(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) Academic librarians in the United States and Canada that are currently working as a Student Success Librarian are invited to participate in an hour-long focus group on student success in academic libraries. In appreciation for your participation in the focus group you will be provided with a $20 gift…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Participation: Survey on Library Instruction Adaptations and Support During and Beyond COVID-19 (Deadline Fri., Aug. 13)
(via CARLI) Calling all library employees at CARLI Institutions who provide library instruction. The CARLI Instruction Committee seeks input from library employees at CARLI member institutions who provide instruction for a research study. The purpose of this study is to explore the degree to which library employees have altered their approach to instruction throughout and…
Call for Applicants: NNLM Region 6 2021-2022 Awards (Deadline Mon., Aug. 2)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) We are excited to announce a call for applications for the 2021-2022 awards cycle. To accomplish the NNLM’s (Network of the National Library of Medicine’s) mission and goals, Region 6 extends funding to its network partners to achieve the following subaward program objectives: First, to support a…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for CARLI Scholarship is Wed., June 30
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) This is a reminder that the deadline to apply for the CARLI Scholarship is this Wednesday, June 30. More details are below. Purpose The CARLI Scholarship provides financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University…
Call for Proposals: Florida ACRL 2021 Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 15)–Deadline Fri., July 9
(via Diana Matthews, Santa Fe College) The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) believes it is important to affirm the Association’s commitment to acknowledge and address historical racial inequities; challenge oppressive systems within academic libraries; value different ways of knowing; and identify and work to eliminate barriers to equitable services, spaces, resources, and scholarship. We are currently seeking proposals for presentations and…
Call for Applicants: Half-Day Virtual Workshop for Community and Junior College Librarians (Thurs., July 22)–Deadline Mon., June 28
(via Joe Lenkart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Community and junior college libraries serve one of the most diverse user groups in higher education. From supporting language learning programs and academic support services to collaborating with faculty on curriculum development, community college librarians are adapting to various challenges brought on by the global pandemic, as…
Reminder: Proposals for Editorials to Appear on ResearchDataQ Website Due Wed., June 30
(via Andrew Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder) 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 (https://researchdataq.org/). We are seeking editorials that describe services, support, or related activities around research data at your institution. Topics could include privacy, ethical data sharing, replication/reproducibility, or…
Call for Nominations: ALA’s I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline Mon., Sept. 27)
(via RAILS) Nominations for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award are open through Monday, September 27. The award recognizes the service of exceptional public, school, college, community college, and university librarians who have gone above and beyond to promote access to education and improve the lives of their community members. ALA invites all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for…
Kentucky Medical Library Association Virtual Conference (Fri., July 16) Submission Deadline Extended (Wed., June 30) and Registration Now Free for Grad. Students
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of Stephanie Henderson, KMLA President) We’ve extended the deadline for submission of paper, lightning talk, and poster submissions to the 2021 KMLA Virtual Conference: the new deadline is next Wednesday, June 30. To make a submission, go here. The KMLA Virtual…
Final Reminder: ALA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for 2022 Election (Deadline Thurs., July 1, 2021)
(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Hoover Institution) The Nominating Committee for the 2022 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2022 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect, treasurer, and councilor-at-large. Specifically, the Nominating Committee will select candidates to run for president-elect and treasurer and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34…