(via Harriett Green, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The ARL Academy is accepting applications for the third iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute, with a deadline of Friday, May 18, 2018. The ARL Digital Scholarship Institute is a five-day, cohort-based opportunity for professionals in ARL member libraries who are new to digital scholarship and would like to develop their skills…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Edited Volume on Student Wellness and Academic Libraries
(via Sara Holder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL monograph tentatively titled Student Wellness and Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Activities for Promoting Health and Success Student wellness, particularly mental health, is emerging as a key issue in higher education. Academic libraries play an essential role in supporting teaching and student learning…
Call for Peer Reviewers–Weave: The Journal of Library User Experience (Deadline May 18)
(via Courtney Greene McDonald, Indiana University Bloomington) Weave: The Journal of Library User Experience, is seeking library and UX experts to serve as peer reviewers. Peer reviewers should have strong writing skills, have experience with peer review (either as an author who has published peer-reviewed work or as a peer reviewer for a journal), and…
Call for Submissions and Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section’s PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online
(via Sarah LeMire, Texas A&M University) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Spring 2018 *** Nominations: Wednesday, April 25 Submissions: Wednesday,…
Call for Guest Columnist: Public Services Quarterly (Technology Column)
(via Suzanne Townsdin, Texas Woman’s University) Are you looking for a publishing opportunity? Co-editors of the Technology column in Public Services Quarterly are seeking a guest column author for the July-September, 2018 issue. The article submission deadline is May 25, 2018. The purpose of the Technology column is to examine current and developing technology topics…
Call for Papers: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
(via LeEtta Schmidt, University of South Florida) Build a global audience and share your latest research with the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, & Electronic Reserve (http://tandfonline.com/toc/wild20/current?utm_source=CPB&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JME01045). Your contributions are important to the growth of library resource sharing on an international level. With the rapid advancement of library resource sharing, your research will add…
Call for Proposals: College & Research Libraries News “Perspectives on the Framework” Column (Deadline May 1)
(via Sara Holder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This bimonthly column provides a forum for librarians to share implementations, best practices, critiques, explorations, and other perspectives developed from and in conversation with…
Call for Book Reviewers: Journal of Access Services
(via Michael Krasulski, Community College of Philadelphia) The Journal of Access Services (JAS) seeks motivated individuals to join our book reviewer pool. JAS publishes reviews of books of interest to access services professionals including topics on management, administration, collection development, and space planning. JAS reviewers are expected to write a review, ranging from 500 to 1,200 words, within 2-3 months. Additional…
Call for ACRL College Libraries Section Spring 2018 Newsletter Items
(via Nathaniel King, Nevada State College, on behalf of Jayne Blodgett, University of Northern Colorado) The CLS Communications Committee invites you to submit an article for the Spring 2018 CLS Newsletter. Did you present at a conference? Are you having a program at ALA Annual? Did your library launch an interesting service this fall? Did…
ACRL IS Instructional Technologies Committee Publishes “Tips & Trends” Article on Data Visualization
(via Carl Lehnen, University of Illinois at Chicago) The ACRL Instruction Section, Instructional Technologies Committee, has published their latest Tips and Trends article, “Data Visualization,” written by Lindley Homel. Tips and Trends introduces and discusses new, emerging or even familiar technologies that can be used in library instruction.”Data Visualization” is freely available at bit.ly/tipsandtrendssu17. To see…