(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee has extended the deadline for award nominations to Friday, June 2. We encourage nominations for all awards, but especially the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. An overview of the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award is below. Please click on the link above for a full description,…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Volunteers: ACRL ULS Membership Committee’s “On-the-Fly” Mentoring Service During ALA Annual–Mentors Needed on Sat., June 24 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT) and Sun., June 25 (1:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Christian Miller, Cornell University) Once again, the ACRL University Library Section (ULS) Membership Committee is providing the “On-the-Fly” mentoring service during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The service allows a mentee to talk with a mentor for a twenty minute session, on a drop-in basis. Historically, we have had great turnout of people wanting…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book A Manager’s Guide to Creating a Flourishing Workplace: Strategies for Fostering Wellness in Libraries–Deadline Sat., July 1
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) We are excited to announce an open call for chapter proposals for the upcoming book A Manager’s Guide to Creating a Flourishing Workplace: Strategies for Fostering Wellness in Libraries. We invite you to share your expertise and insights by submitting a chapter…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for 2023 STEM Librarians South Conference (Online Thurs., July 13 – Fri., July 14) is Wed., May 31
(via Jessica Simpson, Texas A&M University) This is a reminder that the call for proposals for the 2023 STEM Librarian South Virtual Conference is open! This Conference will take place virtually on Thursday, July 13, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM CDT, and Friday, July 14, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM CDT. Our Conference is…
Reminder: Survey on Making Academic Library Environments More Accommodating to Autistic Library Employees Still Open
(via Michael Holt, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College) Several studies have been published in the library literature on how university and college libraries can adapt their environments to make them more accommodating to autistic students, but what about autistic library employees? Do libraries consider the needs of autistic faculty and staff, particularly…
CALL FOR STUDENT WORKERS–HSLI Conference 9/22/23
The Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference Planning Committee would like to invite library students to attend the organization’s Annual Conference this fall. The 2023 HSLI Conference will take place on Friday, September 22, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT (with a “happy hour” event from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM), at…
Call for Participation: Survey on Early-Career Librarians’ Experiences with Burnout, Bullying, and Generational Differences–Deadline Thurs., June 22
(via Marguerite (Maggie) Albro–University of Tennessee, Knoxville) You are invited to participate in a research study about your experience with burnout, negative acts (bullying), and generational differences. This survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. To be eligible to participate in this study you must be within the first five years of…
Deadline to Participate in Survey “Wellness Programs in Academic Libraries” Extended to Wed., May 31
(via Lisa Hopkins, Texas A&M University – Central Texas) Please consider participating in a research study being conducted by Dawn Harris, Bridgit McCafferty, Johnnie Porter, and Sandra Desjardins titled “Wellness Programs in Academic Libraries”, reviewed and approved by the Texas A&M University-Central Texas Institutional Review Board. We will be publishing our findings in an ACRL…
Call for Participation: Survey About Effects of Long COVID on Workers in Academic Libraries–Deadline Sun., June 11
(via Amanda Folk, The Ohio State University) If you have experienced Long COVID while working in an academic library in the United States (including territories) or Canada, I invite you to participate in this exploratory survey-based study. The results of this exploratory study will be used to highlight potential implications for academic libraries going forward,…
Reminder: Survey on Experiences of Neurotypical Librarians in Working with or Supervising Neurodivergent Librarians and Improving Neuroinclusion in the Workplace Still Open
(via Christine Moeller, PhD student at University of Washington iSchool) Are you a “neurotypical” (do not identify as neurodivergent) librarian working with a neurodivergent librarian at a US public or academic library? Are you interested in improving neuroinclusion at your workplace? Please consider participating in an interview with our research team. We are seeking participants…