LIBER 2019 Annual Conference Call for Papers

The Call for Papers for LIBER’s 2019 Annual Conference (26-28 June, Dublin) is now open. The theme is Research Libraries for Society and we are looking for papers and posters on a range of topics including:

• Citizen science and public engagement
• Copyright and legal matters
• Information ethics
• Open Science, including Open Access
• Linked open data and semantic interoperability
• Digital humanities and digital cultural heritage
• The future of collections
• Bibliometrics
• Emerging initiatives

The deadline to submit a proposal is 14 January 2019. For more information, visit the LIBER 2019 website.

UCLA Library offers grant to digitize at-risk cultural heritage content

Documenting Global Voices is a granting program that enables organizations holding at-risk materials as well as faculty, researchers, and cultural heritage specialists to digitize analog materials or to collect and make accessible existing digital assets.

Preliminary Applications open: 01 December 2018

Preliminary Applications due: 15 January 2019        

Content scope:

• Rare and unique materials of historical, cultural and social significance
• 19th century – present
• Focus on materials located in Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and the Middle East

The UCLA Library will make all digitized items publicly available online.
Learn more: https://www.library.ucla.edu/documenting-global-voices  or contact: dgv@library.ucla.edu

Call for Proposals: ALA Annual 2019

The American Library Association's International Relations Round Table Papers and Projects Committee invites proposals for presentations to be made at the next ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., USA. Presentations will be delivered at the International Papers Session scheduled in June 2019. The International Papers and Projects Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services, collections and projects throughout the world. The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters.

We invite presentation proposals based on the International Papers and Projects 2019 theme: Preparing for a Changing World: How Libraries Facilitate the Acquisition of New Skill Sets in Communities.
Societies are constantly changing whether because of demography, socio-political climates or even new technology disruptions which require new ways of thinking and learning. All of these have an impact on communities, how they function, interact as well as a bearing on who gets ahead and who falls behind. Libraries have long sought to level the playing field, promoting equity and inclusivity while trying to keep up with change. With an ever-widening scope, libraries increasingly play the role of a facilitator, bringing together different stakeholders in the community to strengthen and improve the lives of those it serves.

Do you have a story to share about how your library, on its own or in collaboration with community organizations, is encouraging the acquisition of new skill sets such as health literacy for an aging population, new media initiatives and strategies that help families navigate a changing media landscape, critical evaluation skills to help members assess the information they consume online and other life skills like communication and negotiation that have grown in importance in a divisive world?

Possible topics relating to this theme may include-but are not limited to:

• New kinds of literacies that you have implemented in their libraries and how it has impacted the communities you serve.
• How your library has worked with stakeholders to expand what you are able to offer in terms of either imparting new skills or provision of information.
• Creative use of social media and/or technologies to reach out to the wider population.
• How your projects have been marketed to ensure that initiatives are well-publicized.
• Use of data to make informed decisions on what is needed.
• Working with other libraries across borders to maximize resources and/or to augment developmental needs.

For more details, visit http://www.ala.org/rt/irrt-call-irrt-papers-and-projects-session-proposals
Deadline for submitting proposals is December 31, 2018.

Call for submissions: Journal of Library Administration, Global Perspectives Column

The Journal of Library Administration informs readers on research, current developments, and trends related to the leadership and management of libraries. Stressing the practical, this forward-looking journal provides information that library administrators need to manage their organizations efficiently and effectively. In today’s global environment, library administrators must make complex and challenging decisions to help institutions achieve their mission, vision and goals.

The “Global Perspectives” column gathers views on current topics of global interest from authors worldwide.

Topics of importance to library administrators may include:

• Collaboration across types of libraries, regions, and national boundaries
• The Role of international Library and Information Science (LIS) associations and organizations
• Role of technology in the management of library and information centers
• Building rich, robust, and sustainable digital collections
• Assessment – new perspectives and methods
• Facilities-Creative/ new models and how to use space effectively
• Human Resources- Good practices, effective management styles
• Information Literacy
• Equitable Access to Information
• Open Access (OA) / Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Multilingual Information Access
• Services to multicultural / diverse populations
• User Experience

Interesting research, reports, opinion pieces, case studies or comparative studies are welcome! Both successful and unsuccessful projects have value to readers who want to learn and an exchange of ideas is crucial for library administrators who seek to create the best organizations possible. Contributions from across the globe add a richness that is the voice of today’s global information infrastructure.

Submission Instructions
Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals are invited to submit proposals and articles to the column editor at pnzomo@kent.edu. In keeping with the JLA’s focus, articles should clearly articulate the role of administrator(s) or management. Articles should be at least 3000, and should be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

For more information about the Journal of Library Administration, including complete submission instructions, visit the journal’s webpage at www.tandfonline.com/WJLA

Applications for the 2019 Anthony Thompson Award are open until 31 December 2018

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and its International Library and Information Group (ILIG) invite applicants from new professionals working in Europe to apply for a funded study tour to the United Kingdom in July 2019. This award enables a qualified librarian from outside the United Kingdom (UK) to visit and study some aspects of UK library and information work.

If you have any enquiries about this award, please direct them to Anna Jablkowska, the ILIG Secretary, at ilig@cilip.org.uk
 
Anthony Thompson was the first full-time Secretary-General of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), serving from 1962 to 1970. Following his death in 1979, a trust fund was set up for the study of international and comparative librarianship.

Applicants should have a maximum of five years post-qualification experience and not have made a previous professional visit to the UK.

The selection panel encourages applications for the 2019 award from Europe. Given the emergence and importance of new professionals within international librarianship, applications for 2019 will be considered from qualified librarians of any age with up to five years post-qualification experience.
A panel comprising members of CILIP and members of the ILIG committee will consider applications. Their decision will be final and they will not enter into correspondence on it.

Normally visits last for up to three weeks in June or July and it is hoped that the scholarship visit will be planned to coincide with CILIP’s Conference to be held 3-4 July 2019 in Manchester. The scholarship supports transport to and from the UK, travel within the UK and a small daily maintenance allowance.

Applicants should submit:

1. A formal proposal in English of up to 500 words (equivalent to 1–2 pages of A4 paper) detailing how the visit will support their professional development within the context of their career to date and using the headings:
• Visit objectives
• Planned approach and content including proposed activities
• Expected outcomes and impact post-visit
2. A Curriculum Vitae of up to four pages in length, including the names of two referees in senior posts. Applicants are encouraged to seek the support of their line-manager or organisation, prior to submitting an application.

Within six months of their visit, applicants will be required to write a reflective report of not more than 4,000 words and a version for publication in Focus, CILIP ILIG’s journal.

The deadline for the receipt of proposals for the 2019 scholarship is 31 December 2018. The successful applicant will be notified by the end of February 2019.

The selection of the successful candidate will be based on the following criteria:

• The benefits of the project to the broader profession as well as to the award recipient.
• The relevance of the application to the purpose of the Award.
• The clarity of the proposal, including aims and objectives, presented in sufficient depth to allow the selection panel to make an informed decision as to its feasibility.
• The expected outcomes of the proposed study (e.g. its impact on professional development or place of work).

The proposal should be sent by e-mail to Anna Jablkowska, the ILIG Secretary, at ilig@cilip.org.uk