Pages

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

#CALC23 registration open

The critical librarianship CALC23 conference is online 24-25 May 2023. Tickets are £15.00. Sessions are as follows (abstracts are at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/calc2023?pli=1 together with links to the registration form)
- The Gap in critical librarian scholarship and library 'decolonisation' initiatives: technology (Naomi Smith)
- Multilingualism in the library: the importance of physical and metaphorical space for linguistic diversity (Dr Sabine Little)
- Using the Homosaurus in a public library consortium: a case study (Rachel Fischer)
- eBook accessibility: design for accessibility, inaccessible by design (Siobhan Haimé)
- At the intersection: IFLA LRM*, Queer Theory, and Marxism for conceptualising gender variance in the bibliographic universe (Kris Massengale)
- An Investigation of best practices for decolonising academic library collections (Jess Jordan)
- Collaborative cataloguing ethics: a code for all seasons (Jane Daniels, Karen Snow, Beth Shoemaker, Diane Pennington, May Chan & Sarah Furger)
- Critical Race Theory as a framework for decolonisation: the pursuit of equity in information practice, scholarship and education (Grace O'Driscoll)
- 'They burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why': stories at the intersection of social class, capital and critical information literacy (Andrew Preater, Rosie Hare, Teresa Crew, Krishna Maroo & Darren Flynn)
- Being a neurodivergent librarian (Maria King, Caroline Ball and Andy Walsh)
- Extending the impact of library teaching interventions through reflective practice (Karen Poole, Nick Whitfield & Jane Pothecary)
- Dimensions of diversity: approaches to operationalising reading list 'diversity' (Siobhan Haimé) 

There are bursary places available. "Bursary places are therefore offered to specific groups/communities in the first instance. Eligible groups/communities include: POC/BAME/Global Ethnic Majority attendees; Those for whom English is an additional language; LGBTIQA+ attendees; Disabled attendees; Deaf attendees; Neurodivergent attendees; Attendees from working class backgrounds. Bursary places are offered via a lottery. Closing date 12 May 2023.
Photo by Sheila Webber: fallen blossom, April 2023

No comments:

Post a Comment