Thursday, September 17, 2015

CFP: Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students (Kennesaw State University, Georgia) - April 1, 2016

TRANSFORMING LIBRARIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: SERVICES, INSTRUCTION, SPACES

A SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE
APRIL 1, 2016 | 8:30AM - 3:30PM
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Conference URL: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/gradlibconf/

As universities continue to add and diversify their graduate programs, academic libraries have become increasingly responsive to the distinct needs of graduate students, considering and experimenting with specialized services, instruction programs and spaces. The mission of the Southeast Regional Conference is to provide the opportunity to share innovative approaches, best practices, and research on how academic libraries serve graduate students. Program sessions may be offered in traditional formats (such as individual and panel presentations and roundtables) and nontraditional formats such as PechaKucha, world café, integrated software demos/problem solving sessions.

For more information, contact the program chair:
Elisabeth Shields, Ph.D.
eshield5@kennesaw.edu || 470-578-2791

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Topics could include:

  • Characteristics of graduate students and graduate education and their significance for libraries
  • Partnerships with faculty and campus services
  • Space considerations
  • Organizing services to graduate students
  • Marketing graduate library services
  • Serving specialized graduate student populations
  • Academic libraries' roles in developing campus scholarship and scholarly communication

Proposals for presentations will be accepted until October 15, 2015.

Who should attend?

  • Librarians providing support to graduate students
  • Library administrators responsible for planning and assessing library impact
  • Library school students preparing for careers in academic libraries
  • Faculty interested in fostering collaboration with libraries in graduate education
For more information - visit the CFP page here: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/gradlibconf/