Pitch MLA Your Book Idea – Win $250 + a Contract!

MLA, in partnership with Rowman & Littlefield, is cosponsoring a book proposal contest. MLA is inviting writers to submit their best book pitches for a chance to pursue a book contract and win $250.00. Details here: http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=67&source=5. To be eligible, submit your proposal electronically to Martha Lara (lara@mail.mlahq.org), MLA’s director of marketing

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Call for Papers, Posters, AND Lightning Talks for the 2016 MLA Tri-Chapter Meeting – SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED

Thank you to our members who have submitted paper and poster proposals for the 2016 MLA  Tri-Chapter Meeting in Philadelphia, PA on September 25-28, 2016. The Contributed Papers and Posters Committee has extended the proposal deadline to May 27, 2016. If you have an idea for a poster or paper, please consider

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s TRI University Challenge

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program is excited to continue the TRI University Challenge. http://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/2016-tri-university-challenge Through the 2016 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) University Challenge, EPA is challenging the academic community to find innovative ways to use TRI data to promote more informed decision-making and action on the part

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Call for Book Chapter Proposals – Disciplinary Applications of IL Threshold Concepts

Title: Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts Proposal Submission Deadline: March 29, 2016 Publisher: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Introduction The editors of the forthcoming ACRL book Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts welcome chapter proposals. Chapters will describe contributors’ experiences with negotiating information literacy threshold concepts and

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