(via Nicholas Lamb, Harvard Business School) The publication Journal of Information Ethics seeks papers for a special Fall 2023 issue that will address how identity intersects with data and information ethics. We welcome articles and columns that touch upon the following questions: How do issues of identity complicate, inflame, or disrupt the dissemination of information? What is…
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Call for Applications: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows for 2023-2024 (Virtual)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 27, 10:59 PM CDT
(via Erica Lake, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians within five years of graduation interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in…
Call for Proposals Extended: ALA Library Instruction Round Table President’s Program at ALA Annual in Chicago (Deadline Fri., Jan. 13)
(via Alicia Vaandering, University of Rhode Island) ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) has extended the call for panelists for the LIRT President’s Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (Thursday, June 22 – Tuesday, June 27). Program Title: “Universal design for learning – planning for all learners” Universal design for learning is an…
Call for Participation: Survey “Exploring Academic Librarian Candidates’ Experiences on the Job Market” (Deadline Fri., Jan. 20)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of Jordan Nielsen, Middle Tennessee State University, and Kathryn Houk, University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Please consider participating in a research study being conducted by Jordan Nielsen and Kathryn Houk titled, Exploring Academic Librarian Candidates’ Experiences on the Job Market, reviewed and approved by the Middle Tennessee State…
Call for Mentors: ALA New Members Round Table Mentoring Program
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Do you sometimes feel you have professional questions to ask and no one to direct them to? Do you find yourself wishing that someone would have been there to teach you all that you now know? Would you like to walk alongside a new librarian as they enter the profession? If…
Call for Applications: RUSA’s Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Programs for People Living with Dementia (Deadline Fri., Feb. 17)
(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Now is the time to start preparing to submit an application to ALA’s RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) for a $2,500 award from the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia. This grant is designed to provide seed money for new library…
Call for Preliminary Proposals: ACRL College Libraries Section’s CLIPP Committee Publication Series (Deadline Wed., Feb. 1)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ACRL College Libraries Section’s College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP) Committee invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. The CLIPP series allows library staff to share information on practices and procedures they have implemented to address common issues or concerns. Each…
Call for Volunteers: ACRL Science & Technology Section Future Modalities Task Force (STS Membership Not Required)
(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Are you a librarian with responsibilities or interests in the sciences? Do you have ideas and opinions on the different formats (e.g., virtual, in person, different timings) or other creative solutions that the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) can use for meetings, events, and gatherings moving forward?…
Call for Proposals: Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources (Illinois SCOERs) Sub-grants, Round 3 (Deadline Tues., Feb. 28)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) is excited to announce one final lightening round of the Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the creation of Open Educational Resources, (OER), made possible from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the U.S. Department of Education. CARLI…
Call for Applications: RAILS CE Event Grants (Deadline Fri., Feb. 10)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS again invites networking groups, consortia, and libraries to apply for a RAILS Continuing Education Event Grant. This grant supports CE events for RAILS member libraries towards the development of library staff and trustees. To qualify, CE events must be made available to all RAILS member libraries. RAILS will prioritize events focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility…