(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2019? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2019” article in the March 2020 issue. Submissions should include: * At least one high-resolution image of the exterior * At least one…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Save the Date: Social Science Librarians Boot Camp (June 12 in Medford, MA)
(via Tina Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) The 10th annual Social Science Librarians Boot Camp will be held on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Tisch Library, Tufts University in Medford, MA. The conference is an opportunity for librarians working in the social sciences to come together to hear the latest research on social science topics,…
Call for Nominations: 2020 Conference Grants (Reaching Forward and Illinois Library Association) — Deadline March 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Committee is now accepting nominations for the Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant, and the Robert Doyle ILA Conference Grant for Support Staff. The grants are awarded annually by the Reaching Forward Committee and support continuing education within librarianship. Nominators must supply supporting reasons for the…
Call for Proposals — Finding the Balance: 2020 ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Annual Conference, May 26-27 in Providence, RI (Deadline Jan. 17)
(via Kendall Hobbs, Wesleyan University) Joint Call for Proposals Joint Annual Conference: Finding the Balance 2020 ACRL New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) & New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG – A Special Interest Group of ACRL/NEC) May 26-27, 2020 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI Library work is often a balancing act. We seek proposals from…
Call for Members: ACRL Diversity Alliance
(via Allison Payne, ACRL Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives) The ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries committed to increasing the hiring pipeline of qualified and talented individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. The commitment of each library leader to create one or more residency positions will expand opportunities available to individuals from professionally…
Call for Proposals: Urban Librarians Unite 2020 (May 1 at Brooklyn Public Library) — Deadline December 31
(via Urban Librarians Unite) Urban Librarians Unite is calling for presenters for our eighth Urban Librarians Conference to be held at the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY on May 1, 2020. The theme of this year’s conference is “Caution: Librarians at Work!” and will be focusing on the pragmatic realities of working…
Save the Date: 2020 Open Education Southern Symposium (July 16 – 17 at North Carolina State University)
(via Stephanie Pierce, University of Arkansas) The Open Education Southern Symposium (OESS) planning committee is excited to announce that the next symposium will be held July 16 – 17, 2020 on the North Carolina State University campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Open Education Southern Symposium is a day and a half event for open…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication on Teaching Data Literacy (Deadline February 3)
(via Julia Bauder, Grinnell College) Do you ever help students or faculty with data? Does that work involve helping them to understand: How to find and interpret data? How to be a critical consumer of data? How to be an ethical producer of data? What it means to decolonize data? Why it’s important to document…
Call for Volunteers: ACRL Division, Section, and Representative Appointments (Deadline Feb. 14, 2020)
(via ACRL) Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee or editorial board is a great way to become involved and make an impact on the…
Call for Proposals Extended: Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students 2020 Conference (March 16-17 in Kingsport, TN) — New Deadline Monday, December 16
(via Dr. Wendy Doucette, East Tennessee State University) We have received a fantastic selection of proposals for “Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students,” the only conference dedicated to graduate librarianship. We are still seeking submissions which focus primarily on copyright, scholarships, OER, data services, publishing, research teams and the research life cycle, and professional development for…