CFP: Trauma-Informed Leadership in Libraries - Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Call for Proposals, Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Volume 44: Trauma-Informed Leadership in Libraries

Series Editor: David Ketchum, University of Oregon

Trauma-informed practices have become an increasingly essential part of librarianship since the COVID-19 global pandemic. Trauma can result from a single negative event or repeated exposure to negative events over time, and can manifest in many forms. Trauma-informed approaches to leadership seek to understand and consider an individual’s holistic life experiences, particularly negative consequences of trauma, when determining how to best support and interact with them in the workplace. 

ALAO seeks chapter submissions for a volume entitled Trauma-Informed Leadership in Libraries that will examine the idea, value, and practice of trauma-informed philosophies and leadership practices in libraries. 

Proposals in the following areas would be of particular interest:

• Creating a cultural shift in manager and employee interactions in a library setting.
• Incorporating guiding principles of trauma-informed practice in library leadership.
• Understanding and helping BIPOC workers and patrons overcome deep-seated historical trauma. 
• Developing a deeper awareness of trauma-related concepts in the library workplace.
• Understanding how trauma affects library leaders and employees. 

This will be the first volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization (ALAO) to publish in 2025. 

About the Advances in Library Administration and Organization series:

ALAO offers long-form research, comprehensive discussions of theoretical developments, and in-depth accounts of evidence-based practice in library administration and organization. The series answers the questions, “How have libraries been managed, and how should they be managed?” Through this series, practitioners glean new approaches in challenging times and collaborate on the exploration of scholarly solutions to professional quandaries. 

How to submit:

We are currently seeking proposals for the 2025 volume, Trauma-Informed Leadership in Libraries. If you are interested in contributing to this volume, please send a proposal including an abstract (approximately 300 words), a brief author bio, and estimated length of final submission to David Ketchum at dketchum@uoregon.edu by August 31, 2023.

Submission deadlines:

• Submission deadline for chapter proposals: August 31, 2023
• Notification of acceptance: October 31, 2023
• Submission deadline for full chapters: January 31, 2024
• Comments returned to authors: March 31, 2024
• Submission deadline for chapter revisions: May 15, 2024

Call for Chapters: Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies (TILPSPAIS) #ACRL

Call for Chapter Proposals: Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies (TILPSPAIS) 

Forthcoming, 2025, from ACRL 

Overview 

Book Description 

As undergraduate students enter classrooms in this pandemic-changed, politically charged social climate, teaching information literacy skills has become ever more challenging and vital. Incorporating such critical skills into library instruction, whether one-shot sessions or scaffolded lessons, can be tricky and requires thoughtful planning. Liaison librarians to political science, public affairs, international studies, and related fields face special challenges in adapting traditional information literacy practices to the dynamic topics and unique resources of their disciplines. Gray literature, government data, policy documents, social media, and more must be addressed alongside conventional scholarly publications. 

The interdisciplinary nature of politics, policy, and international studies courses offers many opportunities for active and applied learning but also requires additional considerations for locating and evaluating information. This book will aid both novice and advanced liaison librarians alike in their work with political science, public policy, law, government, international relations, global affairs, and similar disciplines at their institutions. 

Editors 

Rachel Olsen is an Assistant Professor and the Social Sciences Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she works with the Political Science department, among many other academic departments. She is heavily involved with the North Carolina Library Association and serves as the Social Media Coordinator for ACRL’s Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section (PPIRS). 

Kimberly MacVaugh is the School of Foreign Service & Government Liaison and Reference Librarian at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where she supports the political science and international affairs programs. Kim is the ACRL liaison to the American Political Science Association (APSA) and serves on the executive committee of PPIRS.

Tentative Timeline 

• Chapter proposals due September 8th, 2023 (new date)
• Proposals accepted by October 2, 2023 
• Chapter drafts due June 3, 2024 
• Revisions/Edits June-August 2024 
• Manuscript to ACRL September 2024 

Table of Contents 

1. Part I: “Getting in the Door”: Liaising in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies 

a. This section will provide practical foundational tools for librarians seeking to establish relationships with instructional faculty in these disciplines, with particular emphasis on how to successfully draw on partnerships and resources to foster successful long-term information literacy instruction. We seek proposals that focus on how they addressed the unique pedagogical approaches of these fields to develop successful interventions. 

b. Possible topics include: 

i. Engaging with Faculty 

ii. Leveraging Library Resources 

iii. Collaborating across Campus (e.g. Data/Digital Scholarship, External Research Offices, Academic Resource Offices, Writing Centers) 

2. Part II: “Framing the Framework”: Adapting Information Literacy Concepts and Theories within Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies 

a. This section will offer theoretical and pedagogical grounding for the disciplinary specific uses of the information literacy framework, building on the outstanding work in the Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Politics, Policy and International Relations 

b. We are seeking chapters to discuss incorporation of the six frames into these social science fields, specifically tailored to the IL skills common to these disciplines. These can be more conceptual in nature and/or broad in scope. Tested instructional activities may be more appropriate for part three. 

3. Part III: “Hit the Ground Running”: Teaching and Assessment Plans 

a. This section will consist of chapters offering lesson plans of successful one-shot or scaffolded instruction in the disciplines. Template TBD comprising 

Pedagogical/Theoretical Approach, Learning Outcomes, IL Frame(s) 

Incorporated, Plan, Activities, Materials, Assessment, and more. 

b. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): 

i. Quantitative Data 

ii. Qualitative Research 

iii. Government Documents 

iv. Legal Research

v. Policy Evaluation/Grey Literature 

vi. Social Media/News 

Proposal Submission 

Please submit your chapter proposal through this Google Form. The proposal should be no longer than 300 words for a final chapter of approximately 4,000-5,000 words. Please be sure to identify all co-authors and include their contact information. 

Proposals will be assessed based on the rubric attached and with consideration to the cohesion of the entire text. 

Please submit your proposal by August 25, 2023. Accepted proposals will be notified on a rolling basis, and you will be notified no later than October 2, 2023 of your proposal status.

Call for chapters: Towards a New Sociology of Charity

Call for chapters.

Towards a New Sociology of Charity

Full call here: https://bit.ly/tansoc.  

Contributions to a new volume, synergizing work that moves discussions towards a new sociology of charity, are invited. We seek to understand the current charitable moment and its links to wider social forces, where insight into a charity-related issue reveals societies’ inner workings or apply ideas from wider social processes to identify the contours of the role or problem of charity.

This project aims to pull together contributions by both emerging and established scholars, through critical perspectives which can help discern the impacts of taken-for-granted processes and actions, and bring a sociological eye to how charity could be rethought and reformulated in the twenty-first century.

If you have work—theoretical, empirical, a commentary, or normative—we are looking for contributions to an edited volume, for the British Sociological Association's Sociological Futures book series, published by Routledge. We are looking for 10-12 chapters and for these to include a good geographic and demographic spread of authors and issues discussed.

These could include:

• new theoretical examinations of charity and/or charitable giving
• boundaries between charity and mutual aid, and the refusal of charity
• the indignities or stigmas associated with charity
• charity and mutual aid as social relations
• the increased visibility of calls for ‘solidarity not charity’
• global conceptualisations of charity and mutual aid
• inequalities within/reinforced by the charity sector
• lived experiences of charity
• charity as a deliverer of social welfare
• organizational forms and processes underpinning charitable efforts
• methodological innovations in studying charity
• and many other potential subjects.

Please see the full details of this proposed volume here: https://bit.ly/tansoc. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for this edited collection, please send a 300-word abstract, outlining the chapter’s contents and fit with such a volume, alongside a 50 word biographical statement for each author, to Jon Dean (j.dean@shu.ac.uk).

All submissions must be received by Friday 22nd September.

If you have any questions about potential submissions, please contact one of the editors, Katherine Chen (kchen@ccny.cuny.edu) or Jon Dean (j.dean@shu.ac.uk).

Please circulate this call to your networks.

Many thanks

Jon and Katherine

CFP: LIASA CONFERENCE 2023 (Cape Town, South Africa) THEME: LIBRARIES - WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER

CFP URL: https://www.liasa.org.za/page/conf2023_call


LIASA Conference
Cape Town, South Africa
October 10-13, 2023

LIASA CONFERENCE 2023 - Call for Papers

THEME: LIBRARIES - WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER

Rationale

In 2021 we emphasised that Libraries Matter, which in turn led us to reimagine and repurpose our libraries to demonstrate the resilience of libraries in 2022. Building on these themes, this year’s conference aims to look at the future of libraries. Having successfully run the Libraries Telling Powerful Stories campaign during South African Library Week, Libraries - Writing the Next Chapter will attempt to answer the question, “What are the stories we will tell about libraries in the future?”

The upcoming Conference seeks to explore this theme through papers, discussions, presentations, posters and lightning talks on the following aspects:

Design

• What will the library of the future look like?
• What new spaces will we create/have to create to meet the demands of future users/future services?

Services/Experiences

• What services will the library of the future offer?
• What current services would need to change to meet the advances of new technologies and/or new requests from users?

Technology

• What impact will technology continue to have on the library of the future?
• What does the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence hold for libraries? 
• How can libraries leverage this to provide better services and experiences?

Education

• How will we educate librarians and information workers for the library of the future?
• With conversations taking place worldwide in this respect, how do we decolonialise curriculums not just in the LIS sector but also in the broader GLAM sector?

Storytelling/Marketing/Promotion

• How do we tell impactful stories about LIS?
• How do we illustrate our contributions to the national development agenda and the SDGs?

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 01 August 2023. Authors of successful submissions will be 
notified by no later than 25 August 2023.

The deadline for submission of abstracts for lightning talks is 14 August 2023

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

1. Authors are invited to submit abstracts for:
• Oral, research based presentations (15 min), or
• Viewpoint papers (firmly supported by the literature, careful analysis and sound arguments (15 min), or
• Conversational presentations (practical experience, cases studies and best practice) (15 min), or
• Lightning talks (5 min, accompanied by an electronic poster on a single slide)
2. Abstracts for research-based papers should include an introduction, statement of the research problem, methodology, findings (could be preliminary), and implications of the study. Reviewers are looking for studies that relate to the theme, that are original, and well-written.
3. All contributions must be presented in English.
4. Abstracts, including references (where applicable) must not exceed 500 words.
5. The abstracts of accepted papers and posters, as well as the speaker bios and photos, will be published on the LIASA and conference websites. Speaker bios and photos will be obtained from authors of accepted papers. By submitting your abstract, you agree to it being published on the LIASA and conference websites. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
6. The final version of the presentation must be submitted in electronic format before the conference and full text document of the presentation must be submitted in electronic format on or before a date that will be communicated to authors of accepted papers. The presentations will be uploaded to the LIASA website after the conference.
7. Where applicable, accepted presentations will be pre-recorded on a date and time that will be communicated to the authors. It is mandatory for presenters to register and attend the conference, and especially to be present during their session for live discussions.
8. Please note that all presenters must be registered for the conference by 8 September 2023 and they are responsible for their own expenses to attend the conference.
9. No correspondence will be entered into about acceptance or non-acceptance of papers.

Timeline

• 01 June 2023 First call for papers circulated
• 01 August 2023 Submission of abstracts closes
• 14 August 2023 Submission of abstracts for lightning talks only closes
• 25 August 2023 Last day for authors of accepted papers to be notified
• 8 September 2023 Last day for registration of presenters of accepted papers
• 22 September 2023 Pre-recorded presenters: Final paper and presentation due
• 25 – 29 September 2023 Recording of presentations (where applicable)
• 2 October 2023 Submission of all in-person presenters’ final papers and presentations
• 10 – 13 October 2023 LIASA 2023 Conference

For general queries contact: conference@liasa.org.za.

CFP: ACRL Publication - Working title: Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians

Working title: Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians

Editors: Whitney Kramer (Cornell University), Evan Muzzall (Stanford University), and Iliana Burgos (Cornell University)

Chapter proposal submission deadline: July 15, 2023

Publisher: ACRL

 

View the full call for proposals.

 

Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians will provide librarians with a broad overview of the TDM-specific data literacy skills needed to support researchers. It will include case studies of library-supported TDM projects in a variety of disciplines, from the digital humanities to the social sciences and beyond. This volume will help librarians of all experience levels learn to support researchers utilizing TDM across disciplines and even conduct TDM research of their own. We will prioritize open scholarship principles and data-centric approaches to TDM when applicable and encourage librarians to think critically about the applications of TDM — especially with regards to social impacts, intellectual property rights, and power structures in facilitating TDM. Ultimately, this volume is intended to empower librarians, inform decision makers, and support our research communities as working with textual data becomes further embedded into the research landscape.

 

Call for chapter proposals:

We invite chapter proposals for the following sections. If you have experience supporting text and data mining research in any form, please consider submitting a proposal. Do not feel limited by the following suggested topics! We encourage proposals from first-time authors and authors based in any type of college or university setting. Potential topics could include (but are not limited to):

• Essentials of Text Data Literacy. Examples include:
• How to engage in a TDM “reference interview”
• Data ethics in text data mining research contexts
• Embedding critical theory into text data education
• The role of library administration and management in supporting TDM
• Education, Training, and Logistics. Examples include:
• Text data sources and collections management
• Library applications of text data mining: easy examples in context
• Problems of text data mining in libraries: licensing and legal aspects of TDM
• Labor in supporting TDM education
• Evaluating proprietary and black box TDM products
• Practical Applications and Case Studies. Examples include:
• Electronic health records
• Engaging with ChatGPT and tools powered by artificial “intelligence”
• Large language models
• Law and technology
• Literary text data
• Social media data
• Text data in the digital humanities
• Text data in the social sciences
• Using TDM for library assessment
• Working with multilingual corpora

 

Proposal Instructions:

Please submit your proposals using this Google form. The text of the proposals should not exceed 500 words. Be sure to include a working title, 3-5 keywords describing your proposed topic, and one or two learning objectives. (Note: These are not included in the word limit.)

 

Submissions are due by July 15, 2023. We expect to notify authors of acceptance by August 15, 2023. See below for the proposed project timeline. Please email Whitney Kramer at wbk39@cornell.edu with any questions.

 

Project Timeline:

• CFP closes July 15, 2023
• Authors notified of acceptance by August 15, 2023
• Chapter outlines sent to editors by October 2, 2023
• First drafts due January 15, 2024
• Draft reviews completed and feedback provided to authors around April 15, 2024
• Second drafts due May 15, 2024
• Editor reviews completed around July 1, 2024
• Final draft submitted to ACRL by August 31, 2024

Call for Applicants for EBLIP Journal: Evidence Summaries Writers

Call for Applicants for EBLIP Journal: Evidence Summaries Writers

Journal URL: https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP

EBLIP seeks to add several writers to the Evidence Summaries Team. Evidence summaries are critical appraisal syntheses, which provide analysis regarding the validity and reliability of the methodology used in an original research article. As such, they are a key component of EBLIP to aid readers in making informed decisions in their local practice. Evidence Summaries Team members are required to write two evidence summaries per year, with a two-year commitment to the journal. Evidence Summaries cover all areas of library and information studies, and we encourage applications from information professionals in areas such as school, public, and special libraries, as well as academic settings.

Interested persons should send a cover letter, indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role, and resume/CV as a single PDF file to Fiona Inglis (Associate Editor, Evidence Summaries) at finglis@wlu.ca by July 15, 2023. Applicants who are shortlisted will be asked to submit a sample evidence summary.

*Please note that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a non-profit, open access journal and all positions are voluntary and unpaid. The positions are an excellent opportunity for continuing professional development and gaining experience in reviewing and critically appraising library-related research.

**Only those applicants who are selected or shortlisted will be contacted by the Editors.

About the journal:

 

Published quarterly and hosted by the University of Alberta, this peer-reviewed, open access journal is targeted at all library and information professionals interested in an evidence based model of practice. By facilitating access to librarianship research via original research articles and evidence summaries of relevant research from the library literature, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice enables librarians to practice their profession in an evidence based manner. Please visit the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice web site (https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP) for further information about the journal.

 

CFP: Charleston Conference - November 6-10, 2023 (in-person) & November 27-December 1, 2023 (online)

 

Call for Papers Now Open!

We're excited to welcome you back to Charleston, either in-person or virtually, for the 2023 Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition. Our theme this year is "Let the Good Times Roll!"  Do you have ideas, challenges, solutions, or information to share? We’re seeking proposals on topics related to collection development and acquisitions, including, but not limited to, the following threads: Analysis and Analytics Collections/Collection Development Library Services Management Preservation/Archiving Scholarly Communication Technology & Trends Up & Coming – Foundational information for those new to the profession. Deadline for submissions is Monday, July 10.  We also have a limited number of spots available for preconference workshops. Proposal deadline is June 5.

Submit Your Proposal

Call for Preconferences

PLEASE NOTE: Conference sessions are meant for librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss issues of interest to them all. They are not an opportunity for marketing products or services. All proposals must include at least one librarian or library worker at the time of submission. Conference sessions should include a diverse representation from the different viewpoints and stakeholders in the scholarly communications process.

Some important dates: June 12: Vendor Showcase booth registration opens June 14: Conference registration and hotel guest room blocks open July 10: Call for Papers proposal deadline

Find Out More

Publishers and Vendors: There are many opportunities for you to participate beyond the Call for Papers as exhibitors and/or sponsors. Preliminary Vendor Showcase Exhibitor Details 2023 Conference Sponsorship Information