Sea Stories journal now online (opportunity for new online journal)
Blue Ocean Institute is proud to announce the inaugural issue of Sea Stories, a new online journal devoted to nurturing appreciation and concern for the world’s oceans through writing, art, and conversation. Our first issue features poetry, prose, photography, and painting from a wide variety of contributors – artists and activists, fishers and scientists, students and vacationers, a veteran ocean researcher and a ten-year-old girl on her first dive to a coral reef ... and a former U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. Educators are encouraged to use Sea Stories as a focus for writing assignments in your classroom and as a publishing opportunity for yourself or your students. Please visit us at www.seastories.org to peruse our first issue, sign up for our mailing list, learn more about us (including submissions guidelines) – and refresh your own connection to the sea!
Steven Pavlos Holmes, Ph.D.
Sea Stories Editor and Project Coordinator
Blue Ocean Institute
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
617-971-9764
Email: sholmes@blueocean.org
Visit the website at http://www.seastories.org
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Call for Papers on Language Attitudes
Call for Papers on Language Attitudes
I am looking for papers for a possible publication of collected essays on language attitudes, both historical and contemporary. Possible topics include but are not limited to the following:
-- historical studies of language and language attitudes, historical incidents and their outcomes/descendents
-- media obsessions with language
-- professional, corporate, or other industry-related language attitudes
-- attitudes towards dialect, code-switching
-- language attitudes and education, including pedagogical approaches
-- attitudes in gendered communication or other sociolinguistic topics
-- attitudes about second language acquisition
-- language attitudes mirrored or explored in literature, pop culture, television, etc
-- attitudes about the effect of technology on language
-- AND? Tell me about your own passion with regard to language attitudes!
Final essays should be between 6500 and 8000 words, including citations.
Please send proposals or completed papers accompanied by abstracts via email attachment (MSWord or RTF) by July 1, 2006. Please include a short curriculum vitae and your contact
information.
For more information, feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Patricia Donaher, Ph.D.
Area Chair, PCA Language Attitudes and Popular Linguistics
Assistant Professor of English
Dept of English
Missouri Western State University
4525 Downs Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64507
816-271-5964
donaher@missouriwestern.edu
I am looking for papers for a possible publication of collected essays on language attitudes, both historical and contemporary. Possible topics include but are not limited to the following:
-- historical studies of language and language attitudes, historical incidents and their outcomes/descendents
-- media obsessions with language
-- professional, corporate, or other industry-related language attitudes
-- attitudes towards dialect, code-switching
-- language attitudes and education, including pedagogical approaches
-- attitudes in gendered communication or other sociolinguistic topics
-- attitudes about second language acquisition
-- language attitudes mirrored or explored in literature, pop culture, television, etc
-- attitudes about the effect of technology on language
-- AND? Tell me about your own passion with regard to language attitudes!
Final essays should be between 6500 and 8000 words, including citations.
Please send proposals or completed papers accompanied by abstracts via email attachment (MSWord or RTF) by July 1, 2006. Please include a short curriculum vitae and your contact
information.
For more information, feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Patricia Donaher, Ph.D.
Area Chair, PCA Language Attitudes and Popular Linguistics
Assistant Professor of English
Dept of English
Missouri Western State University
4525 Downs Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64507
816-271-5964
donaher@missouriwestern.edu
Call for Papers: Special IRSQ Issue on Social Software and Libraries
Call for Papers: Special IRSQ Issue on Social Software and Libraries
Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a refereed journal published by The Haworth Press Inc., invites proposals for a special issue focusing on social software and libraries. The issue (12/3) will tentatively be published in Winter 2007, edited by Michael Stephens, Instructor, Dominican University and blogger at http://tametheweb.com.
We hope the issue will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to implementations and uses of various Web 2.0 tools in library settings of all types. For the purposes of this issue, social software or Web 2.0 will be defined as the next incarnation of the World Wide Web, where digital tools allow users to create, change, and publish dynamic content of all kinds. Other Web 2.0 tools syndicate and aggregate this content. Some of these Web applications include RSS, Weblogs, wikis, tagging, bookmarking, IM, social networking sites, etc.
-Implementations of the various tools in libraries
-Issues related to implementation or use of the tools
-Information literacy issues related to Web 2.0
-Instruction of these tools to various groups
-Utilization of Web 2.0 at the Reference Desk
-Usability studies
-Assessment of the 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 social software in academic libraries, manuscripts are also welcomed from other libraries (public, state, special) or consortia which have implemented such technologies. Additional manuscripts may be independently solicited.
Proposals of no more than two (2) pages should be submitted to Michael Stephens at mstephens7@mac.com no later than August 1, 2006. Other dates:
First drafts by November 1, 2006
Final drafts by Feb 1, 2007
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 the editor of this issue, Michael Stephens, via e-mail or at:
Michael Stephens
Instructor
Dominican University GSLIS
7900 W. Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
mstephens7@mac.com
Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a refereed journal published by The Haworth Press Inc., invites proposals for a special issue focusing on social software and libraries. The issue (12/3) will tentatively be published in Winter 2007, edited by Michael Stephens, Instructor, Dominican University and blogger at http://tametheweb.com.
We hope the issue will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to implementations and uses of various Web 2.0 tools in library settings of all types. For the purposes of this issue, social software or Web 2.0 will be defined as the next incarnation of the World Wide Web, where digital tools allow users to create, change, and publish dynamic content of all kinds. Other Web 2.0 tools syndicate and aggregate this content. Some of these Web applications include RSS, Weblogs, wikis, tagging, bookmarking, IM, social networking sites, etc.
-Implementations of the various tools in libraries
-Issues related to implementation or use of the tools
-Information literacy issues related to Web 2.0
-Instruction of these tools to various groups
-Utilization of Web 2.0 at the Reference Desk
-Usability studies
-Assessment of the 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 social software in academic libraries, manuscripts are also welcomed from other libraries (public, state, special) or consortia which have implemented such technologies. Additional manuscripts may be independently solicited.
Proposals of no more than two (2) pages should be submitted to Michael Stephens at mstephens7@mac.com no later than August 1, 2006. Other dates:
First drafts by November 1, 2006
Final drafts by Feb 1, 2007
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 the editor of this issue, Michael Stephens, via e-mail or at:
Michael Stephens
Instructor
Dominican University GSLIS
7900 W. Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
mstephens7@mac.com
ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, December 5-8, 2006 – New Delhi, India
ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, December 5-8, 2006 – New Delhi, India
1st June 2006 DEADLINE for submission papers for ICDL 2006
TERI is organizing ICDL 2006-8 December, 2006 in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The theme of the proposed conference is Digital Libraries: Information Management for Global Access and it will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries (DL), e-learning and knowledge society. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl
TERI had earlier organized the first ICDL in the year 2004, which was inaugurated by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Hon’ble President of India. The theme of the Conference was Digital Libraries: Knowledge Creation, Preservation, Access, and Management. The conference received an overwhelming response and more than 750 delegates including 105 foreign delegates from 36 countries attended the conference.
The ICDL 2006 will aim at further strengthening the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world and is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies and issues. This conference would, therefore, facilitate exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap in these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is also expected to become a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics, students, and others. About 40 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad has already accepted to share their experiences.
You are invited to submit your papers to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006.
Contributions are invited for conference sessions, tutorials, poster presentations and workshops.
TOPICS :
The relevant topics include the following (but not limited to) :
· · Planning, development, and management of digital libraries
· Online information management
· Content organization and knowledge management
· System scalability and interoperability
· Semantics, thesauri, and ontology
· Information storage and retrieval for global access
· Open archives initiatives
· User studies and system evaluation
· E-learning
· Multi-lingual information retrieval system and unicode
· Digital divide
· Digital preservation
· Standards in digital library design and development
· Dublin core and metadata standards
· DRM and copyrights issues
· Digital library services
· Digital library network and information sharing
· E-publishing
· Economic issues of DL and e-learning
· Tools and techniques for DL
· DL models and architectures
Paper Submission Information :
All papers must be original in contribution and authors are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Papers must be written in English and limited to 5000 words. Each paper should contain a list of about five keywords. The paper should also mention the topic under which it falls from the above list of topics or any other. Send your paper in MS Word (any version) format. For Detail submission details and author guidelines, please refer to the conference website. Full paper should be submitted electronically at (ICDL@teri.res.in) by 1 June, 2006.
Important Dates :
Submission of full papers -1 June 2006
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments - 15 Aug 2006
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments -15 September 2006
Early Bird Registration Deadline - 15 Oct 2006
Registration Information :
For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and participants and other registration information, please refer to the conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl)
For any queries contact at –
Debal C Kar
Organising Secretary
ICDL2006 Conference Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi - 110 003, India
Phone - 91-11-24682141, 24682111 or 24682100
Fax - 91-11-24682144, 2468 2145
E-mail ICDL@teri.res.in
Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl
1st June 2006 DEADLINE for submission papers for ICDL 2006
TERI is organizing ICDL 2006-8 December, 2006 in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The theme of the proposed conference is Digital Libraries: Information Management for Global Access and it will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries (DL), e-learning and knowledge society. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl
TERI had earlier organized the first ICDL in the year 2004, which was inaugurated by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Hon’ble President of India. The theme of the Conference was Digital Libraries: Knowledge Creation, Preservation, Access, and Management. The conference received an overwhelming response and more than 750 delegates including 105 foreign delegates from 36 countries attended the conference.
The ICDL 2006 will aim at further strengthening the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world and is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies and issues. This conference would, therefore, facilitate exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap in these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is also expected to become a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics, students, and others. About 40 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad has already accepted to share their experiences.
You are invited to submit your papers to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006.
Contributions are invited for conference sessions, tutorials, poster presentations and workshops.
TOPICS :
The relevant topics include the following (but not limited to) :
· · Planning, development, and management of digital libraries
· Online information management
· Content organization and knowledge management
· System scalability and interoperability
· Semantics, thesauri, and ontology
· Information storage and retrieval for global access
· Open archives initiatives
· User studies and system evaluation
· E-learning
· Multi-lingual information retrieval system and unicode
· Digital divide
· Digital preservation
· Standards in digital library design and development
· Dublin core and metadata standards
· DRM and copyrights issues
· Digital library services
· Digital library network and information sharing
· E-publishing
· Economic issues of DL and e-learning
· Tools and techniques for DL
· DL models and architectures
Paper Submission Information :
All papers must be original in contribution and authors are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Papers must be written in English and limited to 5000 words. Each paper should contain a list of about five keywords. The paper should also mention the topic under which it falls from the above list of topics or any other. Send your paper in MS Word (any version) format. For Detail submission details and author guidelines, please refer to the conference website. Full paper should be submitted electronically at (ICDL@teri.res.in) by 1 June, 2006.
Important Dates :
Submission of full papers -1 June 2006
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments - 15 Aug 2006
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments -15 September 2006
Early Bird Registration Deadline - 15 Oct 2006
Registration Information :
For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and participants and other registration information, please refer to the conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl)
For any queries contact at –
Debal C Kar
Organising Secretary
ICDL2006 Conference Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi - 110 003, India
Phone - 91-11-24682141, 24682111 or 24682100
Fax - 91-11-24682144, 2468 2145
E-mail ICDL@teri.res.in
Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl
CFP: Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia
CFP: Organized Crime: An International Encyclopedia
We are looking for contributors for volume I of the 2-volume, illustrated ORGANIZED CRIME: A INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOL.I and II, to be published by ABC-CLIO in 2007. Comprehensive in scope and written by top scholars in the field, ORGANIZED CRIME: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA will be the definitive reference work on Transnational Organized Crime for years to come. The volume consists of sixteen chapters, broken down into three sections. Section 1 is devoted largely to historical antecedents, causation theories and group dynamics and provides a global overview (by region) of the organized crime problem. Section 2 covers the global organized crime problem by addressing specific activities, enterprises and sources of financing. Section 2 also addresses some key issues such as Hi-tech and Cyber-crimes. Section 3 addresses the global impact of organized crime, the criminal-terrorist nexus and international efforts to combat organized crime and corruption. Section 3 also contains several articles, which address the future of global organized crime and it’s control and concludes by providing an agenda for future research.
Articles run between 3 and 10 manuscript pages in length, depending on the subject. All entries will be signed and all writers will be listed on contributor page. Small honoraria will be paid and/or copies of the full encyclopedia set will also be offered. Contributors may write more than one entry. Full authorial credit, including name and affiliation, will be listed, both with the entry and on the contributor's page. Given the scope and present relevance of this project it is our desire to attract as many knowledgeable scholars as possible. The submission deadline for the remaining available entries is August 1, 2006. The author may contribute more than one entry provided the above due date is met.
If you or your colleagues are interested in contributing to this exciting and important project, please contact me at your earliest convenience at the following email address: cobra141@prodigy.net
If you cannot contribute, perhaps you can forward names and email addresses of scholars (including graduate students) who might be interested, or forward this email to them.
Sincerely,
Frank Shanty General Editor
ORGANIZED CRIME: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
cobra141@prodigy.net
We are looking for contributors for volume I of the 2-volume, illustrated ORGANIZED CRIME: A INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOL.I and II, to be published by ABC-CLIO in 2007. Comprehensive in scope and written by top scholars in the field, ORGANIZED CRIME: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA will be the definitive reference work on Transnational Organized Crime for years to come. The volume consists of sixteen chapters, broken down into three sections. Section 1 is devoted largely to historical antecedents, causation theories and group dynamics and provides a global overview (by region) of the organized crime problem. Section 2 covers the global organized crime problem by addressing specific activities, enterprises and sources of financing. Section 2 also addresses some key issues such as Hi-tech and Cyber-crimes. Section 3 addresses the global impact of organized crime, the criminal-terrorist nexus and international efforts to combat organized crime and corruption. Section 3 also contains several articles, which address the future of global organized crime and it’s control and concludes by providing an agenda for future research.
Articles run between 3 and 10 manuscript pages in length, depending on the subject. All entries will be signed and all writers will be listed on contributor page. Small honoraria will be paid and/or copies of the full encyclopedia set will also be offered. Contributors may write more than one entry. Full authorial credit, including name and affiliation, will be listed, both with the entry and on the contributor's page. Given the scope and present relevance of this project it is our desire to attract as many knowledgeable scholars as possible. The submission deadline for the remaining available entries is August 1, 2006. The author may contribute more than one entry provided the above due date is met.
If you or your colleagues are interested in contributing to this exciting and important project, please contact me at your earliest convenience at the following email address: cobra141@prodigy.net
If you cannot contribute, perhaps you can forward names and email addresses of scholars (including graduate students) who might be interested, or forward this email to them.
Sincerely,
Frank Shanty General Editor
ORGANIZED CRIME: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
cobra141@prodigy.net
Call for Authors: Encyclopedia of the Age of the Industrial Revolution: A Global History
Call for Authors: Encyclopedia of the Age of the Industrial Revolution: A Global History.
There are several as-yet unwritten entries (2500, 1500 or 500 words) on various topics related to the Industrial Revolution; if you are interested, please contact Dr. C. Rider at rider.econ@verizon.net ASAP. Include areas of expertise to enable match-up with topic. Small financial payment available.
MUST be able to complete entry by August 1, 2006.
Christine Rider
St. John's University
Queens, NY 11439
718 990 7383
Email: rider.econ@verizon.net
There are several as-yet unwritten entries (2500, 1500 or 500 words) on various topics related to the Industrial Revolution; if you are interested, please contact Dr. C. Rider at rider.econ@verizon.net ASAP. Include areas of expertise to enable match-up with topic. Small financial payment available.
MUST be able to complete entry by August 1, 2006.
Christine Rider
St. John's University
Queens, NY 11439
718 990 7383
Email: rider.econ@verizon.net
Thursday, May 25, 2006
CFP: 2006 iPRES Conference
CFP: 2006 iPRES Conference
October 8-10, 2006
Ithaca, New York
Deadline: August 15, 2006
URL: http://ipres.library.cornell.edu/
Call for Abstracts URL: http://ipres.library.cornell.edu/CallforAbstracts.html
The Cornell University Library will host the third International Conference on the Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2006) to be held October 8-10, 2006 at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY U.S.A.
The theme of this year's iPRES is Words to Deeds: Collaboration in the Realm of Digital Preservation. Following on the successful iPRES 2005 held September 14-16 in Goettingen, Germany, iPRES 2006 Plenary Sessions will explore topics in Preserving Multimedia Objects, e-Journal Preservation, Certification, and National Efforts in Digital Preservation. Concurrent sessions on Tools of the Trade; Selection, Workflow, and Accession; eScience and Digital Preservation; Metadata; Business and organizational issues; and Repositories are tentatively planned. We invite contributions in concurrent session topics by sending a brief abstract to ipres2006@cornell.edu. Deadline for contributed papers is August 15, 2006. The deadline for early registration is September 1, 2006
October 8-10, 2006
Ithaca, New York
Deadline: August 15, 2006
URL: http://ipres.library.cornell.edu/
Call for Abstracts URL: http://ipres.library.cornell.edu/CallforAbstracts.html
The Cornell University Library will host the third International Conference on the Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2006) to be held October 8-10, 2006 at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY U.S.A.
The theme of this year's iPRES is Words to Deeds: Collaboration in the Realm of Digital Preservation. Following on the successful iPRES 2005 held September 14-16 in Goettingen, Germany, iPRES 2006 Plenary Sessions will explore topics in Preserving Multimedia Objects, e-Journal Preservation, Certification, and National Efforts in Digital Preservation. Concurrent sessions on Tools of the Trade; Selection, Workflow, and Accession; eScience and Digital Preservation; Metadata; Business and organizational issues; and Repositories are tentatively planned. We invite contributions in concurrent session topics by sending a brief abstract to ipres2006@cornell.edu. Deadline for contributed papers is August 15, 2006. The deadline for early registration is September 1, 2006
CFP: Academic Exchange Quarterly articles on Online Learning
CFP: Academic Exchange Quarterly articles on Online Learning
Academic Exchange Quarterly is interested in receiving articles focusing on
"Online Learning":
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/5onlin.htm
If you have an article of approximately 2,500-3,000 words having to do with online instruction (see the description above), then please consider submitting it to our journal. Follow the steps outlined in the "Try Six Simple Submission Steps" in the link below:
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
If you have any questions, feel free to send them to me.
Ben Varner
--
Feature Editor
Academic Exchange Quarterly
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/edpbva.htm
Academic Exchange Quarterly is interested in receiving articles focusing on
"Online Learning":
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/5onlin.htm
If you have an article of approximately 2,500-3,000 words having to do with online instruction (see the description above), then please consider submitting it to our journal. Follow the steps outlined in the "Try Six Simple Submission Steps" in the link below:
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
If you have any questions, feel free to send them to me.
Ben Varner
--
Feature Editor
Academic Exchange Quarterly
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/edpbva.htm
CFP: 2007 Rural Libraries Conference (Michigan)
CFP: 2007 Rural Libraries Conference
Proposals Due: June 15, 2006
Conference Date: May 7-9, 2007 at the Grand Traverse Resort
Call for Papers URL: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_2007rlcoverview_159376_7.pdf
Conference Blog:
http://rlc2007.blogspot.com/
Please consider submitting a program proposal to the 2007 Rural Libraries Conference program committee. The conference theme, Libraries 2.0, reflects the exciting future of small and rural libraries. All proposals are due July 15, 2006.
For full details, visit http://www.michigan.gov/ldds. The proposal form is a Word document that can be saved, completed, and submitted electronically to bacon-zieglerd@michigan.gov.
Deb Bacon-Ziegler
Continuing Education Coordinator
Library of Michigan
http://www.michigan.gov/ldds
http://rlc2007.blogspot.com
bacon-zieglerd@michigan.gov
Proposals Due: June 15, 2006
Conference Date: May 7-9, 2007 at the Grand Traverse Resort
Call for Papers URL: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_2007rlcoverview_159376_7.pdf
Conference Blog:
http://rlc2007.blogspot.com/
Please consider submitting a program proposal to the 2007 Rural Libraries Conference program committee. The conference theme, Libraries 2.0, reflects the exciting future of small and rural libraries. All proposals are due July 15, 2006.
For full details, visit http://www.michigan.gov/ldds. The proposal form is a Word document that can be saved, completed, and submitted electronically to bacon-zieglerd@michigan.gov.
Deb Bacon-Ziegler
Continuing Education Coordinator
Library of Michigan
http://www.michigan.gov/ldds
http://rlc2007.blogspot.com
bacon-zieglerd@michigan.gov
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
New Peer-Reviewed Journal: Journal of Web Librarianship
New Peer-Reviewed Journal: Journal of Web Librarianship
URL: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl/
Editor: Jody Condit Fagan, Digital Services Librarian, James Madison University, faganjc@jmu.edu
The Journal of Web Librarianship seeks both practical communications and original, scholarly research about relevant topics in web librarianship. This is a new journal to be published for the first time in early 2007. New authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts. Details can be found on the journal web page from the link above. They are seeking to publish:
Scholarly research articles are usually 15-30 typed pages; contain original research or in-depth analysis of the literature; and feature a traditional structure for peer-reviewed journal articles.
Practical communications may include tutorials; case studies, and descriptions of practical solutions to common problems. The length of practical communications will vary by topic, but should generally be at least 6 typed pages.
Other types of articles such as interviews, bibliographies, and reviews may be welcome, but please contact the editor in advance.
Examples of topics appropriate for the Journal of Web Librarianship include but are not limited to: web page design, usability testing of library or library-related sites, cataloging or classification of Web information, international issues in web librarianship, scholars' use of the web, information architecture, library departmental web pages, RSS feeds, podcasting, library services via the web, search engines, history of libraries and the web, and future aspects of web librarianship.
For more information, please contact: Editor Jody Condit Fagan, Digital Services Librarian, James Madison University, faganjc@jmu.edu
URL: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl/
Editor: Jody Condit Fagan, Digital Services Librarian, James Madison University, faganjc@jmu.edu
The Journal of Web Librarianship seeks both practical communications and original, scholarly research about relevant topics in web librarianship. This is a new journal to be published for the first time in early 2007. New authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts. Details can be found on the journal web page from the link above. They are seeking to publish:
Scholarly research articles are usually 15-30 typed pages; contain original research or in-depth analysis of the literature; and feature a traditional structure for peer-reviewed journal articles.
Practical communications may include tutorials; case studies, and descriptions of practical solutions to common problems. The length of practical communications will vary by topic, but should generally be at least 6 typed pages.
Other types of articles such as interviews, bibliographies, and reviews may be welcome, but please contact the editor in advance.
Examples of topics appropriate for the Journal of Web Librarianship include but are not limited to: web page design, usability testing of library or library-related sites, cataloging or classification of Web information, international issues in web librarianship, scholars' use of the web, information architecture, library departmental web pages, RSS feeds, podcasting, library services via the web, search engines, history of libraries and the web, and future aspects of web librarianship.
For more information, please contact: Editor Jody Condit Fagan, Digital Services Librarian, James Madison University, faganjc@jmu.edu
Monday, May 22, 2006
Call for Proposals for the Handbook of Research on Library Electronic Resource Management
Call for Proposals for the Handbook of Research on Library Electronic Resource Management
Editors: Holly Yu & Scott Breivold
California State University, Los Angeles, USA
A pronounced move from print subscriptions to electronic resources in all types of libraries has fundamentally impacted the library and its users. In the past decade, the financial resources needed to provide access to electronic resources has increased drastically. Whether the electronic resource comes from a commercial publisher or a local digitization effort, the shift is rapidly changing library operational and organizational practices. Commercially available resources can be defined as virtually any electronic products or services for which libraries allocate funds. These resources include e-journals; e-books; indexes, abstracts, and/or full-text databases; encyclopedias and other reference tools; aggregator databases, etc.
Along with the increased acquisition of electronic collections, successfully providing seamless online access for users has posed complex challenges which include: changes in library workflow management; selection and acquisition procedures; copyright and license negotiation; cataloging changes and challenges; development of new public access interfaces, etc. Libraries are at the crossroads in terms of evaluating how to better manage these electronic resources. Many librarians and managers have begun to understand that issues related to electronic resource management are far-reaching and complex. The proliferation of Electronic Resource Management (ERM) solutions presents an additional challenge for libraries that must either rely on in-house expertise, or evaluate a myriad of emerging turn-key solutions.
Coverage: This handbook will feature chapters (5,000-7,500 words) authored by experts offering in-depth and comprehensive coverage of the issues, methods, theories, and challenges connected with the provision of electronic resources in libraries. It will primarily focus on management practices of the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic resources from selection and ordering, to cataloging; web presentation; user support; usage evaluation, etc. This book is intended to provide a practical tool that emphasizes and supports strategic planning, operational guidelines and policies, and workflow management. It will also provide a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts and processes.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Introduction
A. History of electronic resources
B. Scope of electronic resources
C. Benefit of electronic resources
2. Issues in Electronic Resources Management
A. Challenges
B. Relationships with vendors
C. Licensing
D. Copyright / Fair Use
E. Strategic planning
F. Policies
G. Procedures
H. Budget
I. Consortia Purchasing
3. Electronic Resource Management
A. History of electronic resource management
B. Emerging trends in electronic resource management
C. Life cycle of electronic resource management
Selection
Acquisition
Renewal & cancellation
D. Electronic resource management systems (ERMs)
Integrated systems
Commercial ERMs
Locally developed ERMs / tools
Open Source ERMs
4. Access to Electronic Resources
A. Standards
B. Cataloging
C. Web interface
D. Delivery options
E. Authentication
F. Remote access
G. Local access
H. Access to consortia-based / shared electronic resources
I. Linkage to open URL resolvers
J. Troubleshooting
K. Usability / accessibility
L. Archiving
5. Electronic Resource Librarians & Others involved in Electronic Resource Management
A. Education and training
B. Skills
C. Workflow
6. Customer Service
A. Technical support
B. Library instruction
C. Web Interfaces
7. Ongoing Evaluation
A. Electronic vs. print collections
B. Usage statistics
C. User survey
Invited Submissions: Individuals interested in submitting chapters (5,000-7,500 words) on the above suggested categories should submit an email listing 3-4 suggested topics from at least two of the seven major categories (no more than 4 suggested topics total). Individuals may also suggest other topics related to electronic resource management.
Suggested topics are due May 30, 2006.
You will be notified about the status of your proposed topics by June 5 2006, and you will have up to July 15 to develop your proposal. Upon acceptance of your proposal, you will have until November 30, 2006, to prepare your chapter of 5,000-7,500 words and 7-10 related terms and their appropriate definitions. Guidelines for preparing your proposal, paper and the project timeline are available at http://www.calstatela.edu/library/handbook/.
Please forward your e-mail of interest including your name, affiliation and a list of topics (3-4) on which you are interested in writing a chapter to Scott Breivold and Holly Yu, editors, at sbreivo@calstatela.edu and hyu3@calstatela.edu by May 30, 2006. This book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), http://www.idea-group.com/reference, in 2007.
Holly Yu
Library Web Administrator
University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Tel: (323) 343-4993
Fax: (323) 343-5600
Email: hyu3@calstatela.edu
Editors: Holly Yu & Scott Breivold
California State University, Los Angeles, USA
A pronounced move from print subscriptions to electronic resources in all types of libraries has fundamentally impacted the library and its users. In the past decade, the financial resources needed to provide access to electronic resources has increased drastically. Whether the electronic resource comes from a commercial publisher or a local digitization effort, the shift is rapidly changing library operational and organizational practices. Commercially available resources can be defined as virtually any electronic products or services for which libraries allocate funds. These resources include e-journals; e-books; indexes, abstracts, and/or full-text databases; encyclopedias and other reference tools; aggregator databases, etc.
Along with the increased acquisition of electronic collections, successfully providing seamless online access for users has posed complex challenges which include: changes in library workflow management; selection and acquisition procedures; copyright and license negotiation; cataloging changes and challenges; development of new public access interfaces, etc. Libraries are at the crossroads in terms of evaluating how to better manage these electronic resources. Many librarians and managers have begun to understand that issues related to electronic resource management are far-reaching and complex. The proliferation of Electronic Resource Management (ERM) solutions presents an additional challenge for libraries that must either rely on in-house expertise, or evaluate a myriad of emerging turn-key solutions.
Coverage: This handbook will feature chapters (5,000-7,500 words) authored by experts offering in-depth and comprehensive coverage of the issues, methods, theories, and challenges connected with the provision of electronic resources in libraries. It will primarily focus on management practices of the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic resources from selection and ordering, to cataloging; web presentation; user support; usage evaluation, etc. This book is intended to provide a practical tool that emphasizes and supports strategic planning, operational guidelines and policies, and workflow management. It will also provide a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts and processes.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Introduction
A. History of electronic resources
B. Scope of electronic resources
C. Benefit of electronic resources
2. Issues in Electronic Resources Management
A. Challenges
B. Relationships with vendors
C. Licensing
D. Copyright / Fair Use
E. Strategic planning
F. Policies
G. Procedures
H. Budget
I. Consortia Purchasing
3. Electronic Resource Management
A. History of electronic resource management
B. Emerging trends in electronic resource management
C. Life cycle of electronic resource management
Selection
Acquisition
Renewal & cancellation
D. Electronic resource management systems (ERMs)
Integrated systems
Commercial ERMs
Locally developed ERMs / tools
Open Source ERMs
4. Access to Electronic Resources
A. Standards
B. Cataloging
C. Web interface
D. Delivery options
E. Authentication
F. Remote access
G. Local access
H. Access to consortia-based / shared electronic resources
I. Linkage to open URL resolvers
J. Troubleshooting
K. Usability / accessibility
L. Archiving
5. Electronic Resource Librarians & Others involved in Electronic Resource Management
A. Education and training
B. Skills
C. Workflow
6. Customer Service
A. Technical support
B. Library instruction
C. Web Interfaces
7. Ongoing Evaluation
A. Electronic vs. print collections
B. Usage statistics
C. User survey
Invited Submissions: Individuals interested in submitting chapters (5,000-7,500 words) on the above suggested categories should submit an email listing 3-4 suggested topics from at least two of the seven major categories (no more than 4 suggested topics total). Individuals may also suggest other topics related to electronic resource management.
Suggested topics are due May 30, 2006.
You will be notified about the status of your proposed topics by June 5 2006, and you will have up to July 15 to develop your proposal. Upon acceptance of your proposal, you will have until November 30, 2006, to prepare your chapter of 5,000-7,500 words and 7-10 related terms and their appropriate definitions. Guidelines for preparing your proposal, paper and the project timeline are available at http://www.calstatela.edu/library/handbook/.
Please forward your e-mail of interest including your name, affiliation and a list of topics (3-4) on which you are interested in writing a chapter to Scott Breivold and Holly Yu, editors, at sbreivo@calstatela.edu and hyu3@calstatela.edu by May 30, 2006. This book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), http://www.idea-group.com/reference, in 2007.
Holly Yu
Library Web Administrator
University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Tel: (323) 343-4993
Fax: (323) 343-5600
Email: hyu3@calstatela.edu
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Call for Chapters for book on plagiarism
Call for Chapters for book on plagiarism: Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Cases and Solutions.
NOTE: Author is also looking for reviewers to review potential book chapters on a double-blind basis; all reviewers will receive a free copy of the book. If you are interested in this role, please contact me at t.roberts@cqu.edu.au.
CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Deadline for submission of proposals: July 15, 2006
Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Cases and Solutions
A book edited by Tim S Roberts, Faculty of Business and Informatics, Central Queensland University
Overall objectives of the book
Twenty years ago, plagiarism was seen as an isolated misdemeanour, restricted to a small group of dishonest students. Today, it is widely recognised as a ubiquitous, systemic problem. Some 90% of students admit to cheating of some form during their academic careers. Some 70% admit to copying material directly from the Internet.
This is a major concern to educators in all fields and at all levels. How can students be assessed fairly, when the problem of plagiarism is so widespread? This book will address the issue of student plagiarism directly. What is the scale of the problem? Why should it be taken seriously? What tools and techniques can be used to combat the problem?
These questions will be answered using as exemplars cases and solutions from real-life situations.
Target audience
Professionals working in the area of online teaching and learning; researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds including educationalists, psychologists, sociologists, cognitive theorists, computer scientists, etc, teachers, particularly those in colleges and universities, instructional designers, web developers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The editor
The editor has previously edited three books in related areas, Online Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice (2003), Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Higher Education (2004), and Self, Peer, and Group Assessment in E-Learning (2006), all available through amazon.com, and maintains the Online Collaborative Learning website at http://clp.cqu.edu.au, and the Assessment in Higher Education web site at http://ahe.cqu.edu.au.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 15, 2006, a 2 to 5 page proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 8, 2006 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters will be expected to be submitted by October 15, 2006. All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least three reviewers on a double- blind review basis. Authors of accepted chapters will then have a further opportunity to refine their work, based upon the comments of the reviewers and the editor. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints, in 2007.
Inquiries and submissions should be forwarded electronically (Word document preferred) to:
Tim S Roberts
Faculty of Business and Informatics
Central Queensland University
Bundaberg Queensland 4670 Australia
phone +61 7 4150 7057 fax +61 7 4150 7090
email t.roberts@cqu.edu.au
NOTE: Author is also looking for reviewers to review potential book chapters on a double-blind basis; all reviewers will receive a free copy of the book. If you are interested in this role, please contact me at t.roberts@cqu.edu.au.
CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Deadline for submission of proposals: July 15, 2006
Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Cases and Solutions
A book edited by Tim S Roberts, Faculty of Business and Informatics, Central Queensland University
Overall objectives of the book
Twenty years ago, plagiarism was seen as an isolated misdemeanour, restricted to a small group of dishonest students. Today, it is widely recognised as a ubiquitous, systemic problem. Some 90% of students admit to cheating of some form during their academic careers. Some 70% admit to copying material directly from the Internet.
This is a major concern to educators in all fields and at all levels. How can students be assessed fairly, when the problem of plagiarism is so widespread? This book will address the issue of student plagiarism directly. What is the scale of the problem? Why should it be taken seriously? What tools and techniques can be used to combat the problem?
These questions will be answered using as exemplars cases and solutions from real-life situations.
Target audience
Professionals working in the area of online teaching and learning; researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds including educationalists, psychologists, sociologists, cognitive theorists, computer scientists, etc, teachers, particularly those in colleges and universities, instructional designers, web developers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The editor
The editor has previously edited three books in related areas, Online Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice (2003), Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Higher Education (2004), and Self, Peer, and Group Assessment in E-Learning (2006), all available through amazon.com, and maintains the Online Collaborative Learning website at http://clp.cqu.edu.au, and the Assessment in Higher Education web site at http://ahe.cqu.edu.au.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 15, 2006, a 2 to 5 page proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 8, 2006 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters will be expected to be submitted by October 15, 2006. All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least three reviewers on a double- blind review basis. Authors of accepted chapters will then have a further opportunity to refine their work, based upon the comments of the reviewers and the editor. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints, in 2007.
Inquiries and submissions should be forwarded electronically (Word document preferred) to:
Tim S Roberts
Faculty of Business and Informatics
Central Queensland University
Bundaberg Queensland 4670 Australia
phone +61 7 4150 7057 fax +61 7 4150 7090
email t.roberts@cqu.edu.au
Monday, May 15, 2006
Call for Book Proposals (ACRL Publications in Librarianship - Monographs)
Call for Book Proposals (ACRL Publications in Librarianship - Monographs)
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/booksmonographs/pil/publications.htm
ACRL Publications in Librarianship
ACRL Publications in Librarianship, which began in 1952 as ACRL Monographs, is a series of monographic and edited volumes that reports research and scholarly thinking in academic and research librarianship.
The series is open to submissions dealing with all aspects of academic librarianship. We especially seek manuscripts that address the most challenging issues facing academic librarians, such as the complexity of organization and organizational structure, the integration of multiple sources of information and content, meeting the needs of both instruction and research, and the intellectual focus of librarianship.
Guidelines for Authors
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/booksmonographs/pil/guidelinespil.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/booksmonographs/pil/publications.htm
ACRL Publications in Librarianship
ACRL Publications in Librarianship, which began in 1952 as ACRL Monographs, is a series of monographic and edited volumes that reports research and scholarly thinking in academic and research librarianship.
The series is open to submissions dealing with all aspects of academic librarianship. We especially seek manuscripts that address the most challenging issues facing academic librarians, such as the complexity of organization and organizational structure, the integration of multiple sources of information and content, meeting the needs of both instruction and research, and the intellectual focus of librarianship.
Guidelines for Authors
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/booksmonographs/pil/guidelinespil.htm
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Papers needed: Library Philosophy and Practice
Papers needed: Library Philosophy and Practice
CALL FOR PAPERS
You are invited to submit proposals and manuscripts for a special issue of _Library Philosophy and Practice_ entitled: "Shape Shifters: Librarians Evolve Yet Again in the Age of Google." The issue, which will appear in Winter 2007, will be guest edited by Jill Cirasella and Mariana Regalado of Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Librarians have a long history of responding professionally and creatively to changes in information dissemination technology. It is no surprise, therefore, that they are adapting themselves and their work to Google, its many modules, and its many competitors. Articles in "Shape Shifters" will explore how library services, resources, and job activities are changing
in response to these tools and the paradigm shift they herald.
Manuscripts are sought that examine concrete changes in a specific area or issue of public, school, academic, or special librarianship. Possible areas or issues include, but are not limited to:
* Reference
* Instruction
* Collection development
* Technical services
* Access services
* Rare books and/or preservation
* Privacy
* Website and interface design
* Space planning
* Administration and personnel
* Marketing
Whatever area or issue is examined, authors should discuss how changes in services, resources, and/or job activities are being facilitated or even necessitated by one or more of three critical aspects of these tools:
1. Ease of access
2. Proliferation of content
3. Independence from traditional library staff and spaces
Articles should be concise, well-reasoned, and focused on the practice and philosophy of librarianship. While some professional speculation is welcome, authors are discouraged from writing diatribes, manifestos, or calls-to-arms about Google or its competitors.
The submission deadline for completed manuscripts is October 20, 2006. Authors are encouraged to contact the guest editors with proposals or questions. Manuscript length is flexible but should normally fall between 1,500 and 4,000 words. Please email word-processed manuscripts in MLA format to Mariana Regalado (regalado@brooklyn.cuny.edu) and Jill Cirasella (cirasella@brooklyn.cuny.edu).
_Library Philosophy and Practice_ is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that explores the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. To learn more about _Library Philosophy and Practice_, visit: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/lpp.htm.
CALL FOR PAPERS
You are invited to submit proposals and manuscripts for a special issue of _Library Philosophy and Practice_ entitled: "Shape Shifters: Librarians Evolve Yet Again in the Age of Google." The issue, which will appear in Winter 2007, will be guest edited by Jill Cirasella and Mariana Regalado of Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Librarians have a long history of responding professionally and creatively to changes in information dissemination technology. It is no surprise, therefore, that they are adapting themselves and their work to Google, its many modules, and its many competitors. Articles in "Shape Shifters" will explore how library services, resources, and job activities are changing
in response to these tools and the paradigm shift they herald.
Manuscripts are sought that examine concrete changes in a specific area or issue of public, school, academic, or special librarianship. Possible areas or issues include, but are not limited to:
* Reference
* Instruction
* Collection development
* Technical services
* Access services
* Rare books and/or preservation
* Privacy
* Website and interface design
* Space planning
* Administration and personnel
* Marketing
Whatever area or issue is examined, authors should discuss how changes in services, resources, and/or job activities are being facilitated or even necessitated by one or more of three critical aspects of these tools:
1. Ease of access
2. Proliferation of content
3. Independence from traditional library staff and spaces
Articles should be concise, well-reasoned, and focused on the practice and philosophy of librarianship. While some professional speculation is welcome, authors are discouraged from writing diatribes, manifestos, or calls-to-arms about Google or its competitors.
The submission deadline for completed manuscripts is October 20, 2006. Authors are encouraged to contact the guest editors with proposals or questions. Manuscript length is flexible but should normally fall between 1,500 and 4,000 words. Please email word-processed manuscripts in MLA format to Mariana Regalado (regalado@brooklyn.cuny.edu) and Jill Cirasella (cirasella@brooklyn.cuny.edu).
_Library Philosophy and Practice_ is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that explores the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. To learn more about _Library Philosophy and Practice_, visit: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/lpp.htm.
CALL FOR PAPERS : International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2006)
CALL FOR PAPERS : International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2006)
December 5-8, 2006
Deadline: June 1, 2006
India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India
www.teriin.org/events/icdl
ICDL is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and related issues. It aims to consolidate and expand concerted efforts to bridge the digital divide. ICDL2006 proposes to focus on Information Management for Global Access through the creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of DLs. About 40 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad will be sharing their experiences. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl
As you may be aware that TERI had earlier organized the ICDL (International Conference on Digital Libraries) 2004, in partnership with Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India from 24 to 27 February 2004. The conference was inaugurated by Hon'ble President of India. More than 750 participants from 36 countries and 55 invited speakers from 16 countries and 80 contributed speakers shared their experiences on a single platform. The conference was able to create awareness and enthusiasm within the community which afterwards witnessed several digital library and knowledge management initiatives in
India.
You are invited to submit your papers to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006. Contributions are invited for conference sessions, tutorials, poster presentations and workshops.
TOPICS : The relevant topics include the following (but not limited to) :
Planning, development, and management of digital libraries
Online information management
Content organization and knowledge management
System scalability and interoperability
Semantics, thesauri, and ontology
Information storage and retrieval for global access
Open archives initiatives
User studies and system evaluation
E-learning
Multi-lingual information retrieval system and unicode
Digital divide
Digital preservation
Standards in digital library design and development
Dublin core and metadata standards
DRM and copyrights issues
Digital library services
Digital library network and information sharing
E-publishing
Economic issues of DL and e-learning
Tools and techniques for DL
DL models and architectures
Paper Submission Information :
All papers must be original in contribution and authors are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Papers must be written in English and limited to 5000 words. Each paper should contain a list of about five keywords. The paper should also mention the topic under which it falls from the above list of topics or any other. Send your paper in MS Word (any version) format. For Detail submission details and author guidelines, please refer to the conference website. Full paper should be submitted electronically at (ICDL@teri.res.in) by 1 June, 2006.
Important Dates :
Submission of full papers -1 June 2006
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments - 15 Aug 2006
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments -15 September 2006
Early Bird Registration Deadline - 15 Oct 2006
Registration Information :
For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and
participants and other registration information, please refer to the
conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl)
Sponsorship details, Products & Services Exhibitors and business sessions -- For details visit conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl) or e-mail at icdl@teri.res.in
December 5-8, 2006
Deadline: June 1, 2006
India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India
www.teriin.org/events/icdl
ICDL is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and related issues. It aims to consolidate and expand concerted efforts to bridge the digital divide. ICDL2006 proposes to focus on Information Management for Global Access through the creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of DLs. About 40 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad will be sharing their experiences. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl
As you may be aware that TERI had earlier organized the ICDL (International Conference on Digital Libraries) 2004, in partnership with Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India from 24 to 27 February 2004. The conference was inaugurated by Hon'ble President of India. More than 750 participants from 36 countries and 55 invited speakers from 16 countries and 80 contributed speakers shared their experiences on a single platform. The conference was able to create awareness and enthusiasm within the community which afterwards witnessed several digital library and knowledge management initiatives in
India.
You are invited to submit your papers to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006. Contributions are invited for conference sessions, tutorials, poster presentations and workshops.
TOPICS : The relevant topics include the following (but not limited to) :
Planning, development, and management of digital libraries
Online information management
Content organization and knowledge management
System scalability and interoperability
Semantics, thesauri, and ontology
Information storage and retrieval for global access
Open archives initiatives
User studies and system evaluation
E-learning
Multi-lingual information retrieval system and unicode
Digital divide
Digital preservation
Standards in digital library design and development
Dublin core and metadata standards
DRM and copyrights issues
Digital library services
Digital library network and information sharing
E-publishing
Economic issues of DL and e-learning
Tools and techniques for DL
DL models and architectures
Paper Submission Information :
All papers must be original in contribution and authors are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Papers must be written in English and limited to 5000 words. Each paper should contain a list of about five keywords. The paper should also mention the topic under which it falls from the above list of topics or any other. Send your paper in MS Word (any version) format. For Detail submission details and author guidelines, please refer to the conference website. Full paper should be submitted electronically at (ICDL@teri.res.in) by 1 June, 2006.
Important Dates :
Submission of full papers -1 June 2006
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments - 15 Aug 2006
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments -15 September 2006
Early Bird Registration Deadline - 15 Oct 2006
Registration Information :
For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and
participants and other registration information, please refer to the
conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl)
Sponsorship details, Products & Services Exhibitors and business sessions -- For details visit conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl) or e-mail at icdl@teri.res.in
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Library Technology NOW! Seeks Submissions for the Summer 2006 Theme.
Library Technology NOW! Seeks Submissions for the Summer 2006 Theme.
FORT WORTH — May 10, 2006 — Library Technology NOW is currently seeking queries for its Summer 2006 Theme of “WiFi”. This theme will cover products in the WiFi sector. Library Technology NOW features product reviews written by library people for library people. Interested parties should fill out the short online form which includes the planned products to review and the criteria used in reviewing the products. The query also includes a brief biographical sketch including any previous writing experience. For examples of previous articles, please refer to the Library Technology NOW website located at http://www.librarytechnologynow.org. All queries are due to Library Technology NOW by June 1st for the late July release. Library Technology NOW pays a stipend of $100 for all accepted and published articles. Please fill out the online query form at http://www.librarytechnologynow.org/queryform/.
About LTN
Library Technology NOW! was founded in early 2004 by the North Texas Regional Library System’s Technology Committee and the Automation and Technology Round Table of the Texas Library Association. Other partners include Texas Woman’s Univ., Univ. of North Texas, Texas A&M Kingsville and Univ. of Texas at Arlington.
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For more information:
Adam Wright, 1-800-856-3050, awright@ntrls.org, or visit Library Technology NOW at http://www.librarytechnologynow.org
FORT WORTH — May 10, 2006 — Library Technology NOW is currently seeking queries for its Summer 2006 Theme of “WiFi”. This theme will cover products in the WiFi sector. Library Technology NOW features product reviews written by library people for library people. Interested parties should fill out the short online form which includes the planned products to review and the criteria used in reviewing the products. The query also includes a brief biographical sketch including any previous writing experience. For examples of previous articles, please refer to the Library Technology NOW website located at http://www.librarytechnologynow.org. All queries are due to Library Technology NOW by June 1st for the late July release. Library Technology NOW pays a stipend of $100 for all accepted and published articles. Please fill out the online query form at http://www.librarytechnologynow.org/queryform/.
About LTN
Library Technology NOW! was founded in early 2004 by the North Texas Regional Library System’s Technology Committee and the Automation and Technology Round Table of the Texas Library Association. Other partners include Texas Woman’s Univ., Univ. of North Texas, Texas A&M Kingsville and Univ. of Texas at Arlington.
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For more information:
Adam Wright, 1-800-856-3050, awright@ntrls.org, or visit Library Technology NOW at http://www.librarytechnologynow.org
Call for Reporters: ALCTS Newsletter Online for ALA Annual (New Orleans, June 2005)
Call for Reporters: ALCTS Newsletter Online for ALA Annual (New Orleans, June 2005)
The /ALCTS Newsletter Online/ (/ANO/) is looking for reporters to write
brief (300 to 500 word) conference reports about ALCTS programs and
preconferences at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Reports will
be due on July 31, 2006, and will appear in the August 2006 issue of
/ANO/.
The call for volunteers is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/alctsnewsletter/vol17no2/AC06preview/AC06.htm#reporter
The list of ALCTS programs and preconferences is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/alctsnewsletter/vol17no2/AC06preview/AC06progprec/progprec.htm
All reporters are welcome (yes, this includes students). If you're
interested, please contact Mary Beth Weber, the /ANO/ editor, at
mbfecko@rci.rutgers.edu.
The /ALCTS Newsletter Online/ (/ANO/) is looking for reporters to write
brief (300 to 500 word) conference reports about ALCTS programs and
preconferences at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Reports will
be due on July 31, 2006, and will appear in the August 2006 issue of
/ANO/.
The call for volunteers is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/alctsnewsletter/vol17no2/AC06preview/AC06.htm#reporter
The list of ALCTS programs and preconferences is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/alctsnewsletter/vol17no2/AC06preview/AC06progprec/progprec.htm
All reporters are welcome (yes, this includes students). If you're
interested, please contact Mary Beth Weber, the /ANO/ editor, at
mbfecko@rci.rutgers.edu.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Call for Papers: Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
Call for Papers: Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances provides librarians, library trustees, and others concerned with library management, with current information related to the financial aspects of library operations. The journal focuses on cost measurement and containment, fundraising, development, fiscal policies and procedures, and the financial implications of technological change. The journal seeks to provide current, practical information that can be applied in all types of libraries.
Published by Emerald, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances is distributed to 1,200 organisations worldwide, with international readership from more than 100 countries. The journal has 15 million potential readers.
The editor welcomes submissions which discuss:
• budgeting
• economic trends affecting libraries
• endowments
• leasing
• outsourcing
• insurance
• grantsmanship
• resource allocation
• cost analysis
• funding
• technological innovation
• alternative sources of revenue.
Articles should normally be between 1,500 and 3,000 words in length. For more information please refer to the journal's Author Guidelines at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/bl/notes.htm
All articles should be submitted to the Editor:
Kent C. Boese
Manager of Technical Services
Greenberg Traurig
800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
USA
E-mail: BoeseK@gtlaw.com
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances provides librarians, library trustees, and others concerned with library management, with current information related to the financial aspects of library operations. The journal focuses on cost measurement and containment, fundraising, development, fiscal policies and procedures, and the financial implications of technological change. The journal seeks to provide current, practical information that can be applied in all types of libraries.
Published by Emerald, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances is distributed to 1,200 organisations worldwide, with international readership from more than 100 countries. The journal has 15 million potential readers.
The editor welcomes submissions which discuss:
• budgeting
• economic trends affecting libraries
• endowments
• leasing
• outsourcing
• insurance
• grantsmanship
• resource allocation
• cost analysis
• funding
• technological innovation
• alternative sources of revenue.
Articles should normally be between 1,500 and 3,000 words in length. For more information please refer to the journal's Author Guidelines at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/bl/notes.htm
All articles should be submitted to the Editor:
Kent C. Boese
Manager of Technical Services
Greenberg Traurig
800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
USA
E-mail: BoeseK@gtlaw.com
Monday, May 08, 2006
Writing Opportunity: X-Files and Literature (book collection)
Writing Opportunity: X-Files and Literature (book collection)
I am putting together a book collection of essays on The X-Files and Literature. I am looking for essays of 20-40 pages that explore The X-Files' revision and adaptation of literature and literary conventions, literary works or forms that anticipate the major traits that make The X-Files what it is, and the television program's reflexive influence on other forms of literature or 20/21st-century adaptations of literature. Please submit an abstract of 250-500 words by 6/04/06 to:
Sharon R. Yang, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Languages and Literature
Worcester State College
486 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602
syang@worcester.edu
I am putting together a book collection of essays on The X-Files and Literature. I am looking for essays of 20-40 pages that explore The X-Files' revision and adaptation of literature and literary conventions, literary works or forms that anticipate the major traits that make The X-Files what it is, and the television program's reflexive influence on other forms of literature or 20/21st-century adaptations of literature. Please submit an abstract of 250-500 words by 6/04/06 to:
Sharon R. Yang, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Languages and Literature
Worcester State College
486 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602
syang@worcester.edu
Saturday, May 06, 2006
CFP: I International Conference on Multidisciplinary Information Sciences and Technologies, InSciT2006 (Spain)
CFP: I International Conference on Multidisciplinary Information Sciences and Technologies, InSciT2006 (Spain)
Mérida, SPAIN, October 25th-28th, 2006
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/
Accepted Papers:
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/search.php
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended: May 15th, 2006
In addition to the features informed in the CFP, InSciT2006 is pleased to announce some exciting and relevant news about the conference, including new keynote speaker, workshops, journal special issues and accommodation arrangements. Please read it through to know more.
CONTRIBUTIONS: Incoming contributions are following a good rate, acceptance letters have started to be sent. A 400 papers proceedings book is expected to be distributed among the attendees. In addition to regular papers, it is also possible to submit proposals to the half-day
International Workshop on Visual Analytics of the Evolution and Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge, led by Dr. Chaomei Chen and to the full-day Specialized Session on Knowledge Discovery and Management in Life Sciences, led by Dr. A. Fazel Famili. More info:
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/submit.htm
http://www.insatc.es/inscit2006/workshops.htm
THEMES: Major topics include the following, for a comprehensive list of topics covered by InSciT2006 visit: http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/topics.htm
Information Retrieval
Digital Libraries
Hypertext and Hypermedia Systems
Metadata
Electronic Publishing
Knowledge and Information Management
Science and Information Mapping
Data Mining
Human-Computer interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Information Visualization
Social Networks
Databases
CONFERENCE PUBLICATION - PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers presented at InSciT2006, both in the regular tracks and specialized sessions and workshops will be published as book chapters in the Conference Proceedings Book, which will be jointly edited by the University of Extremadura and the Open Institute of Knowledge. The title of the publication is expected to be "Current Research in Information Sciences and Technologies. Multidisciplinary approaches to global information systems" and it will contain an International Serial Book Number (ISBN).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS SPECIAL ISSUES
Confirmed journals: (being updated)
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/publication.htm
-- Information Visualization.
Published by Palgrave Macmillan Journals. ISSN: 1473-8716
5-7 selected papers of the Workshop on Visual Analytics of the Evolution
and Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge will form a special issue of this
journal.
-- The International Information and Library Review, Published by
Elsevier. ISSN: 1057-2317
A selection of high quality papers presented in InSciT2006 will undergo an
extension and revision process to become journal articles of a IILR
special issue.
At this moment is also being considered to produce a special issue of
Information Sciences, published by Elsevier. ISSN: 0020-0255
Dr. Vicente Guerrero Bote
InSciT2006 Conference Chairman
University of Extremadura
http://alcazaba.unex.es/~vicente
Borja Gonzalez
InSciT2006 Secretariat
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/secretariat.htm
Email: inscit2006@instac.es
Mérida, SPAIN, October 25th-28th, 2006
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/
Accepted Papers:
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/search.php
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended: May 15th, 2006
In addition to the features informed in the CFP, InSciT2006 is pleased to announce some exciting and relevant news about the conference, including new keynote speaker, workshops, journal special issues and accommodation arrangements. Please read it through to know more.
CONTRIBUTIONS: Incoming contributions are following a good rate, acceptance letters have started to be sent. A 400 papers proceedings book is expected to be distributed among the attendees. In addition to regular papers, it is also possible to submit proposals to the half-day
International Workshop on Visual Analytics of the Evolution and Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge, led by Dr. Chaomei Chen and to the full-day Specialized Session on Knowledge Discovery and Management in Life Sciences, led by Dr. A. Fazel Famili. More info:
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/submit.htm
http://www.insatc.es/inscit2006/workshops.htm
THEMES: Major topics include the following, for a comprehensive list of topics covered by InSciT2006 visit: http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/topics.htm
Information Retrieval
Digital Libraries
Hypertext and Hypermedia Systems
Metadata
Electronic Publishing
Knowledge and Information Management
Science and Information Mapping
Data Mining
Human-Computer interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Information Visualization
Social Networks
Databases
CONFERENCE PUBLICATION - PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers presented at InSciT2006, both in the regular tracks and specialized sessions and workshops will be published as book chapters in the Conference Proceedings Book, which will be jointly edited by the University of Extremadura and the Open Institute of Knowledge. The title of the publication is expected to be "Current Research in Information Sciences and Technologies. Multidisciplinary approaches to global information systems" and it will contain an International Serial Book Number (ISBN).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS SPECIAL ISSUES
Confirmed journals: (being updated)
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/publication.htm
-- Information Visualization.
Published by Palgrave Macmillan Journals. ISSN: 1473-8716
5-7 selected papers of the Workshop on Visual Analytics of the Evolution
and Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge will form a special issue of this
journal.
-- The International Information and Library Review, Published by
Elsevier. ISSN: 1057-2317
A selection of high quality papers presented in InSciT2006 will undergo an
extension and revision process to become journal articles of a IILR
special issue.
At this moment is also being considered to produce a special issue of
Information Sciences, published by Elsevier. ISSN: 0020-0255
Dr. Vicente Guerrero Bote
InSciT2006 Conference Chairman
University of Extremadura
http://alcazaba.unex.es/~vicente
Borja Gonzalez
InSciT2006 Secretariat
http://www.instac.es/inscit2006/secretariat.htm
Email: inscit2006@instac.es
Friday, May 05, 2006
CFP: Technoculture A Special Issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities
CFP: Technoculture A Special Issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities
Guest Editors:
Dr. Keith Dorwick, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Dr. Kevin Moberly, North Carolina Wesleyan College
For a special issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities (IH), guest editors Keith Dorwick and Kevin Moberly seek papers from a broad a range of academic disciplines that focus on issues that could be briefly summed as “technology and society,” or, perhaps, “technologies and societies.”
IH is published by the National Association for Humanities Education and is a refereed scholarly
journal, published twice a year. Potential authors should note that this issue has been accepted for publication already; we will not need to find a publisher.
Successful papers for this special issue should focus on the ways humanists read technology in a range of historical periods and of academic and artistic disciplines as the subject of their work or as a special case of cultural studies.
Topics for this special issue could include depictions of technologies that treat a wide range of subjects related to the humanities. These subjects might include:
•literature, film, theater, and television as technologies;
•the cultural impact of technology on particular cultures or subcultures;
•technology and its affect on the production of contemporary/historical artistic works and/or the work of artists;
•technology as the dream (or nightmare) that drives novelists, poets, artists, playwrights and essayists to their notebooks, brushes, canvasses, stages and screens;
•the economics of technology in the humanities;
•computer/video gaming;
•hypertext (especially hypertext and the arts or literature);
•the dissemination of the arts via technology to broad or to specialized audiences;
•the death of the book;
•the myth of the “death of the book”;
•the disappearance of a given technology or technologies and what that disappearance/disappearances means/mean for the archival issues that surround the humanities.
In particular, the special editors are interested in a conception of “technology” and the “humanist impulse” that pushes beyond contemporary American culture and its fascination with computers; we seek papers that deal with any technology or technologies in any number
of historical periods from any relevant theoretical perspective. We are not interested in “how to” pedagogical papers that deal with the use of technology in the classroom.
We hope to publish mainly scholarly/critical papers in citation styles relevant to the home discipline of their authors, but creative works including poetry and creative non-fiction are also of interest to us. We also publish art work and are seeking original art (grayscale or line drawings and full color art for the front and back cover) that explores the role of
technology in our lives.
Inquiries are welcome, though, again, only full manuscripts will be considered for possible inclusion in this special issue.
Please submit article proposals/abstracts by May 15, 2006. The editors will then request full length drafts from those abstracts still under consideration. Length: 20-25 double-spaced manuscript pages and creative works in any genre to BOTH kdorwick_at_louisiana.edu and kmoberly_at_ncwc.edu in Word or RTF format for consideration by 05/15/06; requests to review relevant books on this topic may be sent to both addresses as well.
Calendar:
Article Proposals/Abstracts Due: May 15, 2006.
Requests for Full Length Drafts from Editors to
Authors: June 1, 2006
Full Drafts to Editors for Comment: Sept 15, 2006.
Final drafts due to the guest editors: Dec 15, 2006.
Final proofed text delivered to the journal editor
with front and back (color) illustrations, Jan 15,
2007.
Publication April or May 2007.
Dr. Keith Dorwick
Assistant Professor of English and Rhetoric
Department of English
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
P.O. Box 44691
Lafayette, LA 70504-4691
(337) 482-6915
kdorwick@yahoo.com
Guest Editors:
Dr. Keith Dorwick, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Dr. Kevin Moberly, North Carolina Wesleyan College
For a special issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities (IH), guest editors Keith Dorwick and Kevin Moberly seek papers from a broad a range of academic disciplines that focus on issues that could be briefly summed as “technology and society,” or, perhaps, “technologies and societies.”
IH is published by the National Association for Humanities Education and is a refereed scholarly
journal, published twice a year. Potential authors should note that this issue has been accepted for publication already; we will not need to find a publisher.
Successful papers for this special issue should focus on the ways humanists read technology in a range of historical periods and of academic and artistic disciplines as the subject of their work or as a special case of cultural studies.
Topics for this special issue could include depictions of technologies that treat a wide range of subjects related to the humanities. These subjects might include:
•literature, film, theater, and television as technologies;
•the cultural impact of technology on particular cultures or subcultures;
•technology and its affect on the production of contemporary/historical artistic works and/or the work of artists;
•technology as the dream (or nightmare) that drives novelists, poets, artists, playwrights and essayists to their notebooks, brushes, canvasses, stages and screens;
•the economics of technology in the humanities;
•computer/video gaming;
•hypertext (especially hypertext and the arts or literature);
•the dissemination of the arts via technology to broad or to specialized audiences;
•the death of the book;
•the myth of the “death of the book”;
•the disappearance of a given technology or technologies and what that disappearance/disappearances means/mean for the archival issues that surround the humanities.
In particular, the special editors are interested in a conception of “technology” and the “humanist impulse” that pushes beyond contemporary American culture and its fascination with computers; we seek papers that deal with any technology or technologies in any number
of historical periods from any relevant theoretical perspective. We are not interested in “how to” pedagogical papers that deal with the use of technology in the classroom.
We hope to publish mainly scholarly/critical papers in citation styles relevant to the home discipline of their authors, but creative works including poetry and creative non-fiction are also of interest to us. We also publish art work and are seeking original art (grayscale or line drawings and full color art for the front and back cover) that explores the role of
technology in our lives.
Inquiries are welcome, though, again, only full manuscripts will be considered for possible inclusion in this special issue.
Please submit article proposals/abstracts by May 15, 2006. The editors will then request full length drafts from those abstracts still under consideration. Length: 20-25 double-spaced manuscript pages and creative works in any genre to BOTH kdorwick_at_louisiana.edu and kmoberly_at_ncwc.edu in Word or RTF format for consideration by 05/15/06; requests to review relevant books on this topic may be sent to both addresses as well.
Calendar:
Article Proposals/Abstracts Due: May 15, 2006.
Requests for Full Length Drafts from Editors to
Authors: June 1, 2006
Full Drafts to Editors for Comment: Sept 15, 2006.
Final drafts due to the guest editors: Dec 15, 2006.
Final proofed text delivered to the journal editor
with front and back (color) illustrations, Jan 15,
2007.
Publication April or May 2007.
Dr. Keith Dorwick
Assistant Professor of English and Rhetoric
Department of English
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
P.O. Box 44691
Lafayette, LA 70504-4691
(337) 482-6915
kdorwick@yahoo.com
CALL FOR PAPERS: Phoenix Rising (Harry Potter Symposium)
CALL FOR PAPERS: Phoenix Rising (Harry Potter Symposium)
New Orleans, LA
May 17-21, 2007
A Harry Potter Symposium presented by Narrate Conferences, Inc.
Phoenix Rising, an interdisciplinary _Harry Potter_-themed symposium to
take place May 17-21, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana, seeks papers,
panels, interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and other
presentation formats suitable for an audience of academics, students,
professionals, and fans.
The overarching conference themes focus on rebirth, cycles, and the rise
of the hero at the end of the sixth book in the series, _Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood Prince_. Additionally, special attention will be given to
the arts, including examinations of _Harry Potter_ and its convergence
with music, visual arts, and film. The programming will not be limited to
those themes, however, and presentations that address the _Harry Potter_
series, related works, and phenomenon across all disciplines are
encouraged as well. A non-exhaustive list of sample topics includes
literary analyses of the novels; studies of the cultural phenomenon; use
of the novels in schools and libraries for education; examination of
related business and legal issues; scientific explanations of magic in the
series; media and fan studies; craft-based workshops in writing, art, and
publishing; and overviews of how the series and films fit into larger
contexts.
Submission to the vetting board is by online system only. No other format
or contact will be accepted. The submission system is located at
http://www.thephoenixrises.org/submissions/, and will be open on March 31,
2006.
For those requiring an early decision in order to obtain travel funding,
the deadline for submission is September 1, 2006, with a response no later
than September 10, 2006. All other submissions are due by November 1,
2006, with a response date of December 1, 2006. At the time of submission,
we require an abstract of 300-500 words for each separate presentation, a
50-100 word summary, and a short 50-100 word presenter biography. Those
wishing to submit a proposal for a roundtable discussion may submit a
brief explanation of a topic and a list of 10-15 sample discussion
questions in lieu of a formal abstract.
Conference papers will be collected for publication at a later date.
Presenters must be registered for the conference no later than February 1,
2007. For more information about programming, our review process, and
submissions, please see the Phoenix Rising website at
http://www.thephoenixrises.org/. Questions specifically about programming
may be directed to programming@thephoenixrises.org.
Phoenix Rising is a presentation of Narrate Conferences, Inc., a
non-profit educational corporation with the mission of organizing
academic, literary, and exploratory conferences that appeal to scholars,
students, professionals, and fans. For inquiries about Narrate
Conferences, Inc., please write to info@narrateconferences.com.
Sharon K. Goetz
Academic Programming Coordinator
Phoenix Rising
http://www.thephoenixrises.org/
New Orleans, LA
May 17-21, 2007
A Harry Potter Symposium presented by Narrate Conferences, Inc.
Phoenix Rising, an interdisciplinary _Harry Potter_-themed symposium to
take place May 17-21, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana, seeks papers,
panels, interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and other
presentation formats suitable for an audience of academics, students,
professionals, and fans.
The overarching conference themes focus on rebirth, cycles, and the rise
of the hero at the end of the sixth book in the series, _Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood Prince_. Additionally, special attention will be given to
the arts, including examinations of _Harry Potter_ and its convergence
with music, visual arts, and film. The programming will not be limited to
those themes, however, and presentations that address the _Harry Potter_
series, related works, and phenomenon across all disciplines are
encouraged as well. A non-exhaustive list of sample topics includes
literary analyses of the novels; studies of the cultural phenomenon; use
of the novels in schools and libraries for education; examination of
related business and legal issues; scientific explanations of magic in the
series; media and fan studies; craft-based workshops in writing, art, and
publishing; and overviews of how the series and films fit into larger
contexts.
Submission to the vetting board is by online system only. No other format
or contact will be accepted. The submission system is located at
http://www.thephoenixrises.org/submissions/, and will be open on March 31,
2006.
For those requiring an early decision in order to obtain travel funding,
the deadline for submission is September 1, 2006, with a response no later
than September 10, 2006. All other submissions are due by November 1,
2006, with a response date of December 1, 2006. At the time of submission,
we require an abstract of 300-500 words for each separate presentation, a
50-100 word summary, and a short 50-100 word presenter biography. Those
wishing to submit a proposal for a roundtable discussion may submit a
brief explanation of a topic and a list of 10-15 sample discussion
questions in lieu of a formal abstract.
Conference papers will be collected for publication at a later date.
Presenters must be registered for the conference no later than February 1,
2007. For more information about programming, our review process, and
submissions, please see the Phoenix Rising website at
http://www.thephoenixrises.org/. Questions specifically about programming
may be directed to programming@thephoenixrises.org.
Phoenix Rising is a presentation of Narrate Conferences, Inc., a
non-profit educational corporation with the mission of organizing
academic, literary, and exploratory conferences that appeal to scholars,
students, professionals, and fans. For inquiries about Narrate
Conferences, Inc., please write to info@narrateconferences.com.
Sharon K. Goetz
Academic Programming Coordinator
Phoenix Rising
http://www.thephoenixrises.org/
CFP: Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and Beyond
CFP: Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and Beyond (conference in New York, 29-31 March 2007) Location: New York, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2006-09-01
“Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and Beyond”
The Bibliographical Society of America invites proposals for papers to be delivered at “Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and Beyond,” a conference on book history to be held in New York on 29-31 March 2007.
The nineteenth century saw enormous changes in the world of books. The rise of a mass readership, the invention of machine-driven technologies, new reproduction methods, and an astonishing variation in literature, authorship, publishing, periodicals, printing, typography, illustration, marketing, taste, and design contributed to an era of intense complexity and development. Yet, despite growing interest over the decades, some aspects of the period remain largely unstudied. This conference, to take place at three prestigious venues, will focus on the physical book in nineteenth century Britain, France, the United States, and elsewhere.
The conference topic and location are occasioned by concurrent exhibitions at the Grolier Club (“Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s Eragny Press”), the Morgan Library & Museum (“Victorian Best-sellers”), and the Fales Library, New York University (“Nothing New: The Persistence of the Bestseller”). Related exhibitions and events will be held during Spring 2007 at the Bard Graduate Center and the New York Public Library.
Subjects for proposals may include, but are not limited to:
-- production, publication, circulation, and marketing of bestsellers (not limited to fiction)
-- genres and formats specific to or developed in, the nineteenth century, such as books in “parts,” the three-volume novel, yellowbacks, penny dreadfuls, cheap reprints and original series, editions de luxe, private press books, illustrated books and magazines, photographically-illustrated books
-- development of a mass reading public, the rise of periodicals
-- new publishing and marketing strategies
-- international production and markets across the Channel and the oceans through communication, travel, and shipping
-- changes in production technology—including printing, typography, papermaking, bookbinding, and reproductive methods—and the impact on content, the publishing and printing industry, and the economics of bookmaking
-- illustration for popular and elite audiences
-- authors and authorship, illustrators, publishers, designers, agents, and printers, their roles, their relations, the rise of celebrity status
-- book collecting, bibliophily, the rise of bibliographical studies
-- copyright and piracy
-- Arts and Crafts reaction against industrial book design, private presses, limited editions
-- implications for research on print culture and publishing history
Abstracts (one page maximum) for 20 minute papers, together with a curriculum vitae or resume, must be received by the conference committee by 1 September 2006. Proposals may be sent via e-mail or regular mail to the Chair of the committee:
Mark Samuels Lasner
Senior Research Fellow
University of Delaware Library
181 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19717
marksl@udel.edu
“Birth of the Bestseller”is organized by the Bibliographical Society of America and is co-sponsored by the Grolier Club, the Morgan Library & Museum, and the Fales Library, New York University. Supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For further information, go to: http://www.bibsocamer.org
Call for Papers Date: 2006-09-01
“Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and Beyond”
The Bibliographical Society of America invites proposals for papers to be delivered at “Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and Beyond,” a conference on book history to be held in New York on 29-31 March 2007.
The nineteenth century saw enormous changes in the world of books. The rise of a mass readership, the invention of machine-driven technologies, new reproduction methods, and an astonishing variation in literature, authorship, publishing, periodicals, printing, typography, illustration, marketing, taste, and design contributed to an era of intense complexity and development. Yet, despite growing interest over the decades, some aspects of the period remain largely unstudied. This conference, to take place at three prestigious venues, will focus on the physical book in nineteenth century Britain, France, the United States, and elsewhere.
The conference topic and location are occasioned by concurrent exhibitions at the Grolier Club (“Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s Eragny Press”), the Morgan Library & Museum (“Victorian Best-sellers”), and the Fales Library, New York University (“Nothing New: The Persistence of the Bestseller”). Related exhibitions and events will be held during Spring 2007 at the Bard Graduate Center and the New York Public Library.
Subjects for proposals may include, but are not limited to:
-- production, publication, circulation, and marketing of bestsellers (not limited to fiction)
-- genres and formats specific to or developed in, the nineteenth century, such as books in “parts,” the three-volume novel, yellowbacks, penny dreadfuls, cheap reprints and original series, editions de luxe, private press books, illustrated books and magazines, photographically-illustrated books
-- development of a mass reading public, the rise of periodicals
-- new publishing and marketing strategies
-- international production and markets across the Channel and the oceans through communication, travel, and shipping
-- changes in production technology—including printing, typography, papermaking, bookbinding, and reproductive methods—and the impact on content, the publishing and printing industry, and the economics of bookmaking
-- illustration for popular and elite audiences
-- authors and authorship, illustrators, publishers, designers, agents, and printers, their roles, their relations, the rise of celebrity status
-- book collecting, bibliophily, the rise of bibliographical studies
-- copyright and piracy
-- Arts and Crafts reaction against industrial book design, private presses, limited editions
-- implications for research on print culture and publishing history
Abstracts (one page maximum) for 20 minute papers, together with a curriculum vitae or resume, must be received by the conference committee by 1 September 2006. Proposals may be sent via e-mail or regular mail to the Chair of the committee:
Mark Samuels Lasner
Senior Research Fellow
University of Delaware Library
181 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19717
marksl@udel.edu
“Birth of the Bestseller”is organized by the Bibliographical Society of America and is co-sponsored by the Grolier Club, the Morgan Library & Museum, and the Fales Library, New York University. Supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For further information, go to: http://www.bibsocamer.org
CFP: Inventing America: The Interplay of Technology and Democracy in Shaping American
CFP: Inventing America: The Interplay of Technology and Democracy in Shaping American Identity Location: Virginia, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2006-06-09
As part of its year-long commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites scholars to submit papers for a conference to be held at the University of Virginia from 3-4 November 2006. This conference is being co-sponsored by the UVa Department of Science, Technology, and Society and the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.
Throughout our nation's history, Americans have enthusiastically embraced new technology, and have been willing to experiment with new political ideas and practices. While we acknowledge that invention in both technology and politics has shaped American identity, we seldom look at how they interact. This program will examine how Franklin and his contemporaries saw technology as integral to the creation of a new form of government, a democratic republic, as well as how Americans since Franklin's time have wrestled with the interplay of technology and democracy. Among the themes that the conference will address are:
How did the Founding Fathers such as Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton and Washington see technology as integral to the creation of a new political culture in America? How has their vision of technology and democracy continued to shape American identity?
For a full description and contact information, visit:
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=150736
Call for Papers Date: 2006-06-09
As part of its year-long commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites scholars to submit papers for a conference to be held at the University of Virginia from 3-4 November 2006. This conference is being co-sponsored by the UVa Department of Science, Technology, and Society and the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.
Throughout our nation's history, Americans have enthusiastically embraced new technology, and have been willing to experiment with new political ideas and practices. While we acknowledge that invention in both technology and politics has shaped American identity, we seldom look at how they interact. This program will examine how Franklin and his contemporaries saw technology as integral to the creation of a new form of government, a democratic republic, as well as how Americans since Franklin's time have wrestled with the interplay of technology and democracy. Among the themes that the conference will address are:
How did the Founding Fathers such as Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton and Washington see technology as integral to the creation of a new political culture in America? How has their vision of technology and democracy continued to shape American identity?
For a full description and contact information, visit:
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=150736
Thursday, May 04, 2006
CFP: RIAO 2007 - 8th Conference (Large-Scale Semantic Access to Content (Text, Image, Video and Sound))
CFP: RIAO 2007 - 8th Conference (Large-Scale Semantic Access to Content (Text, Image, Video and Sound))
May 30 to June 1, 2007
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Deadline: December 1, 2006
Large-Scale Semantic Access to Content (Text, Image, Video and Sound) The 8th RIAO Conference, organized by C.I.D. every three years, will take place on the three days from May 30 through June 1, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Papers are invited on recent, substantial, original and unpublished research that has been validated to the level of the creation of a functioning prototype. We are interested in large-scale solutions to the problem of accessing the semantic content found in unstructured text, images, video and audio.
For a full list, following the link below.
Call for Papers URL:
http://www.riao.org/appels-communications_eng.php
Conference URL:
http://www.riao.org/
May 30 to June 1, 2007
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Deadline: December 1, 2006
Large-Scale Semantic Access to Content (Text, Image, Video and Sound) The 8th RIAO Conference, organized by C.I.D. every three years, will take place on the three days from May 30 through June 1, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Papers are invited on recent, substantial, original and unpublished research that has been validated to the level of the creation of a functioning prototype. We are interested in large-scale solutions to the problem of accessing the semantic content found in unstructured text, images, video and audio.
For a full list, following the link below.
Call for Papers URL:
http://www.riao.org/appels-communications_eng.php
Conference URL:
http://www.riao.org/
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge (May 2007)
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge (May 2007)
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/index.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, 2006
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
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/index.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, 2006
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
CFP: Library Philosophy and Practice
CFP: Library Philosophy and Practice
You are invited to submit proposals and manuscripts for a special issue of Library Philosophy and Practice entitled: "Shape Shifters: Librarians Evolve Yet Again in the Age of Google." The issue, which will appear in Winter 2007, will be guest edited by Jill Cirasella and Mariana Regalado of Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Librarians have a long history of responding professionally and creatively to changes in information dissemination technology. It is no surprise, therefore, that they are adapting themselves and their work to Google, its many modules, and its many competitors. Articles in "Shape Shifters" will explore how library services, resources, and job activities are changing in response to these tools and the paradigm shift they herald.
Manuscripts are sought that examine concrete changes in a specific area or issue of public, school, academic, or special librarianship. Possible areas or issues include, but are not limited to:
- Reference
- Instruction
- Collection development
- Technical services
- Access services
- Rare books and/or preservation
- Privacy
- Website and interface design
- Space planning
- Administration and personnel
- Marketing
Whatever area or issue is examined, authors should discuss how changes in services, resources, and/or job activities are being facilitated or even necessitated by one or more of three critical aspects of these tools:
1) Ease of access
2) Proliferation of content
3) Independence from traditional library staff and spaces
Articles should be concise, well-reasoned, and focused on the practice and philosophy of librarianship. While some professional speculation is welcome, authors are discouraged from writing diatribes, manifestos, or calls-to-arms about Google or its competitors.
The submission deadline for completed manuscripts is October 20, 2006. Authors are encouraged to contact the guest editors with proposals or questions. Manuscript length is flexible but should normally fall between 1,500 and 4,000 words. Please email word-processed manuscripts in MLA format to Mariana Regalado (regalado@brooklyn.cuny.edu) and Jill Cirasella (cirasella@brooklyn.cuny.edu).
_Library Philosophy and Practice_ is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that explores the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. To learn more about _Library Philosophy and Practice_, visit: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/lpp.htm.
You are invited to submit proposals and manuscripts for a special issue of Library Philosophy and Practice entitled: "Shape Shifters: Librarians Evolve Yet Again in the Age of Google." The issue, which will appear in Winter 2007, will be guest edited by Jill Cirasella and Mariana Regalado of Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Librarians have a long history of responding professionally and creatively to changes in information dissemination technology. It is no surprise, therefore, that they are adapting themselves and their work to Google, its many modules, and its many competitors. Articles in "Shape Shifters" will explore how library services, resources, and job activities are changing in response to these tools and the paradigm shift they herald.
Manuscripts are sought that examine concrete changes in a specific area or issue of public, school, academic, or special librarianship. Possible areas or issues include, but are not limited to:
- Reference
- Instruction
- Collection development
- Technical services
- Access services
- Rare books and/or preservation
- Privacy
- Website and interface design
- Space planning
- Administration and personnel
- Marketing
Whatever area or issue is examined, authors should discuss how changes in services, resources, and/or job activities are being facilitated or even necessitated by one or more of three critical aspects of these tools:
1) Ease of access
2) Proliferation of content
3) Independence from traditional library staff and spaces
Articles should be concise, well-reasoned, and focused on the practice and philosophy of librarianship. While some professional speculation is welcome, authors are discouraged from writing diatribes, manifestos, or calls-to-arms about Google or its competitors.
The submission deadline for completed manuscripts is October 20, 2006. Authors are encouraged to contact the guest editors with proposals or questions. Manuscript length is flexible but should normally fall between 1,500 and 4,000 words. Please email word-processed manuscripts in MLA format to Mariana Regalado (regalado@brooklyn.cuny.edu) and Jill Cirasella (cirasella@brooklyn.cuny.edu).
_Library Philosophy and Practice_ is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that explores the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. To learn more about _Library Philosophy and Practice_, visit: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/lpp.htm.
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