(via Josh Cromwell, The University of Southern Mississippi) The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries are now accepting proposals for the 2025 Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (SMIRC), which will take place from Thursday, April 24, to Friday, April 25, on campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and online. We are accepting proposals for short concurrent sessions (approx….
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Team Applications from Academic Institutions: Inaugural Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (Sun., July 13 – Fri., July 18)–Deadline Wed., Feb. 12
(via Nicky Agate, Carnegie Mellon University) The HumetricsHSS team is thrilled to open applications for teams from institutions of higher education interested in attending the inaugural Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) from Sunday, July 13, to Friday, July 18. Since 2016, Humetrics has conducted workshops, consultations, and research across a wide range of higher education institutions, helping units…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2025 Research Analytics Summit (Mon., April 7 – Wed., April 9, in Albuquerque, NM)–New Deadline Fri., Jan. 10
(via Dr. Baron Wolf, University of Kentucky) The call for abstracts for the 2025 Research Analytics Summit has been extended until Friday, January 10. The meeting will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Monday, April 7, to Wednesday, April 9. Please consider submitting a proposal today or joining a colleague and submitting a collaborative…
Call for Proposals: ACRL IS Virtual Engagement Committee’s Online Lightning Round and Discussion on Student Engagement in the Classroom (Date and Time TBD)–Deadline Wed., Jan. 8
(via Mallory Jallas, University of Illinois Springfield) The ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Virtual Engagement Committee (VEC) is seeking 3-4 presenters for a lightning round and discussion about enhancing student engagement in the classroom. What has worked well for you in classroom or workshop instruction, whether in person or online? Has there been a new teaching…
Call for Papers: Library Trends Issue on Compelling Tensions in Library and Information Science–Deadline Fri., Jan. 3
(via Laura Saunders, Simmons University) The publication Library Trends is pleased to announce a call for papers for an issue on compelling tensions in library and information science. The field of library and information science (LIS) has compelling tensions similar to those explored by Thomas Kuhn in the fields of science. Many of these tensions…
Call for Proposals: Library Track at Teaching & Learning with AI Conference (Wed., May 28 – Fri., May 30, in Orlando, FL)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 17
(via Rachel Mulvihill, University of Central Florida) The University of Central Florida Libraries’ is pleased to announce the third annual Teaching & Learning with AI conference, which features a Library Track, to be held from Wednesday, May 28, to Friday, May 30, in Orlando, Florida. The call for proposals is now open and we invite…
Reminder: Program Proposals for Colorado Resource Sharing Conference (Online Wed., April 23) Due Mon., Jan. 13
(via Matthew Diven, Colorado State University) The 54th Annual Colorado Resource Sharing Conference will take place virtually on Wednesday, April 23. The CORSC planning committee is in search of innovative, creative, insightful, and beneficial topics for the Colorado Resource Sharing Conference. Submit program proposals by Monday, January 13,for full consideration. Topics of particular interest include,…
Call for Neurotypical Participants: Research Study on Improving Neuroinclusion in Library Workplaces–Virtual Sessions Tues., Jan. 14 – Thurs., Jan. 16
(via Christine Moeller, PhD candidate at University of Washington iSchool) Are you a “neurotypical” (do not identify as neurodivergent) librarian at a US public or academic library? Are you interested in improving neuroinclusion at your workplace? Please consider participating in the next phase of an IMLS-funded research project conducted by faculty and graduate students from the Information…
Call for Proposals Extended: 20th International Open Repositories Conference (Sun., June 15 – Wed., June 18, in Chicago)–New Deadline Mon., Jan. 13
(via Adrian Ho, University of Chicago) The 20th International Open Repositories Conference (OR2025) will be held from Sunday, June 15, to Wednesday, June 18, in Chicago, IL. The theme for the Conference is “Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities”. OR2025 is the 20th anniversary of the Open Repositories Conference. We are marking this milestone…
Call for Proposals Extended: Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (Online Wed., March 26)–New Deadline Fri., Jan. 3
(via Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic, Colorado Mesa University) We are pleased to announce the upcoming Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (ESiLS), a forum dedicated to showcasing and discussing the latest research and findings happening in and about libraries. The Summit will take place on Monday, March 26, 2025, via Zoom, with some asynchronous options. This event aims…