CFP: 4th International Conference on Civic Education: Research and Practice
Jan. 19-21 (Thur-Sat), 2006 · Hilton Orlando/Altamonte, Florida
Deadline 11/1/2005
http://www.civicedconf.org/civiced.html
***TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL***
Please download the form, complete it, and email it as an attachment or in
the body of the email to: conf@civicedconf.org
Proposal a Research Paper: http://www.civicedconf.org/civicedresearchppr.rtf
Offer to be a Chair/Discussant: http://www.civicedconf.org/civicedchair.rtf
Propose a Worshop Presentation: http://www.civicedconf.org/civicedworkshop.rtf
***ABOUT THE CONFERENCE***
For a country to flourish and grow, and for a democracy to sustain liberty and justice, the next generation of citizens must acquire the civic skills, abilities and commitments to govern.
This interdisciplinary conference will draw together researchers and practitioners, including:
* K-12 educators and counselors,
* University faculty and researchers,
* State coordinators, policy makers and evaluators,
* School and University administrators,
* Staff from youth-serving community based organizations.
This would include work on:
* service-learning,
* moral education,
* character education,
* democratic education,
* violence prevention,
* substance abuse prevention.
The deadline to submit a proposal is 11/1/05. You will be notified about your proposal by 11/15. The conference registration fee includes two breakfasts, two lunches and a reception. If you go to the conference website, http://www.civicedconf.org, you can locate copies of previos conferences to get an idea of the types of papers and workshops that are presented.
***THE CENTRE FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE***
The Centre is an independent, non-partisan organization that supports research and its application to real world questions. The Director of the Centre is William Morgan. Will has run several civic education programs and conducts research on the impacts of civic education. Will received the Points of Light Award from the Points of Light Foundation, was recognized by
the Fund for Social Entrepreneurs at Youth Serve America and was named a Fellow at the John Glenn Institute for his service-learning research.
Friday, October 28, 2005
CFP: LILAC 2006: Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference.
CFP: LILAC 2006: Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference.
University of Leeds, 27th-29th March 2006
Deadline: November 30, 2005
Organised by the Information Literacy Sub-group of CSG (CILIP).
Conference Home Page: http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/informationliteracy/lilac/lilac2006
Call for Papers Page:
http://teaching.lse.ac.uk/tech/lilac/default.asp
Conference themes:
-Embedding and enriching
-Information Literacy and citizenship
-New areas of practice and research
-Practical approaches to Information Literacy
-Staff development and Information Literacy
-Strategic approaches to Information Literacy
Short Papers (30 minutes)
Short papers should be 20 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions. Please submit a 300 word abstract. Short papers are likely to reflect work in progress, innovations or other developments. A key requirement is that the paper has a clear focus. In a 15-minute presentation it will be inappropriate (and difficult) to try and present the "whole" project. Instead, presenters need to draw out and focus on key areas.
Long Papers (45 minutes)
Long papers should be 35 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions. Please submit a 500 word abstract. Long papers will typically be based on research or a more in-depth investigation. They may be reporting on projects (local, national or international), which focus on research, development, dissemination or evaluation.
Demonstrations / hands-on / workshop sessions (45 minutes)
These sessions will be 45 minutes in length and this is the first time they have been offered at LILAC. We require a 500 word abstract. Workshops involve active participation and discussion with the focus on participants being able to develop skills or practical ideas for future implementation in their own practice. Meanwhile, demonstrations give an opportunity for participants to engage with practical examples of an information literacy application or tool and where appropriate have some "hands-on" time. Break-out rooms and / or computer labs will be available for these sessions.
Poster Presentations
Posters are a way to share information visually such as research findings or innovative applications. Whilst posters should be self-explanatory and can usefully be accompanied by handouts, presenters will be expected to be available to discuss their work at specified times during the conference. Presenters may use a laptop if required. Please submit a 300 word abstract describing your poster.
University of Leeds, 27th-29th March 2006
Deadline: November 30, 2005
Organised by the Information Literacy Sub-group of CSG (CILIP).
Conference Home Page: http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/informationliteracy/lilac/lilac2006
Call for Papers Page:
http://teaching.lse.ac.uk/tech/lilac/default.asp
Conference themes:
-Embedding and enriching
-Information Literacy and citizenship
-New areas of practice and research
-Practical approaches to Information Literacy
-Staff development and Information Literacy
-Strategic approaches to Information Literacy
Short Papers (30 minutes)
Short papers should be 20 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions. Please submit a 300 word abstract. Short papers are likely to reflect work in progress, innovations or other developments. A key requirement is that the paper has a clear focus. In a 15-minute presentation it will be inappropriate (and difficult) to try and present the "whole" project. Instead, presenters need to draw out and focus on key areas.
Long Papers (45 minutes)
Long papers should be 35 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions. Please submit a 500 word abstract. Long papers will typically be based on research or a more in-depth investigation. They may be reporting on projects (local, national or international), which focus on research, development, dissemination or evaluation.
Demonstrations / hands-on / workshop sessions (45 minutes)
These sessions will be 45 minutes in length and this is the first time they have been offered at LILAC. We require a 500 word abstract. Workshops involve active participation and discussion with the focus on participants being able to develop skills or practical ideas for future implementation in their own practice. Meanwhile, demonstrations give an opportunity for participants to engage with practical examples of an information literacy application or tool and where appropriate have some "hands-on" time. Break-out rooms and / or computer labs will be available for these sessions.
Poster Presentations
Posters are a way to share information visually such as research findings or innovative applications. Whilst posters should be self-explanatory and can usefully be accompanied by handouts, presenters will be expected to be available to discuss their work at specified times during the conference. Presenters may use a laptop if required. Please submit a 300 word abstract describing your poster.
CFP: DIAL '06 (2nd International Conference on Document Image Analysis for Libraries)
CFP: DIAL '06 (2nd International Conference on Document Image Analysis for Libraries)
Lyon, France, April 27-28, 2006
Full Papers Deadline Deadline: December 20, 2005
Main Conference Page: http://liris.cnrs.fr/dial2006/
Call for Papers Page: http://liris.cnrs.fr/dial2006/call.html
The rapid spread of Digital Libraries (DL) across the world motivates research in computer vision and especially in Document Image Analysis (DIA). The DL and DIA research community share common objectives, namely to digitize paper documents and convert them into electronic formats which can be preserved, retrieved, consulted, shared, and reused. Without computer assistance, manual processing of the large quantities of available digitized documents would be expensive and time consuming.
The DIA research community has developed many technologies applicable to digital libraries which are ripe to be collected, compared, and shared. DIAL'06 will bring together DL and DIA researchers, practitioners, and users who are interested in new technologies that assist the integration of digitized documents within DLs, so that, ideally, all documents that contribute to human knowledge can be easily accessed and queried by using Web based search engines.
[for more information, follow the links above]
Lyon, France, April 27-28, 2006
Full Papers Deadline Deadline: December 20, 2005
Main Conference Page: http://liris.cnrs.fr/dial2006/
Call for Papers Page: http://liris.cnrs.fr/dial2006/call.html
The rapid spread of Digital Libraries (DL) across the world motivates research in computer vision and especially in Document Image Analysis (DIA). The DL and DIA research community share common objectives, namely to digitize paper documents and convert them into electronic formats which can be preserved, retrieved, consulted, shared, and reused. Without computer assistance, manual processing of the large quantities of available digitized documents would be expensive and time consuming.
The DIA research community has developed many technologies applicable to digital libraries which are ripe to be collected, compared, and shared. DIAL'06 will bring together DL and DIA researchers, practitioners, and users who are interested in new technologies that assist the integration of digitized documents within DLs, so that, ideally, all documents that contribute to human knowledge can be easily accessed and queried by using Web based search engines.
[for more information, follow the links above]
Thursday, October 27, 2005
CFP: Special Double Issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly on Federated Searching
CFP: Special Double Issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly on Federated Searching
Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a refereed journal published by The Haworth Press Inc., invites proposals for a special issue on federated searching. The issue (12 1/2) will tentatively be published in February 2007.
We hope the issue, which may also be published as a monograph, will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to federated searching or metasearching. For the purposes of this issue, federated searching is defined at a search system with a common interface which enables simultaneous searching of databases or other resources from a variety of vendors. Topics might include, but are not limited to:
-Implementations of the various software packages (MetaLib, ENCompass, WebFeat, etc.) at different sized campus or as part of consortia
-Issues related to implementation or use of the software
-Interface decisions
-Comparison to and competition with Google Scholar
-Metasearch standards
-Technical services issues (i.e. metadata, etc.) relating to federated searching
-Information literacy issues related to federated searching
-Instruction of federated searching to various groups
-Utilization of federated searching at the Reference Desk
-Usability studies
-Assessment of federated searching technologies
-Studies of how widespread the phenomenon is, etc.
Theory-based manuscripts and case studies are acceptable. While the editors expect the issue to center around federated searching in academic libraries, manuscripts are also welcomed from other libraries (public, state, special) or consortia which have implemented federated searching technologies. Additional manuscripts may be independently solicited.
Proposals of no more than two (2) pages should be submitted to Christopher Cox at coxcn@uwec.edu no later than December 15, 2005. First drafts will be due no later than March 1, 2006. Final drafts (following double blind review) will be due no later than June 1, 2006.
For more information about Internet Reference Services Quarterly, please visit http://www.haworthpress.com/web/IRSQ/ . For any questions related to this announcement please contact IRSQ editor Christopher Cox via the above email or at:
Christopher Cox
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a refereed journal published by The Haworth Press Inc., invites proposals for a special issue on federated searching. The issue (12 1/2) will tentatively be published in February 2007.
We hope the issue, which may also be published as a monograph, will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to federated searching or metasearching. For the purposes of this issue, federated searching is defined at a search system with a common interface which enables simultaneous searching of databases or other resources from a variety of vendors. Topics might include, but are not limited to:
-Implementations of the various software packages (MetaLib, ENCompass, WebFeat, etc.) at different sized campus or as part of consortia
-Issues related to implementation or use of the software
-Interface decisions
-Comparison to and competition with Google Scholar
-Metasearch standards
-Technical services issues (i.e. metadata, etc.) relating to federated searching
-Information literacy issues related to federated searching
-Instruction of federated searching to various groups
-Utilization of federated searching at the Reference Desk
-Usability studies
-Assessment of federated searching technologies
-Studies of how widespread the phenomenon is, etc.
Theory-based manuscripts and case studies are acceptable. While the editors expect the issue to center around federated searching in academic libraries, manuscripts are also welcomed from other libraries (public, state, special) or consortia which have implemented federated searching technologies. Additional manuscripts may be independently solicited.
Proposals of no more than two (2) pages should be submitted to Christopher Cox at coxcn@uwec.edu no later than December 15, 2005. First drafts will be due no later than March 1, 2006. Final drafts (following double blind review) will be due no later than June 1, 2006.
For more information about Internet Reference Services Quarterly, please visit http://www.haworthpress.com/web/IRSQ/ . For any questions related to this announcement please contact IRSQ editor Christopher Cox via the above email or at:
Christopher Cox
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
CFP: Special Library Association (SLA) Annual Conference
CFP: Special Library Association (SLA) Annual Conference
SLA 2006 Annual Conference
Baltimore-Where Tradition and Transformation Converge
June 11-14, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland and for publication on its Web site.
Abstract Due: December 8, 2005
URLS:
Call for Papers:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/conference/callforpapers.cfm
Main Conference Page:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/
The papers will not be formally peer reviewed. Instead, a panel of SLA members will evaluate abstracts of the papers. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be asked to write the paper.
Topics of the papers should be related to library science, information management, research or other issues related to the work of special libraries. Abstracts also will be judged on substance, potential member interest, and relevance to the conference theme (Where Tradition and Transformation Converge) or to the SLA tag line (Connecting People and Information).
Authors need not be in academia, but the author (or at least one co-author) must be a member of SLA.
Submission Guidelines and Specifications
Deadlines
December 8, 2005 - Abstract due. Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Terri Brooks, at brooks@ici.org. Abstracts should be approximately 250-300 words in length, roughly one page in 12-point text with normal margins. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by January 6, 2006
May 1, 2006 - Paper due. Submission deadline for the complete paper and copyright assignment to SLA. The copyright assignment form is available online at www.sla.org/documents/conf/copyrightform.html. Please print, complete and mail the copyright assignment to Contributed Papers, SLA, 331 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
June 11-14, 2006 - Conference presentation. Presentation of papers will occur during the SLA Conference in Baltimore.
Minimum Requirements for Acceptance
In addition to the quality and relevance of the proposed paper, it must meet these requirements:
* The abstract has been received by the deadline.
* The author (or co-author) is a member of SLA. Not a member? You can join online.
* The author (or a co-author) commits to present the paper at the annual conference.
* The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group.
* The author (and any co-authors) also must be willing to sign a copyright assignment that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats. Accepted papers will be posted on the SLA Web site shortly before the 2006 conference begins.
For examples of papers from SLA's 2005 Annual Conference in Toronto, go here:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2005/contribpapers/index.cfm
SLA 2006 Annual Conference
Baltimore-Where Tradition and Transformation Converge
June 11-14, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland and for publication on its Web site.
Abstract Due: December 8, 2005
URLS:
Call for Papers:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/conference/callforpapers.cfm
Main Conference Page:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/
The papers will not be formally peer reviewed. Instead, a panel of SLA members will evaluate abstracts of the papers. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be asked to write the paper.
Topics of the papers should be related to library science, information management, research or other issues related to the work of special libraries. Abstracts also will be judged on substance, potential member interest, and relevance to the conference theme (Where Tradition and Transformation Converge) or to the SLA tag line (Connecting People and Information).
Authors need not be in academia, but the author (or at least one co-author) must be a member of SLA.
Submission Guidelines and Specifications
Deadlines
December 8, 2005 - Abstract due. Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Terri Brooks, at brooks@ici.org. Abstracts should be approximately 250-300 words in length, roughly one page in 12-point text with normal margins. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by January 6, 2006
May 1, 2006 - Paper due. Submission deadline for the complete paper and copyright assignment to SLA. The copyright assignment form is available online at www.sla.org/documents/conf/copyrightform.html. Please print, complete and mail the copyright assignment to Contributed Papers, SLA, 331 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
June 11-14, 2006 - Conference presentation. Presentation of papers will occur during the SLA Conference in Baltimore.
Minimum Requirements for Acceptance
In addition to the quality and relevance of the proposed paper, it must meet these requirements:
* The abstract has been received by the deadline.
* The author (or co-author) is a member of SLA. Not a member? You can join online.
* The author (or a co-author) commits to present the paper at the annual conference.
* The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group.
* The author (and any co-authors) also must be willing to sign a copyright assignment that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats. Accepted papers will be posted on the SLA Web site shortly before the 2006 conference begins.
For examples of papers from SLA's 2005 Annual Conference in Toronto, go here:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2005/contribpapers/index.cfm
Saturday, October 22, 2005
CFP: Computer Culture Area - 2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.
CFP: Computer Culture Area - 2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
Deadline: November 15, 2005
We are seeking individual paper proposals as well as panel proposals (panels of three or four presenters) in various areas of computer media. Panels are open to professionals, graduate students, and performers and designers. Proposals may be for histories and analyses from any number of perspectives. We are also interested in proposals from active bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, and Web page designers.
Papers on BLOGGING may focus on the controversy surrounding news coverage, commentary, and analysis. Papers may also study blogs and blogging culture in other realms, from the personal to the political, pedagogical, and commercial.
WEB DESIGNERS may submit sample pages (by link, for instance). In their abstracts, designers should describe the purpose and history of their work, or should outline a critical concern and propose a line of discussion of special interest to Web page designers or Web users. We will also consider papers that analyze or compare Web sites.
If you are an active PODCASTER or VIDEO LOGGER, you may submit the text of a sample podcast or vlog and describe the purpose and history of your endeavor. Include Web site addresses in your abstract. Podcasters who wish to participate in panels must be able to present a five-minute CD recording of their work.
For Panel Proposals:
Feel free to query first. Panel proposals should include all of the information demanded for individual paper proposals, including information about the panel chair, as well as a 100-word statement of the panel's rationale and of any noteworthy organizational features.
For Paper Proposals:
Please submit (preferably in the body of an email) a 200-word abstract by November 15, 2005. Include all contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address. Also include a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to
the topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Beginners, dabblers, and enthusiasts are all welcome. This is a new and ever-changing field, and we are open to new people, approaches, and topics.
Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
Deadline: November 15, 2005
We are seeking individual paper proposals as well as panel proposals (panels of three or four presenters) in various areas of computer media. Panels are open to professionals, graduate students, and performers and designers. Proposals may be for histories and analyses from any number of perspectives. We are also interested in proposals from active bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, and Web page designers.
Papers on BLOGGING may focus on the controversy surrounding news coverage, commentary, and analysis. Papers may also study blogs and blogging culture in other realms, from the personal to the political, pedagogical, and commercial.
WEB DESIGNERS may submit sample pages (by link, for instance). In their abstracts, designers should describe the purpose and history of their work, or should outline a critical concern and propose a line of discussion of special interest to Web page designers or Web users. We will also consider papers that analyze or compare Web sites.
If you are an active PODCASTER or VIDEO LOGGER, you may submit the text of a sample podcast or vlog and describe the purpose and history of your endeavor. Include Web site addresses in your abstract. Podcasters who wish to participate in panels must be able to present a five-minute CD recording of their work.
For Panel Proposals:
Feel free to query first. Panel proposals should include all of the information demanded for individual paper proposals, including information about the panel chair, as well as a 100-word statement of the panel's rationale and of any noteworthy organizational features.
For Paper Proposals:
Please submit (preferably in the body of an email) a 200-word abstract by November 15, 2005. Include all contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address. Also include a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to
the topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Beginners, dabblers, and enthusiasts are all welcome. This is a new and ever-changing field, and we are open to new people, approaches, and topics.
Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend
CFP: Digital Citizenship: Technology, Documentation, and the Divide
CFP: Digital Citizenship: Technology, Documentation, and the Divide
Editors: Adrienne Lamberti and Anne R. Richards
The schedule for participating in Digital Citizenship is as follows:
Submission of 500-word abstract December 1, 2005
Notification of acceptance December 15, 2005
Submission of completed chapter April 15, 2006
The practical and ethical responsibilities of professional communicators have been greatly complicated by the digital divide. Because of the increasing reliance on new media to convey information previously conveyed in print, critical inquiry into the accessibility and usability of
digital documentation is needed.
The editors of the anthology Digital Citizenship request abstracts for papers responding to the following broad questions: How might cultural critique of the accessibility of new media shape our understanding and teaching of digital documentation? How can digital documentation be
designed to better reflect a sensitivity to human factors? How are the conceptualization, writing, and testing activities traditionally associated with print documentation influencing digital documentation? What are the social consequences of this influence? Abstracts should address one of three loose categories: Constructing the Profession, Documenting the Organization, and Instructing the Consumer. Examples of relevant areas of inquiry follow.
Constructing the Profession. How has the move from print to digital documentation hindered/promoted professional change? What roles has digital documentation played in defining the professions/their norms? To what extent should/does professional documentation reflect access differences among members and/or potential members? How has professional outreach been affected by digital documentation?
Documenting the Organization. To what extent have questions of class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and/or age influenced analyses of the audiences for digital documentation within organizations? How have organizations used digital documentation to integrate across national/ethnic/linguistic boundaries? How have organizations balanced access concerns against financial incentives to digitize?
Instructing the Consumer. To what extent have differences between print and digital document audiences' reading responses been incorporated into the construction of usability tests, and how have these differences been conceptualized and measured? How should/do professional communicators shape effective documentation for "global" audiences? How should/does class,
gender, ability, ethnicity, and/or age shape the teaching and practice of digital documentation for the marketplace?
Submit abstracts to A. Lamberti by December 1, 2005; email either editor
with queries:
Adrienne Lamberti
lamberti@uni.edu
Department of English Language and Literature
Professional Writing Program
University of Northern Iowa
Anne R. Richards
Anne_Richards@kennesaw.edu
Department of English
Kennesaw State University
A PDF of this CFP is available at
http://www.uni.edu/~lamberti/DC/CFP-Digital-Citizenship.pdf
Editors: Adrienne Lamberti and Anne R. Richards
The schedule for participating in Digital Citizenship is as follows:
Submission of 500-word abstract December 1, 2005
Notification of acceptance December 15, 2005
Submission of completed chapter April 15, 2006
The practical and ethical responsibilities of professional communicators have been greatly complicated by the digital divide. Because of the increasing reliance on new media to convey information previously conveyed in print, critical inquiry into the accessibility and usability of
digital documentation is needed.
The editors of the anthology Digital Citizenship request abstracts for papers responding to the following broad questions: How might cultural critique of the accessibility of new media shape our understanding and teaching of digital documentation? How can digital documentation be
designed to better reflect a sensitivity to human factors? How are the conceptualization, writing, and testing activities traditionally associated with print documentation influencing digital documentation? What are the social consequences of this influence? Abstracts should address one of three loose categories: Constructing the Profession, Documenting the Organization, and Instructing the Consumer. Examples of relevant areas of inquiry follow.
Constructing the Profession. How has the move from print to digital documentation hindered/promoted professional change? What roles has digital documentation played in defining the professions/their norms? To what extent should/does professional documentation reflect access differences among members and/or potential members? How has professional outreach been affected by digital documentation?
Documenting the Organization. To what extent have questions of class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and/or age influenced analyses of the audiences for digital documentation within organizations? How have organizations used digital documentation to integrate across national/ethnic/linguistic boundaries? How have organizations balanced access concerns against financial incentives to digitize?
Instructing the Consumer. To what extent have differences between print and digital document audiences' reading responses been incorporated into the construction of usability tests, and how have these differences been conceptualized and measured? How should/do professional communicators shape effective documentation for "global" audiences? How should/does class,
gender, ability, ethnicity, and/or age shape the teaching and practice of digital documentation for the marketplace?
Submit abstracts to A. Lamberti by December 1, 2005; email either editor
with queries:
Adrienne Lamberti
lamberti@uni.edu
Department of English Language and Literature
Professional Writing Program
University of Northern Iowa
Anne R. Richards
Anne_Richards@kennesaw.edu
Department of English
Kennesaw State University
A PDF of this CFP is available at
http://www.uni.edu/~lamberti/DC/CFP-Digital-Citizenship.pdf
CFP: ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
CFP: ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Submissions December 19, 2005
Authors Notified February 23, 2006
Proceedings File May 2, 2006 (midnight EST)
Conference Dates June 26-30, 2006 (Orlando, Florida)
This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries.
We invite you to attend ED-MEDIA and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings.
TOPICS
The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications. Sub-topics listed here.
1. Infrastructure
2. Tools & Content-Oriented Applications
3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
4. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
5. Cases & Projects
6. Universal Web Accessibility
7. Indigenous Peoples & Technology
PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.
-Keynote Speakers
-Invited Panels/Speakers
-Papers
-Panels
-Student Panels
-Posters/Demonstrations
-Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
-Tutorials/Workshops
-Roundtables
-Symposia
Call for Participation URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
Call for Participation URL (PDF):
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ED06Call.pdf
Categories URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm
Conference URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/
Submissions December 19, 2005
Authors Notified February 23, 2006
Proceedings File May 2, 2006 (midnight EST)
Conference Dates June 26-30, 2006 (Orlando, Florida)
This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries.
We invite you to attend ED-MEDIA and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings.
TOPICS
The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications. Sub-topics listed here.
1. Infrastructure
2. Tools & Content-Oriented Applications
3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
4. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
5. Cases & Projects
6. Universal Web Accessibility
7. Indigenous Peoples & Technology
PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.
-Keynote Speakers
-Invited Panels/Speakers
-Papers
-Panels
-Student Panels
-Posters/Demonstrations
-Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
-Tutorials/Workshops
-Roundtables
-Symposia
Call for Participation URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
Call for Participation URL (PDF):
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ED06Call.pdf
Categories URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm
Conference URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/
Call for Spring ALAO TSIG Program Session Proposals
Call for Spring ALAO TSIG Program Session Proposals
Jody Perkins and Margaret Maurer are planning the 2006 Spring ALAO Technical Services Interest Group meeting. We want to provide a program that focuses on state-of-the-art technical services in the areas of preservation, cataloging, acquisitions and serials. Ideally we would offer four one-hour sessions with one session on each of these topics. We are looking for presenters that can provide information on trends and changes in technical services librarianship. Are you or is your library doing something new or different that warrants sharing with your fellow TS librarians? What’s the latest and greatest in technical services librarianship?
This one-day conference will be scheduled for late in the spring. As we have not yet determined where to hold the conference, or exactly when, we have decided to try to accommodate the speakers’ schedules and locations during the planning process. Presenters will also receive free registration for the conference.
To propose a session, please email a brief proposal to Margaret Maurer (Kent State University Libraries and Media Services) at mbmaurer@kent.edu by Friday November 18, 2005. Please include phone numbers and email addresses for all speakers referenced in your proposal.
Jody Perkins and Margaret Maurer are planning the 2006 Spring ALAO Technical Services Interest Group meeting. We want to provide a program that focuses on state-of-the-art technical services in the areas of preservation, cataloging, acquisitions and serials. Ideally we would offer four one-hour sessions with one session on each of these topics. We are looking for presenters that can provide information on trends and changes in technical services librarianship. Are you or is your library doing something new or different that warrants sharing with your fellow TS librarians? What’s the latest and greatest in technical services librarianship?
This one-day conference will be scheduled for late in the spring. As we have not yet determined where to hold the conference, or exactly when, we have decided to try to accommodate the speakers’ schedules and locations during the planning process. Presenters will also receive free registration for the conference.
To propose a session, please email a brief proposal to Margaret Maurer (Kent State University Libraries and Media Services) at mbmaurer@kent.edu by Friday November 18, 2005. Please include phone numbers and email addresses for all speakers referenced in your proposal.
CFP: Archiving 2006 (The IS&T Archiving Conference)
CFP: Archiving 2006 (The IS&T Archiving Conference)
Archiving 2006 - May 23-26, 2006 - Ottawa, Canada. The IS&T Archiving Conference provides a unique forum to assemble international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research institutes to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections.
Images, documents, business and personal records, and many other works are increasingly easier to produce and increasingly more difficult to manage for the long term. Archiving items or collections of personal, cultural, financial, and legal value is daunting, particularly when archiving requires maintaining access to information content. Not only must today’s electronic files be protected from obsolescence, but reliable, cost-effective strategies remain a high priority to preserve cultural works accumulated in previous decades and centuries. Archiving solutions will require collaboration among all stakeholders in preservation, working together to scope problems, define research agendas, develop standards, manufacture viable products and services, and advocate for funding, legislation, and policies.
The IS&T Archiving Conference provides a unique forum to assemble international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research institutes to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections.
The Conference seeks to create a shared community of experts dedicated to addressing challenges of archiving; showcase proven theories, practices, systems, and workflows; identify high-velocity technology—or technology that is changing rapidly—and its impact upon information preservation; and prioritize the archiving challenges most in need of research, funding, standards, systems, and technologies. Techniques for producing, acquiring, preserving, indexing, and retrieving images and documents in both digital and human-readable formats are subjects that will be covered in detail. Of particular interest are industry perspectives of obsolescence; business and cost models to sustain materials for the long term; formats for archiving; and solutions for content management, storage, and access.
The conference will include invited focal papers, refereed papers, and a series of tutorials to cover the technical basics of archiving. Special keynote presentations are also planned.
URLS:
Main Conference Page: http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/
Call for Papers (Deadline, November 11, 2005):
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/Archiving_%2006_Call.pdf
Proposed Program Topics:
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/topics.cfm
Archiving 2006 - May 23-26, 2006 - Ottawa, Canada. The IS&T Archiving Conference provides a unique forum to assemble international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research institutes to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections.
Images, documents, business and personal records, and many other works are increasingly easier to produce and increasingly more difficult to manage for the long term. Archiving items or collections of personal, cultural, financial, and legal value is daunting, particularly when archiving requires maintaining access to information content. Not only must today’s electronic files be protected from obsolescence, but reliable, cost-effective strategies remain a high priority to preserve cultural works accumulated in previous decades and centuries. Archiving solutions will require collaboration among all stakeholders in preservation, working together to scope problems, define research agendas, develop standards, manufacture viable products and services, and advocate for funding, legislation, and policies.
The IS&T Archiving Conference provides a unique forum to assemble international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research institutes to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections.
The Conference seeks to create a shared community of experts dedicated to addressing challenges of archiving; showcase proven theories, practices, systems, and workflows; identify high-velocity technology—or technology that is changing rapidly—and its impact upon information preservation; and prioritize the archiving challenges most in need of research, funding, standards, systems, and technologies. Techniques for producing, acquiring, preserving, indexing, and retrieving images and documents in both digital and human-readable formats are subjects that will be covered in detail. Of particular interest are industry perspectives of obsolescence; business and cost models to sustain materials for the long term; formats for archiving; and solutions for content management, storage, and access.
The conference will include invited focal papers, refereed papers, and a series of tutorials to cover the technical basics of archiving. Special keynote presentations are also planned.
URLS:
Main Conference Page: http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/
Call for Papers (Deadline, November 11, 2005):
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/Archiving_%2006_Call.pdf
Proposed Program Topics:
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/topics.cfm
Friday, October 21, 2005
CFP: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management Discussion Group at ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio (January 2006)
CFP: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management Discussion Group at ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio (January 2006)
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management DG will have its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, January 21, 2006, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. We are calling for speakers. The topics should be related to the catalog management issues. Presentations should be 15 minutes or longer, with additional time for discussion. If you are interested, please contact Sharon An at an@rowan.edu as soon as possible.
Sharon An
Chair, ALCTS CCS Catalog Management DG
Email: an@rowan.edu
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management DG will have its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, January 21, 2006, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. We are calling for speakers. The topics should be related to the catalog management issues. Presentations should be 15 minutes or longer, with additional time for discussion. If you are interested, please contact Sharon An at an@rowan.edu as soon as possible.
Sharon An
Chair, ALCTS CCS Catalog Management DG
Email: an@rowan.edu
Thursday, October 20, 2005
CFP: LOEX Conference 2006 - Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes
CFP: LOEX Conference 2006 - Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes
Welcome to the LOEX Conference 2006: Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes. This is going to be an exciting conference filled with many opportunities to explore how librarians and institutions are dealing with the needs of our users, new forms of technology, literacy competencies, ethical issues and effective professional practices. Participants will be energized by the ideas they hear and challenged to set new goals for managing these moving targets.
At LOEX 2006 we will explore ways that innovative librarians and institutions are coping with a landscape of ‘moving targets.’ Changing populations and audiences, rapidly evolving technology, new paradigms of assessment, and new knowledge about student learning affect everything we do as information literacy educators. Above all, the assumptions we make about who we serve and how we do it are constantly changing.
As librarians work to understand how users learn, what tools and processes they use, and how new forms of pedagogy can engage them, we need to remain flexible in the face of changes that force us to innovate, integrate, and collaborate.
This Conference invites all instruction librarians, and others involved with and interested in instruction, to share their experience and expertise by submitting proposals for a conference concurrent session. We are particularly interested in presentations that address any of the following themes. The questions posed under each theme are examples of questions presentations might address.
This web site contains information about the conference to be held May 5-6, 2006 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Check this site frequently as it will have for the latest information about the conference.
Important Dates
Proposal Submission Deadline - December 2, 2005
Minority Scholarship Application Deadline - December 9, 2005
Proposal Acceptance Notification - January 23, 2006
LOEX Conference May 5-6, 2006
URLs:
Main Conference Page: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/index.html
Conference Theme: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/theme.html
Call for Papers Page: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/proposals.html
LOEX Home Page: http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html
Welcome to the LOEX Conference 2006: Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes. This is going to be an exciting conference filled with many opportunities to explore how librarians and institutions are dealing with the needs of our users, new forms of technology, literacy competencies, ethical issues and effective professional practices. Participants will be energized by the ideas they hear and challenged to set new goals for managing these moving targets.
At LOEX 2006 we will explore ways that innovative librarians and institutions are coping with a landscape of ‘moving targets.’ Changing populations and audiences, rapidly evolving technology, new paradigms of assessment, and new knowledge about student learning affect everything we do as information literacy educators. Above all, the assumptions we make about who we serve and how we do it are constantly changing.
As librarians work to understand how users learn, what tools and processes they use, and how new forms of pedagogy can engage them, we need to remain flexible in the face of changes that force us to innovate, integrate, and collaborate.
This Conference invites all instruction librarians, and others involved with and interested in instruction, to share their experience and expertise by submitting proposals for a conference concurrent session. We are particularly interested in presentations that address any of the following themes. The questions posed under each theme are examples of questions presentations might address.
This web site contains information about the conference to be held May 5-6, 2006 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Check this site frequently as it will have for the latest information about the conference.
Important Dates
Proposal Submission Deadline - December 2, 2005
Minority Scholarship Application Deadline - December 9, 2005
Proposal Acceptance Notification - January 23, 2006
LOEX Conference May 5-6, 2006
URLs:
Main Conference Page: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/index.html
Conference Theme: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/theme.html
Call for Papers Page: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/proposals.html
LOEX Home Page: http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
2nd Call for Speakers!!! ALA Midwinter 2006: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group
2nd Call for Speakers!!! ALA Midwinter 2006: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 21, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers.
Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
AACR2
Electronic resources
FRBR
Authority control
Digital libraries
Bibliographic control of media resources Training of
professional/paraprofessional staff
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional
time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Please reply, by Nov. 7, 2005, to:
Duncan Stewart duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 21, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers.
Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
AACR2
Electronic resources
FRBR
Authority control
Digital libraries
Bibliographic control of media resources Training of
professional/paraprofessional staff
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional
time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Please reply, by Nov. 7, 2005, to:
Duncan Stewart duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
Call for Manuscripts - Journal of Internet in Technical Services
Call for Manuscripts - Journal of Internet in Technical Services
The Journal of Internet in Technical Services (JITS), a new peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts for its first issue. The journal offers aims to offer readers examples of innovative applications of technologies in library technical services operations. And at this point in time, the nature of what is included in technical services is a very dynamic topic.
Research-based studies, case studies of successful services or programs, and authoritative articles highlighting best practices are welcome. Topics of interest to us include: the integration of ERM's and Knowledge Bases with integrated library systems, metadata integration with cataloging operations, licensing and archival issues, digital libraries and the preservation of Internet resources, authority control/integration, outsourcing and other work on vendor web sites, the use of online training/tutorials and blogs and RDF Site Summaries (RSS) in technical
library operations.
Submissions should follow the Haworth guidelines for manuscript format and preparation available at
http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp .
All submissions should be accompanied by a Manuscript Submission and Copyright Transfer form, available at http://www.haworthpressinc.com/pdfs/jmanuscript.pdf
All accepted manuscripts will be published in the journal's first issue.
The due date for submission of manuscripts is Nov. 15, 2005. For more information or manuscript submission questions, please contact Martha Hruska at mhruska@ufl.eduor at the address below. We look forward to reading your work and having the opportunity to
share it with other librarians.
Martha Hruska
Editor, Journal of Internet in Technical Services
Director for Technology Services
George A. Smathers Libraries
POB 117001
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352 392-0342
Email: mhruska@ufl.edu
The Journal of Internet in Technical Services (JITS), a new peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts for its first issue. The journal offers aims to offer readers examples of innovative applications of technologies in library technical services operations. And at this point in time, the nature of what is included in technical services is a very dynamic topic.
Research-based studies, case studies of successful services or programs, and authoritative articles highlighting best practices are welcome. Topics of interest to us include: the integration of ERM's and Knowledge Bases with integrated library systems, metadata integration with cataloging operations, licensing and archival issues, digital libraries and the preservation of Internet resources, authority control/integration, outsourcing and other work on vendor web sites, the use of online training/tutorials and blogs and RDF Site Summaries (RSS) in technical
library operations.
Submissions should follow the Haworth guidelines for manuscript format and preparation available at
http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp .
All submissions should be accompanied by a Manuscript Submission and Copyright Transfer form, available at http://www.haworthpressinc.com/pdfs/jmanuscript.pdf
All accepted manuscripts will be published in the journal's first issue.
The due date for submission of manuscripts is Nov. 15, 2005. For more information or manuscript submission questions, please contact Martha Hruska at mhruska@ufl.edu
share it with other librarians.
Martha Hruska
Editor, Journal of Internet in Technical Services
Director for Technology Services
George A. Smathers Libraries
POB 117001
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352 392-0342
Email: mhruska@ufl.edu
D-Lib Call for Participation (October 2005 issue)
From D-Lib October 2005
Calls for Participation
InSITE (Informing Science + IT Education) 2006 Conference, 25 - 28 June 2006, Salford, UK. Call for papers. The submission date is 30 November 2005.
WWW 2006 - Fifteenth International World Wide Web Conference, 23 - 26 May 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland. Call for papers. The submission date for the alternate papers track is 1 December 2005.
IMLS Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications The submission deadline is 15 December 2005.
Museums and the Web, 22 - 25 March 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Call for demos. The submission date for demo proposals is 31 December 2005.
Calls for Participation
InSITE (Informing Science + IT Education) 2006 Conference, 25 - 28 June 2006, Salford, UK. Call for papers. The submission date is 30 November 2005.
WWW 2006 - Fifteenth International World Wide Web Conference, 23 - 26 May 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland. Call for papers. The submission date for the alternate papers track is 1 December 2005.
IMLS Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications The submission deadline is 15 December 2005.
Museums and the Web, 22 - 25 March 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Call for demos. The submission date for demo proposals is 31 December 2005.
CFP: Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations
CFP: Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations
Prato Italy July 11-14, 2006
Deadline - October 31, 2005
Links Below -
Welcome to website of The Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations. To be held at the Monash University Centre in Prato, Italy, (in Tuscany, 30 minutes by train from Florence and 15 minutes from the Florence International Airport) from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th July 2006, the conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields investigating ‘Knowledge’, ‘Culture’ and ‘Change’ in Organisations. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading the field of management, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers.
This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, the cultural change in organisations. All are encouraged to Registration and attend this significant and timely conference. A range of tour and accommodation options is also available.
Participants are also welcome to submit presentation proposals, either as 30 minute papers, 60 minute workshop, or jointly presented 90 minute colloquium sessions. Parallel sessions are loosely grouped into streams reflecting different perspectives or disciplines. Each stream also has its own talking circles a forum for focused discussion of issues.
Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication before or after the conference in the International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. Presentations submitted for publication will be fully refereed and published in print and electronic formats. For those unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are available, which provide access to the online edition of the conference proceedings. Virtual participants can also submit papers for refereeing and publication in the Journal.
If you would like to know more about this conference, bookmark The Management Conference site and return for further information — this site is regularly updated. You might also wish to subscribe to the Conference Newsletter
Call for Papers URL:
http://m06.cgpublisher.com/proposals/proposal_entry_intro
Main Conference URL:
http://m06.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html
Contact Information:
http://m06.cgpublisher.com/contact.html
Prato Italy July 11-14, 2006
Deadline - October 31, 2005
Links Below -
Welcome to website of The Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations. To be held at the Monash University Centre in Prato, Italy, (in Tuscany, 30 minutes by train from Florence and 15 minutes from the Florence International Airport) from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th July 2006, the conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields investigating ‘Knowledge’, ‘Culture’ and ‘Change’ in Organisations. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading the field of management, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers.
This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, the cultural change in organisations. All are encouraged to Registration and attend this significant and timely conference. A range of tour and accommodation options is also available.
Participants are also welcome to submit presentation proposals, either as 30 minute papers, 60 minute workshop, or jointly presented 90 minute colloquium sessions. Parallel sessions are loosely grouped into streams reflecting different perspectives or disciplines. Each stream also has its own talking circles a forum for focused discussion of issues.
Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication before or after the conference in the International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. Presentations submitted for publication will be fully refereed and published in print and electronic formats. For those unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are available, which provide access to the online edition of the conference proceedings. Virtual participants can also submit papers for refereeing and publication in the Journal.
If you would like to know more about this conference, bookmark The Management Conference site and return for further information — this site is regularly updated. You might also wish to subscribe to the Conference Newsletter
Call for Papers URL:
http://m06.cgpublisher.com/proposals/proposal_entry_intro
Main Conference URL:
http://m06.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html
Contact Information:
http://m06.cgpublisher.com/contact.html
CFP: RUSA MARS Hot Topics Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter, San Antonio)
CFP: RUSA MARS Hot Topics Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter, San Antonio)
Speakers are sought for the RUSA MARS Hot Topics Discussion Group to be held January 21, 2006 at the ALA Midwinter conference in San Antonio. The session, tentatively titled, Integrating Electronic Reference Resources into the Library, will likely be a mix of 2-3 presentations followed by group discussion. Presenters should be able to speak about some of the following topics: transitioning from print only reference collections to hybrid collections, the development of web applications that facilitate access to electronic reference resources, integration of reference resources into course management systems, OPACs, metasearch tools, and/or chat email software, etc. Case studies are sought from all types of libraries. Interested speakers should contact either Matthew Bejune mbejune@purdue.edu or Mark Dehmlow mdehmlow@nd.edu, Chair and Co Chair of the Hot Topics in Electronic Reference Discussion Group by November 1st
Speakers are sought for the RUSA MARS Hot Topics Discussion Group to be held January 21, 2006 at the ALA Midwinter conference in San Antonio. The session, tentatively titled, Integrating Electronic Reference Resources into the Library, will likely be a mix of 2-3 presentations followed by group discussion. Presenters should be able to speak about some of the following topics: transitioning from print only reference collections to hybrid collections, the development of web applications that facilitate access to electronic reference resources, integration of reference resources into course management systems, OPACs, metasearch tools, and/or chat email software, etc. Case studies are sought from all types of libraries. Interested speakers should contact either Matthew Bejune mbejune@purdue.edu or Mark Dehmlow mdehmlow@nd.edu, Chair and Co Chair of the Hot Topics in Electronic Reference Discussion Group by November 1st
CFP: Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006
CFP: Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006
Reminder: Proposals are due November 5 for presentations, workshops and innovation demonstrations at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference. Visit http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for the complete call for presentations.
ODCE 2006 will provide an excellent opportunity for librarians to show faculty, administrators, IT and technical staff, instructional designers, and others what academic librarians and libraries are doing to support teaching and learning at Ohio institutions. It will also be an opportunity
to learn how we can more effectively support their endeavors.
The Ohio Digital Commons for Education partners - the Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK and the Ohio Supercomputer Center/OARnet - are seeking proposals for the following conference tracks:
* Assessing Learning in the Digital Age
* Promoting Problem-Based Learning
* Creating Tomorrow's Learning Environments
* Serving all Audiences Via Libraries and Electronic Media
* Developing and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Emerging Technologies for Education and Research
ODCE 2006 will be held March 5-7, 2006, at Easton Town Center in Columbus. The conference will include a keynote speaker, vendor exhibits and technology demonstrations. Online registration will be available in December at http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006.
Reminder: Proposals are due November 5 for presentations, workshops and innovation demonstrations at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference. Visit http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for the complete call for presentations.
ODCE 2006 will provide an excellent opportunity for librarians to show faculty, administrators, IT and technical staff, instructional designers, and others what academic librarians and libraries are doing to support teaching and learning at Ohio institutions. It will also be an opportunity
to learn how we can more effectively support their endeavors.
The Ohio Digital Commons for Education partners - the Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK and the Ohio Supercomputer Center/OARnet - are seeking proposals for the following conference tracks:
* Assessing Learning in the Digital Age
* Promoting Problem-Based Learning
* Creating Tomorrow's Learning Environments
* Serving all Audiences Via Libraries and Electronic Media
* Developing and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Emerging Technologies for Education and Research
ODCE 2006 will be held March 5-7, 2006, at Easton Town Center in Columbus. The conference will include a keynote speaker, vendor exhibits and technology demonstrations. Online registration will be available in December at http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
CFP: 2006 Library Research Round Table Forums ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans
CFP: 2006 Library Research Round Table Forums ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans
The Library Research Round Table is sponsoring two (2) Research Forums at the 2006 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums will be scheduled for 2006, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings
for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit a proposal. Both members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will utilize a "blind" review process to select a maximum of six (6) projects, three for each of the two forums, followed by open discussion. The selected researchers are required to present their papers in person at the forum and to register for the conference.
Criteria for selection are:
1) Significance of the study to library and information science research
2) Quality and creativity of the methodology
3) Potential for research to fill a gap or to build on previous studies in LIS
4) Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 9, 2005 will not be considered. Please submit a one-page proposal by Friday, December 9, 2005.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 13, 2006.
The submission must consist of no more than two pages. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation, and contact information (including your mailing address, fax number and email address).
The second page should NOT show your name or any personal information. Instead, it must include:
1) The title of your project
2) The 500 word abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.
Please send submissions (via email, fax or post) to:
Joan Stein, Head, Access Services
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
Hunt Library
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 268-5826
Fax: (412) 268-6944
joan@andrew.cmu.edu
The Library Research Round Table is sponsoring two (2) Research Forums at the 2006 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums will be scheduled for 2006, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings
for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit a proposal. Both members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will utilize a "blind" review process to select a maximum of six (6) projects, three for each of the two forums, followed by open discussion. The selected researchers are required to present their papers in person at the forum and to register for the conference.
Criteria for selection are:
1) Significance of the study to library and information science research
2) Quality and creativity of the methodology
3) Potential for research to fill a gap or to build on previous studies in LIS
4) Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 9, 2005 will not be considered. Please submit a one-page proposal by Friday, December 9, 2005.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 13, 2006.
The submission must consist of no more than two pages. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation, and contact information (including your mailing address, fax number and email address).
The second page should NOT show your name or any personal information. Instead, it must include:
1) The title of your project
2) The 500 word abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.
Please send submissions (via email, fax or post) to:
Joan Stein, Head, Access Services
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
Hunt Library
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 268-5826
Fax: (412) 268-6944
joan@andrew.cmu.edu
CFP: Comic Art & Comics Area Popular Culture Association Conference, April 12-16, 2006
CFP: Comic Art & Comics Area Popular Culture Association Conference, April 12-16, 2006
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel - Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
The Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA invites all comics scholars to participate in the 2006 meeting of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Details of the conference can be found at the conference website: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~pcaaca
The Comic Art & Comics Area offers a chance for scholars from across the country (and the globe) to share their research and exchange ideas on the growing field of comics scholarship. Graduate students and those without current academic affiliation are welcome. Papers on all aspects of the medium are invited.
This call asks for individual paper proposals or submissions for entire panels. If a presenter would like to propose a special panel or roundtable discussion, please e-mail the chair so she can forward the request to the mailing list. If you are submitting a panel, please make sure to note the members of your panel, including their complete contact information.
Papers should be delivered in 15-20 minutes, maximum. The PCA limits presenters to one paper given at the conference, so if you are interested in presenting a paper in the Comic Arts & Comics Area, do not submit a paper to another area.
Audio/Visual Note: The PCA will supply DVD players and TV monitors only - no slide or overhead transparency projectors, VHS players, etc., will be available. If you wish to use a laptop, you must bring a compatible S-Video cable.
Participants are eligible for the annual M. Thomas Inge Award for Comics Scholarship, awarded to the top paper presented in the Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA.
Deadline for 100-200 word abstracts and a short introductory bio:
October 31, 2005.
Send abstract and bio to:
Nicole Freim
Riverside Community College
1798 Main Street
Riverside CA 92501
nfreim@charter.net
For more information about the Area or questions about the conference,
visit our website at http://comicsresearch.org/CAC, or contact either
of our Area Co-Chairs: Nicole Freim (above) or Gene Kannenberg, Jr.,
Department of English, University of Houston-Downtown, One Main St,
Houston TX 77002 - genekjr@earthlink.net.
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel - Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
The Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA invites all comics scholars to participate in the 2006 meeting of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Details of the conference can be found at the conference website: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~pcaaca
The Comic Art & Comics Area offers a chance for scholars from across the country (and the globe) to share their research and exchange ideas on the growing field of comics scholarship. Graduate students and those without current academic affiliation are welcome. Papers on all aspects of the medium are invited.
This call asks for individual paper proposals or submissions for entire panels. If a presenter would like to propose a special panel or roundtable discussion, please e-mail the chair so she can forward the request to the mailing list. If you are submitting a panel, please make sure to note the members of your panel, including their complete contact information.
Papers should be delivered in 15-20 minutes, maximum. The PCA limits presenters to one paper given at the conference, so if you are interested in presenting a paper in the Comic Arts & Comics Area, do not submit a paper to another area.
Audio/Visual Note: The PCA will supply DVD players and TV monitors only - no slide or overhead transparency projectors, VHS players, etc., will be available. If you wish to use a laptop, you must bring a compatible S-Video cable.
Participants are eligible for the annual M. Thomas Inge Award for Comics Scholarship, awarded to the top paper presented in the Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA.
Deadline for 100-200 word abstracts and a short introductory bio:
October 31, 2005.
Send abstract and bio to:
Nicole Freim
Riverside Community College
1798 Main Street
Riverside CA 92501
nfreim@charter.net
For more information about the Area or questions about the conference,
visit our website at http://comicsresearch.org/CAC, or contact either
of our Area Co-Chairs: Nicole Freim (above) or Gene Kannenberg, Jr.,
Department of English, University of Houston-Downtown, One Main St,
Houston TX 77002 - genekjr@earthlink.net.
CFP: Communication in Crisis
CFP: Communication in Crisis
Conference hosted by the Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
March 31-April 1, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Mark Crispin Miller, New York University
The new millennium thus far has been characterized by political, cultural, social, and environmental crises. Divisions and hostilities, born of transnational, domestic, and intercultural crises, have engendered contemporary scenes of communication that range from the repressive to the cathartic. This conference proposes to critically examine the notion of “crisis” as it shapes the study and practices of communication, and as it can be shaped by and through communication. We seek to explore the strategies of engagement with crisis employed outside of the discipline of Communication, as well as the ruptures that crises potentially engender within the discipline.
In times of crisis, we must ask: How are barriers imposed on the practices and outlets of human communication, and does crisis itself contain the potential for expanding, rather than limiting, the free flow of expression? How can lessons learned through the study of communication be applicable to moments of crisis, past and present, in political, economic, racial, ethnic, and sexual
contexts? On what basis does one determine moral and/or ethical crisis in the first place? Is the scholarly tradition of disinterested investigation and reflection viable, or desirable, in the face of widespread crisis? Once crisis is identified, what forms of social action are effective, if any? In the context of crisis, are the theories and methods of Communication flexible, or are they in need of reconceptualization?
We invite submissions that interrogate the notion of “communication in crisis” from a variety of perspectives and areas of study: film, media, and cultural studies; critical theory and philosophy; social interaction; race, gender and sexuality; cultural policy and political economy; intercultural communication; rhetorical studies; critical pedagogy. Through critical interrogation of the
notion of “crisis” we hope to generate productive responses to questions of theory and method, politics and culture facing communication scholars today.
Possible topics for investigation include, but are not limited to:
• crisis of representation and of recognition
• crisis in understanding across cultural boundaries
• crisis in the presence or absence of memory
• identity crisis (individual, institutional, cultural, ideological, national)
• crisis in academic freedom and purpose
• representations of crisis
• crisis in community (regional, national, imagined)
• crisis of progressives in the face of moral discourse
• crisis in the formation/deformation of public spheres
• crisis and its rhetorical frames
• commodification of crisis
• crisis of faith in institutions (political, religious, pedagogical, legal)
• crisis of cultural studies in addressing both the mainstream and the margins
Please submit abstracts of up to 250 words by January 6, 2006. Inquiries and
abstracts should be sent to: conference@comm.umass.edu
Conference Organizing Committee
Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
http://people.umass.edu/ddk/cic/
Conference hosted by the Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
March 31-April 1, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Mark Crispin Miller, New York University
The new millennium thus far has been characterized by political, cultural, social, and environmental crises. Divisions and hostilities, born of transnational, domestic, and intercultural crises, have engendered contemporary scenes of communication that range from the repressive to the cathartic. This conference proposes to critically examine the notion of “crisis” as it shapes the study and practices of communication, and as it can be shaped by and through communication. We seek to explore the strategies of engagement with crisis employed outside of the discipline of Communication, as well as the ruptures that crises potentially engender within the discipline.
In times of crisis, we must ask: How are barriers imposed on the practices and outlets of human communication, and does crisis itself contain the potential for expanding, rather than limiting, the free flow of expression? How can lessons learned through the study of communication be applicable to moments of crisis, past and present, in political, economic, racial, ethnic, and sexual
contexts? On what basis does one determine moral and/or ethical crisis in the first place? Is the scholarly tradition of disinterested investigation and reflection viable, or desirable, in the face of widespread crisis? Once crisis is identified, what forms of social action are effective, if any? In the context of crisis, are the theories and methods of Communication flexible, or are they in need of reconceptualization?
We invite submissions that interrogate the notion of “communication in crisis” from a variety of perspectives and areas of study: film, media, and cultural studies; critical theory and philosophy; social interaction; race, gender and sexuality; cultural policy and political economy; intercultural communication; rhetorical studies; critical pedagogy. Through critical interrogation of the
notion of “crisis” we hope to generate productive responses to questions of theory and method, politics and culture facing communication scholars today.
Possible topics for investigation include, but are not limited to:
• crisis of representation and of recognition
• crisis in understanding across cultural boundaries
• crisis in the presence or absence of memory
• identity crisis (individual, institutional, cultural, ideological, national)
• crisis in academic freedom and purpose
• representations of crisis
• crisis in community (regional, national, imagined)
• crisis of progressives in the face of moral discourse
• crisis in the formation/deformation of public spheres
• crisis and its rhetorical frames
• commodification of crisis
• crisis of faith in institutions (political, religious, pedagogical, legal)
• crisis of cultural studies in addressing both the mainstream and the margins
Please submit abstracts of up to 250 words by January 6, 2006. Inquiries and
abstracts should be sent to: conference@comm.umass.edu
Conference Organizing Committee
Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
http://people.umass.edu/ddk/cic/
Monday, October 17, 2005
CFP: POPULAR CULTURE AND THE LOCAL: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
CFP: POPULAR CULTURE AND THE LOCAL: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
Friday May 12 - Saturday, May 13, 2006
The conference will explore questions of popular culture and local identity. We welcome proposals representing a wide range of perspectives and approaches to all aspects and forms of popular culture as they relate to questions of local identity.
Possible topics for papers include but are not limited to the following:
* Researching local popular culture
* Popular culture and local identity
* Regional and local popular culture
* Local popular culture practices and everyday life
* The local and the global
* Oral history and memory
* Special focus topic: popular culture in Niagara
To propose a paper: Please submit an abstract of approximately 500 words and a one page resume to the conference organizers Dr. Barry Keith Grant (bgrant@brocku.ca) or Joanna Susan Robinson, PCN Research Assistant (pcn@brocku.ca) by November 1, 2005. Identify any AV or technological requirements along with your abstract. For more information, contact
Popular Culture Niagara (pcn@brocku.ca).
http://pcn.brocku.ca/
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
Friday May 12 - Saturday, May 13, 2006
The conference will explore questions of popular culture and local identity. We welcome proposals representing a wide range of perspectives and approaches to all aspects and forms of popular culture as they relate to questions of local identity.
Possible topics for papers include but are not limited to the following:
* Researching local popular culture
* Popular culture and local identity
* Regional and local popular culture
* Local popular culture practices and everyday life
* The local and the global
* Oral history and memory
* Special focus topic: popular culture in Niagara
To propose a paper: Please submit an abstract of approximately 500 words and a one page resume to the conference organizers Dr. Barry Keith Grant (bgrant@brocku.ca) or Joanna Susan Robinson, PCN Research Assistant (pcn@brocku.ca) by November 1, 2005. Identify any AV or technological requirements along with your abstract. For more information, contact
Popular Culture Niagara (pcn@brocku.ca).
http://pcn.brocku.ca/
Friday, October 14, 2005
ALCTS (Association of Library Collections and Technical Services) Call for Instructors, Curriculum Developers, and Authors
ALCTS (Association of Library Collections and Technical Services) Call for Instructors, Curriculum Developers, and Authors
Part of ALCTS' mission is sharing members' expertise via publications and continuing education. If there's a technical services topic that you're passionate about, it might be easier than you think to create an online course or workshop or book. Some projects have a small stipend attached, also. Contact the ALCTS office at alcts@ala.org and share your idea. We'll put you in touch with the member or committee that can help you through the process.
Also, visit this page: http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/publications.htm
This page has information on their publications and opportunities in a variety of venues.
Part of ALCTS' mission is sharing members' expertise via publications and continuing education. If there's a technical services topic that you're passionate about, it might be easier than you think to create an online course or workshop or book. Some projects have a small stipend attached, also. Contact the ALCTS office at alcts@ala.org and share your idea. We'll put you in touch with the member or committee that can help you through the process.
Also, visit this page: http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/publications.htm
This page has information on their publications and opportunities in a variety of venues.
CFP: Computer Culture Area (2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.)
CFP: Computer Culture Area (2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
We are seeking paper proposals for several panels on Internet culture topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
-Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
-Social Class and Internet Access
-Advertising
-Fan Sites
-Art, Literature, and Film (especially Independent Film)
-Manga/Anime/Toons
-Flash Media Comics
-Corporate Home Pages
-Representations of Science
-Children and Elementary Education
-News and Politics (MSM, Blogs)
-Political Activism and Fundraising
-Virtual Communities, Discussions Groups, and Forums
-Hobbies (including photo albums)
-Internet Commerce (including Auctions)
-Sports Sites
-Dating and Friendship Services
The papers should be more than descriptive, and may include analysis from any humanities, social science, or arts perspective. The conference, which began as a regional meeting, is currently national--even international--in scope.
For Paper Proposals:
Please submit: 1) a 100-200-word abstract by November 15, 2005 (preferably in the body of an email); 2) contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address; 3) a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to the
topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Graduate students, independent researchers, and Website designers are welcome.
Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
Area Co-Chair, Computer Culture
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend
South Bend IN 46634-7111
(574) 520-4870
fax: (574) 520-4538
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
We are seeking paper proposals for several panels on Internet culture topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
-Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
-Social Class and Internet Access
-Advertising
-Fan Sites
-Art, Literature, and Film (especially Independent Film)
-Manga/Anime/Toons
-Flash Media Comics
-Corporate Home Pages
-Representations of Science
-Children and Elementary Education
-News and Politics (MSM, Blogs)
-Political Activism and Fundraising
-Virtual Communities, Discussions Groups, and Forums
-Hobbies (including photo albums)
-Internet Commerce (including Auctions)
-Sports Sites
-Dating and Friendship Services
The papers should be more than descriptive, and may include analysis from any humanities, social science, or arts perspective. The conference, which began as a regional meeting, is currently national--even international--in scope.
For Paper Proposals:
Please submit: 1) a 100-200-word abstract by November 15, 2005 (preferably in the body of an email); 2) contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address; 3) a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to the
topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Graduate students, independent researchers, and Website designers are welcome.
Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
Area Co-Chair, Computer Culture
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend
South Bend IN 46634-7111
(574) 520-4870
fax: (574) 520-4538
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Technical Services Interest group
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Technical Services Interest group
URL: http://www.alaoweb.org/comsigs/tsig/
Jody Perkins and I are planning the spring ALAO Technical Services Interest group meeting currently. We would like to know if anyone has recommendations for topics for this meeting. Typically this meeting is one day long and includes 3 or 4 sessions grouped around a unifying topic. Here are a few example options that we have been tossing about so far:
-Current issues in acquisitions
-Deep dive into FRBR / RDA
-Overview of various Metadata Standards – Dublin Core, EAD, etc.
-Crosswalking between MARC and other formats (although this increasingly being automated)
-Learning Object metadata – LOM, SCORM, etc.
-Ohio NACO Funnel – is there potential?
-Authority control
-Cooperative technical services – I mean shared tasks between institutions
-Current issues in serials
-ISBN-13 / Edifact
-Libraries in the age of Amazoogle – how this all fits with Technical Services
-Preservation – digital and otherwise
Please – don’t let this list limit your thinking. We are open to all suggestions and ideas. Thanks in advance for your contributions!
Margaret Maurer
Assistant Professor & Head, Catalog & Metadata
Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
Editor, _TechKNOW_
370 Library, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330.672.1702
mmaurer@lms.kent.edu
URL: http://www.alaoweb.org/comsigs/tsig/
Jody Perkins and I are planning the spring ALAO Technical Services Interest group meeting currently. We would like to know if anyone has recommendations for topics for this meeting. Typically this meeting is one day long and includes 3 or 4 sessions grouped around a unifying topic. Here are a few example options that we have been tossing about so far:
-Current issues in acquisitions
-Deep dive into FRBR / RDA
-Overview of various Metadata Standards – Dublin Core, EAD, etc.
-Crosswalking between MARC and other formats (although this increasingly being automated)
-Learning Object metadata – LOM, SCORM, etc.
-Ohio NACO Funnel – is there potential?
-Authority control
-Cooperative technical services – I mean shared tasks between institutions
-Current issues in serials
-ISBN-13 / Edifact
-Libraries in the age of Amazoogle – how this all fits with Technical Services
-Preservation – digital and otherwise
Please – don’t let this list limit your thinking. We are open to all suggestions and ideas. Thanks in advance for your contributions!
Margaret Maurer
Assistant Professor & Head, Catalog & Metadata
Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
Editor, _TechKNOW_
370 Library, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330.672.1702
mmaurer@lms.kent.edu
CFP: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (Common Practices)
CFP: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (Common Practices)
The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (a peer reviewed journal) is seeking articles for a special issue on common practices (not best practices). This special issue would revolve around the following how handles copyright, how are distance education issues handled, etc.
We are extremely interested in collecting statistics from a wide range of libraries: colleges of less than 5,000 students, colleges with FTE of 5,000-10,000, colleges of FTE of 10,000+. We're not interested in value judgments, but in what libraries actually do. If we receive enough volunteers to send out surveys and compile the results, this special issue may also be published as a monograph. Here is some specific information about the special issue from the Journal's editor, Leslie Morris:
Common Practices: Not Best Practices
By
Leslie R. Morris
Lately, there have been many articles about best practices in various library operations. The study and compilation of best practices are very helpful in streamlining and modernizing operations. One example of a best practice in interlibrary loan is: because labor makes up 70% of interlibrary loan costs, reduce the labor costs in favor of hardware or software costs.
However, many times we do not need to know the best practice, but only the common practice. For example, our interlibrary loan costs are skyrocketing. What are other libraries of out type and size doing about it?
Common practice:
25% of medium sized academic libraries never charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans. 50% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $10.00.
25% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $25.00.
Although this is an imaginary common practice, it is illustrative of the kind of data we need to make decisions and to justify those decisions to administrators and patrons. It is much easier to start charging departments if you can point out the about the common practices of other libraries of your type.
If you are at East Stroudsburg State College, you need to know the practices of other state colleges. The common practices of the Association of Research libraries are of little help.
The same is true if you are at Princeton. What East Stroudsburg does is of little relevance. Pointing out to a dean at Princeton that you want to justify your policy based on the common practice at Harvard, might be OK, but not East Stroudsburg State.
Problems and Opportunities
The opportunities for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The articles are relatively easy to write.
-Many journals will publish them.
-They do not require advanced statistics.
-They are useful.
-New online data collection methods, like Zoomerang, and Email are much easier and cheaper than postage and paper forms.
-The data collection companies supply most needed statistics and graphs.
-The problems for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The sample surveyed must be carefully constructed.
-Members of the sample must be chased until the percentage of respondents is satisfactory.
-Confidentiality must be controlled.
-Creativity is needed.
We could use Common Practice data for areas of various areas of circulation, overdue fines, reference, interlibrary loan, document delivery, noise control, cell phone use, hours of operation, and other areas.
Common Practice data is needed for public libraries divided by the size of the service area.
Common Practice data is needed for academic libraries by type, Carnegie classifications and size within the classifications.
All of you budding authors who cannot think of a topic to research, here is the first one: What are the circulation periods and fines for community colleges in the North Central U.S.?
Interested authors should submit a brief (1 - 2 paragraphs) description of their topic to me atjpoe@jsu.edu by Friday, October 28, 2005. We would like to have the completed manuscripts by January 1, 2006. Final submissions need to be at least five pages in length but no more than fifty, double spaced. Papers are welcome. For more instructions for the authors please go to http://www.lesmorris.com/JILIS%20Page.htm. To learn more about the journal, please go to http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JILDD/.
Thanks!
Jodi Poe
Assistant Professor, Distance Education/Electronic Resources Manager
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
jpoe@jsu.edu
The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (a peer reviewed journal) is seeking articles for a special issue on common practices (not best practices). This special issue would revolve around the following how handles copyright, how are distance education issues handled, etc.
We are extremely interested in collecting statistics from a wide range of libraries: colleges of less than 5,000 students, colleges with FTE of 5,000-10,000, colleges of FTE of 10,000+. We're not interested in value judgments, but in what libraries actually do. If we receive enough volunteers to send out surveys and compile the results, this special issue may also be published as a monograph. Here is some specific information about the special issue from the Journal's editor, Leslie Morris:
Common Practices: Not Best Practices
By
Leslie R. Morris
Lately, there have been many articles about best practices in various library operations. The study and compilation of best practices are very helpful in streamlining and modernizing operations. One example of a best practice in interlibrary loan is: because labor makes up 70% of interlibrary loan costs, reduce the labor costs in favor of hardware or software costs.
However, many times we do not need to know the best practice, but only the common practice. For example, our interlibrary loan costs are skyrocketing. What are other libraries of out type and size doing about it?
Common practice:
25% of medium sized academic libraries never charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans. 50% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $10.00.
25% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $25.00.
Although this is an imaginary common practice, it is illustrative of the kind of data we need to make decisions and to justify those decisions to administrators and patrons. It is much easier to start charging departments if you can point out the about the common practices of other libraries of your type.
If you are at East Stroudsburg State College, you need to know the practices of other state colleges. The common practices of the Association of Research libraries are of little help.
The same is true if you are at Princeton. What East Stroudsburg does is of little relevance. Pointing out to a dean at Princeton that you want to justify your policy based on the common practice at Harvard, might be OK, but not East Stroudsburg State.
Problems and Opportunities
The opportunities for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The articles are relatively easy to write.
-Many journals will publish them.
-They do not require advanced statistics.
-They are useful.
-New online data collection methods, like Zoomerang, and Email are much easier and cheaper than postage and paper forms.
-The data collection companies supply most needed statistics and graphs.
-The problems for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The sample surveyed must be carefully constructed.
-Members of the sample must be chased until the percentage of respondents is satisfactory.
-Confidentiality must be controlled.
-Creativity is needed.
We could use Common Practice data for areas of various areas of circulation, overdue fines, reference, interlibrary loan, document delivery, noise control, cell phone use, hours of operation, and other areas.
Common Practice data is needed for public libraries divided by the size of the service area.
Common Practice data is needed for academic libraries by type, Carnegie classifications and size within the classifications.
All of you budding authors who cannot think of a topic to research, here is the first one: What are the circulation periods and fines for community colleges in the North Central U.S.?
Interested authors should submit a brief (1 - 2 paragraphs) description of their topic to me atjpoe@jsu.edu by Friday, October 28, 2005. We would like to have the completed manuscripts by January 1, 2006. Final submissions need to be at least five pages in length but no more than fifty, double spaced. Papers are welcome. For more instructions for the authors please go to http://www.lesmorris.com/JILIS%20Page.htm. To learn more about the journal, please go to http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JILDD/.
Thanks!
Jodi Poe
Assistant Professor, Distance Education/Electronic Resources Manager
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
jpoe@jsu.edu
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
2006 LITA National Forum: Call for Proposals
2006 LITA National Forum: Call for Proposals
Due date for proposals: December 15, 2005
The 2006 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions and/or poster sessions for the 9th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Downtown Sheraton in Nashville, Tennessee October 26-29, 2006.
Theme: NetVille in Nashville: Web Services as Library Services
Libraries are increasingly being asked to provide services through the web. Often these services need to inter-operate with many disparate web environments. Web services and related standards offer an opportunity to provide these services to users. How do web services work together? How do they help us work together? What are some practical applications of web services as library services?
The Forum Committee is particularly interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations, in any type of library. Proposals on all aspects of library and information technology are welcome.
Possible proposal topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Non-Traditional/New Media (Streaming media, Wikis, blogs, Electronic books and journals*)
2. Digital Libraries (Resource linking strategies, Creating and sustaining digital libraries, Preservation of digital records*)
3. Authentication and Authorization (Digital Rights Management, Authentication/privacy, Services for remote patrons, Customization/personalization*)
4. Portals/Federated/Meta-Searching (Design and management of portals, Integrated access to resources, Search engines*)
5. Information architecture (Usability, Web services, Web application design and databases, Web content management*)
6. Emerging Technologies (Wireless technologies, Assistive technologies, New user services and new communities*)
7. Technology Management (IT Project Management, Forecasting, budgeting, and managing technological change, Knowledge sharing applications*)
8. Internet Law (Digital Copyright, Filtering Technology, Privacy*)
9. Open source software
10. Distance education and courseware
Presentations must have a technological focus and they must pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 70 minutes in length.
Forum 2006 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals. Presenters should indicate their interest in a poster session on their proposals.
Presenters are required to submit handouts one month in advance for the Forum notebook, and handouts will be made available on the Web site after the event.
Your proposals are welcome and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, send the following information via email (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF format):
* Title
* Abstract and brief outline
* Target audience (Public Library, Academic Library, Special Library, Other - please specify)
* Content type (technical, overview, case study, Other - please specify)
* Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic
* Full contact information
* Is this proposal for a concurrent session?
* Is this proposal for a poster session?
* If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might this be a possible poster session?
* How you heard about the 2006 Forum Call for Proposals
The 2006 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2006. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of February 2006.
Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2005, to: Mary Taylor, mtaylor@ala.org, Executive Director, Library and Information Technology Association.
This call for proposals is also posted on the LITA website at http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2006nashvilletn/06_Call.pdf
Due date for proposals: December 15, 2005
The 2006 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions and/or poster sessions for the 9th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Downtown Sheraton in Nashville, Tennessee October 26-29, 2006.
Theme: NetVille in Nashville: Web Services as Library Services
Libraries are increasingly being asked to provide services through the web. Often these services need to inter-operate with many disparate web environments. Web services and related standards offer an opportunity to provide these services to users. How do web services work together? How do they help us work together? What are some practical applications of web services as library services?
The Forum Committee is particularly interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations, in any type of library. Proposals on all aspects of library and information technology are welcome.
Possible proposal topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Non-Traditional/New Media (Streaming media, Wikis, blogs, Electronic books and journals*)
2. Digital Libraries (Resource linking strategies, Creating and sustaining digital libraries, Preservation of digital records*)
3. Authentication and Authorization (Digital Rights Management, Authentication/privacy, Services for remote patrons, Customization/personalization*)
4. Portals/Federated/Meta-Searching (Design and management of portals, Integrated access to resources, Search engines*)
5. Information architecture (Usability, Web services, Web application design and databases, Web content management*)
6. Emerging Technologies (Wireless technologies, Assistive technologies, New user services and new communities*)
7. Technology Management (IT Project Management, Forecasting, budgeting, and managing technological change, Knowledge sharing applications*)
8. Internet Law (Digital Copyright, Filtering Technology, Privacy*)
9. Open source software
10. Distance education and courseware
Presentations must have a technological focus and they must pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 70 minutes in length.
Forum 2006 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals. Presenters should indicate their interest in a poster session on their proposals.
Presenters are required to submit handouts one month in advance for the Forum notebook, and handouts will be made available on the Web site after the event.
Your proposals are welcome and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, send the following information via email (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF format):
* Title
* Abstract and brief outline
* Target audience (Public Library, Academic Library, Special Library, Other - please specify)
* Content type (technical, overview, case study, Other - please specify)
* Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic
* Full contact information
* Is this proposal for a concurrent session?
* Is this proposal for a poster session?
* If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might this be a possible poster session?
* How you heard about the 2006 Forum Call for Proposals
The 2006 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2006. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of February 2006.
Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2005, to: Mary Taylor, mtaylor@ala.org, Executive Director, Library and Information Technology Association.
This call for proposals is also posted on the LITA website at http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2006nashvilletn/06_Call.pdf
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
CFP: Computers in Libraries Magazine
CFP: Computers in Libraries Magazine
The 2006 issue themes are now posted on their website:
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml
Follow that link for the themes and online form for submitting an article idea. Themes include:
How You Deliver Info Better than the Web(using RSS, e-news,alert services, blogs)
Setting Up a Wireless Library(plans, technologies, policies, security concerns)
Technology on a Budget(surviving budget cuts, doing more with less)
Integrating Diverse Systems(Web services, OPACs,courseware, ERM)
and others (see the link above)
We are looking for interesting articles, written as case studies or how-to pieces. We do not publish academic research papers or vendor-written articles, and CIL is not a peer-reviewed journal.
CIL's mission is to provide librarians and other information professionals with useful and insightful information about all computer-related subjects that affect their jobs. CIL does this through articles that are written by library professionals for library professionals, with a friendly, personal voice. These general technical articles should be practical and helpful for the average librarian in any sort of environment—academic, public, special, K-12, or corporate libraries. CILaims to publish articles that are interesting to read and appealing to people in many aspects of the field.
CIL main page: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/default.shtml
The 2006 issue themes are now posted on their website:
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml
Follow that link for the themes and online form for submitting an article idea. Themes include:
How You Deliver Info Better than the Web(using RSS, e-news,alert services, blogs)
Setting Up a Wireless Library(plans, technologies, policies, security concerns)
Technology on a Budget(surviving budget cuts, doing more with less)
Integrating Diverse Systems(Web services, OPACs,courseware, ERM)
and others (see the link above)
We are looking for interesting articles, written as case studies or how-to pieces. We do not publish academic research papers or vendor-written articles, and CIL is not a peer-reviewed journal.
CIL's mission is to provide librarians and other information professionals with useful and insightful information about all computer-related subjects that affect their jobs. CIL does this through articles that are written by library professionals for library professionals, with a friendly, personal voice. These general technical articles should be practical and helpful for the average librarian in any sort of environment—academic, public, special, K-12, or corporate libraries. CILaims to publish articles that are interesting to read and appealing to people in many aspects of the field.
CIL main page: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/default.shtml
Sunday, October 09, 2005
CFP: International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) 32nd annual conference
CFP: International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) 32nd annual conference
"Data in a World of Networked Knowledge" on May 22-26, 2006 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
MAIN URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/
CFP URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/call.html
Proposals for papers, sessions and poster/demonstrations should be submitted by 16th January 2006.
The 2006 conference theme, Data in a World of Networked Knowledge, highlights the role of empirical data in a society that wishes not only to know itself, but also to build an enduring, interconnected storehouse of knowledge for learning and research. Once again IASSIST offers a time and place to explore, enlighten, and energize the participation of data professionals in the networked information world. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on topics that address the full range of digital data life cycle issues, including those that focus on access, documentation, dissemination, preservation, data use and current empirical research activity.
Additional topics might also include information and statistical literacy, data confidentiality and statistical disclosure, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial data, as well as publication, annotation, curation and authentication of networked knowledge assets. For other key topics see previous IASSIST Conferences.
"Data in a World of Networked Knowledge" on May 22-26, 2006 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
MAIN URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/
CFP URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/call.html
Proposals for papers, sessions and poster/demonstrations should be submitted by 16th January 2006.
The 2006 conference theme, Data in a World of Networked Knowledge, highlights the role of empirical data in a society that wishes not only to know itself, but also to build an enduring, interconnected storehouse of knowledge for learning and research. Once again IASSIST offers a time and place to explore, enlighten, and energize the participation of data professionals in the networked information world. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on topics that address the full range of digital data life cycle issues, including those that focus on access, documentation, dissemination, preservation, data use and current empirical research activity.
Additional topics might also include information and statistical literacy, data confidentiality and statistical disclosure, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial data, as well as publication, annotation, curation and authentication of networked knowledge assets. For other key topics see previous IASSIST Conferences.
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
7th Annual Conference
Saturday, May 20 through Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Timberline Lodge, one hour east of Portland,
on the slope of Mt. Hood
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/
CFP URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/call.html
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, entering its seventh year at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting.
* A three day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections.
* See The Acquisitions Institute home page for more information.
WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?
* The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received. The planning committee may wish to bring individual proposals together to form panels. The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
Operations management of acquisitions or collection development
Organization for collection development
Role of consortia in collection development
Acquiring media, dvd's, images, and music recordings
Financial management, accounting practices, and audits
Integrated library systems as management information systems
Personnel issues and strategies for change
Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
Vendor selection and assessment
Economics of scholarly publishing
External forces driving a library's collection management decisions
Open access
Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
Costs/benefits of gifts
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE for submitting a proposal?
* December 1, 2005
HOW do I submit a proposal?
* Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Richard.Brumley@orst.edu
7th Annual Conference
Saturday, May 20 through Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Timberline Lodge, one hour east of Portland,
on the slope of Mt. Hood
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/
CFP URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/call.html
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, entering its seventh year at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting.
* A three day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections.
* See The Acquisitions Institute home page for more information.
WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?
* The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received. The planning committee may wish to bring individual proposals together to form panels. The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
Operations management of acquisitions or collection development
Organization for collection development
Role of consortia in collection development
Acquiring media, dvd's, images, and music recordings
Financial management, accounting practices, and audits
Integrated library systems as management information systems
Personnel issues and strategies for change
Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
Vendor selection and assessment
Economics of scholarly publishing
External forces driving a library's collection management decisions
Open access
Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
Costs/benefits of gifts
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE for submitting a proposal?
* December 1, 2005
HOW do I submit a proposal?
* Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Richard.Brumley@orst.edu
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Call for speakers: ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)
Call for speakers: ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)
The ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, on Monday Jan. 23, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. We are looking for speakers who are willing to share successful and unsuccessful strategies and campus activities related to scholarly communication. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers. Please respond to Brad Eden, brad.eden@unlv.edu, by November 7, 2005. Thanks.
Brad Eden, Ph.D.Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsHead, Web and Digitization ServicesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas Librariesbrad.eden@unlv.edu
Andrea ImreVice-Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsElectronic Resources LibrarianSouthern Illinois University Carbondaleaimre@lib.siu.edu
The ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, on Monday Jan. 23, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. We are looking for speakers who are willing to share successful and unsuccessful strategies and campus activities related to scholarly communication. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers. Please respond to Brad Eden, brad.eden@unlv.edu, by November 7, 2005. Thanks.
Brad Eden, Ph.D.Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsHead, Web and Digitization ServicesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas Librariesbrad.eden@unlv.edu
Andrea ImreVice-Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsElectronic Resources LibrarianSouthern Illinois University Carbondaleaimre@lib.siu.edu
Call for Presenters: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter 2006)
Call for Presenters: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter 2006)
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 21, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers.
Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
-AACR2
-Electronic resources
-FRBR
-Authority control
-Digital libraries
-Bibliographic control of media resources
-Training of professional/paraprofessional staff
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Please respond to Duncan Stewart, duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu, by Nov. 7, 2005.
Duncan Stewart duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 21, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers.
Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
-AACR2
-Electronic resources
-FRBR
-Authority control
-Digital libraries
-Bibliographic control of media resources
-Training of professional/paraprofessional staff
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Please respond to Duncan Stewart, duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu, by Nov. 7, 2005.
Duncan Stewart duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Call for monthly column – Emerald Library Link – “Marketing your library”
Call for monthly column – Emerald Library Link – “Marketing your library”
Emerald Library Link is looking for a practicing librarian to write a monthly column featuring in the “marketing your library” section of the Library Link website: www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink
The first column is scheduled to appear in January 06. Each article will be 500-1500 words in length and will give practical and specific advice on marketing library services.
For further details or to send sample of your writing and ideas, please contact:
Arnaud Pelle
Library Link Website Editor
Emerald Group Publishing
60/62 Toller Lane
Bradford BD8 9BY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
Email: apelle@emeraldinsight.com
Emerald Library Link is looking for a practicing librarian to write a monthly column featuring in the “marketing your library” section of the Library Link website: www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink
The first column is scheduled to appear in January 06. Each article will be 500-1500 words in length and will give practical and specific advice on marketing library services.
For further details or to send sample of your writing and ideas, please contact:
Arnaud Pelle
Library Link Website Editor
Emerald Group Publishing
60/62 Toller Lane
Bradford BD8 9BY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
Email: apelle@emeraldinsight.com
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Call for contributors: Library Careers
Call for contributors: Library Careers
I am editing a book that will briefly describe various career options available to those with a masters in library science (or equivalent, for non-US librarians). It will include traditional library careers (public, academic, school, special library) as well as nontraditional jobs (vendor, publisher, other). Though the primary audience is the US and Canada, I am also looking for authors from other countries. Authors will describe their daily routines (a typical day in their position), the pros and cons of their jobs, and advice to those wanting to follow their career paths. Chapters will run about 2000 words and will be due Jan 1 (with a rough draft due Dec 1).
I would like to include an MLS grad who works for a vendor in programming, database design, something along those lines. If you fit that profile and would be interested in contributing, please email me at pshontz@liscareer.com and briefly describe your job.
Priscilla
Priscilla K. Shontz
pshontz@liscareer.com
http://www.LIScareer.com
Jump Start Your Career in Library & Information Science (2002)
The Librarian's Career Guidebook (2004)
I am editing a book that will briefly describe various career options available to those with a masters in library science (or equivalent, for non-US librarians). It will include traditional library careers (public, academic, school, special library) as well as nontraditional jobs (vendor, publisher, other). Though the primary audience is the US and Canada, I am also looking for authors from other countries. Authors will describe their daily routines (a typical day in their position), the pros and cons of their jobs, and advice to those wanting to follow their career paths. Chapters will run about 2000 words and will be due Jan 1 (with a rough draft due Dec 1).
I would like to include an MLS grad who works for a vendor in programming, database design, something along those lines. If you fit that profile and would be interested in contributing, please email me at pshontz@liscareer.com and briefly describe your job.
Priscilla
Priscilla K. Shontz
pshontz@liscareer.com
http://www.LIScareer.com
Jump Start Your Career in Library & Information Science (2002)
The Librarian's Career Guidebook (2004)
Saturday, October 01, 2005
ALA MidWinter: Heads of Cat. Discussion Group
ALA MidWinter: Heads of Cat. Discussion Group
San Antonio -- January 23, 2006
I am seeking ideas and volunteers for the Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group meeting at ALA Midwinter in San Antonio in January.
Do you have a topic related to managing a cataloging department in which you are interested, a problem that has troubled you as a cataloger or a cataloging head, or something about which you are passionate? What are your current or ongoing concerns in managing a cataloging department? Would you be willing to speak for fifteen or twenty minutes in order to
get a good discussion going? Do you know someone who would be a good discussion starter? Do you have a topic on which you would like to pick some brains or share some information?
If any of this piques your interest (either as a volunteer or just to suggest a topic), please write to me, David Anderson, at danderso@gsu.edu.
The Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group will meet Monday morning, January 23, 2006. Meeting places in San Antonio have not yet been assigned. I think our new time will be 8:00 a.m., but I'll let you know about that. Come share information and announce vacant positions.
Dave Anderson
Chair, Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group
Head, Catalog Department
University Library
Georgia State University
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
e-mail: danderso@gsu.edu
Voice: 404/463-9967
Fax: 404/651-2148
San Antonio -- January 23, 2006
I am seeking ideas and volunteers for the Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group meeting at ALA Midwinter in San Antonio in January.
Do you have a topic related to managing a cataloging department in which you are interested, a problem that has troubled you as a cataloger or a cataloging head, or something about which you are passionate? What are your current or ongoing concerns in managing a cataloging department? Would you be willing to speak for fifteen or twenty minutes in order to
get a good discussion going? Do you know someone who would be a good discussion starter? Do you have a topic on which you would like to pick some brains or share some information?
If any of this piques your interest (either as a volunteer or just to suggest a topic), please write to me, David Anderson, at danderso@gsu.edu.
The Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group will meet Monday morning, January 23, 2006. Meeting places in San Antonio have not yet been assigned. I think our new time will be 8:00 a.m., but I'll let you know about that. Come share information and announce vacant positions.
Dave Anderson
Chair, Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group
Head, Catalog Department
University Library
Georgia State University
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
e-mail: danderso@gsu.edu
Voice: 404/463-9967
Fax: 404/651-2148
CFP: LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND POPULAR CULTURE RESEARCH AREA (POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2006)
CFP: LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND POPULAR CULTURE RESEARCH AREA (POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2006)
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2005
The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Culture Association April 12-15, 2006 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, and Popular Culture Research Area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, librarians, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of popular
images of libraries or librarians, or reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials.
Prospective presenters should send a one page abstract with full contact information, preferably by e-mail, to:
Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
For more information, see the PCA/ACA conference web site at:
http://www.popularculture.org/Index.asp
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2005
The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Culture Association April 12-15, 2006 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, and Popular Culture Research Area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, librarians, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of popular
images of libraries or librarians, or reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials.
Prospective presenters should send a one page abstract with full contact information, preferably by e-mail, to:
Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
For more information, see the PCA/ACA conference web site at:
http://www.popularculture.org/Index.asp
CFP: MODELS OF PARTNERSHIP IN DIGITAL RESEARCH
CFP: MODELS OF PARTNERSHIP IN DIGITAL RESEARCH
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY, 28 JUNE 2006
Incorporating computing into our work impacts on some of the central tenets of humanistic endeavour, one of these being the nature of how work gets done. Research in the digital humanities is, in large part, typified by a requirement for collaboration beyond traditional boundaries, often necessitating cooperation among members of diverse communities and in other disciplines, faculties, institutions, and sectors. This one-day colloquium focuses on the nature of such collaborations and partnerships, and the groups that they involve: humanists, computing specialists, research funding agencies, publishers, others in both public and private
sectors, and beyond.
We welcome proposals for short papers / presentations of either 10 or 20 minutes on the theme of 'Models of Partnership in Digital Research', for a one-day colloquium at Sheffield Hallam University on Wednesday 28 June 2006. The lead speaker will be Professor Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing. Other presentations already confirmed will include Dr Steve Earnshaw, Sheffield Hallam University, on his lottery-funded project for widening access to the Sheffield Flood Claims Archive (see http://extra.shu.ac.uk/sfca/ ) and Dr Matthew Steggle, Sheffield Hallam University, on EEBO and LION. We request a short (one-paragraph) abstract to be sent to the organiser, Professor Lisa Hopkins (L.M.Hopkins@shu.ac.uk) by 1 April 2006.
Professor Lisa Hopkins
Professor of English, Sheffield Hallam University
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY, 28 JUNE 2006
Incorporating computing into our work impacts on some of the central tenets of humanistic endeavour, one of these being the nature of how work gets done. Research in the digital humanities is, in large part, typified by a requirement for collaboration beyond traditional boundaries, often necessitating cooperation among members of diverse communities and in other disciplines, faculties, institutions, and sectors. This one-day colloquium focuses on the nature of such collaborations and partnerships, and the groups that they involve: humanists, computing specialists, research funding agencies, publishers, others in both public and private
sectors, and beyond.
We welcome proposals for short papers / presentations of either 10 or 20 minutes on the theme of 'Models of Partnership in Digital Research', for a one-day colloquium at Sheffield Hallam University on Wednesday 28 June 2006. The lead speaker will be Professor Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing. Other presentations already confirmed will include Dr Steve Earnshaw, Sheffield Hallam University, on his lottery-funded project for widening access to the Sheffield Flood Claims Archive (see http://extra.shu.ac.uk/sfca/ ) and Dr Matthew Steggle, Sheffield Hallam University, on EEBO and LION. We request a short (one-paragraph) abstract to be sent to the organiser, Professor Lisa Hopkins (L.M.Hopkins@shu.ac.uk) by 1 April 2006.
Professor Lisa Hopkins
Professor of English, Sheffield Hallam University
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