CFP: LOEX Fall Focus 2025 Conference (November 17-19 - virtual)

LOEX Fall Focus 2025 Conference

Call for Proposals

November 17-19 (Online)

You are invited to submit a proposal for LOEX Fall Focus 2025, an information literacy & library instruction conference focused on:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Archives & Special Collections
• Sense of Belonging

We are excited to examine this year's topics and for this online conference to build upon the success of our previous Fall Focus in 2023. We believe this conference's structure, timing, and format is a great way to give more people an opportunity to share what they have learned and are doing in areas that currently have particular salience in the library instruction & information literacy community.

We invite you to submit a proposal on any of these focuses. Proposals for 50-minute long presentations (which will be the majority of the conference) and 7-minute long lightning talks can be submitted only through the online submission form and must be received by Friday, September 5, 2025. You do not need to be a LOEX member to submit a proposal.

For more details, please visit https://loexfallfocus.org/proposals/

CFP: Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review (#OpenAccess #BusinessLibrarianship)

Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review is seeking peer-reviewed articles for our bi-annual journal in Volume 11, Issue 1, to be published in the Summer of 2026. This is a great opportunity for librarians interested in researching any and all areas related to business librarianship. Ticker is an open-access journal committed to promoting the widest possible discussion of original and translational research, evidence-based pieces, case studies, and more.  We especially encourage submissions from early-career librarians.  Ticker offers the opportunity to publish in either of our peer-reviewed or editorial-reviewed collections of articles.

Journal Home Page - https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ticker/

Submission Guidelines

To start your submission, you must register/log in and follow the instructions.

The deadlines for peer-reviewed articles are 

Summer Issue (publishes 07/31): October 10, 2025 (the year before publication, this accounts for a longer timeline to accommodate holiday breaks in late fall/winter)

Winter Issue (publishes 01/31 the year following submission): June 5, 2026.

Recent peer-reviewed research featured in Ticker has included:

• Mayhook, Z. A., Bochenek, A., Grauel, E., Minser, H., O'Neill, T. W., Stonebraker, I. & Vasquez, J., (2025) “Building a Regional Library-Led Case Competition: Reflections from Librarians and Vendor Partners ”, Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review 10(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/ticker.7318

• Nicolosi, G. & Reiter, L., (2024) “The presence of popular business titles in ABLD collections”, Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review 9(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/ticker.6328

Please reach out to Ash Faulkner, Editor in Chief, with any questions at faulkner.172@osu.edu. Please share with any group or person you think would be interested.

Best,

Ash Faulkner, Editor in Chief

Kelly LaVoice, Managing Editor

CFP: Open Access Conference (Defend Research, Defend Open Access) - Conference - October 21, 2025 - Virtual; CFP Deadline August 1, 2025

Save the Date! The SJSU King Library OA25 Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the theme of this year's biennial Open Access Conference: Defend Research, Defend Open Access. This year's conference aims to build on the Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship and to provide researchers, librarians, publishers, research administrators, and concerned citizens a chance to share their experiences and strategies in addressing and countering government censorship in the research process.

When? October 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT

Where? This will be a virtual conference

How much? Registration will be free.

We've decided to extend the deadline for submitting proposals for contributed content. We invite proposals for 20 or 40 minute presentations. Submit your proposal via our Google Form by August 1 at 5 PM PDT. We especially invite participants from outside the United States to share their perspectives and experience in navigating the impacts of political change on the research process. Topics may include but are not limited to: 

• Impact of disrupted research agendas, including policy and social impacts as well as impacts on individual researchers;

• Disappearing data and its effect on teaching and/or research;

• Data rescue projects or research on the scope of disappearing data and web content;

• Preservation of open content;

• Labor issues related to Open Access, including invisible labor, power dynamics within academia, and sustainability of current practices;

• Strategies for organization and action in response to changes in the research environment;

• Case studies of Open Access initiatives;

• Minimal computing and other ways of reimagining infrastructure for scholarship; and

• Open Access in politically repressive or underfunded research environments.

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Hackman, Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian, San José State University Library, at dawn.hackman@sjsu.edu.

Thank you, 

Call for Editors: Humanities Methods in Librarianship #OpenAccessJournal

Call For Editors

Apply by: September 15th, 2025

Humanities Methods in Librarianship – a new, no-fee, open access journal – is looking for editors to join our talented editorial team! The journal publishes high quality, peer-reviewed research, creative works, and book reviews. We aim to broaden the scholarly conversation by encouraging submissions that deploy methods from the humanities to address current or salient issues in the library profession.

If you are interested in being an editor, irrespective of your academic background, we’d love to hear from you!

Please fill out the form here, and we will reach out to you to start a conversation. 

For additional information, please reach out to editors@humanitiesmethods.org.

CFP: Well-Being in Higher Education: The Library's Evolving Role (2025 FACRL Virtual Conference - October 24, 2025)

Well-Being in Higher Education: The Library's Evolving Role

The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) is seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2025 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference, held online on Friday, October 24, 2025.

“Being mentally resilient is integral to academic success” —Stephanie Rollins, director of library services at Air University in Montgomery, Alabama.

Over the past decade, mental health support in academic libraries has evolved into a creative, focused, and expansive initiative. Leading the way, educational institutions are consistently innovating to address campus needs by implementing targeted tools, dedicating roles and spaces to promote well-being, and investing in specialized programs and services tailored to their students and faculty. This year's call for proposals invites librarians and library staff to showcase their innovative projects, strategies, and ideas that uplift and enhance campus well-being.

What innovative projects have you implemented to enhance your academic campus's well-being? What steps can we take to prevent personal and professional burnout? What can we do to promote work/life balance? What spaces, resources, collections, activities, groups, or services do you provide to support wellness for your students, faculty, and staff? What wellness programs or immersive tools have you introduced to help others in their journey toward improved overall well-being? What practices have you implemented to leverage librarian expertise and enhance services and resources for a more positive patron experience?

We welcome submissions from library staff, students, and faculty.

Topics might include but are not limited to:

• Innovative ways to promote wellness.
• Promoting support services and networks.
• Student engagement activities.
• Building relevant collections.
• Librarians as champions for their students and faculty.
• Flexible work schedules, e.g., remote work, flex time, compressed schedules, etc.
• Innovative spaces, e.g., quiet rooms, comfortable seating, low sensory lighting, serenity, and meditation rooms.
• Stress-less activities for students, e.g., therapy dogs, free massages, coloring, and puzzle stations.
• Physical and mental well-being activities and other immersive tools that promote resilience and mental strength, e.g., yoga for the mind and body, relaxation techniques.
• Slow Librarianship: A captivating approach that harnesses the expertise of librarians to elevate services and resources, ensuring a genuinely enriching experience for patrons. It's all about fostering a positive connection and creating a welcoming environment where knowledge blooms and exploration flourishes!

Do you have an idea for a timely topic outside this year's theme? Please feel free to submit it for consideration! Don't see a trend of interest but have best practices to share? No problem. Submit your proposal anyway.

Proposals for presentations, posters, and lightning round presentations can be submitted beginning Monday, May 19, 2025 using the online submission form. Rolling reviews and decisions will occur as proposals are received. The final deadline to submit is Friday, July 11, 2025. Presenters will receive complimentary registration to the virtual conference.

Presentations should be 45 minutes long, including the time provided for questions. Posters will be shared during a virtual poster session at the conference. Lightning round presentations are 5 minutes in length. Please follow this link to the rubric used to score all proposals. Acceptance emails will be sent on or before Friday, August 15, 2025. 

Presentations of superior quality may be considered for future publication in The Reference Librarian, a major refereed journal published by Taylor and Francis. Consider reviewing the Instructions for Authors to learn about the expectations of content and writing for this peer-reviewed journal, which utilizes APA 7th edition style. Please contact editor Lauri Rebar (Lrebar@fau.edu) with any questions. New and established authors are welcome!

Inquiries may be sent to the FACRL President, Leah Plocharczyk (lplochar@fau.edu)

CFP: Power Up 2026: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff (Hybird - March 26-27, 2026 - Madison, Wisconsin)

Power Up 2026 - A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff

Call for Proposals Open

Deadline to submit: August 10

March 26-27, 2026 | Hybrid Conference

The Power Up planning committee wants your program proposals for Power Up 2026 to be held March 26-27, 2026, in Madison, WI. Topics could include, by are not limited to strategic planning, leadership styles & strategies, advocacy, intellectual freedom, mentorship, staff morale and retention, culturally relevant programing & collection, managing change, program assessment, innovative or experimental programming, and playful & connected learning. 

Conference sessions can take one of several formats, and you are welcome to submit multiple proposals!

• Lecture presentation: 45-minute presentation + 15 min Q&A
• Panel Discussion: 2-4 presenters focused on one big topic and sharing their experience
• Workshop presentation: One-hour hands-on learning experience
• Programming lightning talk: 5-8 minute mini presentation on or about a successful program
• Roundtable discussion: Lead an in-depth full-group discussion on a topic of your choice. No need to prepare a presentation—just shepherd good conversation!

Submit your idea by August 10th, 2025.

Selected presentation, workshop, and panel sessions will receive one complimentary conference registration. Selected lightning talk and roundtable presenters will receive a discounted conference rate. 

For full details visit the conference website: go.wisc.edu/882gy2 

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Questions? Email ce-info@ischool.wisc.edu 

CFP: UKSG Forum 2025 (United Kingdom Serials Group) - December 3rd, 2025 (Brighton, UK)

The popular UKSG Forum will be held in Brighton on Wednesday 3^rd December 2025.  In addition, we are also pleased to announce that the call for topics is now open for submissions. 

 

We encourage all interested individuals to submit their proposals here. This is an excellent opportunity to share your insights with an engaged and diverse audience. The UKSG Forum provides a friendly and inclusive space where experienced and first-time speakers representing the different segments of the sector are welcome to showcase their area of expertise and/or interests.

 

Areas of interest

 

We seek developed proposals from those who wish to deliver or co-deliver for presentations, lightning talks and posters. These proposals ultimately form the core of our programme. Some examples of topics for proposals are, but not limited to:

• Electronic resource life cycle and management
• Collection analysis, assessment, and development in Academic and FE libraries
• Licensing and legal framework of content
• Ethical Issues in Technical Services
• Standards, initiatives, and best practices
• Scholarly communication, including copyright, data management, and assessment.
• Institutional repositories, publishing, digital preservation, open educational resources, and open access
• Building relationships between libraries, vendors, publishers, standards groups, and others in the information community.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion in relation to libraries and publishers
• Professional development
• Content platforms, Digital Resources and AI
• Financial and environmental sustainability

 

We particularly welcome first-time presenters and those seeking to build their experience presenting and will provide support and mentorship for those who would find it beneficial.  We accept ideas for full-length (20 - 30 minute) presentations, lightning talks (5 - 15 minutes) along with poster sessions.

 

The event will be free to attend for all those working within a UKSG membership institution – you can check whether your institution is a member here (a small nominal charge will be made for non-members), bookings for delegates will open later in the year.  You do not have to be a member to be a speaker (but we would encourage you to join!) 

 

How to submit your ideas

 

The submission link is here, please complete the short form before the deadline of Friday 20^th June after which our programme committee will convene and review all submissions.  If you need any assistance with any aspect of your submission, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Sponsorship/Exhibiting Opportunities

 

There will be a limited opportunity for organisations to sponsor the event or a book tabletop booth.  Both options provide an excellent platform to showcase your products, services, and initiatives to a highly engaged audience.   More details are available here

 

We look forward to receiving your innovative proposals and anticipate an extraordinary forum filled with enlightening discussions, interesting presentations, and networking opportunities, we would be grateful if you would share this email to your own networks.

 

Many thanks in advance! 

 

 

The Forum programme committee 

CFP: Copyeditors for EBLIP (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice) #OpenAccess

CFP: Copyeditors for EBLIP (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice)

 

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is looking for two new copyeditors to join our copyediting team. Ideally, candidates will be in place by July 2025, in time to begin work on the September issue.

 

The role of Copyeditors is to:

• Copyedit manuscripts to improve overall grammar, syntax, and spelling
• Utilize EBLIP copyediting guidelines alongside APA style guidelines
• Verify citations and references to the extent possible with available bibliographic resources
• Improve the consistency of formatting and style (as necessary)
• Communicate with the Lead Copyeditor regarding circumstances that might require temporary absences from editing availability
• Communicate with the Lead Copyeditor and Editor regarding concerns about manuscripts that cannot be resolved using the guidelines
• Respond to Editors in a timely manner to accept or reject copyediting requests
• Meet copyediting deadlines set by Editors

 

The ideal candidate will have copyediting or other detail-oriented editing experience and will possess a working knowledge of APA style and an interest in evidence based practice. The position requires dedicated time to ensure that EBLIP publishing deadlines are met, and it is therefore essential that interested persons make sure that they have available time to devote to this position prior to applying. The estimated workload is approximately 5 to 10 hours per issue, and much of this work falls over a one-month period, on a quarterly basis, prior to the publication of each issue.

Interested persons should send a resume/CV and cover letter, indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role, as a single PDF file to Melissa Moreau, Lead Copyeditor, at melissa.moreau@mcgill.ca by July 7, 2025. 

**Please note that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a non-profit, open access journal, and all positions are voluntary and unpaid.

 

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 website for further information about the journal.

Midwest Business Librarian Summit: Lightning Talk Proposals Due June 13 (Conference - July 9th, 2025 - Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana)

The 2025 Midwest Business Librarian Summit is scheduled to occur in person on Wed, July 9th, at Purdue University! This is an IN-PERSON event held at the Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, campus.

Are you a business librarian or liaison, or someone who wants to know more about business librarianship? Join us for a day-long summit to discuss what we are all working on, what resources we love, teaching strategies, and more! MBLS is structured but informal, with ample time to get to know one another. The summit is FREE and will include on-campus parking at Purdue. This event is open to anyone with an interest in business librarianship, not just those located here in the Midwest. This year, we are excited to welcome Kenny Wilson, Purdue University Director of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, as our keynote speaker! Visit https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/MBLS for details.


REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a8LwuonhjOKX15Q

CALL FOR LIGHTNING TALKS
Can you talk for just 5 minutes about what you've been doing as a business librarian? We're asking those registered for MBLS to apply to present a lightning talk! It could be an interesting project, a workflow improvement, a negotiation strategy, a resource discovery, an innovative approach to your job, or something completely different. As long as it relates to business librarianship, we at MBLS want to hear about it. You only need your title and abstract at this point in the process.

Lightning Presentation Call-Out Schedule:

• June 13 - Abstract Submission Deadline
• June 20- Acceptance Announcement
• June 27 - Slides Due
• July 9 - MBLS Presentations (in person)

SUBMIT YOUR LIGHTNING TALK IDEA HERE: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/ir_submit.cgi?context=mbls

We hope to see you there!

Zoeanna Mayhook
On behalf of the MBLS Planning Committee (Annette Bochenek, Neal Baker, Willow Fuchs, Zoe Mayhook, Marydee Ojala)

CFP: Defend Research, Defend Open Access - 2025 SJSU Open Access Conference (Virtual - October 21st, 2025)

SJSU Biennial Open Access Conference 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Library, San José State University

October 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT

This will be a virtual conference and registration will be free.

Submit your proposal by July 15, 2025 at 5 PM PDT.

The SJSU King Library OA25 Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the theme of this year's biennial Open Access Conference: Defend Research, Defend Open Access. 

Around the world, government funding provides critical resources to support research and scholarship. Similarly, government open access policies like those in the United States, the European Union, Mexico, and Japan have reshaped scholarly communication to ensure immediate open access to publicly funded research. 

But what happens when governments turn against research? How can research and scholarly communication communities respond to censorship of academic research and to the dismantling of funding agencies and other research infrastructure? How can institutions and libraries maintain a commitment to open access in the face of challenging political and budgetary climates?

This conference aims to build on the Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship and to provide researchers, librarians, publishers, research administrators, and concerned citizens a chance to share their experiences and strategies in addressing and countering government censorship in the research process. We especially invite participants from outside the United States to share their perspectives and experience in navigating the impacts of political change on the research process.

Topics may include but are not limited to: 

• Impact of disrupted research agendas, including policy and social impacts as well as impacts on individual researchers;

• Disappearing data and its effect on teaching and/or research;

• Data rescue projects or research on the scope of disappearing data and web content;

• Preservation of open content;

• Labor issues related to Open Access, including invisible labor, power dynamics within academia, and sustainability of current practices;

• Strategies for organization and action in response to changes in the research environment;

• Case studies of Open Access initiatives;

• Minimal computing and other ways of reimagining infrastructure for scholarship; and

• Open Access in politically repressive or underfunded research environments.

We invite proposals for 20 or 40 minute sessions. Submit your proposal via our Google Form by July 15, 2025 at 5 PM PDT. If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Hackman, Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian, San José State University Library, at dawn.hackman@sjsu.edu.

CFP: Digital Literacy Leadership in Academic Libraries

We are excited to invite chapter proposals for Digital Literacy Leadership in Academic Libraries, an open access, edited volume from Virginia Tech Publishing. Submit your proposal via the proposal form by Friday, June 27. Please reach out to Julia Feerrar (feerrar@vt.edu) with any questions. 

About the Book

Libraries have an important leadership role to play in helping learners navigate and participate in our digital society. Taking a leadership-as-practice approach, this edited volume explores digital literacy leadership around three major activities: framing or defining what digital literacy is and can be; building learning experiences into programs and initiatives; and pushing beyond disciplinary or institutional boundaries to forge partnerships, advocate for change, and make new connections. While many books have addressed how to teach digital literacy knowledge and skills, this volume steps back into the bigger picture of structuring programs, leading campus conversations, and identifying what it means for these initiatives to be library-led. 

Sections and Chapter Topics

Part I: Framing digital literacy/ies (reflective and philosophical essays)

• What digital literacy is and why it matters, navigating digital literacy definitions and frameworks

• Negotiating relationships between multiple literacies (e.g. information, media, data, artificial intelligence)

• Philosophies or paradigms that influence digital literacy programs and pedagogies (e.g. critical literacies, connected learning)

• Values and priorities that inform digital literacy initiatives

Part II: Building digital literacy programs or initiatives (case studies)

• Creative approaches to digital literacy program structure or content, including online and in-person learning

• Marketing campaigns or other educational initiatives 

• Building new spaces and services

• Rethinking existing instruction programs to feature digital literacy

Part III: Expanding digital literacy leadership (case studies)

• Building community partnerships

• Staff and faculty development

• Advocacy and civic engagement

• Experiential learning and developing learners as leaders, including internships and fellowships

This is not a final or exhaustive list! We also welcome proposals on any topics that you feel fit within digital literacy leadership in academic libraries. Reach out to Julia Feerrar (feerrar@vt.edu)  to discuss your idea or attend a drop-in working session for prospective authors:

• Register for drop-in session on Wednesday, June 11 12pm ET

Defining Digital Literacy Leadership

This volume will frame library leadership for digital literacy as uniquely multifaceted and, at its core, human-centered. Library leadership is vital to building digital literacy education that explores the human questions right along with the technical ones. To that end, this book will approach digital literacy as comprehensive and continuously in flux. Drawing on the Virginia Tech digital literacy framework, we will define digital literacy as an overlapping set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that help learners navigate and participate in our digital world. 

Submit Your Proposal

Please use the proposal form to submit your chapter proposal by Friday, June 27. The proposal should include all contributing authors and their institutions, a working title, tentative book section, and a 200-500 word description of your proposed chapter. We welcome both reflective essays and practical case studies. Join us for an optional prospective author working session to share your ideas and get feedback:

• Register for drop-in session on Wednesday, June 11 12pm ET

Final chapters should be between 3,000 – 5,000 words and first drafts of completed manuscripts will be due in late October or early November. The expected final publication date is Winter 2027. Please reach out to Julia Feerrar (feerrar@vt.edu) with any questions.