(via Esther Grassian, University of California – Los Angeles) Free LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) “Show & Tell” presentations are beginning again for the 2023-2024 year! We are now accepting proposals. Each Show & Tell will feature a 20-40-minute demonstration by one or two information professionals demonstrating a tool or theory related to teaching information literacy….
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 Nominations: ALA Sustainability Roundtable’s SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, University of Cincinnati) To acknowledge the fact that library staff are our greatest asset in building and supporting sustainable libraries and communities, the ALA Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries that go above and beyond in meeting the wellness needs of their staff with the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace….
Call for Proposals: 2024 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium (Online Fri., March 1)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 5
(via Kevin Gunn, Catholic University of America) The Department of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America invites researchers, practitioners and students to submit proposals for the 2024 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium, a forum for sharing research findings, best practices, and works in progress in library and information science. The 16th Symposium…
Call for Applications: Next Evidence Synthesis Institute for Librarians (Online Tues., March 5 – Fri., March 8)–Deadline Mon., Dec. 11
(via Amy Riegelman, University of Minnesota) Now accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On March 5-8 (Tuesday-Friday), 2024, the seventh Institute of Museum and…
Call for Presentation Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee’s 2024 Virtual Forum (in March of 2024, Date TBD)–Deadline Fri., Dec. 8
(via Camille Abdeljawad, Park University) The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at our 2024 Virtual Forum to be held online in March (date to be determined based on speaker(s) availability). This is an opportunity for librarians and library workers to showcase innovative teaching methods, assessment,…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for The Innovative Library Classroom (Thurs., June 6 – Fri., June 7, in Williamsburg, VA) is Fri., Nov. 17
(via Lucinda Wittkower, Old Dominion University) This is a reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for The Innovative Library Classroom is Friday, November 17. The 2024 meeting, themed “Finite Means. Infinite Uses.”, will take place on Thursday, June 6 (pre-conference workshop, poster session, and social) and Friday, June 7 (conference itself). The conference venue is William…
Call for Proposal Peer-Reviewers: Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Virtual Conference (Tues., March 12 – Wed., March 13, 2024)–Final Decisions Due Sun., Dec. 31
(via Elaine Walker, University of Alabama) The Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students conference committee is seeking peer reviewers to review proposals for the upcoming virtual conference. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 12, and Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Presentations are expected to cover aspects of supporting graduate programs in libraries and professional development…
Call for Nominations: 2024 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing–Deadline Fri., Feb. 9, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. The IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing was established in 2020. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then…
Reminder: Survey on Library eBook Textbook Affordability Initiatives Closes at 4:00 PM CDT on Fri., Nov. 17
(via Dr. Rachel Scott, Illinois State University) Many thanks to those who have already completed the survey on library eBook Textbook Affordability Initiatives. If you’d like to participate, there is still time; the survey closes at 4:00 PM CDT this Friday, November 17. We invite library personnel at post-secondary education institutions in the United States…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Librarians’ Support for Disabled Students
(via Elizabeth Novosel, University of Colorado Boulder) Dear Colleagues, We invite you to participate in a survey about academic librarians’ support for disabled students. Even if you do not have extensive experience with disabled students, we would be very grateful for your input! We are specifically interested in how public facing librarians-so those involved in…