(via Martha Meacham, National Library of Medicine) We value your feedback! The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) launched the NNLM Discovery podcast series in March 2023. We invite you to complete a brief survey about the podcast series, whether you are a frequent listener or are just now learning about the podcast. Our goal is…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Call for Information on Career Changes for Spring Issue of IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Fri., March 8
(via Dr. DeeAnna Phares, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Communications Committee wants to share information about recent career changes in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have changed positions–or your library wants to share details about new any hires–since September, 2023,and you would like to be included in our Spring Issue, please send your career…
Call for Mentor Applications: ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section Mentoring Program–Deadline Friday, March 15
(via Spencer Brayton, Director of Library Services at Waubonsee Community College) Do you consider yourself an experienced community college librarian or administrator? Would you like to share your knowledge and insight about the profession with a colleague working at a community college or a current MLIS/MSLS graduate student interested in community college librarianship? The CJCLS…
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 Nominations: 2024 Illinois Library Association Awards–Deadline Wed., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is accepting nominations for this year’s ILA Awards. The ILA Awards Program (see link for more information on each award) celebrates outstanding contributions to librarianship and library services in Illinois. If you have an outstanding staff member at your library, whether they are a colleague, director,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Cognitive Overload Among Librarians and Library Staff Who Participate in Academic Outreach–Deadline Mon., Feb. 26
(via Laurie Borchard, California Maritime Academy) I am conducting research on cognitive overload in academic librarians (or library staff) who participate in library and campus outreach, including DEI initiatives. The work of outreach librarians is varied and different tasks can require different mental efforts. This research aims to investigate the challenges outreach librarians face and…
Call for Participation: CARLI Public Services Committee Survey on Member Libraries’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence–Deadline Fri., March 1
(via Denise Green, CARLI) The CARLI Public Services Committee is interested in learning the role member libraries play or will play at their institutions as related to Generative Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as Generative AI. Generative AI is an artificial intelligence that generates new content using machine learning based on input from the user. Some…
Call for Proposals: True North Science Boot Camp (Sun., June 9 – Tues., June 11, in Winnipeg, Manitoba)–Deadline Thurs., Feb. 29
(via Justin Fuhr, University of Manitoba) Are you a science or technology librarian? Do you have research, innovative programs, or practices you’d like to share with other librarians? The True North Science Boot Camp 2024 will take place from Sunday, June 9, to Tuesday, June 11, and will be held on the Fort Garry campus of the University of…
Call for Papers: Library Trends Issues on Generative AI and Libraries–Deadline Fri., March 1
(via Melissa Wong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences) The journal Library Trends is pleased to announce a call for papers for two back-to-back issues on generative AI and libraries, the first focusing on applications and practical impacts on libraries and the second focusing on ethical concerns. We welcome articles that address…
Registration and Call for Proposals Open for STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference (in-Person Thurs., March 14 – Fri., March 15, at Barnard College in NYC; Also Virtual Option)
(via Mea Warren, University of Houston) We’re excited to support the first annual STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference in March at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by Barnard College, New York University Libraries, Columbia University Libraries, The Cooper Union Library, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). Also, presentation proposals are currently being accepted! (Please see…