EmailMe Form - 2018 YALSA Symposium Call for Papers

2018 YALSA Young Adult Services Symposium Paper Proposal

Zeroing In: Focusing on Teen Needs

Many school and public libraries are being asked to do more with less. Identifying and honing in on teens’ greatest needs can help you prioritize service and mobilize resources. While teen needs often vary from community to community, all teens can benefit from building social and emotional skills that will help them succeed in school, college, careers and life. Libraries can leverage collections, services, programs, community partnerships and more to help teens build skills around self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationships, and social awareness. At this symposium we will explore how libraries can best support teens’ social and emotional learning to help them effectively navigate a challenging world.

Salt Lake City, UT, November 2-4, 2018

Call for Program Proposals: A program will last approximately 90 minutes and will take place between 8am and 5pm on November 3 or 8 am and 12 pm on November 4, 2018.

Application Requirements:
• All paper proposals must be received by February 15, 2018.
• All papers must support one or more of the five priorities in YALSA's National Research Agenda.
• All paper presenters must register at the reduced presenter rate ($69) for the Symposium by September 1, 2018.
• All paper presenters must fund all their travel costs to the symposium.
• Only one paper proposal per person will be accepted.
• For questions, please contact Nichole O’Connor at noconnor@ala.org or 1.800.545.2433 x4387

All applicants will be notified the week of April 1, 2018. Accepted papers will be considered for a future issue of YALSA's Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults only if they are research papers that meet the guidelines of the journal.

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Date Submitted *

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Name *

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Email *

Phone *

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ALA/YALSA Membership Number (You do not need to be a member to submit a proposal)

Presenter Bio (25-50 words) *

Title of paper *

Abstract: make sure to include the problem statement, research questions, research methods, and a summary of the findings, discussion, and implications for practice/further research (fewer than 500 words) *

Please indicate briefly why you believe this paper should be accepted. (How does it relate to the symposium theme & to YALSA's National Research Agenda?) *

Describe your study methods/methodology in 150 words or fewer: *

What is your goal in presenting the paper? What would you expect the audience to learn from your presentation? (100 words or fewer) *

A key goal of the program is to encourage active audience discussion following the lecture. Please list three or four discussion questions that you would use to guide audience discussion following your paper presentation (100 words or fewer) *

Please include a brief outline of your proposed paper presentation to give the selection committee a better idea of the presentation content and format (100 words or fewer) *

Has this paper been presented anywhere else? If so, please state where and when. *

Please list any special needs: (We will do our best to accommodate).

Please indicate the main audience for your program: *

School library staff

Public library staff

Both school and public library staff

Other

If you indicated other above, please elaborate here:

If my paper is accepted, and meets the research requirments to be published in JRLYA, I agree to submit the completed manuscript to YALSA no later than Nov. 1, 2018, so that it can be published in an upcoming issue of JRLYA. I also understand that edits to my manuscript may be required in order for it to be published. *

Yes

No