(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) This is a reminder that CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on our advisory committees. The application period will close Friday, May 1, at 5:00 PM CDT. New terms on the committees will begin July 1, 2026. You can review the list of committees, their rosters, and their charges here, and…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Reminder: Submissions for Upcoming Library Resources & Technical Services Issue on Change Management in Technical Services Due Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Rachel Scott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The editors of Library Resources & Technical Services, an ALA Core Division journal, invite submissions and expressions of interest on the topic of change management in technical services. Library Resources & Technical Services publishes high-quality research, case studies, and professional communications open access at no cost to authors or readers. Library…
Call for Feedback: Draft of Revised ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, with Webinars Thurs., April 23, and Tues., April 28–Deadline Fri., May 8
(via ACRL) The ACRL Information Literacy Framework Review and Revision Task Force is pleased to announce that the first draft of the revised Framework is ready for feedback from the community. Feedback Opportunities There are two main options for providing feedback on the draft. You may use any or all of the opportunities available to provide feedback. …
Reminder: Signatures Needed for Petition to Create Special Librarians Forum Within the Illinois Library Association
(via Laura Barnes, retired) I’m working with a group of former SLA (Special Libraries Association) Illinois members to create a Special Librarians Forum within the Illinois Library Association. The Forum will represent the interests of information professionals who work in places like corporations, hospitals, the military, museums, law firms, advertising agencies, professional associations, private businesses, and…
Call for Proposals: ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Conference (Online Thurs., June 11, and in Worcester, MA, on Mon., June 15)–Deadline Fri., April 17
(via Dr. Amy Beth, Southern Connecticut State University) The Association of College & Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL-NEC) and the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) will hold a joint conference virtually on Thursday, June 11, and in person at Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA) on Monday, June 15. We welcome proposals that acknowledge ……
Final Reminder: Research Survey Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces Closes Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) Given the current sociocultural and political landscape, we invite academic library workers with responsibilities related to children’s literature collections in the United States to respond to the Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces survey that seeks to uncover potentially morally injurious events and reveal…
Call for Participation: RAILS Strategic-Planning Survey (Limited to RAILS Member Libraries)–Deadline Wed., April 22
RAILS is starting the process of creating a new strategic plan, and we would like your input. We’re asking staff at RAILS member libraries to participate in an online survey to share your knowledge and understanding of RAILS, the work we do, and how it affects you and your libraries. Any level staff member at any RAILS member library…
Call for Participation: Research Study “Inclusive Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries”
(via Stephanie Luke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) We are writing to you to invite you to participate in a survey for a research study Inclusive Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries. This study seeks to better understand how institutions approach inclusive description and metadata work within digital library environments. If you currently work with digital library…
Reminder: Research Study “Exploration and Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Self-Efficacy of STEMM Librarians” Open
(via Eric Prosser, Arizona State University) Arizona State University Library is inviting liaison librarians or subject librarians responsible for any STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field and who are at least 18 years old to participate in a research study entitled “Exploration and Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Self-Efficacy of STEMM Librarians”….
Reminder: Proposals for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (in Peoria Tues., Oct. 6 – Thurs., Oct. 8, with Theme “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries!”) Due Fri., April 3
(via the Illinois Library Association) The deadline to submit program proposals and lightning talks for this year’s ILA Annual Conference (Tuesday, October 6 – Thursday, October 8, in Peoria) is quickly approaching! The Conference theme is “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries”. Whether you are part of a large, urban library…