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Call for Proposals

Where do we go from here? Best Practices & Trends in Academic Libraries

The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL <http://facrl.org/>) is currently
seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2023 FACRL
Virtual Annual Conference, held online on Friday, October 20, 2023. This
year's call for proposals encourages librarians and library staff to share
projects, plans, strategies, and prospects that highlight best practices
and trends in academic libraries. The Center for the Future of
Libraries maintains
a collection <https://www.ala.org/tools/future/trends> of 42 trends
relevant to librarians and librarianship. Which trend(s) have you had to
tackle of late, and what best practices emerged?  What best practices have
you updated due to emerging technologies and their challenges or how we
gather and communicate? How have we changed in terms of collections,
services, spaces, and operations? Book bans? Attacks to academic freedom
while maintaining academic integrity? What evaluative tools and subsequent
data have we used to make informed decisions and implement new or revisit
current policies? Multiple trends can comprise a topic. For example,
advocacy and activism trends could influence a campaign for pay equity in
your library or campuswide. Investigations into AI could provide new
strategies in addressing information literacy instruction and reference
across campus.

Have an idea for a timely topic outside of this year’s theme? Please feel
free to submit it for consideration! Don’t see a trend of interest but have
best practices to share? No problem. Submit your proposal anyway.

We welcome submissions from library staff, students, and faculty.

Topics might include but are not limited to:

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   Data Collection
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   The Academic Enterprise
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   Reference and/or Instruction
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   Unconventional Collaborations
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   Programming
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   Evaluation Procedures
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   Material Challenges
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   Post-COVID Challenges
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   Embedded Librarianship
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   Open Access
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   Open Educational Resources
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   Online teaching and research
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   Library Websites, Digital Collections, Bandwidth (e.g., Infrastructure,
   Capacity)
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   Professional Development
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   Creative Budgets
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   Librarians as Advocates/ Activists


Proposals for presentations, posters, and lightning round presentations can
be submitted beginning April 21, 2023, using the online submission form
<https://forms.gle/5MZ4J7TZ5HLUkbBG8>. Rolling reviews and decisions will
occur as proposals are received. The final deadline to submit is August 1,
2023. Presenters will receive free registration to the virtual conference.

Presentations should be 45 minutes in length, including the time provided
for questions. Posters will be shared during a virtual poster session at
the conference. Lightning round presentations are 5 minutes in length.
Please follow this link to the rubric
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pTLQ3aMjDtnWZIqX3YB_oTI5Wzz_-mYK1AwlXhEqfzg/edit>
used to score all proposals. Acceptance emails will be sent on or before August
22, 2023.

Presentations and posters of superior quality may be considered for future
publication in The Reference Librarian
<http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wref20>, a major refereed journal published
by Taylor and Francis. Consider reviewing the Instructions for Authors
<https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=wref20>to
learn about the expectations of content and writing for this peer-reviewed
journal, which utilizes APA 7th edition style. Please contact editor Lauri
Rebar ([log in to unmask],) with any questions. New and established authors are
welcome!

Inquiries may be sent to the FACRL Conference Program Committee Chair, Ana
Diamand ([log in to unmask]) or Clarissa West-White ([log in to unmask]).