(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Registration is still open for IACRL’s next event, “Spark: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. The event will take place on Friday, June 11, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The event will have three lightning talks from Illinois academic librarians on practices they developed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and participants will…
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Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals: Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2021 (Online July 16-20)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) Have a topic in science librarianship that you would like to give a five minute talk on? We are now taking submissions for the Great Lakes Science Librarian Bootcamp 2021. This year’s event will take place entirely online, from Friday, July 16, to Tuesday, July 20. Proposals are to be submitted…
Final Reminder: Submissions Deadline for 2021 MCMLA/Midwest Joint Chapter Meeting (Online Oct. 13-15) is Fri., June 4
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Joint Research Program Committee invites poster, paper, and lightning talk abstract submissions on any health sciences librarianship topic for the 2021 MCMLA (Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association)/Midwest Joint Chapter Meeting. The meeting will take place virtually from October 13 to…
Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals: Half-Day Virtual Symposium on Cataloging Queer Library Issues (Thurs., Aug. 12)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via John Jackson, Loyola Marymount University) The William H. Hannon Library is seeking proposals for lightning talks for “Cataloging Queer Library Issues: A symposium to honor Walt ‘Cat’ Walker,” a half-day virtual symposium to be held online Thursday, August 12. Lightning talks should be approximately 5 minutes apiece, and can focus on topics relating to any aspect…
Reminder: Journal of the Medical Library Association Seeking Editorial Board Members (Deadline Mon., May 31)
(via Amy Reyes–University of California, Los Angeles) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) seeks applicants for editorial board members for 2021-2024. In line with our commitment to equity, we wish to use these positions to bring a greater diversity of perspectives and lived experiences to our team. Individuals who identify as being from an underrepresented group…
Call for Applications: Evidence Synthesis Institute for Librarians Outside of the Health Sciences (Online Aug. 3-6)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via Megan Kocher, University of Minnesota) We a now accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On August 3-6 (Tuesday-Friday), the second of 6 Institute of…
Call for Submissions–DttP: Documents to the People Spring 2022 Issue (Deadline Sept. 2021)
(via Laura Sare, Texas A&M University) Do you or your patrons use government data? If the answer is yes, consider submitting an article to DttP: Documents to the People, the official publication of ALA’s Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT). Submissions can be formatted as research articles, case studies, or informational articles; or as multiple author discussions of…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Publication Cultural Humility in Libraries (Deadline Thurs., July 1)
(via Shannon Jones, Director of Libraries at Medical University of South Carolina) We are co-editors for an upcoming book tentatively, titled Cultural Humility in Libraries, from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. We are seeking chapter authors for the book and would like to invite you to share your work in this area. Cultural humility is a process…
Call for Participation: Survey on Professional Reading and Reading Groups in Libraries
(via Holiday Vega, University of Chicago) You are invited to participate in a survey about professional reading and reading groups in libraries. This study explores how reading and reading groups may contribute to the research, professional practice, and overall professional development of librarians and library workers. We expect the survey to take 5-10 minutes to complete. Unless you…
Reminder: Program Proposals for REFORMA National Conference VII (Online Nov. 4-7) Due Sat., May 29
(via REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking) Has your work inspired change? REFORMA wants to hear from you! REFORMA is seeking presenters whose work reflect the theme of the REFORMA National Conference VII & 50th Anniversary Celebration –We are the change / Somos el cambio. The event…