(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….
Category: Calls and Requests
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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…
Call for Papers and Special Issue Editors: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (Rolling Submissions)
(via Dr. Emily Knox–School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy announces a call for papers and special issue editors. The Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (JIFP), a double-blind peer reviewed publication, is topically focused on practical, moral, ethical, philosophical, and theoretical issues of intellectual freedom and informational privacy within the…
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Tues., June 18)–Deadline Fri., March 8, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Denise Green, CARLI) 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 instruction topics, and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year: New…
Call for Proposals Extended: 22nd Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Fri., April 19, in Glen Ellyn)–New Deadline Thurs., Feb. 15
(via Jason Ertz, College of DuPage) Proposals for the 22nd Annual Information Literacy Summit are now due on Thursday, February 15. The Summit, themed “Tuning In: Navigating Capacity, Collaboration, & Cognition in Information Literacy”, will take place at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL, on Friday, April 19. Please see below for more…