(via Rachel Edford, University of Central Florida) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the…
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Call for Proposals: Journal of Information Ethics Fall 2022 Issue on Social Justice and Information Ethics (Deadline Sun., Aug. 15, 2021)
(via Katie Chamberlain, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s iSchool) The Journal of Information Ethics seeks articles on social justice and information ethics for its Fall, 2022, edition. This special issue will address how social justice intersects with information ethics and affects society, law, and policy. We welcome articles and columns discussing the ethical dimensions, implications, and challenges associated with…
Call for Submissions: ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table June Newsletter Issue on Anti-Racism (Deadline Mon., June 7)
(via Dr. Julie Winkelstein, University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences) The theme for the ALA SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table) newsletter’s June, 2021, issue is based on this question: What if your library/profession/institution/community were anti-racist. What would that look like? We welcome any articles related to this topic or if you have an idea for a related social…
Call for Volunteers: IACRL Committees (Terms Begin in July)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you looking for more ways to get involved with professional development? Do you want to meet more of your peers in academic libraries across Illinois? Would you like to give back to the Illinois academic library community? Join an IACRL Committee! IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) is…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for IACRL Spark Event, “Looking Back, Looking Forward”, on Fri., June 11
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Registration is still open for IACRL’s next event, “Spark: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. The event will take place on Friday, June 11, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The event will have three lightning talks from Illinois academic librarians on practices they developed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and participants will…
Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals: Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2021 (Online July 16-20)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) Have a topic in science librarianship that you would like to give a five minute talk on? We are now taking submissions for the Great Lakes Science Librarian Bootcamp 2021. This year’s event will take place entirely online, from Friday, July 16, to Tuesday, July 20. Proposals are to be submitted…
Final Reminder: Submissions Deadline for 2021 MCMLA/Midwest Joint Chapter Meeting (Online Oct. 13-15) is Fri., June 4
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Joint Research Program Committee invites poster, paper, and lightning talk abstract submissions on any health sciences librarianship topic for the 2021 MCMLA (Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association)/Midwest Joint Chapter Meeting. The meeting will take place virtually from October 13 to…
Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals: Half-Day Virtual Symposium on Cataloging Queer Library Issues (Thurs., Aug. 12)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via John Jackson, Loyola Marymount University) The William H. Hannon Library is seeking proposals for lightning talks for “Cataloging Queer Library Issues: A symposium to honor Walt ‘Cat’ Walker,” a half-day virtual symposium to be held online Thursday, August 12. Lightning talks should be approximately 5 minutes apiece, and can focus on topics relating to any aspect…
Reminder: Journal of the Medical Library Association Seeking Editorial Board Members (Deadline Mon., May 31)
(via Amy Reyes–University of California, Los Angeles) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) seeks applicants for editorial board members for 2021-2024. In line with our commitment to equity, we wish to use these positions to bring a greater diversity of perspectives and lived experiences to our team. Individuals who identify as being from an underrepresented group…
Call for Applications: Evidence Synthesis Institute for Librarians Outside of the Health Sciences (Online Aug. 3-6)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via Megan Kocher, University of Minnesota) We a now accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On August 3-6 (Tuesday-Friday), the second of 6 Institute of…