(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges – Olney Central College) We’re highlighting the outstanding scholarship happening in Illinois academic libraries, especially relating to scholarly and creative work—and we’d love to feature your work in our Spring IACRL Newsletter! If you’ve published recently, please consider sharing your contribution. We welcome: To be included, please send: Submit…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Guest Authors: “Technology” Column in Upcoming Issues of Public Services Quarterly
(via Joy DuBose, Florida State University) The editor of the “Technology” column in Public Services Quarterly is seeking guest column authors for future issues. The purpose of the “Technology” column is to examine current and developing technology topics in academic libraries. The column’s focus is creative uses of technology, introductions to new technologies, and critiques…
Registration Open for Webinar “ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record”–Wed., Feb. 18, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Lyrasis) Registration is open for the webinar “ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 18, at 2:00 PM CDT. Are you applying for a grant? Submitting a manuscript for publication? Want to make your professional activities and contributions visible? With research organizations increasingly requiring and using ORCID,…
Call for Proposals: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh—University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, scholarly communication, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming Library Resources & Technical Services Issue on Change Management in Technical Services–Deadline Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Rachel Scott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The editors of Library Resources & Technical Services, an ALA Core Division journal, invite submissions and expressions of interest on the topic of change management in technical services. Library Resources & Technical Services publishes high-quality research, case studies, and professional communications open access at no cost to authors or readers. Library…
Call for Writers: “Reference Services and Instruction” Column in RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience–Deadline Mon., Feb. 2
(via Rebecca Graff, Southern Methodist University) Write a column for RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience! Tell about your experience or ideas about using instruction during reference interactions and research consultations. Make sure to include 3-5 learning outcomes. We represent all library types. Send your proposal to Rebecca Graff, Column Editor, at regraff@smu.edu…
Call for Submissions: “eBookshelf” Column in Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries
(via Rachel Whitney, Medical University of South Carolina) As editor of the “eBookshelf” column for the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML), I would like to extend an invitation to write for the column. As a peer-reviewed professional journal, JERML is devoted to the access, evaluation, and management of electronic resources in the medical library environment. The “eBookshelf” column reviews eBook platforms and related…
Call for Submissions: Journal of Graduate Librarianship–Deadline Wed., April 1
(via Dr. Wendy Doucette, East Tennessee State University) The Journal of Graduate Librarianship is again accepting submissions! Manuscripts are welcome through Wednesday, April 1. We invite manuscripts on any aspect or type of graduate librarianship, and especially seek manuscripts that exemplify the qualities contained in the acronym SHOP: Shared Honest Open Practice. Specifically, authors may…
Call for Proposals: Second Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (Online Thurs., March 26)–Deadline Mon., Jan. 19
(via Dr. Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic, Vassar College) We are pleased to announce the upcoming Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (ESiLS), a forum dedicated to showcasing and discussing the latest research and findings happening in and about libraries. This summit, which will take place online Thursday, March 26, aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and students who are…
Call for Proposals: Spring 2026 Issue of Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries–Deadline Fri., Jan. 9
Note: Anyone needing an extension of the Friday, January 9, deadline should contact Editor Kathleen Schmand, at kathleen.schmand@mtsu.edu. (via Kathleen Schmand, Middle Tennessee State University) We are excited to invite article submissions for the upcoming Spring 2026 issue of Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries. Whether you’re a seasoned scholar, a practitioner…