Please share and apply to our CFP on emerging technologies for #MLA25. This guaranteed panel sponsored by the Libraries and Research Executive Forum will feature initiatives, collaborations, and partnerships that support emerging technologies in academic libraries. We hope to make visible the labor and infrastructure necessary to adapt to and employ constantly evolving digital tools in higher education. Panelists might discuss the challenges in supporting emerging technologies such as but not limited to: immersive technologies (AR/VR), AI/LLMs, 3D scanning/printing, digital mapping/GIS, and digital storytelling platforms. We welcome perspectives from a variety of institution types and academic positions. Submissions of 250-300 word abstracts and 50 word bio due by March 7th, 2024. Contact alicast1@swarhtmore.edu or lrhody@gc.cuny.edu.Link to official MLA site
The 2025 MLA Annual Convention will be held from 9 to 12 January in New Orleans. Read about the presidential theme, Visibility. All panelists will need to be members of the MLA by April 7th to be accepted. If there is a financial issue, please let me know. Thank you, Amanda