(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 Wednesday, March 26, 2025, via Zoom, with some asynchronous options. This event aims…
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Call for Proposals: 20th International Open Repositories Conference (Sun., June 15 – Wed., June 18, 2025, in Chicago)–Deadline Wed., Dec. 18, 2024
(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 Nominations: Illinois Library Association Executive Board 2025 Election–Deadline Fri., Oct. 25, 2024
(via Kate Niehoff, RAILS) As a member of this year’s ILA Nominating Committee, I’m reaching out to let you all know that the Committee is seeking candidates for the 2025 Executive Board election. In April of 2025, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-Elect, who should be a public librarian, and for three Executive Board…
Final Reminder: Presentation Proposals for ACRL 2025 Conference (Wed., April 2 – Sat., April 5, in Minneapolis and Online) Due Fri., Oct. 18
(via ACRL) The deadline for ACRL 2025 community chat, lightning talk, poster session, roundtable discussion, and virtual presentation proposals is coming up on Friday, October 18, 2024. The ACRL 2025 Conference, to be held from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday, April 5, in Minneapolis, MN, and online, will be a platform for us to engage…
Call for Participation: Survey on Role of Race and Gender Expression and How It Intersects with Educational Expectations as a Profession–Dominican University’s Sarah Voels is Investigator
(via Sarah Voels, doctoral student at Dominican University) My name is Sarah Voels, and I am a doctoral student in Information Studies at Dominican University (River Forest, IL). I am conducting a survey of library professionals who have or are in the process of completing their Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program. This study focuses…
Call for Participation: Research Survey to Assess the Uptake of Linked Data Technologies for Cultural Heritage Description in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) Community–UIUC’s Stephanie Luke is a Co-Investigator
(via Regine Heberlein, Princeton University) We are seeking participants for a research survey to assess the uptake of Linked Data technologies for cultural heritage description in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) community. The results from this survey are intended to capture the degree to which Linked Data is being implemented or used by…
Call for Participation: Survey “Proficiencies for Assessment in Academic Libraries: Importance and Where They Should Be Acquired”–Co-Investigators Include UIC’s Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas
(via Dr. Rebecca Croxton, Colorado State University) The Proficiencies for Assessment in Academic Libraries: Importance and Where They Should Be Acquired research team invites individuals who participate in academic library assessment in your institutions (e.g., primary role, component of your job, member of an assessment committee, supervise assessment professionals, etc.) to complete this survey to…
Call for Applicants: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows for 2025-2026–Deadline Fri., Jan. 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Jamia Williams, NNLM Training Office) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries within five years of graduation to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in medical or health sciences libraries. A cohort…
Call for Public Comment and Endorsement: CARLI Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) At its September, 2024, meeting, the CARLI Governance Board discussed the growing national climate of budget cuts, mergers, and closures in higher education, for colleges and their libraries. In response to this disturbing trend, the Board approved the Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries. With this statement specifically,…
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services. Its…