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The mission of the Games and Gaming Round Table is to provide the following:
  • A forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns surrounding games in libraries;
  • Resources to the library community to support the building and maintaining of library game collections;
  • A force for initiating and supporting game programming in libraries;
  • Create an awareness of, and need for, the support of the value of gaming and play in libraries, schools, and related learning communities.
  • Create an awareness of the value of games and gaming in library outreach and community engagement plans.
  • A professional and social forum for networking among librarians and non-librarians interested in games and gaming.

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Call for Proposals - 32nd Annual Reference Research Forum

  • 1.  Call for Proposals - 32nd Annual Reference Research Forum

    Posted 2 days ago

    Dear Library Colleagues,

    Are you doing any interesting research in reference? Tell us about it.

    The Research and Statistics Committee invites you to present your research to an engaged audience of library professionals at the 32nd Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2026 ALA Annual Conference to be held June 25-29, 2026, in Chicago. This session is an historically well-attended event and a great opportunity to extend the impact of your research. Submissions are blind refereed. 

    Past topics for the Reference Research Forum include, but are not limited to, chat reference, virtual reference services, bilingual reference, library access, assessment of reference services, and impact of reference services on library staff. 

    We welcome submissions from any library workers engaged in reference services in any type of library. LIS students and LIS faculty are also encouraged to submit proposals. Membership in RUSA, ALA, or any other professional organization is not required. 

    For more information and to submit your proposals, please visit this Qualtrics form.

    Proposals are due by January 30, 2026. If you have questions, please contact committee co-chairs Greg Dachille (gwdachil@gmail.com) or Tisha Zelner (tisha.zelner@usm.edu).


    Respectfully Yours,
    The Research and Statistics Committee

    Greg Dachille
    Dr. Lisa Ferrara 
    Patti McCall-Junkin
    John Oliver
    Tisha Zelner



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    Tisha Zelner
    First-Year Experience Librarian
    University of Southern Mississippi
    She/Her/Hers
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