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The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.

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Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities--call for chapter proposals

  • 1.  Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities--call for chapter proposals

    Posted Dec 08, 2024 07:17 PM
    Please consider submitting a proposal and/or sharing with others that might find this opportunity of interest. Feel free to post on relevant listservs.
     
    Many thanks!
     
    Best,
    Nancy Kranich
     
    The editors of a book project, Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities, call for chapter proposals for a volume that Rowman & Littlefield has invited us to submit, focused on how libraries can play a role in reimagining the humanities during a time of crisis and opportunity. 

    We invite proposals for chapters in five sections, focusing primarily on academic libraries and archives:

    1. Framing the Question: discussions on the history and concept of the humanities in relation to libraries
    2. Across the Disciplines: examples of programs and practices that support cross-disciplinary teaching and scholarship (for example, humanities in STEM, business, and medical disciplines)
    3. Beyond the University: initiatives that connect humanistic learning, research, and creativity to communities outside the university, from the local to the global
    4. Civic Learning: approaches that apply humanistic knowledge and skills to empower learners to participate in creative democratic change
    5. Machines and Meaning: projects that make use of AI, digital humanities, or maker technologies to open up innovative directions and possibilities in the humanities 

    The deadline for chapter proposals is Saturday, February 1, 2025.

    For full details about this volume and to access the submission form please visit:  



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    Nancy Kranich
    Teaching Professor I and LIS Advisor
    School of Communication and Information
    Masters of Information Program
    Rutgers University--New Brunswick
    nancy.kranich@rutgers.edu
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