Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group

Join us at the STEM Librarians annual conference! We are accepting proposals for this virtual and in-person event.  Proposals should be related to science, technology, engineering, or math librarianship. We welcome submissions from librarians and information professionals.  Product pitches will not be considered; however, informational sessions about effectively using products or services related to STEM librarianship are welcome. 

Deadline for submissions: April 25 2025. 

Notification of acceptance will occur in early May. 

The virtual portion of the conference will be held Tuesday, July 15th and the in-person sessions will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 17th and 18th at the University of Texas at Arlington. The UTA campus is about 30 minutes from DFW International Airport and about 40 minutes from Dallas Love Field Airport. There is no official conference hotel, but many lodging options are available near campus.

We are hard at work seeking sponsorships to reduce registration costs.  For budget planning purposes, registration for attending only the Tuesday virtual session will be no more than $15 per person.  Registration to attend both the virtual and in-person sessions will be no more than $65 per person.  Presenters who have a proposal accepted must also register for the conference as an attendee.

A tentative schedule of events can be found here.

Virtual Session formats: 

·         Virtual lightning talk (~5 minutes) 

·         Short virtual presentation (~20 minutes) 

In-Person Session formats:

·         In-Person lightning talk (~5 minutes) 

·         In-Person presentation or interactive session (~25 minutes) 

·         In-Person poster presentation

·         Panel or guided discussion (~45 minutes) - Come with a question, problem, or scenario related to STEM librarianship and share advice and potential solutions (see topic list for ideas) 

·         Workshop (60 – 90 minutes) to be held Thursday afternoon on-site

Please submit a description of your proposed session (500 words or less) and your preferred format using our call for proposals submission form.

For more information, including topic suggestions and a link to past conference materials, please see the full call for proposals.