From: Alvin, Glenda [mailto:galvin@Tnstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:22 PM To: Sandra Phoenix Subject: FW: [acrl-afas-l] Reminder Call for Participation - AFAS Research Forum 2015: African Americans in the West Please post. Thanks, Glenda Alvin Associate Professor Assistant Director for Collection Management and Administration Head, Acquisitions and Serials Brown-Daniel Library Tennessee State University 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd Nashville, TN 37209 615-963-5230 (office) 615-963-1368 (fax) From: Malaika Grant [mailto:grant044@umn.edu] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 1:21 PM To: acrl-afas-l Subject: [acrl-afas-l] Reminder Call for Participation - AFAS Research Forum 2015: African Americans in the West Please consider participating in our Research Forum at ALA Annual in San Francisco! This year our theme is "African Americans in the West". Please let me know if you have any questions. Call for Participation The ACRL African American Studies Section will host a forum at the 2015 ALA Annual Meeting to discuss and present research in the field. Theme of this year’s Forum: “African Americans in the West “ Objectives: · Present research and resources on the study of African Americans in the American West. · Highlight and promote the research and scholarship of African American Studies. · Actively participate in the preservation of African American history and culture · Collaborate with African American studies scholars in the academy and in the African American community. This Forum presents an opportunity to focus on contributions of talented African American scholars and researchers in Librarianship and in the Academy. This will be an opportunity for sharing and networking on scholarship, collections, and community engagement. Submissions: Please submit a brief summary of your presentation, which should should fit into one of the following categories: 1. Publication on a topic in librarianship 2. Discussion of research in progress 3. Archival development and/or collection development Send proposals to the conference planning committee via email at: grant044@umn.edu<mailto:grant044@umn.edu> The committee will select 3-4 participants for the forum. With all submissions, please include a brief professional bio. Timeline: Proposals due: April 10 Notifications of acceptance: April 22 Forum: Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 1pm -- Malaika Grant Librarian for English and American Literature, African and African American Studies University of Minnesota 170 Wilson Library, 309 19th Ave. S, Mpls, MN 55455 (612) 624-4187