The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS seeks proposals for engaging presentations to be part of an online symposium via Zoom on Tuesday, April 29th and Wednesday, April 30. Potential presenters, mark your calendars for a tech check on Wednesday, April 23rd. Proposals should describe a 45-minute session (30 minutes for presentation with 15 minutes for facilitated discussion and/or question-and-answer) that relates to an aspect of applied academic business librarianship.
Please share your experience with us! We welcome interactive proposals that discuss and address professional change, and we encourage materials that attendees can take-away in such topics as:
- Instruction: Designing effective instruction and new teaching techniques and content
- Research: Planning and/or fulfilling research projects and grants
- Outreach: Building sustainable liaison relationships and collaborations
- Professional development: Navigating the terrain of connecting, networking, and engaging for learning and growing
- Services: Expanding service offerings as an information professional
We are especially looking for sessions relating to themes of social justice, critical librarianship applied to business librarianship, ESG resources, collection development, artificial intelligence, and business information literacy one-shots.
Proposal Components (for inspiration, check out the previous Spring 2024<https://docs.google.com/d
- Title (50 words or less): Interesting and descriptive
- Abstract (250 words or less): Summary of your presentation
- Session outcomes (2-3): Describe what participants will learn during your session that they can apply at their library or in their role as a business librarian
- Long Description: Describe how you will engage participants in an online session and make your presentation interactive. Detail the practical components of your presentation -- what will you teach attendees that will enrich their professional practice?
The call for proposals will close on Friday, March 7th at 5PM ET. Please use this link to submit proposals<https://docs.google.
Proposals may be submitted by anyone, but priority consideration will be given to proposals from BRASS members. Check out the BRASS webinar best practices guide for tips and tricks: https://brass.libguides.com/we
