(via Dr. Joan Wang, Washington University in St. Louis) The ALA Core Metadata Interest Group seeks speakers to present at its meeting during the ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week. The Virtual Interest Group Week will take place from March 7 to 11 (Monday-Friday). Accessible and inclusive metadata and cataloging principles can ensure that online content…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Proposals and Registration Open: 20th Library Research Forum (Online April 26-27)–Proposals Deadline Fri., Feb. 4
(via Megan Fitzgibbons, Concordia University in Montréal) Proposals are now being accepted for the 20th Library Research Forum at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). This year’s Research Forum will again be held virtually, in the afternoon of April 26 and 27 (Tuesday and Wednesday). The annual Research Forum provides an opportunity for librarians, archivists, graduate students, teaching faculty, and information professionals to…
Call for Proposals Extended: Distance Library Services Conference 2022 (July 26-28 at Purdue University, with Hybrid Option)–New Deadline Mon., Jan. 10
(via Katie Stewart, Johns Hopkins University) The 2022 Distance Library Services (DLS) Conference is currently scheduled to occur from July 26 to 28 (Tuesday-Thursday) at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Conference will take place in person, with a hybrid virtual option. Registration is $295 for the in-person option and $195 for the virtual option. Need travel funding…
Registration and Call for Proposals Open: Rescheduled Virtual IACRL Spark Event on DEI and OER (Now Fri., April 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)–Proposals Deadline Fri., Feb. 25
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce the rescheduled date for its Spark event! Join IACRL for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources on Friday, April 1, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The…
Call for Applications: ALA RUSA Division’s Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia (Deadline Fri., Feb. 11)
(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Applications are now being accepted for a new grant to encourage libraries to begin or expand their services to those living with dementia. Two $2,500 grants will be awarded in 2022. The grant, entitled the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia, is…
Call for Examples of DEI Language in CARLI Members’ Collection-Development Policies (Deadline Fri., Jan. 14)
(via Elizabeth Clarage and Jen Masciadrelli, CARLI, on behalf of the CARLI Collection Management Committee) The CARLI Collection Management Committee is seeking examples from members’ collection-development policies that incorporate language that acknowledges historical, structural, and systemic injustice, or that incorporates the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). If your collection-development policy includes this language,…
Reminder: Survey About the Impact of COVID-19 on Technical-Services Units Closes Sat., Jan. 1
(via Elizabeth Szkirpan, University of Tulsa) This is the final call for responses to take the survey over the impact of COVID-19 on technical-services units and tasks. This survey is open to library employees working in the United States who are a member of a technical services unit or a role that completes technical-services tasks…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming ILA Reporter Issue on New Library Buildings in 2021 (Deadline Thurs., Jan. 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2021? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2021” article in the March, 2022 issue. Submissions should include the following. at least one high-resolution image of the exterior at least one high-resolution image of…
Call for Submissions–Upcoming Issues of DttP: Documents to the People
(via Jennifer Castle, Tennessee State University) The editors of the open-access journal DttP: Documents to the People are soliciting submissions for upcoming issues. We are interested in publishing articles on government information and government activities at the local, state, national, and international or intergovernmental levels. We are especially interested in articles regarding government and current events. Examples of potential…
Call for Applications: 2022 MLA Research Training Institute (Deadline Wed., Jan. 12)
(via Susan Lessick–University of California, Irvine) Are you a library professional who wants to take your research skills to the next level? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue but do not know where to start and need support to carry it through? The MLA Research Training Institute…