IFLA Green Library Award accepting nominations until 28 February 2018

Following the IFLA Key Initiative 4.1: Promoting libraries within the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Green Library Award will help to advance the profession through illuminating the role of libraries and librarians in the advancement of sustainability standards and the promotion of specialized knowledge within professional practice.

Green Libraries are designed to minimize negative impact on the natural environment and maximize indoor environmental quality by using materials and employing processes that conserve and protect natural resources and the natural environment.

Guidelines for submissions

• Any outstanding Green Library project, initiative or idea may apply for the IFLA Green Library Award.  The project, initiative or idea may be presented in any suitable way, for example, through an essay, a video, a poster, an article or a set of slide.
• The presentation of the project, initiative or idea should be submitted to the ENSULIB award reviewing committee.
• The quality and relevance of the project, initiative or idea will be evaluated by the ENSULIB committee in terms of:
  • the applicability to the goals and the scope of ENSULIB
  • the contribution of libraries to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • the quality of the overall presentation
  • the relevance to IFLA’s goals and values (Key Initiative 4.1)

Applications must be submitted before 1 March 2018

The finalist will be recognized for his/her outstanding submission.
The award includes €500, sponsored by De Gruyter Saur, and will be presented at the 84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

More information about this award and the application form are available on the IFLA website at
https://www.ifla.org/node/11207?og=479

Library 2.018: Design Thinking online conference: propose a session by 15 February

The San Jose State University School of Information announces the Library 2.018 Worldwide Virtual Conference series, with the first of three online conferences scheduled for March 8, 2018. “Design Thinking: How Librarians Are Incorporating It into Their Practice” is the topic for the March web conference. Everyone is invited to participate, and registration is free! 

Abstract: Design thinking is a process designers use to thoughtfully identify problems and develop prototypes useful for implementing an elegant solution. In response to the growing interest in design thinking, this web conference will cover insights into the process and examples of how librarians are integrating it into their practice. You’ll learn how you can develop and lead a design challenge at your library.

Keynote Speakers: The conference is being organized in partnership with Steven J. Bell, who will moderate the opening keynote panel (panelists to be announced) and deliver the closing address.

Crowdsourced Sessions: Start thinking about your presentation now! The Call for Proposals is open, and proposals are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes to allow time for Q&A. All presentations must be non-commercial and will be recorded and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License. Web conference training will be provided for presenters and is mandatory. More information at http://www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals-design-thinking. Submissions accepted until February 15.

Upcoming Library 2.018 Conferences: The “Design Thinking” conference in March will be followed by two more conferences in 2018. Mark your calendar for June 7 when the IMLS-funded grant project on blockchain technology will be discussed. In October, “Libraries and Social Crises” will be the focus.

About: The Library 2.0 Worldwide Virtual Conference series was co-founded by the San Jose State University School of Information in 2011. The conference series discusses timely topics in the information profession and features keynote sessions, crowdsourced presentations, and an international audience. Past conference sessions are freely available on the conference website at http://library20.com.

International Poster Sessions: Call for Proposals for ALA Annual 2018

The 2018 ALA IRRT International Poster Session Committee invites everyone to share your best ideas and work with the international library community by presenting a poster at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. The poster session will take place on Sunday, June 24, 2018.
Submissions are invited from international librarians at all types of libraries on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions are also invited from librarians in the US on any topic relevant to international populations, projects, and collaborations. Posters may include a description of an innovative library program, an analysis of a solution to a problem, a report of a research study, or any other presentation that would benefit the larger library community. Poster session participants populate boards with pictures, data, graphs, diagrams, narrative text, and more - and will informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees during assigned 1 ½-hour time periods. For information on 2018 posters and the submission process, please visit this page: https://www.conferenceabstracts.com/cfp2/login.asp?EventKey=WHQCZKYM

The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, February 16, 2018. Following a double-blind peer review process, applicants will be notified by late March if their submission has been accepted for presentation at the conference.  Start your application process now: https://www.conferenceabstracts.com/cfp2/login.asp?EventKey=WHQCZKYM (you must login to the site using your ALA username and password, or you can create a username and password for the site before you submit your application).

Please direct any questions about poster session presentations and submissions to Alicia Navarro, the Annual Conference poster session staff liaison, anavarro@ala.org.