Call for Proposals

The Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter (http://www.acrlnec.org/)

invites you to submit a proposal to present at the 2017 ACRL-NEC Annual Conference

Reframing Librarianship in the 21st Century

Friday, May 12 @University of Vermont Conference Center, Burlington, VT. 

It is an era of reinvention for college and research libraries. Whether we work in cataloging and metadata, scholarly communication, archives, public services, instruction, or another area of librarianship, we have all heard a rhetoric of crisis, transformation, and rapid change applied to our work. The challenges we face have provided an opportunity to refocus on the foundations of our profession: our purpose and our areas of expertise. In reflecting on and redefining our work and ourselves, we are reframing librarianship for the 21st Century. This exciting topic will be kicked off by keynote Suzanne Wones, Director of Library Digital Strategies and Innovations at Harvard Library.

The Program Committee is interested in receiving proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and posters that speak to the following questions:

●       In this era of reinvention, how are we reframing ourselves, the work that we do, and our libraries?

●       How are we communicating around this shift within our institutions and beyond?

Topics might include, but are not limited to, the reframing of:

●       Our professional identities and roles within the library, on campus, and in society

●       The development and provision of library and archives collections to users

●       Cataloging and metadata practices

●       Efforts around diversity and inclusion in our profession and on our campuses

●       LIS education: Are we graduating technologically- and information-literate librarians?

●       Professional development, collaboration, training, and supervision

●       Research and publication in library and information science

●       Education and advocacy on issues of scholarly communication, copyright, and licensing

●       Public services: liaison, instruction, and reference work

●       Data services and the library's role in research data management, data education, and open data

●       Assessment, and our role in broader institutional efforts around student success and retention, accreditation, and learning outcomes

●       The institutional context of the academic library, including institutional structures, cross-departmental collaborations, and faculty status issues

Staff, faculty, administrators, and students in all areas of librarianship are encouraged to submit proposals.

To submit a proposal, follow this link: https://goo.gl/forms/DhpZH2UCJYCdXpeH2

The deadline for proposal submission is midnight on Dec 2, 2016.

Questions should be directed to the ACRL/NE CPC Programming Committee: acrlnec-cpc-prog-l@library.umass.edu

We look forward to receiving your proposals!