Call for Proposals for Concordia University’s Library Research Forum 2026

December 14, 2025

Proposals are now being accepted for Concordia University’s 24th annual Library Research Forum. This year’s Research Forum will be a one-day event, with presentations taking place in person at Concordia University’s Loyola Campus on Friday, April 24, 2026, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The annual Research Forum provides an opportunity for librarians, archivists, graduate students, teaching faculty, and information professionals to describe and promote their completed or in-progress research, practical case studies or projects. The Forum also provides a venue for researchers to seek suggestions for enhancing their research interests, to identify potential new partners for projects, to test the effectiveness of their undertakings, and to promote research in academic libraries.

Themes

Proposals are invited on research or case studies in any area of Library and Information Science, including but not limited to:

• Library technologies
• Open scholarship and Open Access
• Social justice
• Decolonization and indigenization
• Universal design and accessibility
• Artificial intelligence
• Scholarly communication and publishing
• Library management and governance
• Community engagement and outreach
• Assessment and impact
• Digital and information literacy
• Special collections, archives and digital preservation

Session Format

In-person Presentation – A 15-min formal presentation taking place onsite at Concordia’s Loyola Campus followed by a 5-min Q&A

Language

Presentations can be in English or French.

Submission

Fill out this form to submit.

Deadline: January 26, 2026, by 9:00 am EST.

The Committee will notify presenters who are selected by February 27, 2026

Registration

This year, there may be a nominal registration fee to cover the cost of catering. Registration for the conference will open in March 2026.

For more information, please visit: https://library.concordia.ca/about/staff/forum/index.php

Questions? Please contact the Forum Committee at lib-forum@concordia.ca

Library Research Forum Committee 2025-2026:

Krista Alexander
Kathleen Botter
Megan Fitzgibbons
Laura Ivan
Aeron MacHattie
Melissa Rivosecchi

Michelle Lake (co-chair) and Alexandra Mills (co-chair)