Call for Proposals: LL&M Special Issue on Middle Management Library Leadership and Management, an ALA Core publication and a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, is soliciting submissions for both peer-reviewed and editor-reviewed featured articles for our special issue on middle management. Topics of interest to middle management issues in libraries may include, but are not limited to: Managing up and down the organization  Managing conflict  Managing budgets and/or resource allocation issues Empowering others and/or mentoring Training and support for middle managers Pra ..read more

CFP URL: https://www.milibraries.org/call-for-proposals MLA 2024 Annual Conference The Michigan Library Association invites proposals for breakout sessions at the 2024 MLA Annual Conference to be presented in person, Oct. 16-18, 2023, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Michigan on the outskirts of Traverse City. The Michigan Library Association Annual Conference is the premier professional development and networking event for Michigan library staff, students, and trustees. We invite innovative thinkers to propose breakout sessions aligned with our theme Press Play. This invitat ..read more

The Serials Spoken Here column in Serials Review is seeking conference reports for several spring conferences. If you attended the UKSG 47th Annual Conference in April or are attending ELUNA or the Acquisitions Institute in May or NASIG in June, submitting a report is an excellent way to inform colleagues who are not able to attend.  The reports are only 750 words or less and are a good opportunity to meet a writing goal to add to your resume/CV.   If you’re interested, please get in touch with me to identify a session and get more details about contributing to the col ..read more

What are the top priorities and concerns facing your organization? What are the biggest opportunities or risks, and how should the information community address them? If you have ideas to share, then we encourage you to submit a proposal for the 2024 NISO Plus Global/Online conference, to be held virtually September 17–18, 2024. It’s a great opportunity to meet and collaborate with professionals from across the information community and around the world to address the most pressing issues in scholarly communications. And as with any NISO Plus conference, ideas emerging from the ..read more

The Forum for Open Research in MENA (FORM) is a non-profit membership organisation supporting the advancement of Open Science policies and practices in research communities and institutions across the Arab world.   A catalyst for positive action, we work with key stakeholders to develop and implement a pragmatic programme to facilitate the transition towards more accessible, inclusive and sustainable research and education models in the Arab region. Our goal is to empower libraries, higher education institutions, research councils and policy makers across the Arab world to collaborat ..read more

We are excited to announce that the Call for Papers for the 2024 Charleston Conference is officially open! This year’s theme of “The Sky’s the Limit” is a rallying call for innovation, exploration, and limitless possibilities. This is your opportunity to contribute to one of the most dynamic conferences in the library and scholarly publishing industry. This year’s conference will be held in beautiful downtown Charleston November 11-15, with the virtual conference following online December 6-13. Session formats include: Plenary Sessions — General sessions of a broad ..read more

Call for Papers and Peer Reviewers: Serials Librarian Special Issue on the Uses of AI in Scholarly Communication   Serials Librarian is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal for the international serials community. The journal encompasses practical, theoretical, and visionary ideas for librarians, publishers, vendors, and anyone interested in the changing nature of serials and scholarly communication more broadly.   Editor-in-Chief: Sharon Dyas-Correia (University of Oxford) Associate Editor: Courtney McAllister (Atypon) Assistant Editor: Meg Mering (University of Nebraska ..read more

Proposal Deadline: June 19, 2024  Submit Proposals here: https://forms.gle/vsZJTZNgnMXyhR217  You are invited to submit an abstract for a chapter in an upcoming edited book with the working title, Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development published by ACRL.  EDITED BY:  Wendy Pothier, University of New Hampshire & Ilana Stonebraker, Indiana University    OVERVIEW:  The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), first adopted in 2012, have worked in tandem with worldwide climate concerns to alter the way we approach the environment, poverty ..read more

The Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries (open access journal) publishes articles that offer strategies and case studies for practical application of strategic fundraising and communication in academic libraries. The journal seeks to represent the significant variances in advancement operations from small, single-staffed offices to more expansive and complex library advancement environments. We welcome submissions that feature efforts in all aspects of library fundraising, including, but not limited to: annual giving, major/principal giving, ca ..read more

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting “recipe” (chapter) proposals on instructional activities for teaching about and with artificial intelligence (AI) for The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook, edited by Ellen Hampton Filgo and Amy James. Proposals are due by Friday, May 31, 2024. We are seeking 500- to- 700-word proposals for “recipes” or chapters on practice-based examples of lesson plans or activities for teaching about and with artificial intelligence (AI) in academic libraries. Recipes will generally follow the ACRL Cookbook Format. Your propos ..read more