(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group is calling for First Friday Forum presenters for fall, 2024. Are you knowledgeable and passionate about a subject relevant to health sciences or medical librarianship? We’d love to have you! Available dates and times (all times Central): Requirements: The topic must be relevant…
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Call for HSLI Annual Conference Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions–Deadline Sun., Sept. 1
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference will take place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, to Friday, October 25. HSLI is seeking proposals for both lightning talks and poster presentations. We welcome posters or lightning talks on any area of librarianship. Incorporating this year’s Conference theme, “Grow Where…
Call for Mentors and Mentees: ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section’s 2024-25 Program–Deadline Fri., Aug. 16
(via Christina Norton, Bradley University) The ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section’s Mentoring and Networking Committee invites you to participate in the 2024-2025 cohort of our DOLS Mentorship program. We’re accepting mentor and mentee applicants until Friday, August 16, 2024. We have double the number of mentees to mentors currently, and would appreciate former mentors…
Call for Participation: Survey on Impact of Train-the-Trainer Information Literacy Programs on Academic Libraries’ Services and Staffing
(via Jennifer Corbin, Stetson University) My name is Jennifer Corbin, and I’m hoping that librarians who have experience working with a train-the-trainer information literacy program will participate in my research study. The study–“Impact of Information Literacy Train-the-Trainer Programs on Academic Libraries’ Services and Staffing”–has been verified by the Stetson University Institutional Review Board as Exempt. …
Call for Participation: Online Book Group to Discuss Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, by James Lang–Deadline Sat., Aug. 10
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) We are looking for librarians or library professionals who are interested in acting as either a facilitator or participant in a virtual book group focused on Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, by James Lang. For more information on the book itself, please check the…
Call for Submissions and Registration Open for STEM Librarians South (Wed., Nov. 6 – Fri., Nov. 8, Online and in Waco, TX)–Important Deadlines Tues., Sept. 10, and Fri., Nov. 1
(via Dr. Christina Chan-Park, Baylor University) Proposal submissions and registration for the 2024 STEM Librarians South are now open. This year’s conference is hosted by Baylor University and will take place Submissions (150-300 words) are due by Tuesday, September 10. Registration We are deeply grateful to our sponsors ACS, IET, JoVE, and McGraw-Hill for helping…
Call for Submissions Extended: Library Juice Press Annual Paper Contest–New Deadline Sun., Sept. 1
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Library Juice Press has extended the deadline for entries in its annual paper contest, from August 1 to Sunday, September 1. The intention of this contest is to encourage and reward good work in the field of library and information studies, humanistically understood, through a monetary award and public…
Reminder: Proposals for Florida Chapter of ACRL’s Virtual Annual Conference, “Proving Our Worth Within and Beyond the Academic Community” (Fri., Oct. 25), Due Fri., Aug. 2
(via Ana Diamand, Lake-Sumter State College) The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) is seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2024 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference, which will take place on Friday, October 25. In the last few years, we have presented many challenges to academic libraries and librarianship that required us to defend our…
Call for Applications: Funding from RAILS to Support CE Initiatives–Deadlines Tues., Oct. 1, and Mon., Feb. 3
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Calling all innovators in library education! The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is thrilled to launch our next grant initiative to empower RAILS member libraries through Continuing Education (CE) events. You can shape future professional development opportunities by applying for up to $2,000 in funding per grant to support impactful…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming Volume Affordability, Open Education, and Academic Library Dysfunction: Can Libraries Make Higher Education More Affordable and Equitable?–Deadline Tues., Aug. 20
(via Julia Maxwell, Rutgers University) We invite proposals for an edited volume, tentatively titled Affordability, Open Education, and Academic Library Dysfunction: Can Libraries Make Higher Education More Affordable and Equitable?, to be published by Routledge. The book will provide a global perspective on the role of OER in educational equity. Please see a brief rationale for the volume…