(via Melissa Wong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences) The journal Library Trends is pleased to announce a call for papers for two back-to-back issues on generative AI and libraries, the first focusing on applications and practical impacts on libraries and the second focusing on ethical concerns. We welcome articles that address…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Registration and Call for Proposals Open for STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference (in-Person Thurs., March 14 – Fri., March 15, at Barnard College in NYC; Also Virtual Option)
(via Mea Warren, University of Houston) We’re excited to support the first annual STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference in March at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by Barnard College, New York University Libraries, Columbia University Libraries, The Cooper Union Library, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). Also, presentation proposals are currently being accepted! (Please see…
Call for Papers and Special Issue Editors: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (Rolling Submissions)
(via Dr. Emily Knox–School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy announces a call for papers and special issue editors. The Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (JIFP), a double-blind peer reviewed publication, is topically focused on practical, moral, ethical, philosophical, and theoretical issues of intellectual freedom and informational privacy within the…
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Tues., June 18)–Deadline Fri., March 8, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Denise Green, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 12th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year: New…
Call for Proposals Extended: 22nd Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Fri., April 19, in Glen Ellyn)–New Deadline Thurs., Feb. 15
(via Jason Ertz, College of DuPage) Proposals for the 22nd Annual Information Literacy Summit are now due on Thursday, February 15. The Summit, themed “Tuning In: Navigating Capacity, Collaboration, & Cognition in Information Literacy”, will take place at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL, on Friday, April 19. Please see below for more…
Call for Proposals: Georgia State University’s Open Education Week Symposium, Open for Student Success (Online Fri., March 8, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT)–Deadline Wed., Feb. 7
(via Charlene Martoni, Georgia State University) Georgia State University Library is accepting proposals for our virtual Open Education Week symposium, Open for Student Success, to take place via WebEx on Friday, March 8, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM CDT. We welcome proposals by faculty and staff working in higher education for this free online symposium, which…
Call for Submissions: Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Data Visualization Challenge–Deadline Sun., March 31
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Have you attended an NNLM training, joined an NNLM event, or received an NNLM grant? Are you a health sciences librarian or staff in a library or non-library setting? Are you a library or information student? If you are, consider submitting your…
Call for Participation: Illinois Library Association’s Strategic-Planning Survey–Open to Members and Non-Members
(via the Illinois Library Association) ILA is currently developing its three-year strategic plan (2024-2027). The current strategic plan was adopted by the ILA Executive Board on April 18, 2019. Originally intended to be a three-year plan in effect from 2019-20 through 2021-22, it was extended for one year by the Executive Board vote in September…
Call for Proposals: Kennesaw State University’s All Things Open Week (Online Mon., April 15 – Thurs., April 18)–Deadline Fri., March 1
(via Chelsee Dickson, Kennesaw State University) We invite all interested parties to submit a presentation proposal for Kennesaw State University Libraries’ second annual celebration of All Things Open Week, co-hosted by Texas Tech University Libraries! The event will take place from Monday, April 15, to Thursday, April 18. All sessions will be virtual. You might…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook–Deadline Fri., Feb. 23
(via Fiona Kovacaj, Toronto Metropolitan University) We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens. Activities in this cookbook will encourage participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the recipes include critical media…