(via Stephanie Sparrow, University of Minnesota Twin Cities) Library Table Talk is a podcast that explores what academic librarianship looks like in the day-to-day, across different types of institutions and roles. We invite other librarians for friendly and informal conversations about the practicalities, responsibilities, challenges, joys, and realities of academic librarianship as a job and…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Participation: Survey on MLA Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section’s Nursing Essential Resources List–Deadline Mon., June 30
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois Chicago) The Medical Library Association’s NAHRS (Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section) Nursing Essential Resources List Task Force has released the first edition of the NAHRS Nursing Essential Resources List (NNERL). We are seeking feedback on the format of the list and about the resources themselves. The list is…
Call for JMLA Virtual Project Submissions–Deadline Mon., July 7
(via the Medical Library Association) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Virtual Projects Section Advisory Committee is seeking current, innovative, and notable technology projects in health sciences libraries for the 2025 JMLA Virtual Projects Section. The Virtual Project Section appears on an annual basis in an issue of JMLA and recognizes projects that…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Volume Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape–Deadline Mon., June 30
(via Kylie Bailin, Lafayette College) Chapter proposals will be accepted until Monday, June 30, for Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape, an edited volume to be published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing / Bloomsburg in 2027. This is a volume that takes a panoramic view of academic library programming and services. This…
Call for Poster Proposals: ILA Annual Conference (Tues., Oct. 14 – Thurs., Oct. 16, in Rosemont, IL)–Deadline Fri., July 25
(via the Illinois Library Association) Did you miss the deadline to submit a program proposal for this year’s ILA Annual Conference? If so, why not turn your proposal into a poster session? The Illinois Library Association Conference Program Committee is accepting applications for poster sessions at the Conference. The Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, October…
Call for Applications: Scholarships to Attend 2025 Northwest ILL & Resource Sharing Conference (Tues. Sept. 9 – Thurs., Sept. 11, Online and at University of Oregon)–Deadline Thurs., June 12
(via Christine Sherman, Regina University) The 2025 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference will take place in a hybrid format from Tuesday, September 9, to Thursday, September 11, in person at the University of Oregon in Portland, Oregon, and virtually on the Whova conference platform. Twelve scholarships are available. These scholarships will cover the…
Call for Applications: College Library Director Mentoring Program’s 2025-2026 Cohort–Deadline Tues., July 15, with Limit of 15 Participants
(via Lisa Johnston, Eckerd College) Do you know a new College Library Director? Please consider encouraging a new colleague to join the College Library Director Mentoring Program. The program, now in its 32nd year, is designed to enhance leadership capabilities of new college library directors, and to help them meet the unique challenges involved in directing libraries…
Call for Proposals: Free SJSU Biennial Open Access Conference (Online Tues., Oct. 21, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Tues., July 15
(via Dawn Hackman, San José State University) The SJSU King Library OA25 Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the theme of this year’s biennial Open Access Conference, “Defend Research, Defend Open Access”. This free event will take place online Tuesday, October 21, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT. Around the world, government funding…
Call for IACRL Committee Volunteers
(via IACRL) Each year, IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) looks for new members to join a committee. Serving on a committee is a great way to meet new people within the Illinois academic library community and work together towards a common purpose. Committee members serve for three years and typically spend 1-2…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2025 Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium (Online Fri., Aug. 1, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT)–New Deadline Fri., June 20
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The 2025 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium will take place virtually (via Zoom) on Friday, August 1, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. The Symposium will feature invited keynotes, in addition to presentations from colleagues. This year, the planning committee…