(via Megan Lowe, University of Louisiana at Monroe) The title Violence in Libraries has been changed and expanded to Crisis Management and Aversion in Modern Libraries. Please find the updated, expanded, and extended “Call for Chapters” below (also accessible via https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/3052): Introduction Librarians are no strangers to crises of all sorts. Drug overdoses, tornadoes, domestic…
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Call for Chapter Proposals–Engaging Students Through Campus Libraries: High-Impact Learning Models
(via Gayle Schaub, Grand Valley State University) Engaging Students through Campus Libraries: High-Impact Learning Models is a forthcoming book from Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-Clio. It will highlight a collection of collaborative, high-impact learning experiences in information literacy and will demonstrate the significant difference academic libraries and librarians can make in student engagement and…
Call for Paper Proposals: Code4Lib Issue 42 (Deadline August 3)
(via Carol Bean) The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 42nd issue. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 42nd…
Call for Chapter Proposals–The Information Literacy Framework: Case Studies of Successful Implementation (Deadline August 1)
(via Don Latham, Florida State University) Call for Chapters: The Information Literacy Framework: Case Studies of Successful Implementation Chapter proposals are invited to this volume, to be published by Rowman & Littlefield as part of the ALISE Book Series. The book will be edited by Heidi Julien (University at Buffalo), and Melissa Gross and Don…
Call for Submissions: Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Currents in Teaching and Learning (Deadlines August 15 and December 15, 2018)
(via Victoria Gruzynski–Indiana University, Bloomington) The journal Currents in Teaching and Learning, a peer-reviewed electronic publication that fosters exchanges among reflective teacher-scholars across the disciplines, welcomes submissions for its Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 issues (Volume 10, Numbers 1 and 2). We consider all submissions that address new approaches to theories and practices of teaching and…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Deconstructing Service in Libraries (Deadline July 15)
(via Veronica Arellano Davis, St. Mary’s College of Maryland) CFP: Deconstructing Service in Libraries: Intersections of Identities and Expectations Call for Chapter Proposals Working Title: Deconstructing Service in Libraries: Intersections of Identities and Expectations Editors: Veronica Arellano Douglas and Joanna Gadsby Submission Deadline: July 15, 2018 Publisher: Library Juice Press Note: We use the term…
Call for Proposals: Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference (Deadline June 30)
(via Jill Hallam-Miller, Bucknell University) Bucknell University will host its fifth annual digital scholarship conference (#BUDSC18) from October 5th-7th. The theme of the conference is “Digital Scholarship: Expanding Access, Activism, and Advocacy.” #BUDSC18 will bring together a community of practitioners-faculty, researchers, librarians, artists, educational technologists, students, administrators, and others-committed to promoting access to and through digital…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Crisis Management and Aversion in Modern Libraries (Deadline June 30)
(via Megan Lowe–Director of the Library, University of Louisiana at Monroe) The title Violence in Libraries has been changed and expanded to Crisis Management and Aversion in Modern Libraries. Please find the updated, expanded, and extended “Call for Chapters” below. Introduction Librarians are no strangers to crises of all sorts. Drug overdoses, tornadoes, domestic violence,…
Reminder: IACRL Forming Virtual Journal-Discussion Group
This is a reminder that the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries is seeking to form a virtual journal-discussion club. (Thank you very much to everyone who has expressed interest so far.) The club would meet online once a month (or at a different frequency, depending on member preferences and availability) to discuss journal…
ACRL Seeking Feedback on Policy Statement Covering Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians
(via ACRL) The ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee (ReSEC) is seeking community input on proposed revisions to the ACRL Policy Statement on Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians, approved by the ACRL Board of Directors during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference. Based on recent recommendations, ReSEC is proposing revisions in order to make…