The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee is inviting presentation proposals that address the conference’s theme of ‘Bridges to Inclusion,’ highlighting issues related to diversity and inclusion that affect staff, users, and institutions in the library, archive, and museum (LAM) fields. NDLC ’16 aims to articulate the value of and develop strategies for diversity and inclusion in LAMs in order to improve organizational excellence and community engagement. Presentation proposals are due by November 30, 2015.
NDLC ’16 seeks conference presentation proposals in all areas of diversity, including but not limited to the topics: Collections and Access; Programming, Outreach, and Advocacy; Personnel, Management, and Organization; and Challenging Topics. Ideal sessions will provide insightful information and practical skills and strategies; facilitate constructive conversations around critical issues, including an exploration of potential solutions; highlight new research in the field; showcase exemplary programs; examine the successes and failures of initiatives designed to improve diversity and inclusion; or offer approaches for substantive change on limited resources.
All sessions are 75 minutes in length. Possible formats include workshops, roundtables, panel presentations and individual papers/presentations that are not already part of a set panel. NDLC ’16 will also accept presentation proposals in formats other than those listed above, especially if they provide a new way to engage the audience. A call for poster proposals will go out in early 2016.
All presentation proposals must be submitted by midnight pacific standard time on November 30, 2015, via the online form on the NDLC ’16 website.
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