(via Kristina Clement, Kennesaw State University) The call for papers for the Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education (JOERHE) is now open. JOERHE welcomes original quantitative and qualitative research articles and discussion pieces concerning Open Pedagogy, Open Data, and analyses of current topics in Open Educational Resources. Authors are encouraged to discuss the…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Reviewers: Next “Internet Resources” Column of Public Services Quarterly, Focusing on “Wellness Resources/Tools to Destress”–Deadline Mon., Feb. 6
(via Lee Adams–California State University, East Bay) I would like to extend a call for reviewers for the next “Internet Resources” column of Public Services Quarterly. This issue’s IR column will focus on the theme of “Wellness Resources/Tools to Destress”. The websites featured in the column should be free resources relevant for academic, public services…
IACRL Communications Committee Seeking Examples of Illinois Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had a Recent Publication, for Inclusion in Spring 2023 IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Mon., March 6
(via Janis Joyce Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since September 2022; or published since September 2022; and would like to be included in our Spring issue, please send your…
Reminder: Submissions for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Due 5:00 PM CDT on Fri., Feb. 10
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
Call for Proposals: Round 3 of CARLI’s Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the Creation of Open Educational Resources–Deadline Tues., Feb. 28
(via CARLI) CARLI is offering a final round of the Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the Creation of Open Educational Resources, made possible from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the U.S. Department of Education. CARLI seeks grant proposals for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) for courses in any subject…
Registration Open for U. of Victoria Libraries Journal Club Chat on “Working Together: How Academic Librarians Can Help Researchers Prepare for a Grey Literature Search for Systematic Reviews Involving Minoritized Populations” (Fri., Feb. 3, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Zahra Premji, University of Victoria) Happy 2023! To start us off this semester, we will host a journal club session on Friday, February 3, at 12:00 PM CDT. Amy Riegelman from University of Minnesota Libraries will facilitate a discussion about the following article: Lee, M. S., Hughes, A., Lockmiller, C., Day, A., Brown, M., &…
Call for Submissions: First Issue of Journal of Graduate Librarianship (Deadline Fri., March 17)
(via Jill Cirasella, CUNY Graduate Center) The Journal of Graduate Librarianship is now accepting submissions. Authors may submit manuscripts on any aspect or type of graduate librarianship to either of these two sections: Articles (i.e., peer-reviewed scholarly articles) or Sharing Our Stories (i.e., editor-reviewed reports on practice). See below for details on these sections, and…
MLA Collection Development Caucus Publishes Health Sciences Collection Development (Second Edition)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association (MLA) Collection Development Caucus is excited to announce the publication of Health Sciences Collection Development: An Overview of Fundamental Knowledge and Practices (second edition), an update to the caucus’s Collection Development Best Practices document published in 2019. You…
Registration Open for Three-Part Webinar Series “Programming Library Spaces for Institutional Impact” (Feb. 9, 16, and 23, all Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT Each Day)
(via Joan Lippincott–Associate Executive Director Emerita, Coalition for Networked Information) If you are involved with library space planning, whether for a large or small project, I hope you’ll join my co-editors of the Designing Libraries for the 21st Century book, along with some of the chapter authors and myself, for a webinar series in February, 2023….
Call for Papers: Society of Mississippi Archivists Publication The Primary Source (Deadline Tues., Jan. 31)
(via Carrie Mastley, Mississippi State University) On behalf of the Society of Mississippi Archivists, The Primary Source Editorial Board is pleased to announce its latest call for papers. Please feel free to pass this call along to colleagues and students who may have an interest in publishing with us. About The Primary Source, the official journal of the…