(via Liladhar Pendse–University of California, Berkeley)
The Librarian’s Association of the University of California, Berkeley (LAUC-B) invites you to submit a proposal for the 2021 conference, Reimagining Libraries Through Critical Library Practices, an online conference that will take place from Tuesday, October 5, to Wednesday, October 6 (12:00-5:00 PM CDT both days).
Librarians’ activities are embedded in and inherently tied to socio-political circumstances. We welcome proposals that emphasize and examine critical librarianship through the lens of social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racist work.
We invite proposals from diverse voices addressing critical library practices, including the following topics.
- community archives, inclusion, and underrepresented communities
- critical library pedagogy
- developing standards for critical librarianship in digital literacy and digital scholarship
- diversity, equity, and inclusion
- open access
- social justice and anti-racist work
- the theory and practice of critical library work that includes all library professionals
All proposal abstracts should be no more than 300 words and indicate the type of session you are proposing. We will be holding the following session formats.
- lighting talks (5-7 minute presentations)
- 20-minute individual presentations
- 50-minute panel
- poster sessions
We encourage proposals for virtual presentations that represent all aspects of library work (including technical services, access services, interlibrary loan, reference, instruction, library administration, technology, youth services, and more) and all library workers (including library students, paraprofessionals, and members of underrepresented groups).
For further conference information, please go here. Please submit your proposal here by Tuesday, June 15. Successful applicants will be notified by Thursday, July 15.
If you have any questions, please contact the conference planners at laucbconfinfo@lists.berkeley.edu.