Call for papers--Conference on advances in paper conservation research
Advances in Paper Conservation Research
British Library Conference Centre
London
23-24 March 2009
We welcome proposals for presentations.
Recent years have seen an explosion of research and new insights into the material science of paper and paper-based collections. Understanding of the raw materials, their deterioration and conservation strategies have developed--alongside new strategies for dealing with the enormous legacy of paper.
This conference will bring together key workers in the field from major collections such as the British Library and the Library of Congress to academic researchers and commercial organisations. It is intended to publish the proceedings electronically on the British Library website.
We invite offers of potential contributions to the conference. Abstracts should be received by 22 December 2008 and finished papers received by 28 February 2009.
Conservation and care for the collections are undergoing major change at the British Library. A new state of the art Centre for Conservation and innovative robotic storage in a reduced oxygen environment were recently completed. These major advances in the care for the physical collections are competing with major challenges to deal with digital collections. It is an exciting time for the future of care and conservation in Libraries and Archives.
Contact:
C V Horie
British Library
+44 20 7412 7347
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB, UK
velson.horie [at] bl__uk
Thank you for all your contributions (formal or informal) to this project over recent years. It would be pleasure to see you, and hear about the advances made recently.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Call for Papers/New Editor Announcement: The Journal of Library & Information Services for Distance Learning
Call for Papers/New Editor Announcement: The Journal of Library & Information Services for Distance Learning welcomes the submission of manuscripts for review and possible publication.
The Journal is now under the new Editorship of Jodi Poe, Head of Technical Services, Houston Cole Library, Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, Alabama). Jodi was previously Distance Education Librarian at Houston Cole Library for 8 years.
Manuscripts and ideas for papers can be submitted directly to Jodi Poe for peer-review. The Journal has a rapid turn-around time (approximately 4 months) for accepted material, contingent on scheduling. Topics can cover research, theory & practice related to:
Distance education programs for income production
Distance learning statistics in libraries
Strategic Planning for Distance Education
Evaluation of distance learning librarianship programs
Off-campus licensing, costing, budgeting
Remote access issues
Institutional repositories in distance learning/education
Satellite libraries: budgeting, growth, usage
Outsourcing for distance learning
Proactive roles for distance learning librarians
Faculty/librarian interaction in distance learning
cooperation and collaboration for distance learning
Information literacy for distance learning
Instructional service techniques
Information delivery for distance education
Reference services for distance education
Document delivery for distance education
Developing collections for distance education
Consortia involvement in distance learning
About the Editor
Jodi Poe comes to the Journal with more than 17 years of service in an academic library, and eight years of service in distance education. She is currently the Head of Technical Services at the Houston Cole Library at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. Prior to accepting the department head position in October, Jodi served as the distance education librarian at the Houston Cole Library for eight years.
During her tenure as a distance librarian, Poe has written numerous journal articles on distance learning and librarianship, which appeared in popular journals like The Journal of Access Services and the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Electronic Reserves. Additionally, Jodi co-authored a chapter in the book Going the Distance: Library Instruction for Off-Campus Students.
Instructions for Authors
Instructions for authors are available at http://www.haworthpress.com or can be emailed to you directly by Jodi Poe (jpoe@jsu.edu).
Free Print Sample
A free print sample of the journal is available by sending an email to: marisa.starr@taylorandfrancis.com Please give your full name and preferred mailing address.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu
IFLA 2009 (Open Access Research)
IFLA 2009 (Open Access Research)
URL: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/call-theory-en.htm
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has issued a call for papers for its 2009 conference (Milan, August 23-27, 2009). The theme for the Library Theory and Research Section is "Research into open access". Abstracts are due by December 31, 2008. Submissions can be made in the IFLA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish) and Italian.
Open Access (OA) has become the subject of much discussion amongst researchers, academics, librarians, university administrators, funding agencies, government officials, and publishers. Although OA has become a topic of considerable interest, with a growing body of work exploring the impact of OA on scholarly research and communication for various disciplines, surprisingly very little rigorous research has been conducted into or about OA itself.
At its session in Milan, the IFLA Library Theory and Research Section (LTR) will focus on research that explores the reality of providing OA. The intention of the session is to provide a forum for library professionals to critically discuss key issues related to developing, managing and sustaining OA across the world. Papers may address issues such as challenges and barriers, the realities of financial and institutional support, policy and planning or principles involved in matters of OA development, management and sustainability. Papers discussing these issues from the perspective of different disciplines or contexts are welcome.
URL: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/call-theory-en.htm
URL: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/call-theory-en.htm
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has issued a call for papers for its 2009 conference (Milan, August 23-27, 2009). The theme for the Library Theory and Research Section is "Research into open access". Abstracts are due by December 31, 2008. Submissions can be made in the IFLA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish) and Italian.
Open Access (OA) has become the subject of much discussion amongst researchers, academics, librarians, university administrators, funding agencies, government officials, and publishers. Although OA has become a topic of considerable interest, with a growing body of work exploring the impact of OA on scholarly research and communication for various disciplines, surprisingly very little rigorous research has been conducted into or about OA itself.
At its session in Milan, the IFLA Library Theory and Research Section (LTR) will focus on research that explores the reality of providing OA. The intention of the session is to provide a forum for library professionals to critically discuss key issues related to developing, managing and sustaining OA across the world. Papers may address issues such as challenges and barriers, the realities of financial and institutional support, policy and planning or principles involved in matters of OA development, management and sustainability. Papers discussing these issues from the perspective of different disciplines or contexts are welcome.
URL: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/call-theory-en.htm
Friday, December 19, 2008
SLA 2010 Call for Presentations
SLA 2010 Call for Presentations
Call for Participation: SLA 2010 Annual Conference
The Special Libraries Association is pleased to announce its 2010 Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO, to be held 13-16 June in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The theme of the conference is “Entering SLA's Next Century: Let the Good Times Roll."
It's no secret that today's changing technology and more demanding management expectations require information professionals to demonstrate a positive impact on their organizations. You have to be a great researcher and manager, but you also have to help your organization put knowledge to work as a strategic asset -- across the enterprise, day in and day out.
What should I know about the SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO?
The SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO is the premier networking and educational event for information professionals. The conference takes place over four days, with additional days for continuing education and local tourism. For more information, visit the conference Web site:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/index.cfm
What should I know about conference planning?
The SLA Annual Conference is planned on an 18-month timeline. The Annual Conference Advisory Council sets the parameters of conference programming, including (but not limited to) schedule, keynotes, time blocks, and theme. In addition to this council, divisions and caucuses devise the educational sessions that are put on Monday through Wednesday of the conference. If you are a member of SLA, you should approach your unit chair or unit planner with your conference programming idea before submitting it to SLA headquarters. Proposals submitted directly to SLA headquarters will be forwarded to the appropriate unit(s). Continuing education courses may be organized either through divisions or through SLA headquarters.
What types of submissions are you looking for?
* Presentations *
Educational sessions are held Monday through Wednesday of the conference. Sessions may be 60, 90, or 120 minutes in length. Presentation ideas should be submitted to the unit chair or unit planner. These presentations can be panels, lectures, roundtables or any learning format that you think would be appropriate.
* Contributed Papers *
An opportunity to share your knowledge! Are you using your expert knowledge and talents to shape the future? Do you have a vision of what the future will look like? Are others inspired by your ideas, innovations, and passion? How is your workplace preparing for the future? Do you have valuable insight from lessons learned that could help other information professionals? If so, here is your opportunity to engage in scholarship and share that knowledge with your peers. Accepted papers will also be published on the SLA Web site and in Information Outlook. Proposal forms are located here.
We are still accepting contributed papers for our 2009 conference, so feel free to submit a proposal for consideration for this June.
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/Conference/callforpapers/
Continuing Education Courses *
By submitting a CE course proposal, you demonstrate your commitment to helping information professionals become indispensable through learning and help broaden our growing understanding of library and information profession practice in the 21st century. Courses are offered on Saturday and Sunday, 12-13 June. Courses may be half-day or whole-day, and are open to both members and non-members. Continuing education courses may be organized either through divisions or through SLA headquarters. Proposal forms can be found here.
We look forward to hearing your ideas. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Foldvik, SLA's director of events, at kfoldvik@sla.org.
Call for Participation: SLA 2010 Annual Conference
The Special Libraries Association is pleased to announce its 2010 Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO, to be held 13-16 June in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The theme of the conference is “Entering SLA's Next Century: Let the Good Times Roll."
It's no secret that today's changing technology and more demanding management expectations require information professionals to demonstrate a positive impact on their organizations. You have to be a great researcher and manager, but you also have to help your organization put knowledge to work as a strategic asset -- across the enterprise, day in and day out.
What should I know about the SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO?
The SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO is the premier networking and educational event for information professionals. The conference takes place over four days, with additional days for continuing education and local tourism. For more information, visit the conference Web site:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/index.cfm
What should I know about conference planning?
The SLA Annual Conference is planned on an 18-month timeline. The Annual Conference Advisory Council sets the parameters of conference programming, including (but not limited to) schedule, keynotes, time blocks, and theme. In addition to this council, divisions and caucuses devise the educational sessions that are put on Monday through Wednesday of the conference. If you are a member of SLA, you should approach your unit chair or unit planner with your conference programming idea before submitting it to SLA headquarters. Proposals submitted directly to SLA headquarters will be forwarded to the appropriate unit(s). Continuing education courses may be organized either through divisions or through SLA headquarters.
What types of submissions are you looking for?
* Presentations *
Educational sessions are held Monday through Wednesday of the conference. Sessions may be 60, 90, or 120 minutes in length. Presentation ideas should be submitted to the unit chair or unit planner. These presentations can be panels, lectures, roundtables or any learning format that you think would be appropriate.
* Contributed Papers *
An opportunity to share your knowledge! Are you using your expert knowledge and talents to shape the future? Do you have a vision of what the future will look like? Are others inspired by your ideas, innovations, and passion? How is your workplace preparing for the future? Do you have valuable insight from lessons learned that could help other information professionals? If so, here is your opportunity to engage in scholarship and share that knowledge with your peers. Accepted papers will also be published on the SLA Web site and in Information Outlook. Proposal forms are located here.
We are still accepting contributed papers for our 2009 conference, so feel free to submit a proposal for consideration for this June.
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/Conference/callforpapers/
Continuing Education Courses *
By submitting a CE course proposal, you demonstrate your commitment to helping information professionals become indispensable through learning and help broaden our growing understanding of library and information profession practice in the 21st century. Courses are offered on Saturday and Sunday, 12-13 June. Courses may be half-day or whole-day, and are open to both members and non-members. Continuing education courses may be organized either through divisions or through SLA headquarters. Proposal forms can be found here.
We look forward to hearing your ideas. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Foldvik, SLA's director of events, at kfoldvik@sla.org.
CFP: 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications
CFP: 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications
January 15th, 2009 is the new deadline for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2009 http://www.ICTconfer.org/eista
(Orlando, Florida, USA. July 10th-13th, 2009)
Authors Notification: March 30th, 2009
Camera ready, full papers: June 4th, 2009
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All Submitted papers will be reviewed using a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI) (http://www.j-sci.com/Journal/SCI/).
Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference will have access to the reviews made to their submission so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.
All accepted papers where at least one author is registered in the conference will be included in the hard copy and the CD versions of the conference proceedings.
For submissions or Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or directly to: http://www.ICTconfer.org/eista/Organizer.asp
The best paper of each invited session will also be published in JSCI at no additional cost for the author. Invited session organizers will be co-editors of the proceedings volume where their session's papers are to be included, and they will be guest editors of the Journal issue where the best paper presented at their invited session has been included.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. The best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be selected from these session's best papers, and will also be published in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal, with no additional cost for their authors. Libraries of journal author's organizations will receive complimentary subscriptions to at least one volume (6 issues).
January 15th, 2009 is the new deadline for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2009 http://www.ICTconfer.org/eista
(Orlando, Florida, USA. July 10th-13th, 2009)
Authors Notification: March 30th, 2009
Camera ready, full papers: June 4th, 2009
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All Submitted papers will be reviewed using a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI) (http://www.j-sci.com/Journal/SCI/).
Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference will have access to the reviews made to their submission so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.
All accepted papers where at least one author is registered in the conference will be included in the hard copy and the CD versions of the conference proceedings.
For submissions or Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or directly to: http://www.ICTconfer.org/eista/Organizer.asp
The best paper of each invited session will also be published in JSCI at no additional cost for the author. Invited session organizers will be co-editors of the proceedings volume where their session's papers are to be included, and they will be guest editors of the Journal issue where the best paper presented at their invited session has been included.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. The best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be selected from these session's best papers, and will also be published in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal, with no additional cost for their authors. Libraries of journal author's organizations will receive complimentary subscriptions to at least one volume (6 issues).
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Call for Posters: “Business Information Literacy” (SLA Annual Conference)
Call for Posters: “Business Information Literacy” (SLA Annual Conference)
Location: SLA Annual Conference – Washington, 2009
Date/Time: Monday, June 15, 2009 – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Business is everywhere. As a result, business information literacy is crucial to success in almost every aspect of daily life in academic, corporate or public library environments.
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas on this important topic. We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:
• Standards and competencies for business information literacy
• Pedagogic approaches to business information literacy education
• Assessment of learning outcomes
• Integrating business information literacy in the curriculum
• Librarian / faculty collaboration
• New technologies for teaching business information literacy
• Business information literacy in multi-disciplinary contexts
• Professional development for business information literacy
• Promoting business information literacy in the corporate environment
Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful. Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Washington, June 2009.
This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division. Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2009conference_posters.html
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 1, 2009. Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division?
Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/
All applicants will be notified no later than April 1, 2009 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted. If you have any questions about this session, contact
Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Liaison Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu
Location: SLA Annual Conference – Washington, 2009
Date/Time: Monday, June 15, 2009 – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Business is everywhere. As a result, business information literacy is crucial to success in almost every aspect of daily life in academic, corporate or public library environments.
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas on this important topic. We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:
• Standards and competencies for business information literacy
• Pedagogic approaches to business information literacy education
• Assessment of learning outcomes
• Integrating business information literacy in the curriculum
• Librarian / faculty collaboration
• New technologies for teaching business information literacy
• Business information literacy in multi-disciplinary contexts
• Professional development for business information literacy
• Promoting business information literacy in the corporate environment
Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful. Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Washington, June 2009.
This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division. Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2009conference_posters.html
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 1, 2009. Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division?
Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/
All applicants will be notified no later than April 1, 2009 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted. If you have any questions about this session, contact
Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Liaison Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu
CFP: Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) 2009 Annual Meeting
CFP: Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) 2009 Annual Meeting
Call for Proposals: 2009 SOA Annual Meeting
"Archival Access & Accessibility: Tradition & Technology"
May 20-22, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio
Proposal Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2009
URL: http://www.ohiohistory.org/ohiojunction/soa/index.html
The Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) invites proposals for presentations for its annual meeting "Archival Access & Accessibility: Tradition & Technology" to be held May 20-22, 2009 at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. The Program Committee seeks proposals related to
improving access to archival materials. Proposals from graduate students and allied professionals are welcome. Sessions run 75 minutes. Panel discussions or other formats are acceptable. Graduate students are also encouraged to participate in poster sessions.
To submit a proposal, please send the session title, an abstract, and the name, contact information, and brief biography of the presenter/s.
Proposal deadline is Monday, February 2, 2009.
Submit proposals & questions to:
Emily Lockhart
Archives Associate Senior
Archival Services
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1702
erlockh@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-7832
Fax: 330-972-6170
Call for Proposals: 2009 SOA Annual Meeting
"Archival Access & Accessibility: Tradition & Technology"
May 20-22, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio
Proposal Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2009
URL: http://www.ohiohistory.org/ohiojunction/soa/index.html
The Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) invites proposals for presentations for its annual meeting "Archival Access & Accessibility: Tradition & Technology" to be held May 20-22, 2009 at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. The Program Committee seeks proposals related to
improving access to archival materials. Proposals from graduate students and allied professionals are welcome. Sessions run 75 minutes. Panel discussions or other formats are acceptable. Graduate students are also encouraged to participate in poster sessions.
To submit a proposal, please send the session title, an abstract, and the name, contact information, and brief biography of the presenter/s.
Proposal deadline is Monday, February 2, 2009.
Submit proposals & questions to:
Emily Lockhart
Archives Associate Senior
Archival Services
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1702
erlockh@uakron.edu
Fax: 330-972-6170
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
CFP: IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section Division of Collections and Services
CFP: IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section Division of Collections and Services 75th World Library and Information Congress, Milan, Italy, 23-27 August 2009
Session theme:
Serials in the 21st century: new concepts, new challenges
The IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites librarians and other interested parties to submit proposals for papers for the 2-hour open session in Milan.
Electronic formats have altered traditional ways of acquiring, cataloging and managing library materials. The lines are blurring between e-books, e-journals, and article databases. The division of functions in Acquisitions, Cataloging and Collection Development, as well as Public Services, which have until now been based on the types of material (continuing resources vs. monographs), are becoming less clear. Almost all e-resources have a seriality aspect. Are e-books the new continuing resource?
If the work of managing and servicing e-resources is being done in serials units (whether Acquisitions or Cataloging), then who handles “new” serials such as e-books and where do they fit in? Should they be included in ERMs? What kind of training and communication is needed for efficient work with e-resources? How do libraries adapt to this paradigm shift?
We especially invite papers that address the following topics:
*Organizational models for work with e-resources. What works and what doesn’t?
*E-books from selection to access: some new approaches
*New challenges as new opportunities
Please send a detailed abstract in English (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (which must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information of author(s)/presenter(s) by February 15th 2009 via e-mail to: Eva-Lisa Holm Granath, Secretary of SOCRS, e-mail: evaho@bibl.liu.se
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section´s Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by March 8th 2009 Full papers will be due by May 1st 2009 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of translations. Papers should be no longer than 10-20 pages. 10-15 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Section's open session in Milan. We aim for a broader range coverage with slightly shorter presentations.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Milan conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers, and at least one of the authors/presenters must be present for the program.
Session theme:
Serials in the 21st century: new concepts, new challenges
The IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites librarians and other interested parties to submit proposals for papers for the 2-hour open session in Milan.
Electronic formats have altered traditional ways of acquiring, cataloging and managing library materials. The lines are blurring between e-books, e-journals, and article databases. The division of functions in Acquisitions, Cataloging and Collection Development, as well as Public Services, which have until now been based on the types of material (continuing resources vs. monographs), are becoming less clear. Almost all e-resources have a seriality aspect. Are e-books the new continuing resource?
If the work of managing and servicing e-resources is being done in serials units (whether Acquisitions or Cataloging), then who handles “new” serials such as e-books and where do they fit in? Should they be included in ERMs? What kind of training and communication is needed for efficient work with e-resources? How do libraries adapt to this paradigm shift?
We especially invite papers that address the following topics:
*Organizational models for work with e-resources. What works and what doesn’t?
*E-books from selection to access: some new approaches
*New challenges as new opportunities
Please send a detailed abstract in English (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (which must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information of author(s)/presenter(s) by February 15th 2009 via e-mail to: Eva-Lisa Holm Granath, Secretary of SOCRS, e-mail: evaho@bibl.liu.se
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section´s Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by March 8th 2009 Full papers will be due by May 1st 2009 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of translations. Papers should be no longer than 10-20 pages. 10-15 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Section's open session in Milan. We aim for a broader range coverage with slightly shorter presentations.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Milan conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers, and at least one of the authors/presenters must be present for the program.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
CFP: 2009 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference
CFP: 2009 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/lrrt/index.cfm
2009 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (July 9 - 15). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums are scheduled for 2009, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions. The two forums are:
Research to Understand Users: Issues and Approaches
This session will feature three library-related research papers investigating users and their use of libraries and information. An LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality of study design, significance of the research topic, and potential for significant contribution to librarianship.
Four-Star Research
This session will feature three library-related research papers describing studies of libraries and librarianship. An LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality and creativity of study design, significance of the research topic, and potential for significant contribution to librarianship.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, organizational structure and personnel, library value determination, and evaluation of library and information services. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. LRRT Members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will use a blind review process to select a maximum of six projects, three for each of the two forums. The selected researchers will be required to present their papers in person at the forums and to register for the conference. Criteria for selection are:
1. Significance of the study to library and information science research;
2. Quality and creativity of the methodology;
3. Potential to fill a research gap or to build on previous LIS studies;
4. Adherence to submission requirements (see below).
Please submit a two-page proposal by Friday, December 19, 2008. Late submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to two pages in length. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address). The second page should NOT show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include: 1) The title of your project, and 2) A 500-word abstract. The abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed. Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 19, 2008, will not be considered.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 27, 2009. Please send submissions (via email or snail mail) to:
Larry Nash White, Ph.D.
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Assistant Professor
1108 Joyner Library
Department of Library Science
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-2315
Email: whitel at ecu.edu
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/lrrt/index.cfm
2009 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (July 9 - 15). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums are scheduled for 2009, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions. The two forums are:
Research to Understand Users: Issues and Approaches
This session will feature three library-related research papers investigating users and their use of libraries and information. An LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality of study design, significance of the research topic, and potential for significant contribution to librarianship.
Four-Star Research
This session will feature three library-related research papers describing studies of libraries and librarianship. An LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality and creativity of study design, significance of the research topic, and potential for significant contribution to librarianship.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, organizational structure and personnel, library value determination, and evaluation of library and information services. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. LRRT Members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will use a blind review process to select a maximum of six projects, three for each of the two forums. The selected researchers will be required to present their papers in person at the forums and to register for the conference. Criteria for selection are:
1. Significance of the study to library and information science research;
2. Quality and creativity of the methodology;
3. Potential to fill a research gap or to build on previous LIS studies;
4. Adherence to submission requirements (see below).
Please submit a two-page proposal by Friday, December 19, 2008. Late submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to two pages in length. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address). The second page should NOT show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include: 1) The title of your project, and 2) A 500-word abstract. The abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed. Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 19, 2008, will not be considered.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 27, 2009. Please send submissions (via email or snail mail) to:
Larry Nash White, Ph.D.
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Assistant Professor
1108 Joyner Library
Department of Library Science
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-2315
Email: whitel at ecu.edu
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Call for Presentations - 15th Reference Research Forum, 2009 (ALA Annual, 2009)
Call for Presentations - 15th Reference Research Forum, 2009 (ALA Annual, 2009)
The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 15th Reference Research Forum at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
The Reference Research Forum continues to be one of the most popular and valuable programs during the ALA Annual Conference, where attendees can learn about notable research projects conducted in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic services, reference effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.
For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee's website: http://tinyurl.com/rssresearchstatistics
The Committee employs a "blind" review process to select two projects for 25 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Winning submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Chicago.
Criteria for selection:
* Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;
* Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;
* Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;
* Research projects may be in-progress or completed;
* Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted
Proposals are due by Monday, January 5, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 20, 2009. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:
1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).
2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:
a. Title of the project;
b. Explicit statement of the research problem;
c. Description of the research design and methodologies used;
d. Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research.
Please send submissions by email to:
Liane Luckman
Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee
312.745.3858 (phone)
liane.luckman@gmail.com
The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 15th Reference Research Forum at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
The Reference Research Forum continues to be one of the most popular and valuable programs during the ALA Annual Conference, where attendees can learn about notable research projects conducted in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic services, reference effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.
For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee's website: http://tinyurl.com/rssresearchstatistics
The Committee employs a "blind" review process to select two projects for 25 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Winning submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Chicago.
Criteria for selection:
* Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;
* Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;
* Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;
* Research projects may be in-progress or completed;
* Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted
Proposals are due by Monday, January 5, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 20, 2009. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:
1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).
2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:
a. Title of the project;
b. Explicit statement of the research problem;
c. Description of the research design and methodologies used;
d. Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research.
Please send submissions by email to:
Liane Luckman
Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee
312.745.3858 (phone)
liane.luckman@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Call for Papers: Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future (SLA Contributed Papers)
Call for Papers: Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future (SLA Contributed Papers)
**THE DEADLINE IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY*
SLA -- Washington, D.C. 2009
*SLA** Contributed Papers: An opportunity to share your knowledge! *
Are you using your expert knowledge and talents to shape the future? Do
you have a vision of what the future will look like? Are others
inspired by your ideas, innovations, and passion? How is your
workplace preparing for the future? Do you have valuable insight from
lessons learned that could help other information professionals? If so,
here is your opportunity to engage in scholarship and share that
knowledge with your peers.
SLA is now accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its Annual
Conference June 14-17, 2009 in Washington, D.C., with the theme
"Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future."
Accepted papers will also be published on the SLA website.
Every SLA member is eligible and encouraged to apply. The deadline for
submitting a proposal is December 12, 2008. All proposals should be
sent via email to: jwheeler@ucalgary.ca.
Proposals should be approximately 250-300 words in length. The proposals
will be evaluated by a panel of SLA members in a blind review and the
strongest will be selected for development into full papers due May 1,
2009.
Topics of the papers should be related to library science, information
management, research or other issues related to customer service,
technology, or administration in special libraries. Proposals will be
judged on their relevance to the conference theme "Information to
Inspiration" or the tag "Knowledge and Vision Shaping the Future", as
well on the strength of the idea, quality of writing, and potential
member interest.
For more information contact Justine Wheeler at jwheeler@ucalgary.ca
or visit the SLA webpage:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/Conference/callforpapers/
**THE DEADLINE IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY*
SLA -- Washington, D.C. 2009
*SLA** Contributed Papers: An opportunity to share your knowledge! *
Are you using your expert knowledge and talents to shape the future? Do
you have a vision of what the future will look like? Are others
inspired by your ideas, innovations, and passion? How is your
workplace preparing for the future? Do you have valuable insight from
lessons learned that could help other information professionals? If so,
here is your opportunity to engage in scholarship and share that
knowledge with your peers.
SLA is now accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its Annual
Conference June 14-17, 2009 in Washington, D.C., with the theme
"Information to Inspiration: Knowledge & Vision Shaping the Future."
Accepted papers will also be published on the SLA website.
Every SLA member is eligible and encouraged to apply. The deadline for
submitting a proposal is December 12, 2008. All proposals should be
sent via email to: jwheeler@ucalgary.ca.
Proposals should be approximately 250-300 words in length. The proposals
will be evaluated by a panel of SLA members in a blind review and the
strongest will be selected for development into full papers due May 1,
2009.
Topics of the papers should be related to library science, information
management, research or other issues related to customer service,
technology, or administration in special libraries. Proposals will be
judged on their relevance to the conference theme "Information to
Inspiration" or the tag "Knowledge and Vision Shaping the Future", as
well on the strength of the idea, quality of writing, and potential
member interest.
For more information contact Justine Wheeler at jwheeler@ucalgary.ca
or visit the SLA webpage:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/Conference/callforpapers/
CALL FOR PAPERS: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
CALL FOR PAPERS: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
Popular Culture/American Culture Association National Conference
April 8-11, 2009
New Orleans Marriott
http://www.pcaaca.org
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send an email OR paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address, email address, and
phone number
Deadline for proposal submissions is December 15, 2008.
Popular Culture/American Culture Association National Conference
April 8-11, 2009
New Orleans Marriott
http://www.pcaaca.org
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send an email OR paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address, email address, and
phone number
Deadline for proposal submissions is December 15, 2008.
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian: call for papers
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian: call for papers
URL: http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J103
Dear colleagues,
Oftentimes the hardest part of getting published is focusing your idea so that a journal’s editorial board will find it interesting. You don’t want to spend a lot of time writing before getting a sense of the viability of your idea. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian wants to help you to get
published.
Are you currently working on a research project and need feedback or direction?
Do you have an idea that you would like to turn into a published paper?
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian would like to offer you a helping hand if you are in the midst of working on a research project or manuscript that you believe has promise by providing you with preliminary feedback on your idea.
The B&SS Librarian editorial board has experience in all areas of behavioral and social sciences librarianship with decades of experience in the research and publication process. We will offer insightful feedback on your submission and research proposals and provide an easy submission process with quick turnaround. We hope that you would ultimately decide to submit your final
manuscript to B&SS Librarian, but there is no requirement that you do so.
Do you have a paper relating to behavioral and social science librarianship that you are considering for publication?
Authors are invited to submit papers at any time for upcoming issues. Papers received by December 31, 2008 will be considered for publication in volume 28:1.
B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information including the following subject areas and areas of focus:
-Anthropology
-Business
-Communication Studies
-Criminal Justice
-Education
-Ethnic Studies
-Political Science
-Psychology
-Social Work
-Sociology
-Women’s Studies
-Collection development and evaluation
-Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources
-Indexing and abstracting
-Library administration and management
-Publishing trends
-Public service
-Reference and library instruction
-Technology
-User behavior
All submissions will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your publication and let us help improve your publication record and demystify the publication process.
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at: L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
URL: http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J103
Dear colleagues,
Oftentimes the hardest part of getting published is focusing your idea so that a journal’s editorial board will find it interesting. You don’t want to spend a lot of time writing before getting a sense of the viability of your idea. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian wants to help you to get
published.
Are you currently working on a research project and need feedback or direction?
Do you have an idea that you would like to turn into a published paper?
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian would like to offer you a helping hand if you are in the midst of working on a research project or manuscript that you believe has promise by providing you with preliminary feedback on your idea.
The B&SS Librarian editorial board has experience in all areas of behavioral and social sciences librarianship with decades of experience in the research and publication process. We will offer insightful feedback on your submission and research proposals and provide an easy submission process with quick turnaround. We hope that you would ultimately decide to submit your final
manuscript to B&SS Librarian, but there is no requirement that you do so.
Do you have a paper relating to behavioral and social science librarianship that you are considering for publication?
Authors are invited to submit papers at any time for upcoming issues. Papers received by December 31, 2008 will be considered for publication in volume 28:1.
B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information including the following subject areas and areas of focus:
-Anthropology
-Business
-Communication Studies
-Criminal Justice
-Education
-Ethnic Studies
-Political Science
-Psychology
-Social Work
-Sociology
-Women’s Studies
-Collection development and evaluation
-Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources
-Indexing and abstracting
-Library administration and management
-Publishing trends
-Public service
-Reference and library instruction
-Technology
-User behavior
All submissions will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your publication and let us help improve your publication record and demystify the publication process.
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at: L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Series on Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship (Monographs from Library Juice Press)
Series on Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship (Monographs from Library Juice Press)
Emily Drabinski, Series Editor
Library Juice Press seeks book proposals and manuscripts for a new series, Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship, edited by Emily Drabinski. This series will publish works from both practical and theoretical perspectives that critically engage issues in the LIS field related to gender and sexual difference. Potential subjects include:
-Queer and feminist approaches to traditional library topics including classification, pedagogy, collection development
-Works that address gender and sexuality issues in conjunction with other articulations of difference including race, class, nationality, etc.
-Practical approaches to developing community-based GLBTQ collections
-Materials addressing library needs of specific populations, e.g., GLBTQ youth, elders, etc.
-Workplace issues, e.g., 'coming out' at work
-Historical perspectives on GLBTQ and women's issues in the library
-Works that bring library issues into conversation with contemporary theoretical debates in feminist, queer, and gender studies
Please submit queries, proposals, and manuscripts to Emily Drabinski, emily.drabinski@gmail.com
Emily Drabinski, Series Editor
Library Juice Press seeks book proposals and manuscripts for a new series, Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship, edited by Emily Drabinski. This series will publish works from both practical and theoretical perspectives that critically engage issues in the LIS field related to gender and sexual difference. Potential subjects include:
-Queer and feminist approaches to traditional library topics including classification, pedagogy, collection development
-Works that address gender and sexuality issues in conjunction with other articulations of difference including race, class, nationality, etc.
-Practical approaches to developing community-based GLBTQ collections
-Materials addressing library needs of specific populations, e.g., GLBTQ youth, elders, etc.
-Workplace issues, e.g., 'coming out' at work
-Historical perspectives on GLBTQ and women's issues in the library
-Works that bring library issues into conversation with contemporary theoretical debates in feminist, queer, and gender studies
Please submit queries, proposals, and manuscripts to Emily Drabinski, emily.drabinski@gmail.com
CFP: Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group (IFLA 2009)
CFP: Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group (IFLA 2009)
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
"Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage"
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
http://www.ifla.org.sg/IV/ifla75/call-agricultural-en.htm
Call for Papers
Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group
Theme: "Worldwide Trends in Open Access to Agricultural Information"
The IFLA Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group in association with IAALD (International association of agricultural information specialists) invites papers to be presented at a two-hour session to be held at the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference in Milan, Italy, 23-27 August 2009.
Papers should be based on facts rather than theoretical aspects focusing on any of the facets of the theme. Issues to be addressed include:
-Barriers to Open Access to agricultural information in the country/region
-Efforts of universities and research institutes in the country providing Open Access to agricultural information and literature
-International agricultural research institutes and Open Access
-Obstacles in accessing agricultural information generated by private agencies
-Efforts of national agricultural research funding bodies in facilitating Open Access
-Role of international organizations such as IDRC, FAO, CGIAR in accelerating Open Access.
-National agricultural libraries/information centers in support of Open Access
-Emerging policies and mandates governing Open Access in the country/region
Proposals
Potential authors may submit their proposal on any of these aspects for consideration.
The deadline for submitting a detailed abstract (max 500 words) along with full author details is 31 December 2008. Upon review of the abstracts, selected presenters will be notified by mid February 2009.
Full paper is due on 30 April 2008 and must be original not published elsewhere
Abstracts and full papers should be submitted by email
Papers should be of 10 pages maximum, single spaced
Papers should be in English with a one-page abstract
Each presenter would be allowed 20 minutes for a summary delivery of the paper
The presenter should not read the paper
The author(s) should indicate personal full contact details and include summary curriculum vitae with the paper
Please note that all fees, including registration to the conference, travel, accommodation etc. are the responsibility of the authors.
Please submit your proposal by 31 December 2008 to:
Deva Eswara Reddy, PhD
Associate Professor of Library Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, USA
Tel. +(1)(979)8621062
Fax +(1)(979)4580112
E-mail: dereddy@tamu.edu
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
"Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage"
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
http://www.ifla.org.sg/IV/ifla75/call-agricultural-en.htm
Call for Papers
Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group
Theme: "Worldwide Trends in Open Access to Agricultural Information"
The IFLA Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group in association with IAALD (International association of agricultural information specialists) invites papers to be presented at a two-hour session to be held at the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference in Milan, Italy, 23-27 August 2009.
Papers should be based on facts rather than theoretical aspects focusing on any of the facets of the theme. Issues to be addressed include:
-Barriers to Open Access to agricultural information in the country/region
-Efforts of universities and research institutes in the country providing Open Access to agricultural information and literature
-International agricultural research institutes and Open Access
-Obstacles in accessing agricultural information generated by private agencies
-Efforts of national agricultural research funding bodies in facilitating Open Access
-Role of international organizations such as IDRC, FAO, CGIAR in accelerating Open Access.
-National agricultural libraries/information centers in support of Open Access
-Emerging policies and mandates governing Open Access in the country/region
Proposals
Potential authors may submit their proposal on any of these aspects for consideration.
The deadline for submitting a detailed abstract (max 500 words) along with full author details is 31 December 2008. Upon review of the abstracts, selected presenters will be notified by mid February 2009.
Full paper is due on 30 April 2008 and must be original not published elsewhere
Abstracts and full papers should be submitted by email
Papers should be of 10 pages maximum, single spaced
Papers should be in English with a one-page abstract
Each presenter would be allowed 20 minutes for a summary delivery of the paper
The presenter should not read the paper
The author(s) should indicate personal full contact details and include summary curriculum vitae with the paper
Please note that all fees, including registration to the conference, travel, accommodation etc. are the responsibility of the authors.
Please submit your proposal by 31 December 2008 to:
Deva Eswara Reddy, PhD
Associate Professor of Library Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, USA
Tel. +(1)(979)8621062
Fax +(1)(979)4580112
E-mail: dereddy@tamu.edu
Thursday, November 20, 2008
CFP: Grassroots Programs at ALA Annual (2009, Chicago)
CFP: Grassroots Programs at ALA Annual (2009, Chicago)
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2008/november2008/rettiggrassroots.cfm
Proposals Sought for Grassroots Programs at 2009 ALA Annual Conference
Do you have a great idea for an Annual Conference program but don’t belong to a committee or other group that can plan and produce a program? As part of ALA President Jim Rettig’s “Creating Connections” initiatives, you are invited to submit a proposal for a program to take place at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference July 9-15 in Chicago.
The purpose of a Grassroots Program is:
To expand opportunity for participation in ALA by giving members who do not belong to committees or boards within ALA an opportunity to plan and produce a program at the Annual Conference
To provide programs at the Annual Conference that address very current issues by compressing to the greatest degree possible the program planning schedule
To enrich the variety and quality of programs at the Annual Conference.
Proposals can be submitted by a single ALA personal member or by any group of ALA members who do not serve together on a committee or board within ALA. Proposals can address any topic of interest to ALA members. Proposals must be original; they cannot replicate a program previously presented at an ALA Annual Conference, Midwinter Meeting or national divisional conference. Proposals previously submitted to a committee, board or task force in ALA, one of its divisions or one of its round tables, cannot be resubmitted
Proposals will be judged on:
Relevance of the program’s topic to ALA members and the profession at large
Timelines
Knowledge of proposed speaker(s) on the topic
Originality – i.e., the degree to which the proposed program looks at a topic in a new and fresh way or treats a topic that has not received as much attention as it deserves, either because it is very new or due to some other factor
Proposals can address ALA’s key action areas:
Diversity
Equitable Access to Information and Library Services
Education and Lifelong Learning
Intellectual Freedom
Advocacy for Libraries and the Profession
Literacy
Organizational Excellence or other areas.
A jury will select up to 10 programs to take place during the conference. The jury will be made up of members of the student ALA chapters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UCLA as well as several members of Jim Rettig’s presidential initiatives advisory committee.
Each selected program will be listed in the program book for the 2009 ALA Annual Conference and will be noted as being part of the Grassroots Program Track as a juried program. You are also welcome to publicize your program by whatever means you would like, but please indicate that it is part of the “Grassroots Program Track.”
Each program will be allotted a $500 budget to cover speaker costs or other expenditures.
Additional information and a submission form can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/officers/grassroots/grassrootsproposal.cfm.
Deadline for submission is Feb. 6, 2009.
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2008/november2008/rettiggrassroots.cfm
Proposals Sought for Grassroots Programs at 2009 ALA Annual Conference
Do you have a great idea for an Annual Conference program but don’t belong to a committee or other group that can plan and produce a program? As part of ALA President Jim Rettig’s “Creating Connections” initiatives, you are invited to submit a proposal for a program to take place at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference July 9-15 in Chicago.
The purpose of a Grassroots Program is:
To expand opportunity for participation in ALA by giving members who do not belong to committees or boards within ALA an opportunity to plan and produce a program at the Annual Conference
To provide programs at the Annual Conference that address very current issues by compressing to the greatest degree possible the program planning schedule
To enrich the variety and quality of programs at the Annual Conference.
Proposals can be submitted by a single ALA personal member or by any group of ALA members who do not serve together on a committee or board within ALA. Proposals can address any topic of interest to ALA members. Proposals must be original; they cannot replicate a program previously presented at an ALA Annual Conference, Midwinter Meeting or national divisional conference. Proposals previously submitted to a committee, board or task force in ALA, one of its divisions or one of its round tables, cannot be resubmitted
Proposals will be judged on:
Relevance of the program’s topic to ALA members and the profession at large
Timelines
Knowledge of proposed speaker(s) on the topic
Originality – i.e., the degree to which the proposed program looks at a topic in a new and fresh way or treats a topic that has not received as much attention as it deserves, either because it is very new or due to some other factor
Proposals can address ALA’s key action areas:
Diversity
Equitable Access to Information and Library Services
Education and Lifelong Learning
Intellectual Freedom
Advocacy for Libraries and the Profession
Literacy
Organizational Excellence or other areas.
A jury will select up to 10 programs to take place during the conference. The jury will be made up of members of the student ALA chapters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UCLA as well as several members of Jim Rettig’s presidential initiatives advisory committee.
Each selected program will be listed in the program book for the 2009 ALA Annual Conference and will be noted as being part of the Grassroots Program Track as a juried program. You are also welcome to publicize your program by whatever means you would like, but please indicate that it is part of the “Grassroots Program Track.”
Each program will be allotted a $500 budget to cover speaker costs or other expenditures.
Additional information and a submission form can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/officers/grassroots/grassrootsproposal.cfm.
Deadline for submission is Feb. 6, 2009.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
CFP: Education Libraries (SLA's Education Division)
CFP: Education Libraries (SLA's Education Division)
Please consider this call for articles for the next issue of Education
Libraries, a peer-reviewed journal of SLA's Education Division. To
commemorate SLA's centennial in 2009, and the Education Division's 35th
anniversary, we have chosen the theme Identities: Education Libraries,
Past, Present, and Future. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2009
.
Instructions for contributors can be found at
http://units.sla.org/division/ded/instructions.html
Previous issues are available at
http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html
Send submissions and questions to Jacqueline Snider at
jacqueline-snider@uiowa.edu
Thank you.
Jacqueline Snider
Education Libraries , Editor
Please consider this call for articles for the next issue of Education
Libraries, a peer-reviewed journal of SLA's Education Division. To
commemorate SLA's centennial in 2009, and the Education Division's 35th
anniversary, we have chosen the theme Identities: Education Libraries,
Past, Present, and Future. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2009
.
Instructions for contributors can be found at
http://units.sla.org/division/ded/instructions.html
Previous issues are available at
http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html
Send submissions and questions to Jacqueline Snider at
jacqueline-snider@uiowa.edu
Thank you.
Jacqueline Snider
Education Libraries , Editor
Call for Papers/Abstracts and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 3rd International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management
Call for Papers/Abstracts and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 3rd International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management: KGCM 2009 (http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/kgcm). It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th - 13th, 2009.
Deadlines:
Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: December 19th, 2008
Authors Notifications: January 14th, 2009
Camera-ready, full papers: February 11th, 2009
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MainTopics:
Knowledge Communication
Knowledge Generation
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Engineering
Knowledge Representation
Knowledge Communication and Conferences
Knowledge Verification and Validation
Peer Reviewing
Scientific and Technical Publishing
Electronic Publishing
Electronic Libraries
All Submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews. All accepted papers of registered authors will be included in both the printed and the CD versions of the proceedings.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, with no additional cost for their authors.
For Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or, directly, to http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/KGCM/organizer.asp
Deadlines:
Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: December 19th, 2008
Authors Notifications: January 14th, 2009
Camera-ready, full papers: February 11th, 2009
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MainTopics:
Knowledge Communication
Knowledge Generation
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Engineering
Knowledge Representation
Knowledge Communication and Conferences
Knowledge Verification and Validation
Peer Reviewing
Scientific and Technical Publishing
Electronic Publishing
Electronic Libraries
All Submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews. All accepted papers of registered authors will be included in both the printed and the CD versions of the proceedings.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, with no additional cost for their authors.
For Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or, directly, to http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/KGCM/organizer.asp
AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp
The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee is soliciting articles in three categories:
Open Division: For active and retired AALL members and law librarians with five or more years of professional experience. Papers are due by March 2, 2009;
New Members Division: For recent graduates and AALL members who have been in the profession for less than five years. Papers are due by March 2, 2009
Student Division: For students in library, information management or law school. Participants in this division need not be members of AALL. To submit in this category, you must have been enrolled in law school, or in a library school, information management, or an equivalent program, either in the Fall 2008 or Spring 2009 semester. Papers in the Student Division are due by April 15, 2009.
The winner in each division receives $750 donated by LexisNexis, plus the opportunity to present the winning paper at a program at the 2009 AALL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Winning papers are also considered for publication in Law Library Journal.
For more information, a list of previous winners, an application and instructions on how to submit your article, visit the AALL website:
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp
The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee is soliciting articles in three categories:
Open Division: For active and retired AALL members and law librarians with five or more years of professional experience. Papers are due by March 2, 2009;
New Members Division: For recent graduates and AALL members who have been in the profession for less than five years. Papers are due by March 2, 2009
Student Division: For students in library, information management or law school. Participants in this division need not be members of AALL. To submit in this category, you must have been enrolled in law school, or in a library school, information management, or an equivalent program, either in the Fall 2008 or Spring 2009 semester. Papers in the Student Division are due by April 15, 2009.
The winner in each division receives $750 donated by LexisNexis, plus the opportunity to present the winning paper at a program at the 2009 AALL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Winning papers are also considered for publication in Law Library Journal.
For more information, a list of previous winners, an application and instructions on how to submit your article, visit the AALL website:
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp
Friday, November 14, 2008
CFP: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2009)
CFP: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2009)
You are kindly invited to participate in the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2009), Chania, Crete, Greece, 26-29 of May, 2009.
The conference expands the main theme and presentations given 10 years earlier in the successful IATUL 1999 conference, organizer Dr. Anthi Katsirikou then director of the library of Technical University of Crete.
The theme of the 20th IATUL 1999 conference in Chania was the "The Future of Libraries in Human Communication". The forthcoming QQML 2009 Conference will focus in an expanded theme covering Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries.
QQML2009 is organized under the umbrella of ASMDA International Society organizing conferences on data analysis from 1981
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (QQM) are proved more and more popular tools for Librarians, because of their usefulness to the everyday professional life. QQM aim to the assessment and improvement of the services, to the measurement of the functional effectiveness and efficiency. QQM are the mean to make decisions on fund allocation and financial alternatives. Librarians use also QQM in order to determine why and when their users appreciate their services. This is the start point of the innovation involvement and the ongoing procedure of the excellent performance. Systematic development of quality management in libraries requires a detailed framework, including the quality management standards, the measurement indicators, the self-appraisal schedules and the operational rules. These standards are practice-oriented tools and a benchmarking result. Their basic function is to express responsibly the customer (library user) -supplier (library services) relationship and provide a systematic approach to the continuous change onto excellence. The indoor and outdoor relationships of libraries are dependent of their communication and marketing capabilities, challenges, opportunities and implementation programmes.
The Conference will attend library professionals: professors, administrators, technologists, museum scientists, archivists, decision makers and managers.
As the conference papers will be included in a Book titled:
"Advances in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries"
please follow precisely the given Template following the format and instructions from World Scientific Publishing Co.
If you propose a Special Session including 4-5 papers, the papers will be included into the book as a Specific Chapter under the title of the special session.
Special Session proposals should have the session title, the name and affiliation of the organizer and a brief description (5-10 lines).
You may upload the Abstract/Paper Template and formulate your paper according to the instructions: http://www.isast.org/presentations/abstractpapersubmission.html
Please submit your paper in MS Word format as an email attachment to secretariat@isast.org
You can also submit your Abstract electronically by using the facilities of the conference website.
For more information and submission details visit the Conference Website at: http://www.isast.org/
You are kindly invited to participate in the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2009), Chania, Crete, Greece, 26-29 of May, 2009.
The conference expands the main theme and presentations given 10 years earlier in the successful IATUL 1999 conference, organizer Dr. Anthi Katsirikou then director of the library of Technical University of Crete.
The theme of the 20th IATUL 1999 conference in Chania was the "The Future of Libraries in Human Communication". The forthcoming QQML 2009 Conference will focus in an expanded theme covering Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries.
QQML2009 is organized under the umbrella of ASMDA International Society organizing conferences on data analysis from 1981
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (QQM) are proved more and more popular tools for Librarians, because of their usefulness to the everyday professional life. QQM aim to the assessment and improvement of the services, to the measurement of the functional effectiveness and efficiency. QQM are the mean to make decisions on fund allocation and financial alternatives. Librarians use also QQM in order to determine why and when their users appreciate their services. This is the start point of the innovation involvement and the ongoing procedure of the excellent performance. Systematic development of quality management in libraries requires a detailed framework, including the quality management standards, the measurement indicators, the self-appraisal schedules and the operational rules. These standards are practice-oriented tools and a benchmarking result. Their basic function is to express responsibly the customer (library user) -supplier (library services) relationship and provide a systematic approach to the continuous change onto excellence. The indoor and outdoor relationships of libraries are dependent of their communication and marketing capabilities, challenges, opportunities and implementation programmes.
The Conference will attend library professionals: professors, administrators, technologists, museum scientists, archivists, decision makers and managers.
As the conference papers will be included in a Book titled:
"Advances in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries"
please follow precisely the given Template following the format and instructions from World Scientific Publishing Co.
If you propose a Special Session including 4-5 papers, the papers will be included into the book as a Specific Chapter under the title of the special session.
Special Session proposals should have the session title, the name and affiliation of the organizer and a brief description (5-10 lines).
You may upload the Abstract/Paper Template and formulate your paper according to the instructions: http://www.isast.org/presentations/abstractpapersubmission.html
Please submit your paper in MS Word format as an email attachment to secretariat@isast.org
You can also submit your Abstract electronically by using the facilities of the conference website.
For more information and submission details visit the Conference Website at: http://www.isast.org/
CFP: NRMIG ALA Annual 09 Program on Workflow Tools for Automating Metadata Creation and Maintenance
CFP: NRMIG ALA Annual 09 Program on Workflow Tools for Automating Metadata Creation and Maintenance
ALCTS NRMIG (Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group) invites your proposal to participate in a program on workflow tools for digital libraries, to take place at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, July 9-15, 2009.
With the increasing volume of digital content that libraries are creating and maintaining, long-term data curation is emerging as a key consideration for the profession. In order to support data preservation and re-use on a local level, as well as facilitate resource sharing, library professionals need practical tools to help them efficiently manage large volumes of data over time. What types of tools and techniques do you utilize to automate the creation and maintenance of metadata?
Presentations should focus on current practices and new technologies, and include concrete demonstrations and/or examples of automated workflow tools and techniques employed at a local level or in collaborative endeavors. Specific implementations may cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
-Digital preservation of assets and collections
-Data production, or validation of metadata, to comply with a particular schema or protocol
-Data migration / interoperability across systems or applications
-Interoperability, data harvesting, e.g., for resource sharing
-Data production in distributed environments
-Open source or proprietary software tools
-Tips or techniques for working with particular standards and protocols
The program forum will be a panel, in which each participant has from 20-30 minutes to present, followed by a Q & A period at the end of the program. To submit a proposal for presentation, please email a brief description of your proposed topic to Joanna Burgess at burgessj@reed.edu by November 21, 2008.
Thank you,
Joanna Burgess, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair
Jennifer Roper, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair
Jennifer O'Brien Roper
Head, Cataloging and Metadata Services
University of Virginia Library
434.982.2854
jroper@virginia.edu
ALCTS NRMIG (Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group) invites your proposal to participate in a program on workflow tools for digital libraries, to take place at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, July 9-15, 2009.
With the increasing volume of digital content that libraries are creating and maintaining, long-term data curation is emerging as a key consideration for the profession. In order to support data preservation and re-use on a local level, as well as facilitate resource sharing, library professionals need practical tools to help them efficiently manage large volumes of data over time. What types of tools and techniques do you utilize to automate the creation and maintenance of metadata?
Presentations should focus on current practices and new technologies, and include concrete demonstrations and/or examples of automated workflow tools and techniques employed at a local level or in collaborative endeavors. Specific implementations may cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
-Digital preservation of assets and collections
-Data production, or validation of metadata, to comply with a particular schema or protocol
-Data migration / interoperability across systems or applications
-Interoperability, data harvesting, e.g., for resource sharing
-Data production in distributed environments
-Open source or proprietary software tools
-Tips or techniques for working with particular standards and protocols
The program forum will be a panel, in which each participant has from 20-30 minutes to present, followed by a Q & A period at the end of the program. To submit a proposal for presentation, please email a brief description of your proposed topic to Joanna Burgess at burgessj@reed.edu
Thank you,
Joanna Burgess, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair
Jennifer Roper, NRMIG Program Planning Co-chair
Jennifer O'Brien Roper
Head, Cataloging and Metadata Services
University of Virginia Library
434.982.2854
jroper@virginia.edu
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Call for a Column Co-Editor - Serials Review
Call for a Column Co-Editor - Serials Review
Serials Review is looking for a co-editor of the "Balance Point" column. The "Balance Point" has traditionally served as a forum for multiple authors who work in areas related to serials and who present different viewpoints about current issues and controversial topics related to serials.
The Balance Point co-editor is charged with editing the column for two issues of Serials Review per year. Responsibilities include determining column topics, recruiting contributors, communicating with the journal and columns editors, editing and incorporating the writing of
contributors to the issue, preparing introductions, and seeing that publication deadlines are met.
The person should be linked to the serials profession, either in librarianship, publishing or some area of serials content provision. This person should be curious about exploring issues related to serials and want to make a contribution to the literature of serials. Though this is an unpaid, voluntary position, the rewards include publication, involvement in a major scholarly/professional journal publication, and the intellectual satisfaction of contributing to the professional and scholarly discussion of serials.
Interested parties should send a description of their interests and qualifications by November 15, 2008 to:
Beverley Geer, b_geer@yahoo.com or Connie Foster, connie.foster@wku.edu
Serials Review is looking for a co-editor of the "Balance Point" column. The "Balance Point" has traditionally served as a forum for multiple authors who work in areas related to serials and who present different viewpoints about current issues and controversial topics related to serials.
The Balance Point co-editor is charged with editing the column for two issues of Serials Review per year. Responsibilities include determining column topics, recruiting contributors, communicating with the journal and columns editors, editing and incorporating the writing of
contributors to the issue, preparing introductions, and seeing that publication deadlines are met.
The person should be linked to the serials profession, either in librarianship, publishing or some area of serials content provision. This person should be curious about exploring issues related to serials and want to make a contribution to the literature of serials. Though this is an unpaid, voluntary position, the rewards include publication, involvement in a major scholarly/professional journal publication, and the intellectual satisfaction of contributing to the professional and scholarly discussion of serials.
Interested parties should send a description of their interests and qualifications by November 15, 2008 to:
Beverley Geer, b_geer@yahoo.com or Connie Foster, connie.foster@wku.edu
CFP: IFLA Satellite Meeting - Classification and Indexing Section
CFP: IFLA Satellite Meeting - Classification and Indexing Section
Florence, Italy
20-21 August 2009
Theme: "Looking at the Past and Preparing for the Future"
The IFLA Classification and Indexing Section is pleased to announce a satellite pre-conference which will explore the theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge and will offer a general survey of innovative projects
deployed to cope with the challenges of the future, offering a unique opportunity for librarians, academics and other information professionals to be informed about the state of the art in subject indexing.
Librarians, academics and other information professionals around the world are invited to submit paper proposals for the satellite meeting, focusing on:
- Systems, tools and standards in subject indexing
- Retrieval in multilingual, multicultural environments
- Web indexing and social indexing
If you are interested in contributing, please send:
An abstract of 300-500 words in English including a title.
An outline of the presentation.
Brief biographical information of the author(s)/presenter(s) with current employment information.
Your mailing address.
All this by December 15, 2008 to: Patrice Landry at:
e-mail : patrice.landry@nb.admin.ch
fax: +41 31 322 84 63
Florence, Italy
20-21 August 2009
Theme: "Looking at the Past and Preparing for the Future"
The IFLA Classification and Indexing Section is pleased to announce a satellite pre-conference which will explore the theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge and will offer a general survey of innovative projects
deployed to cope with the challenges of the future, offering a unique opportunity for librarians, academics and other information professionals to be informed about the state of the art in subject indexing.
Librarians, academics and other information professionals around the world are invited to submit paper proposals for the satellite meeting, focusing on:
- Systems, tools and standards in subject indexing
- Retrieval in multilingual, multicultural environments
- Web indexing and social indexing
If you are interested in contributing, please send:
An abstract of 300-500 words in English including a title.
An outline of the presentation.
Brief biographical information of the author(s)/presenter(s) with current employment information.
Your mailing address.
All this by December 15, 2008 to: Patrice Landry at:
e-mail : patrice.landry@nb.admin.ch
fax: +41 31 322 84 63
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
CFP: Code4lib 2009 (Providence, Rhode Island)
CFP: Code4lib 2009 (Providence, Rhode Island)
We are now accepting proposals for prepared talks for Code4lib 2009. Code4lib 2009 is a loosely structured conference for library technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be inspired, and forge collaborations.
The conference will be held Monday, February 23 (pre-conference day) through Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island. More information can be found at http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/.
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.
Submit your proposal (in 75 words or less) at: http://library.brown.edu/code4libcon09/proposals/
Proposals for prepared talks will be accepted through Sunday, November 23, 2008. Voting on proposals will occur the week of Monday, November 24, 2008, and presenters will be notified the week of Monday, December 1, 2008.
We are now accepting proposals for prepared talks for Code4lib 2009. Code4lib 2009 is a loosely structured conference for library technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be inspired, and forge collaborations.
The conference will be held Monday, February 23 (pre-conference day) through Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island. More information can be found at http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/.
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.
Submit your proposal (in 75 words or less) at: http://library.brown.edu/code4libcon09/proposals/
Proposals for prepared talks will be accepted through Sunday, November 23, 2008. Voting on proposals will occur the week of Monday, November 24, 2008, and presenters will be notified the week of Monday, December 1, 2008.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Call for Papers for IFLA Milan 2009 - Onsite Session
Call for Papers for IFLA Milan 2009 - Onsite Session
CFP: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and New Professionals Discussion Group
Creating a Positive Work Environment for a Multi-generational Library and Information Workforce.
The IFLA Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Discussion Group (NPDG) are facilitating this program session at the next IFLA World Library & Information Congress (23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy)
This program session will focus on the generational challenges facing the library and information profession. These include attracting and retaining new professionals, developing leaders, managing across the generations, knowledge sharing and succession planning.
The session will include reports from the IFLA satellite conference organised by CPDWL and NPDG: “Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession” (18-20 August 2009, Bologna, Italy)
The IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and New Professionals Discussion Group is now seeking proposals from others to present as part of the program.
We are particularly interested in proposals which explore these topics:
What are the challenges involved in creating a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce, and how best can we meet those challenges?
Do our organizational structures provide the best development opportunities for both new and existing professionals? If not, can we change them - and how?
Those interested in contributing to this program session should not be limited by those questions. Any proposal which addresses the broad themes of this program session is of interest and will be considered.
Important Dates and Timelines
Proposals:
Please e-mail proposals by December 15, 2008 to michel.netzer@bnf.fr and Loida.Garcia-Febo@queenslibrary.org.
Proposals should include:
a) Title of proposed presentation
b) Outline of the proposed presentation (no more than 300 words)
c) Name(s) of presenter(s)
d) Position or title of presenter(s)
e) Presenter(s) employer or affiliated institution
f) E-mail address
g) Telephone/fax numbers
h) Short biographical statement regarding the presenter/s
All proposers will be advised at the end of February 2009 of the outcome of the review and selection of proposals.
The presenters selected for the program at the Milan conference will be asked to submit a formal paper (for inclusion on the IFLA conference website) no later than May 1, 2009. Papers can be submitted in one of the official IFLA working languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish.
The language of the session is English however presenters may also give their talk in any of the IFLA working languages. Simultaneous translation is not guaranteed.
(Note: All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors/presenters if that is required.)
Susan Schnuer
Associate Director
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
address: 1402 W. Gregory Drive, Room 142
Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
phone 1-217-333-0031
fax 1-217-265-0990
email: schnuer@illinois.edu
www.library.uiuc.edu/Mortenson
CFP: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and New Professionals Discussion Group
Creating a Positive Work Environment for a Multi-generational Library and Information Workforce.
The IFLA Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Discussion Group (NPDG) are facilitating this program session at the next IFLA World Library & Information Congress (23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy)
This program session will focus on the generational challenges facing the library and information profession. These include attracting and retaining new professionals, developing leaders, managing across the generations, knowledge sharing and succession planning.
The session will include reports from the IFLA satellite conference organised by CPDWL and NPDG: “Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession” (18-20 August 2009, Bologna, Italy)
The IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and New Professionals Discussion Group is now seeking proposals from others to present as part of the program.
We are particularly interested in proposals which explore these topics:
What are the challenges involved in creating a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce, and how best can we meet those challenges?
Do our organizational structures provide the best development opportunities for both new and existing professionals? If not, can we change them - and how?
Those interested in contributing to this program session should not be limited by those questions. Any proposal which addresses the broad themes of this program session is of interest and will be considered.
Important Dates and Timelines
Proposals:
Please e-mail proposals by December 15, 2008 to michel.netzer@bnf.fr and Loida.Garcia-Febo@queenslibrary.org.
Proposals should include:
a) Title of proposed presentation
b) Outline of the proposed presentation (no more than 300 words)
c) Name(s) of presenter(s)
d) Position or title of presenter(s)
e) Presenter(s) employer or affiliated institution
f) E-mail address
g) Telephone/fax numbers
h) Short biographical statement regarding the presenter/s
All proposers will be advised at the end of February 2009 of the outcome of the review and selection of proposals.
The presenters selected for the program at the Milan conference will be asked to submit a formal paper (for inclusion on the IFLA conference website) no later than May 1, 2009. Papers can be submitted in one of the official IFLA working languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish.
The language of the session is English however presenters may also give their talk in any of the IFLA working languages. Simultaneous translation is not guaranteed.
(Note: All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors/presenters if that is required.)
Susan Schnuer
Associate Director
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
address: 1402 W. Gregory Drive, Room 142
Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
phone 1-217-333-0031
fax 1-217-265-0990
email: schnuer@illinois.edu
www.library.uiuc.edu/Mortenson
Monday, October 27, 2008
CFP: "New Principles, New Rules for New Catalogues" (IFLA Cataloging Section 2009)
CFP: "New Principles, New Rules for New Catalogues" (IFLA Cataloging Section 2009)
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council
"Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage"
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
Call for Papers
Cataloguing Section
Theme: "New Principles, New Rules for New Catalogues"
URL: http://www.ifla.org.sg/VII/s13/index.htm
The IFLA Cataloguing Section (IFLA CATS) invites cataloguers and others involved in the following to express their interest in making presentations at the section's programme during the World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, 23-27 August 2009.
2009 will be a very interesting year in the area of cataloguing and bibliographic control. IFLA will publish a new statement of international cataloguing principles; a new cataloguing code, RDA: Resource Description and Access, replacing AACR2, will be published in 2009 and implemented by four participating countries (U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia) and maybe more countries will follow soon after that; and in Italy, the host country of the World Library and Information Congress 2009, new cataloguing rules will be published.
The Standing Committee of the Cataloguing Section has therefore decided to dedicate the open session of 2009 to the subject of rule-making.
Presentations on the topic "New Principles, New Rules for New Catalogues" are requested. Two successful proposals on the topic will be identified.
Proposals
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 of author(s)/presenter(s) by 15 December 2008 via email to:
Anders Cato
Chair, Cataloguing Section
E-mail: anders.cato@kb.se
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Cataloguing Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 31 January 2009.
Full papers will be due by 15 April 2009 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of translations; papers should be no longer than 20 pages. 15-20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Cataloguing Section's programme.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Milan conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council
"Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage"
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
Call for Papers
Cataloguing Section
Theme: "New Principles, New Rules for New Catalogues"
URL: http://www.ifla.org.sg/VII/s13/index.htm
The IFLA Cataloguing Section (IFLA CATS) invites cataloguers and others involved in the following to express their interest in making presentations at the section's programme during the World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, 23-27 August 2009.
2009 will be a very interesting year in the area of cataloguing and bibliographic control. IFLA will publish a new statement of international cataloguing principles; a new cataloguing code, RDA: Resource Description and Access, replacing AACR2, will be published in 2009 and implemented by four participating countries (U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia) and maybe more countries will follow soon after that; and in Italy, the host country of the World Library and Information Congress 2009, new cataloguing rules will be published.
The Standing Committee of the Cataloguing Section has therefore decided to dedicate the open session of 2009 to the subject of rule-making.
Presentations on the topic "New Principles, New Rules for New Catalogues" are requested. Two successful proposals on the topic will be identified.
Proposals
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 of author(s)/presenter(s) by 15 December 2008 via email to:
Anders Cato
Chair, Cataloguing Section
E-mail: anders.cato@kb.se
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Cataloguing Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 31 January 2009.
Full papers will be due by 15 April 2009 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of translations; papers should be no longer than 20 pages. 15-20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Cataloguing Section's programme.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Milan conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
ACRL/LAMA Spring Virtual Institute Proposals
ACRL/LAMA Spring Virtual Institute Proposals
December 10, 2008 Deadline
http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/springvirtualinstitute.cfm.
Don’t miss the opportunity to play an active part in the 2008 ACRL/LAMA Joint Virtual Institute, “Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions”. Submit a proposal now for an interactive webcast or online poster session. Submissions will be accepted through Monday, December 10, 2007.
The ACRL/LAMA Joint Virtual Institute, to be offered April 29-30, 2008, will offer a forum for the exploration of issues and challenges facing middle managers and leaders. The institute will take place in an online conference community, which will provide an environment in which groups of participants, both small and large, can gather electronically to learn, collaborate, and network. The institute will offer both synchronous and asynchronous sessions and program sessions will be archived after the institute for viewing on-demand. Proposals are invited for session formats including:
Interactive Webcast (Synchronous)
An interactive Webcast allows you to give a presentation in real-time, while also showing visuals, such as PowerPoint slides and desktop applications. Participants can also interact by talking with live audio or typing in questions and comments.
Online Poster Session (Asynchronous)
The online poster session is a PowerPoint presentation that includes your voice recorded along with each slide. The poster session is posted in the online conference community area, where participants may review it at any time during the conference.
Submissions will be accepted through December 10, 2007. Full text of the Call for Proposals is available online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/springvirtualinstitute.cfm. Questions about the Call for Proposals or the Joint Spring Virtual Institute should be directed to msutton@ala.org, 312-280-2522.
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.
The mission of the Library Administration and Management Association (www.ala.org/lama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library leaders, and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management practices. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association and has a membership of more than 5,000.
Margot S. Conahan
Manager, Professional Development
ACRL
50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2522; fax: 312-280-2520
mconahan@ala.org
www.acrl.org
December 10, 2008 Deadline
http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/springvirtualinstitute.cfm.
Don’t miss the opportunity to play an active part in the 2008 ACRL/LAMA Joint Virtual Institute, “Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions”. Submit a proposal now for an interactive webcast or online poster session. Submissions will be accepted through Monday, December 10, 2007.
The ACRL/LAMA Joint Virtual Institute, to be offered April 29-30, 2008, will offer a forum for the exploration of issues and challenges facing middle managers and leaders. The institute will take place in an online conference community, which will provide an environment in which groups of participants, both small and large, can gather electronically to learn, collaborate, and network. The institute will offer both synchronous and asynchronous sessions and program sessions will be archived after the institute for viewing on-demand. Proposals are invited for session formats including:
Interactive Webcast (Synchronous)
An interactive Webcast allows you to give a presentation in real-time, while also showing visuals, such as PowerPoint slides and desktop applications. Participants can also interact by talking with live audio or typing in questions and comments.
Online Poster Session (Asynchronous)
The online poster session is a PowerPoint presentation that includes your voice recorded along with each slide. The poster session is posted in the online conference community area, where participants may review it at any time during the conference.
Submissions will be accepted through December 10, 2007. Full text of the Call for Proposals is available online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/springvirtualinstitute.cfm. Questions about the Call for Proposals or the Joint Spring Virtual Institute should be directed to msutton@ala.org, 312-280-2522.
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.
The mission of the Library Administration and Management Association (www.ala.org/lama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library leaders, and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management practices. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association and has a membership of more than 5,000.
Margot S. Conahan
Manager, Professional Development
ACRL
50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2522; fax: 312-280-2520
mconahan@ala.org
www.acrl.org
Saturday, October 18, 2008
CFP: Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Meeting 2009)
CFP: Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Meeting 2009)
Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture Area
http://www.pcaaca.org/areas/libraries.php
The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association annual conference will be held April 8-11, 2009, at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture 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 or exhibits, 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 (electronic preferred) by November 30 2008, 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
Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture Area
http://www.pcaaca.org/areas/libraries.php
The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association annual conference will be held April 8-11, 2009, at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture 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 or exhibits, 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 (electronic preferred) by November 30 2008, 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
CFP: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
CFP: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
http://www.pcaaca.org/
2009 National Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 8 through Saturday April 11.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send a paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Deadline for proposal submissions is 30 November 2008.
Thank you so much in advance!
Susie Skarl
http://www.pcaaca.org/
2009 National Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 8 through Saturday April 11.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send a paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Deadline for proposal submissions is 30 November 2008.
Thank you so much in advance!
Susie Skarl
Friday, October 17, 2008
The Informed Librarian Online seeks article writers
The Informed Librarian Online seeks article writers
The Informed Librarian Online is a monthly compilation of the most recent tables of contents from over 320 titles - valuable domestic and foreign library and information-related journals, e-journals, magazines, e-magazines, newsletters and e-newsletters. This current awareness service helps keep you informed and abreast of all library trends. It is an easy, timesaving way to tame your professional reading tiger, and is very popular among all types of library and information professionals.
The Informed Librarian Online ( http://www.informedlibrarian.com) is seeking librarians with something to say to author a one-time "Guest Forum" article for our service. We are looking for practical, helpful articles on an issue of interest to YOU (and our readers). Would you like to write a short article (about 1,000 words) for us? Librarians from all around the world read the articles in The Informed Librarian Online. Writers will receive the equivalent of a small honorarium for their contributions.
If you are interested in writing for The Informed Librarian Online, email aeis@optonline.net a brief description of your proposed subject matter.
Arlene Eis
The Informed Librarian Online
The Informed Librarian Online is a monthly compilation of the most recent tables of contents from over 320 titles - valuable domestic and foreign library and information-related journals, e-journals, magazines, e-magazines, newsletters and e-newsletters. This current awareness service helps keep you informed and abreast of all library trends. It is an easy, timesaving way to tame your professional reading tiger, and is very popular among all types of library and information professionals.
The Informed Librarian Online ( http://www.informedlibrarian.com) is seeking librarians with something to say to author a one-time "Guest Forum" article for our service. We are looking for practical, helpful articles on an issue of interest to YOU (and our readers). Would you like to write a short article (about 1,000 words) for us? Librarians from all around the world read the articles in The Informed Librarian Online. Writers will receive the equivalent of a small honorarium for their contributions.
If you are interested in writing for The Informed Librarian Online, email aeis@optonline.net a brief description of your proposed subject matter.
Arlene Eis
The Informed Librarian Online
Monday, October 13, 2008
CFP: IUG 2009 (Innovative Users Group)
CFP: IUG 2009 (Innovative Users Group)
Greetings, Everyone!
I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Program Proposal Form for the Innovative Users* Group (IUG) 2009 Conference to be held in Anaheim, California from Sunday, May 17 to Wednesday, May 20, 2008.
The deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday, November 3, 2008.
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NEW THIS YEAR
Conference Management System
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We are in the process of migrating all the conference forms and materials from previous and current conferences to a Conference Management System. The conference system is very much still *under construction* but we have the Program Proposal Form ready.
We welcome ALL feedback about the form. At the bottom of every Conference page there is a "Contact Us" link - webguru@innovativeusers.org. Use it for all questions, comments and
feedback.
MyIUG
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To submit a program proposal, you will need to create your own IUG login. Go to http://innovativeusers.org/login/ to read more about MyIUG and create your account.
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Important URLs:
IUG 2009 Conference main page:
IUG 2009 Suggested Topics Page:
For now, go to http://innovativeuser.org/ and click on Suggested Topics link
IUG 2009 Proposal Form:
http://innovativeusers.org/login/
If you would like to present a program or two, but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that have been compiled over the past few years and from the responses to the IUG 2008 Conference survey in Washington, D.C. You may find that you have the experience and ideas to share.
Remember, we aim for a variety of programs - basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you have
an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway. You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you
to help identify potential co-presenters.
If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear, so it is always appreciated in having another chance to see popular programs. There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of program offerings. If you are presenting in one of the regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.
Again, deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday, November 3, 2008. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program proposal process.
The Program Committee and I look forward to getting all of your great proposals!
Thank you,
Carol Gyger
Chair, IUG 2009 Program Committee
Vice Chair, IUG Steering Committee
Carol Gyger
III Systems Administrator
Fort Collins Regional Library District
201 Peterson St.
Fort Collins CO 80524
(970)221-6716
cgyger@fcgov.com
Greetings, Everyone!
I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Program Proposal Form for the Innovative Users* Group (IUG) 2009 Conference to be held in Anaheim, California from Sunday, May 17 to Wednesday, May 20, 2008.
The deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday, November 3, 2008.
***********************
NEW THIS YEAR
Conference Management System
-----------------------------------
We are in the process of migrating all the conference forms and materials from previous and current conferences to a Conference Management System. The conference system is very much still *under construction* but we have the Program Proposal Form ready.
We welcome ALL feedback about the form. At the bottom of every Conference page there is a "Contact Us" link - webguru@innovativeusers.org. Use it for all questions, comments and
feedback.
MyIUG
----------
To submit a program proposal, you will need to create your own IUG login. Go to http://innovativeusers.org/login/ to read more about MyIUG and create your account.
***********************
Important URLs:
IUG 2009 Conference main page:
IUG 2009 Suggested Topics Page:
For now, go to http://innovativeuser.org/ and click on Suggested Topics link
IUG 2009 Proposal Form:
http://innovativeusers.org/login/
If you would like to present a program or two, but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that have been compiled over the past few years and from the responses to the IUG 2008 Conference survey in Washington, D.C. You may find that you have the experience and ideas to share.
Remember, we aim for a variety of programs - basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you have
an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway. You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you
to help identify potential co-presenters.
If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear, so it is always appreciated in having another chance to see popular programs. There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of program offerings. If you are presenting in one of the regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.
Again, deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday, November 3, 2008. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program proposal process.
The Program Committee and I look forward to getting all of your great proposals!
Thank you,
Carol Gyger
Chair, IUG 2009 Program Committee
Vice Chair, IUG Steering Committee
Carol Gyger
III Systems Administrator
Fort Collins Regional Library District
201 Peterson St.
Fort Collins CO 80524
(970)221-6716
cgyger@fcgov.com
Call for Presentations - 15th Reference Research Forum, 2009
Call for Presentations - 15th Reference Research Forum, 2009
ALA Annual - Chicago, 2009
The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 15th Reference Research Forum at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
The Reference Research Forum continues to be one of the most popular and valuable programs during the ALA Annual Conference, where attendees can learn about notable research projects conducted in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic services, reference effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.
For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee’s website: http://tinyurl.com/rssresearchstats
The Committee employs a "blind" review process to select two projects for 25 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Winning submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Chicago.
Criteria for selection:
• Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;
• Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;
• Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;
• Research projects may be in-progress or completed;
• Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted
Proposals are due by Monday, January 5, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 20, 2009. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:
1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).
2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:
a. Title of the project;
b. Explicit statement of the research problem;
c. Description of the research design and methodologies used;
d. Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research.
Please send submissions by email to:
Liane Luckman
Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee
312.745.3858 (phone)
liane.luckman@gmail.com
ALA Annual - Chicago, 2009
The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 15th Reference Research Forum at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
The Reference Research Forum continues to be one of the most popular and valuable programs during the ALA Annual Conference, where attendees can learn about notable research projects conducted in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic services, reference effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.
For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee’s website: http://tinyurl.com/rssresearchstats
The Committee employs a "blind" review process to select two projects for 25 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Winning submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Chicago.
Criteria for selection:
• Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;
• Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;
• Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;
• Research projects may be in-progress or completed;
• Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted
Proposals are due by Monday, January 5, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 20, 2009. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:
1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).
2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:
a. Title of the project;
b. Explicit statement of the research problem;
c. Description of the research design and methodologies used;
d. Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research.
Please send submissions by email to:
Liane Luckman
Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee
312.745.3858 (phone)
liane.luckman@gmail.com
CFP: 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009)
CFP: 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009)
(We are pleased to announce Keynote Speakers: Bir Bhanu, IEEE Fellow; Lixia Zhang, IEEE & ACM Fellow)
(Due to many requests, the submission deadline is now extended to October 21, 2008)
2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009)
March 31 - April 2, 2009
Los Angeles/Anaheim, USA
http://world-research-institutes.org/conferences/CSIE/2009
CFP URL: http://world-research-institutes.org/conferences/CSIE/2009/CFP.pdf
CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS, INVITED SESSIONS & EXPO
The Los Angeles/Anaheim area is known for its many renowned attractions, such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Very few cities in the world offer
as much entertainment, excitement and diversity as Los Angeles/Anaheim does.
CSIE 2009 conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and all papers in the proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore.
CSIE 2009 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent advances and new techniques in computer science and information engineering.
CSIE 2009 consists of the following Technical Symposiums:
* Computer Applications Symposium
* Communications & Mobile Computing Symposium
* Computer Design & VLSI Symposium
* Data Mining & Data Engineering Symposium
* Intelligent Systems Symposium
* Multimedia & Signal Processing Symposium
* Software Engineering Symposium
Invited sessions offer focused discussions on specialized topics. A prospective invited session organizer should send a proposal, including a session title, a short synopsis, bio-sketch of the
organizer with a publication list, to the appropriate Symposium Chair (visit the conference website for more details).
In addition to research papers, CSIE 2009 also seeks exhibitions of modern products and equipment for computer science and information engineering.
Keynote Speakers:
Bir Bhanu, IEEE Fellow, University of California at Riverside
Lixia Zhang, ACM & IEEE Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles
Important Dates (Extended):
Paper/Abstract Submission Deadline: October 21, 2008
Review Notification: December 7, 2008
Final Papers and Author Registration Deadline: January 7, 2009
(We are pleased to announce Keynote Speakers: Bir Bhanu, IEEE Fellow; Lixia Zhang, IEEE & ACM Fellow)
(Due to many requests, the submission deadline is now extended to October 21, 2008)
2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009)
March 31 - April 2, 2009
Los Angeles/Anaheim, USA
http://world-research-institutes.org/conferences/CSIE/2009
CFP URL: http://world-research-institutes.org/conferences/CSIE/2009/CFP.pdf
CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS, INVITED SESSIONS & EXPO
The Los Angeles/Anaheim area is known for its many renowned attractions, such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Very few cities in the world offer
as much entertainment, excitement and diversity as Los Angeles/Anaheim does.
CSIE 2009 conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and all papers in the proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore.
CSIE 2009 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent advances and new techniques in computer science and information engineering.
CSIE 2009 consists of the following Technical Symposiums:
* Computer Applications Symposium
* Communications & Mobile Computing Symposium
* Computer Design & VLSI Symposium
* Data Mining & Data Engineering Symposium
* Intelligent Systems Symposium
* Multimedia & Signal Processing Symposium
* Software Engineering Symposium
Invited sessions offer focused discussions on specialized topics. A prospective invited session organizer should send a proposal, including a session title, a short synopsis, bio-sketch of the
organizer with a publication list, to the appropriate Symposium Chair (visit the conference website for more details).
In addition to research papers, CSIE 2009 also seeks exhibitions of modern products and equipment for computer science and information engineering.
Keynote Speakers:
Bir Bhanu, IEEE Fellow, University of California at Riverside
Lixia Zhang, ACM & IEEE Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles
Important Dates (Extended):
Paper/Abstract Submission Deadline: October 21, 2008
Review Notification: December 7, 2008
Final Papers and Author Registration Deadline: January 7, 2009
Thursday, October 09, 2008
CFP: Timberline Acquisitions Institute
CFP: Timberline Acquisitions Institute
Hello all, please consider joining us for the Timberline Acquisitions Institute if you aren’t up to submitting a proposal. It is a fun institute–a much smaller scale than Charleston.
If you are interested in presenting, the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge is seeking proposals for presentations as part of the Institute’s ninth year as the pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development. This three-day conference focuses on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections and information content and provides a small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting. Institute planners are open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. For the 2009 Institute, we are keen to see submissions that address:
• Operations management of acquisitions or collection development
• Acquisitions functions in open source catalogs
• Web 2.0 for acquisitions work
• Role of consortia in collection development
• How subject librarians use their time
• Feral professionals: non-MLS professionals in libraries
• Recruiting for technical services and collection development
• Scholarly communication from the publisher perspective
• Opening day collections: process and problems
• Data curation: new roles for subject and technical services specialists
• E-books, streaming audio, streaming video: content, access, cataloging
• External forces driving a library’s collection management decisions
• Collection assessment: library and vendor perspectives
• Linking collections with learning outcomes
• Return on investment studies
• Acquisitions and collection development: the small library perspective
See The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge for more information at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/aitl/
. The 2009 Timberline Acquisitions Institute will be held Saturday, May 16 through Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Timberline Lodge. The Lodge is located approximately one hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood. The deadline for submitting proposals is December 30, 2008. To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Faye A. Chadwell
Associate University Librarian
for Collections & Content Mgmt
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
faye.chadwell@oregonstate.edu
phone: 541-737-8528 fax: 541-737-3453
Hello all, please consider joining us for the Timberline Acquisitions Institute if you aren’t up to submitting a proposal. It is a fun institute–a much smaller scale than Charleston.
If you are interested in presenting, the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge is seeking proposals for presentations as part of the Institute’s ninth year as the pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development. This three-day conference focuses on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections and information content and provides a small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting. Institute planners are open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. For the 2009 Institute, we are keen to see submissions that address:
• Operations management of acquisitions or collection development
• Acquisitions functions in open source catalogs
• Web 2.0 for acquisitions work
• Role of consortia in collection development
• How subject librarians use their time
• Feral professionals: non-MLS professionals in libraries
• Recruiting for technical services and collection development
• Scholarly communication from the publisher perspective
• Opening day collections: process and problems
• Data curation: new roles for subject and technical services specialists
• E-books, streaming audio, streaming video: content, access, cataloging
• External forces driving a library’s collection management decisions
• Collection assessment: library and vendor perspectives
• Linking collections with learning outcomes
• Return on investment studies
• Acquisitions and collection development: the small library perspective
See The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge for more information at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/aitl/
. The 2009 Timberline Acquisitions Institute will be held Saturday, May 16 through Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Timberline Lodge. The Lodge is located approximately one hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood. The deadline for submitting proposals is December 30, 2008. To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Faye A. Chadwell
Associate University Librarian
for Collections & Content Mgmt
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
faye.chadwell@oregonstate.edu
phone: 541-737-8528 fax: 541-737-3453
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009
CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009
February 10-11, 2009
Pre-Conferences February 9, 2009
UCLA - Covel Commons
Los Angeles, CA
Reminder: Call for Proposals
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/cfp
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ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a
proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009 Conference to be
held February 10-12, 2009 with pre-conferences on February 9th. The
conference location will be the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.
View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/trackPolicies
Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The proposal deadline is October 15, 2008.
Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. We will also hold a period of open voting to allow potential attendees to help shape the program. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.
Compensation: Presenters receive 50% off the cost of registration.
More information about the Call for Proposals is available at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/schedConf/cfp
Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to
Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter
(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu).
ER&L '09 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009
February 10-11, 2009
Pre-Conferences February 9, 2009
UCLA - Covel Commons
Los Angeles, CA
Reminder: Call for Proposals
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/cfp
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ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a
proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009 Conference to be
held February 10-12, 2009 with pre-conferences on February 9th. The
conference location will be the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.
View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/trackPolicies
Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The proposal deadline is October 15, 2008.
Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. We will also hold a period of open voting to allow potential attendees to help shape the program. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.
Compensation: Presenters receive 50% off the cost of registration.
More information about the Call for Proposals is available at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/schedConf/cfp
Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to
Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter
(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu).
ER&L '09 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009
Call for Posters: “Business Information Literacy” (SLA Annual Conference)
Call for Posters: “Business Information Literacy” (SLA Annual Conference)
Location: SLA Annual Conference – Washington, 2009
Date/Time: Monday, June 15, 2009 – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Business is everywhere. As a result, business information literacy is crucial to success in almost every aspect of daily life in academic, corporate or public library environments.
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas on this important topic. We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:
• Standards and competencies for business information literacy
• Pedagogic approaches to business information literacy education
• Assessment of learning outcomes
• Integrating business information literacy in the curriculum
• Librarian / faculty collaboration
• New technologies for teaching business information literacy
• Business information literacy in multi-disciplinary contexts
• Professional development for business information literacy
• Promoting business information literacy in the corporate environment
Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful.
Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Washington, June 2009.
This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division.
Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at
http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2009conference_posters.html
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 1, 2009. Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division?
Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/
All applicants will be notified no later than April 1, 2009 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted.
If you have any questions about this session, contact
Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Liaison Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu
Location: SLA Annual Conference – Washington, 2009
Date/Time: Monday, June 15, 2009 – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Business is everywhere. As a result, business information literacy is crucial to success in almost every aspect of daily life in academic, corporate or public library environments.
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas on this important topic. We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:
• Standards and competencies for business information literacy
• Pedagogic approaches to business information literacy education
• Assessment of learning outcomes
• Integrating business information literacy in the curriculum
• Librarian / faculty collaboration
• New technologies for teaching business information literacy
• Business information literacy in multi-disciplinary contexts
• Professional development for business information literacy
• Promoting business information literacy in the corporate environment
Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful.
Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Washington, June 2009.
This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division.
Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at
http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2009conference_posters.html
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 1, 2009. Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division?
Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/
All applicants will be notified no later than April 1, 2009 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted.
If you have any questions about this session, contact
Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Liaison Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu
Monday, October 06, 2008
Call for Reviewers: The Tech Static
Call for Reviewers: The Tech Static
The Tech Static, a new technology book review outlet for librarians launching this November, is seeking regular reviewers for ebooks and prepublication ebooks. Please be comfortable with technology and with the prospect of reviewing guides to programming languages and other technology-related topics, as well as with reviewing materials in electronic format. Experience with collection development in this area a plus.
Interested? Email rachel@thetechstatic.com with the following information:
1) Your name, job title, and employer
2) A paragraph or two about your relevant background
3) A short (~100-word) sample review of any technology-related title.
4) Whether you’re comfortable reviewing unfinished prepublication ebook versions of upcoming titles, or only full ebooks.
Visit The Tech Static at http://www.thetechstatic.com
The Tech Static, a new technology book review outlet for librarians launching this November, is seeking regular reviewers for ebooks and prepublication ebooks. Please be comfortable with technology and with the prospect of reviewing guides to programming languages and other technology-related topics, as well as with reviewing materials in electronic format. Experience with collection development in this area a plus.
Interested? Email rachel@thetechstatic.com with the following information:
1) Your name, job title, and employer
2) A paragraph or two about your relevant background
3) A short (~100-word) sample review of any technology-related title.
4) Whether you’re comfortable reviewing unfinished prepublication ebook versions of upcoming titles, or only full ebooks.
Visit The Tech Static at http://www.thetechstatic.com
CFP: ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter, Denver)
CFP: ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter, Denver)
The ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group invites proposals for presentations for our meeting at Midwinter in Denver. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 24th, from 1:30-3:30. Our theme is Cataloging Born-Digital Materials.
We are particularly interested in local policies for cataloging printouts from PDF files and other internet sources. As more and more publications are released online instead of in print, many public service librarians find themselves "printing the web." How are catalogers providing access to these materials?
The charge of the Catalog Management Discussion Group is as follows: to discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after the initial cataloging has been performed. In this respect, catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book or on-line. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs.
Proposals are due by October 31, 2008.
For questions, contact:
Melissa De Fino
Chair, ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group, 2009
Special Collections Catalog Librarian
and Acting Coordinator of Gift Cataloging
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
47 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
mdefino@rci.rutgers.edu
The ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group invites proposals for presentations for our meeting at Midwinter in Denver. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 24th, from 1:30-3:30. Our theme is Cataloging Born-Digital Materials.
We are particularly interested in local policies for cataloging printouts from PDF files and other internet sources. As more and more publications are released online instead of in print, many public service librarians find themselves "printing the web." How are catalogers providing access to these materials?
The charge of the Catalog Management Discussion Group is as follows: to discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after the initial cataloging has been performed. In this respect, catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book or on-line. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs.
Proposals are due by October 31, 2008.
For questions, contact:
Melissa De Fino
Chair, ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group, 2009
Special Collections Catalog Librarian
and Acting Coordinator of Gift Cataloging
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
47 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
mdefino@rci.rutgers.edu
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
CFP: 2nd International Symposium on Academic Globalization (AG 2009)
CFP: 2nd International Symposium on Academic Globalization (AG 2009)
http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/AG
CFP URL: http://www.iiis2009.org/wmsci/website/CallForPapers.asp?vc=22
It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th - 13th, 2009.
Deadlines:
Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: October 28th, 2008
Authors Notifications: December 18th, 2008
Camera-ready, full papers: February 11th, 2009
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All Submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those papers/abstracts that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal.
Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers/abstracts, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.
Also, we would like to invite you to organize an invited session related to a topic of your research interest. If you are interested in organizing an invited session, please, fill out the respective form provided in the conference web page. We will send you a password, so you can include and modify papers in your invited session.
http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/AG
CFP URL: http://www.iiis2009.org/wmsci/website/CallForPapers.asp?vc=22
It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th - 13th, 2009.
Deadlines:
Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: October 28th, 2008
Authors Notifications: December 18th, 2008
Camera-ready, full papers: February 11th, 2009
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All Submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those papers/abstracts that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal.
Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers/abstracts, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.
Also, we would like to invite you to organize an invited session related to a topic of your research interest. If you are interested in organizing an invited session, please, fill out the respective form provided in the conference web page. We will send you a password, so you can include and modify papers in your invited session.
CFP: The Document Academy (DOCAM ’09)
CFP: The Document Academy (DOCAM ’09)
March 28-29, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Library and Information Studies Helen C. White Hall Madison, Wisconsin USA
URL: http://thedocumentacademy.org/?q=node/4
DOCAM ’09 is the sixth Annual meeting of the Document Academy, an international network of scholars, artists and professionals in various fields interested in the exploration of the document as a useful approach, concept and tool in Sciences, Arts, Business, and Society.
The aim of The Document Academy is to create an interdisciplinary space for experimental and critical research on documents in a wide sense, drawing on traditions and experiences around the world. It originated as a co-sponsored effort by The Program of Documentation Studies, University of Tromso, Norway and the School of Information, University of California, Berkeley. For 2009, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies will be hosting the meeting.
The conference will run from 9 AM Saturday, March 28, to 5 PM Sunday, March 29. In order to keep the open-ended discussion atmosphere of previous DOCAMs alive along with a growing number of participants, we have decided to have only plenary sessions and a relatively limited, but well-selected number of presentations.
Call for proposals:
Scholars, developers, artists and practitioners working with document research and development are invited to submit proposals for full and short papers for plenary sessions and exhibits by December 1, 2008.
Full papers for plenary sessions will address these themes:
- DOCUMENT THEORY (general issues)
- DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (case-studies and methodological issues)
Length: 6000-7500 words
Short papers for plenary sessions will focus on
- DOCUMENT RESEARCH (theory, methods, case-studies)
Length: 2400—3600 words
Each author or group of authors of FULL papers will have 45 minutes for their presentation, including discussion; authors or groups presenting SHORT papers will be allotted 30 minutes. The order of presentations will be arranged according to themes as much as possible.
Conference language is English. Conference organizers can provide an LCD projector; other equipment is the responsibility of the presenter.
File format: RTF or PDF
All proposals must include:
*Description:
- a short (500 words) verbal description of the work to be presented
- Explanation of how the work will be presented (verbal presentation, powerpoint, video, performance, demonstration, and equipment needs)
*Names of all contributors,
*Addresses, including email contacts and *Up to 5 keywords
Proposals should be submitted electronically to Catherine Arnott Smith at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (casmith24@wisc.edu). Please include “DOCAM 2009” in the subject line of all correspondence, including proposal submission.
Submission deadline for proposals: 11:59 PM, December 1st, 2008
Receipt will be confirmed within one week. Decisions will be announced no later than January 15, 2009.
Final deadline for accepted full papers: 11:59 PM, March 1, 2009
For more information contact the co-chairs of Docam 2009:
Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706
(608) 890-1334
fax: (608) 263-4849
casmith24@wisc.edu
Roswitha Skare, PhD
Associate Professor
Documentation Studies
University of Tromsø
NO-9037 Tromsø, Norge
Tel: +47- 776 46318
roswitha.skare@hum.uit.no
March 28-29, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Library and Information Studies Helen C. White Hall Madison, Wisconsin USA
URL: http://thedocumentacademy.org/?q=node/4
DOCAM ’09 is the sixth Annual meeting of the Document Academy, an international network of scholars, artists and professionals in various fields interested in the exploration of the document as a useful approach, concept and tool in Sciences, Arts, Business, and Society.
The aim of The Document Academy is to create an interdisciplinary space for experimental and critical research on documents in a wide sense, drawing on traditions and experiences around the world. It originated as a co-sponsored effort by The Program of Documentation Studies, University of Tromso, Norway and the School of Information, University of California, Berkeley. For 2009, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies will be hosting the meeting.
The conference will run from 9 AM Saturday, March 28, to 5 PM Sunday, March 29. In order to keep the open-ended discussion atmosphere of previous DOCAMs alive along with a growing number of participants, we have decided to have only plenary sessions and a relatively limited, but well-selected number of presentations.
Call for proposals:
Scholars, developers, artists and practitioners working with document research and development are invited to submit proposals for full and short papers for plenary sessions and exhibits by December 1, 2008.
Full papers for plenary sessions will address these themes:
- DOCUMENT THEORY (general issues)
- DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (case-studies and methodological issues)
Length: 6000-7500 words
Short papers for plenary sessions will focus on
- DOCUMENT RESEARCH (theory, methods, case-studies)
Length: 2400—3600 words
Each author or group of authors of FULL papers will have 45 minutes for their presentation, including discussion; authors or groups presenting SHORT papers will be allotted 30 minutes. The order of presentations will be arranged according to themes as much as possible.
Conference language is English. Conference organizers can provide an LCD projector; other equipment is the responsibility of the presenter.
File format: RTF or PDF
All proposals must include:
*Description:
- a short (500 words) verbal description of the work to be presented
- Explanation of how the work will be presented (verbal presentation, powerpoint, video, performance, demonstration, and equipment needs)
*Names of all contributors,
*Addresses, including email contacts and *Up to 5 keywords
Proposals should be submitted electronically to Catherine Arnott Smith at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (casmith24@wisc.edu). Please include “DOCAM 2009” in the subject line of all correspondence, including proposal submission.
Submission deadline for proposals: 11:59 PM, December 1st, 2008
Receipt will be confirmed within one week. Decisions will be announced no later than January 15, 2009.
Final deadline for accepted full papers: 11:59 PM, March 1, 2009
For more information contact the co-chairs of Docam 2009:
Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706
(608) 890-1334
fax: (608) 263-4849
casmith24@wisc.edu
Roswitha Skare, PhD
Associate Professor
Documentation Studies
University of Tromsø
NO-9037 Tromsø, Norge
Tel: +47- 776 46318
roswitha.skare@hum.uit.no
Monday, September 29, 2008
Call for Book Reviewers (Library Journal)
Call for Book Reviewers (Library Journal)
September 22, 2008
I am recruiting additional Library Journal book reviewers in the following areas in which I assign books for review: history, historical biography/memoir, economics/business/management, political science/current events/international affairs, African American history, social sciences, travel (guides and memoir), religion/spirituality, gardening and sports!
Please email me at margaret.heilbrun@reedbusiness.com if you are interested in applying to undertake assigned reviews in any of these areas and I will email back the requisite forms and information.
Many thanks!
September 22, 2008
I am recruiting additional Library Journal book reviewers in the following areas in which I assign books for review: history, historical biography/memoir, economics/business/management, political science/current events/international affairs, African American history, social sciences, travel (guides and memoir), religion/spirituality, gardening and sports!
Please email me at margaret.heilbrun@reedbusiness.com if you are interested in applying to undertake assigned reviews in any of these areas and I will email back the requisite forms and information.
Many thanks!
CFP: LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2009
CFP: LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2009
Dubrovnik and Zadar, Croatia, 25 - 30 May 2009
Inter-University Centre (http://www.iuc.hr/) and University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia (http://www.unizd.hr/)
Full information at: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/
Email: lida@ffos.hr
The annual international conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. Each year a different and ?hot? theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covering research and development and the second part addressing advances in applications and practice. LIDA brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations.
This is the tenth and last LIDA that will be held in Dubrovnik; after that LIDA moves to University of Zadar (Croatia) on a biannual basis.
Themes LIDA 2009
Part I: REFLECTIONS: Changes Brought by and in Digital Libraries in the Last Decade
Contributions are invited covering the following topics (types described
below):
synthesis of research, practices, and values related to digital libraries that were prominent in the past decade; conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches that emerged
reflections and evaluations of the impact digital libraries have had on various social enterprises
particularly as related to scholarship, education, and government
reflections and evaluation of the impact digital libraries have had on individuals in their everyday life; changes in use and users of digital libraries
assessment of changes that digital libraries brought to traditional libraries and vice versa, changes in digital libraries based on requirements of their host institutions
growth in involvement with digital libraries of a variety of institutions such as museums, professional and scientific societies, and other agencies
emergence and effects of mass book digitization efforts, such as Million Book Project, Google Books Library Project, and others; library participation in these projects
examples of good practices that emerged in a variety of efforts, such as digitization, preservation, access, and others
reflections on challenges and lessons learned from national, funded digital library research and application projects such as US National Science Digital Library Program, the European Delos and Digital Library Project, and others
examination of international aspects of digital libraries with related trends in globalization and cooperative opportunities.
Part II: HERITAGE & digital libraries - digitization, preservation, access
Contributions are invited covering the following topics (types described below):
theories and taxonomies of heritage as related to digital libraries and heritage libraries in a digital world
dimensions of e-heritage and areas of significance (documents, monuments - cultural and natural, as well as ancestry records broadly conceived to encompass bio-cultural heritage)
institutional perspectives on creation, dissemination, and access to heritage including local, national, trans-national and global strategies for digital heritage
perspectives on heritage information: cultural, political, educational, economic, legal, socio-technological, bio-technological
surveys of preservation activities, programs, projects, best practices
technologies for heritage information management: solutions and challenges
forms of heritage, their representations, and connection to artifacts, memories, and record-keeping practices
specific concerns for library and information science (including but not limited to digital curation, web archiving, automation of cultural heritage archives, etc.)
preservation efforts related to scholarly communication and the knowledge continuum.
Types of contributions
Invited are the following types of contributions:
Papers: research studies and reports on practices and advances that will be presented at the conference and included in published Proceedings
Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances, examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented in a special poster session. Proposals for posters should be submitted as a short, one or two- page paper.
Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services, interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration sessions.
Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the main part of the conference and will require separate fees, to be shared with workshop organizers.
PhD Forum: short presentations by PhD students, particularly as related to their dissertation; help and responses by a panel of educators.
Instructions for submissions are at LIDA site http://www.ffos.hr/lida/
Deadlines:
For papers and workshops: 15 January 2009. Acceptance by 10 February 2009.
For demonstrations and posters: 1 February 2009. Acceptance by 15 February 2009.
Final submission for all accepted papers and posters: 15 March 2009.
Conference contact information
Course co-directors:
TATJANA APARAC-JELUSIC, Ph.D. ;Department of Library and Information Science University of Zadar; 23 000 Zadar, Croatia; taparac@unizd.hr
TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.D.;School of Communication, Information and Library Studies; Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 USA tefko@scils.rutgers.edu
Program chairs:
For Theme I: ELIZABETH D. LIDDY, Ph.D.; Dean, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; liddy@syr.edu
For Theme II: MARIJA DALBELLO, Ph.D. School of Communication, Information and Library Studies; Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; dalbello@scils.rutgers.edu
Dubrovnik and Zadar, Croatia, 25 - 30 May 2009
Inter-University Centre (http://www.iuc.hr/) and University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia (http://www.unizd.hr/)
Full information at: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/
Email: lida@ffos.hr
The annual international conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. Each year a different and ?hot? theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covering research and development and the second part addressing advances in applications and practice. LIDA brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations.
This is the tenth and last LIDA that will be held in Dubrovnik; after that LIDA moves to University of Zadar (Croatia) on a biannual basis.
Themes LIDA 2009
Part I: REFLECTIONS: Changes Brought by and in Digital Libraries in the Last Decade
Contributions are invited covering the following topics (types described
below):
synthesis of research, practices, and values related to digital libraries that were prominent in the past decade; conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches that emerged
reflections and evaluations of the impact digital libraries have had on various social enterprises
particularly as related to scholarship, education, and government
reflections and evaluation of the impact digital libraries have had on individuals in their everyday life; changes in use and users of digital libraries
assessment of changes that digital libraries brought to traditional libraries and vice versa, changes in digital libraries based on requirements of their host institutions
growth in involvement with digital libraries of a variety of institutions such as museums, professional and scientific societies, and other agencies
emergence and effects of mass book digitization efforts, such as Million Book Project, Google Books Library Project, and others; library participation in these projects
examples of good practices that emerged in a variety of efforts, such as digitization, preservation, access, and others
reflections on challenges and lessons learned from national, funded digital library research and application projects such as US National Science Digital Library Program, the European Delos and Digital Library Project, and others
examination of international aspects of digital libraries with related trends in globalization and cooperative opportunities.
Part II: HERITAGE & digital libraries - digitization, preservation, access
Contributions are invited covering the following topics (types described below):
theories and taxonomies of heritage as related to digital libraries and heritage libraries in a digital world
dimensions of e-heritage and areas of significance (documents, monuments - cultural and natural, as well as ancestry records broadly conceived to encompass bio-cultural heritage)
institutional perspectives on creation, dissemination, and access to heritage including local, national, trans-national and global strategies for digital heritage
perspectives on heritage information: cultural, political, educational, economic, legal, socio-technological, bio-technological
surveys of preservation activities, programs, projects, best practices
technologies for heritage information management: solutions and challenges
forms of heritage, their representations, and connection to artifacts, memories, and record-keeping practices
specific concerns for library and information science (including but not limited to digital curation, web archiving, automation of cultural heritage archives, etc.)
preservation efforts related to scholarly communication and the knowledge continuum.
Types of contributions
Invited are the following types of contributions:
Papers: research studies and reports on practices and advances that will be presented at the conference and included in published Proceedings
Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances, examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented in a special poster session. Proposals for posters should be submitted as a short, one or two- page paper.
Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services, interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration sessions.
Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the main part of the conference and will require separate fees, to be shared with workshop organizers.
PhD Forum: short presentations by PhD students, particularly as related to their dissertation; help and responses by a panel of educators.
Instructions for submissions are at LIDA site http://www.ffos.hr/lida/
Deadlines:
For papers and workshops: 15 January 2009. Acceptance by 10 February 2009.
For demonstrations and posters: 1 February 2009. Acceptance by 15 February 2009.
Final submission for all accepted papers and posters: 15 March 2009.
Conference contact information
Course co-directors:
TATJANA APARAC-JELUSIC, Ph.D. ;Department of Library and Information Science University of Zadar; 23 000 Zadar, Croatia; taparac@unizd.hr
TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.D.;School of Communication, Information and Library Studies; Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 USA tefko@scils.rutgers.edu
Program chairs:
For Theme I: ELIZABETH D. LIDDY, Ph.D.; Dean, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; liddy@syr.edu
For Theme II: MARIJA DALBELLO, Ph.D. School of Communication, Information and Library Studies; Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; dalbello@scils.rutgers.edu
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