2020 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Call for Papers & Posters
The SC/MLA Programming Committee invites you to submit proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2020 SC/MLA 70th Annual Meeting in Montgomery, AL on October 22-24.
Crossroads: Libraries and Southern Culture
Our profession, our professional lives, and even our personal lives as Southerners have come to a crossroads. What are the challenges we face in our libraries, in health information, research, and leadership? What steps have we taken to meet those challenges? What paths have we chosen, and with whom have we chosen to partner as we go forward? How do our Southern roots and culture inform and shape our past, current, and future paths? Explore these themes in our presentations, posters, and paper sessions. Network with your colleagues, and experience Southern culture through conference hospitality, food, music, and tours of historic sites in Montgomery and Tuskegee.
Please submit a blinded abstract through this form following the structured abstract format by MLA's Research Section. There is a 300-word maximum. The blinded abstract, which will be used in a blind review process, must not include any specific information that would identify authors or institutions. The deadline for paper and poster abstract submissions is Wednesday, July 1.
Note: We encourage you to consider submitting whether or not you anticipate being able to attend in person in Montgomery. The public health situation for October is not yet known; however, we anticipate holding this conference in Montgomery, online, or in a hybrid format.
You may wish to consider the following when submitting abstract proposals:
- Share experiences in which you have brought together disparate people, programming, or services to improve the quality of research, clinical practice, education, or outreach.
- Share how recent watershed moments have brought you to a crossroad, how you evaluated the path forward, and how things may look different in the future.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by July 15, 2020. If accepted, you will be asked to submit an unblinded abstract for the meeting program. Additional information (presentation time, location, setup instructions, etc.) will be sent with acceptance notification. Those presenting in Montgomery must be registered for the meeting.
For questions, please contact:
- Papers: Margaret Ansell, meansell@ufl.edu
- Posters: Emily Brennan, brennane@musc.edu
