(via Ashley Crane, Sam Houston State University) We are extending the call for proposals for the 2019 Texas Library Association (TLA) Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Summit. Tell Me More. LIRT Summit is a one-day conference focused on topics related to library and information literacy instruction in academic, public, school or special libraries. Attendees will interact with other library instruction enthusiasts and…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Reminder: LITA Seeking Proposals for 2019-20 Webinars and Online Courses (Deadline July 5)
(via the Illinois Library Association) LITA (the Library Information Technology Association) is now accepting proposals for webinars and online courses for Summer/Fall 2019 or 2020. All topics related to the intersection of technology and libraries are welcomed and submissions from underrepresented groups (women, people of color, the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities) are strongly…
ILA Best Practices Committee Seeking Feedback (Deadline June 30)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Best Practices Committee has created a survey to collect best practices for topics that are important to the library community. The survey is available here<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=5e3e72e929&e=6c7f1a78dd> and will close on Friday, June 30.
Call for Feedback: ALA Statement on Intellectual Freedom Advocacy and Education (Deadline Thursday, June 6)
(via Sarah Dallas, Director of the Southern Adirondack Library System) Julia Warga, Chair of IFC and Sara Dallas, Chair of COPE, are seeking feedback from the ALA Council and the library community on a joint committee policy statement regarding the importance of advocating for intellectual freedom. We are asking you to review and make any…
Call for Applicants: “Internationalizing the Community College Library” Workshop on July 26
(via CARLI) “Internationalizing the Community College Library” is a project supported by the International and Area Studies Library and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Funding is available to support a one-day workshop for librarians from community colleges in Illinois on July 26, 2019. The workshop will provide opportunities…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for OLC Accelerate 2019 is Monday, June 3
(via the Online Learning Consortium) Is imposter syndrome keeping you from submitting a conference proposal? “We might be doing important, meaningful work, but impostor syndrome convinces us otherwise…The Accelerate conference needs unique and new perspectives to keep the program alive and organic. It needs you to share your work!” Engagement Co-Chair Tina Rettler-Pagel shares in…
Call for Submissions: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Journal (Deadline August 16)
(via Lisa Romero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscript submissions for volume 36:3. The submission deadline is August 16, 2019. B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science…
Call for Applicants: Publications Travel Grant for American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego on Aug. 24-29 (Deadline June 28)
(via Michael Qiu, America Chemical Society) ACS Publications is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for our Travel Grant for Librarians and Library School Students to attend the ACS National Meeting in San Diego (August 24-29, 2019). Full details about the award and the application are available on ACS Axial at: https://axial.acs.org/2019/05/23/acs-publications-travel-grant-for-librarians-applications-due-june-28-2019/…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Digital Directions 2019 (August 19-20 in Overland Park, KS) Closes Friday, May 31
(via Julie Martin, Northeast Document Conservation Center) Early-bird Discount Ends Next Friday, May 31 — Register Now and Save! *********************************** DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections – AUG 19-20, 2019, Overland Park, Kansas — Kansas City Metro Area – ABOUT DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: This unique training conference offers two days of focused instruction…
Reminder: Registration Open for Eighth Annual Lake Superior Libraries Symposium (Early Deadline May 31)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Registration for the eighth annual Lake Superior Libraries Symposium is now open! LSLS19: Sea Changes in Libraries will be held on Friday, June 7th, 2019 at Lake Superior College. Library staff, administrators, trustees, and students from the Upper Midwest and beyond are invited to…