CFP: 2023 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference—Biographies Area: April 5-8, 2023 San Antonio, TX-Deadline Extension

Call for Papers: 2023 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference—Biographies Area: San Antonio, Texas (April 5-8, 2023)

Submission Deadline Extension: 1/10/2023

The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual conference will be held on April 5-8, 2023 at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. Scholars from a wide variety of disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.

The Biographies Area is soliciting papers that examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged. Potential topics might include:

– Biography and entertainment, art, music, theater
– Biography and film
– Biography and criminal justice
– Television programs about biography
– Biography and urban legends
– Biography and folklore
– Biography and literature
– Scholarly Biography
– Controversial Biography
– Psychoanalysis and Biography
– Historical Biography
– Political Biography
– Autobiography

Prospective presenters should enter their proposals in the PCA/ACA 2017 Event Management database at https://conference.pcaaca.org/.

Questions about proposals can be sent to Susie Skarl: susie.skarl@unlv.edu.

The deadline is January 10, 2023.

Thank you for your interest!

CFP: Reimagining leadership: the potential of place-based and collective leadership in the voluntary sector #BookChapters

Title: ‘Reimagining leadership: the potential of place-based and collective leadership in the voluntary sector’

 

Editors:

James Rees Institute for Community Research and Development, University of Wolverhampton

Carol Jacklin-Jarvis Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, The Open University

 

All too often the voluntary sector appears as an afterthought in both practice and academic discourses about place leadership, with implicit assumptions that the public sector and politicians are ‘in charge’. We believe this underplays the role that the sector plays in shaping place and its leadership and are developing a book proposal to more fully position the sector in the place leadership debate. Contemporary leadership theory, with its emphasis on the collective and on the distribution of leadership, provides one approach to re-framing the debate and re-positioning the voluntary sector as a key actor in place leadership. We have written more about our emerging understanding of the voluntary sector and place leadership here: https://www.vssn.org.uk/category/blog/

 

Key questions we want to address are in the book are:

• What, conceptually, are the relationships between place, voluntary sector and leadership?
• Which characteristics of a place enable voluntary action to make a difference?
• What difference (if any!) does the voluntary sector make to place?
• How does voluntary action influence and shape place through sharing leadership with other actors — formally and informally?

• How and in what ways does voluntary sector leadership vary by place? How does the nature of places influence how leadership is practiced?

 

We invite abstracts for proposed chapters, including but not limited to:

 

• Chapters exploring the voluntary sector contribution to shaping place and its leadership
• Case studies that illustrate and extend understanding of the complex relationship between the sector, place and leadership
• Chapters that explore the leadership practice of place-based and place-focused voluntary sector organisations and the impact of that practice
• Chapters that explore the social interactions that construct place, with a particular focus on the part played by voluntary and community sector actors in those interactions
• International and comparative studies that highlight differences in the relationship between sector, place and leadership in different social and political contexts

 

Please send chapter abstracts of no more than 250 words to james.rees@wlv.ac.uk by January 13th, 2023. Following chapter selection, we will submit a full book proposal to Policy Press in early 2023.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and James Rees

 

 

James Rees

Reader and Deputy Director  

The Institute for Community Research and Development

Mary Seacole Building 
University of Wolverhampton 

Wolverhampton
WV1 1AD

 

Twitter: @DrJamesRees

www.wlv.ac.uk/icrd

CFP: Riding the Waves: Finding Balance in an Age of Uncertainty - Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA) 2023 Annual Conference (May 17-19, Holland, Michigan)

Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA) 2023 Annual Conference:  

Call for Presentation Proposals 

 

Riding the Waves: Finding Balance in an Age of Uncertainty 

 

In many ways, the world around us seems increasingly unsettled, as libraries face challenges from economic uncertainty, polarized politics, and transitions from paid subscriptions to constantly shifting models of open access. The Michigan Academic Library Association invites you to consider how library professionals can navigate today’s uncertain times and find our own inner stability while providing balanced, reliable and diverse resources and services to our students and faculty.  

MiALA invites you and your colleagues to submit presentation proposals for the 8th annual conference to be held in-person, May 17-19, 2023 at Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Participation from librarians, library staff, LIS students, and administrators from all types of academic libraries is encouraged.  MiALA membership is not required to submit a proposal. We welcome proposals on any topic related to academic libraries, including, but not limited to: 

 

• Access Services 

• Accessibility 

• Administration and Management 

• Archives 

• Assessment and Evaluation 

• Budgets 

• Cataloging and Metadata 

• Campus and Community Collaboration 

• Collections 

• Community College Libraries 

• Critical Librarianship 

• Data Management 

• Digital Humanities 

• Distance or Online Learning 

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

• Education and Curriculum 

• Electronic Resources 

• Fine Arts and Humanities 

• Health Sciences 

• Instruction and Information Literacy 

• Leadership 

• Library Liaisons Work 

• Open Educational Resources 

• Outreach 

• Research Services (including in-person or virtual reference) 

• Resource Sharing 

• STEM 

• Strategic Planning 

• Technical Services 

• Technology 

• User Experience 

• Web Development and Design 

 

We are seeking the following presentation formats:  

 

• Presentations (45 min.) 

• Panels (45 min.) 

• Moderated group discussions or mini-workshops (45 min.). The committee is particularly interested in proposals that include interactive or active learning components. 

• Mini-presentations (20 min.)  

 

Along with presenter(s) information, program proposals must include title, presentation format, topic tags, abstract (up to 75 words), description (up to 300 words), learning objective(s), and intended audience (up to 25 words). Proposals will be evaluated on relevance to the conference theme, impact on academic libraries, originality, creativity, clarity, audience engagement, and applicability of content and outcomes. 

 

All speakers should be prepared to move their presentations to an online format if conditions merit. 

 

Please submit your breakout session proposal using the application form located here by December 21, 2022. The primary contact listed on each proposal will receive a message indicating receipt of the proposal when it is submitted and decisions on proposals will be communicated to the primary contact in late January or early February. 

 

Questions about proposals can be sent to Jill Spreitzer at werdeljc@udmercy.edu.  

 

Please visit the MiALA 2023 Conference website for further information.  Questions about the conference in general can be sent to conference@miala.org.  

CFP: Archival Research Across Leisure Domains - World Leisure Congress 2023 in Dunedin, New Zealand (December 11-15, 2023)

Archival Research Across Leisure Domains 

20 min. Paper Presentations (+ 10 min. Q&A)

 

The recycling of data or the transformation of existing material into data is archival research. Classically, archival methods involve the study of historical documents in libraries and large institutions. However, contemporary archives are explored by non-historical researchers and maintained by many different bodies, such as community groups, businesses, education facilities, and individuals. Despite popular belief, archival materials are not just limited to dusty library documents. Rather, it could be evidence from photos shared on Instagram, a musician’s audio collection, government census records, an individual’s memorabilia collection, educational reports, sport club annals, and many more vaults of information. From this perspective, archival materials provide those interested in leisure with numerous opportunities.

 

The potential of these archives remains under-appreciated by many researchers interested in leisure. This is a shame, as looking through these diverse information sources can enable us to understand historical problems, unfold important events, consider people’s lives, and narrate community stories. For understanding leisure as an important aspect of people’s lives affected by social, political, economic, and cultural processes, archived data has lots to say.

 

I invite contributions for a special session at the 17^th World Leisure Congress 2023 to address the emergence of archival research in leisure studies. ​And encourage proposals that showcase and enhance the potential of archives for understanding across all domains of leisure.

Proposals may wish to focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:

 

• Studies that showcase the use of archival research methods in leisure studies
• The digitalisation of archival material and the potential for leisure
• Social Media as an archive
• The possibilities for and obstacles to overcome in researching leisure through archives
• Collaborations between academic and non-academic bodies in archive building and maintenance
• The discovery and recovery of archived leisure data
• Risk of losing undiscovered or hidden archives
• Innovative archival methodologies for understanding leisure

If we approach archives with an open mind, there is little point in identifying the numerous ways archived material may be used. Rather, it is best to simply say that if we as researchers are willing to meet the imaginative challenge of archival research, a myriad of issues central to leisure become open for exploration.

 

I invite abstracts to be submitted here via the World Leisure Congress website. I welcome enquiries via paul.tully@postgrad.otago.ac.nz.

 

Key dates for the session are as follows:

Call for abstracts close - 4 April 2023 at 11:59pm NZST
Abstracts presenters notified - From 25 May 2023

Abstract presenters' deadline to register - 15 August 2023

Congress - 11 to 15 December 2023

 

Warm regards,

 

Paul Tully

PhD Candidate

Department of Tourism 

University of Otago

Contact Info: 

I welcome enquiries via paul.tully@postgrad.otago.ac.nz.

Contact Email: 

paul.tully@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

CFP: Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, May 20-May 23, 2023

Call For Proposals: Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, May 20-May 23, 2023

Saturday, May 20 - Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Timberline Lodge
One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood
www.acquisitionsinstitute.org
 
Call for Proposals - Applications due December 30, 2022
 
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute? 

• Since 2000, the pre-eminent conference located in Western North America on acquisitions and collection development, held at Timberline Lodge. 
• A three-day conference focusing on the methods and innovation of building and managing library collections. 
• A small (capped at 80 attendees), informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Pacific Northwest setting.

WHAT TOPICS are we looking for? 
The planning committee is seeking submissions on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion, whether the presentation leans more toward the practical "here's what we did" sessions or toward the more abstract "here's what we think" sessions.  The committee may also seek to achieve balance in the program by bringing individual proposals together to form panels, or by recommending that a proposal be converted to a table talk. We invite you to indicate whether or not you'd be interested in these opportunities on the submission proposal form.

Topics we and/or prior year's attendees are interested in include (in no particular order):

• Collections analysis projects (e.g., GreenGlass or Gold Rush experiences, altmetrics, etc.) 
• Assessment tools, methods, and projects (e.g., linking collections with learning outcomes; usage studies)
• Managing liaison programs
• Public library and/or small academic library perspectives in acquisitions and collection development
• New models for selection
• Sustainable models for publishing/pricing
• Effective management of collections with constrained resources
• Vendor and publisher evaluation, including business skills to determine financial viability
• Diversity, inclusion and social justice in acquisitions and collections
• Negotiation skills and how to use them, including during library-vendor and library-publisher meetings
• Innovative vendor-librarian relationships and/or partnerships
• Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, successes (e.g., onboarding new acquisitions and/or collections staff)
• Using data visualization techniques to tell our stories (e.g., budget, collections, staff successes, etc.)
• Impacts of Open Access and Open Repositories on acquisitions and collection development 
• Data curation, including Big Data, and management and other new roles for subject and technical services librarians
• Digital scholarship

The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 30, 2022

Proposals should identify three or fewer presenters. 

Please use our 2023 proposal submission form.

COVID-19 Policy  
In the interest of keeping everyone safe, the Institute will adhere to local, state, and federal health and safety protocols related to COVID-19. More detailed information about these protocols will be shared as the event approaches. 
 

Important Dates

• Fri 12/30/22: Proposals due
• Mon 1/16/23: Review of proposals complete, and presenters notified
• Fri 1/20/23: Presenters confirm commitment to present
• Mon 2/6/23: Registration scheduled to open

The 2023 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Planning Committee is

• Damon Campbell, University of Oregon
• Selena Chau, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Kristina DeShazo, Oregon Health & Science University
• Kerri Goergen-Doll, Oregon State University
• Randyn Heisserer-Miller, Colorado State University
• Elsa Loftis, Portland State University
• Kasia Stasik, Harrassowitz
• planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org

Our mailing address is:
Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
27500 E Timberline Road
Timberline Lodge, OR 97028

Kasia Stasik
Regional Sales Manager
Email: kstasik@harrassowitz.de
Web: https://www.harrassowitz.de

North American Library Services Office for

HARRASSOWITZ Booksellers & Subscription Agents
1110 Montlimar Drive, Suite 590
Mobile, AL 36609

CFP: Articles on Open Access: Library Resources & Technical Services

The editors of Library Resources & Technical Services invite submissions on the topic of Open Access to celebrate the one year anniversary (OA-versery) of the journal moving to zero-embargo Open Access effective January 2023. Submissions may deal with any aspect of Open Access relevant within the scope of LRTS to publish research focused in the areas of collections, scholarly communications, acquisitions, and cataloging. Welcome topics include, but are not limited to:

• Negotiation of transformative agreements
• Publisher and librarian Open Access collaborations 
• Role of the institutional repository in supporting Open Access
• Factoring Open Access into serials management
• Reimagining technical services workflows to support Open Access
• Acquisition models that support Open Access publishing
• Developing library or institutional Open Access principles and practices 
• Intersections of Open Access and DEI initiatives
• Open Access as a mechanism to make scholarly communication more equitable
• Leveraging Open Access materials to diversify collections 
• Best practices for cataloging Open Access materials
• Optimizing the discovery of Open Access materials
• Partnerships outside of the library to support Open Access
• Advocacy for Open Access publishing options

 

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the author guidelines and submitted via the journal’s OJS system. Manuscripts received by July 7, 2023 (7/7/23) will be considered for the special issue; those received after the deadline may be published in a later issue. All studies will undergo double anonymous peer-review. Essays, interviews, and shorter format submissions are welcome; editors reserve the right for these to be peer or editorially reviewed. Please email Rachel Scott (rescot2@ilstu.edu) and Michael Fernandez (michael.fernandez@yale.edu) with any questions. 

CFP: EBSCO User Group for North American academic libraries - June 7-9, 2023, Cincinnati, Ohio

CFP URL

Conference Submissions

Submissions are now open for the EBSCO User Group for North American academic libraries. The conference, which takes place June 7-9, 2023 in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking sessions on all EBSCO products used in academic libraries. Topics of sessions can include: collection development, diversity, equity and inclusion, user journey, reporting and analytics, optimizing search, open source/open access, and tips and tricks. This year, sessions will also be labeled as introductory, intermediate and expert.

The conference will feature an additional day focused on EBSCO FOLIO users (and those interested in learning more). Topics for that day will include: demos, integrations, implementation process, innovation, and tips and tricks.

Submissions will close on February 28, 2023.

CFP: 29th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago

 

CFP: 29th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago 

About 

Present your research to an engaged audience of library professionals at the 29th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. This hour-long session is incredibly popular and a fantastic opportunity to extend the impact of your research. Submissions are blind refereed.  

Hosted by 

Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section (RSS) of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) 

When is the proposal due? 

January 30, 2023  

How do I submit? 

Complete our online submission form. For planning purposes, here’s what the form will ask you:  

• Researcher name(s), title(s), and affiliation(s) 

• Primary contact name and email 

• Title of presentation 

• Research question 

• Gap(s) in existing scholarship that this research aims to fill 

• Brief description of methodology used 

• Brief description of outcomes (or anticipated outcomes) of this research 

• Brief description of significance of this research 

• Planned presentation elements

• If accepted, I or a member of the research team will be able to present in person at ALA Annual 2023 in Chicago (yes/no) 

What types of libraries are represented? 

Public, Academic, Special, School 

Who is invited to submit proposals?

We welcome submissions from all professionals engaged in reference services. Membership in RUSA, ALA, or any other professional organization is not required. 

What do we mean by reference? 

Reference is a patron-initiated interaction where the librarian provides assistance by using expertise in response to an information need. See RUSA’s full Definition of Reference.  

This can look like, but is not exclusive to: in-person reference, virtual reference, new reference services, reference staffing, training, leadership, DEI lenses, and more. 

What do we mean by research?  

After asking a specific question, information was gathered and synthesized to propose a hypothesis or solution to the question so that larger implications or inferences can be made through those findings.  

Research published on reference services often takes the form of, but is not limited to, surveys, interviews, focus groups, content analyses, ethnographies, observations, and data analyses. 

How are proposals evaluated? 

Proposals are blind refereed according to the criteria enumerated in the online submission form: 

• Originality: potential to fill gap(s) in existing scholarship 

• Quality: research design and methodology 

• Significance: potential to inform and transform reference services  

Descriptions of presentations from past forums are available here.  

What gets extra credit? 

• Unique or underrepresented methodologies or forms or research design, including, but not limited to, decolonizing methodologies, emancipatory research, action research, critical discourse analysis, and autoethnography  

• Research centered on library workers or users from historically marginalized populations 

• Research addressing an original concept not yet introduced in the literature 

• Presentations which will employ participatory techniques 

Does the research need to be complete prior to submission? 

Research projects that are in process are welcome, but both the proposal and presentation must be able to address potential outcomes and significance.  

If you are presenting on the process of your research or progress on a multi-year study, you must be able to provide an update on initial findings and extrapolate anticipated outcomes. 

When will I find out if my proposal has been accepted? 

Notifications will be sent via email to primary contacts by Tuesday, February 28, 2023. 

Where can I direct questions? 

Meg Galasso (galasso@iu.edu) and Jennifer Hunter (jenhunter@princeton.edu), 2022-2023 co-chairs of the RUSA RSS Research & Statistics committee