(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…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Call for Submissions: Second Annual Graphic Medicine International Collective Award (Deadline Tues., Feb. 14)
(via Matthew Noe, Harvard University) With the new year comes time for the second annual Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) Award! This award recognizes an outstanding health-related comics project published in the prior year (in this case, comics published in 2022). Last year was the inaugural year and the shortlist makes an excellent reading list…
Call for Proposals: 21st Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (at College of DuPage Fri., April 28)–Priority Deadline Mon., Jan. 23
(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University) Illinois Information Literacy Summit Stronger Together: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Media & Information Literacy Date: Friday, April 28, 2023 Location: College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL The College of DuPage Library and the DePaul University Library are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 21st Annual Illinois Information…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on 2022 Expansion, Renovation, and New Building Projects (Deadline Fri., Jan. 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2022? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2022” article in the March, 2023 issue. Submissions should include: At least one high-resolution image of the exterior At least one high-resolution image…
Reminder: ACRL Science & Technology Section Future Modalities Task Force Seeking Volunteers (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 Nominations: RUSA Federal Achievement Award and Federal Rising Stars Initiative
(via Adria Olmi–Director, Army Logistics University Library) Please consider nominating deserving colleagues for RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) achievement awards. There are many fabulous feds that work daily advancing the causes of library and information sciences, promoting the information profession, passionately devoting themselves to their profession through numerous activities. We would love to celebrate…
Call for Participation: Survey “Archival & Digital Collections in Academic and Research Libraries”
(via Theresa Burress, University of South Florida) We invite you to contribute to a research study conducted by librarians Tomaro Taylor, Theresa Burress, and Natalie Boulanger from University of South Florida. We are investigating how academic and research libraries manage and promote archival and digital collections. Additionally, we are exploring the distinct needs and challenges…
Call for Proposals: Presentations and Posters for Concordia University’s (in Montreal, Canada) 21st Library Research Forum (Online Tues., April 25; in Person Wed., April 26)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 27
(via Christine Smith, Concordia University) Presentation and poster proposals are now being accepted for Concordia University’s 21st Library Research Forum. This year’s Research Forum will be a two-day hybrid event, with presentations taking place virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and presentations and posters taking place in person at Concordia University’s Loyola Campus…
Call for Round 2 Submissions: Posters and Lightning Talks for Medical Library Association / Special Libraries Association 2023 Conference in Detroit May 16-19 (Deadline Thurs., Jan. 26)
(via the Medical Library Association) Posters and Lightning Talks are great ways to share information about research or programs. And now that submitters have received feedback from Round 1 of submissions, it’s a good opportunity to take a moment and consider revising your abstract and submitting for a Poster or Lightning Talk. The 2023 National…
Reminder: Submissions for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Awards Due Sun., Jan. 15
(via Bridget Farrell, University of Denver) In this season of gifts and gratitude, consider gifting someone else or yourself the honor of a LIRT Awards submission! The ALA LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries are…