CFP: Code4lib 2008
Portland Oregon, February 25-28, 2008
CFP Deadline: November 30, 2007
We are now accepting proposals for prepared talks for Code4lib 2008. Code4lib 2008 is a loosely structured conference for library technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be inspired, and forge collaborations. It is also an outgrowth of the Access HackFest, wrapped into a conference-like format. It is *the* event for technologists building digital libraries and digital information systems, tools, and software.
The conference will be held February 25-28, 2008 in Portland Oregon. More information can be found at http://code4lib.org/conference/2008.
Prepared talks are 20 minutes, and must focus on one or more of the following areas:
- "tools" (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
- "specs" (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new ones)
- "challenges" (one or more big problems we should collectively address).
The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
- usefulness
- newness
- geekiness
- diversity of topics.
We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning talk sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present with an opportunity to do so.
Please send your name, email address, and proposal of no more than 75 words to code4libcon at googlegroups.com. The proposal deadline is November 30, 2007, and proposers will be notified by December 14, 2007.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Ex Libris student writing award
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Ex Libris student writing award
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA's refereed journal, Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) and a certificate. The deadline for submission of the manuscript is Feb. 28.
The purpose of the award is to recognize superior student writing and enhance the professional development of students. The manuscript can be written on any aspect of libraries and information technology. Examples include digital libraries, metadata, authorization and authentication, electronic journals and electronic publishing, telecommunications, distributed systems and networks, computer security, intellectual property rights, technical standards, desktop applications, online catalogs and bibliographic systems, universal access to technology, library consortia and others.
At the time the unpublished manuscript is submitted, the applicant(s) must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited program in library and information studies at the masters or Ph.D. level.
To be eligible, applicants must follow the detailed guidelines and fill out the application form at www.lita.org. Send the signed, completed forms by Feb. 28 to Adriene Lim, systems librarian and Assistant professor, Portland State University, Millar Library-Serials, 1875 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. Submit the manuscript to Adriene electronically at alim@pdx.edu
by Feb. 28.
The award will be presented at the LITA President's Program during the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA's refereed journal, Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) and a certificate. The deadline for submission of the manuscript is Feb. 28.
The purpose of the award is to recognize superior student writing and enhance the professional development of students. The manuscript can be written on any aspect of libraries and information technology. Examples include digital libraries, metadata, authorization and authentication, electronic journals and electronic publishing, telecommunications, distributed systems and networks, computer security, intellectual property rights, technical standards, desktop applications, online catalogs and bibliographic systems, universal access to technology, library consortia and others.
At the time the unpublished manuscript is submitted, the applicant(s) must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited program in library and information studies at the masters or Ph.D. level.
To be eligible, applicants must follow the detailed guidelines and fill out the application form at www.lita.org. Send the signed, completed forms by Feb. 28 to Adriene Lim, systems librarian and Assistant professor, Portland State University, Millar Library-Serials, 1875 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. Submit the manuscript to Adriene electronically at alim@pdx.edu
by Feb. 28.
The award will be presented at the LITA President's Program during the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
CFP: The Expert Library: Staffing, Sustaining, and Advancing the Academic Library in the 21st Century
CFP: The Expert Library: Staffing, Sustaining, and Advancing the Academic Library in the 21st Century
How will the academic library change in order to remain a core contributor to the missions of the 21st century college or university, and what skills do academic library professionals need to master in order to remain vital members of the evolving campus community? How will we define the expertise that libraries and library professionals bring to the broader issues associated with research, teaching, learning, and service? How will the academic library remain an active partner with classroom faculty, IT professionals, and others on campuses where both
the information environment and the expectations for higher education are in flux?
Whether you are a subject specialist who has been asked to become an expert in assessment, a bibliographer whose focus has shifted from collection building to scholarly communications, a reference librarian who has become a key contributor to instructional design efforts, or a
library professional whose skills in areas like copyright management, user studies, facilities management, or digital publishing are essential to emergent library initiatives, this is your opportunity to contribute to a discussion both about how the academic library is changing, and
about how the range of responsibilities for librarians and other library professionals are evolving.
This collection will focus on two ideas: 1) the 2007 statement by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) that one of the "Top 10 Assumptions for the Future of Academic Libraries" is that "the skill set for librarians will continue to evolve in response to the needs and
expectations of the . . . [populations] that they serve"; and, 2) the suggestion made by James Neal (2006) that the academic library will become a venue for ongoing collaboration between professional librarians and other library professionals.
Whether focused on new definitions for library positions (e.g., Instructional Design Librarian, Assessment Coordinator, Scholarly Communications Coordinator), on new organizational structures within libraries (e.g., Undergraduate Initiatives, Digital Publishing Office, Copyright Advisory Office), on new expectations for core competencies for academic librarians (e.g., teaching effectiveness, technology skills), or on the ways in which libraries and library professionals must evolve in response to the changing nature of the academic environment and the learned professions, contributions to this collection should address the overarching question:
What are the skills that librarians must have, and the roles that libraries must play, in
order to remain relevant on the 21st century campus?
The editors are especially interested in proposals that fall under the following broad categories:
* Changing roles for academic libraries on campus;
* Redefining traditional roles and responsibilities in reference, systems, technical services, or instruction librarianship;
* Identifying new positions and responsibilities becoming common among libraries;
* Establishing new organizational structures designed to support new roles for library professionals or libraries;
* Recruiting and mentoring new professions and new professionals into the library; and,
* Case studies in organizational development or re-alignment of professional responsibilities.
The collection will be edited by Scott Walter (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Vicki Coleman (Arizona State University), and Karen Williams (University of Minnesota) and will be published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.
Please send inquiries or proposals (300-500 words) to Scott Walterby January 2, 2008. Notification of proposal acceptance will be made no later than January 31, 2008, and completed
chapters will be due by June 30, 2008.
How will the academic library change in order to remain a core contributor to the missions of the 21st century college or university, and what skills do academic library professionals need to master in order to remain vital members of the evolving campus community? How will we define the expertise that libraries and library professionals bring to the broader issues associated with research, teaching, learning, and service? How will the academic library remain an active partner with classroom faculty, IT professionals, and others on campuses where both
the information environment and the expectations for higher education are in flux?
Whether you are a subject specialist who has been asked to become an expert in assessment, a bibliographer whose focus has shifted from collection building to scholarly communications, a reference librarian who has become a key contributor to instructional design efforts, or a
library professional whose skills in areas like copyright management, user studies, facilities management, or digital publishing are essential to emergent library initiatives, this is your opportunity to contribute to a discussion both about how the academic library is changing, and
about how the range of responsibilities for librarians and other library professionals are evolving.
This collection will focus on two ideas: 1) the 2007 statement by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) that one of the "Top 10 Assumptions for the Future of Academic Libraries" is that "the skill set for librarians will continue to evolve in response to the needs and
expectations of the . . . [populations] that they serve"; and, 2) the suggestion made by James Neal (2006) that the academic library will become a venue for ongoing collaboration between professional librarians and other library professionals.
Whether focused on new definitions for library positions (e.g., Instructional Design Librarian, Assessment Coordinator, Scholarly Communications Coordinator), on new organizational structures within libraries (e.g., Undergraduate Initiatives, Digital Publishing Office, Copyright Advisory Office), on new expectations for core competencies for academic librarians (e.g., teaching effectiveness, technology skills), or on the ways in which libraries and library professionals must evolve in response to the changing nature of the academic environment and the learned professions, contributions to this collection should address the overarching question:
What are the skills that librarians must have, and the roles that libraries must play, in
order to remain relevant on the 21st century campus?
The editors are especially interested in proposals that fall under the following broad categories:
* Changing roles for academic libraries on campus;
* Redefining traditional roles and responsibilities in reference, systems, technical services, or instruction librarianship;
* Identifying new positions and responsibilities becoming common among libraries;
* Establishing new organizational structures designed to support new roles for library professionals or libraries;
* Recruiting and mentoring new professions and new professionals into the library; and,
* Case studies in organizational development or re-alignment of professional responsibilities.
The collection will be edited by Scott Walter (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Vicki Coleman (Arizona State University), and Karen Williams (University of Minnesota) and will be published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.
Please send inquiries or proposals (300-500 words) to Scott Walter
chapters will be due by June 30, 2008.
CFP: IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section
CFP: IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section
*IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section Division of Collections and Services
74th World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Canada, 10-14 August 2008
*Session Theme: "In and Out (of Copyright): Contrasting Perspectives on Digitization of Library Collections"
The IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section invites librarians and other interested parties to submit proposals for papers for the Section's two hour Open Programme during the Quebec Congress.
A broad range of initiatives are underway in the library and information community focusing on digitization of print collections, including materials both in and out of copyright. We invite papers that present contrasting views, from participating libraries or organizations, of these various digitization efforts. We are interested in learning about the opportunities that are presented and the challenges that have arisen in participating libraries and organizations.
Please send a detailed abstract (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information for the author(s)/presenter(s) _by 1 February 2008_ via email to:*
*Lynn Sipe (Mr.)
Chair, IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Standing Committee
Collection Development Coordinator
USC Libraries
University of Southern California
WAH B4D
Los Angeles, California 90089-0294
Tel: (213)740-2929 Fax: (213)740-3148
e-mail: lsipe@usc.edu
*The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Acquisition and Collection Development Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 22 February 2008. Full papers will be due by 15 May 2008. Papers should be no longer than 20 pages. A maximum
of 20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Section's Open Programme in Quebec.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Quebec conference (including travel, conference fee, and any other expenses) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of the accepted papers.
*IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section Division of Collections and Services
74th World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Canada, 10-14 August 2008
*Session Theme: "In and Out (of Copyright): Contrasting Perspectives on Digitization of Library Collections"
The IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section invites librarians and other interested parties to submit proposals for papers for the Section's two hour Open Programme during the Quebec Congress.
A broad range of initiatives are underway in the library and information community focusing on digitization of print collections, including materials both in and out of copyright. We invite papers that present contrasting views, from participating libraries or organizations, of these various digitization efforts. We are interested in learning about the opportunities that are presented and the challenges that have arisen in participating libraries and organizations.
Please send a detailed abstract (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information for the author(s)/presenter(s) _by 1 February 2008_ via email to:*
*Lynn Sipe (Mr.)
Chair, IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Standing Committee
Collection Development Coordinator
USC Libraries
University of Southern California
WAH B4D
Los Angeles, California 90089-0294
Tel: (213)740-2929 Fax: (213)740-3148
e-mail: lsipe@usc.edu
*The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Acquisition and Collection Development Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 22 February 2008. Full papers will be due by 15 May 2008. Papers should be no longer than 20 pages. A maximum
of 20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Section's Open Programme in Quebec.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Quebec conference (including travel, conference fee, and any other expenses) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of the accepted papers.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
CFP: Annual Joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG)
CFP: Annual Joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG)
CFP Deadline: November 15, 2007
CFP URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg/callpapers.htm
Conference URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg
Want to get away? Then join us in Las Vegas! February 6-9, 2008, the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel, located at the famous "Four Corners" of the Vegas Strip, will be the site for the annual joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG
http://ncnmlg.stanford.edu/ ) and the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA http://www.mlgsca.mlanet.org/ ). The schedule includes two days of programs and exhibits, plus two days of Continuing Education courses. You can look forward to an outstanding program of nationally recognized speakers, a wide range of engaging CE courses, and the latest in vendor product information. And did we mention that it's in Las Vegas? We hope to see you there!
Call for Papers and Posters
We are now soliciting submissions for contributed papers and posters and want to hear from you! Papers and posters may describe any research topic, case report, or practice of interest to the medical library community. Here is your chance to share your findings with colleagues, hone your presentation skills, and gain institutional and peer recognition for your work. We welcome your innovative ideas! Whether you are a seasoned presenter or a novice, we strongly encourage you to consider this opportunity. Presenters should be prepared to speak between 12-15 minutes. Note: contributed papers are oral presentations; a complete text of the paper is not required.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 2007
CFP Deadline: November 15, 2007
CFP URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg/callpapers.htm
Conference URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg
Want to get away? Then join us in Las Vegas! February 6-9, 2008, the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel, located at the famous "Four Corners" of the Vegas Strip, will be the site for the annual joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG
http://ncnmlg.stanford.edu/ ) and the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA http://www.mlgsca.mlanet.org/ ). The schedule includes two days of programs and exhibits, plus two days of Continuing Education courses. You can look forward to an outstanding program of nationally recognized speakers, a wide range of engaging CE courses, and the latest in vendor product information. And did we mention that it's in Las Vegas? We hope to see you there!
Call for Papers and Posters
We are now soliciting submissions for contributed papers and posters and want to hear from you! Papers and posters may describe any research topic, case report, or practice of interest to the medical library community. Here is your chance to share your findings with colleagues, hone your presentation skills, and gain institutional and peer recognition for your work. We welcome your innovative ideas! Whether you are a seasoned presenter or a novice, we strongly encourage you to consider this opportunity. Presenters should be prepared to speak between 12-15 minutes. Note: contributed papers are oral presentations; a complete text of the paper is not required.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 2007
CFP: Libraries, Archives and Museums Section of the Popular Culture Association
CFP: Libraries, Archives and Museums Section of the Popular Culture Association
Location: California, United States
Call for Papers Date: November 30, 2007
The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Culture Association March 19 – 22, 2008, at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, California. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, and Museums area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of popular images of libraries or librarians, analyses of web resources such as Wikipedia and YouTube, and reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials.
Papers from graduate students are welcome.
Prospective presenters should send a one-page abstract (with full contact information) by November 30 2007, to:
Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu
For more information, see the conference website at http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php
Location: California, United States
Call for Papers Date: November 30, 2007
The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Culture Association March 19 – 22, 2008, at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, California. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, and Museums area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of popular images of libraries or librarians, analyses of web resources such as Wikipedia and YouTube, and reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials.
Papers from graduate students are welcome.
Prospective presenters should send a one-page abstract (with full contact information) by November 30 2007, to:
Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu
For more information, see the conference website at http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Emerald Offers Two Research Grants in Business Librarianship
Emerald Offers Two Research Grants in Business Librarianship
Got a business information research idea and need financial backing? Consider applying for a research grant from Emerald.
Emerald Group Publishing is offering Two $5,000 Grant Awards through the BRASS Section of ALA Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Here's the announcement and link to additional information. You do NOT have to be a member of RUSA to be considered for the grant award. Deadline for research proposals is Dec 1st.
Sent to the list by Chris Olson.
chris@chrisolson.com
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaawards/emeraldgrant.htm.
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Nominations sought for RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award
The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces a call for nominations for the 2008 Emerald Research Grant Award.
Two $5,000 cash awards, donated by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, will be given to ALA members seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, established in 1967 with headquarters in Bradford, England, is the world’s leading language publisher of academic and professional literature in the fields of management, library services and engineering.
"Business Librarians are curious and entrepreneurial professionals," said Jennifer Boettcher, BRASS Development Committee chair. "I am sure the results of the research will benefit the field of librarianship in public and academic business collections, education, or community development."
More information on this award is available at the RUSA awards web page at http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaawards/emeraldgrant.htm.
Got a business information research idea and need financial backing? Consider applying for a research grant from Emerald.
Emerald Group Publishing is offering Two $5,000 Grant Awards through the BRASS Section of ALA Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Here's the announcement and link to additional information. You do NOT have to be a member of RUSA to be considered for the grant award. Deadline for research proposals is Dec 1st.
Sent to the list by Chris Olson.
chris@chrisolson.com
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaawards/emeraldgrant.htm.
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Nominations sought for RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award
The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces a call for nominations for the 2008 Emerald Research Grant Award.
Two $5,000 cash awards, donated by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, will be given to ALA members seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, established in 1967 with headquarters in Bradford, England, is the world’s leading language publisher of academic and professional literature in the fields of management, library services and engineering.
"Business Librarians are curious and entrepreneurial professionals," said Jennifer Boettcher, BRASS Development Committee chair. "I am sure the results of the research will benefit the field of librarianship in public and academic business collections, education, or community development."
More information on this award is available at the RUSA awards web page at http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaawards/emeraldgrant.htm.
CFP: ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)
CFP: ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)
The ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group is tentatively scheduled to meet during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, January 14, 2008, from 8-10 a.m. Please consider submitting a proposal for presentation and discussion. We have included the charge for this Discussion Group below. In addition to discussing topics of current interest, we offer an opportunity to share vacancy announcements in the group.
Charge: To discuss policy, implementation, quality control of bibliographic and authority records, work flow, personnel including supervision, motivation and other issues of concern to the members of the group. The group will provide a forum for discussing techniques and exchanging information.
The ALA Midwinter ’08 proposed topic for Heads of Cataloging DG session is: “Interaction—How Cataloging Departments cooperate with other departments of the library?”
Possible presentations would include reports on what impact the cataloging departments may have on other departments in the library and their functions. We would like to have cataloging managers, ideally representing various types of libraries (academic, national, public, and special), to talk about their cataloging departments' interactions with those departments (e.g., ILL, circulation, systems, collection development, acquisitions).
If you would like to submit a presentation proposal or to request more information about the topic, please contact one of us directly.
Thank you.
Marlena Frackowski, Chair
frackows@tcnj.edu
Dustin Larmore, Vice Chair/Chair Elect
DLarmore@odu.edu
Dustin P. Larmore
Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian
Old Dominion University Libraries
Norfolk, VA 23529
E-mail: Dlarmore@odu.edu
The ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group is tentatively scheduled to meet during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, January 14, 2008, from 8-10 a.m. Please consider submitting a proposal for presentation and discussion. We have included the charge for this Discussion Group below. In addition to discussing topics of current interest, we offer an opportunity to share vacancy announcements in the group.
Charge: To discuss policy, implementation, quality control of bibliographic and authority records, work flow, personnel including supervision, motivation and other issues of concern to the members of the group. The group will provide a forum for discussing techniques and exchanging information.
The ALA Midwinter ’08 proposed topic for Heads of Cataloging DG session is: “Interaction—How Cataloging Departments cooperate with other departments of the library?”
Possible presentations would include reports on what impact the cataloging departments may have on other departments in the library and their functions. We would like to have cataloging managers, ideally representing various types of libraries (academic, national, public, and special), to talk about their cataloging departments' interactions with those departments (e.g., ILL, circulation, systems, collection development, acquisitions).
If you would like to submit a presentation proposal or to request more information about the topic, please contact one of us directly.
Thank you.
Marlena Frackowski, Chair
frackows@tcnj.edu
Dustin Larmore, Vice Chair/Chair Elect
DLarmore@odu.edu
Dustin P. Larmore
Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian
Old Dominion University Libraries
Norfolk, VA 23529
E-mail: Dlarmore@odu.edu
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
CFP: Code4lib journal
CFP: code4lib journal
Consider submitting proposals for articles, book & software reviews, code snippets
& algorithms, conference reports, opinion pieces, etc. to Code4Lib Journal. See:
http://journal.code4lib.org/
Code4Lib Journal strives to fill a communication niche above simple description of
software implementations but below pure theoretical digital library investigation. The
editorial board is looking for content that is practical, demonstrates how to exploit
technology to create digital library collections and services, or offers insight and forethought
regarding the use of computers in any type of library setting. While articles in the journal
should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure or guidelines.
Writers should aim for the middle ground between, on the one hand, blog or mailing-list
posts, and, on the other hand, articles in traditional journals. We want publishing in the
journal to be easy and painless, helping the community to share timely, relevant information
that is currently shared all too rarely.
The inaugural issue of Code4Lib Journal is well underway and set for publication in
December. The second issue is not quite full. The due date for proposals is Friday,
November 9, 2007 with a publication date in late March, 2008. The Journal welcomes
submissions at any time on a rolling acceptance basis, but this is the deadline to be sure
to make the 2nd issue.
Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.
--
Eric Lease Morgan and the Editorial Committee
emorgan@nd.edu
Consider submitting proposals for articles, book & software reviews, code snippets
& algorithms, conference reports, opinion pieces, etc. to Code4Lib Journal. See:
http://journal.code4lib.org/
Code4Lib Journal strives to fill a communication niche above simple description of
software implementations but below pure theoretical digital library investigation. The
editorial board is looking for content that is practical, demonstrates how to exploit
technology to create digital library collections and services, or offers insight and forethought
regarding the use of computers in any type of library setting. While articles in the journal
should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure or guidelines.
Writers should aim for the middle ground between, on the one hand, blog or mailing-list
posts, and, on the other hand, articles in traditional journals. We want publishing in the
journal to be easy and painless, helping the community to share timely, relevant information
that is currently shared all too rarely.
The inaugural issue of Code4Lib Journal is well underway and set for publication in
December. The second issue is not quite full. The due date for proposals is Friday,
November 9, 2007 with a publication date in late March, 2008. The Journal welcomes
submissions at any time on a rolling acceptance basis, but this is the deadline to be sure
to make the 2nd issue.
Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.
--
Eric Lease Morgan and the Editorial Committee
emorgan@nd.edu
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
CFP (edited volume): Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion
CFP (edited volume): Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion
Librarians increasingly have access to vast amounts of data, but more important than the data itself is how it is handled, interpreted, and used. This is your opportunity to contribute to the
critical discussion concerning the theory, uses, and best practices concerning numerical evidence in libraries today.
As its working title suggests, this collection proceeds from the basic observation that library data serves two primary functions: informing decision-making and providing support for communication beyond library walls. Some data analysis projects may support both activities, but most (appropriately) primarily address just one or the other. Therefore, the finished work will include papers that focus on data-driven practice or data-strengthened persuasion, as well
as studies that may speak to both.
Some topics to address might include:
*how existing data sets may be used to make a case for funding, resource, or other changes
*how "non-library" data (community demographics, economics, etc.) may relate to library trends
*interesting or non-traditional sources of data and how they may be used in library decision-making
*assessing the integrity of electronic data (web site "hits," vendor-supplied versus internal data, etc.)
*librarians for planning, assessment, data analysis, etc.: a new specialization within the profession?
*critiques of commercially available tools for data analysis
*comparing apples and oranges: data on different scales
*a crash course in statistics for non-statistician librarians
*how you have made a potentially "ho-hum" data presentation data engaging and persuasive
You may find inspiration in:
*Summary and presentation documents from the recent ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section's 2007 conference panel, "Empowering Data," available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/EBSS/ebssconferenceinfo/empoweringdata.htm
*Publicly available (and understudied) reports and data from the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) web site:
http://www.nclis.gov/survey.htm
*Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics,available at:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/arl/
Please send inquiries or brief proposals (of approx. 150 words) to:
darby_orcutt@ncsu.edu (Darby Orcutt, North Carolina State University Libraries)
Deadline for proposals: November 19, 2007
Deadline for completed chapters: March 31, 2008
Librarians increasingly have access to vast amounts of data, but more important than the data itself is how it is handled, interpreted, and used. This is your opportunity to contribute to the
critical discussion concerning the theory, uses, and best practices concerning numerical evidence in libraries today.
As its working title suggests, this collection proceeds from the basic observation that library data serves two primary functions: informing decision-making and providing support for communication beyond library walls. Some data analysis projects may support both activities, but most (appropriately) primarily address just one or the other. Therefore, the finished work will include papers that focus on data-driven practice or data-strengthened persuasion, as well
as studies that may speak to both.
Some topics to address might include:
*how existing data sets may be used to make a case for funding, resource, or other changes
*how "non-library" data (community demographics, economics, etc.) may relate to library trends
*interesting or non-traditional sources of data and how they may be used in library decision-making
*assessing the integrity of electronic data (web site "hits," vendor-supplied versus internal data, etc.)
*librarians for planning, assessment, data analysis, etc.: a new specialization within the profession?
*critiques of commercially available tools for data analysis
*comparing apples and oranges: data on different scales
*a crash course in statistics for non-statistician librarians
*how you have made a potentially "ho-hum" data presentation data engaging and persuasive
You may find inspiration in:
*Summary and presentation documents from the recent ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section's 2007 conference panel, "Empowering Data," available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/EBSS/ebssconferenceinfo/empoweringdata.htm
*Publicly available (and understudied) reports and data from the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) web site:
http://www.nclis.gov/survey.htm
*Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics,available at:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/arl/
Please send inquiries or brief proposals (of approx. 150 words) to:
darby_orcutt@ncsu.edu (Darby Orcutt, North Carolina State University Libraries)
Deadline for proposals: November 19, 2007
Deadline for completed chapters: March 31, 2008
Monday, October 22, 2007
2008 Ingenta Research Award Call for submissions
2008 Ingenta Research Award Call for submissions
Please distribute this information to anyone who might be interested in this wonderful opportunity to receive research support. Note: Deadline date January 31, 2008 for applications.
Joan Stein, Chair, Ingenta Award Jury 2007-2008
Library Research Round Table, Past-Chair 2007-2008
Ingenta Research Award
Purpose
The Ingenta Research Award is given annually by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association to support research projects about acquisition, use, and
preservation of digital information.
Example areas of research include:
* The analysis of online journal usage data to develop conclusions and predictive models which may be used by libraries and publishers in determining future behavior
* An investigation of the issues surrounding institutional archiving, particularly costs, preservation and securing the participation of faculty
* A study of information seeking behavior of readers and/or authors
* The development of future models for verifying the relative usefulness of publications
Other topics related to digital publications will also be considered.
Eligibility
Applications are welcome from practicing librarians, faculty and students at schools of library and information science, and independent scholars.
Criteria
The Ingenta Award Jury will evaluate applications on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Appropriateness of the proposed project to understanding of seeking and use of digital information.
2. Significance of the problem.
3. Design of the study.
4. Qualifications of the investigator(s).
5. Realism of the timetable.
Amount
The grant consists of up to $6,000 for research and up to $1,000 for travel to a national or international conference to present the results of the research. Expenditures must directly support research; the award does not cover indirect costs or overhead. Half of the research amount will be paid within one month of the selection of the awardee; the remaining half will be provided approximately six months later upon the receipt of a satisfactory progress report as determined by the Ingenta Award Jury Chair and the ALA staff liaison to the Ingenta Award Jury.
How to apply
Send:
1. Proposal of no more than 6 double-spaced pages that provides:
Please distribute this information to anyone who might be interested in this wonderful opportunity to receive research support. Note: Deadline date January 31, 2008 for applications.
Joan Stein, Chair, Ingenta Award Jury 2007-2008
Library Research Round Table, Past-Chair 2007-2008
Ingenta Research Award
Purpose
The Ingenta Research Award is given annually by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association to support research projects about acquisition, use, and
preservation of digital information.
Example areas of research include:
* The analysis of online journal usage data to develop conclusions and predictive models which may be used by libraries and publishers in determining future behavior
* An investigation of the issues surrounding institutional archiving, particularly costs, preservation and securing the participation of faculty
* A study of information seeking behavior of readers and/or authors
* The development of future models for verifying the relative usefulness of publications
Other topics related to digital publications will also be considered.
Eligibility
Applications are welcome from practicing librarians, faculty and students at schools of library and information science, and independent scholars.
Criteria
The Ingenta Award Jury will evaluate applications on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Appropriateness of the proposed project to understanding of seeking and use of digital information.
2. Significance of the problem.
3. Design of the study.
4. Qualifications of the investigator(s).
5. Realism of the timetable.
Amount
The grant consists of up to $6,000 for research and up to $1,000 for travel to a national or international conference to present the results of the research. Expenditures must directly support research; the award does not cover indirect costs or overhead. Half of the research amount will be paid within one month of the selection of the awardee; the remaining half will be provided approximately six months later upon the receipt of a satisfactory progress report as determined by the Ingenta Award Jury Chair and the ALA staff liaison to the Ingenta Award Jury.
How to apply
Send:
1. Proposal of no more than 6 double-spaced pages that provides:
1. overall statement of the project
2. relation of the project to previous research
3. research questions
4. method/plan of investigation
5. timetable for the work
6. significance of the project
7. plan to disseminate the results
2. Budget (1 page)
3. Curriculum vitae (2 pages)
Deadline
All submissions must reach the ALA address on or before Thursday, January 31, 2008.
You will receive confirmation via e-mail within two days.
Before Thursday, January 31, 2008, email the Proposal, budget and curriculum vitae to:
Letitia Earvin
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 545-2433, ext. 1-4274
Fax: (312)280-4392
E-mail: learvin@ala.org
If email attachments are not possible, applicants must send nine (9) printed copies to the address above and they must be received by Thursday, January 31, 2008.
Obligations
Authors retain the right to present and publish their findings where they choose. Ingenta reserves the right to post an abstract about the project on their website.
If you are interested in applying for this award, please consult:
http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/orsawards/ingentaresearchaward/ingentaresaward.htm
and read the following for more information:
* Schedule and Procedures
* 6-Month Report
* Final Report
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
CFP: ELPUB2008 (Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0)
CFP: ELPUB2008 (Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0)
Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0
12th International Conference on Electronic Publishing
25 to 27 June 2008, Toronto, Canada
Submission Deadline: January 20, 2008
http://www.elpub.net
CFP URL: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~elpub2008/call.html
Scholarly communications, in particular scholarly publications, are undergoing tremendous changes. Researchers, universities, funding bodies, research libraries and publishers are responding in different ways, from active experimentation, adaptation, to strong resistance. The ELPUB2008 conference will focus on key issues on the future of scholarly communications resulting from the intersection of semantic web technologies, the development of cyberinfrastructure for humanities and the sciences, and new dissemination channels and business models. We welcome a wide variety of papers from members of these communities whose research and experiments are transforming the nature of scholarly communications. Topics include but are not restricted to:
* New Publishing models, tools, services and roles
* New scholarly constructs and discourse methods
* Innovative business models for scholarly publishing
* Multilingual and multimodal interfaces
* Services and technology for specific user communities, media, and content
* Content search, analysis and retrieval
* Interoperability, scalability and middleware infrastructure to facilitate awareness and discovery
* Personalisation technologies (e.g. social tagging, folksonomies, RSS, microformats)
* Metadata creation, usage and interoperability
* Semantic web issues
* Data mining, text harvesting, and dynamic formatting
* User generated content and its relation to publisher's content
* Usage and citation impact
* Security, privacy and copyright issues
* Digital preservation, content authentication
* Recommendations, guidelines, interoperability standards
Author Guidelines
Contributions are invited for the following categories:
- Single papers (abstract minimum of 1,000 and maximum of 1500 words)
- Tutorial (abstract minimum of 500 and maximum of 1500 words)
- Workshop (abstract max of 1000 words)
- Poster (abstract max of 500 words)
- Demonstration (abstract max of 500 words)
Abstracts must be submitted following the instructions on the conference website
Key Dates:
January 20th 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts (in all categories):
February 28, 2008: Authors will be notified of the acceptance of submitted
papers and workshop proposals.
April 11th, 2008: Final papers must be received. See website for
detailed author instructions.
Posters (A1-format) and demonstration materials should be brought
by their authors at the conference time. Only abstracts of these
contributions will be published in the conference proceedings.
Information on requirements for Workshops and tutorials proposals
will soon be posted on the website.
All submissions are subjected to peer review (double-blind) and
accepted by the international ELPUB Programme Committee. Accepted
full papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Printed proceedings are distributed during the conference.
Electronic versions of the contributions will be archived at:
http://elpub.scix.net
ABOUT ELPUB
The ELPUB 2008 conference will keep the tradition of the previous
international conferences on electronic publishing, held in the
United Kingdom (in 1997 and 2001), Hungary (1998), Sweden (1999),
Russia (2000), the Czech Republic (2002), Portugal (2003), Brazil
(2004), Belgium (2005), Bulgaria (2006) and Austria (2007), which
is to bring together researchers, lecturers, librarians,
developers, business executives, entrepreneurs, managers, users
and all those interested in issues regarding electronic
publishing in a wide variety of contexts. These include the
human, cultural, economic, social, technological, legal,
commercial, and other relevant aspects that such an exciting
theme encompasses.
Three distinguishing features of this conference are: broad scope
of topics which creates a unique atmosphere of active exchange
and learning about various aspects of scholarly communications
and electronic publishing; combination of general and technical
issues; and a condensed procedure of submission, revision and
publication of proceedings which guarantees presentations of most
recent work.
ELPUB 2008 offers a variety of activities, such as workshops,
tutorials, panel debates, poster presentation and demonstrations.
A variety of social events and sight-seeing tours will be
available to participants (at additional costs). Please see the
conference web site for details.
Conference Location: Toronto, Canada. Toronto is one of the most
vibrant cities in North-America. It has a large multicultural
population, is the largest city in Canada and the 5th-largest
city in North America. There are many world class galleries and
museums across the city and you will find authentic cuisines from
around the world at reasonable prices.
Conference Host: Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI),
University of Toronto. KMDI is a graduate research and teaching
institute at the University of Toronto, and an intellectual
incubator fostering cross-disciplinary initiatives across the
university. The work of the institute spans both the scientific
study of the ways in which media shapes and is shaped by human
activity, and the practical work of founding an interdisciplinary
nexus for design and evaluation of both media and media
technologies. KMDI has acknowledged leadership, substantial
research programs and broad participation in three major areas:
collaboration and collaboration technologies, the phenomenon of
openness and new forms of knowledge production and dissemination,
and public policy and citizen engagement.
General Chair: Leslie Chan, University of Toronto Scarborough
chan@utsc.utoronto.ca
Programme Chair: Susanna Mornati, CILEA - Inter-Academic
Consortium for ICT, Italy: mornati@cilea.it
Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0
12th International Conference on Electronic Publishing
25 to 27 June 2008, Toronto, Canada
Submission Deadline: January 20, 2008
http://www.elpub.net
CFP URL: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~elpub2008/call.html
Scholarly communications, in particular scholarly publications, are undergoing tremendous changes. Researchers, universities, funding bodies, research libraries and publishers are responding in different ways, from active experimentation, adaptation, to strong resistance. The ELPUB2008 conference will focus on key issues on the future of scholarly communications resulting from the intersection of semantic web technologies, the development of cyberinfrastructure for humanities and the sciences, and new dissemination channels and business models. We welcome a wide variety of papers from members of these communities whose research and experiments are transforming the nature of scholarly communications. Topics include but are not restricted to:
* New Publishing models, tools, services and roles
* New scholarly constructs and discourse methods
* Innovative business models for scholarly publishing
* Multilingual and multimodal interfaces
* Services and technology for specific user communities, media, and content
* Content search, analysis and retrieval
* Interoperability, scalability and middleware infrastructure to facilitate awareness and discovery
* Personalisation technologies (e.g. social tagging, folksonomies, RSS, microformats)
* Metadata creation, usage and interoperability
* Semantic web issues
* Data mining, text harvesting, and dynamic formatting
* User generated content and its relation to publisher's content
* Usage and citation impact
* Security, privacy and copyright issues
* Digital preservation, content authentication
* Recommendations, guidelines, interoperability standards
Author Guidelines
Contributions are invited for the following categories:
- Single papers (abstract minimum of 1,000 and maximum of 1500 words)
- Tutorial (abstract minimum of 500 and maximum of 1500 words)
- Workshop (abstract max of 1000 words)
- Poster (abstract max of 500 words)
- Demonstration (abstract max of 500 words)
Abstracts must be submitted following the instructions on the conference website
Key Dates:
January 20th 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts (in all categories):
February 28, 2008: Authors will be notified of the acceptance of submitted
papers and workshop proposals.
April 11th, 2008: Final papers must be received. See website for
detailed author instructions.
Posters (A1-format) and demonstration materials should be brought
by their authors at the conference time. Only abstracts of these
contributions will be published in the conference proceedings.
Information on requirements for Workshops and tutorials proposals
will soon be posted on the website.
All submissions are subjected to peer review (double-blind) and
accepted by the international ELPUB Programme Committee. Accepted
full papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Printed proceedings are distributed during the conference.
Electronic versions of the contributions will be archived at:
http://elpub.scix.net
ABOUT ELPUB
The ELPUB 2008 conference will keep the tradition of the previous
international conferences on electronic publishing, held in the
United Kingdom (in 1997 and 2001), Hungary (1998), Sweden (1999),
Russia (2000), the Czech Republic (2002), Portugal (2003), Brazil
(2004), Belgium (2005), Bulgaria (2006) and Austria (2007), which
is to bring together researchers, lecturers, librarians,
developers, business executives, entrepreneurs, managers, users
and all those interested in issues regarding electronic
publishing in a wide variety of contexts. These include the
human, cultural, economic, social, technological, legal,
commercial, and other relevant aspects that such an exciting
theme encompasses.
Three distinguishing features of this conference are: broad scope
of topics which creates a unique atmosphere of active exchange
and learning about various aspects of scholarly communications
and electronic publishing; combination of general and technical
issues; and a condensed procedure of submission, revision and
publication of proceedings which guarantees presentations of most
recent work.
ELPUB 2008 offers a variety of activities, such as workshops,
tutorials, panel debates, poster presentation and demonstrations.
A variety of social events and sight-seeing tours will be
available to participants (at additional costs). Please see the
conference web site for details.
Conference Location: Toronto, Canada. Toronto is one of the most
vibrant cities in North-America. It has a large multicultural
population, is the largest city in Canada and the 5th-largest
city in North America. There are many world class galleries and
museums across the city and you will find authentic cuisines from
around the world at reasonable prices.
Conference Host: Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI),
University of Toronto. KMDI is a graduate research and teaching
institute at the University of Toronto, and an intellectual
incubator fostering cross-disciplinary initiatives across the
university. The work of the institute spans both the scientific
study of the ways in which media shapes and is shaped by human
activity, and the practical work of founding an interdisciplinary
nexus for design and evaluation of both media and media
technologies. KMDI has acknowledged leadership, substantial
research programs and broad participation in three major areas:
collaboration and collaboration technologies, the phenomenon of
openness and new forms of knowledge production and dissemination,
and public policy and citizen engagement.
General Chair: Leslie Chan, University of Toronto Scarborough
chan@utsc.utoronto.ca
Programme Chair: Susanna Mornati, CILEA - Inter-Academic
Consortium for ICT, Italy: mornati@cilea.it
CFP: Reading and Writing Recipe Books: 1600-1800
CFP: Reading and Writing Recipe Books: 1600-1800
University of Warwick, UK
8-9 August 2008
CFP Deadline: Jan 31, 2008
CFP URL: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/events/recipebooks/
This international interdisciplinary conference will provide a much-needed environment that allows recipe book scholars to meet and discuss important issues such as comparative methodologies and periodization, thereby offering a key opportuninity to shape the course of future research on this genre.
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Proposals for 20 minute papers on any aspect of recipe book studies are welcome, though we particularly encourage papers on the following topics:
Methodological essays from the disciplines of history of medicine, literature, material culture, culinary history, etc. Periodization of generic conventions Possibilities of new scholarly directions (e.g. recipe books as life-writing sources)
Editing recipe books for modern audiences
Evidence of larger cultural influences, such as gender, social status, and geography
How manuscript and printed recipe collections relate to one another
Please send your 300 word proposal to one of the co-organisers:
Michelle DiMeo (m.m.dimeo@warwick.ac.uk) or Sara Pennell (s.pennell@roehampton.ac.uk)
University of Warwick, UK
8-9 August 2008
CFP Deadline: Jan 31, 2008
CFP URL: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/events/recipebooks/
This international interdisciplinary conference will provide a much-needed environment that allows recipe book scholars to meet and discuss important issues such as comparative methodologies and periodization, thereby offering a key opportuninity to shape the course of future research on this genre.
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Proposals for 20 minute papers on any aspect of recipe book studies are welcome, though we particularly encourage papers on the following topics:
Methodological essays from the disciplines of history of medicine, literature, material culture, culinary history, etc. Periodization of generic conventions Possibilities of new scholarly directions (e.g. recipe books as life-writing sources)
Editing recipe books for modern audiences
Evidence of larger cultural influences, such as gender, social status, and geography
How manuscript and printed recipe collections relate to one another
Please send your 300 word proposal to one of the co-organisers:
Michelle DiMeo (m.m.dimeo@warwick.ac.uk) or Sara Pennell (s.pennell@roehampton.ac.uk)
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
CFP: Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation (IASSIST)
CFP: Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation (IASSIST)
Palo Alto, California - May 27-30, 2008
Deadline: December 17, 2007
The 34th International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, May 27-30, 2008. This year's conference, Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation, examines the role of technology and tools in various aspects of the data life cycle.
The theme of this conference addresses how technology can affect aspects of data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle. The methods and media by which data are collected, shared, analyzed and saved are ever-changing, from punch cards and legal pads to online-surveys and tag clouds. There has been an explosion of data sources and topics; vast changes in compilation and dissemination methods; increasing awareness about access and associated licensing and privacy issues; and growing concern about the safeguarding and protection of valuable data resources for future use. The 2008 conference is an opportunity to discuss the role of technology – past, present, and future – in all of these arenas. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on the following topics:
-Issues and techniques for preserving "old" data as well as information "born digital"
-Methods, technology and questions surrounding data dissemination, including best practices and innovations
-Archival and preservation challenges presented by new processes
-Metadata
-Innovation in the use of data for teaching and research
-The legal issues surrounding new technologies
-Changes in resource discovery methods
-Data services in virtual spaces
-Providing services to users with different degrees of technical "savvy"
-Tools and spaces for research collaboration
Papers on other topics related to the conference theme will also be considered. The deadline for paper, session, and poster/demonstration proposals is December 17, 2007. The Conference Program Committee will send notification of the acceptance of proposals by February 8, 2008.
Individual presentation proposals and session proposals are welcome. Proposals for complete sessions, typically a panel of three to four presentations within a 90-minute session, should provide information on the focus of the session, the organizer or moderator, and possible participants. The session organizer will be responsible for securing session participants. Organizers as well as panel participants are also welcome to submit additional paper proposals but please note that the Conference Program Committee may need to limit the number of presentations per person.
Proposals for papers, sessions, and posters/demonstrations should include the proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 words. Longer abstracts will be returned to be shortened before being considered. Please note that all presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee for the conference. Registration for individual days will be available.
Proposals can be submitted via email to: iassist08@gmail.com
A conference website with an on-line submission form will be available shortly. A separate call for workshop proposals is also forthcoming.
For more information about IASSIST, visit the website at http://www.iassistdata.org/ .
Palo Alto, California - May 27-30, 2008
Deadline: December 17, 2007
The 34th International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, May 27-30, 2008. This year's conference, Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation, examines the role of technology and tools in various aspects of the data life cycle.
The theme of this conference addresses how technology can affect aspects of data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle. The methods and media by which data are collected, shared, analyzed and saved are ever-changing, from punch cards and legal pads to online-surveys and tag clouds. There has been an explosion of data sources and topics; vast changes in compilation and dissemination methods; increasing awareness about access and associated licensing and privacy issues; and growing concern about the safeguarding and protection of valuable data resources for future use. The 2008 conference is an opportunity to discuss the role of technology – past, present, and future – in all of these arenas. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on the following topics:
-Issues and techniques for preserving "old" data as well as information "born digital"
-Methods, technology and questions surrounding data dissemination, including best practices and innovations
-Archival and preservation challenges presented by new processes
-Metadata
-Innovation in the use of data for teaching and research
-The legal issues surrounding new technologies
-Changes in resource discovery methods
-Data services in virtual spaces
-Providing services to users with different degrees of technical "savvy"
-Tools and spaces for research collaboration
Papers on other topics related to the conference theme will also be considered. The deadline for paper, session, and poster/demonstration proposals is December 17, 2007. The Conference Program Committee will send notification of the acceptance of proposals by February 8, 2008.
Individual presentation proposals and session proposals are welcome. Proposals for complete sessions, typically a panel of three to four presentations within a 90-minute session, should provide information on the focus of the session, the organizer or moderator, and possible participants. The session organizer will be responsible for securing session participants. Organizers as well as panel participants are also welcome to submit additional paper proposals but please note that the Conference Program Committee may need to limit the number of presentations per person.
Proposals for papers, sessions, and posters/demonstrations should include the proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 words. Longer abstracts will be returned to be shortened before being considered. Please note that all presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee for the conference. Registration for individual days will be available.
Proposals can be submitted via email to: iassist08@gmail.com
A conference website with an on-line submission form will be available shortly. A separate call for workshop proposals is also forthcoming.
For more information about IASSIST, visit the website at http://www.iassistdata.org/ .
CALL FOR ARTICLES on Rural Librarianship
CALL FOR ARTICLES on Rural Librarianship
The Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University of Pennsylvania is seeking scholarly articles for its two professional publications:
1) Rural Libraries, focusing on current trends and issues affecting small and rural libraries
2) Bookmobile and Outreach Services, concentrating on current trends and issues in library outreach.
Each journal is published twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. Articles may take the form of scholarly papers or essays and may reflect librarianship from any part of the world. Submissions must conform to guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 5th Edition and should be 10-25 pages in length. Please review earlier issues of each journal available at http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/services.htm or through WilsonWeb’s
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text database to familiarize yourself with the preferred style for each journal and to review previous article topics.
Submissions in MS Word 2003 format may be:
1) mailed to the address below in hard copy with electronic version on floppy disc or CD, or
2) e-mailed as an attachment to csrl@clarion.edu.
Include the following information with your submission:
1) Name
2) Title/Position
3) Institution
4) Address
5) Phone Number
6) E-mail Address
7) The Name of the Journal to Which You Are Submitting
8) An abstract of no more than 120 words
9) A biographical sketch of the author(s) of no more than 100 words each
Notification of receipt of your submission will be sent via e-mail.
The deadline for spring issue submissions is: January 11, 2008
Thank you and we look forward to reviewing your work.
Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship
Department of Library Science
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214
814-393-2014
csrl@clarion.edu
Please send all correspondence ATTN: Editorial Staff
The Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University of Pennsylvania is seeking scholarly articles for its two professional publications:
1) Rural Libraries, focusing on current trends and issues affecting small and rural libraries
2) Bookmobile and Outreach Services, concentrating on current trends and issues in library outreach.
Each journal is published twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. Articles may take the form of scholarly papers or essays and may reflect librarianship from any part of the world. Submissions must conform to guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 5th Edition and should be 10-25 pages in length. Please review earlier issues of each journal available at http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/services.htm or through WilsonWeb’s
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text database to familiarize yourself with the preferred style for each journal and to review previous article topics.
Submissions in MS Word 2003 format may be:
1) mailed to the address below in hard copy with electronic version on floppy disc or CD, or
2) e-mailed as an attachment to csrl@clarion.edu.
Include the following information with your submission:
1) Name
2) Title/Position
3) Institution
4) Address
5) Phone Number
6) E-mail Address
7) The Name of the Journal to Which You Are Submitting
8) An abstract of no more than 120 words
9) A biographical sketch of the author(s) of no more than 100 words each
Notification of receipt of your submission will be sent via e-mail.
The deadline for spring issue submissions is: January 11, 2008
Thank you and we look forward to reviewing your work.
Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship
Department of Library Science
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214
814-393-2014
csrl@clarion.edu
Please send all correspondence ATTN: Editorial Staff
Monday, October 08, 2007
CFP: MLA News Technology Column (Medical Library Association)
CFP: MLA News Technology Column (Medical Library Association)
Write an article for the MLA News Technology column in 2008! Writing provides a great opportunity to either share expertise you already have or delve into a topic you've been wanting to learn about.
Your column can be a topic review, a case study, or a report on the state of a technology. Recent topics: distance education applications, data mining, Web-based reference management tools, and library podcasts.
Some of the topics we're interested in for 2008:
- GIS for health information
- Responsible disposal or reuse of equipment
- The InfoButton
- Anatomy of a query URL: If I run it again tomorrow, will it still work?
- Productivity software: alternatives to Office
Your own topic suggestions are, of course, welcome as well. Maximum length: 700 words.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Pat Weiss
Lynne Fox
Technology Co-Editors, MLA News
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Patricia M. Weiss, MLIS
Reference & Information Technology Librarian
Technology Editor, MLA News
Falk Library - Health Sciences Library System - 200 Scaife Hall - University of Pittsburgh
3550 Terrace Street - Pittsburgh, PA 15261
pwf@pitt.edu - Phone 412.648.2040 - Fax 412.648.8819
Health Sciences Library System: www.hsls.pitt.edu
HSLS on del.icio.us: del.icio.us/hsls
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Write an article for the MLA News Technology column in 2008! Writing provides a great opportunity to either share expertise you already have or delve into a topic you've been wanting to learn about.
Your column can be a topic review, a case study, or a report on the state of a technology. Recent topics: distance education applications, data mining, Web-based reference management tools, and library podcasts.
Some of the topics we're interested in for 2008:
- GIS for health information
- Responsible disposal or reuse of equipment
- The InfoButton
- Anatomy of a query URL: If I run it again tomorrow, will it still work?
- Productivity software: alternatives to Office
Your own topic suggestions are, of course, welcome as well. Maximum length: 700 words.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Pat Weiss
Lynne Fox
Technology Co-Editors, MLA News
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Patricia M. Weiss, MLIS
Reference & Information Technology Librarian
Technology Editor, MLA News
Falk Library - Health Sciences Library System - 200 Scaife Hall - University of Pittsburgh
3550 Terrace Street - Pittsburgh, PA 15261
pwf@pitt.edu - Phone 412.648.2040 - Fax 412.648.8819
Health Sciences Library System: www.hsls.pitt.edu
HSLS on del.icio.us: del.icio.us/hsls
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2nd Call for Papers: North American Serial Interest Group 23rd Annual
2nd Call for Papers: North American Serial Interest Group 23rd Annual Conference “Taking the Sting Out of Serials”
Date: June 5-8, 2008
Location: Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
Deadline: October 15, 2007
CFP URL: http://nasig.org/conferences/2008proposals.html
The 2008 NASIG Annual Conference will be held June 5-8, 2008, at Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona. The conference program will feature ideas and issues that relate to electronic resources, scholarly communication, serials, and publishing. Conference presenters will include publishers, librarians, subscription agents, and library systems vendors.
In order to prepare a comprehensive program, the Program Planning Committee is issuing a second and final call for program proposals. PPC welcomes submissions related to the following topics:
* Vendor/library relationships -- vendor responses to customers' suggestions
* E-resources -- licensing and perpetual access, e-books, print on demand, ERMS
* Collection management -- serials preservation (binding/reformatting/offsite storage)
* Digital collections -- institutional repositories, digital preservation, metadata outside the library
* Cataloging -- rda and serials cataloging, MARC local holdings, government publications issues
(batchloading, minimal records)
* Technology -- federated searching, OPACs – display issues and alternatives from the traditional systems, information seeking behaviors in electronic environments,
practical applications for current and emerging technology
* Needs and practices of non-academic libraries
* Personnel management -- supervision, workflow, training and retraining in libraries
* Serials and e-resources in the reference department
* Career development in serials
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the right to combine,
blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee. Vision and Strategy speakers are required to produce a written paper for the conference proceedings. ALL presentations must be original and not previously presented at other conferences.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group,
please see: http://www.nasig.org
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose
organizations do not cover expenses.
For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm.
For complete program information, please see the original Call for Proposals and Program Ideas
Suggestions at http://nasig.org/conferences/2008proposals.html
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm
The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is October 15, 2007.
Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Erika Ripley or Sarah Wessel
at: prog-plan@nasig.org
Date: June 5-8, 2008
Location: Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
Deadline: October 15, 2007
CFP URL: http://nasig.org/conferences/2008proposals.html
The 2008 NASIG Annual Conference will be held June 5-8, 2008, at Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona. The conference program will feature ideas and issues that relate to electronic resources, scholarly communication, serials, and publishing. Conference presenters will include publishers, librarians, subscription agents, and library systems vendors.
In order to prepare a comprehensive program, the Program Planning Committee is issuing a second and final call for program proposals. PPC welcomes submissions related to the following topics:
* Vendor/library relationships -- vendor responses to customers' suggestions
* E-resources -- licensing and perpetual access, e-books, print on demand, ERMS
* Collection management -- serials preservation (binding/reformatting/offsite storage)
* Digital collections -- institutional repositories, digital preservation, metadata outside the library
* Cataloging -- rda and serials cataloging, MARC local holdings, government publications issues
(batchloading, minimal records)
* Technology -- federated searching, OPACs – display issues and alternatives from the traditional systems, information seeking behaviors in electronic environments,
practical applications for current and emerging technology
* Needs and practices of non-academic libraries
* Personnel management -- supervision, workflow, training and retraining in libraries
* Serials and e-resources in the reference department
* Career development in serials
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the right to combine,
blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee. Vision and Strategy speakers are required to produce a written paper for the conference proceedings. ALL presentations must be original and not previously presented at other conferences.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group,
please see: http://www.nasig.org
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose
organizations do not cover expenses.
For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm.
For complete program information, please see the original Call for Proposals and Program Ideas
Suggestions at http://nasig.org/conferences/2008proposals.html
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm
The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is October 15, 2007.
Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Erika Ripley or Sarah Wessel
at: prog-plan@nasig.org
Saturday, October 06, 2007
CFP: OPEN REPOSITORIES 2008
CFP: OPEN REPOSITORIES 2008
April 1-4, 2008
Southampton, UK
Deadline: December 7, 2007
URL: http://www.openrepositories.org/2008
CFP URL: http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/cfp.html
Repositories are being deployed in a variety of settings (research, scholarship, learning, science, cultural heritage) and across a range of scales (subject, national, regional, institutional, project, lab, personal). The aim of this conference is to address the technical, managerial, practical and
theoretical issues that arise from diverse applications of repositories in the increasingly pervasive information environment.
A programme of papers, panel discussions, poster presentations, workshops, tutorials and developer coding sessions will bring together all the key stakeholders in the field. Open source
software community meetings for the major platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) will also provide opportunities to advance and co-ordinate the development of repository installations across the world.
We invite developers, researchers and practitioners to submit papers describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use of repositories. Submissions of up to 4
pages in length are requested in PDF or HTML format. Detailed submission instructions will be made available from this page.
Submissions for panel discussions are also requested.
IMPORTANT DATES AND CONTACT INFO
Submission Deadline: Friday 7th December 2007
Notification of Acceptance: Monday January 21st 2008
Submission of DSpace/EPrints/Fedora User Group Presentations: TBA
Conference: April 1-4, 2008. University of Southampton, UK.
Enquiries to: Program Committee Chair (e.lyon-- ukoln.ac.uk) or General
Chair (lac -- ecs.soton.ac.uk)
CONFERENCE THEMES
====================
The themes of the conference include the following:
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THE KNOWLEDGE WORKPLACE
- Embedding repositories in business processes and individual workflow.
- Change Management
- Advocacy and Culture Change
- Policy development and policy lag.
PROFESSIONALISM AND PRACTICE
- Professional Development
- Workforce Capacity
- Skills and Training
- Roles and Responsibilities
SUSTAINABILITY
- Economic sustainability and new business models,
- Technical sustainability of a repository over time, including platform change and migration.
- Technical sustainability of holdings over time. Preservation. Audit, certification. Trust. Assessment tools.
- Managing sustainability failure - when a repository outlives its organisation or its organisational commitment.
LEGAL ISSUES
- Embargoes
- Licensing and Digital Rights Management
- Mandates
- Overcoming legislative barriers
- Contractual relationships - facilitating and monitoring
- International and cross-border issues
SUCCESSFUL INTEROPERABILITY
- Content standards - discipline-specific vs general
- Metadata standards and application profiles
- Quality standards and quality control processes
- Achieving interchange in multi-disciplinary or multi-institutional environments
- Semantic web and linked data
- Identifier management for data and real world resources
- Access and authentication
MODELS, ARCHITECTURES AND FRAMEWORKS
- Beyond OAIS
- Federations
- Institutional Models - uber- or multi-repository environments
- Adapting to changing e-infrastructure: SOA, services, cloud computing
- Scalability
VALUE CHAINS and SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS
- Multi-stakeholder value: preservation, open access, research, management, admninistratiion
- Multi-agenda, multi-function, multi-purpose repositories
- Usefulness and usability
- Reference, reuse, reanalysis and repurposing of content
- Citation of data / learning objects
- Changes in scholarly practice
- New benchmarks for scholarly success
- Repository metrics
- Bibliometrics: usage and impact
SERVICES BUILT ON REPOSITORIES
- OAI services
- User-oriented services
- Mashups
- Social networking
- Commentary / tagging
- Searching / information discovery
- Alerting
- Mining
- Visualisation
- Integration with Second life and Virtual environments
USE CASES FOR REPOSITORIES
- E-research/E-science (e.g., data and publication; collaborative services)
- E-scholarship
- Institutional repositories
- Discipline-oriented repositories
- Scholarly Publishing
- Digital Library
- Cultural Heritage
- Scientific repositories / data repositories
- Interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral repositories
April 1-4, 2008
Southampton, UK
Deadline: December 7, 2007
URL: http://www.openrepositories.org/2008
CFP URL: http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/cfp.html
Repositories are being deployed in a variety of settings (research, scholarship, learning, science, cultural heritage) and across a range of scales (subject, national, regional, institutional, project, lab, personal). The aim of this conference is to address the technical, managerial, practical and
theoretical issues that arise from diverse applications of repositories in the increasingly pervasive information environment.
A programme of papers, panel discussions, poster presentations, workshops, tutorials and developer coding sessions will bring together all the key stakeholders in the field. Open source
software community meetings for the major platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) will also provide opportunities to advance and co-ordinate the development of repository installations across the world.
We invite developers, researchers and practitioners to submit papers describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use of repositories. Submissions of up to 4
pages in length are requested in PDF or HTML format. Detailed submission instructions will be made available from this page.
Submissions for panel discussions are also requested.
IMPORTANT DATES AND CONTACT INFO
Submission Deadline: Friday 7th December 2007
Notification of Acceptance: Monday January 21st 2008
Submission of DSpace/EPrints/Fedora User Group Presentations: TBA
Conference: April 1-4, 2008. University of Southampton, UK.
Enquiries to: Program Committee Chair (e.lyon-- ukoln.ac.uk) or General
Chair (lac -- ecs.soton.ac.uk)
CONFERENCE THEMES
====================
The themes of the conference include the following:
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THE KNOWLEDGE WORKPLACE
- Embedding repositories in business processes and individual workflow.
- Change Management
- Advocacy and Culture Change
- Policy development and policy lag.
PROFESSIONALISM AND PRACTICE
- Professional Development
- Workforce Capacity
- Skills and Training
- Roles and Responsibilities
SUSTAINABILITY
- Economic sustainability and new business models,
- Technical sustainability of a repository over time, including platform change and migration.
- Technical sustainability of holdings over time. Preservation. Audit, certification. Trust. Assessment tools.
- Managing sustainability failure - when a repository outlives its organisation or its organisational commitment.
LEGAL ISSUES
- Embargoes
- Licensing and Digital Rights Management
- Mandates
- Overcoming legislative barriers
- Contractual relationships - facilitating and monitoring
- International and cross-border issues
SUCCESSFUL INTEROPERABILITY
- Content standards - discipline-specific vs general
- Metadata standards and application profiles
- Quality standards and quality control processes
- Achieving interchange in multi-disciplinary or multi-institutional environments
- Semantic web and linked data
- Identifier management for data and real world resources
- Access and authentication
MODELS, ARCHITECTURES AND FRAMEWORKS
- Beyond OAIS
- Federations
- Institutional Models - uber- or multi-repository environments
- Adapting to changing e-infrastructure: SOA, services, cloud computing
- Scalability
VALUE CHAINS and SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS
- Multi-stakeholder value: preservation, open access, research, management, admninistratiion
- Multi-agenda, multi-function, multi-purpose repositories
- Usefulness and usability
- Reference, reuse, reanalysis and repurposing of content
- Citation of data / learning objects
- Changes in scholarly practice
- New benchmarks for scholarly success
- Repository metrics
- Bibliometrics: usage and impact
SERVICES BUILT ON REPOSITORIES
- OAI services
- User-oriented services
- Mashups
- Social networking
- Commentary / tagging
- Searching / information discovery
- Alerting
- Mining
- Visualisation
- Integration with Second life and Virtual environments
USE CASES FOR REPOSITORIES
- E-research/E-science (e.g., data and publication; collaborative services)
- E-scholarship
- Institutional repositories
- Discipline-oriented repositories
- Scholarly Publishing
- Digital Library
- Cultural Heritage
- Scientific repositories / data repositories
- Interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral repositories
Call for Papers: "Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion" (an edited volume)
Call for Papers: "Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion" (an edited volume)
Librarians increasingly have access to vast amounts of data, but more important than the data itself is how it is handled, interpreted, and used.
This is your opportunity to contribute to the critical discussion concerning the theory, uses, and best practices concerning numerical evidence in libraries today.
As its working title suggests, this collection proceeds from the basic observation that library data serves two primary functions: informing decision-making and providing support for communication beyond library walls. Some data analysis projects may support both activities, but most (appropriately) primarily address just one or the other. Therefore, the finished work will include papers that focus on data-driven practice or data-strengthened persuasion, as well as studies that may speak to both.
Some topics to address might include:
*how existing data sets may be used to make a case for funding, resource, or other changes
*how "non-library" data (community demographics, economics, etc.) may relate to library trends
*interesting or non-traditional sources of data and how they may be used in library decision-making
*assessing the integrity of electronic data (web site "hits," vendor-supplied versus internal data, etc.)
*librarians for planning, assessment, data analysis, etc.: a new specialization within the profession?
*critiques of commercially available tools for data analysis
*comparing apples and oranges: data on different scales
*a crash course in statistics for non-statistician librarians
*how you have made a potentially "ho-hum" data presentation data engaging and persuasive
You may find inspiration in:
*Summary and presentation documents from the recent ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section's 2007 conference panel, "Empowering Data," available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/EBSS/ebssconferenceinfo/empoweringdata.htm
*Publicly available (and understudied) reports and data from the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) web site: http://www.nclis.gov/survey.htm
*Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics,available at:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/arl/
Please send inquiries or brief proposals (of approx. 150 words) to:
darby_orcutt@ncsu.edu (Darby Orcutt, North Carolina State University
Libraries)
Deadline for proposals: November 19, 2007
Deadline for completed chapters: March 31, 2008
*[NB: FYI, I will be away from email for much of October and November, so please don't worry if you do not receive confirmation right away of your received proposal. -Darby]*
Librarians increasingly have access to vast amounts of data, but more important than the data itself is how it is handled, interpreted, and used.
This is your opportunity to contribute to the critical discussion concerning the theory, uses, and best practices concerning numerical evidence in libraries today.
As its working title suggests, this collection proceeds from the basic observation that library data serves two primary functions: informing decision-making and providing support for communication beyond library walls. Some data analysis projects may support both activities, but most (appropriately) primarily address just one or the other. Therefore, the finished work will include papers that focus on data-driven practice or data-strengthened persuasion, as well as studies that may speak to both.
Some topics to address might include:
*how existing data sets may be used to make a case for funding, resource, or other changes
*how "non-library" data (community demographics, economics, etc.) may relate to library trends
*interesting or non-traditional sources of data and how they may be used in library decision-making
*assessing the integrity of electronic data (web site "hits," vendor-supplied versus internal data, etc.)
*librarians for planning, assessment, data analysis, etc.: a new specialization within the profession?
*critiques of commercially available tools for data analysis
*comparing apples and oranges: data on different scales
*a crash course in statistics for non-statistician librarians
*how you have made a potentially "ho-hum" data presentation data engaging and persuasive
You may find inspiration in:
*Summary and presentation documents from the recent ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section's 2007 conference panel, "Empowering Data," available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/EBSS/ebssconferenceinfo/empoweringdata.htm
*Publicly available (and understudied) reports and data from the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) web site: http://www.nclis.gov/survey.htm
*Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics,available at:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/arl/
Please send inquiries or brief proposals (of approx. 150 words) to:
darby_orcutt@ncsu.edu (Darby Orcutt, North Carolina State University
Libraries)
Deadline for proposals: November 19, 2007
Deadline for completed chapters: March 31, 2008
*[NB: FYI, I will be away from email for much of October and November, so please don't worry if you do not receive confirmation right away of your received proposal. -Darby]*
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