Monday, December 23, 2019

CFP: Illinois Library Association Annual Conference - October 20-22, 2020 (Springfield, Illinois)

The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=651d1c437d&e=6c7f1a78dd> is seeking program proposals for this year's conference.

This year's theme -- Many Libraries, One State -- We Are ILA -- focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration.  Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the scope of your presentation by bringing multi-size or multi-type libraries together.

We are asking presenters to take a different approach to developing program proposals. Preference will be given to programs that go beyond reporting on initiatives in your library and focus on the processes of developing, implementing, and measuring success.

  *   Why did you choose to implement the initiative?
  *   How did you navigate the planning phase?
  *   What were the intended outcomes and were you able to meet them?
  *   What obstacles did you face and how did you manage to overcome them?
  *   How can this be scaled for larger or smaller libraries?
  *   How has the initiative impacted your patrons and/or staff?

The deadline for submissions is March 16, 2020. If you have questions about submitting a program proposal, visit the ILA website<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=e1907860c1&e=6c7f1a78dd>.
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New This Year - Paired Programming!
Want to go beyond the conceptual overview of your initiative and share more of the skills you learned? Please consider submitting paired programming. These extended programs allow you to present the topic in the first session and then follow-up with a hands-on workshop where those interested in digging deeper into the topic can gain practice with the skills themselves. Each paired program should be submitted as an individual proposal; there will be a field to identify the paired program.

Submit a Program Proposal<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=4b6c41c7d2&e=6c7f1a78dd>

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

CFP: CAPAL20: CAPAL/ACBAP Annual Meeting – June 2-4, 2020 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2020 (London, Ontario, Canada)

CAPAL20 Call for Proposals 
CAPAL20: CAPAL/ACBAP Annual Meeting – June 2-4, 2020
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2020
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario

The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) invites you to participate in its annual conference, to be held as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2020, at the  University of Western Ontario, “situated on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron (Neutral) peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796, and with the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples who are recognized as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors to society” (Congress 2020). This conference offers librarians and allied professionals across all disciplines an alternative space to share research and scholarship, challenge current thinking about professional issues, and forge new relationships.

Note: The CAPAL20 Program Committee has chosen to change aspects of the previous CFP. Upon hearing concerns from membership that there was no specific mention of anti-black racism, this has since been added to the CAPAL20 theme.

Theme
In keeping with the Congress 2020 theme, Bridging Divides: Confronting Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism, the theme of CAPAL20 is Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism in the Library.
This conference provides an opportunity for the academic library community to critically examine and discuss the ways in which our profession is immersed in colonial and anti-Black narratives, both from a worker and a patron perspective. How deep are these roots? What strategies might we use to engage in mitigating the effects of colonialism and anti-Black racism for library employees and library patrons in our immediate environment and beyond?  Can we counteract the endemic dehumanisation of Indigenous and Black people in the library and our communities?

Potential Topics:
Papers presented might relate to aspects of the following themes (though they need not be limited to them):
  • What does it mean to have a colonised space? What does it mean to decolonise? Is decolonisation possible? How does librarianship, and especially academic librarianship -- a mostly homogeneous group -- hope to tackle these issues?
  • How do efforts to decolonise affect our relationship with our patrons? Our community?
  • Where is the intersection between labour and decolonisation? How does the library school pipeline figure into it?
  • Intellectual and academic freedom: What is at the intersection between decolonisation and academic freedom? Can they be reconciled?
The Program Committee invites proposals for individual papers as well as proposals for panel submissions of three papers. Proposed papers must be original and not have been published elsewhere.
  • Individual papers are typically 20 minutes in length. For individual papers, please submit an abstract of no more than 200 words and a presentation title, with a brief biographical statement and your contact information.
  • For complete panels, please submit a panel abstract of no more than 200 words as well as a list of all participants and brief biographical statements, and a separate abstract of no more than 200 words for each presenter. Please identify and provide participants’ contact information for the panel organizer.
  • Proposals may be submitted in English or French

Please feel free to contact the Program Committee to discuss a topic for a paper, panel, or other session format. Proposals should be emailed as an attachment in your preferred format (open formats welcome!), using the following filename convention:
  • Lastname_Keywordoftopic.<extension>
Proposals and questions should be directed to the Program Chair, John Fink, john.fink+capalproposals@gmail.com 
Deadline for Proposals is: January 15th, 2020
Further information about the conference, as well as Congress 2020 more broadly, will be available soon

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Appel à propositions d’ACBES20 
ACBES20 : l’Assemblée annuelle de l’ACBES/CAPAL — Du 2 au 4 juin 2020
Congrès des sciences humaines 2020
Université Western Ontario
London, Ontario

L’Association canadienne des bibliothécaires en enseignement supérieur (ACBES) vous invite à participer à sa conférence annuelle qui aura lieu dans le cadre du Congrès des sciences humaines 2020 à l’Université Western Ontario sur les terres traditionnelles des nations Anishinaabee, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak et Attawandaron (Neutres), des terres visées par les Traités du canton de London et du canton de Sombra de 1796, ainsi que le Pacte de la ceinture wampum faisant référence au concept du « bol à une seule cuillère ». Ces terres continue aujourd’hui d’abriter divers peuples autochtones qui sont reconnus comme les intendants contemporains de la terre et des contributeurs essentiels à la société (Congrès 2020). Cette conférence propose aux bibliothécaires et aux professionnels apparentés de toutes les disciplines un espace alternatif où partager leurs travaux de recherche et d’érudition, pour remettre en question les idées actuelles sur les enjeux professionnels et pour étendre leurs réseaux.

RemarqueLe comité du programme CAPAL20 a choisi de modifier certains aspects de l’AP précédent. Après avoir entendu les préoccupations des membres selon lesquelles il n'y avait aucune mention spécifique de racisme anti-Noirs, ce thème a depuis été ajouté au thème de CAPAL20.

Thème
Conformément au thème du Congrès 2020 étant Bâtir des passerelles : combattre le colonialisme et le racisme anti-Noirs, celui de l’ACBES20 sera Le colonialisme et racisme anti-Noir dans la bibliothèque.

Cette conférence propose à la communauté des bibliothèques universitaires l’occasion de faire l’examen critique et de discuter des façons dont notre profession est plongée dans les récits anti-Noir et coloniaux, tant du point de vue des membres du personnel que de celui des usagers. Quelle est la profondeur de ces racines? Quelles stratégies pourrions-nous utiliser pour atténuer les effets du colonialisme et racisme anti-Noir sur le personnel et les usagers des bibliothèques, dans notre environnement immédiat et au-delà?  Pouvons-nous contrer la déshumanisation endémique des peuples autochtones et Noirs dans les bibliothèques et nos communautés?

Sujets potentiels :
Les communications présentées peuvent porter sur certains aspects des thèmes suivants (sans devoir s’y limiter) :
  • Que signifie avoir un espace colonisé? Que signifie décoloniser? La décolonisation est-elle possible? Comment la bibliothéconomie, et plus particulièrement la bibliothéconomie universitaire – un groupe plutôt homogène-espère-t-elle aborder ces questions?
  • Comment les efforts de décolonisation affectent-ils nos relations avec nos usagers? Notre communauté?
  • Où se situe l’intersection entre le travail et la décolonisation? Quel est le rôle de l’école de bibliothéconomie là-dedans ?
  • Liberté intellectuelle et universitaire : Qu'est-ce qui we trouvé à l’intersection de la décolonisation et de la liberté universitaire? Peut-on les réconcilier?

Le comité du programme sollicite des propositions de communication individuelle, ainsi que des propositions de présentations en groupe de trois communications. Les communications proposées doivent être originales et ne pas avoid été publiées ailleurs.
  • Les communications individuelles durent normalement 20 minutes. Pour les communications individuelles, veuillez fournir un résumé de moins de 200 mots, le titre de la présentation, une brève notice biographique et vos coordonnées.
  • Pour les panels complets, veuillez fournir un résumé de groupe d’au plus 200 mots, ainsi qu'une liste de tous les participants et de brèves notices biographiques, et un résumé séparé d'au plus 200 mots pour chaque présentateur. Veuillez indiquer la personne responsable du groupe et les coordonnées des membres.
  • Les propositions peuvent être soumises en anglais ou en français.

N’hésitez pas à contacter le comité du programme afin de discuter d’un sujet de communication, d’un groupe ou d’un format de séance précis. Les propositions doivent être envoyées par courriel en pièce jointe dans le format de votre choix (les formats ouverts sont les bienvenus!), en utilisant la convention de nom de fichier suivante:

Nomdefamille_Motclédusujet.<extension>

Veuillez adresser vos propositions et questions au directeur du programme, John Fink, john.fink+capalproposals@gmail.com

Date limite d’envoi des propositions : 15 janvier 2020
D’autres renseignements concernant la conférence, ainsi que l’ensemble du Congrès 2020, seront communiqués sous peu. 

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

CFP: Open Education Southern Symposium 2020 (July 16-17, 2020 - Raleigh, North Carolina)

CFP: Open Education Southern Symposium 2020

Theme: Open Connections: Regional and Local Community Building for Equity and Sustainability
The Open Education Southern Symposium (OESS) is now accepting proposals for its day and a half conference on Thursday, July 16 and Friday17, 2020 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on the beautiful North Carolina State University campus. Proposals should fall into three categories: 

o    Presentations: 25 or 50 minutes
o    Panel Discussions: 50 minutes 
o    Roundtables25 minutes

We welcome proposals from faculty/educators, students, librarians, instructional designers, educational technologists, and administrators as well as institutions and organizations big and small involved in open education and open pedagogy. We're hoping to create a program that provides development opportunities for both novices and advanced open education practitioners.

Some proposal topic ideas that might be of interest include

o    Adoption and creation of resources
o    Publishing Platforms
o     Best Practices and Impact of Open Education 
o    Creative Commons, Copyright, and Other Licensing 
o    Marketing and Advocacy
o    Pedagogy & Student Success, including K-12 Highlights
o    Instructional Design Strategies for OER
o    Trends & Innovation
o    OER in Community Colleges
o    Tenure, promotion, and OER
o    OER Community Building
o    Assessment
o    Inclusion and Diversity in Open Education 
o    Crowd Sourcing OER Projects
o    OER Research
o    Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, and OER on Campus
o    OER Basics: Tips for New Programs
o    Student Engagement in OER Advocacy
o    Accessibility of OER

OESS is committed to highlighting a variety of voices and experiences. First time presenters are encouraged to submit a proposal.

Submission Details: 
       The deadline for submissions is Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time. The submission form can be found on our event website (https://openedss.uark.eduunder the Call for Proposals page.
       Proposal social media summaries should not exceed 240 characters (spaces included). Social media summaries are shortened abstracts which will fit into a single tweet on Twitter.
       Proposal abstracts should not exceed 2000 characters or approximately 500 words.
       All submissions will be evaluated based on the relevance of the topic and potential to advance the thinking or practice of open education and open pedagogy. Proposal reviewers will use the Open Education Southern Symposium’s 2020 Proposal Reviewing Procedures document to guide their evaluation of submissions.
       The program committee will deliver decisions by March 30, 2020.
       Presenters will be asked to accept or decline the invitation to present by April 17, 2020.
       All presenters will be required to register for the symposium.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Pierce, University of Arkansas (sjpierc@uark.edu) or the Open Education Southern Symposium Planning Committee at openedsouthsymposium@gmail.com

Thank you,

Stephanie Pierce, MLIS
Head, Physics Library
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701
PHYS 221B 479.575.4483 sjpierc@uark.edu

Friday, December 13, 2019

CFP: Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (Library History Round Table of the American Library Association)

CFP: Libraries: Culture, History, and Society

Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (LCHS) is now accepting submissions for volume 4, number 2, to be published Fall 2020, and for subsequent issues to be published semiannually. A peer-reviewed publication of the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association and the Penn State University Press, LCHS is available in print and online via JSTOR and Project Muse.

The only journal in the United States devoted to library history, LCHS positions library history as its own field of scholarship, while bringing together scholars from many disciplines to examine the history of libraries as institutions, collections, and services, as well as the experiences of library employees and users. There are no limits of time period or geography, and libraries of every type are included (private, public, corporate, academic libraries, and special collections). In addition to Library Science, the journal welcomes contributors from History, English, Literary Studies, Sociology,  Gender/Women’s Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, Political Science, Architecture, and other disciplines.

Submissions for volume 4, issue 2, are due February 28th, 2020, and the deadline for volume 5, issue  1 will be in late August. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through LCHS’s Editorial Manager system athttps://www.editorialmanager.com/LCHS . They must also conform to the instructions for authors at https://www.editorialmanager.com/LCHS/account/LCHS%20Author%20Submission%20Guidelines.pdf. New scholars, and authors whose work is in the "idea" stage, are welcomed to contact the editors if they would like guidance prior to submission.    

For further questions, please contact the editors:
Bernadette Lear, BAL19@psu.edu
Eric Novotny, ECN1@psu.edu


Bernadette A. Lear
Behavioral Sciences and Education Librarian
Coordinator of Library Instruction
Co-Editor of Libraries: Culture, History, and Society

Penn State Harrisburg Library
BAL19@psu.edu - 717-948-6360

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

CFP - 2020 Miami University Libraries Copyright Conference

Save the Date!
Now in its fourth year, the 2020 Miami University Libraries Copyright Conference, being held September 23-25 on Miami University’s Oxford, Ohio campus focuses on the intricacies of U.S. copyright law and its impact on libraries and academia.
The theme for the 2020 conference is Becoming a Copyright Librarian and will include programming to help both new and experienced copyright librarians help their colleagues and patrons identify and address copyright issues. Visit the conference website...
Who Should Attend?
Librarians, educators, attorneys, campus legal counsel, and more. Learn more about registration...
Call for Proposals
You are invited to share your knowledge and experience working with US copyright law with others by submitting proposals for poster or breakout sessions. The call for proposals will run January 1-February 28, 2020...
Get Involved!
We're looking for volunteers to help with the peer review process for poster and breakout session selection. Volunteer for the Conference Proposal Review Committee...
Questions?
Contact Carla Myers, coordinator of scholarly communications, at 513-529-3935 or myersc2@miamioh.edu. Or visit the full conference website for more details and regular updates at CopyrightConference.lib.MiamiOH.edu.
Miami University Libraries / King Library / 151 S. Campus Ave. / Oxford, OH 45056

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

CFP: Urban Librarians Conference - Brooklyn, New York (May 1, 2020)

Urban Librarians Unite is calling for presenters for our eighth Urban Librarians Conference to be held at the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY on May 1, 2020.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Caution: Librarians at Work!” and will be focusing on the pragmatic realities of working urban librarians. Special topics of interest include, working conditions, trauma in the workplace, mid-career development, badass library workers, diversity in the library workforce, rights and protections for staff, and philosophies of work and management.

All proposals will be considered by the ULU educational committee. ULU is committed to diverse presenters. We encourage all presenters to seek out diverse and underrepresented voices on topics and issues under discussion. Preference will be given to panels which offer a variety of perspectives.

Please use this form to submit your application. The final date for consideration will be December 31, 2019.


Final CFP: Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students 2020 Conference

We have received a fantastic selection of proposals for “Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students,” the only conference dedicated to graduate librarianship.  We are still seeking submissions which focus primarily on copyright, scholarships, OER, data services, publishing, research teams and the research life cycle, and professional development for librarians who serve graduate programs.  You can submit on any other topic relevant to graduate librarianship with the exception of graduate workshops or boot camps, unless yours are profoundly innovative. 

Session options are for individual sessions (25 minutes);  panel sessions (50 minutes); round table session (50 minutes); “train the trainer” workshops (90 minutes); and poster sessions.  We would really like to double the number of posters already received, so if you’ve never done a poster or are shy about speaking in front of a group, please consider this option. 

Additional conference information and the submission link are at https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/gradlibconf/

The proposal window will close for good on December 16, 2019, so get yours in now!


Take care,

Wendy

Wendy Doucette, PhD, MSLIS
Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian
East Tennessee State University
Program Chair, Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

CFP: Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) Conference (La Verne, California - July 15-16, 2020)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN!!!


We recommend that prospective presenters review our evaluation rubric at: https://bit.ly/2sfsEot

Please help us spread the word on social media using #miraulv2020!

The Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) conference planning Committee seeks proposals for its third annual conference at the University of La Verne, La Verne, CA on July 15-16, 2020.The MIRA Conference seeks to bring together a group of makers, librarians, educators and practitioners for presentations, workshops, discussions and networking. We encourage participation from all types of makerspaces such as academic, community, museums, libraries (K-12, higher education, public, special), institutions, and organizations. 

We especially welcome session proposals that are hands-on, engaging and include audience participation activities! We also welcome proposals from makerspace students. Students will have an opportunity to apply for registration/travel scholarships. 

Sessions can include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
·        Assessment of makerspaces and making
·        Managing, maintaining and updating makerspaces
·        Facilitating learning and engagement through making
·        Integration of making into the curriculum
·        How makerspaces inspire innovation and entrepreneurship (prototyping, disruptive technologies)
·        Future directions of makerspaces in learning
·        Equity, diversity and inclusivity in makerspaces
·        Maker projects and concepts relating to machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality
·        Environmental effects of makerspaces and systems put in place to reduce impact
·        Using makerspaces to create partnerships
·        Civic and community engagement in makerspaces
·        How to set up a makerspace (costs, safety, staffing, training, location, value and buy-in, etc.)

Session Types (hands-on, engaging and include audience participation activities are welcomed):
·        Pre-Conference Workshop (3 hours): An in-depth, interactive and hands-on exploration of a topic. Presenter will need to bring their own equipment and supplies.
·        Workshop (45 mins): A hands-on training session. Presenter will need to bring their own equipment and supplies.
·        Presentation (20 mins): A session that can include ideas, experiences, original research, engaging discussion questions or activities.
·        Roundtable Discussion (45 mins): A session that offers conversations in a casual, round table setting.
·        Panel Discussion (45 mins) : A session that brings together 2-5 presenters into a cohesive conversation intended to engage audience members.

Proposal Submission Deadline:  Jan 31, 2020
Notification of Acceptance:  Mar 20, 2020
Conference Registration Opens:  April 6, 2020

If you have any questions, contact Vinaya Tripuraneni, Planning Committee Chair, at vtripuraneni@laverne.edu