CFP: Journal of Graduate Librarianship

If you are working on a paper within the scope of graduate librarianship, this is a reminder that Monday, April 8 is the submission deadline for our Fall 2024 issue. Authors may submit manuscripts to either of two sections: Articles (i.e., peer-reviewed scholarly articles) or Sharing Our Stories (i.e., editor-reviewed reports on practice). If you would like more information about these sections, please consult JGL's policies page.

See the full call for submissions below, or at bit.ly/JGL_call_2024. 

Call for Scholarly/Professional Manuscripts:

JGL welcomes manuscripts on any aspect or type of graduate librarianship (i.e., librarianship that serves graduate students, graduate faculty, or graduate programs more generally). We especially seek manuscripts that exemplify the qualities contained in the acronym SHOP: Shared Honest Open Practice. Authors are encouraged to share their discoveries and/or experiences in a relatable way and are not required to refer to themselves in the third person.

Please review the submission guidelines before submitting. All manuscripts must be submitted by Monday, April 8, 2024 to be considered for inclusion in Volume 2, Issue 1, to be published in Fall 2024.

What is JGL?

The Journal of Graduate Librarianship is the first scholarly journal dedicated exclusively to graduate librarianship. Published by East Tennessee State University, JGL is open access and charges no author-facing fees. The journal website provides full information about JGL and its goals and policies.

 

This will be our only call for 2024 and the deadline will not be extended.  We look forward to your submissions!

Wendy Doucette, Editor-in-Chief
Jill Cirasella, Managing Editor

Journal of Graduate Librarianship 

Call for Presentations — GW Ethics in Publishing Conference 2024 (Virtual and in-person) - Washington, DC - October 10th, 2024

Call for Presentations — GW Ethics in Publishing Conference 2024

CFP URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3XbJJJUFHeP_otuyacAdZuUjS3JbrYMw-In5RaLS3aVJm8w/viewform

The 14th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024, again as a hybrid event, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, at the George Washington University Foggy Bottom campus, in Washington, DC.

Use this form to submit your presentation proposal. We welcome your proposal and will seek to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Please indicate below whether you and your co-presenters are able to present in person or online.

The GW Ethics in Publishing conference is organized by the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program. This is a joint call for papers for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing (see below).

The theme of this year's conference is "Integrity in a Time of Change."

We are soliciting conference presentations from (and for) publishing and library professionals, scholars, faculty, and students.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:
• Publishing equity: workplace and practice

• Impact of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Research Integrity

• Salaries/compensation/openness
• Publishing/Press Sustainability
• Multilingualism

• Accessibility
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Inclusive practices in language editing and design
• Community-centered peer review practices
• Demographics of university press /scholarly publishing—staff, authors, reviewers, & editorial boards
• Author outreach and education
• Free speech and censorship
• New university presses & their relationship to established university presses
• International partnerships between presses in developed & developing economies
• Ethics in accounting for publishing costs
• Author integrity (plagiarism, et cetera)

Alumni and current students in the GW Publishing program are invited to present their Ethics in Publishing Capstone projects or other research. Students and alumni of other graduate and undergraduate publishing programs are likewise invited to submit a proposal to share their research.

Presentations will include invited speakers, multiple speaker panels, and short presentations. See presentation videos and slides from the 13th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference and the 12th Conference.

We encourage you to endeavor to attend in person if possible, but we understand this is not always possible. We are unfortunately not able to defray travel expenses. Presenters who are unable to travel to the conference site are able to present virtually. The 2024 conference will be held in the spectacular City View Room, on GW's Foggy Bottom campus, with views of the National Mall, White House, and Capital Building.

The 14th Ethics in Publishing Conference co-organizers are Puja Telikicherla, Licensing & Subsidiary Rights Manager, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, and Adjunct Professor, George Washington University; and John W. Warren, Director and Associate Professor, Master of Professional Studies in Publishing, George Washington University.

Conference Co-Sponsors:

Association of American Publishers (AAP)

Association of University Presses (AUPresses)

Book Industry Study Group (BISG)

Council of Science Editors (CSE)
International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE)

Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)

Attendance (in person and virtual) to the conference is free-of-charge.

Deadline for Submissions for the 14th Ethics in Publishing Conference is May 15, 2024.

We will endeavor to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Conference co-organizers may group your presentation with other similar topics by other presenters. Please indicate below if you have co-presenters.

Registration for the conference is free and will be open soon. Use this form to submit your proposal for presenting at the conference. A registration form for attendees will be available soon.

IFLA Call for Papers: "Libraries Bridging Boundaries: Challenges and Strategies for Global Openness" - 5th-7th June 2024 at Koç University, İstanbul, Türkiye

 **CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED TO APRIL 5TH 2024**

Join us at this International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Mid-Term Meeting from 5th-7th June 2024 at Koç University, İstanbul, Türkiye, focusing on the theme "Libraries Bridging Boundaries: Challenges and Strategies for Global Openness."  At this event, explore how open access, scholarship, and science can transcend barriers in your library sector, fostering equality and inclusivity for patrons, communities, and society at large.

Contributed papers, lightning talks and panel submission are welcome for this engaging IFLA Mid-Term Meeting. Sub-Themes include:

• Open Access
• Collection Development
• Library Publishing Initiatives
• Open Data
• Open Infrastructure
• Local vs. Global Community
• Governance
• Impact, and more

See full call for papers at: https://libguides.ku.edu.tr/c.php?g=716469&p=5194862

This dynamic event is a collaboration between IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries, Acquisition and Collection Development, Science and Technology Libraries sections, and Library Publishing Special Interest Group.

For the latest updates, visit the event website at https://libguides.ku.edu.tr/IFLA/about and follow the event hashtag #IFLAD24. We eagerly await your submissions and look forward to welcoming you to this enriching event!

CFP: 27th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2024) - Zambia, October 30-November 1, 2024

27th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2024)

*Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Visibility at a Global Scale*

October 30th–November 1st 2024 in Livingstone, Zambia

ETD 2024 is hosted by the University of Zambia, the Higher Education Authority of Zambia and the Zambia Research and Education Network together with the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD).

Under the theme "Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Visibility at a Global Scale" the symposium will explore Global Visibility of ETDs; National and Global ETD Initiatives; ETDs and Open Science; ETDs and e-Infrastructures; ETDs and Research Data; Application of Large Language Models on ETDs and General Issues Related to ETDs.

The Call for Papers is now open. Topics of interest for ETD 2024, as they relate to ETDs, include, but are not limited to:

• Application of Large Language Models to ETDs
• Automatic Analysis of ETDs
• ETD Implementation Use Cases
• ETD Policies and Practices
• ETDs and e-Infrastructures
• ETDs and Long-term Preservation
• ETDs and Open Access
• ETDs and Open Science
• ETDs and Persistent Identifiers
• ETDs and Research Data
• Global Visibility of ETDs
• Graduate Education and Training
• Institutional Repository Platforms
• National and Global ETD Initiatives

The due date to submit abstracts is April 26.

For more information check: https://etd2024.unza.zm.

CFP: Fresh Perspectives Column, Kentucky Libraries

Call for Papers - Fresh Perspectives Column, Kentucky Libraries

Library school students (any school), library staff, and new or non-published librarians:

• Do you have a library school paper you are particularly proud of?
• Do you have an idea for a paper, but you would like some suggestions on how to make it ready for submission?
• Are you new to the field and would like to begin publishing?
• Are you a staff member who has an idea for a paper reflecting your work or your library?

We encourage you to submit your papers for inclusion in Kentucky Libraries, the peer-reviewed journal of the Kentucky Library Association (KLA). Your papers can either be written in library school or as an original work, and you do not need to be a member of KLA.

Advantages:

• Get your first paper published in a professional journal
• Be guided through the peer-review process
• Be introduced to a professional mentor (for KLA members)
• Get your ideas out!

The process:

1. Submit your paper to Claudene Sproles, claudene.sproles@louisville.edu. She will give you feedback on how to make your paper ready for publication.
2. When your paper is ready for official submission, it will be sent through the normal peer-review process with Kentucky Libraries.
3. Once it passes peer-review, it will be published in the Kentucky Libraries column, “Fresh Perspectives.”
4. If you wish, you will also be put in contact with a professional mentor in KLA (for KLA members).

Kentucky Libraries is available via Library Literature & Information Science Full Text.

If you would like to submit a paper for consideration in Fresh Perspectives, please email your submission to Claudene Sproles caspro01@louisville.edu.

We look forward to your submissions! ~Kentucky Libraries Editorial Board

CFP Deadline Extended for the NASIG 2024: Great Ideas Showcase & Snapshots Sessions

The NASIG Program Planning Committee invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshots Session for the 39th Annual Conference, to be held June 3-7, 2024 in Spokane, Washington.

We are currently seeking in-person presentations. The NASIG Conference presenters and attendees will be expected to follow hotel Covid safety protocols.

 The Snapshots Sessions will be held on Tuesday June 4, 2024 4 - 5:30 PM and the Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Wednesday June 5.  Presenters must be available to discuss their showcases or present their snapshots during that time, in person.

 The Great Ideas Showcase will provide an opportunity to share innovative ideas, new workflows, and new applications of technology in an interactive and informal setting.  Great Ideas will be presented as posters. Participants will be given a poster board to showcase their idea to attendees.

 The Snapshots Session will consist of up to eight 5-minute presentations with a focus on an idea, projects, workflow, etc. If you’ve always wanted to speak at NASIG, but haven’t felt like you had enough to say for a full session, this is a great opportunity for you. 

Proposals may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the NASIG community. Proposals should name any particular products or services that are integral to the content of the showcase or snapshot. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, showcases and snapshots should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service, or institution.

Submit your Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Session proposal here.

Proposals must be received by 5PM, Friday March 29, 2024. Members of the Program Planning Committee will evaluate submissions, and presenters will be notified of the status of their proposal by the beginning of April.

NOTE: Presenters for the Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Sessions do not qualify for a registration discount. Presenters must be registered for either the full conference or for the one-day registration.

Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG Program Planning Committee co-chairs Jenn Zuccaro & Michelle Turvey-Welch at prog-plan@nasig.org 

Call for panel proposals for OASPA 2024 Annual Conference - Lisbon, Portugal (September 16-18, 2024)

The OASPA annual conference brings the open access community together to discuss new developments and innovations in scholarly publishing, and unite in our shared goal to enable research around the world to be openly accessible in line with our mission.

The 2024 conference will encourage participants to consider how we might all work towards truly equitable and inclusive open scholarship practices as well as address many timely and fundamental topics relating to open scholarly communication. The conference will be held in Lisbon 16-18 September 2024. We welcome participants for collective reflection and discussion.

Call for Panel Session Proposals

The call for panel proposals is now open. We would like to hear your suggestions for panels addressing how we progress equitable and inclusive open scholarship practices.  OASPA invites proposals to be submitted by the deadline of April 10, 2024. Full information can be found on our blog. 

Proposals should not be promotional in nature. We ask that panels are diverse in terms of ethnicity and gender, and to ensure speakers include members of any communities under discussion. 

We particularly welcome submissions from beyond North America and Europe. Please share this call widely within your networks.

Our usual call for lightning talk poster proposals will follow in the coming months. These are short talks showcasing new projects, ideas or initiatives accompanied by a poster.
We look forward to receiving your suggestions!

Bernie Folan

Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager, OASPA

OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association

bernie.folan@oaspa.org

UPRLC Conference Call for Proposals Now Open (Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation - Michigan) - September 2024 - Escanaba, Michigan

Happy March 1^st! It’s a beautiful sunny day here in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, and we are excited to announce the UPRLC 2024 Annual Conference call for proposals! This year’s conference will be held in Escanaba at the Joseph Heirman University Center on the campus at Bay College! This year’s theme is Bold Library Futures, and we are focusing on looking ahead at what is up and coming in our libraries and in the communities. The conference will be held on September 25^th and 26^th, just in time for the start of Fall Colors.

 

We are seeking proposals for Breakout Sessions and specifically looking for new ideas, programs, and sessions that help us explore a bold and positive future for our libraries. Some examples of this would be:

• Artificial intelligence
• The library as community center
• Library access in a post-pandemic world
• Shifting customer service expectations and boundaries
• Tackling personal and professional burnout

 

Each breakout session should be approximately 45-50 minutes long. The UPRLC Annual Conference registration fee will be waived for all those presenting a breakout session at the meeting.

 

To submit a program for review, please fill out a proposal submission form  at this link: https://form.jotform.com/240394558704159 by Friday, May 17th.  

 

Please submit your proposal and help us create Bold Library Futures! If you have any questions about submitting, please contact me or Dillon.

 

Thank you!

Lisa Waskin, UPRLC Conference Chair

lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org

 

And

Dillon Geshel, Superiorland Library Cooperative Director

dgeshel@superiorlandlibrary.org

CFP & Call for Peer-Reviewers: Information Literacy Collab (ILC) #OpenAccess

Calling Budding Information Professionals!   

The Information Literacy Collab (ILC) is seeking authors and peer-reviewers for our first edition! We are a diamond open access publication by and for students and early career professionals that fosters critical conversations about reflective and ethical information practices within a variety of learning environments. The ILC is a space to develop skills in scholarly communications and open access publishing. We encourage a variety of submissions, including but not limited to information studies, instructional lessons, traditional academic papers, case studies, book reviews, editorials, and literature reviews.

  

Submissions will be accepted for the first edition on a rolling basis up until May 31, 2024. ILC reserves the right to close submissions for the journal once we reach capacity. Papers submitted before April 1, 2024, will be given priority consideration. For more information about the submission process and parameters, please visit our website https://surface.syr.edu/ilcollab/.

 

Hoping to gain experience in scholarly communication but don’t have a project to submit? We also need peer reviewers! Fill out this interest form, and our team will be in touch.  

 

With any questions, feel free to reach us at ilcollab@syr.edu. We’re looking forward to working with you! 

 

The IL Collab Team 

CFP: Academic BRASS Spring 2024 Issue

The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS is seeking articles for the next issue of its online publication, Academic BRASS.

Academic BRASS is a newsletter--not a journal--that publishes issue-based articles and information for the general and educational interest of BRASS members and academic business librarians.

Topics of interest to the editors are those dealing with business librarianship, such as resources, liaison and outreach activities, strategies, and instruction. Reviews of books, databases, and web sites are 
welcome as well. Maybe you have another cool idea - that's fine too - get those submissions in!

*Deadline for submissions for the upcoming issue is April 26, 2024.*

You may want to see previous editions. For access to the full text articles of past issues of Academic BRASS, see http://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/brass/publications/academicbrass

The typical length of an Academic BRASS article is 500-800 words, but past articles have been as long as 1,000 words or more. Authors should be guided by what they have to say rather than an arbitrary word length. All articles are subject to editing for length, style, and content, and there is a
template on the "About Academic BRASS" page (
https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/brass/publications/academicbrass/about) that provides formatting guidance. The newsletter follows the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition for all matters of style and citation. Authors whose articles include references to print or Internet resources are urged to observe the conventions set forth in that publication and on the APA website (http://www.apastyle.org/).

Please send article proposals or submissions to all of the editors Tim Tully (ttully@sdsu.edu) and Katie Hut (khut@american.edu).

*Tim Tully*
Pronouns: he/him/his
Business Librarian
*University Library*

ttully@sdsu.edu
O: 619-594-2009

Call for Chapters: Trends and Innovations concerning Library & Information Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Scholars, Researchers, Professors, and Practitioners, we are seeking informative and trending chapter proposals for an upcoming book titled Trends and Innovations concerning Library & Information Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach.

• The book explores current and emerging issues, challenges, opportunities, and best practices in library and information science from various perspectives and disciplines.
• The book will cover topics such as Library science, Information science, ChatGPT, AI, Intelligent Systems, Open Access, Security, Data management, Health Information Management, VR, Surveys, and more
• The book will be published by De Gruyter Publishers, a reputable academic publisher with a global reach and impact located in Germany and the United States.
• The deadline for submitting chapter proposals is April 30, 2024. Proposals should be 1000 words long  stating objectives or purpose
• Full chapters should be 8-10,000 words in APA format. and due September 18, 2024.
• Chapters will be peer-reviewed please check your chapters with Grammarly or Wordai  etc

No Fees

Proposals & Full Chapters are sent to the Editor

Barbara Holland, Editor   https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3729-0147  or https://www.cfplist.com/CFP/40848

barland1@gmail.com

NASIG Call for Proposals - Great Ideas Showcase & Snapshots Sessions

The NASIG Program Planning Committee invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshots Session for the 39th Annual Conference, to be held June 3-7, 2024 in Spokane, Washington.

We are currently seeking in-person presentations. The NASIG Conference presenters and attendees will be expected to follow hotel Covid safety protocols.

 The Snapshots Sessions will be held on Tuesday June 4, 2024 4 - 5:30 PM and the Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Wednesday June 5.  Presenters must be available to discuss their showcases or present their snapshots during that time, in person.

 The Great Ideas Showcase will provide an opportunity to share innovative ideas, new workflows, and new applications of technology in an interactive and informal setting.  Great Ideas will be presented as posters. Participants will be given a poster board to showcase their idea to attendees.

 The Snapshots Session will consist of up to eight 5-minute presentations with a focus on an idea, projects, workflow, etc. If you’ve always wanted to speak at NASIG, but haven’t felt like you had enough to say for a full session, this is a great opportunity for you. 

Proposals may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the NASIG community. Proposals should name any particular products or services that are integral to the content of the showcase or snapshot. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, showcases and snapshots should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service, or institution.

Submit your Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Session proposal here.

Proposals must be received by 5PM, Tuesday March 22, 2024. Members of the Program Planning Committee will evaluate submissions, and presenters will be notified of the status of their proposal by the beginning of April.

NOTE: Presenters for the Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Sessions do not qualify for a registration discount. Presenters must be registered for either the full conference or for the one-day registration.

Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG Program Planning Committee co-chairs Jenn Zuccaro & Michelle Turvey-Welch at prog-plan@nasig.org 

CFP: UPRLC 2024 Annual Conference in Escanaba (Upper Peninsula, Michigan - September, 2024)

I am excited to share the UPRLC 2024 Annual Conference call for proposals! This year’s theme is Bold Library Futures, and the conference will be held at the Joseph Heirman University Center on the campus of Bay College in Escanaba on September 25th and 26th.  

We invite proposals for Breakout Sessions at this year’s UPRLC Annual Conference.  This year we are looking for new ideas, programs, and sessions that help us explore a bold and positive future for our libraries. The past several years have been challenging, and we’re setting our sights on where libraries will go next in service to their patrons, staff and communities.

We are looking for proposals that will elevate the ideas in our areas of special interest which include:

• Artificial intelligence
• The library as community center
• Library access in a post-pandemic world
• Shifting customer service expectations and boundaries
• Tackling personal and professional burnout 

Each breakout session should be approximately 45-50 minutes long. The UPRLC Annual Conference registration fee will be waived for all those presenting a breakout session at the meeting.

To submit a program for review, please fill out a proposal submission form  at this link: https://form.jotform.com/240394558704159 by Friday, May 17th.  

Please submit your proposal and help us create Bold Library Futures! 

Thank you!

Dillon

--

Dillon Geshel, Director

Superiorland Library Cooperative 

1615 Presque Isle, Marquette MI 

(906) 228 7697 Ext.1

CFP: Kraemer Library Copyright Conference (Colorado Springs, USA - June 11-13, 2024) - The Future is Now: Navigating the Intersection of Copyright, AI, and Libraries

 The 11th Annual Kraemer Copyright Conference

The Future is Now: Navigating the Intersection of Copyright, AI, and Libraries

Call for proposals open now, due February 16.  

Join us for the 11th Annual Kraemer Copyright Conference at the Ent Center for the Arts, located on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus from June 11-13, 2024.

There are 2 tracks, AI and copyright, and also an open track for any topic related to copyright and libraries. Registration for the conference will open soon.  

The Kraemer Copyright Conference is a dynamic and enriching free annual conference that offers academic, public, special, and school librarians the opportunity to learn about U.S. Copyright Law, recent updates to the law, and how it impacts the services we offer our library users. This conference provides an opportunity for professionals at every level and across libraries to discuss the importance of copyright in libraries.

Questions about the conference can be emailed to kcc@uccs.edu

Call for proposals, BRASS Online Symposium Spring 2024 (April 24, 2024 - Virtual)

The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS seeks proposals for engaging presentations to be part of an online symposium via Zoom on April 30th & May 1st. Potential presenters, mark your calendars for a tech check on April 24th. Proposals should describe a 30 or 45-minute session (a presentation with time built-in for facilitated discussion and/or question-and-answer) that relates to an aspect of 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/programs and new teaching techniques and content
  *   Research: Planning and/or fulfilling projects and grants
  *   Outreach: Building sustainable 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, collection development strategies, artificial intelligence (AI), and business information literacy.

Proposal Components (for inspiration, check out the previous Fall 2023 and Spring 2023 symposia).

The call for proposals will close on Friday, March 8th. Please use this form: https://und.libwizard.com/f/brass_spring_2024_proposals to submit proposals. 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/webinar_best_practices.

Questions can be directed to Brian Garrison (brian.garrison@und.edu).

CFP: AI and Libraries Mini-Conference (Virtual) - March 21, 2024

 

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: "AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Our call for proposals is now open (see immediately below), and we are announcing today our closing keynote speaker, Dr. Maggie Melo. More information on Dr. Melow is at the bottom of the keynote bios.

We've also set a record for initial registrations with this event--over 3,300 just from the first email. We hope you will join us for this popular topic!

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far? How have libraries responded to these evolving technologies to better support their communities? It's been over a year since generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E have been introduced in public spaces and consciousness, but AI has been around long before these tools yet there are still lingering concerns, challenges, and considerations. Join us for this free virtual conference to learn how libraries and library workers are engaging with artificial intelligence tools in their libraries from research support to information literacy to technical services. The conversations held in the conference will address the practical implications of these tools in the profession.

Our special conference chair is Dr. Raymond Pun, the Academic and Research Librarian at Alder Graduate School of Education, and the Immediate Past President of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) and a Past President of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA).

We look forward to gathering online with you for this event!

REGISTRATION:

This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
REGISTER HERE
to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
Please also join the Library 2.0 community to be kept updated on this and future events. 

Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. 

Participants are encouraged to use #library2024 and #aiandlibraries on their social media posts about the event.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Proposals for 30-minute concurrent presentations are now being accepted. Proposals will be evaluated and accepted in the order received. The link to submit proposals is HERE.

We are encouraging conference session submissions that focus on: 

• How artificial intelligence has specifically impacted library services, resources, and work so far;
• How libraries have responded to these evolving technologies to better support their communities;
• How libraries and library workers are engaging with artificial intelligence tools in their libraries, from research support to information literacy to technical services;
• Practical implications of these tools in the profession;
• Specific concerns, challenges, and considerations that libraries, library staff, and library leaders have faced with artificial intelligence.

CFP: NAG’s 14th Collection Development Seminar and Public Library Forum (16th May 2024)

 NAG’s 14th Collection Development Seminar and Public Library Forum

"Rise of the Machines"
Thursday 16th May 2024, Friends House, London

Technology is intrinsic to every library acquisitions team today; what impact is it making for you?  AI is currently the hot topic making the headline news, but it’s a huge topic encompassing everything from devices and hardware to software and systems.

In a library environment where resources are limited and expenditure comes under increasing scrutiny, we must constantly review our practices and resources. We regularly consider revising or even replacing them completely. Change requires transition, such as migrating to a new library management system; a new reading list tool or installing / updating new security features such as RFID.

How are we embracing new technologies to support our roles and the service we provide to our students and the institution?

NAG’s 14th edition of the highly successful Collection Development seminar takes place at the Friends House, 173-177 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BJ, on Thursday 16th May 2024.

For this edition, the topic is “Rise of the Machines.” NAG invites papers from those that can share knowledge, best practice, experiences and reflections around the impact of technology. We welcome contributions on issues such as:

    New uses for existing technologies: Have you found new ways to use technology already owned/implemented by your institution; e.g., exploring unused LMS functionality; repurposing equipment such as iPads.

    Transformative technologies: Have you implemented a new piece of technology which has transformed how you/your team/your department work and/or the services you offer?

    Back to basics: Have you experimented with a new technology, only to find it doesn’t deliver on its promises? Did you stop using it, adapt, or simply use it at a basic level?

    Technology in the long term: Have you been using a technology for a relatively long period of time? What are the factors and challenges – re-assessment and renewing contracts etc., keeping up with updates, troubleshooting, experience with ‘ideas forums’.

At this seminar there will be two separate streams, one for Academic Libraries and one for Public Libraries. We invite prospective speakers from both sectors to submit papers for this event.

Final date for submission of abstracts is 2nd February 2024. Notification of acceptance will be by 19th February 2024. Paper slots are normally 30 minutes including questions; however if you have an idea for a longer, workshop style session please get in touch as we would be delighted to offer this option. Speakers receive a full, free Seminar place plus UK travel expenses and there is no requirement for NAG membership.

Commercial sponsorship opportunities are still available.  More information at:https://nag.org.uk/sponsorship/  If you are interested in presenting as a commercial member, we would strongly suggest that you partner with a library who uses your products/services for the best chance of your paper being selected.

#NAGcd14 #NAGplf24

Best wishes

Jennie and the NAG Seminar and Forum Teams

Jennie Hillyard, M.A., B.A. (Hons.), MCLIP

Business Development Manager, National Acquisitions Group  www.nag.org.uk

c/o Courtley West, 1 Clarke Hall Farm,
Aberford Road,
Wakefield,
West Yorkshire
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Case Studies in Library Publishing (#OA Journal)

URL: https://cslp.pubpub.org/

New Open Access Journal on library publishing.

CFP for second issue coming soon.

About CSLP

The library publishing community is engaged in meaningful work, collaborating on a range of content at various stages of the publishing process. For those interested in the details, it can be difficult or time-consuming to find information about a particular project. What resources were required to embed videos within an open-access textbook? What roles do library publishers play in the acquisition, creation, and dissemination of content? What strategies have helped ensure the long-term success of a journal? How do individual members of a team contribute, and how are those contributions acknowledged? Our community is curious and eager to learn from each other, and Case Studies in Library Publishing (CSLP) will create dedicated space to do so in an annual publication. 

The mission of CSLP is to provide concrete project examples to inspire and support those involved with library publishing as we ground and grow our work. We seek contributions that exemplify capacious perspectives on “publishing” aligned with the Library Publishing Coalition’s working definition of “the set activities led by libraries to support the creation, dissemination, and curation of scholarly, creative, and/or educational works.” While we acknowledge that it is often academic libraries and consortia with the resources to undertake publishing initiatives, we will strive to include contributions from public and special libraries, as well as independent publishing initiatives.

Each article published in CSLP will describe a specific publishing project, delving into workflow, goals, resources, and ultimate impact. Articles will include a summary of the project, links to view the project, and key takeaways for readers, with space for authors to add additional discussion and reflection. The primary output of CSLP will be case studies, with potential to include reviews in the future. Submissions may focus on incomplete or ongoing projects; where possible, we encourage authors to share what has not worked or lessons learned that might inform others’ projects. We recognize the importance of formal research in library publishing, but believe that need is suitably filled by existing publications (such as the Journal of Librarianship in Scholarly Communication, the Journal of Scholarly Publishing, and others). By providing a structured format to consider project workflow and outcomes, CSLP will support the research of the library publishing community as well as the everyday work that we do. 

CFP: Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (Core Interest Group Week - Virtual - March 8th, 2024)

Call for Presenters!

CORE Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) invites speakers to present as part of the CORE Virtual Interest Group Week on Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10-11 Central / 11-Noon Eastern. 

We welcome presentation proposals from any technical services setting and from any level of experience or position. We seek new presentations as well as those previously presented in non-Core settings. 

To submit your presentation proposal, email CITSIG chair Kelli Getz (kgetz@nd.edu) and vice-chair Robin Buser (rbuser@cscc.edu) by end of day, Monday, January 22, 2024. Selections will be communicated by Monday, January 29, 2024.

Your proposal email should include:

• Presentation title

• A short summary of your topic (less than 200 words) for your 20 minute presentation

• Name, affiliation and email addresses of each speaker

More about the CITSIG Virtual Session

We have one hour in total for the CITSIG to present, and we seek to offer space for 2-3 engaging presentations (20 minutes maximum), scheduled in tight succession with a brief Q&A session to follow! 

Assistance with technical concerns and session facilitation is available. 

Since the ALA Core CITSIG is here to provide a place for you to share your everyday technical services experiences or thoughts for the future, a wide range of topics will be of interest to us! Here are some topics shared recently by members:

• Acquisitions and Collections

• Integration of collection strategy with acquisitions strategy

• Policy and practice management

• Communication and building relations with vendors and library partners/colleagues

• Budget or cost saving measures and creative workflow approaches

• Cataloging and Metadata Services

• Integration of new metadata approaches with traditional cataloging

• Local policy and practice documentation management

• Impact of new ILS or discovery tools on cataloging approaches and workflows

• DEI

• Collection approaches and evaluation to diversify content and supplier partnerships

• Reparative metadata and cataloging practices

• Approaches to ensure a patron-focused and inclusive collection

• Training and professional development

• Reskilling and upskilling and retooling experiences

• The application of core competencies for technical service areas

• Conducting research as a technical services librarian

• Staff mentorship and leadership development

• Management

• Current trends in hiring

• Cross-unit or department management or collaboration

• Service development and team building 

If you have questions, please contact either one of us! We look forward to hearing from you and to the sessions in March!

Kelli and Robin

Kelli Getz | ALA CORE Chair, Creative Ideas In Technical Services Interest Group / Unit Head, Continuing & Electronic Resources | University of Notre Dame | 427 Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA | T: 574.631.4406 | kgetz@nd.edu 

Robin Buser | ALA CORE Vice-Chair, Creative Ideas In Technical Services Interest Group / Supervisor, Acquisitions & Metadata Services | Columbus State Community College | CO-214A, 550 E Spring St, Columbus, OH 43215 USA | T: 614.287.2469 | rbuser@cscc.edu