<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-m_386509584220221631gmail-docs-internal-guid-6ba99550-7fff-35c5-d105-3c035b1fe950"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:423px;height:115px"><img alt="facrl logo.jpg" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XQtOKqttJAxGMBjqP5ovpUle83YUOTWNWK5DDJlve8t5V53P_gfYECl1x75lKF-VnvCpfW8UGEzJp2vFn-w3RRGcGd2v4IQr1GYvT64wEsrH-BCojDNh8uh0UDlNOxEEdJwxe0eh" width="423" height="115" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Apologies for cross posting*</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(49,152,152);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Call for Proposals</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(255,102,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Florida Chapter of ACRL (</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://facrl.org/__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8Ygpu_zeg$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-il">FACRL</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) is seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facrl.wildapricot.org/Annual-Conference__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8Zn4R5mIw$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 2020 <span class="gmail-il">FACRL</span> Virtual Annual Conference</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which will be held online on Friday, October 16, 2020.  As academic institutions around the country have shifted their focus to delivering instruction online during the 2020 pandemic, how have academic libraries continued to demonstrate their value? Stay-at-home orders and social distancing efforts have forced us to evaluate how we deliver our services in order to support our communities. How are we redefining our work and what challenges and opportunities does this present? As we continue to deal with the uncertainties of the future, how do we allow for reflection, planning, and development in order to demonstrate our value to our institutions and build resiliency within our libraries?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(39,37,52);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Online presentations and posters may address the following topics, but all proposals relevant to the impact of academic libraries during the coronavirus pandemic will be considered:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Shifting information literacy instruction online - adapting instruction for synchronous and/or asynchronous learning; addressing misinformation during the pandemic</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Case studies in collection development & e-Resource management - acquisitions, promotion, and planning for the future</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Open Access/Open Educational Resources - is now the time to seize the moment?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Library leadership during times of crisis: building and staffing policies, social distancing, reopening procedures, advocating for and protecting our most important assets (our people!)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Assessment metrics for demonstrating impact - what works, what is meaningful?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Experiences with virtual reference support</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">When there are no students on campus: student engagement when the library is closed; reincorporating library student workers when the building is closed</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Initiatives with the broader campus community to support student retention, faculty teaching, etc.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Time management and self-care during lockdown: strategies for managing stress and mental health</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 10pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(39,37,52);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposals for presentations, posters, and lightning round presentations are due by </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">June 30, 2020</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(255,102,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and can be submitted using the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/xt3CSruEMaFaMT2C9__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8aC39oxqA$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">online submission form</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Selected presenters will receive free registration to the virtual conference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 10pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(39,37,52);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Presentations should be a total of 45 minutes in length, which would include time provided for questions. Posters will be shared during a virtual poster session during the conference. Lightning round presentations are 5 minutes in length. Follow this </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pTLQ3aMjDtnWZIqX3YB_oTI5Wzz_-mYK1AwlXhEqfzg/edit__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8Zpj9q0ZA$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">link to the rubric</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(39,37,52);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> that will be used to score all proposals. Acceptance emails will be sent on or before July 31, 2020. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(39,37,52);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Presentations and posters of superior quality may be considered for future publication in</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(49,152,152);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wref20__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8Zl4n0qlA$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Reference Librarian</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(49,152,152);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(39,37,52);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">a major refereed journal published by Taylor and Francis. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(50,49,48);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Consider reviewing the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=wref20__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8ZF1HMChw$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instructions for Authors </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(50,49,48);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to learn about the expectations of content and writing for this peer-reviewed journal, which utilizes APA 7th edition style. Please contact co-editors Lauri Rebar and Steve Black (<a href="mailto:lrebar@fau.edu" target="_blank">lrebar@fau.edu</a>, <a href="mailto:seblack@colgate.edu" target="_blank">seblack@colgate.edu</a>) with any questions. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Inquiries</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> may be sent to the <span class="gmail-il">FACRL</span> Conference Program Committee chair, Nancy Schuler (</span><a href="mailto:schulenl@eckerd.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">schulenl@eckerd.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">). </span></span><br></div><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div></font><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><b>Nancy Schuler, MLIS </b></span></font><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><font color="#616161">Assistant Professor, e-Resources & Collection Development Librarian, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eckerd.edu/library/__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8bVk3zWWQ$" target="_blank">Eckerd College Library</a></font></font></div><div><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97)">727.864.8357</span></font></div><div><font size="1"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://libcal.eckerd.edu/appointment/5759__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8ZG96XmEw$" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">Schedule appointment</a><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><br></span></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eckerd.edu/library__;!!PhOWcWs!iGMiojAbjmTpgO7RGy63ho0YTY1n-PILKAdvIL6h2hY458KY4JsWmQi7VuEIB8b4vNRg_g$" target="_blank">Eckerd College</a></span><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97)">4200 54th Avenue South</span><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97)"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97)">St. Petersburg, Florida 33711</span></font><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px"><img alt="Eckerd College logo" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/signature-email-ec/eckerd-shell-logo.png" style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px" width="200" height="84"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="1"><br></font></span></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><input name="virtru-metadata" type="hi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