(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is launching an article club! We’re excited for this opportunity to build the CARLI community while engaging more deeply with the academic literature that impacts our teaching practice. The Instruction Committee has selected articles for discussion, and we’ll meet virtually once in the fall and again in…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Registration Open for Free Webinar “Why Organizations, Researchers, and Patients Are Falling Prey to Predatory Journals” (12:30-1:30 PM CDT on Oct. 10)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) The 2nd CADTH Lecture Series is on October 10th with Dr. Kelly Cobey. Please join us as she discusses “Why Organizations, Researchers, and Patients Are Falling Prey to Predatory Journals.” We hope you can make it! Register for free to attend in person (Ottawa, Canada)…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ALCTS Publication Telling the Technical Services Story (Deadline Oct. 1)
(via Kimberley Edwards, George Mason University) Telling the Technical Services Story – Call for chapters ALCTS Monographs is seeking proposals from authors for a new monograph of case studies exploring methods to improve communication in technical services departments. Summary: In an era of increased cross-departmental collaboration and decreased budgets, it has become more and more…
Call for Chapter Proposals Extended: ACRL Publication Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (New Deadline Sept. 9)
(via Brian Lym, Hunter College) This deadline has been extended to Monday, September 9. The editors are especially interested in submissions relating to assessment of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, either as it stands in a particular institution or assessment of DEI efforts; leveraging institutional politics, and working with the community outside of our institutions. Call…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Online Presentation “Raise Your Voice: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion by Participating in Scholarly Peer Review” (Tuesday, 9/10, 1-2 PM CDT)
(via Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University) FREE Online Presentation Raise Your Voice: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion by Participating in Scholarly Peer Review Presented online via Zoom Tuesday, September 10, 2019 1pm – 2pm Central Time Sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Register here Scholarly publishing needs input from diverse voices to ensure both…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (Deadline August 19)
(via Brian Lym, Hunter College) Chapter proposals are requested for an edited volume titled Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries, to be published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. Head Editors are Brian Lym (Hunter College) and Corliss Lee (University of California, Berkeley), and Co-Editors are Tatiana…
Call for New Entries: Library Publishing Directory 2020 Edition (Deadline August 23)
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI, on behalf of The Library Publishing Coalition Directory Committee) Does your library publish journals, monographs, conference proceedings, or technical reports? Do you provide hosting and support services for digital humanities projects, data, or ETDs? Help us to document the range of activities that libraries are undertaking in “publishing” (broadly defined) through…
Reminder: Chapter Proposals for ACRL Book Teaching About “Fake News” Due Wednesday, July 31
(via Carol Wittig, University of Richmond) Chapters are sought for the forthcoming ACRL book Teaching About “Fake News”: Lesson Plans for Different Disciplines and Audiences. The problem of “fake news” has captured the attention of administrators and instructors, resulting in a rising demand for librarians to help students learn how to find and evaluate news…
Call for Submissions: Public Services Quarterly (Technology Column)
(via Derek Marshall, Mississippi State University) The editor of the Technology column in Public Services Quarterly is seeking a guest column author for future issues. The next submission deadline is August 16, 2019. The purpose of the Technology column is to examine current and developing technology topics in academic libraries. The column’s focus is creative…
College & Research Libraries News Seeking Cover Art
(via ACRL) C&RL News is looking for images from library collections to feature on upcoming covers. If you have items in your collections that you think would make attractive C&RL News covers, we would love to see them. To submit images (or image collections), send URLs for Web-based images or images directly as attachments to…