(via Dr. Rachel Scott, Illinois State University) The editors of Library Resources & Technical Services are pleased to announce the publication of a special issue on open access, accessible here. From the editorial: “How better to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) becoming fully open access than an issue chock-full…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Final Reminder: Nominations Deadline for 2024 Illinois Library Association Awards is Wed., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) If you are looking for a way to recognize someone at your library for their dedication and hard work, now is the time to nominate them for an Illinois Library Association award! An ILA award nomination is an excellent way to express appreciation for their contributions to the community, the…
Final Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Advisory Committee is 5:00 PM CDT on Fri., May 3
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois is seeking volunteers to serve on advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. The application period will close on Friday, May 3, at 5:00 PM CDT. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI…
Call for Stories About Sustainability in Libraries: May Episode of Call Number with American Libraries Podcast–Deadline Wed., May 1
(via Mandi Goodsett, Cleveland State University) The Call Number with American Libraries podcast producers are looking for your stories about sustainability in libraries! Their May episode centers on sustainability in libraries. For one segment, they are hoping to feature a compilation of 30-second audio clips describing a sustainability practice that library workers have at their libraries….
Call for Proposals: Online Digital Library Federation Forum (Tues., Oct. 22 – Wed., Oct. 23)–Deadline Wed., May 15, with CFP Office Hours on Tues., April 30, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Twanna Hodge–University of Maryland, College Park) We’re excited to do things a bit differently this year for the Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum. We’re hosting an in-person event at Michigan State University in East Lansing this July (the call for proposals is closed; the program will come soon), and a virtual event from Tuesday,…
Call for Submissions: Inaugural Issue of Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries
(via Kathleen Schmand, Library Dean at Middle Tennessee State University) We are ready to start working on our first issue! The Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries (open-access journal) publishes articles that offer strategies and case studies for practical application of strategic fundraising and communication in academic libraries. The journal seeks to represent the…
Call for Nominations: Library Juice Press’s Vattemare Award for Creativity in Libraries–Deadline Sat., June 1; Recent Recipients Include Columbia College Chicago
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Given annually by Library Juice Press, the Alexandre Vattemare Award for Creativity in Libraries recognizes contributions in the LIS field that are marked by originality, creative energy, and novel combinations of ideas. Considerations in selecting the awardee are their creation of new possibilities for libraries and library workers, the…
Call for Proposals Extended: New Orleans Information Literacy Forum (Online Mon., July 29 – Fri., Aug. 2)–New Deadline Fri., May 10
(via the event organizers) The nolaILC (New Orleans Information Literacy Collective) is seeking proposals for its annual conference, the New Orleans Information Literacy Forum. This year, the Forum will be held live virtually during the day from Monday, July 29, to Friday, August 2. (Sessions will also be recorded and subsequently made available to registered…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook–Deadline Fri., May 31
(via Amy James, Baylor University) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting “recipe” (chapter) proposals on instructional activities for teaching about and with artificial intelligence (AI) for The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook, edited by Ellen Hampton Filgo and Amy James. We are seeking 500- to- 700-word proposals for “recipes” or chapters on…
Registration Now Open for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians (Wed., July 10 – Fri., July 12, in Toronto); Lightning Talk Proposals Due Fri., May 3
(via Kristen Adams, Miami University in Ohio) A reminder to register for the 2024 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! You don’t want to miss out! Located at the beautiful University of Toronto’s St George Campus in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the meeting will take place from Wednesday, July 10, to Friday, July 12….