Registration Open - ACRL/NY 2024 Symposium: Values in Context: Praxis in the Everyday (New York City - December 6th, 2024)

Registration is Now Open for the ACRL/NY 2024 Symposium!

https://acrlny.wildapricot.org/event-5884082 

ACRL/NY 2024 Symposium: Values in Context: Praxis in the Everyday

When: December 6, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:45 PM

Where: Fordham University @ Lincoln Center, 12th Floor Lounge, E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center, Leon Lowenstein Building, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023

In the midst of the recent national and global upheavals, the ACRL/NY 2024 Symposium will explore the core values of library workers and libraries, and examine how those values manifest in the day-to-day work that supports our library communities.  ACRL’s strategic plan and ALA’s Core Values of access, equity, intellectual freedom and privacy, public good, and sustainability can inform this conversation. 

In 2000, the first edition of Michael Gorman’s Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st Century was published.  Later, in 2015, Gorman published a subsequent edition titled Our Enduring Values Revisited: Librarianship in an Ever-Changing World.  Across the two editions, Gorman identifies stewardship, service, intellectual freedom, rationalism, literacy & learning, equity of access to recorded knowledge & information, privacy, and democracy as foundational to library work.

We have a great lineup of presenters, lightning talks, a panel, and posters lined up for you.  We will be posting the details on our website soon. Hope to see you there!

We also want to extend a ‘Thank You!’ to our host Fordham University Libraries. 

ACRL/NY 2024 Symposium Planning Committee

Questions about the Symposium? acrlnysymposiumchair@gmail.com

Questions about Registration? Markaaron.polger87@login.cuny.edu 

CFP: Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (ESiLS) - Virtual March 26, 2025

Call for Proposals: Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (ESiLS)<https://www.esils.org>, a forum dedicated to showcasing and discussing the latest research and findings happening in and about libraries. (Summit date: Weds., March 26, 2025; Format: Zoom, with some asynchronous options.)

This summit aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and students who are engaged in empirical studies that advance our understanding of library practices, user behaviors, the impact of libraries on their communities, and more!

We invite proposals for presentations, workshops, and panel discussions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Innovative methodologies in library research
• User experience and satisfaction studies
• Data-driven decision-making in library services
• Impact assessment of library programs and services
• Information-seeking and user behavior studies
• Collaboration between libraries and community organizations
• The role of libraries in promoting digital or information literacy
• Case studies highlighting successful empirical research in libraries

Proposal Guidelines:

1. Submission Format: Proposals should be submitted by December 20th, 2024. Proposals should include: Title, Authors, Abstract and Format.
2. Review Process: All submissions will undergo a blind peer review process by the organizers of the conference. Proposals will be evaluated based on their originality, relevance to the summit theme, methodological rigor, and potential impact on the library community. Session proposals that do not include empirical data collection will not be accepted. Session proposals that are not accepted may be asked to convert their session to an asynchronous poster.
3. Notification of Acceptance: Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their proposals by January 20, 2025.

We encourage researchers as well as practitioners in academic, public, special, and all other libraries to submit proposals. Doctoral students are especially encouraged to apply. To further our commitment to inclusivity, proposers will have the option to disclose whether or not they are members of marginalized communities during the submission process. We aim to amplify the voices of those from these communities and strongly encourage their participation in submitting proposals.

Questions about the Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit may be sent to the organizers at info@esils.org. Additional information is available on our website at https://www.esils.org