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Charge: The Virtual Worlds Interest Group provides an opportunity for academic librarians with virtual environment interests and responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects, promote accessibility and provide programs relevant to academic libraries. The VW Interest Group also works to promote the various uses of virtual reality in all formats (desktop, mobile and headset) to potential and current academic librarians and to improve information literacy (metaliteracy) specifically in virtual spaces. The ACRL VWIG sponsors events, programs and meetings held mainly within the virtual world of Second Life and explores other developing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms in the evolving metaverse.
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CFP: The Popular Culture Association National Conference (Virtual)

  • 1.  CFP: The Popular Culture Association National Conference (Virtual)

    Posted Nov 08, 2021 12:15 PM

    Please consider submitting a proposal for the upcoming virtual Popular Culture Association National Conference, taking place on April 13 – 16, 2022.

     

    The Libraries, Archives & Museums subject area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. Possible topics include:

    • Descriptions of research collections or exhibits
    • Studies of popular images of libraries, librarians,  archives, or museums
    • Analyses of social networking or web resources
    • Popular Culture in library education/information literacy
    • The future of libraries and librarians
    • Developments in technical services for collecting/ preserving Popular Culture materials

     

    Papers from undergraduate and graduate students are welcome.

     

    The Deadline for submissions is December 05, 2021.

     

    Early bird registration opens on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The cost is $105.00 for presenters and non-presenters.

     

    Membership is required to register. Early registration ends December 31, 2021. 

     

    Please direct any questions to the chair for Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture:

     

    Casey Hoeve

    Associate Professor, Head of Content & Collections

    Love Library

    University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    Lincoln, NE 68588-4100

    402-472-2526

    achoeve@unl.edu

     



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    Casey Hoeve
    Head of Content & Collections
    University of Nebraska Lincoln
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