(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution by Carlo Rovelli. We will meet once to discuss this book. We will meet on Wednesday, December 14, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Chapter Proposals–Upcoming ACRL Publication The Community College Library: Collections and Technical Services (Deadline Fri., Oct. 28)
(via Janet Pinkley, Ventura College) Call for Proposals We are soliciting chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, The Community College Library: Collections and Technical Services, with an anticipated publication date of Fall 2023. This book is part of the book series, The Community College Library. With 1,167 public and independent community colleges across the…
Registration Open for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Webinar (Mon., Nov. 7, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) Registration is now open for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing webinar. It will take place on Monday, November 7, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. The IACRL community recognized three scholarly works earlier this year with the People’s Choice Award. Now, hear from the winners…
Call for Editorial Board Members: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (Deadline Mon., Nov. 7)
(via Jill Cirasella–The Graduate Center, CUNY) The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication is currently looking for its next cohort of Editorial Board members. Editorial Board Members – Role Description: JLSC is governed by its Editorial Board, which meets at least six times per year and at most monthly. The responsibilities of Editorial Board members are as…
Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club’s Next Meeting (Fri., Nov. 11, at 1:30 PM CDT)–Article to Discuss “Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to online programming”
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) C&CE (Conference & Continuing Education) Committee announces its 1st Journal Club of the fall! When: Friday, November 11, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM CDT Article to discuss: Droog, A, Shotick, K., Swope, K., Finley, W., McGowan, B. & McHone-Chase, S. (Spring 2020). Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to…
Call for Articles: Upcoming ALA Core Publication Library Leadership and Management (Deadline Mon., Oct. 31)
(via Sian Brannon, University of North Texas) Library Leadership and Management, an ALA Core publication and a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, is soliciting submissions for both peer-reviewed and editor-reviewed featured articles such as guest essays and opinion pieces related to library leadership and management, as well as topics that may be of interest to library administrators…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Publication Handbook of Research on Advancements of Contactless Technology and Service Innovation in Library and Information Science (Deadline Wed., Sept. 28)
Note: The submission deadline is now Thursday, October 28. (via Barbara Holland, retired from Brooklyn Public Library) Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before Wednesday, September 28, 2022, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by October…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming Issue of Communications in Information Literacy on Connections Between Information Literacy and Open Educational Practices (Deadline Thurs., Dec. 15)
(via Christopher Hollister, University at Buffalo) The editors of Communications in Information Literacy, or CIL, are soliciting submissions for an upcoming theme issue on the connections between information literacy and open educational practices (including but not limited to open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open licensing). Submissions will be considered for the research articles, innovative…
Registration Open for Next HSLI Journal Club Discussion (Thurs., Sept. 29, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)-Article to Discuss is “Persistent Service Even in Disruptive Times: An Introduction to Resilience Engineering”
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Please join the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club on Thursday, September 29, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT, to discuss the article “Persistent Service Even in Disruptive Times: An Introduction to Resilience Engineering”, written by Nicole Capdarest-Arest, Sara Tompson, and Lorri Zipperer. (The authors in…
Final Reminder: Submissions for Special Issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship on Social Justice and Science Librarianship Due Fri., Sept. 30
(via Ginny Boehme, Miami University in Ohio) The journal Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) has recently published a four-part column series on social justice (SJ) and science librarianship (fourth part to be published in Issue No. 100). As a culmination to this project, we invite submissions that will amplify the work that Libraries and Librarians are doing…