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