(via Ann Holderfield, University of South Carolina – Beaufort) The Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America, or ARLIS/SE, is accepting proposals for presentations at the 2022 Annual Conference, which will be held in person in Sarasota, Florida, from Wednesday, October 19, to Friday, October 21. This year, we will be hosting…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Proposals: 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Hybrid Event Wed., Oct. 5 – Fri., Oct. 7, with In-Person Sessions at Univ. of Notre Dame)–Deadline Wed., Aug. 24
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 8th symposium, co-hosted by the University of Notre Dame and Purdue University. MDLS 2022 will be a hybrid event held from Wednesday October 5, to Friday, October 7. Wednesday’s activities will take place in the late afternoon and…
Registration Open for CARLI Webinars on Planning Strategic Initiatives for 2023-25 (Tues., Oct. 4, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT, and Wed., Oct. 5, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT); Survey Also Available Through Sat., Oct. 15
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join CARLI for an open Zoom session as we write our strategic initiatives, 2023-2025. You are also invited to complete a SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Make sure your voice is heard and you have a say in guiding the organization! Although the Zoom sessions are open and informal, following are…
Call for Applicants: ALA “Libraries and Sustainability” Virtual Book Club (Deadline Fri., Aug. 19–Limited to 100 Spots)
(via Hannah Arata, American Library Association) ALA has announced the “Libraries and Sustainability” Virtual Book Club, a series of three virtual, interactive conversations about incorporating sustainability into librarianship to be held in November and December of 2022. More information about the program is available here. Library workers who would like to be considered for one of…
Call for Mentors and Mentees: ACRL Science & Technology Section Mentoring Program
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
Call for Volunteers: Jira Scholarship Fund Working Group
(via Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President) The Jira Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 with a gift from the Helen Knoll Jira family. The purpose of the Fund is to aid Illinois residents who are pursuing either an ALA-accredited graduate degree in library science, or another graduate degree in a field that benefits the profession of librarianship…
Call for Nominations: HSLI Starfish Thrower Award (Deadline Wed., Aug. 31)
(via Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President) The Starfish Thrower Award is presented to an HSLI member who has made a difference to the organization. The winner receives a trophy and is honored at the Awards Ceremony, held during the Annual Conference in the fall. Any HSLI member is eligible to nominate any other HSLI member for…
Call for Proposals: Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference (Dec. 7-9, Wed.-Fri., in Pittsburgh, PA)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 15
(via Laura Rooney, Association of Moving Image Archivists) The AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Conference Committee invites proposal submissions for sessions, posters, and workshops for the AMIA Annual Conference, to be held December 7-9 (Wednesday-Friday) in Pittsburgh, PA. Welcome back! We are excited to hold an in-person conference after the last couple of years…
Reminder: Survey on Book and Material Challenges in Academic Libraries Still Open
(via John Siegel and Jonathan Newton, University of South Carolina Upstate) We are conducting a research survey on the preparedness of academic libraries to handle book and material challenges. If you are a librarian, library assistant or staff member, or administrator at an academic library within the United States, please consider taking this survey. The…
Call for Participation: Survey on Value of Advisory Boards for Academic Libraries
(via Anita Hall, University of Louisville) Do you convene, facilitate, or otherwise work with an Advisory Board at your library? If so, you are invited to participate in a research study seeking to determine the prevalence, composition, and value of advisory groups for academic libraries in 2022 and make recommendations for modernization of and inclusivity…