(via the event organizers) The 2026 True North Science Boot Camp (TNSBC) will be held in-person on Thursday June 18 and Friday June 19, 2026 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Hosted by McMaster University Libraries, this year’s TNSBC theme is Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research in STEM. This event brings together STEM library workers,…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Proposals: ACRL 2027 Conference (Wed., April 7 – Sat., April 10, in Portland, OR, and Online)–Deadline Sat., June 6
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) ACRL invites you to join us at the ACRL 2027 Conference to be held April 7-10 (Wednesday-Saturday), 2027, in Portland, Oregon, and online. ACRL 2027 will offer a platform to engage in critical conversations and explore solutions-centered approaches to the challenges facing our profession. The conference will focus on…
Call for Participation: Research Study “Exploration and Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Self-Efficacy of STEMM Librarians”
(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: Submissions for Journal of Graduate Librarianship Due Wed., April 1
(via Dr. Wendy Doucette, East Tennessee State University) The Journal of Graduate Librarianship is again accepting submissions! Manuscripts are welcome through Wednesday, April 1. We invite manuscripts on any aspect or type of graduate librarianship, and especially seek manuscripts that exemplify the qualities contained in the acronym SHOP: Shared Honest Open Practice. Specifically, authors may…
Call for Proposals–ThriveLib 2026: Reimagining Library Culture Together (Online Tues., Aug. 11 – Thurs., Aug. 13)–Deadline Fri., April 10, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Bobbi Newman, University of Iowa) The 2026 ThriveLib Advisory Board invites you to submit a proposal for ThriveLib 2026: Reimagining Library Culture Together, a virtual conference focused on reclaiming joy, balance, and boundaries in library work. Conference Dates: Tuesday, August 11 – Thursday, August 13 Proposal deadline: Friday, April 10, at 12:00 PM CDT ThriveLib…
Call for Panelists: ACRL Instruction Section Inclusive Pedagogy Committee Webinar “Inclusive Library Instruction for Shifting Student Realities” (Mon., April 27, at 12:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., March 20
(via Alicia Vaandering, University of Rhode Island) The ACRL Instruction Section Inclusive Pedagogy Committee is looking for panelists for our upcoming webinar, “Inclusive Library Instruction for Shifting Student Realities”. This spring semester, we’re interested in hearing from librarians who have experience navigating our shifting student realities in library instruction. By sharing these stories, we aim…
Reminder: Research Survey Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces Closes Fri., May 1
(via Caitlin Stewart, Illinois State 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 the impact…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming MLA Book Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design–Deadline Tues., March 31
(via Caitlin Plovnick, New York University Health Sciences Library) We are seeking contributors for a forthcoming book we are editing, to be published by MLA Books, in collaboration with Bloomsbury Publishing. The book is entitled Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design. About the Book Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design is designed…
Call for Proposals: Lightning Talks and Roundtables at IACRL Spring Sampler, with Focus on AI (Online Wed., April 22, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., March 20
(via Tamara Jenkins, Illinois Library Association) The IACRL Conference and Continuing Education Committee is seeking lightning talks and roundtable discussions for the upcoming IACRL Spring Sampler (register here), scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT on Zoom. The Committee is looking for academic library workers who are interested in presenting or facilitating…
Call for Submissions Extended: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing–New Deadline Fri., March 20
(via Tamara Jenkins, Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It also…