(via Penny Scott, University of San Francisco) The organizers of the next California Conference on Library Instruction seek proposals. The meeting will take place at the University of San Francisco on Friday, May 31, 2024. The theme is “Play & Playfulness in Library Instruction”. Please see below for more details. In the environment of academic…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Participation: ILA Reporter Advisory Committee Survey on Circulating “Library of Things”–Deadline Fri., Dec. 1
(via the Illinois Library Association) Does your library circulate interesting items as part of a special collection? If so, please tell us about them for the opportunity to be featured in an article in the ILA Reporter. A survey, “Library of Things: Unique Circulating Collections”, will be open through Friday, December 1, 2023. If you…
Application Period Opens Fri., Dec. 1, for 2024 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (Summer Research Workshop Online Mon., May 27 – Fri., June 7)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 26
(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Alder Graduate School of Education) The William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University is issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL Online) 2024. IRDL is a continuing education program for academic and research librarians and archivists designed to create a growing community of…
Deadline Extended: Chapter Proposals for Upcoming ACRL Publication Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Libraries–New Due Date Fri., Dec. 1
(via Amanda Boyer, Susquehanna University) We are collecting chapter proposals for an upcoming, edited ACRL publication, Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Libraries (working title, forthcoming Summer 2025). Universities and colleges are seeing a rise in neurodiverse students enrolling in higher education, and due to the pandemic, more students are reporting issues with anxiety and depression. Academic libraries must adapt…
Call for Participation: Research Study on the Factors That College STEM Instructors Use to Select Instructional Material for Their Courses
(via Sue Wainscott–University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Seeking information from college STEM course instructors! We, Sue Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Elizabeth Dawson, Northern Arizona University, are conducting a research study (UNLV IRB Protocol Number : UNLV-2023-276) to explore the factors that college STEM instructors use to select instructional material for their courses….
Call for Applications: RAILS My Library Is… Grants–Deadline Wed., Feb. 7, 2024
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS is excited to announce that the 2024 My Library Is… Grants are now open to all types of RAILS member libraries (academic, public, school, and specialized). As part of the My Library Is… campaign, RAILS invites applications for grant projects that help tell the story of the library. The purpose…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect, Councilor, and Director-at-Large Candidates in 2025 Elections–Deadline Thurs., Feb. 15, 2024
(via ACRL) The Association of College & Research Libraries is dedicated to enhancing the ability of library and information professionals to dream big and shape our future. Don’t be shy! Your participation matters and we invite you to be a part of shaping the future of ACRL. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee (LRNC)…
Call for Participation: Research Study on Workflows of Academic Library eBook Textbook Affordability Initiatives Involving the Use of Assigned Materials Data (Lists) and Library-Licensed eBooks–Deadline Fri., Nov. 17
(via Rachel Scott, Illinois State University) We invite library personnel at post-secondary education institutions in the United States to participate in a research study on the workflows of academic library eBook textbook affordability initiatives involving the use of assigned materials data (lists) and library-licensed eBooks. Information from this study will be shared with other libraries…
Call for Applications: CARLI Counts, Cohort 5–Deadline Fri., Dec. 1
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Applications are now available for the next session of the extremely popular CARLI Counts: Analytics and Advocacy for Service Development program. Yes, we are having a Cohort 5 in 2024! Institutions with both program newcomers and alumni are encouraged to apply. Program details, including the Cohort 5 Library Application…
Call for Presentation Proposals: Conference on Academic Library Management (Online Tues., May 14 – Thurs., May 16, 2024)–Deadline Fri., Dec. 1
(via Tarida Anantachai, North Carolina State University) The fourth Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM), taking place virtually May 14 – 16 (Tuesday-Thursday), 2024, invites proposals for presentations that inform and inspire the practice and application of management in academic libraries. This conference is geared towards current managers, administrators, coordinators, and those who aspire to take on…