(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…
Category: Calls and Requests
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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…
Call for Applicants: 2023 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders (Deadline Fri., Sept. 9, 2022)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The ALA EL program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country and Canada to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look…
Reminder: Nominations for HSLI Treasurer Due Fri., Aug. 5
HSLI Members, The office of Treasurer is open for election in August 2022. HSLI members are encouraged to consider running for office or nominating a colleague who is interested in being nominated. Self-nominations are welcome! This is a great opportunity for professional service and leadership development, and there are typically only two HSLI Board meetings…
Call for Chapter Proposals–Upcoming ACRL Publication Innovative Library Workplaces: Transformative Human Resource Strategies (Deadline Fri., Sept. 9)
(via Lisa Hopkins, Texas A&M University-Central Texas) We are seeking chapter proposals for a new edited collection with the working title Innovative Library Workplaces: Transformative Human Resource Strategies Introduction Innovative Library Workplaces will be an edited collection focused on the most important resource at any academic library: the people who work there. This topic will be examined from…
Call for Submissions: Special Issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship on Social Justice and Science Librarianship (Rolling Deadline Ending Fri., Sept. 30)
(via Ginny Boehme, Miami University in Ohio) The journal Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) has recently published a four-part column series on social justice (SJ) and science librarianship (fourth part to be published in Issue No. 100). As a culmination to this project, we invite submissions that will amplify the work that Libraries…
Reminder: Poster Session Proposals for 2022 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference in Rosemont, IL (Sessions Oct. 19-20, Wed.-Thurs.) Due Fri., July 29
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions during the 2022 ILA Annual Conference at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The Conference will take place from Tuesday, October 18, to Thursday, October 20. Poster sessions will be held in the exhibit hall on Wednesday, October…
Call for Proposals: 2022 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 17)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 2
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) planning committee is now accepting proposals for the second MIRL Symposium, a free event that will take place virtually on Thursday, November 17 (time to be determined). MIRL is a platform-neutral conference for IR practitioners…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2022 Florida ACRL Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 21)–New Deadline Fri., July 29
(via Rachel Edford, University of Central Florida) The Florida Chapter of ACRL, FACRL, currently seeks proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2022 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference. Themed “Information Ethics & Access”, the meeting will take place online Friday, October 21. Information access is one of the cornerstone values of the library profession. How…
Reminder: Proposals for ACRL Digital Scholarship Section’s ResearchDataQ Editorials Due Sun., July 31
(via Lynda Kellam, University of Pennsylvania) The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board (part of the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section), is seeking proposals for editorials that will be featured prominently on the ResearchDataQ website. We are seeking editorials that describe services, support, or related activities around research data at your institution. Topics could include the following. Collaborative data…