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Arianne A. Hartsell-Gundy started the topic Relevant Sessions at the 2025 MLA Annual Convention in the forum TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 8 months, 1 week ago

Just want to draw people’s attention to a couple of relevant sessions for those who will be attending the convention!

First we have our forum’s session 747 – Invisible Labor: Supporting Emerging Technologies in Academic Institutions. It is going to take place on Sunday January 12th from noon-1:15 in Hilton New Orleans Riverside – Salon 21 (1st…[Read more]
Mark Dahlquist started the topic Call for Chapters: Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities in the forum TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The editors of a book project, Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities, call for chapter proposals for a volume that Rowman & Littlefield has invited us to submit, focused on how libraries can play a role in reimagining the humanities during a time of crisis and opportunity.

We invite proposals for chapters in five sections, focusing…[Read more]
Brian Vetruba deposited Handbook for European Studies Librarians in the group TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 1 year, 1 month ago

Open-access monograph of 30 chapters by 36 authors in three parts: “Resources and Tools for Regions of Europe,” “Resources on Underrepresented Groups in Europe,” and “Current Issues in European Studies Librarianship.” This handbook helps librarians new to collection development for regions of Europe get up to speed on key resources and offers…[Read more]
Arianne A. Hartsell-Gundy started the topic Call for Presenters: “Marked for Death? Challenges to the Humanities in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 1 year, 9 months ago

Call for Presenters: “Marked for Death? Challenges to the Humanities and Humanities Librarianship”

All faculty members in humanities disciplines are invited to submit proposals to present at a session entitled “Marked for Death? Challenges to the Humanities and Humanities Librarianship,” at this year’s American Library Association Conferenc…[Read more]
Andrea R. Malone started the topic CFP for MLA Convention 2024 in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 2 years, 6 months ago

Hello to you all. On behalf of this forum’s Executive Committee, we invite you to consider submitting a proposal for our sponsored session at MLA 2024. Details follow.
Addressing Underrepresentation of Marginalized Populations in Institutional Archives – A Roundtable
Proposals for 7 minute presentations on community-based archival practices…[Read more]
Arianne A. Hartsell-Gundy started the topic Call for Proposals for two 2023 MLA Convention sessions in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 3 years, 7 months ago

I thought some of the members of this group would potentially be interested in presenting at these two sessions:
Advocating for Library Resources
The MLAIB advisory committee seeks 250-word abstracts for this roundtable discussion. Topics may include: strategic partnerships/collaborations (by librarians, faculty, administrators), open education…[Read more]
Bonnie Mak deposited In Wood and Word, or, A Gloss on Documents and Documentation in the Humanities in the group TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 5 months ago

Attention in the humanities has lately turned to the re-thinking of traditional modes of publishing. But is the academy prepared to assess work that deviates from the recognised forms and formats associated with ‘digging down and standing back’ (Felski 2015, p. 52)? This chapter investigates whether humanistic research, usually expressed in wor…[Read more]
aecklund started the topic Engaging Literature Students in the Virtual Classroom with the MLA Bibliography in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months ago

Last Wednesday’s webinar on using the MLA International Bibliography in the virtual classroom, hosted by Library Journal, is now available as a recording. Register here to view the recording at any time: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2828627/53D250B9352103D18AA7D5DA574AABBD?partnerref=LJSPNSREBSCO121620

The webinar focuses on using the MLA…[Read more]
Nicky Agate deposited The transformative power of values-enacted scholarship in the group TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months ago

The current mechanisms by which scholars and their work are evaluated across higher education are unsustainable and, we argue, increasingly corrosive. Relying on a limited set of proxy measures, current systems of evaluation fail to recognize and reward the many dependencies upon which a healthy scholarly ecosystem relies. Drawing on the work of…[Read more]
Nicky Agate deposited HuMetricsHSS Code of Conduct in the group TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months ago

HuMetricsHSS strives to cultivate an academy that’s inclusive, open, collaborative, collegial, and generous. A scholarly life well-lived does not allow harassment in any form. This code of conduct governs the environment of our meetings, workshops, interactions, and communications, and exists to remind us of our values as we interact with others.
Brian Croxall replied to the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Lisa, these are great ideas. As with Cheryl’s, this is going to be impossible to do as a motion, but it’s something that we could propose that the Executive Council consider in the coming year. Some sort of statement about labor equity and protections during the pandemic would seem apropos.
Brian Croxall replied to the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Cheryl, this is a good idea but one that wouldn’t be able to be done this year giving the timing on motions/resolutions. I wonder if there’s a standing committee of the MLA that might take the lead on such a thing. Still, it’s something I can work to surface.
Brian Croxall replied to the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Sarah, that’s definitely something I can mention. I certainly remember you addressing this question in past years as the organization moved toward an exclusive relationship with EBSCO.
Sarah G. Wenzel replied to the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

PMLA prices rose this year by a significant amount for Institutional subscribers. It may not rise to the level of the DA and it has been an issue for us in this year of budget cuts.
Lisa Marie Rhody replied to the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research via email on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Hi Brian,

Thanks so much for raising this issue. I’m deeply sympathetic to the issues relating to graduate study, but given this focus group, I feel like we should raise issues related to labor equity, expectations, and job safety for librarians. I think it would be helpful for MLA to have a statement of solidarity that demonstrates our o…[Read more]
Cheryl E. Ball replied to the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Hey Brian– How about asking the MLA if they would propose a statement of support for open-access research in the humanities? 😉
Brian Croxall started the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly? in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Colleagues, I’m one of two professional-issue Delegate Assembly members representing the category “Libraries and Archives.” I wanted to open a discussion about whether there are any issues that the Forum members would especially like to see brought to the DA. What concerns are on your (collective) minds?

When I have information about the…[Read more]
Brian Croxall started the topic Concerns for 2021 Delegate Assembly in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Colleagues, I’m one of two professional-issue Delegate Assembly members representing the category “Libraries and Archives.” I wanted to open a discussion about whether there are any issues that the Forum members would especially like to see brought to the DA. What concerns are on your (collective) minds?

When I have information about the…[Read more]
Jacob Heil started the topic Candidate Statement for 2020 Executive Committee Election in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

Hi, friends. Our elections for EC opened last week and I am one of the candidates you’ll see on the ballot for this Group. Therefore, I thought that I might share a little about my interests, my role(s) at the College of Wooster, and my goals for service on the Executive Committee for the Libraries and Research Group.

I have come to libraries by…[Read more]
Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2021 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months ago

The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2021, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2021. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]
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