(via Raymond Pun–California State University, Fresno) Call for Chapters for ACRL’s The Sustainable Library’s Cookbook edited by Raymond Pun and Dr. Gary L. Shaffer We are seeking “recipes” or chapter proposals on practice-based examples of lesson plans or projects that support sustainability efforts in academic libraries. Recipes will follow the ACRL Cookbook Format. Your 500-to-700…
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Call for Chapter Proposals: Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries Book (Deadline May 30)
(via Jennifer Joe, Western Kentucky University) The editors of Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries, Jennifer Joe and Elisabeth Knight, would like to invite you to submit a chapter proposal. This is the SECOND Call for Proposals. Introduction The subject of the use of social media has been renewed by the impact…
Call for Submissions: Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (Deadlines June 20 and Sept. 19)
(via Jeff Coghill, East Carolina University) Call for articles! Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML) is now calling for articles for our next 2 issues of the journal. Authors will have a great deal of latitude in the selection of their topics. More info about the journal here: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/bes/jerml-cfp JERML is currently seeking…
Call for Proposals: ACRL/CLS College Library Information on Policy and Practice Publication Series (Deadline June 15)
(via Mary Francis, Dakota State University) The ACRL/CLS CLIPP (College Library Information on Policy and Practice) Committee invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. While we welcome proposals on any topic that is relevant for small and mid-sized academic libraries, this call we are specifically looking for proposals looking at…
Call for Abstracts: New Review of Academic Librarianship Issue on Innovative Learning and Teaching (Deadline July 2)
(via Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh) The New Review of Academic Librarianship will publish a themed issue on Innovations in Learning and Teaching in Academic Libraries in summer 2019. The guest editors are Sheila Corrall, Professor of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA (scorrall@pitt.edu) and Liz Jolly, Director of Student and Library Services, Teesside University, UK (liz.jolly@tees.ac.uk)….
Call for Peer Reviewers: Choice/ACRL Core Bibliography (Preferential Deadline June 1)
(via Anne Doherty–Project Editor, Resources for College Libraries) Resources for College Libraries (RCL) and RCL: Career Resources, the Choice/ACRL bibliography of essential titles for four-year and two-year institutions, seeks experienced academic librarians and faculty to serve as peer reviewers for the following subjects: *RCL — History and Interdisciplinary/Area Studies* African American Studies :: African History,…
Call for Submissions: Book on Health-Care Instruction and Information Literacy (Deadline June 22)
(via Elizabeth Hinton, University of Mississippi Medical Center) Please consider submitting a case study proposal to the forthcoming book Framing Health Care Instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the Health Sciences, to be published with Rowman & Littlefield in 2019. Below is a more detailed description of the topic. Proposals are due June 22, 2018….
Third Association of Research Libraries Digital Scholarship Institute to Be Held July 30 – August 3, 2018
(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The ARL Academy is accepting applications for the third iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute, with a deadline of Friday, May 18, 2018. The ARL Digital Scholarship Institute is a five-day, cohort-based opportunity for professionals in ARL member libraries who are new to digital scholarship and would like to develop their skills…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Edited Volume on Student Wellness and Academic Libraries
(via Sara Holder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL monograph tentatively titled Student Wellness and Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Activities for Promoting Health and Success Student wellness, particularly mental health, is emerging as a key issue in higher education. Academic libraries play an essential role in supporting teaching and student learning…
Call for Peer Reviewers–Weave: The Journal of Library User Experience (Deadline May 18)
(via Courtney Greene McDonald, Indiana University Bloomington) Weave: The Journal of Library User Experience, is seeking library and UX experts to serve as peer reviewers. Peer reviewers should have strong writing skills, have experience with peer review (either as an author who has published peer-reviewed work or as a peer reviewer for a journal), and…