(via Denise Green, CARLI) Please share this message with anyone in your institution who may be interested in participating. The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 12th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Proposals: Association for Information Science & Technology’s Midwest Chapter Spring Symposium (Online Fri., April 26)–Deadline Sun., March 17
Join us at the first-ever Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Midwest Chapter Spring Symposium online Friday, April 26! We are currently accepting session proposals for this exciting new event. Sessions can be presented in either a five-minute (lightning) or fifteen-minute format. Unlike many conferences and events these days, this event has NO set…
Call for Proposals: 14th Annual Connecticut Academic Library Conference (Online Fri., June 14)–Deadline Sat., March 30
(via Jasmine Huff, Capital Community College) We are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the 14th Annual Connecticut Academic Library Conference, formerly titled the Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 14. We have expanded our scope to include all under the academic library umbrella. The…
Call for Proposals: Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference (in Person Wed., Sept. 18 – Fri., Sept. 20, in Eugene, OR; Also Virtual Option on Those Dates)–Deadline Mon., March 25
(via Dev Singer, Brandeis University) The NWILL Planning Committee is excited to open the call for proposals for the 2024 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference. The hybrid conference will be held from Wednesday, September 18, to Friday, September 20, in person at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and virtually on the Whova…
Call for Proposals: Statewide E-Resource Package
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of RAILS) The Illinois Secretary of State has released a request for proposal for the e-resource package that will be available without charge to all Illinois communities. The RFP is available for viewing on the Illinois State Library E-Resource Program Pulse…
Call for Volunteers: Interviews for Research Project “Academic Library Reference in the Time of COVID-19 – The Longtail, 2023-24”
(via Laura Costello, University of Minnesota and doctoral candidate at Rutgers University) My name is Dr. Marie Radford, and I’m a Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science within the School of Communication & Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. I’m working with Laura Costello, Kaitlin Montague, and Julia Maxwell to conduct a research…
Call for Proposals: ACRL STS Research Committee’s Lightning Talks (Online Thurs., April 25)–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Andrew Stuart, Ohio University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) invites proposals for a session of lightning talks to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the STS Lightning Talks that will take place online Thursday, April…
Call for Participation: Survey on NNLM Discovery Podcast Series–Deadline Fri., March 8
(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…
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…