Friday, September 29, 2023

Call for Applicants: ACRL/NY Symposium Scholarships - 2023 ACRL/NY Symposium: Embracing Slow Librarianship

Call for Applicants: ACRL/NY Symposium Scholarships 

2023 ACRL/NY Symposium: Embracing Slow Librarianship
https://acrlny.org/2023symposium/
Deadline: Oct 6, 2023

In conjunction with our annual symposium, ACRL/NY (December 1st, 2023) is offering three different scholarships. Awardees receive a waiver to attend our annual symposium and are also awarded a full year of membership in the organization. 

For those who attend in person, breakfast and lunch are included. Please note that scholarship recipients will be responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. 
 
  • Student Scholarship – For students currently enrolled in graduate degree programs in library/information science who are considering a career in academic librarianship (3 awardees). Apply now —— > : fill out this student scholarship form
  • Early Career Librarian Scholarship – For an academic librarian who has been practicing less than 5 years following receipt of a Master’s degree in library/information science (1 awardee).  Apply now —— > :: fill out this early career librarian scholarship form
  • The Dr. Barbara Bonous-Smit Scholarship – For an academic librarian who has been in practice at least 5 years following receipt of a Master’s degree in library/information science (1 awardee).  Apply now —— >  fill out this Dr. Barbara Bonous-Smit scholarship form

2023 ACRL/NY Symposium: Embracing Slow Librarianship

In response to the growing fetishization of productivity in academia’s increasingly corporatized climate, writer and librarian Julia Glassman suggests that library communities might benefit from an approach that incorporates principles from “slow” movements (slow food, slow technology, etc.). She describes slow librarianship as addressing the needs and interests of library communities through the “commitment to prioritizing reflection and meaningful practices over chains of impressive-sounding achievements,” which, in turn, presents the possibility of opening up “alternative avenues for professional development and recognition."
 
Produced annually by the Greater New York Metropolitan Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries, this year’s event will take place on Friday, December 1st at Baruch College’s Vertical Campus in Manhattan, and will be livestreamed.

Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the full-day symposium, in person or virtually, and produce a short article on their impressions of the day for the ACRL/NY blog (guidelines to be provided).

Application submission deadline: Friday, October 6, 2023

Scholarship recipients will be notified on or before: Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

For further information about the symposium, go to: https://acrlny.org/2023symposium/ 
 
We look forward to your submission.
The 2023 ACRL/NY Symposium Committee

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

CFP: Biographies Area of the 2024 Popular Culture Association (PCA) Conference

CFP: Biographies Area of the 2024 Popular Culture Association (PCA) Conference

The Biographies Area of the Popular Culture Association (PCA)  is soliciting papers for the 2024 conference 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

The conference will be held March 27-30, 2024 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session.  Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes. 

 

Below are some recent titles of presentations in the Biographies Area panels:

·         Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll: Celebrity Biography through the Lens of Autopsy

·         Will Rogers: American Folk Hero or Elitist Fraud

·         Manufacturing “Soupy Sales:” Biographical Insights in the Emergence of a Comic Entertainer

 

 

If interested in submitting for the conference, please provide the title and abstract of your presentation.  


Deadline for Paper Proposals: November 30, 2023

 

Please direct any queries to the Biographies Area Chair:

Susie Skarl
Associate Professor/Urban Affairs Librarian
UNLV Libraries
Las Vegas, NV 89154
702-895-2141
susie.skarl@unlv.edu OR susieskarl@gmail.com


Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Call for Papers and New Reviewers: Reference Services Review (RSR) Journal

 The Reference Services Review (RSR) journal invites submissions for papers exploring a wide range of reference, public, and user services topics. As you may know, the RSR is an international, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on current research, practice, and trends in library reference, user, and public services.

 

RSR publishes manuscripts from a range of library and information science perspectives. Research in all types of libraries, archives, and museums is welcome. We welcome submissions in the following categories: viewpoint, technical paper, conceptual paper, case study, literature review, and general review. 

 

In addition to seeking papers, we are also looking for enthusiastic professionals to join our team of peer reviewers. We are looking for professionals who can help us achieve this goal with a range of experience and expertise beyond traditional "reference," particularly seeking reviewers in all aspects of user and public services, including (but not limited to) teaching and learning, information, and related literacies (multimedia, digital, etc.), accessibility and inclusion, engagement, and digital scholarship. 

 

We especially seek reviewers who work in public, school, and community college libraries to help us diversify our reviewer pool. We also encourage applications from reviewers who identify as members of traditionally marginalized groups and want to contribute to the scholarly conversation to apply or submit a paper.

 

We hope you will consider publishing your work in the RSR journal and helping us maintain the highest quality research by becoming a peer reviewer. If you are interested in submitting a paper or becoming a peer reviewer for RSR, we invite you to visit our website for more details. 

 

Sincerely, 

The RSR Editorial Team

* Submit a Paper for RSR: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rsr

* Join RSR's Peer Reviewer Pool: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/rsr#join-reviewers 

* Visit RSR's website https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/rsr

* Follow RSR on LinkedIn

Friday, September 01, 2023

CFP: NASIG Autumn (Virtual Conference - October 16th-18th, 2023)

We are pleased to announce that the NASIG Autumn virtual conference is scheduled to take place online October 16-18, 2023, and the call for proposals is now open.  

We are accepting proposals for the following session types:

  • Short (7 minutes): ideal for concise overviews or burgeoning ideas
  • Medium (15 minutes): perfect for case studies
  • Long (30 minutes): great for more detailed presentations

Please submit your proposals here: https://forms.gle/farNPnLtU9rXmnpa8 by Monday, September 11, 2023.

Whether you are new to libraries, working towards your MLIS, or have many years of experience, we are interested in learning more about your work with:

  • New or evolving tools, such as AI
  • Open Source library systems
  • Collection development and assessment
  • Licensing trends and workflows
  • Cataloging practices
  • And more! 

Sessions may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, new findings related to a previously shared NASIG webinar or conference presentation,or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the NASIG community. This is not an opportunity to promote or denigrate a specific vendor, product, or service.

NASIG Autumn is an entirely virtual event, open to speakers and attendees globally. Speakers will receive free registration. We intend to make NASIG Autumn content more widely available after the conference. Additional details will be included in the Speaker MOU.

Again, the deadline for submission is Monday, September 11, 2023, after which our planning committee will convene and review all submissions. If you need an extension, or any assistance with your submission, please do not hesitate to contact us at nasig-autumn@nasig.org.