(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) For the past few months, the ALA RUSA STARS Codes, Guidelines and Technical Standards Committee has been engaged in the required seven-year review of the Guidelines for Resource-Sharing Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters. We are now seeking input from the resource sharing community on the proposed guideline revision. We…
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Proposal Deadline for IU Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium Extended to May 19
(via Nancy Wootton Colborn, Indiana University South Bend) The IU Libraries Information Literary Colloquium invites proposals for a one-day conference on Thursday, August 3, at the IU Southeast campus in New Albany, Indiana. The current sociopolitical climate has brought terms such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” into our collective discourse. Academic librarians are already concerned with…
Reminder: Proposals for 2017 LITA Forum Due May 19
(via Meredith Powers, Brooklyn Public Library) The 2017 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for the 20th Annual Forum of the Library Information and Technology Association, which will take place in Denver, Colorado, from November 9 to November 12. The Forum Committee welcomes proposals for full-day preconferences, concurrent sessions, workshops, or poster sessions related to all…
Call for Proposals: #BUDSC17, “Looking Forward, Looking Back: The Evolution of Digital Scholarship”
Bucknell University, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will host its fourth annual digital scholarship conference (#BUDSC17) from Friday, October 6, to Sunday, October 8. The theme of the conference is “Looking Forward, Looking Back: The Evolution of Digital Scholarship”. #BUDSC17 is committed to expanding the definition of digital scholarship to be more inclusive…
Call for Reviewers: Choice/ACRL’s Resources for College Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Resources for College Libraries (RCL), the Choice/ACRL bibliography of essential titles for undergraduate teaching and research, seeks experienced subject librarians to serve as referees for the peer review of its arts and humanities disciplines. Referees are tasked with reviewing the subject bibliography comprehensively for breadth and depth, providing recommendations for editorial…
ACRL Looking for Contributors to Framework Sandbox
(via Chase Ollis, ACRL) The ACRL Framework Sandbox is accepting contributions. The Sandbox is a place of discovery and sharing of information literacy resources related to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. This openly accessible platform and repository provides opportunities for collaboration and innovation in approaches to the Framework, both in the classroom and for professional development. Searching is…
Proposal Deadline for 2017 ACRL/NY Symposium: “The Mission” Extended to May 10
(via Linda Miles – Hostos Community College, The City University of New York) The Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of ACRL is soliciting presentation proposals for its December 1 Symposium. The theme of this year’s Symposium is the academic library mission within the twenty-first century information environment. The planning committee is accepting proposals for…
Registration Open for 2017 DataONE Users Group Meeting
(via Bob Sandusky, University of Illinois at Chicago) Please mark your calendars for the DataONE Users Group (DUG) meeting, to be held Monday, July 24, and Tuesday, July 25. The event will be co-located with the Summer ESIP Federation Meeting, at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. The DUG meeting will be a two-day event featuring plenary…
Reminder: IDS Project Conference Proposals Due Friday, May 19
(via Elise Thornley, Binghamton University) The IDS Project’s 13th Annual Summer Conference is July 27 and 28, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. This year’s conference theme is “Steering the Future, Together”. Approximately 200 attendees are expected. The IDS Project Conference Planning Committee is seeking proposals for conference presentations and posters. In particular, IDS…
Reminder: Proposals for Access Services Conference 2017 Due Friday, May 5
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2017, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. This year’s event will be held at The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from Wednesday, November 15, to Friday, November…