CFP: AI and Academic Libraries Online Conference (Library Journal Conference) - Virtual - November 16th & 17th, 2026

 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Share Your AI Insights AI and Academic Libraries Online Conference

Dear Corey,   Artificial intelligence is reshaping academic libraries at every level, from discovery systems to instruction to collection development. As libraries implement AI tools, they're gaining real-world insights about what works, what falls short, and how to adjust as the technology evolves.   Library Journal invites presentations about the intersections of AI and academic libraries in our Fall 2026 online conference.   We welcome submissions on any topic pertaining to AI and academic libraries, including but not limited to: AI and information literacy instruction Implementation of AI in library services, operations, and workflows AI and metadata AI and archives Intersection of AI and discovery systems Managing risks and building safeguards in AI implementations Ethics of AI in teaching and research  All presentations will take place via Zoom on Monday, November 16 and Tuesday, November 17, 2026 and will be recorded for accessibility. Recordings will be available to conference participants, but they will not be downloadable or available publicly.   We welcome individual presentations and fully formed panels.    For individual presentations: Please submit a title, an abstract of no more than 200 words, a brief, 100-word bio, and five pertinent keywords to classify your presentation. Individual presentations will be capped at 20 minutes.   For fully-formed panels: Panels should include 3-4 people and be kept to one hour. Please submit titles and abstracts of no more than 200 words for every presentation in your panel. Please also include a brief, 100-word bio for each participant as well as a panel topic summary or overview of no more than 100 words explaining how the presentations fit together in conversation.    To submit your proposal, click here.   Submission Deadline: July 20, 2026   Acceptances will be sent out by August 24, 2026.     Warmly, Dr. Jennifer Tullos (she/her) Director of Online Courses

CFP: Researcher to Reader Conference 2027 (London, UK, February 23-24, 2027)

The Call for Proposals is now open for the Researcher to Reader Conference 2027, taking place in London on 23–24 February 2027.

R2R is a distinctive conference in the scholarly calendar. It places particular emphasis on practice rather than rhetoric, analysis rather than advocacy, and critical thinking rather than fashionable slogans. The conference invites honest feedback, constructive disagreement, and serious discussion across the full scholarly communications ecosystem.

The Advisory Board welcomes proposals for a wide range of session types, including Keynotes, Presentations, Panels, Discussions, Interviews, Debates, Workshops and Lightning Talks, primarily on international scholarly communications and research management. The R2R intensive 3-hour collaborative workshops (spread across both conference days) and the lively debate designed to engage the entire audience are just two of the R2R's distinctive features.

There are two deadlines for proposals:

• 31 July 2026 — early deadline, with review and suggestions for improvement

• 31 August 2026 — final deadline

Submitting by 31 July gives proposers the opportunity to receive feedback and revise their proposals before final review, increasing the likelihood that they will be clearly understood and appreciated by the review committee.

Full details and proposal submission are available here:

https://r2rconf.com/r2r-call-for-papers/

Please consider submitting a proposal and sharing this call with colleagues who may have a strong practical, analytical or critical contribution to make.

With best wishes,

Tiberius

Dr Tiberius Ignat

Director, SKS Knowledge Services

Director, The R2R Conference

CFP: Power Up 2027 Conference - Call for Proposals Now Open (Madison, Wisconsin - March 22nd-23rd, 2027)

 Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff

Call for proposals now open! 

Power Up 2027 will occur March 22-23, 2027, in Madison, WI. Share your strategies for project management, mentorship, program evaluation, staff morale & retention, advocacy, change management, culturally relevant programming, and more with fellow youth service librarians! Submit your proposal by September 7, 2026, for full consideration.

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

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

Roundtable Facilitator 

In addition to general session proposals, we are also looking for roundtable facilitators to help moderate conversations about:

• Fostering positive teen relationships and engagement in the library
• Welcoming and engaging families in the library

Roundtable moderators will prepare discussion questions in advance, introduce the topic, and guide the discussion during a conference breakout session.

Selected roundtable facilitators will receive a discounted conference registration. Submit your application by September 7, 2026, for consideration. 

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

Library Journal is Looking for Session Ideas and Proposals - No Bosses Here A Peer-to-Peer UnConference on Managing Up (October 27, 2026)

 

CALL FOR SESSION IDEAS & PROPOSALS No Bosses Here A Peer-to-Peer UnConference on Managing Up

We've all had tough bosses. It can feel impossible to talk about it without the fear of repercussions. But if you don't talk about it, how will anything change? That's where this UnConference comes in.   What this UnConference is NOT: A place to complain about your boss without any solution seeking.   What this UnConference IS: A place to share concerns and get real ideas for solutions from people who REALLY get it.   No Bosses Here is a structured, peer-to-peer space for library workers to talk honestly about navigating supervisor relationships, workplace dynamics, approvals, communication gaps, and the delicate art of trying to make things better without accidentally making your own work life worse.   Library Journal invites session leaders and topic ideas for our Fall 2026 online unconference on managing up.   You can propose a short, discussion-based session, or simply suggest a topic you’d like to see covered. Session leaders should come ready with a brief kickoff presentation, a few discussion prompts, and something useful to share, like a lesson plan, case study, handout, or other practical takeaway.   Not ready to lead? Totally fine. Send us the topics you'd like to see discussed during the event.   All sessions will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, October 27. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, most sessions will NOT be recorded. Session leaders who are accepted will receive complimentary registration.     Submit your proposal or topic idea here.     Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026 Acceptances sent by: July 13, 2026   Warmly,   Dr. Jennifer Tullos (she/her) Director of Online Courses

Call for topic and speaker suggestions for Open Divide Lecture Series 2026/2027

As organizers of the Open Divide Lecture Series (https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/) — Joachim Schöpfel, Niels-Oliver Walkowski, and I — we would like to warmly invite you to send us suggestions for topics as well as the names of possible speakers for a follow-up series.

The current lecture series concluded in March 2026, and we are planning to launch the next series at the end of 2026.

Our discussions are situated within the broader context of Open Divide: Critical Studies on Open Access and are  shaped by an ongoing interest in the critical dimensions of openness in Open Access and Open Science.

We welcome proposals from a wide range of fields, as long as they are connected  to an original or creative engagement with Open Access and Open Science. Possible topics might include, for example, the role of artificial intelligence, the relevance of geopolitical tensions, and the interdependencies of both phenomena with Open Access and Open Science. However, suggestions are by no means limited to these areas.

We would be very pleased to receive both topic proposals and recommendations for speakers who could contribute to the series; self-nominations are also welcome.

We warmly invite you to share your suggestions for the next Open Divide Lecture Series in the online survey below (GDPR-compliant):

https://survey.lamapoll.de/Open-Divide-2026-2027/en or directly as a reply to this message.

Thank you very much in advance for your ideas and suggestions.

Best regards,

Ulrich

Dr. Ulrich Herb

Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek

u.herb@sulb.uni-saarland.de

Call for Reviewers: Reader's Roundup (Monographic, Reference Reviews) in Against the Grain (ATG) at the Charleston Hub @chsconf

Hi everyone - Sharing an opportunity that I am directly related with!

I am seeking additional librarians and other information professionals who would like to review new books and databases for the Reader's Round-up in Against the Grain (ATG) at the Charleston Hub (https://www.charleston-hub.com/) . This is for monographs in the library and information field, library focused reference works, and databases (relatively new addition).

For information about the column, including reviewer guidelines, publisher information, and completed columns, you can go to this page: https://www.squirreldude.com/atg-readers-roundup

From this page, you can also get a list of currently available items for review, links to completed columns (available without login) and a list of completed reviews (this is a work in progress).

The reviews are typically between 500 and 750 words. But since this is fundamentally online, we are less focused on the length.

If you are interested, you can fill out the form found on the column home page (https://www.squirreldude.com/atg-readers-roundup) or directly at the form (https://forms.gle/LP5nwxc3ZfBkEgqr5).

Once you have input your information, I will reach out with the guidelines and available books and databases.  It may take a week or so to get back to you.  

If you have any questions, please contact Corey Seeman (section editor) at cseeman@umich.edu 

Call for Peer Reviewers - Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review #BusinessLibrarianship #OpenAccess

I am putting out a call for peer reviewers for Ticker (https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ticker/), The Academic Business Librarianship Review.  Ticker is an open access, DOAJ-indexed journal that is published biannually. We publish a variety of contributions from practitioners of business librarianship, including original research, commentary, conference reports, case studies, renovation profiles, stories of innovation, library management and best practices, and evidence-based pieces.

Reviewing involves reading a manuscript and providing feedback in 5 categories: overall recommendation, content and argument, writing style,  figures, and general comments. This is a great way to be involved in the publishing world. We welcome reviewers who are seasoned authors as well as colleagues newer to the profession.

If you are interested or have any questions, please reach out: Kelly.lavoice@vanderbilt.edu.
Thanks for considering,

Kelly LaVoice
Managing Editor, Ticker
Director, Walker Management Library
Vanderbilt University
Kelly.lavoice@vanderbilt.edu

CFP: Call for Chapter Proposals: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries #ACRL #ACRLPress

Call for Chapter Proposals: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries

 

Editors: Sarah Dornback, Grace Jeon, Melissa Mallon, Rebekah Silverstein, Krystal Wyatt-Baxter

 

For more information please see: https://tinyurl.com/welcomingspacesbook 

Chapter Proposals due: July 31, 2026

 

We invite chapter proposals for this edited collection to be published by ACRL Press. 

 

About the Book

Building off the Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries guide, this edited collection will share inspirational ideas and practical steps for academic library staff to reference as they intentionally create welcoming environments in library spaces. While the book primarily focuses on the physical library building, we also welcome strong examples of digital offerings that extend the library’s welcoming environment beyond in-person services and spaces.

 

We seek chapters in a variety of formats, including practical discussions and case studies, research-based perspectives, personal narratives, or theoretical frameworks. The effective application of technology and its use in each type of space will be an important consideration. Nontraditional formats (such as comic or graphic chapters) would also be welcome.

 

Submission Procedure

Please prepare a chapter proposal description of up to 500 words and a tentative chapter title. Your submission will also include your approach (e.g., case study, theoretical framework essay, etc.), which section your chapter best fits into, and a few sentences about your interests and/or experiences with the topic.

Please submit proposals to: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries Chapter Proposal

 

Anticipated Timeline

• Proposals are due by July 31, 2026
• Authors will be notified of their status (accept or decline) by September 30, 2026
• A first draft of approximately 2000 words (excluding endnotes and bibliography) will be due in Spring 2027
• After receiving editorial feedback, a final draft will be due in Summer 2027

 

Chapters must not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere simultaneously. We will accept one proposal per chapter entry; co-authors may be listed on the proposal submission form. 

 

For questions or to request additional information, please email the editors at: creatingwelcomingspaces@gmail.com 

 

Please see the full Call for Proposals for more details.

Call for Chapters: The Community College Library: Administration and Leadership #ACRL (New Deadline - May 29, 2026)

Call for Proposals

We are soliciting chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, The Community College Library: Administration and Leadership with an anticipated publication date of Spring 2027. This book is part of the book series, The Community College Library.  With 1,167 public and independent community colleges across the United States, community colleges are educating nearly half of the undergraduates in the nation.  Community colleges serve a unique student population including high school students, first-generation students, parents, veterans, homeless students, returning students, those looking to transfer to a four-year university, those seeking technical vocational skills, and many more. This series aims to highlight the work, dedication, challenges, and innovation occurring in community college libraries across the country.  

Focus of the Book:

This edited volume will present chapters written by community college librarians and library administrators.  Since many community college libraries have a smaller staff size, it is incumbent on community college librarians to be advocates, mentors, and leaders within their department. As an integral part of the academic structure of community colleges, librarians must also serve in leadership roles at the college and district level. The organizational structures of community college libraries vary across the United States, and each of these structures can create a different set of challenges for a library.  Despite these differences most libraries have a set of management tasks that still need to be accomplished, whether they are happening in formal or informal capacities.  This book aims to include chapters that address library management and leadership at community colleges.

Possible topics:

• Strategic planning
• Organizational structure
• Implementing change
• Human resources
• Managing faculty and/or staff
• Supporting tenure and promotion
• Advocating for funding
• Informal leadership
• Planning and maintaining facilities

Don’t see the library management and leadership topic here that you would like to write about?   That’s okay!  We want you to submit your proposal! If you have any questions, contact the editors at thecclibrary@gmail.com to discuss how your idea may fit within this book’s scope.

Proposal Guidelines:

Interested authors are invited to submit a proposal and fill out the short online proposal form. The form will require:

• Author names, job titles, and institutional affiliations
• A working chapter title
• An abstract up to 500 words
• A current CV

Proposals are due by May 29th, 2026 and must be submitted via online form.

Acceptance

• Contributors will be notified of their status (acceptance or rejection) within 3-4 weeks of the due date of proposals.
• Completed chapters will be approximately 2,500 - 4,000 words in length excluding endnotes and bibliography.

Timeline

• The first draft of chapters will be due August 28, 2026, and final draft on November 20, 2026.
• Projected publication date: Spring 2027

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Kaela Casey, Librarian, Ventura College

Janet Pinkley, Head of Access Services, CSU Channel Islands, and Adjunct Librarian, Ventura College

Contact us at: thecclibrary@gmail.com 

https://sites.google.com/view/thecclibrary/home/administration-and-leadership

Call for Chapters: The Community College Library: Outreach and Engagement #ACRL (New Deadline - May 29, 2026)

 Call for Proposals

We are soliciting chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, The Community College Library: Outreach and Engagement with an anticipated publication date of Spring 2027. This book is part of the book series, The Community College Library.  With 1,167 public and independent community colleges across the United States, community colleges are educating nearly half of the undergraduates in the nation.  Community colleges serve a unique student population including high school students, first-generation students, parents, veterans, homeless students, returning students, those looking to transfer to a four-year university, those seeking technical vocational skills, and many more. This series aims to highlight the work, dedication, challenges, and innovation occurring in community college libraries across the country. 

Focus of the Book:

This edited volume will present chapters written by community college librarians leading outreach programs across the United States. In order to create equity in access, inclusivity, promote social justice, and support the whole student, community college librarians must actively reach out and engage all students. Outreach is that attempt to promote and provide services to students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved. It can also be an opportunity to engage the broader community to support student learning. This book will compile examples of innovative, engaging, and effective outreach programs in community college libraries. Each chapter will provide details on such programs including program purpose or mission, required resources and labor, outcomes, challenges and opportunities, sustainability of programs, and other processes or collaborations needed to make the program successful. 

Possible topics:

Book clubs

 

Don’t see an outreach topic here that you would like to write about?   That’s okay!  We want you to submit your proposal! If you have any questions, contact the editors at thecclibrary@gmail.com to discuss how your idea may fit within this book’s scope.

 

Proposal Guidelines:

Interested authors are invited to submit a proposal and fill out the short online proposal form. The form will require: 

Author names, job titles, and institutional affiliations

 

Proposals are due by May 29th, 2026 and must be submitted via online form.

 

Acceptance

●      Contributors will be notified of their status (acceptance or rejection) within 3-4 weeks of the due date of proposals.

●      Completed chapters will be approximately 2,500 - 4,000 words in length excluding endnotes and bibliography.

 

Timeline

●      The first draft of chapters will be due August 28, 2026, and final draft on November 20, 2026.

●      Projected publication date: Spring 2027

 

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Kaela Casey, Librarian, Ventura College

Janet Pinkley, Head of Access Services, CSU Channel Islands, and Adjunct Librarian, Ventura College

Contact us at: thecclibrary@gmail.com

https://sites.google.com/view/thecclibrary/home/outreach-and-engagement