Category: Call for Presentations

CFP: Queer Bibliography: In the Making

We are delighted to share the call for proposals for “Queer Bibliography: In the Making,” the third iteration of this conference, which was initially established by Malcolm Noble and Sarah Pyke in 2023.

The conference will be hosted at Newcastle University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom and online on 11-13 June, 2025. The conference committee is extremely grateful to SHARP and to the Bibliographical Society, both of which have generously provided funding. This allows us to continue to keep this conference free to attend, as well as to support some travel grants for postgraduate students. The deadline for submissions is midnight on 31 January; prospective speakers will be informed of the outcome by the end of the day on 28 February.

About the conference:

Queer Bibliography: in the Making invites participants to consider queerness in the processes of (re/un)making material texts.

Bibliography is primarily concerned with how material texts fall together, and the lives of those texts (long or short). The processes of production, reproduction, transmission, and reception are all central to bibliographic study; as is the work of the people engaged in these processes. Such people might include typefounders, papermakers, printers, bookbinders, scribes, scrapbookers, zine makers diarists, collectors, librarians, editors, publishers, archivists, and other agents of literary, textual, and material invention. Recent scholarship calls for material texts to be examined as if they were in the process of continual (re/un)making. Many individuals, groups, and organisations can be said to make, un-make, and re-make texts – sometimes across significant geographic and temporal distances; sometimes known to one another, sometimes not; sometimes in communion, and sometimes in opposition.

We invite participants to consider how these processes, and their makers and respondents, might be considered from the perspective of Queer and Trans Studies.

Participants will be invited to submit a 2000-word pre-circulating paper, before presenting in panels of 10-minute papers. We also welcome alternative presentations, in whatever form they may take. Two days of panels, conversation, and discussion will be followed by an optional workshop on 13 June, led by artist and scholar Kadin Henningsen. This workshop will draw on the previous two days’ discussions, and participants will work together to produce a printed object encapsulating this year’s theme of “in the making.”

Full Call for Proposals: https://bit.ly/QueerBiblio2025CFP

Submissions (by midnight on 31 January): https://bit.ly/QB2025ProposalForm

Questions? Contact us at: queerbibliography@gmail.com 

CFP: ICA Section on University and Research Institution Archives

ICA/SUV 2025 ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

XXX JORNADAS DE LA CONFERENCIA DE ARCHIVEROS DE LAS UNIVERSIDADES ESPAÑOLAS

Barcelona, 27th-28th October 2025 / 27 – 28 Octubre 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS / LLAMADA DE COMUNICACIONES

“Innovating University and Research Archives. Challenges Towards Sustainability”

“Archivos de Universidades y de Investigación Innovadores. Desafíos para la Sostenibilidad”

The International Council on Archives Section on University and Research Institution Archives (ICA-SUV) and the Archivists Conference of the Spanish Universities (CAU – CRUE) are pleased to announce their annual conference for 2025.The conference, titled Innovating University and Research Archives. Challenges Towards Sustainability, will be held at the University Autonomous of Barcelona in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain), 27-28 October, 2025. This will be an in-person conference. 

This conference presents an opportunity for reflective discussion about many aspects around:

1. Alignment of University Archives with the SDGs and Compliance with the 2030 Agenda The 2030 Agenda is a United Nations action plan for the people, the planet, and prosperity. The Agenda sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with 169 targets aimed at achieving a balanced approach to three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social, and environmental spheres. The contribution of University and Research Institutions Archives in reaching these goals is crucial. Wellbeing, Education and Quality, Reduce Inequalities, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption and Production, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions are among those objectives where the impact of the work of archivists can be most significant.

We welcome proposals which:

•     Use practical examples to demonstrate how university and research institution archives can support the SDGs.

•     Focus on specific goals such as Good Health and Well-being or Reduced Inequalities to show how records and archives are vital in contributing to success in these areas.

•     Explore how archivists can work in partnership with others to support their institution and society to achieve these goals.

2. Archives in the Face of the Climate Emergency: Prevention and Actions

The consequences of climate change are increasingly influencing our daily lives, with effects becoming more catastrophic for people and their environment. Archives and documentary heritage, due to their special structural vulnerability within the institutions to which they belong, have been directly affected in recent years by floods, storms, fires, and other disasters arising from the climate emergency. This affects history, memory, culture, and the identity of communities, as well as the fulfilment of citizens’ rights and obligations by public administrations, alongside the enforcement of transparency and accountability. The adaptation of our services may be crucial in the protection of both people and heritage.

We welcome proposals which explore some of the following topics:

•   How archivists can ensure they are prepared for potential disasters and emergencies, particularly in a university setting

•   What archive services can do to limit the harm they do to the environment and to support sustainability

•   The importance of university and research institution archives in providing evidence of climate change and supplying data which can help society to plan for a better future

3. Archives: Experiences of Adaptation and Innovation

Digital transformation and the move to digital governance in institutions have posed a challenge for archives and professionals in the area of document and record management. Maintaining the role of records and archives as a core element which reaches across increasingly digitised management structures has been one of the most significant goals of the century. Colleagues have successfully adapted to innovations and become more visible, offering society and its organisations an essential and innovative service in document and records management, while also becoming a reference in the promotion of their historical heritage.

We welcome proposals that discuss:

•   Innovative approaches to the management of archives and records in digital systems.

•   Successful collaboration with other professionals, such as information technologists and others.

•   Effective advocacy for the importance of consulting archivists when designing and running digital governance and management systems

Professional conversations at conferences like this are important to furthering global and local understanding of innovating University and Research Archives and challenges towards the sustainability.

Papers and presentations formats: 

  • Lightning Talks: Rapid and concise presentations; 10 minutes long 
  • Papers: Research/scholarly papers; 20 minutes long; can be analytical, descriptive, or reflective 
  • Experiences: A 15-minute presentation related to subtopic 3.
  • Panel Discussion: Composed of 3 speakers, plus a facilitator, with varied perspectives discussing a similar topic; indicate length of time requested 
  • Posters: Presentation of research work, a project, an idea, or any other type of work in poster format, which participants of the ICA-SUV and the CAU Conference can view in a dedicated space at the conference venue. Those presenting a poster should be present during the presentation session to provide explanations and answer questions related to the poster.
  • Wild Card : Submit your own idea or format and indicate length of time requested

Please submit to Caroline Brown, ICA-SUV Chair, at c.z.brown@dundee.ac.uk an abstract of 250-300 words accompanied by a bibliography of at least two titles, which will not count towards the 250-word minimum plus the following information:

Short bio for each speaker (150-200 words) 
Title of paper or presentation
Presentation format
Name(s) of speaker(s)
Job title(s) and institution(s)
Postal address and email address

CFP: IslandoraCon 2025

On behalf of the Islandora Foundation, we invite submission of proposals for IslandoraCon 2025, taking place in person July 14-17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with options to present and attend online.

The theme of IslandoraCon 2025 is: All in on Islandora.

IslandoraCon brings together a community of librarians, archivists, cultural heritage collections managers, technologists, developers, project managers, and open source project enthusiasts in support of the Islandora framework for digital curation and asset management. 

We welcome proposals on a wide range of topics related to managing collections with Islandora, developing Drupal modules and software support for Islandora, and Islandora community initiatives and interests. These may include:

  • Digital accessibility
  • Workflows, policies, and training
  • Multimedia viewers and displays
  • Institutional repository requirements, migrations and integrations
  • Metadata 
  • Documentation
  • User testing
  • Bots, site performance, and security
  • Drupal versions, updates, modules, and potential integrations
  • Islandora architecture and affordances
  • Digital preservation workflows and integrations
  • Digital exhibits
  • Assessment and metrics

We anticipate having a variety of session formats, including lightning talks (5 minutes), individual presentations, panel discussions, and longer workshops, training, or troubleshooting sessions. Sessions will be 25 or 50 minutes, which includes time for questions. The planning committee is open to additional suggestions for session formats – in your proposal, please indicate what kind of format you think will best fit your topic and presenters.  All sessions will be streamed and/or recorded.

If you have an idea for a session and are looking for co-organizers or co-presenters, please post in the IslandoraCon 2025 Slack channel!

Deadline for session proposals: February 14, 2024. Please use this Google form for proposal submissions. If you have questions about proposal format or submission, please post in the IslandoraCon 2025 Slack channel or email IslandoraCon 2025 co-chairs Cory Lampert or Cary Gordon. We look forward to seeing you there!

CFP: LAMPHHS Annual Meeting

Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) invites you to submit a proposal for its annual meeting, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts, April 30-May 1, 2025. While there is no specific theme for this conference, we are particularly interested in presentations on the following topics:

  • Handling sensitive materials in your collections
  • Best practices with limited resources
  • Case studies on how to get it done: engaging with students, provenance research, and other day-to-day medical collection questions
  • Adapting to changes: leadership, ways we approach collections or collection topics, funding, staffing, and more

Session Formats: The Program Committee encourages submission of proposals that may include, but are not limited to, the following formats:

  • Traditional Conference Presentations: Speakers should expect to give a presentation of no more than 15 minutes followed by discussion.
  • Panel Discussion: 60-90 minute session with a panel of 3 to 4+ individuals informally discussing a variety of theories or perspectives on a common topic. Please confirm participation with all panelists before submitting the panel proposal.
  • Special Focus Session: 60-minute session designed to highlight innovative archives or museum programs, new techniques, and research projects. Audience participation is encouraged.
  • Workshops, Other Formats: Have a format idea that isn’t represented? Feel free to propose an alternative!

NOTE: Panels and sessions are limited to 90 minutes: 12-15 minutes for each panelist + 12-15 minutes for Q&A.

Please submit your proposal via this submission form: https://forms.gle/Lg7Ed477GWAAqCr77

The deadline for submitting session proposals is January 31, 2025.

You must be a LAMPHHS member to submit a proposal. Not a member? Join for only $25.00 at https://lamphhs.org/

If you have any questions regarding proposals, please email Sheridan Sayles at sayless@mskcc.org

More information will be shared as it becomes available.

If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact the LAMPHHS 2025 Program Committee or Local Arrangement Committee

CFP: Best Practices Exchange 2025

The Best Practices Exchange (BPE) 2025 Program Committee is now accepting session proposals for our next unconference, Behind the Scenes: People and Practice, which will be held June 9-11, 2025, at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. View the full Call for Proposals.

Submit your proposal via this short form (forms.gle/jTTWh5tTzph5rY5V8) by Friday, February 28, 2025. Acceptance notifications will be sent in April of 2025.

Find more information about the 2025 unconference here: bpexchange.wordpress.com/2025-conference. View programs from past conferences here for examples of topics and session formats.

Interested in collaborating with others on a particular topic? Connect with others about potential proposals: BPE Proposals Brainstorming Spreadsheet

CFP: Society of Mississippi Archivists 2025 Annual Meeting

The Society of Mississippi Archivists will hold its annual meeting at the Mississippi University for Women’s Fant Library on March 27-28, 2025.

Theme: “Praise the Bridges that Carried Us Over”: Mississippi Women in the Archives

Mississippi archives are brimming with women’s stories. Our collections contain letters and diaries of wealthy women who lived on the fruits of stolen labor, records and photographs of dedicated educators and home demonstration agents, notes of trail-blazing journalists, political materials saved by bold civil rights activists, scrapbooks and cookbooks produced by women’s clubs, and even sentimental keepsakes like hair and baby teeth. The record cartons in our stacks document what women in the United Daughters of the Confederacy and women in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party wanted history to remember about them.

For our 2025 meeting, we invite proposals related to women in Mississippi archives, including:

  • Interesting stories uncovered while processing collections or working with researchers
  • Writing finding aids and metadata that make women’s materials more discoverable
  • Obtaining more collections related to women
  • Exhibits (physical or digital) of materials that document women
  • Working in the archival field as a woman
  • Projects that research and document prominent alumnae of educational institutions
  • Stories of Mississippi women preserved in out-of-state archives

Proposals are not restricted to the conference theme. All proposals related to archives will be considered.

This call is open to non SMA members, and student proposals are encouraged!
Please write your proposal in roughly 250 words and send to DeeDee Baldwin at dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu) by January 15, 2025.

CFP: 12th Annual Kraemer Copyright Conference

12th Annual Kraemer Copyright Conference

Copyright and the Future of Libraries

June 16-18, 2025
Ent Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Hosted by the Kraemer Family Library, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

2025 Conference Theme

The 12th annual Kraemer Copyright Conference promises to be an exciting event, delving into how libraries can bounce back stronger after facing restrictive copyright rulings and ongoing challenges to equitable access. This year’s theme is all about advocacy strategies, fostering innovative partnerships, and highlighting transformative ideas that empower libraries to uphold their mission of providing public access to knowledge, even in the face of growing information privatization. Join us for a dynamic exploration of resilience and innovation in the library world!

Conference Tracks

  • Libraries in the Future Track
    This track focuses on envisioning a robust future for libraries amidst changing copyright landscapes. Topics include advocacy for copyright reform, partnerships that bolster public access, and initiatives to reinforce libraries’ vital role in equitable knowledge access.
  • Open Track
    A flexible track for proposals that bring fresh perspectives to copyright, libraries, and public access, extending beyond the primary conference theme.

Presentation Formats

  • 45-Minute Sessions
    In-depth presentations offering substantial exploration of ideas or case studies.
  • 5-Minute Lightning Talks
    Quick, focused presentations that highlight innovative ideas, initiatives, or case studies in a concise format.
  • Poster Sessions
    Visual presentations providing an interactive opportunity for sharing projects, research, or case studies.

Topics of Interest Include (but are not limited to)

  • Emerging technologies (AI, data analytics) and their implications for copyright
  • Innovative perspectives on copyright reform and access to knowledge
  • Strategies for negotiating licenses and overcoming copyright barriers
  • Copyright education and literacy initiatives for library staff and users
  • Collaborations between libraries, archives, and museums to advance access
  • Ethical considerations around copyright, access, and privacy
  • Strategies for libraries to handle copyright challenges, including licensing shifts, emerging technologies, and evolving fair use interpretations.
  • The Role of Libraries in Shaping Copyright Law
  • How libraries can adapt to and thrive amid restrictive copyright rulings and increasing privatization of knowledge
  • How library technology could evolve to allow libraries to better use their rights under 108, Fair Use and other areas of copyright law.

Proposal Submission Details

Deadline: January 15, 2025

Submit Your Proposal

Conference Proceedings
Selected participants will have the opportunity to publish their work in the Kraemer Copyright Conference 2025 Proceedings, curated by the Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship (JCEL).

Proposals Submissions

The committee must receive all proposals through the submission form by midnight (MST) January 15, 2025.

The submission form requires the following information:

  • Primary presenter’s contact information: name, title, affiliation, email address
  • Additional participant(s): name, title, affiliation, email address
  • Presentation format (Presentation, Lightning Talk, Poster Session)
  • Presentation track (Future of Copyright and Libraries, Open Track)
  • Presentation/Poster Title
  • Brief description for the conference program (up to 300 words) 

Proposal Review and Notification
The conference organizer will review proposals, evaluating each on quality and clarity of content, relevance to conference themes, and ability to engage the audience. 

The conference organizer will start notifying presenters of selection decisions after the submission deadline has passed.

Additional Requirements
Once selected presenters confirm attendance, they will be registered for the Kraemer Copyright Conference. Presentation and digital poster materials will be required for non-peer reviewed conference proceedings via the Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship.

Conference workshops, presentations, and other documentation/media may be collected by the conference organizer via email at kcc@uccs.edu and preserved in the Kraemer Family Library institutional repository or another appropriate and accessible platform.

Non-Commercial Policy
The Kraemer Copyright Conference programs are non-commercial educational learning experiences. Under no circumstances should a speaker promote their product, service, or other self-interest.

Questions
Please email questions to the Kraemer Copyright Conference Planning Committee at kcc@uccs.edu. 

CFP: Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs, Society of Ohio Archivists

Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) Annual Meeting 2025

The Society of Ohio Archivists is planning a hybrid Annual Meeting on Thursday (virtual only) and Friday (hybrid), May 15-16, 2025. The in-person portion of the conference (Friday, May 16) will be held at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

This year we welcome proposals that explore the theme of Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs. We encourage presentations that address any one (or more) of the ways in which archives find the support they need to sustain their operations.  

Proposals may speak to any or all of the following topics:

  • How to effectively advocate for and communicate our needs to resource allocators and/or donors;
  • Examples of creative kinds of fundraising activities;
  • Examples of partnerships with others to raise funds (or friends) for the organization (e.g., development officers, friends organizations, board members);
  • Tools or strategies for successfully writing grant applications; 
  • Examples of successful grant projects, grant projects in progress, and/or your experience with the grant process; or
  • Other presentations of interest to SOA members and fellow archivists.

Proposals will be evaluated on interest, creativity, relevance, diversity of content and speaker representation, and completeness of proposal. The Educational Program Committee also encourages proposals from students, new professionals, first-time presenters and attendees, individuals from related professions, as well as those from outside the state of Ohio. Deadline to submit proposals: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Proposals must include:

  • Session title and type;
  • Preference (if any) for an in-person or virtual session;
  • Abstract (250 words) describing the session/poster and how it will be of interest to SOA attendees, how it relates to this year’s theme, and how presenters will engage with participants;
  • Session description (150 words) for the program;
  • Contact information for the primary presenter and any other participants;
  • A/V or technology requirements; and
  • Any additional special needs.

The Educational Programming Committee encourages proposals of panel sessions, student and professional posters, as well as alternative formats such as a debate, fish bowl, lightning, mini-workshop, Pecha Kucha, world café, and other session formats that encourage interaction between presenters and attendees. Please see the proposal form for more detailed information about alternative sessions. If you are curious about the proposal form, a PDF version is available for reference.

Presentation time slots typically run 45-60 minutes. We welcome proposals from presenters who may not be able to complete a time slot on their own and will work to combine presentations, where possible. Please indicate on the proposal form if you would like to be combined with another presentation to round out a slot.

Proposals must be submitted by January 31, 2025, at 5 p.m.  

Further meeting details will be posted on the meeting website as they develop. Accepted presenters will receive a discount on registration fees at a rate to be determined.

Questions? Please contact Sara Mouch or Michelle Sweetser, Co-Chairs, Society of Ohio Archivists Educational Programming Committee. 

Follow the conversation online at #soaam25.

Call for Panelists: AI and Archival Description

The Description Section Steering Committee is thrilled to announce a call for panelists for an exciting event: a panel of lightning talks on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in archival description, to be held in Spring 2025.

We’re seeking individuals and/or teams who have explored or implemented AI solutions in their archival descriptive workflows. Whether you’ve run experimental projects, tackled quality assurance challenges, or discovered unexpected insights, we’d love for you to share your experiences, lessons, and reflections with the community.

Topics might include (but are not limited to):

  • Use cases for AI in archival description
  • Challenges or successes with implementing AI-assisted descriptive workflows
  • Quality assurance processes
  • Findings from experimental projects or pilots
  • Scaling AI descriptive solutions
  • Addressing biases in AI-generated metadata
  • User experiences (both archivists and end-users of AI-assisted description)
  • Techniques for prompt engineering or metadata management using AI tools

Why participate?

  • Share your expertise and contribute to the evolving conversation about AI in archives.
  • Network with peers who are also navigating this transformative technology.
  • Gain visibility for your innovative work.

Interested in joining us as a panelist? Please contact Scott Kirycki at skirycki@nd.edu by Friday, January 31st. We will set a date for the event, to be held on Zoom, once we have our panelists lined up!

We can’t wait to hear your stories and insights! Let’s explore how AI can shape the future of archival description together.

Best,

SAA Description Section Steering Committee

CFP: Fashion/Media: Power and Possibility

The Fashion Media Program in the Division of Journalism at Southern Methodist University is now accepting submissions for paper presentations at an upcoming two-day, transdisciplinary symposium, Fashion/Media: Power and Possibility, to be held Feb. 28 and March 1, 2025.

We seek research papers and critical analyses that investigate fashion, style, dress and appearance within media and power hierarchies in both historical and contemporary contexts. We are particularly interested in exploring how media can create spaces of resistance in order to expose and reimagine existing power structures. Through sharing diverse perspectives on how fashion and media can serve as both oppressive and emancipatory forces, this symposium encourages a deeper examination of how the fashion industry at large can be more equitable and inclusive.

We welcome scholarly and creative submissions that address fashion, style, dress, appearance and personal adornment at the intersection of structure and agency.

Potential topics include (but are certainly not limited to):

  • Social significance of fashion, dress and personal adornment
  • Expressions of subcultural and countercultural identities
  • Fashion and consumption
  • Materiality and sustainable production and consumption
  • Fashion advertising and branding
  • Costume and dress in fictional works
  • Curation, archives and cultural memory
  • Historical aspects of dress and fashion media
  • Dress codes as cultural capital
  • Educational practices in fashion and media

Location: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

For consideration, please submit abstracts of no than 300 words via this form by 11:59p CT Dec. 15, 2024.

Questions can be directed to Ethan Lascity, director of fashion media, at elascity@smu.edu.

Contact Email

elascity@smu.edu

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