(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) The next meeting of the IACRL Virtual Journal Club will take place on Thursday, November 11, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including a link to the article that the group will discuss at this month’s meeting. Join the IACRL Virtual Journal Club…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Submissions: JMLA “History Matters” Column
(via Sarah Wade, Campbell University) The Journal of the Medical Library Association is seeking submissions for its “History Matters” column. These are short articles on historical topics that are relevant to health sciences librarianship, broadly defined. “History Matters” articles have an unstructured abstract of up to 250 words. The main text should comprise no more than 3,000…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club Discussion on Critical Race and Librarianship (Wed., Sept. 29, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) Join the IACRL Virtual Journal Club for a laid-back lunchtime chat about academic librarianship. We’ll provide an article, a brief summary of the piece, and a discussion leader; you bring your sandwich, your tea, and your appetite for a conversation with your peers about the article and the…
Call for Submissions: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy Papers on COVID-19 Pandemic, Libraries, and Privacy Concerns (Deadline Fri., Dec. 31)
(via Dr. Shannon Oltmann, University of Kentucky) The Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy announces a special call for papers focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries, and privacy concerns. With this special issue of the Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy, we seek contributions that explore issues of privacy in various types of libraries, stemming from new and modified…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Closing a College Library (Deadline Mon., Nov. 1)
(via Stephanie Sopka, Goucher College) A forthcoming ACRL publication, Closing A College Library, is now accepting chapter proposals to be included in the edited volume, slated for a Fall/Winter 2022 release date. We are seeking authors with first hand experience with some aspect of closing a small college library in the United States. The United States is facing…
Reminder: Chapter Proposals for Upcoming ACRL Publication Spatial Literacy in Public Health Due Thurs., Sept. 30
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Chapters are sought for the forthcoming ACRL book Spatial Literacy in Public Health, focusing on collaborative spatial literacy teaching and learning initiatives across the college campus. Public health has been at the forefront of global news and conversations since early 2020, resulting in an increased awareness of and interest in…
Registration Open for Next IACRL Virtual Journal Club Discussion, on Critical Race and Librarianship (Wed., Sept. 29, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Join the IACRL Virtual Journal Club for a laid-back lunchtime chat about academic librarianship. We’ll provide an article, a brief summary of the piece, and a discussion leader; you bring your sandwich, your tea, and your appetite for a conversation with your peers about the article and the profession….
Registration Open for Webinar “How to Integrate Cochrane Interactive Learning to Deliver Systematic Review Training for Early-Career Stage Healthcare Researchers” (Tues., Sept. 7, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Sarah Wade, Campbell University) Registration is now open for the webinar “How to Integrate Cochrane Interactive Learning to Deliver Systematic Review Training for Early-Career Stage Healthcare Researchers”. It will take place on Tuesday, September 7, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT, via Zoom. This is part of the Rocky Mountain U.S. Cochrane Network Affiliate/Colorado…
IACRL Newsletter Seeking Information on Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Been Published Recently (Deadline Mon., Sept. 13)
(via Jill Harper, Heartland Community College) The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since March of 2021 been published between March and September of 2021 and would like to be included in our…
Reminder: Proposals for Digital Library Federation’s #DLFTeach Toolkit Volume 3 Due Wed., Sept. 1
(via Hillary Richardson, Mississippi University for Women) The DLF (Digital Library Federation) Digital Library Pedagogy group invites all interested digital pedagogy practitioners to contribute to a literacy- and competency-centered #DLFteach Toolkit, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. The toolkit will emphasize the teaching of literacies and competencies foundational for digital…