Category: Call for Papers

CFP: Cultural Heritage Institutions SWPACA 2024

Call for Papers: Cultural Heritage Institutions, Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA)
45th Annual Conference, February 21-24, 2024
Marriott Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://www.southwestpca.org

Submissions open on September 1, 2023

Proposal submission deadline: October 31, 2023

Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the 45th annual SWPACA conference. One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple panels.  For a full list of subject areas, area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/

The Cultural Heritage Institutions area solicits proposals from librarians, archivists, curators, graduate students, faculty, collectors, writers, independent scholars, and other aficionados (yes! including people who use libraries, archives, and museums!) of popular culture and cultural heritage settings of all types. We also encourage proposals for slide shows, video presentations, panels, and roundtables organized around common themes.

Some suggested topics include:

  • Histories and profiles of popular culture resources and collections in cultural heritage institutions; a chance to show off what you’ve got to scholars who might want to use it
  • Intellectual freedom or cultural sensitivity issues related to popular culture resources
  • Book clubs and reading groups, city- or campus-wide reading programs
  • Special exhibits of popular culture resources, outreach programs, etc. of cultural heritage institutions
  • Collection and organization of popular culture resources; marketing and ethical issues
  • Web 2.0, gaming, semantic web, etc. and their impact on libraries, archives, museums, and digital humanities collections
  • The role of public libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions in economic hard times and natural disasters
  • Oral history projects
  • Digital humanities and other digital/data-based projects on popular culture, the Southwest, and other relevant subjects, both those based in cultural heritage institutions and those in academia or other organizations.

We encourage proposals for panels and roundtables organized around common themes.

All proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at http://register.southwestpca.org/southwestpca

For details on using the submission database and on the application process in general, please see the Proposal Submission FAQs and Tips page at http://southwestpca.org/conference/faqs-and-tips/

Individual proposals for 15-minute papers must include an abstract of approximately 200-500 words. Including a brief bio in the body of the proposal form is encouraged, but not required.  

For information on how to submit a proposal for a roundtable or a multi-paper panel, please view the above FAQs and Tips page.  

The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2023.  

SWPACA offers monetary awards for the best graduate student papers in a variety of categories. Submissions of accepted, full papers are due January 1, 2024.  SWPACA also offers travel fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/

Registration and travel information for the conference will be available at http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-registration-information/

For 2023, we are excited to be at a new venue, the Marriott Albuquerque (2101 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110), which boasts free parking and close proximity to dining, shopping, and other delights.

In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, at http://journaldialogue.org/

If you have any questions about the Cultural Heritage Institutions area, please contact its Area Chair, Suzanne Stauffer, Louisiana State University, stauffer@lsu.edu. If you have general questions about the conference, please contact us at support@southwestpca.org, and a member of the executive team will get back to you.

This will be a fully in-person conference. If you’re looking for an online option to present your work, keep an eye out for details about the 2024 SWPACA Summer Salon, a completely virtual conference to take place in June 2024. However, do keep in mind that the Summer Salon is a smaller conference with limited presentation slots and no student funding assistance.

Call for Submissions: Collaborative Librarianship

Countering Weaponized Tradition: Libraries and Archives Using Collaboration and Tradition as a Catalyst for Progress

Guest edited by Erin Renee Wahl and Arlene Schmuland

A lot has been written on the benefits of understanding the history and traditions of organizations when you join the team, but not a lot has been written on the ways history and tradition can be used to affect an organization negatively, or what actual tangible progress comes from understanding this history and using it to instigate positive change. This special issue seeks to open a dialogue that might offer a broader, honest perspective of progress informed by organizational history and traditions in libraries and archives. This issue will explore how librarians or archivists have taken institutional history and tradition and pivoted the narrative towards progressive changes. A relevant topic even prior to 2020, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic showed libraries and archives where their organizations were weakest and has left even the strongest organizations wondering how to leverage tradition for future diversification…and who else to bring into the process. In addition, library and archives employees who were already taxed by the tough realities of work are now asking more serious questions about their work environments and wondering how to leverage traditions and collaborations to create a more progressive work environment.

Some topics you might want to consider include:

  • How do you create buy-in in your library/archives/department to change legacy practices?
  • What pre-COVID traditions has your library/archives shifted as you return to normal? What led you to make this change?
  • What assessment methods do you use to inform shifting traditional practices? Where is your change originating from?
  • How do you encourage new librarians and staff members to utilize their expertise to implement change?
  • Legacy and tradition are not necessarily bad. What legacy practices have you deliberately maintained and why? What led you to this decision?
  • How do you create balance between legacy practices and progressive momentum?
  • It’s not just about planning for shifts: almost every practice shift requires significant labor to achieve. Whether that’s temporary work or changing existing workloads: how have you managed the labor costs of practice changes?
  • How do you work flexibility for change into strategic planning and core library documents?
  • And any other topics you think might be relevant to this!

Don’t forget the collaborative focus…

In keeping with the overall focus of the journal Collaborative Librarianship, all proposals and articles must focus on collaborative approaches to changing weaponized traditions. These approaches will have utilized cooperation between multiple departments, organizations, libraries, archives, etc. rather than an approach handled by single entities. Collaborating entities can be from the same institution but it must be made clear how this cooperation entailed working outside of what departments, etc. have done in the past, and what is “typical” in our field. In addition, we hope to prioritize articles written by co-authors in different libraries, archives, departments, and other disciplines who did this work together.

Please make sure you familiarize yourself with what Collaborative Librarianship prefers to publish by perusing recently published issues and visiting these webpages:

Authors should submit proposals or fully finished articles using the form and instructions to the guest editors via this link: https://forms.gle/QPC1GxbhKe1c5sfo8

CFP: Reimagining Libraries: Exploring the AI & VR Revolution in Library Services

Artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) have emerged as powerful tools that enhance and expand the role of libraries, empowering them to provide innovative services and experiences to their patrons. Delve into the myriad ways AI, VR, and other emerging realities intersect with library services and learn how libraries leverage these developments to redefine their work.

Amigos Library Services is now accepting presentation proposals for the November 30, 2023, online conference, “Reimagining Libraries: Exploring the AI & VR Revolution in Library Services.”

Potential presentation topics can include, but are not limited to:

  • Impact of AI and VR on information literacy and library instruction
  • Intellectual property, privacy, and ethical considerations and challenges
  • AI-driven information retrieval
  • Virtual collections, repositories, and archives
  • Collaborative opportunities and partnerships with AI and VR
  • Automated cataloging and metadata tagging
  • Enhancing user experience

If you are interested in sharing your knowledge and experiences, please submit your proposal by September 20, 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/u9ea0ViSPT(link is external).

For more information about this conference, contact Jodie Borgerding, borgerding@amigos.org(link sends e-mail) or (972) 340-2897.

CFP: Minnesota Archives Symposium

The Minnesota Archives Symposium will be held Monday, November 6 at the Minnesota History Center in Saint Paul, MN. Driving and parking instructions can be found here: https://www.mnhs.org/historycenter/visit/directions. (Please note that parking at the History Center is free during the symposium).

The theme of this year’s symposium is “Handle With Care.”

Providing care is core to the archival profession. It is well-recognized that we provide care for the collections entrusted to us as well as to the collection users and community members who activate the materials under our care. Recent archives discourse has investigated how providing care and the act of caregiving impacts our profession more broadly, asking us to think deeply about what concepts such as responsible stewardship, radical empathy, and work-life balance mean to us and our profession.

During the symposium, we will reflect on the concept of care. How are we caring for our collections, our community, our colleagues, and ourselves? How might an ethic of care guide our work during difficult or uncertain times?

The planning committee is seeking proposals that explore the myriad ways care manifests itself in our work. Please send proposals to tcartmn@gmail.com by September 8th. Include a title for your presentation, a brief description of your talk, a list of speaker(s), and the preferred length of your presentation (15 minute presentation, 30 minute presentation, etc.). You do not have to be a member of TCART to submit a proposal.

Is there something you want to say, but you’re not sure how to shape it into a proposal or a presentation? The TCART officers are always happy to brainstorm with you. Just send us an email!

CFP: Special Libraries, Special Challenges Column of Public Services Quarterly

Call for Submissions 

The “Special Libraries, Special Challenges” column of Public Services Quarterly is currently seeking submissions that explore all aspects of working in a special library. Each piece is approximately 2,000 words and focuses on practical ideas rather than theory. Case studies are welcome.  

Column Description 

“Special Libraries, Special Challenges” is a column dedicated to exploring the unique public services challenges that arise in libraries that specialize in a particular subject, such as law, medicine, business, and so forth. In each column, authors will discuss public service issues and solutions that arise specifically in special libraries.

Potential Article Topics

  • Impact of tourism on librarianship/collections that attract “fan” researchers
  • Profile of libraries/archives at professional organizations
  • Profile of libraries supporting the work in various branches of government   
  • Rebuilding library services and facilities after a building disaster (fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, etc.)
  • Innovative pilot projects 
  • Developing programs for students and/or faculty
  • Professional and continuing development for library staff
  • AI and library services
  • Emerging trends, such as empirical research, data analytics and alt-metrics 
  • Teaching various literacies (information, media, technology, etc.) 
  • Other ideas welcomed!  

Contact 

Special or subject-matter librarians interested in authoring a piece for this column are invited to contact the co-editors, Patti Gibbons (pgibbons@uchicago.edu) or Deborah Schander (deborah.schander@ct.gov).   

Call for Proposals: ARL IDEAL 2024—Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives Conference

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is now accepting proposals for the 2024 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference, to be held July 15–17, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The conference theme is Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities.

To be considered, proposals should include:

  • Title of session
  • Abstract (up to 1,500 characters)
  • Learning outcomes
  • Outline
  • Keywords

Proposals should consider how the content of the session connects to the larger landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice (DEIA/J) and how the session reasonably engages adult learners.

The internal review process is masked; no personal identifiable information (such as names, institutions, social identities) should be included in the proposal. These pieces of information will be collected separately.

The deadline to submit proposals is September 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Hawaii–Aleutian time zone (UTC-10:00).

PLEASE USE THE IDEAL 2024 PROPOSALS SUBMISSION SITE

We look forward to reviewing your proposal and creating a well-rounded conference for our attendees!

Please reference the Presenter FAQ or contact learning+dei@arl.org with questions or any accommodation requests.

About the Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL’s mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.

CFP: “Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library”

Title: Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library
Editor: Elena Rodriguez, College of Charleston
Publisher: ACRL
Chapter Proposals due September 15, 2023 (bit.ly/twscial)


I am excited to invite chapter proposals for Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. Please email Elena Rodriguez at compassionateinstructionacrl@gmail.com with any questions.

About the book:
Compassion at its simplest definition is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster). The cognitive, affective, and motivational tenants associated with compassion (Jazaieri 2018) relate to the concept of whole-person care, a social work practice where a person’s well-being is assessed in “the interplay among physical, environmental, behavioral, psychological, economic, and social factors” (NASW Standards, 1992). Compassionate instruction, to that end, creates space in the classroom for the “whole student” to be seen and supported. It encourages their success and well-being by taking into consideration that there are both known and unknown challenges that affect and impact their ability to succeed, and it helps remove barriers, so students do not face challenges in a silo.

Teaching to the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library is not a reference on how librarians can become social workers. Instead, it is a resource to learn how to be more intentional in the impactful ways compassion can be incorporated into instruction practices to promote whole student care, support, and success. While librarians are not traditionally trained to provide the specialized services and interventions social workers and mental health providers are equipped to offer, each of these professions are grounded in the concept of responding to the needs of the individual. Academic librarians are uniquely poised to lead campus communities in compassionate instruction practices that focus on the whole student. We see a diverse student population daily across all disciplines, we work closely with faculty, and we are frequent collaborators with campus groups and services. Librarians are natural bridges to information and resources; engaging with the whole student allows us to be more thorough in meeting them where they are and getting them to what they need. Integrating a compassionate instruction approach to one shots, credit-bearing instruction, and beyond, librarians are supporting student success by building community and developing relationships that allow for students to have the agency to ask for help – whether that be academically or otherwise. 

Call for Chapter Proposals:
Proposals are invited from individuals with experience teaching information literacy or credit-bearing instruction through an academic library. Additionally, staffers who provide information services (e.g. reference, walk-up support, programming) in an academic library and individuals who work in a social work program in higher ed are also encouraged to submit proposals.

Case studies and exploratory research are invited and welcome, as are essays that incorporate scholarly writing with personal narratives. Final chapters should be between 4,000-5,000 words. This is not an exhaustive list, so do not feel limited by the following suggested topics!

Section 1: Framework for Compassion
Chapters in this section will set a foundation for why compassion and empathy are necessary and reflect on how to foster and encourage these practices. Sample topics and questions could include:

  • Social work tendencies in librarianship
  • Compassion in the workplace – navigating doing more with less; setting boundaries and reasonable expectations
  • Empathy and compassion for ourselves: avoiding vocational awe and burnout (we can’t pour from an empty cup)
  • Setting the example: how can librarians be an example for students to practice understanding?
  • Building relationships for student support – not just student success
  • Critical compassionate pedagogy in the library

Section 2: Compassionate Practices in the One-Shot
Chapters in this section will reflect on how librarians can incorporate compassion and/or empathy within the frequently utilized one-shot session. Sample topics could include: 

  • Importance of community in the classroom and methods to foster that community
  • Collaborating with faculty or campus groups 
  • Lesson planning to teach the whole student
  • Continued engagement and access
  • Intentional practice of compassion and/or empathy 
  • Meeting students where they are

Section 3: Compassionate Practices in Credit-Bearing Instruction
Chapters in this section will focus on how librarians who teach credit-bearing courses have and can incorporate compassion and/or empathy into their instruction practices. Sample topics and questions could include:

  • Intentional scaffolding of compassion into instruction 
  • Creating equitable spaces to create agency using teaching methods such as ungrading or democratizing the classroom
  • How does empathy and compassion fit into helping meet the expressed needs of students?
  • Trauma informed approach in the classroom
  • Collaborating with faculty or campus groups
  • Transparency to encourage communication
  • Building classroom community
  • Demonstrating empathy in online instruction

Section 4: Compassionate Practices in the Library
Chapters in this section will consider compassion in “non-traditional” instruction spaces and approaches. Sample topics and questions could include:

  • Practicing compassion in the research appointment
  • How can we demonstrate empathy and care in our one-on-one interactions?
  • Inclusive library events
  • Asynchronous instruction
  • Virtual instruction 
  • Service desks and point-of-need interactions

Proposal Instructions:
Please submit your proposals using the CFP Google Form (bit.ly/twscial) by September 15, 2023. The proposal should include all contributing authors, a working title, 3-5 keywords describing your proposed topic, a description of your proposed chapter that does not exceed 500 words, and two to three learning objectives or outcomes for your proposed chapter.  

Authors will be notified of acceptance by October 31, 2023. See below for the full project timeline. Please email Elena Rodriguez at compassionateinstructionacrl@gmail.com with any questions.

Project timeline:

  • CFP closes September 15, 2023
  • Authors notified of acceptance by October 31, 2023
  • Chapter outlines sent to editor by December 31, 2023
  • First drafts due March 1, 2024
  • Draft reviews completed and feedback provided to authors around April 30, 2024
  • Final drafts due June 1, 2024
  • Publication anticipated fall 2025

References

Jazaieri, H. (2018). Compassionate education from preschool to graduate school: Bringing a culture of compassion into the classroom. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 11(1), 22–66. doi.org/10.1108/JRIT-08-2017-0017

NASW standards for social work case management. (1992). National Association of Social  Worker. www.nycourts.gov/reporter/webdocs/nasw_standards_socialwork_casemgt.htm

CFP: IIPC Web Archiving Conference 2024

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Consortium’s formation, we are excited to announce that the call for proposals for the 2024 Web Archiving Conference is now open. On July 24th, 2003, eleven national libraries and the Internet Archive signed the first Consortium Agreement, recognizing the significance of international collaboration in preserving internet content for future generations. The agreement was signed at the National Library of France (BnF), the host of the 2024 General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference which will be held on April 24-26, 2024.

The annual IIPC conference brings together the world’s experts in web archiving. While it usually attracts the international community of web archiving practitioners, it is intended for an even wider audience including archivists, curators, software developers, researchers interested in working with digital content, and digital preservationists.

This year’s conference title is “Web Archives in Context.” The WAC 2024 Program Committee invites proposals related to five broad themes: Digital Preservation, Curation, Tools and Workflows, Research and Access, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. More details about the suggested topics and submission guidelines are available on the conference website: https://netpreserve.org/ga2024/cfp/. 

We would like to thank our program committee for their efforts in organizing the CfP, as well as the delegates of the 2023 conference for their valuable feedback. Their input has been taken into consideration while determining this year’s topics for proposals.

The deadline for submitting proposals is by the end of the day on September 24th (AoE/UTC-12) 2023.

For updates, please follow the conference website (netpreserve.org/ga2024/) and Twitter (@netpreserve, #iipcGA24, #iipcWAC24, #iipc20Years). 

If you have any questions about the 2024 WAC, you can email us at events@netpreserve.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Paris in April!

The WAC 2024 Organizing Committee

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IIPC General Assembly (#iipcGA24) & Web Archiving Conference (#iipcWAC24), Wednesday 24 – Friday 26 April 2024 

Organized by the IIPC and the National Library of France

netpreserve.org/ga2024

CFP: 2024 Midwest Archives Conference

The Midwest Archives Conference will hold its 2024 Annual Meeting May 2-4 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown in Des Moines, Iowa. The capital city of Iowa, Des Moines is known for arts, culture, and its place in the heartland of America’s agricultural production.

The Program Committee invites session proposals touching on the theme “Sowing Seeds of Change“. Drawing on Iowa’s agricultural traditions and historic prairie ecosystem, we encourage you to consider areas of growth, cultivation, and restoration in our profession. As our professional landscape continues to evolve and change, how do we adapt and implement new approaches, processes, and technologies? When do we go back to our roots, and when do we plant for the future? What are some ways we have nurtured our collections, patrons, and ourselves as archivists and allied professionals? 

The Program Committee encourages submissions from newer professionals and members of underrepresented groups. MAC membership is not required. Presenters may submit more than one proposal, but may present only one session OR poster.

Do you have an idea for a proposal but no one to present with? Connect with colleagues on the MAC 2024 Brainstorming form! 

The deadline for submitting proposals is August 21, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST.  For a list of possible topics and details about the proposal process, visit the MAC 2024 Call for Session Proposals website.

CFP: Medievalist Librarians in Technical Services

I’m looking for archivists and librarians who have a background in Medieval Studies to join a hybrid roundtable discussion at next year’s International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan (May 9-11, 2024). If you held a technical services role (considered broadly) at any point in your career, and you studied any aspect of the Middle Ages, please consider participating! You can reach out to me directly (allie.mccormack@utah.edu) for more information.

Official session blurb: “Library technical services – including collection development, cataloging, and processing – is not well understood by the public. However, teaching, research, and other services offered by libraries would not be possible without this behind-the-scenes work. Presenters will shine a light on technical services roles, explain the skills needed for success in these positions, and share how their medievalist backgrounds influence their work.”

If you know anyone else who may be interested, please share this widely. Proposals to join the roundtable must be submitted through the official conference portal: icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgi.

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Allie McCormack
Salt Lake City UT