(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions during the 2022 ILA Annual Conference at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The Conference will take place from Tuesday, October 18, to Thursday, October 20. Poster sessions will be held in the exhibit hall on Wednesday,…
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Save the Date: Free Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 17)
(via Ramanue Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium, a free virtual event with a focus on Institutional Repository (IR) management, curation, and promotion in a health sciences environment. The second annual symposium will take place on Thursday, November…
Call for Submissions: Federal & Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group July Newsletter (Deadline Sun., July 10)
(via Ebony McDonald, Louisiana State University) FAFLIG (the American Library Association’s Federal & Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group) is now seeking content for its July, 2022, newsletter! We would most love to hear from others in or interested in federal and military libraries about the following topics. Work practices of federal and military librarians: Are you…
Call for Session Proposals and Scholarship Applications: ACRL 2023 Conference (March 15-18 in Pittsburgh, PA)–Proposals Deadline Thurs., Oct. 13
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) ACRL invites proposals for the ACRL 2023 Conference, to be held March 15-18 (Wednesday-Saturday) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Higher education has changed dramatically over the last few years. Academic libraries are addressing an increased emphasis on remote learning, rising calls for social justice, and an acknowledged need for flexibility that…
Call for Proposals: 2022 Florida ACRL Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 21)–Deadline Fri., July 8
(via Rachel Edford, University of Central Florida) The Florida Chapter of ACRL, FACRL, currently seeks proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2022 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference. Themed “Information Ethics & Access”, the meeting will take place online Friday, October 21. Information access is one of the cornerstone values of the library profession. How…
Registration Open for Comic Studies and Practices Symposium (Online July 18-19, Mon.-Tues)–Deadline Fri., July 15
(via V. Dozier, University of San Diego) We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural Comic Studies and Practices Symposium (CSPS)! Hosted by the University of San Diego’s Copley Library, the 2022 Comic Studies and Practices Symposium is an event featuring panels, presentations, posters, and keynote addresses from leaders in comic studies,…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library” (Wed., Aug. 24, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine) on Wednesday, August 24, for a 60-minute webinar that addresses providing mental health information to the public. Titled “Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library”, the webinar will take place from 1:00…
Call for Applicants Extended: 2022/23 NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program (New Deadline Fri., June 24)
(via Pat Thibodeau–Program Director at NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL (Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries) seek applicants for the 2022/2023 Leadership Fellows Program. The application deadline is now Friday, June 24. The Program seeks candidates who are emerging leaders in health sciences libraries and who are passionate about…
Call for Participation: “Survey on Library Support for People with Disabilities” (Deadline Mon., June 20)
(via Nancy Bolt–Chair, IFLA Retired Members Round Table) The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is looking at how the needs of people with disabilities are being met in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We are pleased that UN DESA thought to ask IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ALA Publication Person-Centered Management in Academic Libraries (Deadline Fri., July 29)
(via Maoria Kirker, George Mason University) We are excited to share that an edited volume, tentatively titled Person-Centered Management in Academic Libraries, will be published in 2024 by ALA Editions. This volume will be edited by Dani Brecher Cook, Maoria J. Kirker, and Diann Smothers. We are currently soliciting proposals for chapters that relate to…