CFP: Special issue of Archival Science

Special issue of Archival Science:   Call for papers


Digital curation involves the selection, maintenance, dissemination, preservation and adding value to digital assets. Examples of these activities include the development of repositories for digital resources, the creation and/or selection of digital assets; creation and management of metadata; file format identification and management, and provision for dissemination and access to digital assets.  Digital curation is a multi-disciplinary area, which has the potential to yield much of relevance to the archival community.

Accordingly, a special issue of Archival Science will be devoted to the theme of “Digital Curation”, guest edited by Wendy Duff, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto wendy.duff@utoronto.ca and Milena Dobreva, Library, Information and Archives Sciences Department, Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta, milena.dobreva@um.edu.mt. Questions about the special issue can be direct to Drs. Duff and Dobreva.

Suggested topics for papers may include:
•       Theory of digital curation
•       Digital preservation methods
•       The role of genre in digital curation activities
•       Digital repositories
•       Standards and models for digital curation
•       Data reuse and user requirements for digital curation
•       Models for dissemination of digital assets
•       Cost models and business cases for digital curation
•       Digital curation education and training.

Key Dates
Submission Deadline for completed papers: December 1 2013

Review Decisions will be made by: March 1 2014

Final Versions Due: May 1 2014

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions for authors and paper formatting instructions can be found at:
http://www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+information+retrieval/journal/10502

Submissions should be made online via the Editorial Manager.   Please select article type “DigitalCuration”
http://www.editorialmanager.com/arcs/

Call for Workshops: Library Human Resources Management Association Inagural Conference (October 2013)

Call for Workshops: Library Human Resources Management Association Inagural Conference (October 2013)

ARE YOU INVOLVED IN LIBRARY HR? 

BECOME PART OF LHRMA'S INAUGURAL CONFERENCE ...

We are seeking your workshop proposals for the Inaugural Conference of  The Library Human Resources Management Association (LHRMA).  This independent professional organization will be dedicated to promoting the work of library human resources officers and HR staff throughout North America giving them a platform for sharing ideas and the ability to network as a community.  

The Inaugural Conference is scheduled for Sunday October 6 and Monday October 7 in Philadelphia and will feature three keynote speakers and over 20 workshops. The Inaugural Conference will be devoted exclusively to the major issues facing library HR directors in public, academic, and special libraries throughout North America.

We are now accepting proposals for workshops. Proposals should be for 60 minute sessions and should be relevant to the library HR manager. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

·       job design

·       recruiting

·       screening

·       interviewing

·       selection

·       orientation

·       compensation design

·       benefit administration

·       training

·       performance evaluation

·       labor negotiation and collective bargaining

·       employee relations

·       employee communications

·       conflict resolution

·       continuing education management

·       staff development

·       employment law

·       government compliance

·       employee services

·       termination

The deadline to submit proposals is Wednesday July 31, 2013. Send all proposals and questions totcgproposals@yahoo.com. More information on the Inaugural Conference will be available in August.

Call for Proposals: Mid-Atlantic IUG Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Innovative Users Group invites you to submit your ideas to present at the 2013 MAIUG Conference to be held at the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 18, 2013.

If you have been preparing a program for the next IUG meeting and want to try it out on a very friendly audience, we have the event for you!  Or if you want to share your expertise, we welcome any interested speakers to submit their ideas.

Presentations of 30-60 minutes, with a portion of that time set aside for Q&A, will be considered. Ideas for forums or panels to discuss a topic are also invited.

Topics of interest from previous attendees are:

-System functionality
-Cataloging/metadata standards
-Electronic resource management
-Customer service
-Dealing with reduced budgets

Please email Tracie Frederick, MAIUG Chair, at frederickt@mail.nih.gov to submit your idea. Proposals are due Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

And save the date to plan to attend the 2013 MAIUG Conference on October 18, 2013.

CFP: Specialty of the House Column (Journal of Hospital Librarianship)

CFP: Specialty of the House Column (Journal of Hospital Librarianship)

Journal of Hospital Librarianship, a peer reviewed journal that considers all aspects of hospital/clinical librarianship, seeks original contributions to the column, Specialty of the House.  First time authors are especially welcomed. 

 "Specialty" columns can apply to almost anything - a special service or product, specialization or innovation in information services to medical personnel, special library settings, special people, etc.  

Manuscripts should be 8 to 10 pages in length, double spaced, no abstract.  Photos, graphics, tables etc. are encouraged.  More detailed instructions to authors regarding citing sources, etc. available upon request.

 If you are interested and for further information, please contact corresponding editor, Paul Blobaum, Governors State University Library,  pblobaum@govst.edu.

Paul Blobaum, MA, MS                                pblobaum at govst.edu 

Full Professor and Head of Reference                    
University Library
Governors State University
University Park, IL  60484               7O8 534 4139

Journal URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?journalCode=whos20#.UcHlkJwQNAU

Call for Posters: “The Library as Knowledge Laboratory” (Greater NY Chapter of ACRL Symposium 2013)

Call for Posters: “The Library as Knowledge Laboratory” (Greater NY Chapter of ACRL Symposium 2013)
The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2013 Symposium Friday, December 6, 2013
The 2013 ACRL/NY Annual Symposium “*The Library as Knowledge Laboratory*” will explore the opportunities and challenges facing academic librarians in light of scholars’ increased demands for new formats, open-source tools, digital repositories, and innovative research methods in the new knowledge
laboratory. For further information about the symposium, go to: http://acrlnysymp2013.wordpress.com/
ACRL/NY invites you to submit a poster session proposal for the 2013 Symposium.  Your poster session can address any issue related to this theme.  Examples include but are not limited to: ·        Transforming physical space ·        Service models ·        Scalability and/or Sustainability ·        Interaction between IT, faculty and librarians ·        New staffing needs and job titles ·        Re-skilling ·        Changing culture ·        Securing real estate ·        Assessment/Evaluation of programs and people ·        Connecting to teaching faculty ·        Promoting a program to library administration ·        Managing administrative expectations
Please submit your proposal using the online form at
https://acrlnyforms.wufoo.com/forms/poster-sessions-application/
  The deadline for submission is *Friday, September 13, 2013* Accepted posters will be notified by *Monday,* *September 30, 2013*.
For some helpful poster pointers, check the “poster presentations” tab on
the LibGuide at http://stjohns.campusguides.com/researchpresentation

The Symposium will take place on Friday, December 6, 2013 in New York City at:
The William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus Conference Center, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue (at 24th Street) Room 14-220 (14th floor)
We look forward to your submissions! The 2013 ACRL/NY Symposium Committee

CFP: Online Northwest (Corvallis, Oregon February 2014)

CFP: Online Northwest (Corvallis, Oregon February 2014)

CFP URL: http://onlinenorthwest.org/

Online Northwest seeks proposals for 45-minute presentations, panel sessions, or hands-on workshops, as well as 5-minute lightning talks (panels and workshops are new presentation formats for Online Northwest – see details below).

Proposals on all topics relating to technology and libraries are considered, such as:

    Information discovery

    Mobile computing

    eBooks

    Shared ILS and consortial resources

    Linked data and the Semantic Web

    Cloud computing

    Virtual research environments

    User Experience Design

    Technology competencies

    MOOCs and open education

    Digital publishing and institutional repositories

Other topics related to technology in libraries are welcome!

The 2014 conference will be held Friday, February 7, 2014 at CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (on the Oregon State University campus). 2014 Call for Proposals ends October 14th , 2013.

For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit the NEW Online Northwest website at www.onlinenorthwest.org.

Proposal Options

Presentations: 45 minute time slot for solo or co-presenters. Please remember to allow time for questions from the audience.

Workshops: A new session type for Online Northwest. This is a chance to discuss and accomplish a hands-on task, most likely with your audience participating using a laptop, tablet, or Smartphone. Consider the limitations: 45 minutes, a presentation computer, and wifi (with potentially limited bandwidth) for the audience. Please note what preparations or devices the audience should have with them in the notes field of the proposal form

Panel session: Invite professional colleagues to discuss a topic as a panel. To keep the conversation engaging and informative, consider inviting panelists with different perspectives on the topic. As the moderator, allow time for audience questions.

Lightning talks: An audience favorite! 5 minutes to blaze through a topic. Presentation slides are usually timed, but we are flexible as long as your talk ends within 5 minutes and is informative and engaging.

Call for Papers: Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (JCHI), Health Sitings Column

Call for Papers: Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (JCHI), Health Sitings Column

Submissions are now being accepted on an ongoing basis for the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (JCHI)’s newly combined column, Health Sitings.

The Health Sitings column is a merge between the two previously published columns,Health Sitings and Global Health Sitings. The column will showcase reviews of reliable, accurate and quality health information websites produced either in the US or internationally. For examples of previously published articles, click here and scroll down to the Health Sitings or Global Health Sitings section.

To view the aims and scope of JCHI, click here.

Any information professionals interested in submitting a review should contact Saori Wendy Herman, MLIS, AHIP at saori.w.yoshioka at gmail dot com. In the subject line, please enter “JCHI Health Sitings”.

Journal of Web Librarianship seeks Associate Editor and Reviews Editor

Journal of Web Librarianship seeks Associate Editor and Reviews Editor

The Journal of Web Librarianship, an international, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by Routledge/Taylor & Francis, is seeking an Associate Editor and a Reviews Editor to join the journal’s editorial team. JWL publishes four issues each year and features original scholarship and practical communications in the areas of Web and mobile technologies and libraries. The journal is moderately selective, with an acceptance rate of about 50%.

Details are below as well as at http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl/jobs_2012.aspx

Jody Fagan
Editor in Chief,
Journal of Web Librarianship

Details: Associate Editor

The Associate Editor will assist with all aspects of the journal and will share responsibilities with the current Editor-in-Chief through December 2013 or May 2014, depending on the successful candidate’s abilities, qualifications, and schedule. The intent is that the Associate Editor would assume the position of Editor-in-Chief following the shared period, (pending approval by Taylor & Francis).

Duties include:

• Day-to-day management: Receiving and processing manuscripts, corresponding with authors and peer reviewers, copyediting and related editorial functions, submitting manuscripts into the online system
• Identifying potential new directions for the journal
• Decision-making about journal policies and procedures
• Soliciting manuscripts from relevant conference presentations

The Associate Editor will receive a small stipend, and will benefit from the services of JWL’s editorial assistant(s) and production team.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines, keep multiple projects organized, and to do so under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience editing, proofreading, and interpreting style rules.
• Ability to encourage and coach colleagues.
• Ability to render fair judgment and make difficult decisions
• Knowledge of and interest in web librarianship topics.
• Collaborative and flexible working style; willing to receive and provide feedback.
• Innovation and creativity

To apply, please send a cover letter and CV by July 15^th, 2013 to: Jody Condit Fagan, jweblib@gmail.com. Specifically, please discuss the following in your cover letter:

• Your general background and interest in the position.
• Relevant experience and knowledge.
• The philosophy and values you would bring to the editorial role.
• Ideas for the journal’s future direction.

You may also wish to include examples of reviews or editing work to demonstrate relevant abilities.

To view online content for the Journal, visit http://www.tandfonline.com/WJWL

Details: Reviews Editor

The Reviews Editor is responsible for the journal’s Reviews section, which has focused on book reviews, but could be expanded to include other types of reviews as appropriate. In consultation with the Editor and Associate Editor, the Reviews editor sets direction for the Reviews section, identifies materials for review; corresponds with publishers and reviewers, recruits reviewers, assigns reviews to reviewers, and edits reviews prior to publication. The Reviews Editor’s term will be determined by the successful candidate and the editors but will begin as soon as the successful candidate can start.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience editing and proofreading.
• Ability to encourage and coach colleagues.
• Knowledge of and interest in web librarianship topics.
• Collaborative and flexible working style; willing to receive and provide feedback.

To apply, please send a cover letter and CV by July 15^th, 2013, to: Jody Condit Fagan, jweblib@gmail.com. Specifically, please discuss the following in your cover letter:

• Your general background and interest in the position.
• Relevant experience and knowledge.
• Ideas for the review section’s future direction.

You may also wish to include examples of reviews or editing work to demonstrate relevant abilities.

To view online content for the Journal, visit http://www.tandfonline.com/WJWL

Call for Panel Presentation Proposals: ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group (ALA Annual, Chicago)

Call for Panel Presentation Proposals: ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group (ALA Annual, Chicago)

Call for Panel Presentation Proposals: 2013 ALCTS CE Electronic Resources Interest Group at ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

The ALCTS CRS Electronic Resources Interest Group invites proposals for its panel discussion at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The presentation will be held Saturday, June 29, 1:00 – 2:30 pm.

The topic to be presented will be "Lost in the Labyrinth: Helping Patrons Navigate the Maze of eBook Options."

The discussion will center on the ways in which electronic resources librarians meet the challenge of providing patrons with eBook access from multiple vendors and in multiple formats. The presentations will be followed with a question and answer session, as well as an open forum for audience members to share experiences with the panel participants and each other.

Please send abstracts of presentations to ERIG chair Clara Ann Ruttenberg, crutten@umd.edu, or co-chair Jennifer Williams,jennifer.williams@hgtc.edu by Friday, June 21st.

Call for Participation: ALA LITA SEO Interest Group and SEO Best Practices Wiki

Call for Participation: ALA LITA SEO Interest Group and SEO Best Practices Wiki

The LITA Search Engine Optimization (SEO)  Interest Group is meeting Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 10:30am to 11:30am at the  Palmer House Hilton- Price Room.  Join us as we discuss the creation, maintenance and issues surrounding a SEO Best Practices Wiki entry in Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki.  We will also discuss "Search Engine Friendly" and "Not Search Engine Friendly" web site examples and discuss the latest SEO tools to create cutting edge optimized library sites. Finally, we will share a story of a library that has started implementing SEO.

Click here to add the event to your schedule:  http://ala13.ala.org/node/11094 

Whether you are planning to attend the discussion at ALA or not we encourage everyone interested in SEO to contribute to the SEO Best Practices Wiki.  Add your SEO thoughts to the wiki anytime:  http://www.libsuccess.org/Search_Engine_Optimization_(SEO)