(via Cristina Sewerin, University of Toronto) Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (www.istl.org) welcomes contributions to our tech column, “There’s an App for That”. This is your opportunity to explore trends, spark thought, or share successful initiatives and best practices in the use of technology in sci-tech libraries. The scope of the column is broad,…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Registration Open for Research Data Access and Preservation 2018 Summit (March 21-23 in Chicago)
(via Cameron Cook, University of Wisconsin – Madison) Registration is now open for the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, which will take place in Chicago, IL from March 21-23, 2018. To view the program/schedule and register please visit: https://www.asist.org/rdap This national conference will feature panel presentations, lightning talks, workshops, and a poster session reception. Managers,…
Call for Anthology Chapter Submissions: Creativity and Personal Growth for Librarians, Social Justice and Activism in Libraries, and Homeschooling and Libraries (Deadline Feb. 28)
(via Linda Bostrom, Illinois Library Association, on behalf of Carol Smallwood) 1. Creativity for Success and Personal Growth for Librarians Book Publisher: McFarland Vera Gubnitskaia, co-editor, Library Partnerships with Writers and Poets (McFarland, 2017); public, academic librarian, indexer. Carol Smallwood, co-editor, Gender Studies in the Library (McFarland, 2017); public library administrator, special, school librarian. One…
Call for Papers: Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Open Session at 2018 IFLA WLIC (Abstracts Due March 1)
(via Seangill Peter Bae, Princeton University) The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing section is accepting the paper proposal for the Open Session which will be held during 2018 IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The theme of the Open Session is “Transform Resource Sharing-exceed expectations.” We invite papers of all sorts but are especially…
Call for Proposals: Book Chapters for ACRL Monograph Leading Change in Academic Libraries (Deadline Feb. 28)
(via Dr. Colleen Boff, Bowling Green State University) We invite chapter proposals for consideration in the publication of a forthcoming ACRL monograph titled Leading Change in Academic Libraries. Contributing authors are asked to describe and reflect on a recent change in their academic library in which they worked with others in the organization to reorganize,…
ACRL Instruction Section Seeks Publication Editor for 2018-2020 (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Meghan Sitar-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) The Instruction Section is seeking a Publication Editor. This volunteer position provides final-round editing for IS publications. The position is intended to ensure that IS publications are consistent, professional, and polished, and that they reflect well on IS and on ACRL. This position is also intended to remove…
Invitation to Participate in Research Study on Article-Publishing Practices Among Academic Librarians (Closes Nov. 21)
(via Camielle Crampsie, University of South Florida) In the last few decades there has been continuing interest regarding publication expectations of academic librarians. There is a need for more information on motivations and characteristics that might be common to successful academic library researchers as well as analyses of barriers to research. A related area of…
Call for Papers: Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l’Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Health Libraries Association) The next deadline for submissions to JCHLA/JABSC is Friday, December 1. Submissions will be considered for publication in volume 39, number 1, though publication in that issue cannot be guaranteed. We welcome submissions in the following formats. research articles review articles program descriptions columns product and book reviews…
Health-Sciences-Related Sessions at 2017 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions (Nov. 6-10)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Hopefully, many people have been able to attend the regional MLA conferences this fall. They provide a great opportunity to network in a smaller group and to also have some longer discussions with vendor and publisher reps. Another fall conference tradition is the Charleston Conference:…
Opportunity to Serve on Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship Editorial Board
(via Andrea Duda, University of California-Santa Barbara) Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (http://www.istl.org/) publishes refereed and board approved articles, columns, and webliographies of interest to the sci-tech librarian community in a platinum open access format; there are no page charges and no subscription fees. In order to provide readers with free access to our…