(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Have you wanted your library to… Create a powerful impact narrative for your library? Use data in a compelling way to tell your library’s story to your stakeholders? Demonstrate how your library supports graduation and retention rates? I’m excited to announce that applications are available for the extremely popular…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Feedback: IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Displaced Populations Draft (Deadline Tues., July 20)
(via Nancy Bolt, IFLA section chair) The ILFA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Section Library Services to People with Special Needs has been working on Guidelines for Library Services to Displaced Populations. These Guidelines cover library service to refugees, immigrants, migrants, and asylum seekers. These Guidelines are now ready for global review. A Google Drive link…
Call for Poster Proposals: Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services 2021 Virtual Conference (Oct. 11-15)–Deadline Fri., July 16
(via David Kelsey, St. Charles Public Library) The 2021 ABOS (Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services) virtual poster session committee invites everyone to share their best ideas and work with Outreach patrons by presenting a digital poster at the 2021 ABOS Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on October 11-15 (Monday-Friday). Submissions are invited from…
Call for Participation: Hour-Long Focus Group for Student Success Librarians (Date and Time TBD)
(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) Academic librarians in the United States and Canada that are currently working as a Student Success Librarian are invited to participate in an hour-long focus group on student success in academic libraries. In appreciation for your participation in the focus group you will be provided with a $20 gift…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Instruction Adaptations and Support During and Beyond COVID-19 (Deadline Fri., Aug. 13)
(via CARLI) Calling all library employees at CARLI Institutions who provide library instruction. The CARLI Instruction Committee seeks input from library employees at CARLI member institutions who provide instruction for a research study. The purpose of this study is to explore the degree to which library employees have altered their approach to instruction throughout and…
Call for Applicants: NNLM Region 6 2021-2022 Awards (Deadline Mon., Aug. 2)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) We are excited to announce a call for applications for the 2021-2022 awards cycle. To accomplish the NNLM’s (Network of the National Library of Medicine’s) mission and goals, Region 6 extends funding to its network partners to achieve the following subaward program objectives: First, to support a…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for CARLI Scholarship is Wed., June 30
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) This is a reminder that the deadline to apply for the CARLI Scholarship is this Wednesday, June 30. More details are below. Purpose The CARLI Scholarship provides financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University…
Call for Proposals: Florida ACRL 2021 Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 15)–Deadline Fri., July 9
(via Diana Matthews, Santa Fe College) The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) believes it is important to affirm the Association’s commitment to acknowledge and address historical racial inequities; challenge oppressive systems within academic libraries; value different ways of knowing; and identify and work to eliminate barriers to equitable services, spaces, resources, and scholarship. We are currently seeking proposals for presentations and…
Call for Applicants: Half-Day Virtual Workshop for Community and Junior College Librarians (Thurs., July 22)–Deadline Mon., June 28
(via Joe Lenkart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Community and junior college libraries serve one of the most diverse user groups in higher education. From supporting language learning programs and academic support services to collaborating with faculty on curriculum development, community college librarians are adapting to various challenges brought on by the global pandemic, as…
Reminder: Proposals for Editorials to Appear on ResearchDataQ Website Due Wed., June 30
(via Andrew Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder) The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board, part of the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section, is seeking proposals for editorials that will be featured prominently on the ResearchDataQ website (https://researchdataq.org/). We are seeking editorials that describe services, support, or related activities around research data at your institution. Topics could include privacy, ethical data sharing, replication/reproducibility, or…