(via Stephanie Pierce, University of Arkansas) The Open Education Southern Symposium’s Program Committee wants remind everyone that proposals are due Sunday, February 16. OESS is committed to highlighting a variety of voices and experiences in our programs and first time presenters are highly encouraged to submit a proposal. Below is our CFP and submission details: …
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Volunteers: CARLI Alma Acquisitions Workflows Advisory Group (Deadline Monday, February 17)
(via Jen Masciadrelli, CARLI) The CARLI Office is seeking volunteers to serve on a short-term advisory group to help develop initial workflows and best practices for Acquisitions in Alma. We are interested in documenting workflows for both print and electronic acquisitions in Alma, for both monograph and serial ordering. We have heard anecdotal feedback at…
Call for Applicants: ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Digital Scholarship Institute, June 15-19 in Champaign–Deadline Friday, March 13
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) The ARL Academy<https://t.e2ma.net/click/9504vb/hcrfxc/13hm4i> is accepting applications for the fifth iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute<https://t.e2ma.net/click/9504vb/hcrfxc/hwim4i>, with a deadline of Friday, March 13, 2020. The Digital Scholarship Institute is a five-day, cohort-based opportunity for library professionals and graduate students who are new to digital scholarship and would like to…
Call for Proposals: Emerging Learning Design Conference, May 29 at Penn State – University Park and Online (Deadline March 15)
(via Teresa Slobuski, Pennsylvania State University – Brandywine) Emerging Learning Design Conference 2020 Open All Hours: The Power of Open for Education’s Future Friday, May 29th, 2020 Learn more and Submit by March 15th: http://bit.ly/ELD2020 As we enter a new decade of the budding millenia, open has permeated all areas of academia. In research, funding…
Call for Applicants: Fiscal Year 2021 CARLI Research Funding Program (Deadline May 15, 2020)
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) I am pleased to announce the availability of the Fiscal Year 2021 CARLI Research Funding Program. Approved by the CARLI Board of Directors at their December 2019 meeting, this program provides funding to CARLI Governing Member Library staff and faculty with the intention of spurring research and innovation that…
Registration Open for Seventh Annual Digital Initiatives Symposium (April 27-28 in San Diego) — UIUC’s Benson is Presenter
(via Dr. Theresa Byrd, University of San Diego) Registration for the Seventh Annual Digital Initiatives Symposium is now open! Check out the program at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2020/ Monday, April 27: Five pre-conference workshops: – Cataloging in the Age of RDA: Latest Trends, Issues, and Challenges Murtha Baca PhD, Getty Research Institute (emerita) and UCLA (emerita); Luiz H. Mendes, California State University, Northridge…
Call for Proposals: IACRL/RAILS Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up! Event at ISU on May 15 (Deadline March 6)
(via the Illinois Library Association) IACRL and RAILS are excited to announce a new event for Spring 2020 – Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up! on Friday, May 15, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal We hope this professional development opportunity will be the first of many to Spark our enthusiasm to share…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award (Deadline May 15)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Nominations are now open for the 2020 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, sponsored by the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum and Library Juice Academy. Established in 1985, this award recognizes an Illinois librarian who is making an outstanding statewide contribution to academic or research…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for an ACRL Committee is Friday, February 14
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Just a quick reminder that the deadline to volunteer for any ACRL committee is Friday, February 14. The University Libraries Section encourages everyone to submit a volunteer form. Submit a volunteer form if: You are not on a committee and want to give back to the profession You are…
Call for Applicants: 2020 Librarians Active Learning Institute (LALI) and LALI-Archives and Special Collections (Deadline March 18)
(via Laura Barrett, Dartmouth College) Dartmouth College is pleased to announce that applications are open for the annual Librarians Active Learning Institute (LALI) and LALI-Archives and Special Collections (LALI-ASC). LALI helps librarians and archivists develop and refine their skills as learner-centered teachers, instructional designers, and collaborators by introducing them to the practice of active learning…