(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Deadline to Apply for MLA’s Research Training Institute Extended to Mon., Jan. 31
(via Susan Lessick, University of California – Irvine) Good news for those interested in learning the right skills to conduct high-quality research. MLA’s Research Training Institute (RTI) has extended the deadline for 2022-23 applicants to Monday, January 31. RTI transforms library professionals with any level of research skills into experts who are able to independently conduct…
Call for Participation: Survey to Plan ALA RUSA STARS Licensing & Legislation Committee’s Licensing 101 Workshop
(via Joshua Zeller, Mount St. Joseph University) The ALA RUSA STARS Licensing & Legislation Committee is currently in the process of planning its free spring 2022 workshop, which will have the broad theme of “licensing 101,” and be free to all attendees. We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to fill…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for an ACRL Division or Section Committee is Tues., Feb. 15
(via ACRL) Are you interested in expanding your professional network; helping shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan, commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship? Are you ready to be considered for an opportunity to advance learning and transform scholarship through a committee appointment? ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect…
Reminder: Proposals for 20th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Online Fri., April 29) Due Fri., Jan. 21
(via Jason Ertz, College of DuPage) DePaul University Library and College of DuPage Library are pleased to announce that we will be partnering to co-host the 2022 the Information Literacy Summit in April. The meeting will take place virtually on Friday, April 29. We are also excited to announce the call for proposals for the…
Call for Presentation Proposals: 2022 Learning Innovations Conference (Online Wed., April 27)
(via Angelina Mabrey, Rend Lake College) We are excited to welcome everyone back to the Learning Innovations Conference! This year the conference will be held as a virtual one-day conference via Zoom on Wednesday, April 27. We are seeking presenters to host an array of topics related to “Innovative Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Technology”. We encourage…
Call for Paper Submissions: LRRT Research Forum at 2022 ALA Annual Conference (Deadline Mon., Jan. 31)
(via the American Library Association) The ALA Library Research Round Table (LRRT) is accepting paper submissions for the LRRT Research Forum at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference, currently scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., from Thursday, June 23, to Tuesday, June 28. The LRRT Research Forum will feature 15-minute presentations of library and information…
Call for Applications: ILA Inclusive Travel Grants for National Conferences (Deadline Tues., Feb. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association is pleased to announce that applications for our new Inclusive Travel Grants for National Conferences are now being accepted. Each year, five $1,000 stipends (no reimbursement) will be awarded to librarians and library staff who have faced structural barriers to national participation, including those eligible for…
Call for Guest Authors: 2022 “Consumer Resources Review” Column for Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (First Submission Deadline Fri., April 1)
(via Kat Phillips, Penn State University) The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet is seeking guest authors for the “Consumer Resources Review” column for 2022. This column should review a consumer health website, such as AVERT or NIDA for Teens (previously reviewed). Sites do not necessarily have to be .gov or .org; they can be…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book Privacy and Safety in Remote Learning Environments (Deadline Fri., Jan. 21)
(via Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University) The editors of the upcoming book Privacy and Safety in Remote Learning Environments (working title) seek chapter proposals. The proposal submission deadline is Friday, January 21, and the editors are especially interested in proposals containing interdisciplinary perspectives. Please see below for more details on the book’s content and the submission process….