking at…
Call for Participation: Research Questionnaire on Librarians and Chinese Students Using Virtual Library Services (Open Until June 8)
(via Xiaojie Duan, University of Southern Mississippi) Dear all, I am sorry for any cross-posting. My name is Xiaojie Duan, a catalog librarian and assistant professor of the Technical Services Department, University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Libraries. I am conducting a research project using online questionnaire to gain a better understanding of how international Chinese…