(via Stacey Knight-Davis, Eastern Illinois University, on behalf of Brenda Fay, Advocate Aurora Health) Save the date for the next Digital Commons-Great Lakes User Group meeting , to be held July 27, 2020, in Milwaukee, WI. Hosted by Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries, our theme will be “Library as Publisher”. If you have ever considered…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship is Sunday, December 1
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources Online Conference (Dec. 4) Ends Wed., Nov. 20
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join Amigos Library Services for The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources Online Conference. Have you noticed the cost of textbooks and other educational materials exponentially increasing? Many institutions of higher education and PK-12 schools are experiencing the impact of this trend and are adopting open educational resources…
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Seeking Proposals for 11th National Conference of African American Librarians (Aug. 5-9, 2020, in Tulsa) — Deadline Dec. 6
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is now accepting proposals to present at the 11th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL), August 5-9, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Additional information, including proposal instructions, submission guidelines, and selection criteria, are available on the conference website.
Call for Proposals: Designing for Digital 2020 (March 9-11 in Austin, TX) — Deadline Friday, Nov. 22
(via Kris Johnson, Montana State University) The Designing for Digital (D4D) program committee has opened the 2020 Call for Proposals and is currently seeking 3-hour workshops, 90-minute seminars, 45-minute sessions, and 20-minute short talks in the following tracks: Tools & Methods UX in Practice Service & Physical Space Design Trends, Emerging Issues, and the Future…
Call for Presenters: ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future” (April 14-17 in Seattle) — Deadlines May 8 and October 9, 2020
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future,” to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Today’s higher education environment calls for innovative ways to support student, faculty, and institution success. Through the efforts of talented library workers, today’s academic…
Call for Manuscripts: Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services (LCATS)
(via Lisa Romero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services (LCATS) is now accepting manuscript submissions. LCATS is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal provides a forum for the international exchange of ideas and experiences among members of the library collection management, technical services, vendor and publishing communities throughout the world. The journal…
Call for Applicants: ALA Policy Corps (Deadline Dec. 11)
(via Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University) This is a great opportunity for those who are interested in policy. The American Library Association (ALA) invites library advocates to apply online to join the ALA Policy Corps before December 11. The Corps initiative aims to strengthen advocacy related to key national library policy areas-ranging from broadband…
Call for Nominations: 2021 Elections for ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Director-at-Large (Deadline Feb. 15, 2020)
(via ACRL) Higher education is experiencing unprecedented change, providing academic libraries with tremendous opportunities to define new roles related to learning, teaching and research. ACRL is dedicated to enhancing the ability of library and information professionals to dream big and shape our new future. Be a part of shaping that future. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment…
Call for Proposals: Reaching Forward South 2020 Conference (March 20 in Champaign, IL) — Deadline December 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward South Planning Committee is now accepting session proposals for its 2020 Conference, which will take place at the iHotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL, on Friday, March 20. Reaching Forward South is an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois….