Monday, August 12, 2019

CFP: Libraries, Archives, and Museums at Popular Culture Association Annual Conference (April 15-18, 2020 - Philadelphia, PA)

The Popular Culture Association annual conference will be held April 15-18, 2020, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

The Libraries, Archives, and Museums area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. Possible topics include:

•             Descriptions of research collections or exhibits
•             Studies of popular images of libraries, librarians, archives, or museums
•             Analyses of social networking or web resources
•             Popular Culture in library education/information literacy
•             The future of libraries and librarians
•             Developments in technical services for collecting/ preserving Popular Culture materials

Papers from graduate students are welcome

The deadline for submitting a proposal is October 1, 2019

Proposals may be submitted at http://pcaaca.org

Please direct any questions to either co-chair for Libraries, Archives, and Museums:

Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY  41099-6101
859-572-5527

Casey Hoeve
Associate Professor, Head of Content & Collections
Love Library
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-4100
402-472-2526