Submit Your Proposal for POCinLIS Summit!
Proposal Deadline: Friday, April 14, 2023
Event Website: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/pocinlis/
Submit a Proposal: https://forms.gle/zuEuyXCyN7z9ov8Q8
The People of Color in Library & Information Science (POCinLIS) Summit will take place on Friday, July 21, 2023 from 9:30 am - 3:15 pm PST at Loyola Marymount University. Registration is free, on campus parking is $15.
The mission of POCinLIS Summit is to create a productive and brave space for people of color, especially women and marginalized identities, working in the information sector. Information workers will have the opportunity to explore their work in LIS as POC and their intersecting identities. This summit invites participants to challenge and interrogate their roles and actions as information workers. This summit aims to collectively establish rules of engagement and discourse, acknowledging that dominant narratives may be disrupted. This space is created to support the research of POC librarians and create a network of POC information workers for future collaboration and self-care.
Thank You For Being A Friend
The theme Thank You For Being A Friend invites submissions that challenge what is acceptable to present upon in LIS. As POC moving through the pandemic and returning to work, we are being called upon to accomplish a lot, often with very little time to reflect and develop our practice. This year, think of the summit as a supportive counterspace for reflection, exploration, commiseration, and experimentation among trusted colleagues. We ask you to share what you are doing, what you are thinking about, and what you need support for in this moment as a summit submission.
The POCinLIS Summit is a space for collaborative conversations that explore our passions and interests. We welcome submissions that are unique, challenging, and unorthodox in other LIS spaces. Library students and library employees of all kinds are invited to submit proposals.
POCinLIS Summit 2023 Presentation Submission Types:
- Lessons Learned: Share success and/or failures on recent projects.
- Works in Progress: Share your up-and-coming work. Ask questions about research and projects in development.
- Skill Workshops: Teach a concept, new method, or anything LIS-related to your peers.
- Writing and publishing for new authors.
- Presenting and facilitating in the classroom.
- Learning Labs: Use the space as a laboratory to test ideas, concepts, and pedagogy with your inspired peers.
- Create course materials or testing materials.
- Practice lesson plans or active learning activities.
- Experiment with a new teaching tool or app.
- Lightning Talks: 10-minute presentations on the topic of your choice. Great way to share new ideas.
- Alternative types of presentations.
Session formats and lengths include:
- 60-minute session including Q&A
- 30-minute session including Q&A
- 10-minute lightning talks
Suggested Topics [but not limited to]:
Please choose the topic you feel would best fit your session.
- Activism/community building (in person, virtual, etc.)
- Critical analysis of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion
- Mentorship, leadership, and advancement of POC in LIS
- Self-care and wellness
- Transitioning to/from librarianship
- Topics related to academic, public, special, or corporate librarianship
Abstract/Description:
Your presentation abstract/description should be less than 300 words. Check out our information page for presentation support: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/pocinlis/information.html
Presentation Outcomes (1-3 outcomes):
Your presentation should include outcomes that tell us what attendees will learn or be able to demonstrate after your session. Outcomes should be measurable and realistic based on your content. See Valamis Learning Outcomes page for help.
Need Help with Your Proposal?
Attend a POCinLIS Summit Drop-in Session! We can help with abstracts, outcomes, or just brainstorming a topic to present. Sessions are run by Aisha Conner-Gaten and Jennifer Masunaga via Zoom:
This conference is funded by the William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University and Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) DEI Grant. Please note POCinLIS Summit 2023 will not include presenter honorariums. We thank folks for their labor and invite them to present and spend the day with us, including lunch and a cocktail hour at the end of the day.
Have Questions? Email POCinLIS@gmail.com