Call for Papers: ALISE Gender Issues

Posted April 29, 2016

The ALISE Gender Issues section is calling for papers for ALISE’s 2017 conference, aligned with the conference’s theme: Community Engagement and Social Responsibility.

Possible topics may include:

• Inclusionary participation in library planning
• Collection development: participation and sensitivity
• Professional identity and preparation that address gender issues
• How gender issues info ICT literacy instruction
• Librarians’ social responsibility in addressing gender issues

Other relevant topics that meld the conference theme and gender issues are welcome!

Preference will be given to research-based proposals.

Deadline is June 15. Please send a 200-300 word abstract and contact/affiliation info to [email protected]

Lesley Farmer and Kristen Schuster, SIG co-chairs