(via Dr. Erica DeFrain, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Please join the ALA Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group here (no registration is required) on Tuesday, August 19, at 12:00 PM CDT, for a journal club discussion with Sarah Park, Assistant Professor and Head of the Mathematics Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Professor Park will present…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Submissions: “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 Proposals: Forthcoming Issue of Library Trends, “Cultural Heritage in Crisis”–Deadline Fri., July 25
(via Melissa Wong, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) As the Editor-in-Chief of Library Trends, I am pleased to share a call for proposals for a forthcoming issue, “Cultural Heritage in Crisis”, guest edited by Anna Kijas (Tufts University) and Andreas Segerberg (University of Gothenburg). Please see below for more details, including the link to the submission…
Call for Proposals: Science & Technology Libraries Special Issue on Evidence Synthesis–Deadline Sun., Aug. 31
(via Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, Northern Illinois University) The journal Science & Technology Libraries, published by Taylor & Francis, is soliciting submissions for both peer-reviewed and editor-reviewed featured articles for a special issue on evidence synthesis. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, the following ones. Accepted articles are anticipated to be published…
Call for Submissions: “Technology” Column in Upcoming Issues of Public Services Quarterly–Deadline Tues., Aug. 12
(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…
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…