Call for Proposals - C&RL (College & Research Libraries)

 

C&RL is seeking proposals for a special issue on library instruction and the one-shot. 

Proposal submissions may include but are not limited to:

• How one-shots help or hinder our campus-wide instruction efforts
• How pedagogy is affected by one-shot models, with focus on learning models, educational theory, or critical pedagogy
• Burnout, turnover, and low morale of instruction librarians engaged in one-shot-focused teaching
• Burnout, turnover, and low morale related to tenure and retention for BIPOC librarians and others from marginalized groups engaged in one-shot-focused teaching
• One-shots as white supremacy or faux-neutrality
• The effects of expectations for positivist teaching approaches in one-shots that erase or leave out other ways of knowing (such as Indigenous research practices)
• How one-shots fit into relational and care work-based instruction programs
• One-shots’ impact on instruction as feminized labor
• Other labor-related or critical models that speak to the impact of one-shots
• Assessment, measurement, and analytics in terms of the one-shot
• Dreaming and imagination: where do we go, what is ideal? (Submissions in this category can be less formal, and creative or exploratory.)

Approaches to exploring these topics can take multiple approaches, such as theoretical, practical, qualitative, quantitative, philosophical, and other ways of knowing. Manuscripts (~3,000-6,000 words) will go through a peer-review process. C&RL uses The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed. See more on author guidelines here: https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/about/submissions.

Proposals should include:

• Author name(s), contact information, and affiliation
• Tentative title or focus
• A proposal/abstract of no more than 500 words

Please submit proposals through this form (https://forms.gle/Xv5beLAJWrHxFgkn8) by July 1, 2021. Contact the guest editor, Nicole Pagowsky, with any questions at nfp@arizona.edu. Also please contact Nicole if you have expertise in any of these areas and would like to be a peer-reviewer for this special issue, regardless of if you submit a proposal or not.

Call for Chapters: Academic Libraries and Collaborative Research Support Services

 

Editor: Carrie Forbes, PhD, University of Denver Libraries

 

To be published by Rowman & Littlefield

 

Proposal Submission Deadline:  Friday, June 11, 2021 (Deadline Extended)

 

Book Overview: 

 

Higher education institutions are realizing the importance of enabling internal and external collaborative work, e.g., interdisciplinary research and community partnerships. As a result of both the external pressures and the known benefits, many forms of both internal and external research collaborations have begun to emerge in higher education. At the heart of this change, academic libraries, who have long been models for collaborative work, are increasingly participating in the research process by providing a widening range of research support services beyond traditional reference services. There is a growing body of literature examining these changing academic library roles, but this volume will concentrate on how the nature of collaborative work in libraries is helping to reshape institutional research practices on a national scale. 

 

The editor of this volume invites chapter proposals for case studies and theoretical essays on the nature of collaborative research practices in higher education with a particular focus on the changing nature of research support services in academic libraries. The volume will have four focus areas: emerging liaison roles, research data management services, the library as publisher, and professional development. 

 

Submission procedure:

 

Researchers are invited to submit a working chapter title, an abstract up to 500 words, a writing sample (if possible), and a current CV to the editor Carrie Forbes (carrie.forbes@du.edu) on or before Friday, June 11, 2021. 

 

In the proposal, please indicate in which section your chapter would best fit and be sure to detail how your essay or case study fits into the overall theme of collaborative research services in academic libraries.

 

Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by Monday, June 28, 2021, about the status of their proposals and will be sent chapter guidelines.

 

Completed chapters will be approximately 4,000-5,000 words in length (not including references) and will be due to the editor by Friday, October 1, 2021.

 

For the complete call for proposals, please visit:

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STLkazFsZClyMyZWBGNKJIMdE8OPkBcfDniDsN84t8I/edit?usp=sharing

 

Sincerely,

Carrie

 

Carrie Forbes, PhD

Professor/ Associate Dean

University of Denver Libraries

Code4Lib Journal Call for Papers

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.

We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 52nd issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 52nd issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid-September 2021, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at https://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org by Friday, June 11, 2021.  When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message.

 

C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal.  Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

 

• Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical)
• Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and the challenges faced
• Case studies
• Best practices
• Reviews
• Comparisons of third party software or libraries
• Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
• Project management and communication within the library environment
• Assessment and user studies

 

C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication.  While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure.  Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals.  Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ’s Article Guidelines or browse articles from the earlier issues published on our website:  https://journal.code4lib.org.

 

Remember, for consideration for the 52nd issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to https://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal no later than Friday, June 11, 2021.  (Use journal@code4lib.org if sending attachments.)

 

Send in a submission.  Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.

 

Mark Swenson, Coordinating Editor for Issue 52 

Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee

Call for Proposals - International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries

 Final chance to submit your proposal for LibPMC 2021

This is your final chance to submit your proposal for LibPMC 2021! What library assessment activities have you done this year? What new changes have you had to put in place, either as an emergency response or planned improvements? What data and UX have you completed around these?

Submissions are welcome on any aspect of performance measurement and assessment of relevance to the library and information sector in the format of for papers, lightning talks, and panels.

• Closing date for proposals is 24 May at 17:45 GMT. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status in July.
• Learn more and submit your proposal at the conference website. 
• All proposals will be subject to double-blind peer-review, should be in English, and should not have been published elsewhere nor submitted to another journal or conference.
• The conference takes place 2-4 November, in an entirely online format during the afternoon (UK time)
• The fee to attend the conference will be £50, with zero fee for students and anyone who is unable to pay.

 

Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact: info@libraryperformance.org.

Warmest regards,

The LibPMC Conference Board

Keep in touch

If you would like to receive updates on our future events and also have an opportunity to connect with each other and our community, we invite you to join our mailing list – LIBPMC@Jiscmail.ac.uk. You can subscribe at: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/libpmc.

 

About the conference

LibPMC brings together practitioners, researchers, educators and students interested in all aspects of performance measurement in library and information services in any context. The goal of library performance measurement and assessment is to understand how well a library is meeting stakeholder needs, with the aim of driving improvement. Key features of library performance measurement include a focus on the needs of stakeholders and communities, actively using qualitative and quantitative data to improve services and the user experience, and communicating the results and outcomes of assessment activities.

Past conferences have provided a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and workshops designed to stimulate discussion, provide ideas for measuring and improving library performance, and develop new concepts and techniques to advance the field. The conference is the longest-running conference on this subject and is truly international, welcoming participants from all countries.

Additional information about the conference, including links to past proceedings, are available on our website: https://libraryperformance.org/.

 

Call for submissions - QQML conference

 Following the vaccine Covid-19 progress worldwide the last stream of Abstract's Submissions deadline is set at March 30, 2021. However, the Conference is Hybrid including both virtual and in-person presentations.

We are happy for organizing the 13th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2021, 25-28 May 2021, Athens, Greece, http://qqml.org/ ).
QQML2021 is a Hybrid Conference including in-Person and Virtual presentations to account for the Covid-19 developments.
Two options of registrations are proposed http://qqml.org/registration/
This year (2021), we celebrate 13 years of successful QQML Conferences’ organization.
 
This is an Invitation to Participate in the conference and workshops, suggest a Plenary or Contributed Talk and to propose an Invited Session/s (3-6 talks) or a Workshop (more than 2 Sessions).
Please send your Abstract and Invited Session proposals to include in the program at secretar@isast.org

The Session/Workshop organizers will collect the abstracts of their Sessions/Workshops and notify the Secretariat
 
Be healthy, happy and wealthy in 2021
 
Best regards
 
Anthi Katsirikou (Ms)
Librarian, PhD, MSc
QQML Conference co-chair
 
Director, University of Piraeus Library
Adjunct Professor, Open University of Greece
 
President of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Professionals
Information Literacy Standing Committee Member, IFLA
IATUL, ALA/ ACRL Member
email: anthi@unipi.gr
            anthi@asmda.com
 

Call for peer-reviewers - Journal of New Librarianship (JoNL)

The Journal of New Librarianship (JoNL) is pleased to announce it has recently migrated to a new platform (OJS) and is generously being hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries. As part of this transition and relaunch, and in keeping with the journal's commitment to diversity, equity, and plurality of viewpoints, JoNL is seeking subject experts with a diverse range of experiences to volunteer as potential peer reviewers. The volunteers will be added to our list of peer reviewers, to whom articles may be assigned for double-blind review based upon subject matter. Peer reviewers are provided a rubric when evaluating submissions, and volunteers are contacted no more frequently than twice a year to offer their time and expertise. Turn-around time for reviews is typically 30 days.

 

JoNL was established in 2016 as an independent open access LIS journal that provides an outlet for emerging and interdisciplinary scholarship that does not fit within the narrowly defined subject specialization of existing journals. JoNL is a Diamond open access publication in which authors retain full copyright of their work through CC-BY licensing. There are no processing fees, nor is there a cost to access published materials. Since its launch, JoNL has published 5 volumes (9 issues total), and is recognized in the Ulrich Periodical Index as a peer-reviewed academic journal. More information about the journal, including a summary of the editorial and peer review process, can be located here

 

Individuals interested in being added to JoNL's list of potential peer reviewers are encouraged to fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/JoNL2021PeerReview  Additional questions can be forwarded to the JoNL communications editor, Claire Du Laney cdulaney@unomaha.edu

Call for proposals - Performance Measurement in Libraries

 The 14th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries (LibPMC) will take place 2-4 November 2021, in an entirely online format. Submissions are now welcome on any aspect of performance measurement and assessment of relevance to the library and information sector. Proposals are welcome for papers, lightning talks, and panels. All proposals will be subject to double-blind peer-review and should not have been published elsewhere nor submitted to another conference or journal. 

o   Closing date for proposals is 12 May at 12 noon GMT. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status in July. 

o   Learn more and submit your proposal at the conference website.  

 

LibPMC brings together practitioners, researchers, educators and students interested in all aspects of performance measurement in library and information services in any context. Library performance measurement (or library assessment) is the endeavouring of determining and communicating how a library is performing, with the aim of driving improvement. There are three key features of library performance measurement: focus on stakeholders, the goal of improving services to meet stakeholder needs, and communication of the results and outcomes. Past conferences have provided a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and workshops designed to stimulate discussion, provide ideas for measuring and improving library performance, and develop new concepts and techniques to advance the field. Additional information about the conference, including links to past proceedings, are available on our website: https://libraryperformance.org/. 

 

International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries

Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact: info@libraryperformance.org 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Firoze Manji

Dr Firoze Manji of Daraja Press has been awarded the Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista Lifetime Achievement award.  

Among the publications of Daraja Press is Silence Would be Treason: Last Writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa and I am a Man of Peace: Writings Inspired by the Maynooth University Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection.

Firoze Manji had created publishing outlets for writers across the Global South, in addition to writing books and articles. The Awards Committee celebrates Dr Manji for his years of dedicated work, which includes the founding of Daraja Press and his ongoing global activism building global networks devoted to the cultivation of dignity, freedom and liberation. 

Tell us what you're doing! : using library data to inform scholarly communications

 On Wednesday 10th February, we are delighted to have Dr Leo Appleton deliver a guest lecture at 1 p.m. as part of the Maynooth University Love Data Week. This event is via Zoom.

 Dr Appleton is Editor-in-Chief of  New Review of Academic Librarianship and Senior University Teacher at the University of Sheffield's Information School He has published extensively and his most recent book, with Margaret Weaver,  is Bold Minds: Library Leadership in a Time of Disruption

Details and Booking
It is commonly thought that the role of the librarian in research and scholarship is to support it - to be the gatekeeper and organiser of the information, data, knowledge and resources that are accessed by others to use in their research. Of course, this is not the only role that librarians play in the world of research, scholarship and publication. They are also major contributors, with library and information science being a large academic discipline, into which many sub-disciplines fall including that of library and information services management, and library practitioners have been contributing to the body of knowledge about librarianship and library management for many years. Librarians are surrounded by data about their practice, whether this be quantitative or statistical data or qualitative data from case studies, reflections or evaluations. This session will look at how practicing librarians, from all sectors, can use their day-to-day library practice and activity to inform their scholarship and how to turn what they do into a publication. From the professional press to peer reviewed publication, there are many outlets for library practitioners to publish. This presentation will unpick this 'library publishing' environment and will provide advice and tips for 'getting started' and also from a 'next steps' perspective for those who may already have experience in academic publishing.

Booking