(via Elizabeth Szkirpan, University of Tulsa) This is the final call for responses to take the survey over the impact of COVID-19 on technical-services units and tasks. This survey is open to library employees working in the United States who are a member of a technical services unit or a role that completes technical-services tasks…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Submissions: Upcoming ILA Reporter Issue on New Library Buildings in 2021 (Deadline Thurs., Jan. 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2021? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2021” article in the March, 2022 issue. Submissions should include the following. at least one high-resolution image of the exterior at least one high-resolution image of…
Call for Submissions–Upcoming Issues of DttP: Documents to the People
(via Jennifer Castle, Tennessee State University) The editors of the open-access journal DttP: Documents to the People are soliciting submissions for upcoming issues. We are interested in publishing articles on government information and government activities at the local, state, national, and international or intergovernmental levels. We are especially interested in articles regarding government and current events. Examples of potential…
Call for Applications: 2022 MLA Research Training Institute (Deadline Wed., Jan. 12)
(via Susan Lessick–University of California, Irvine) Are you a library professional who wants to take your research skills to the next level? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue but do not know where to start and need support to carry it through? The MLA Research Training Institute…
Call for Submissions: Special Issue of Journal of Map & Geography Libraries on DEI and Accessibility (Deadline Mon., Dec. 13)
(via Joshua Sadvari, The Ohio State University) We are inviting submissions for a special issue of the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries on the topic of “Practicing Map and Geospatial Information Librarianship through the Lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility”. Complete details and an abstract submission form link can be found below. Librarians and library-based geographic…
Call for Proposals: 20th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Online Fri., April 29)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 21
(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University) 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 20th annual Information Literacy…
Call for Volunteers: Illinois Library Association Committees (Deadline Tues., March 15)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Are you interested in serving on an ILA committee? If you are, now is the time to submit a committee interest form! Appointments begin July 1, and most committee members serve two- or three-year terms. ILA’s committees provide major support services for ILA membership, leadership, special interest groups, and the Executive…
Call for Applications: ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (Deadline Tues., Feb. 1)
(via the American Library Association) ALA invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant, an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant recognizes, promotes and supports innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. It will provide two grants of $2,000…
Call for Proposals: NASIG 2022 Annual Conference (June 5-9, in Baltimore and Online)–Deadline Wed., Dec. 15
(via NASIG) NASIG (formerly the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) is soliciting proposals for its 37th Annual Conference, to be held June 5 to June 9 (Sunday-Thursday) in Baltimore, MD and online. We are currently seeking in-person presentations. The NASIG Conference presenters and attendees will be expected to follow hotel COVID-19 safety protocols. All presenters will create…
Call for Proposals: 2022 Reference Research Forum (Deadline Mon., Jan. 10)
(via Qiana Johnson, Northwestern University) The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section (RSS) of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 28th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC….