(via Joy DuBose, Mississippi 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…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for JMLA Virtual Project Submissions–Deadline Mon., July 7
(via the Medical Library Association) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Virtual Projects Section Advisory Committee is seeking current, innovative, and notable technology projects in health sciences libraries for the 2025 JMLA Virtual Projects Section. The Virtual Project Section appears on an annual basis in an issue of JMLA and recognizes projects that…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Volume Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape–Deadline Mon., June 30
(via Kylie Bailin, Lafayette College) Chapter proposals will be accepted until Monday, June 30, for Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape, an edited volume to be published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing / Bloomsburg in 2027. This is a volume that takes a panoramic view of academic library programming and services. This…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Publication Digital Literacy Leadership in Academic Libraries–Deadline Fri., June 27, with Optional Feedback Session Online Wed., June 11, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Julie Feerrar, Virginia Tech University) We are excited to invite chapter proposals for Digital Literacy Leadership in Academic Libraries, an open-access, edited volume from Virginia Tech Publishing. View the full call for proposals, including potential chapter topics, here. About the Book Libraries have an important leadership role to play in helping learners navigate and…
Call for Chapter Proposals Extended: Upcoming Book Occupational Stress in Libraries–New Deadline Fri., June 20
(via Stephanie Pierce, University of Arkansas) Editors Stephanie Pierce and Laura Cameron are soliciting chapter proposals for a book entitled Occupational Stress in Libraries. This book seeks to explore the multifaceted nature of occupational stress within diverse library environments. Occupational stress refers to stress experienced in the workplace, which may arise due to a variety of…
IACRL Announces Winners of 2025 People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing, Including HSLI Member Nielsen Ott
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The results are in, and we want to congratulate this year’s winners of the 2025 IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First Place Title: “Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research” Authors: Alissa Droog, Northern Illinois University; Kari D. Weaver, University…
Call for Submissions: New Disability in LIS Journal–Former HSLI Secretary Pionke is Editor
(via Shanna Hollich, Creative Commons) The new Disability in LIS Journal (DisLIS), with 2017-2021 HSLI Secretary JJ Pionke as the editor, is now actively recruiting media reviews (books, movies, websites, what have you) of materials that have disability as a major component, from people who have experience with that disability. This could be a character with…
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain, with Focus on Digital Collections
(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…
Registration Open for CHOICE Webinar “Shifting Library Dynamics through Read and Publish Agreements” (Tues., April 29, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Presenters Include ISU’s Dr. Rachel Scott
(via CHOICE) Registration is open for the webinar “Shifting Library Dynamics through Read and Publish Agreements”. It will take place on Tuesday, April 29, at 1:00 PM CDT. The move from the traditional subscription model to transformative or read and publish agreements changes the dynamics between libraries and their stakeholders. It offers an opportunity for…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book Occupational Stress in Libraries–Deadline Fri., May 30
(via Stephanie Pierce, University of Arkansas) Editors Stephanie Pierce and Laura Cameron are soliciting chapter proposals for a book entitled Occupational Stress in Libraries. This book seeks to explore the multifaceted nature of occupational stress within diverse library environments. Occupational stress refers to stress experienced in the workplace, which may arise due to a variety of…