(via The Reference Librarian editors) Greetings! The Reference Librarian is seeking quality submissions for forthcoming issues. Topics of interest are not limited to reference services but may include adjacent aspects of librarianship including library technology, information literacy, librarian education, assessment, DEI, AI, digital literacies, and more from all types of libraries and archives. The Reference…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Proposals: Case Study on Inclusive Librarianship and Its Impact–Deadline Thurs., Aug. 31
(via John Meier, Pennsylvania State University) We invite you to submit a proposal by Thursday, August 31, for a case study outlining your practice of inclusive leadership and the impact it has had on your institution, community, or the broader profession. For more on inclusive leadership, you can view the ACRL panel on Inclusive Leadership video on…
New Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services….
Call for Discussion Recommendations: Next Meeting of HSLI Journal Club on Thurs., Aug. 17, at 3:00 PM CDT–Deadline Fri., July 7
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club plans to meet for an informal discussion of a selected publication/podcast/blogpost/presentation and share our understanding and its implications for our work. Please post your suggestions on the webpage to discuss by Friday, July 7. An announcement of the selected choice for discussion and registration information will be…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies–Deadline Mon., July 31
(via Sonya Durney, University of New England) We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024). This book focuses on how academic and research library workers can engage in advocacy and policy…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace–Deadline Fri., June 30
(via Samantha Peter, University of Wyoming) We are seeking chapters for an upcoming ACRL publication, Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace. The goal of this publication is to explore disability not from a patron or user point of view, but from the people who work in academic libraries. Recognizing that there are a large…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming Special Issues of Journal of Map & Geography Libraries on Born Digital Collections and Spatial Humanities–Deadline Fri., June 16
(via Joshua Sadvari, The Ohio State University) The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries invites article submissions for two forthcoming special issues on the topics of “Born Digital Collections in Map and Geography Libraries” and “Spatial Humanities: Perspectives from the Library.” Detailed descriptions and submission instructions for these special issues are provided on their respective journal webpages:…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book A Manager’s Guide to Creating a Flourishing Workplace: Strategies for Fostering Wellness in Libraries–Deadline Sat., July 1
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) We are excited to announce an open call for chapter proposals for the upcoming book A Manager’s Guide to Creating a Flourishing Workplace: Strategies for Fostering Wellness in Libraries. We invite you to share your expertise and insights by submitting a chapter…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Scholarly Publishing Working Group’s Virtual Discussion on Scholarly Publishing in General (Fri., May 19, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the IACRL Scholarly Publishing Working Group for a virtual discussion about scholarly publishing on Friday, May 19, at 1:00 PM CDT. Bring ideas or any works in progress including articles, manuscripts, books or book chapters, presentations, conference proposals, open access, IRB language, or whatever else you’re working on. Get…
Call for Chapter (Recipe) Proposals for ACRL’s Open Science Cookbook–Deadline Mon., July 31
(via Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University) We are seeking proposals for “how to” chapters, or recipes, for the upcoming ACRL publication Open Science Cookbook. Edited by Emily Bongiovanni, Melanie Gainey, Chasz Greigo, and Lencia Beltranthis, book will be published in both print and Open Access electronic editions. The Open Science Cookbook joins the ACRL Cookbook series by…