(via Cecilia Smith, University of Chicago) The Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) awarded the University of Chicago Library a National Leadership Grant to support the hosting of national forums on GIS librarianship. Organized in collaboration with the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), the project–GIS Librarians for Open Workflows, or GLOW–will focus…
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User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Final Reminder: Submissions for Special Issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship on Social Justice and Science Librarianship Due Fri., Sept. 30
(via Ginny Boehme, Miami University in Ohio) The journal Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) has recently published a four-part column series on social justice (SJ) and science librarianship (fourth part to be published in Issue No. 100). As a culmination to this project, we invite submissions that will amplify the work that Libraries and Librarians are doing…
Call for Applications: ALA Scholarships for Master’s Students in Library Science and School Media Programs (Deadline Wed., March 1, 2023)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) If you need a bit of financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available. The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs at the master’s degree level. Get your…
Call for Applications: MLA’s Medical Informatics Career Development Grant (Deadline Tues., Nov. 15)
(via Anna Biszaha, The Ohio State University) Now is the time to apply for the Medical Informatics Career Development Grant from the Medical Library Association! The grant award provides one individual with up to $1,500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to the advancement of the field of medical informatics. If you…
Call for Review Editors: Publication dh+lib (Deadline Fri., Sept. 23)
(via John Russell, Pennsylvania State University) The publication dh+lib, “digital humanities plus librarianship”, is looking to add to our team of Review Editors! Review editors take an active role in shaping the content that appears in the dh+lib Review, as well as contributing to strategic discussions about our workflows and future directions for the publication. Responsibilities include…
Call for Applications: Scholarships and Grants to Attend 2022 Midwest Chapter/MLA and IHSLA Annual Meeting (in Bloomington, IN, Oct. 22-24, Sat.-Mon.)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 30
(via Donald Pearson, Kent State University) The 2022 Midwest Chapter/MLA (Medical Library Association) and IHSLA (Indiana Health Sciences Librarians Association) Annual Meeting is taking place in Bloomington, Indiana, from Saturday, October 22, to Monday, October 24. The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association Awards and Scholarships Committee has grants and awards available to give away for…
IACRL Newsletter Compiling List of Librarians Who Have Accepted New Positions or Been Published Recently (Deadline Sun., Sept. 18)
(via Janis Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since March of 2022 published since March of 2022 and would like to be included in our Fall, 2022, Newsletter, please send your career…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Webinars on Planning Strategic Initiatives for 2023-25 (Tues., Oct. 4, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT, and Wed., Oct. 5, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT); Survey Also Available Through Sat., Oct. 15
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join CARLI for an open Zoom session as we write our strategic initiatives, 2023-2025. You are also invited to complete a SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Make sure your voice is heard and you have a say in guiding the organization! Although the Zoom sessions are open and informal, following are…
Call for Participation: Survey on Feelings of Job Control and Burnout Among Academic Librarians with At Least Some Instructional Responsibilities
(via Matthew Johnson–University of California, Los Angeles) Matthew Johnson, MSLS, from the Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, is conducting a research study about feelings of job control and burnout among academic librarians who have at least some instructional responsibilities. If you are an academic librarian with at least some instructional responsibilities, I invite your…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Community & Junior College Libraries Section Fall 2022 Newsletter (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 15)
(via Suzanne Bernsten, Lansing Community College) It seems like we just published our Spring 2022 Newsletter, and now it is time to get ready for our Fall 2022 Newsletter! We would love to publish articles by community college librarians about what it happening in your libraries and communities. Please submit any questions, as well as…