Call for Papers: Reading the Magazine in the 19th Century

Call for Papers: Reading the Magazine in the 19th Century
A panel discussion at Sight Lines: An American Studies Conference on the Science and Culture of Vision, New England American Studies Association, Annual Conference, September 23-24, 2005

In _American Flâneur_ (2004), James Werner argues for affinities between the 19th century reader of magazines and the flâneur who strolls the streets of the city. He writes: "The density and variety of the magazine's topography mimics the crowding and intensity of experience in a major metropolis." Moreover, in both the magazine and the city, the lines between "politics and commerce . information and exhortation, judgment and promotion" are blurred, demanding of the reader-spectator a certain kind of discrimination and judgment. Thus the magazine not only mirrors the topography of the city, but serves to indoctrinate the reader into a certain way of looking.

This panel welcomes submissions on American periodical culture that explore how American magazines of the 19th century seek to discipline and construct the gaze of the urban spectator. In particular, we welcome papers that explore this question by reading generically disparate texts appearing within the covers of the same magazine: fiction and fashion plates, travel pieces and advertisements, book reviews and "comicalities." As these features - in Werner's words -- "jostle each other, clamoring for the reader 's attention," what kind of reader -- of texts, of urban spaces -- is being constructed?

Prospective panelists are invited to send an abstract (500 words or less) for a 15-20 minute presentation to Brian_Sweeney@Brown.edu by March 1, 2005.

For the general call for papers and more information about NEASA 2005, please visit the conference web site: http://www.neasa.org.

CFP: Society for the History of Technology

2005 meeting of the Society for the History of Technology.
November 3-6, 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Deadline: March 15, 2005

The Society for the History of Technology will hold its annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 3-6, 2005. This year's SHOT meeting is co-located with the History of Science Society. We hope members of
both societies will take advantage of this opportunity to explore topics that cut across disciplinary boundaries in ways that could benefit both HSS and SHOT scholarship. Please note that applicants should submit proposals to one organization (SHOT or HSS) only.

Call for Papers and conference web site:
http://shot.press.jhu.edu/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting_Main_Page.htm

The Program Committee is seeking proposals for both individual papers and complete panels. In particular, the committee welcomes proposals from those new to SHOT who believe that an engagement with history can
help their own work, regardless of discipline. The deadline for proposals is March 15, 2005.

For more information, please contact: Dan Holbrook, Holbrook@shotprogram.org

CFP: 10th Annual INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL (ICAF)

CFP: 10th Annual INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL (ICAF)
Conference Date: October 13-15, 2005
Conference Location: The Library of Congress, James Madison Building, Washington, D.C.
Deadline: Feburary 25, 2005

The International Comic Arts Festival invites scholarly paper presentations for its tenth anniversary meeting, to be held at the Madison Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., from Thursday, October 13, through Saturday, October 15, 2005. We welcome proposals from a variety of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. All proposals should address the history, aesthetics, cultural significance or critical reception of comic art (including comic strips, comic books, albums, graphic novels, political cartoons, other panel cartoons, caricature, or comics in electronic media). Proposals will be refereed via blind
review.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES: For its scholarly presentations, ICAF prefers argumentative, thesis-driven papers, clearly linked to larger critical, artistic or cultural issues. We strive to avoid presentations that are merely summative or survey-like in character. Where possible, papers should be illustrated by relevant images (e.g., slides, transparencies). In all cases, presentations should be timed to finish within the strict limit of TWENTY (20) MINUTES.

Proposals should not exceed 300 WORDS. At the bottom of the proposal, the author should precisely state her/his audiovisual equipment needs. Note that ICAF cannot provide a
VCR, freestanding DVD player, or monitor. Proposals requiring computers or data projection equipment should include exact system specifications. (Presenters relying on computers are urged to bring their own equipment for backup. Though ICAF strives to meet basic equipment needs, we cannot guarantee the availability or compatibility of computer equipment.)

REVIEW PROCESS: All proposals will be subject to blind review by the ICAF Executive Committee, with preference given to proposals that observe the above standards. The final number of papers accepted will depend on the needs of the conference program as it develops. (In the past ICAF has typically accepted slightly less than half of the proposals it has received.)

SEND ABSTRACTS (with COMPLETE contact information) BY FEBRUARY 25, 2005, TO:

Prof. Cécile Danehy, ICAF Program Coordinator, Department of
French Studies, Wheaton College, 26 Main Street, Norton, MA
02766 USA
or via email at cdanehy@wheatoncollege.edu

Submitters should expect to receive confirmation of acceptance or rejection by 30 April 2005.

CFP: Literature and the History of the Book (Special Issue of Pacific Coast Philology)

CFP: Literature and the History of the Book (Special Issue of Pacific Coast Philology)
Deadline: March 1, 2005

PAMLA's journal, Pacific Coast Philology, will publish a special issue on literature and the history of the book. Papers are invited on literary relationships to aspects of print and manuscript culture. Topics include,
but are not limited to, reading practices, relations between writers and publishers, the material book, publishing practices, authorship, censorship, textual transmission, relationships between oral culture and the cultures of writing and print, literature in the electronic age.

Please send inquiries and submissions to

Professor Beverly Voloshin
Department of English
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
volsand@pacbell.net

The deadline for submission is 1 March 2005. The special issue will appear at the beginning of 2006.

Guidelines for submission. Pacific Coast Philology follows a policy of blind submission: authors are asked to submit their essays in triplicate with the author's name on the cover sheet only. Essays should be between 4,500 and 8,000 words in length (there is flexibility at the upper end), and in format, they should follow the most recent MLA Style Manual.

CFP: ASIST '05 (New Deadline)

CFP: ASIST '05 (New Deadline)
The new deadline for submission of proposals for contributed papers and panels/technical sessions is February 4, 2005. (Web pages are not yet updated).

The date has not been changed on the web page, but the call is at http://www.asis.org/am05call.htm

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05

American Society for Information Science & Technology 2005 Annual Meeting October 28-November 2, 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina

ASIST 2005 will focus on the diversity of perspectives and insights from all those participating in the information science and technology community, as they generate innovative ideas, define theoretical concepts or work out the nuts and bolts of imple,men,ting well-tested ideas in new ways and in new settings. A wide variety of plenary and invited speakers, moder,ated panels, poster sessions and refereed papers will explore this theme. Submissions by researchers and practitioners on any topic in information science and tech,nology are solicited.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

Contributed papers
Contributed posters/short papers
Technical sessions and panels
Pre-conference sessions

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Deadlines
February 4, 2005 Contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions due
February 25, 2005 Contributed posters/short papers
March 31, 2005 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
May 27, 2005 Final versions due for conference proceedings

Who can submit
Individuals, ASIST special interest groups (SIGs), or institutions may make any type of submission. Proposers are welcomed from any academic, nonprofit, corporate, or government area in any part of the world. Proposers need not be members of ASIST. ASIST SIG chairs are encouraged to help coordinate proposals from their members.

Where and how to submit
All submissions are made electronically via a link from the ASIST Web site:
http://www.asis.org/am05call.htm

Call for articles -- OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

Call for articles -- OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

I am looking for articles related to the mission statement and coverage listed below for the next journal issue. OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal, with
an international editorial board. Please send all inquiries, expressions of interest, and/or articles directly to the editor. Thanks.

Brad Eden, Ph.D.
Editor, OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives
beden@ccmail.nevada.edu

OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives is a refereed journal which aims to provide wide-ranging coverage of developments in digital libraries and digital repositories, and the
Web-based delivery of cultural content. The journal is intended for information professionals, librarians, educators, students, and researchers around the world to share and exchange their ideas, initiatives, and
research results.

Journal Overview: OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives covers
a broad range of subject areas relating to the Web-based delivery of digital cultural content. The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends in research, and to report on new initiatives and developments. Digital libraries and digital repositories are a particular focus, together with relevant standards and techniques.

Coverage
Digital libraries
Digital repositories
Digital cultural content services
Web metadata standards
Web markup languages
Digital preservation
Imaging and digitization techniques
Usability studies

Journal URL: http://puck.emeraldinsight.com/vl=5222185/cl=50/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/1065075x/contp1-1.htm

Call for papers: Journal of Information Ethics

Call for papers: Journal of Information Ethics

The editor of the JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ETHICS invites 10-20 page essays on ethics in conjunction with the following topics: the academy, graphic images, scholarly communication, or biometrics. Query, Robert Hauptman, Editor, JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ETHICS, LR&TS, St Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN 56301. hauptman@stcloudstate.edu

Journal URL: http://icie.zkm.de/publications/journals/ie

Session on risk management in informatics and cyberinformatics at RMCI 05

Session on risk management in informatics and cyberinformatics at RMCI 05

The 2nd. Symposium on Risk-Management and Cyber-Informatics RMCI '05 In the context of: The 9th World Multi-Conference on SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS SCI 2005
July 10-13, 2005, Orlando, Florida (USA)
Deadline: January 26, 2005

http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/
CFP: http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/WebSite/callforpapers.asp

Please see CFP link above for list of topics.

Those who are interested may send an extended abstract of 300-500 words on
or before 26th jan 2005 to me. For other details please visit the website
http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/

ksc@library.iisc.ernet.in
Chudamani K S
Indian Institute of Science
JRD Tata Memorial library
Bangalore 560012

Contributors needed for EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH HISTORIANS

Contributors needed for EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH HISTORIANS
Contact by February 1, 2005
Deadline: April 1, 2005

Contributors needed for the following short list of remaining entries for EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH HISTORIANS, a volume of the reference series, DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY. Each biographical, evaluative entry should be 3,000 words, to include list of subject's works and sources consulted.

Abel Boyer, 1667-1729
George Crawfurd, d. 1748
John Campbell, 1708-1775
Nathaniel Salmon, 1675-1742
Gilbert Stuart, 1742-1786

Completed entries will be due April 1, 2005. Honoraria will be paid for acceptable entries, and contributors will receive copies of the volume. Prospective contributors are asked to e-mail volume editor and include vita by attachment no later than February 1, 2005.

Dr. Jan Jenkins
Editor, EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH HISTORIANS
Associate Professor of History
407 West Q Street, WPN 267
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR 72801
Email: jan.jenkins@mail.atu.edu

CFP: Open Source Applications (Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology)

CFP: Open Source Applications (Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology)

LACASIS, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, is planning a workshop in March-April, 2005 on interesting open source applications. Do you have an information science/library-related project based on open source tools? We are looking for creative applications having to do with the analysis, storage, management, retrieval and/or dissemination of information in useful ways. We would like to emphasize local projects. Please feel free to forward this message to interested parties.

If you have a presentation idea, please contact:

Margaret Hogarth
Electronic Resources Coordinator
University of California, Riverside
margaret.hogarth@ucr.edu

About ASIS&T: Since 1937, the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has been the society for information professionals leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information.

ASIS&T brings together diverse streams of knowledge, focusing what might be disparate approaches into novel solutions to common problems. ASIS&T bridges the gaps not only between disciplines but also between the research that drives and the practices that sustain new developments.

ASIS&T counts among its membership some 4,000 information specialists from such fields as computer science, linguistics, management, librarianship, engineering, law, medicine, chemistry, and education; individuals who share a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information, coming together for mutual benefit.

About LACASIS: ASIST's Southern California chapter began life in 1961, when it was chartered as the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Documentation Institute.

URL: http://public.csusm.edu/lacasis/

CFP: Culture & Power 10th International Conference: Recycling Culture - IBACS (Iberian Association for Cultural Studies)

CFP: Culture & Power 10th International Conference: Recycling Culture - IBACS (Iberian Association for Cultural Studies)
September 21-23, 2005
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Deadline April 30, 2005

Culture survives today by means of constant recycling, in an optimistic attempt to overcome its own decadence in the 21st century. This conference invites papers that address this topic from a variety of
positions within Cultural Studies. We welcome papers dealing specifically with issues including the following:
* trash culture and/or the trashing of culture
* reinventing identities
* recycled bodies
* cultural hybridity
* collage and pastiche
* cut’n’paste culture in the internet
* academic fashions and Cultural Studies theory

Completed papers (max. 2,500 words) should be sent by April 30 2005 to cg.cultureandpower@uab.es
Papers can be presented in any of the languages of the conference: English, Spanish and Portuguese. Participants are also invited to join the Iberian Association for Cultural Studies IBACS.

Registration and accommodation details and other information about the conference will soon be posted on the IBACS home page at http://www.fl.ul.pt/ibacs

Enquiries may be sent to the organisers, Dr. Felicity Hand, Dr. Sara
Martin and Dr. Meri Torras at cg.cultureandpower@uab.es

CFP: Literature for Children and Young Adults Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association

CFP: Literature for Children and Young Adults Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
October 20-22, 2004 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Papers on any aspect of literature for children and young adults are welcome. Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes in length. Please submit a 250-word abstract via email (word attachment) or regular mail to: Lance Weldy, English Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, lweldy@wmich.edu. On your abstract, please include your name, institutional affiliation (if applicable), email address, office phone number, and whether you will need any AV equipment for your presentation. If your paper is accepted, you must become an RMMLA member by April 1, 2005. More information about membership and the conference are available at the RMMLA website: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences

CFP: DIGITS FUGIT! Preserving Knowledge into the Future (33rd Annual Museum Computer Network Conference)

CFP: DIGITS FUGIT! Preserving Knowledge into the Future (33rd Annual Museum Computer Network Conference)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Meeting Dates: November 3 - 5, 2005
Proposal Deadline: February 12, 2005
Proposal Forms: http://www.mcn.edu

We've all spent a great deal of time and effort organizing vast quantities of information in a variety of digital formats. We have now realized the time has come to focus on preserving the valuable results of that tremendous effort. In response, the theme for the Museum Computer Network's 2005 conference will be Digits Fugit! Preserving Knowledge into the Future. Come to Boston, where the city's historic downtown will provide a perfect setting to remind us of the value of preserving a proud past while keeping our eye
firmly on a glorious future.

As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, "heavy lifting" aspects of museum technologies. We provided advocacy and professional development programs to help our membership accomplish basic networking and database efforts that transformed the record keeping part of
museum work. For years now, we have turned our attention to refining cataloguing standards, image digitizing technologies, developing smarter systems for inter-operability, sustainability, and electronic publication.

The good news is that collectively, we have become quite skilled at creating and delivering digital resources! The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor. And as we know, this is not lacking in complexity! Fortunately, we have kindred spirits and friends in this effort and we will be making every effort to bring as many of them as we can to our conference. We will join forces with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) who will produce a new two-day curriculum on Digital Preservation at the Omni Parker House, just before our conference. Speakers from Harvard, MIT, and the W3C will be on hand to lead workshops and speak on panels, and we will organize
facilities tours of some of the more well-known digital production and preservation sites in town.

Even though the theme will focus on digital longevity issues, MCN conferences are always open for presentations on all of the other technologies and concerns in our field. Accordingly, the Program Committee
is seeking presentations based on current and planned activities or research that focus on one of the following broad areas of interest:

Preservation Metadata Standards
Preservation Planning
Preservation Policy Development
Research & Evaluation
Storage Technologies
Standards & Interoperability
Digital Rights Management
Multimedia & Streaming Technologies
Collection Information Management
Collaboration & Data Aggregation
Point of Sale & eCommerce
Electronic Publication
Imaging Technologies
Intellectual Property Rights
Management Issues
Membership & Fund Raising

Proposals will be accepted in one of the following three formats: panels, workshops or roundtables. Each session must have a chairperson responsible for finding other speakers and coordinating logistics. All chairs must be affiliated with an institutional member or be an MCN individual member. Topics for the sessions should fall into at least one of the categories listed on page 1 of the proposal form. All proposals for sessions and/or workshops must be submitted on Call for Proposals form. To obtain additional copies or get more specific information, visit the MCN web site, www.mcn.edu or contact Susan Rawlyk at the MCN office by email rawlyks@igs.net or phone (403) 288-9394.

Call for Articles: "Biz of Acq" column of Against the Grain

Call for Articles: "Biz of Acq" column of Against the Grain

Against the Grain is a down-to-earth, practice-oriented library journal. Its goal is to provide acquisitions librarians in all types of libraries, and information sellers, with current information on events in the field, and practical insights into acquisitions techniques and processes. The "Biz
of Acq" column features discussions of key acquisitions topics by working librarians.

Ideas for upcoming "Biz of Acq" articles include:
* Cutting corners -- implications for finances and services when acquisitions functions are modified or cut
* The place of the acquisition department in the library -- compare sizes and types of libraries considering classification levels of personnel, size of departments, what functions are shared with which other departments
* Choosing a vendor / evaluating a vendor ? for approval plans, firm orders, standing orders
* New functions for acquisitions departments
* Outsourcing acquisitions functions ? effects on workflow, staff, services and organizational structures
* Acquisitions standards in a networked environment
* ILS migrations and their implications for acquisitions departments
* Making advance payments to vendors ? questions of accounting, internal and external auditing, financial risks, legal restrictions
* Contracts and license agreements
* Acquisitions personnel ? job titles, salaries, classification levels, career progression for librarians and support staff
* Ethics in acquisitions practice

Feel free to choose any of these topics, or one of your own. Theoretical articles, research reports, "how-to" articles, case studies, literature reviews and conceptual or opinion pieces are welcome. Article length should be approximately 1200-1500 words (4-5 pages, double-spaced).
Contributions may be written by individuals or co-authored.

URL: http://www.against-the-grain.com/

If you are interested in writing for "Biz of Acq", please contact the editor:

Audrey Fenner
Head, Acquisition Dept.
Walter Clinton Jackson Library
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1000 Spring Garden Street (P.O. Box 26170)
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Fax: 336-334-4731
E-mail: fafenner@uncg.edu

CFP: Writing across the Curriculum (Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association)

CFP: Writing across the Curriculum (Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association)
October 20-22, 2005, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Proposal due March 1, 2005

We invite papers on the purpose and methods of using media in teaching writing across the curriculum. Possible topics include, but are not limited to periodicals, television, films, billboards and internet as
sources for research and writing across the curriculum. Paper presentations will be 15 minutes in length.

Please submit a 300-word proposal and a CV to olaszild@msu.edu by March 1, 2005 (only MS WORD attachments, subject line: Conference proposal). In the email please include any A-V equipment needs.

Proposals will be read and email replies sent by March 15, 2005. All participants at the 2005 RMMLA Convention need to be current in membership dues by April 1, 2005, and register for the convention by
early October. For info about the organization, convention location, previous conventions and more, please visit http://rmmla.wsu.edu.

If you have questions, please contact me. I look forward to receiving your proposals! Thank you,

Ildiko Olasz, Section Chair
Department of English
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
olaszild@msu.edu

CFP: Early Modern Technology: MLA Lit & Science Division (Modern Language Assn).

CFP: Early Modern Technology: MLA Lit & Science Division (Modern Language Assn).
The Question Concerning Early Modern Technology

A panel sponsored by the MLA Division on Literature and Science

Papers on machines, medicine, optics, perspective, techniques of projection and representation, industry, print as technology, theory, and related topics, 1500-1700.

Abstracts or papers by March 14, 2005 to Henry Turner (email: hsturner@wisc.edu).

Can also contact Catherine Belling, PhD, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, cbelling@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

NOTE: SORRY, I DO NOT HAVE CONFERENCE INFORMATION

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05

American Society for Information Science & Technology 2005 Annual Meeting October 28-November 2, 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina

ASIST 2005 will focus on the diversity of perspectives and insights from all those participating in the information science and technology community, as they generate innovative ideas, define theoretical concepts or work out the nuts and bolts of imple,men,ting well-tested ideas in new ways and in new settings. A wide variety of plenary and invited speakers, moder,ated panels, poster sessions and refereed papers will explore this theme.
Submissions by researchers and practitioners on any topic in information science and tech,nology are solicited.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

Contributed papers
Contributed posters/short papers
Technical sessions and panels
Pre-conference sessions

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Deadlines
January 21, 2005 Contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions due
February 25, 2005 Contributed posters/short papers
March 31, 2005 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
May 27, 2005 Final versions due for conference proceedings

Who can submit
Individuals, ASIST special interest groups (SIGs), or institutions may make any type of submission. Proposers are welcomed from any academic, nonprofit, corporate, or government area in any part of the world. Proposers need not be members of ASIST. ASIST SIG chairs are encouraged to help coordinate proposals from their members.

Where and how to submit
All submissions are made electronically via a link from the ASIST Web site:
http://www.asis.org/am05call.htm

Call for Contributors: The City and Urban Life (reference publication)

Call for Contributors: The City and Urban Life (reference publication)

Description: M. E. Sharpe, a well-regarded academic and reference publisher, seeks contributions on African cities for The City and Urban Life, a three-volume reference work. Dr Jan Rogozinski is the General Editor.

The City and Urban Life will trace the development of urban places throughout the world, from the first cities to the present day. Each section begins with an essay, describing institutions and historical developments shared by all cities in a region. The overview focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural factors to the extent that these affect urban life. The longer essays associated with each of the African sections have been assigned but contributors are invited to provide brief descriptions of significant cities, whether still existing or extinct (see below). The number of words for each entry varies from 100 to 2000. Each descriptive entry should present important facts about daily life in a city and, where space permits, trace changes over time. The project has already attracted a significant base of scholars from the US and abroad and we would welcome your involvement. Each contributor will receive full authorial credit, a monetary payment, and/or a complete set of the volumes. Upon agreement, a contract will be mailed to you.

For more information or to express your interest in contributing, please contact Steven J. Salm (e-mail address provided below), attaching a CV and indicating the cities on which you would like to write. Dr. Salm can also be reached by phone or fax at the following numbers.

For a full list of entries available and contact information, visit: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=143309

Contact: Steven J. Salm Dept. of History, Xavier University of Louisiana sjsalm@xula.edu

Call for Poster Sessions: Society of Ohio Archivists Conference

Call for Poster Sessions: Society of Ohio Archivists Conference
Conference Date: April 13-15, 2005
Location: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Deadline: February 28, 2005

The Society of Ohio Archivists requests submissions for graduate and undergraduate poster sessions for the 2005 Annual Meeting, "The Business of Archives: Tools of the Trade." Wright State University will host the conference April 13-15, 2005. Poster sessions allow students to share research results with professional archivists throughout the state. Poster session proposals are due by February 28, 2005. (Final posters do not need to be completed until April.)

Students in archives, library, history and related fields are encouraged to submit proposals. Poster sessions should relate to the conference theme, "The Business of Archives: Tools of the Trade." Sample topics include:
* research projects utilizing archival collections
* case studies of Ohio archives/libraries
* studies of archival digitization projects
* examinations of EAD, MARC and other standards
* other archives-related topics

Submit your proposal by February 28, 2005 via the online form. Poster sessions will be presented at the conference's evening reception on April 14, 2005. Students should be available to discuss their posters and answer questions at the reception. Guidelines for creating a poster session and information on space requirements are available on the conference website. Winners will be announced following the reception.

Students presenting poster sessions are eligible for the discounted conference rate of $15. Poster session winners will receive a t-shirt and certificate. For more information and to submit your proposal, please visit the conference website at: http://www.ohioarchivists.org/conference/postersessions.html Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Angela O'Neal
SOA Program Co-Chair
(614) 297-2576
aoneal@ohiohistory.org
www.ohiomemory.org

Call for Authors: Cites and Insights

Call for Authors: Cites and Insights

Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, a free web-based journal of libraries, policy, technology and media, is now accepting and inviting program and conference reports in areas appropriate for C&I's readership.

It's a chance to be published in a widely-read venue, with as little editing as possible, with a byline--and in a timely fashion (aiming for 2 to 6 weeks between receipt of reports and publication).

Full details are at http://cites.boisestate.edu/reporting.htm

If your'e not a C&I reader, take a look at one or two issues (http://cites.boisestate.edu/ will lead you to all of them); it never makes sense to contribute to a publication you don't read or understand!

And if you're unsure whether a program or conference is "appropriate," or have questions that the site doesn't answer, just drop me a line: wcc@notes.rlg.org

Thanks--and I look forward to seeing, editing, and publishing your reports!

walt crawford

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL)
2005 conference - Rethink, Retool, Risk -
Conference Location: Newark, Ohio
Conference Date: May 11-13, 2005
Deadline: January 31, 2005

The annual conference of the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians, serving Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, will be hosted by the CONSORT libraries at the Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark, Ohio, May 11-13, 2005.

The OVGTSL Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for presentations From all interested persons - librarians, paraprofessionals, library school students, and others. That explore the challenges to technical services and collection development to rethink, retool, and take risks in collaboration, workflow, and management. Possible areas include, but are not limited to:
o Consortial endeavors with other libraries or cultural institutions
o Education and training
o End user involvement
o Maximizing use of vendor services
o Partnering with library departments outside of TS
o Partnering with vendors
o Preservation & digitization
o Space / storage
o Technology
o Web-based tools
o Workflow & procedures;

That can be presented within 45 minutes (e.g. 30 minute presentation, 15 minutes for discussion).

Proposals should include the following information:

Primary presenter
Name
Affiliation
Work address
Telephone number
Email

Secondary presenters
Name
Affiliation
Work address
Title of presentation
Abstract of no more than 200 words
Equipment needs

Proposals must be received by JANUARY 31, 2005, and sent by email (MS word format for attachments, please) to Margo Warner Curl at mcurl@wooster.edu. Please indicate OVGTSL SUBMISSION in subject line.

For more information refer to the conference website:
http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/ovgtsl2005/
or to the OVGTSL website: http://www.wku.edu/Library/ovgtsl/Home.html