(via Dale Larsen, University of Utah) We invite you to participate in an important research study examining the experiences of academic librarians in the complex and challenging current landscape of higher education. This study aims to understand various aspects of your professional life, including work-life balance, meaning-making at work, opportunities for professional growth, belonging, motivation,…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Feedback: Proposed Draft Revision of ACRL “Standards for Libraries in Higher Education”–Deadline Thurs., July 31
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries (VAL) Committee invites your feedback on a proposed draft revision of the ACRL “Standards for Libraries in Higher Education” (PDF). VAL is following ACRL procedures for updates and an open comment period laid out by the ACRL Standards Committee, found on the ACRL website….
Call for Proposals: Southeast Data Librarian Symposium (Online Wed., Oct. 8 – Fri., Oct. 10)–Deadline Fri., June 27
(via Ellen Cline, Elon University) The 2025 Southeast Data Librarian Symposium (SEDLS) conference will be take place online from Wednesday, October 8, to Friday, October 10. The call for proposals is now open. This year’s theme is “Save the Data”. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following ones. We invite proposals…
Call for Proposals: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (in East Lansing, MI, from Mon., Oct. 20, to Wed., Oct. 22)–Deadline Fri., July 18
(via Marianne Bracke, Wayne State University) The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 11th symposium, co-hosted by Michigan State University (host site), University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University. MDLS provides librarians who support research data management and research data services the chance to connect with colleagues and…
Call for Presentation Proposals: ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table’s “Afternoon of Social Justice”, with AI Focus (Online Mon., Aug. 4)–Deadline Wed., June 18
(via Rachel Rosekind, Contra Costa Library Commission) The ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table seeks presentation proposals for its upcoming “Afternoon of Social Justice”, which will take place online via Zoom Monday, August 4. The theme is “Artificial Intelligence”. The event will be free and open to the public, but advance registration is required and will…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for RDMLA Data Services Continuing Professional Education Program’s Fall, 2025, Cohort is Fri., June 27
(via Samantha Friedman, Research Data Management Librarian Academy) Are you interested in offering data services in your library? Apply to be a part of the Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) program’s Fall, 2025, cohort, beginning early September! The Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) has partnered with the Countway Library of Medicine and Simmons University…
Call for Podcast Guest Host: Library Table Talk–Deadline Fri., Aug. 15
(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…
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…