Call for Chapters: Academic Libraries Advocating for Student Success (Bloomsbury)

Call For Chapter Proposals 

Academic Libraries Advocating for Student Success  

We are happy to invite chapter proposals for Academic Libraries Advocating for Student Success, a new edited volume to be published by Bloomsbury. The book will explore how libraries define, support, measure, and communicate their impact on student achievement. This book will feature research and case studies across instruction and reference services, student research engagement, collections, outreach and programming, and library spaces, offering a holistic look at how academic libraries demonstrate value in an era of data driven decision making. Prospective authors are encouraged to share innovative assessment methods, practical experiences, and evidence-based approaches that highlight meaningful contributions to student success. We welcome new, unpublished work that expands current conversations in academic librarianship. 

Focus of the Book: 

The focus of this book is to explore how academic libraries define, assess, and advocate for student success in their institutions. 

We invite chapters on topics including but not limited to the following: 

• How academic libraries define and measure student success within information literacy programs 
• Case studies on librarians serving on undergraduate or graduate thesis or dissertation committees and their impact on student success 
• The development, role, and assessment of Student Success Librarian positions 
• Experiences of librarians teaching credit bearing courses and assessing their instructional impact 
• Implementing or evaluating peer review of teaching for librarians 
• How student success factors shape collection development strategies and maintenance decisions  
• Data driven acquisitions as a tool for supporting and measuring student success 
• Auditing library collections to determine how well they meet student needs 
• How open education initiatives (OER, open textbooks) support student success 
• Collaborations between libraries and student affairs units to enhance student success 
• Student worker or internship programs as contributors to student success 
• Student led library programs or initiatives and their impact on student engagement and achievement 
• Case studies of successful outreach programs designed to promote student success  
• Ethnographic studies of library space use and how spaces contribute to student success 
• Using social media analytics to assess library space and service impact on students 
• Methods for advocating and communicating library value to administration using student success data 
• Challenges libraries face when linking their work to institutional metrics such as retention, completion, or GPA 

Final chapters will be between 4,000 and 6,000 words and due by September 1, 2026. 

Submission Procedure:  

Email an abstract (300-500 words) and author bio(s) (up to 100 words) as a Word document to studentsuccessandacademiclibra@gmail.com by May 1, 2026.

Timeline:

• Proposals due by May 1, 2026 
• Notifications of acceptance will be sent by June 1, 2026 
• Completed manuscripts (4,000-6,000 words) due by September 1, 2026 
• Projected publication in 2027 

About the editors 

• Jennifer Putnam Davis is the Scholarship and Data Librarian and Assistant Professor at Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Please contact her at jdavis14@augusta.edu for any questions. 
• Dr. Thomas Weeks is a Reference and Instruction Librarian and Associate Professor at Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Please contact him at tweeks@augusta.edu for any questions. 
• Dr. Melissa E. Johnson is the Director of Reese Library and Professor at Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Please contact her at mjohns69@augusta.edu for any questions. 

Call for Chapters: Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design

We are seeking contributors for a forthcoming book we are editing, to be published by MLA Books, in collaboration with Bloomsbury Publishing. The book is entitled Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design. 

 

Co-editors: Caitlin Plovnick, Juliana Magro, Gregory Laynor, Justin de la Cruz 

Proposal Deadline: March 31 

Submit your chapter proposal: https://forms.gle/eA8a7kcaN7fCDtsj9   

About the book:  

Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design is designed for librarians with teaching responsibilities in the health sciences and related areas. This book explores the ways that librarians have adapted instructional approaches to address constantly evolving educational needs.   

Our focus is on practical examples and strategies for designing adaptable and scalable instruction materials, especially those working with limited resources. We aim to provide a resource that helps health sciences librarians extend the reach of their programs. 

We are looking for chapters describing the process of developing new instruction sessions or resources, with specific attention to how the new instructional offerings have been adapted or scaled from existing content/materials. 

Examples may include: 

• Orientation sessions 

• Course-integrated lessons 

• On-demand instructional resources 

• Incorporating emerging topics into instruction  

• Advanced or expert-level instruction 

• Train the trainer instruction 

• Instruction for community visitors 

 

Please submit proposals using this form: https://forms.gle/eA8a7kcaN7fCDtsj9  by March 31, 2026. The proposal should include a brief description of your instructional activity and process for adapting it. Additional details, including a template and sample chapter are available at https://hslguides.med.nyu.edu/Scenarios. 

We are open to suggestions beyond the categories listed above. Full chapters are expected to be approximately 2,200-2500 words and submitted by August 2026. 

Authors will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis. Please email scalableinstructionbook@gmail.com with any questions.   

CFP: Core Forum 2026 (Louisville, Kentucky - November 18-20, 2026) #ALA

Join Core Forum 2026 at The Galt House for an incredible opportunity to celebrate the diverse and interconnected library work of you, our Core members. From November 18-20, 2026 we’ll engage the collective expertise of presenters and participants, facilitating thought-provoking conversations over two days of presentations, table-top exhibits, and poster sessions. Core Forum provides a place to build and foster relationships with colleagues through exciting networking activities.

 

Consider submitting a proposal for a thought-provoking and highly-relevant to practitioners presentation in the following areas:

• Access and Equity 
• Buildings and Operations
• Leadership and Management
• Metadata and Collections
• Technology
• Preservation

 

Presentation Opportunities

 

SESSION - Concurrent sessions will be held on Thursday and Friday. Presentations will be 45 minutes in length with 15 minutes for introduction and Q&A. Presenters are required to present in-person and register at the discounted presenter rate.

 

PRECONFERENCE - Half-day afternoon preconferences (3-4 hours) and all day tours (off-site venue) will be held on Wednesday. Presenters are required to present in-person.

 

POSTER - Poster sessions provide the opportunity to share work, research, and ideas across the Forum’s content areas identified in the bulleted list above. Print posters will be displayed throughout the Forum, with special time reserved during Friday morning for participants to ask questions and engage presenters.

 

Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:

• Relevance to the Forum’s program tracks and audience
• Opportunities for learning and applicability to current library trends
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

 

We encourage diversity in presenters from a wide range of backgrounds, libraries, and experiences, and deliberately seek and encourage submissions from underrepresented groups, such as Indigenous peoples, women, people of color, the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities. We also strongly encourage submissions with presenters from public, school, and special libraries.

 

Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library representative who is evaluating/using the product or service.

 

Presenters will submit final presentation slides and/or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) 10 days prior to the event for accessibility reviewing and to be made available online following the event. Presenters will be able to register at a discounted rate and participate in the Forum as attendees.

 

Questions about submitting a proposal? Attend the "All About Core Forum" webinar session, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 2:30pm - 3:30pm.  Register for the webinar here. 

 

Ready to submit your proposal? Complete the Proposal Form before the Sunday, March 15, 2026 deadline. To preview the 2026 Core Forum proposal questions before starting the form, please download the questions here.

 

Questions can be sent to the Forum Planning Co-Chairs or Core Staff:

 

Kevin Lightfoot,  Core Forum Planning Committee Co-Chair, klightfoot@mclennan.edu 

Holly Sealine, Core Forum Planning Committee Co-Chair, sealine@johnstonlibrary.org 

Julie Reese, Core Executive Director, jreese@ala.org 

Tom Ferren, Core Deputy Executive Director of Learning & Events, tferren@ala.org

 

Save the Date:

Registration will open in April. Join the notification list to receive event announcements,and visit the Core Forum website for program information and sponsorship opportunities.

CFP: ThriveLib 2026 conference - Reimagining Library Culture

ThriveLib 2026 is now accepting proposals.

 

Our theme, Reimagining Library Culture (Together), is grounded in the belief that joy and sustainability cannot exist without safety, dignity, and care.

 

We are intentionally seeking proposals that center the experiences and voices of people from historically and currently underrepresented groups in librarianship, and that name how systems of oppression shape library work and well-being.

 

ThriveLib 2026 is taking place in a moment of widespread instability that is shaping the lives and work of many library workers. Some are carrying far greater risk, grief, and exhaustion than others. We invite proposals that acknowledge these realities and explore how library systems and expectations can either deepen harm or offer meaningful support.

 

We welcome proposals that:

·           Speak from lived experience

·           Name harm without requiring solutions

·           Explore collective, capacity-aware approaches to change

 

You do not need institutional backing, polished outcomes, or traditional credentials to submit.

 

Speaker honorariums and free registration are provided.

 

Proposals are due by 12:00 noon Central time on Friday April 10, 2026. CFP details and submission link: https://www.thrivelib.com/2026-cfp

The Contact email - ThriveLib@gmail.com

CFP: Humanities Methods in Librarianship #OpenAccess

Call for Papers, Issue 1

Humanities Methods in Librarianship, a new, no-fee open access journal, is pleased to announce our first call for papers! We are seeking scholarship, book reviews, and creative non-fiction that explore librarianship through the varied methodological lenses of the humanities. For more details about the journal, see our Issue 0 editorial.

LINKS: 

• Journal URL: https://www.humanitiesmethods.org/
• Journal Submissions Page: https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/submissions/section/e142446d-e947-4a05-a927-63576815478f
• Journal Editorial Board: https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/masthead/section/73cb1257-ec72-4a29-80fd-9a839301984b
• Issue 0 editorial (more details about the journal): https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/editorial-issue-0/section/3e585aea-6489-461a-805f-a491c3a55169

Examples of possible contributions include (but are not limited to):

• Explorations of the concept(s) of ‘library’, ‘librarians’, or ‘librarianship’, especially as they relate to humanities disciplines (religion, history, literature, political theory, etc.)
• Disciplinary investigations of topics significant to librarianship. Examples might include: cultural studies interpretations of library policies or debates; philosophical analyses of librarianship; or art history perspectives on library imagery or architecture
• Humanistic analyses of library-related practices and infrastructures, such as theories of bibliographic description, classification, library technology, or library spaces
• Autoethnographic scholarship, oral histories, or interviews related to librarians or library workers

We also seek to publish book reviews on a broad array of topics that are relevant to the humanities, whether non-fiction or fiction.

We invite you to contribute your work, and we look forward to your submissions! Our submissions page has more details about our requirements and process.

Please submit by April 24, 2026 to be considered for our first issue. Articles will be published on a preliminary rolling basis as they are ready. We expect to announce the full publication of Issue 1 in summer or fall 2026.

Humanities Methods in Librarianship is published by the City University of New York, with an editorial board from across the United States and Canada.

Call for Chapters: The Community College Library: Administration and Leadership #ACRL

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 April 20, 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

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
• Finals activities
• Exhibits
• Cultural events
• Library participation in campus events
• Unlikely partnerships
• Social media
• Creative marketing campaigns
• Collaborations across campus (student services, students organizations, faculty)
• External collaborations
• Community partnerships
• Student advisory boards

 

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
• A working chapter title
• An abstract up to 500 words
• A current CV

 

Proposals are due by April 20, 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

 

 

CFP: Upgrade: Enhancing Library Services with Technology (Virtual - November 12th & 13th, 2026)

Upgrade: Enhancing Library Services with Technology

Submit your idea today for Upgrade 2026! Upgrade will be held virtually November 12-13 2026. 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
• Lightning talk: 5-8 minute mini presentation/demonstration 

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• OER
• Artificial intelligence
• Virtual reality
• Cybersecurity and data privacy
• Media labs and makerspaces
• Social media
• Media literacy
• Podcasts
• Digital collections
• Equity, accessible and inclusive technology

Selected lecture and panel sessions will receive one complimentary conference registration. Selected lightning talk and roundtable presenters will receive a discounted conference rate. For more information, visit the conference website. 

CFP: Conference Reports for "Serials Spoken Here" Column - Serials Review

Dear Colleagues:

The “Serials Spoken Here” column in Serials Review is actively seeking contributors to submit conference reports for upcoming conferences. This is a suggested starting point but not an exhaustive list of conference opportunities:

Coverage of any session welcome from: NISO Plus, ER&L, Charleston Asia, NASIG, Acquisitions Institute.

Coverage of sessions pertaining to the broad topic of serials are welcome from: BOBCATSSS, UKSG, MDG Conference, Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting, ALA Core Interest Group Week, ELUNA, Copyright Conference, CAIS-ACSI, ALA Annual, or any local or regional conference session focusing on serials. 

If you have questions about the relevance of a conference or session, please reach out to the editors. 

Conference reports are 750 words or less. 

We welcome poster session recaps, as well. To complete a poster session recap, please focus on one poster per session that is germane to the very broad topic of “serials.” Please review the text of the poster as well as engage with the presenter about this topic, however that looks for you (in-person discussion, email conversation, reviewing any material linked from the poster, etc.).

Writing for “Serials Spoken Here” is an excellent way to inform colleagues who were unable to attend conferences, as well as complete a publication goal that could count towards tenure and promotion or continuing appointment. After submission it can take up to six months for your recap to be published in Serials Review.

When you submit your conference report, please add your ORCID iD (https://orcid.org/). If you do not have an ORCID iD, please seriously consider creating one. This unique identifier will afford you the opportunity to keep track of your research output. 

Please fill out this Google Form to claim your session(s): https://forms.gle/nsaDDfZwQtYSXJgA7  You may sign up for multiple sessions and different conferences. Please fill out the form separately for each. You’ll get a copy of your responses. We will contact you to confirm your session(s). If needed we will provide a copy of the submission guidelines and a sample copy of a session recap. If your session has already been claimed we will contact you to arrange a different session. 

If you have any questions please email both co-editors Michelle Colquitt (mcolqui@clemson.edu) and Melissa Zilic (mzilic.librarian@gmail.com).

Contributions will be accepted on a rolling deadline with the final reports due by August 1, 2026. 

Thank you for considering this request.

Michelle Colquitt and Melissa Zilic

Serials Spoken Here, co-editors

Call for Submissions: Enter Sage's 2026 Critical Thinking Challenge

In an era of misinformation, algorithm-curated news, and viral AI-generated media, critical thinking has become increasingly important.  That’s why Sage is launching the 2026 Critical Thinking Challenge, an initiative that spotlights creative, practical approaches to strengthening critical thinking in higher education.   

 

We invite professors, researchers, and academic librarians to submit their ideas to drive meaningful change in classrooms, academic libraries, and learning communities everywhere.  

 

What We’re Looking For  

 

Submissions should respond to one of the following prompts:  

• What creative approach would you propose to make critical thinking an everyday habit in education?  

• What’s missing in the way critical thinking is taught, and what could be done differently?  

• If you could change one thing about how critical thinking is taught, what would it be, and how would it work?  

• What is the library’s role in promoting information literacy and critical thinking?  

We welcome submissions that include concrete classroom activities, assessment designs, library programming, or faculty/development models.  

 

Submission Format  

 

One blog-style entry (~750 words) submitted as a proposed post for Social Science Space.  

Submissions should clearly outline:  

• the challenge you’re addressing  

• your proposed solution  

• the practical impact for learners, educators, or library communities  

 

Awards  

 

1st place: $2,000   

2nd and 3rd place: $500 each  

 

Award funds must be used exclusively to support research projects or academic library needs. Acceptable uses include (but are not limited to):  

• Research materials, datasets, books, or software  

• Costs associated with designing, piloting, or assessing educational or information-literacy initiatives  

• Library programming, resource development, or instructional support  

• Student or graduate-assistant support tied directly to the project  

• Professional development or training that directly advances the proposed work  

Funds may not be used for personal compensation, unrelated travel, or non-project purchases.  

 

How to Submit  

 

Send your entry to Jonathan.Fugger@sagepub.com with the subject line: Critical Thinking Challenge Submission – [Your Name]  

Submission deadline: March 6^th, 2026  

Notification date: March 23^rd, 2026  

Publication timeline: April 1^{st –}April 30^th, 2026  

 

Please include:  

• Your name and institution  

• Your role (professor, researcher, librarian, etc.)  

• Your 750word blog post (attached or pasted into the email)  

 

Please find a full list of judging criteria and FAQ on this webpage.