FW: [SHARP-L] CFP for MLA 2026
Potvin, Sarah E
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Sarah Potvin
Associate Professor
Department of English
Texas A&M University
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From: Amanda Licastro <amanda....@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Subject: [SHARP-L] CFP for MLA 2026
To: <sha...@list.iu.edu>
Greetings,
I am pleased to share two CFPs for the Modern Language Association Convention 2026 in Toronto. Please note there are travel bursaries available.
Collections as AI data?
Should libraries provide collection data to generative AI companies? Should libraries restrict access to web scraping? What impact will these decisions have on access, research, privacy, and information literacy? Guaranteed panel. 350 word abstract.
Deadline for submissions: Saturday, 15 March 2025
Amanda Licastro, Swarthmore College (amanda....@gmail.com ) Joshua Ortiz Baco, University of Tennessee Knoxville (jort...@utk.edu )
Book Bans and Censorship in Academic Libraries
This non-guaranteed panel addresses the evolving book banning and censorship discourse at the federal level and how it impacts academic libraries. We welcome higher ed, public, and K-12 perspectives. 350 word abstract.
Deadline for submissions: Saturday, 15 March 2025
Alison Fraser, PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo (awfr...@buffalo.edu )
They are also posted on the Library Writer’s Blog: https://librarywriting.blogspot.com/2025/03/cfp-libraries-and-research-forum-of.html
Please reach out with any questions.
Sincerely,
Amanda
Amanda Licastro, PhD
Head of Digital Scholarship Strategies
Visiting Associate Professor of English
Swarthmore College
Andrew W. Mellon Junior Fellow in Critical Bibliography
(she/her)