Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship Colloquium: Pedagogy & Practices
6-7 November 2014
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Case Western Reserve
University’s Kelvin Smith Library welcomes proposals for panels, papers, and
presentations that address pedagogical approaches for using digital tools in
humanities, science, and social science classrooms. Submission topics may
include (but are not limited to) instructional methodologies and strategies
for:
-introducing undergraduate and graduate students to digital tools and
methodologies for research (visualization, data mining, scholarly editing, TEI
encoding, mapping, analyzing text, managing data, curating data, building
digital exhibits/collections)
-incorporating digital projects into existing course syllabi
-advising digital dissertations, theses, or capstone projects
-training students to work on extracurricular projects
-collaborating with libraries and/or digital scholarship centers
-training faculty in digital research, project management, and data curation
Please submit 250-word abstracts and technology requirements to Amanda Koziura
(amanda.koziura@case.edu) by 16 July 2014. Accepted panels, papers, and
presentations will be notified by 15 August 2014. All presenters will be
responsible for their own registration and travel costs.
URL: http://library.case.edu/fccoll
Friday, June 27, 2014
Call for Chapters: The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons
Call for Chapters: The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons
We are exploring for interest in a possible anthology by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers about librarians working to help patrons with financial literacy. Possible topics include:
If you can contribute a 3,000-4,000 word chapter, (with 1 or 2 co-authors or solo) please send 1-3 topics/short paragraph(s)/bio for each author of what you could contribute to: smallwood@tm.net by July 25, 2014 with FIN as Subject. Complimentary copy per accepted chapter.
We are exploring for interest in a possible anthology by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers about librarians working to help patrons with financial literacy. Possible topics include:
- What is financial literacy and why should we care?
- Financial literacy: do libraries have a role?
- Collection development to support patron financial literacy
- Seeking and using collaborators in the financial industry
- Job hunting help
- Tax preparation programs
- Any specific topic that touches on financial literacy
- Recognizing fraud
- Case studies, what works and what doesn't
- Case studies for supporting financial literacy in libraries
If you can contribute a 3,000-4,000 word chapter, (with 1 or 2 co-authors or solo) please send 1-3 topics/short paragraph(s)/bio for each author of what you could contribute to: smallwood@tm.net by July 25, 2014 with FIN as Subject. Complimentary copy per accepted chapter.
Call for Chapters: A Librarian's Genealogical Guide to Outreach for Ethnic Populations
Call for Chapters: A Librarian's Genealogical Guide to Outreach for Ethnic Populations
We are exploring for interest in a possible anthology by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers about librarians working with local historical and genealogical societies. Possible topics include:
If you can contribute a 3,000-4,000 word chapter, (with 1 or 2 co-authors or solo) please send 1-3 topics/short paragraph(s)/bio for each author of what you could contribute to: smallwood@tm.net by July 25, 2014 with GEN as subject. Complimentary copy per accepted chapter.
We are exploring for interest in a possible anthology by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers about librarians working with local historical and genealogical societies. Possible topics include:
- Local societies: who are they, where are they, what do they do?
- Multicultural issues in genealogy and how to deal with them
- Primary sources for finding ancestors or the genealogy of ethnic groups: American Indian, African American, Jewish or others
- Partnering with local societies
- Preservation problems in ethnic genealogy and local history
- How to initiate cooperative projects diplomatically
- Case studies, what works and what doesn't
- Case studies for library and historical society collaboration
- Case studies for library and genealogical society collaboration
If you can contribute a 3,000-4,000 word chapter, (with 1 or 2 co-authors or solo) please send 1-3 topics/short paragraph(s)/bio for each author of what you could contribute to: smallwood@tm.net by July 25, 2014 with GEN as subject. Complimentary copy per accepted chapter.
Call for Chapters: Winning Strategies for Attracting, Retaining, and Maximizing Volunteers
Call for Chapters: Winning Strategies for Attracting, Retaining, and Maximizing Volunteers
Book Publisher: McFarland
Carol Smallwood, co-editor; Bringing the Arts Into the Library (American Library Association, 2014); public library administrator, special, school librarian.
Lura Sanborn, co-editor; contributor, Women, Work, and the Web (Scarecrow Press, forthcoming); public, academic, school librarian
Chapters sought from U.S. and Canadian practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing practical know-how how to make the most effective help from volunteers in tight economic times with staff cuts. Chapters are encouraged that could apply to more than one type of library-that is, be useful to public, school, special, LIS faculty, especially award winning volunteer efforts, case studies.
Possible topics: programming for different age groups; special events; training and continuing education; recognition reinforcement; policies and manuals; literacy outreach; recruitment and interviewing; scheduling; technology, and legal concerns.
Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues; creativity, innovation are highly valued. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; One, two, or three authors per chapter; if two chapters they are to be by the same author(s). Compensation: one complimentary copy per 3,000-4,000 word accepted submission no matter how many co-authors, discount on more copies.
Please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by July 30, 2014 with brief biography sketch(s). Please place VOLUNTEERS/your name, on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Book Publisher: McFarland
Carol Smallwood, co-editor; Bringing the Arts Into the Library (American Library Association, 2014); public library administrator, special, school librarian.
Lura Sanborn, co-editor; contributor, Women, Work, and the Web (Scarecrow Press, forthcoming); public, academic, school librarian
Chapters sought from U.S. and Canadian practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing practical know-how how to make the most effective help from volunteers in tight economic times with staff cuts. Chapters are encouraged that could apply to more than one type of library-that is, be useful to public, school, special, LIS faculty, especially award winning volunteer efforts, case studies.
Possible topics: programming for different age groups; special events; training and continuing education; recognition reinforcement; policies and manuals; literacy outreach; recruitment and interviewing; scheduling; technology, and legal concerns.
Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues; creativity, innovation are highly valued. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; One, two, or three authors per chapter; if two chapters they are to be by the same author(s). Compensation: one complimentary copy per 3,000-4,000 word accepted submission no matter how many co-authors, discount on more copies.
Please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by July 30, 2014 with brief biography sketch(s). Please place VOLUNTEERS/your name, on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
2014 COMO/SELA Call for Proposals - Georgia Council of Media Organizations (COMO)/Southeastern Library Association (SELA)
Proposals are now being accepted for the 2014 joint Georgia Council of Media Organizations (COMO)/Southeastern Library Association (SELA) conference, including pre-conference sessions, presentations, demonstrations and posters. This year's theme is "Transforming Our Libraries: Master the Possibilities," and the conference will take place October 1-3, 2014 at the Augusta Convention Center in August, Georgia.
All proposal submissions are due by July 1, 2014. Guidelines and forms for submitting your proposal(s) can be found on the Georgia COMO website at http://www.georgiacomo.org/
For questions regarding poster submissions, please contact Ruth Baker at rbaker@georgiasouthern.edu. For other questions regarding proposal submissions, please contact Eli Arnold at jarnol60@kennesaw.edu.
Best of luck to potential presenters! We look forward to seeing you in Augusta.
CFP: Outlawed: The Naked Truth About Censored Literature for Young People (CSU Fresno - April 2015)
CFP: Outlawed: The Naked Truth About Censored Literature for Young People (CSU Fresno - April 2015)
Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno
April 10-12, 2015
URL: http://www.outlawed2015.com/
While most people are familiar with attempts to censor children’s and young adult literature, the problem of censorship continues to provoke many who believe that children and adolescents benefit from considering diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences. In recent years, many examples of children’s and young adult literature—including The Perks of Being a Wallflower, And Tango Makes Three, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian—have been challenged in schools and libraries. This conference seeks to explore the ways in which censorship affects young readers whose parents, teachers, and civic leaders attempt to navigate thorny terrains of identity in a world in which information circulates more freely than ever before.
While most people are familiar with attempts to censor children’s and young adult literature, the problem of censorship continues to provoke many who believe that children and adolescents benefit from considering diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences. In recent years, many examples of children’s and young adult literature—including The Perks of Being a Wallflower, And Tango Makes Three, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian—have been challenged in schools and libraries. This conference seeks to explore the ways in which censorship affects young readers whose parents, teachers, and civic leaders attempt to navigate thorny terrains of identity in a world in which information circulates more freely than ever before.
This conference will be hosted by the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, one of North America’s leading resources for the study of children’s and young adult literature. The growing collection of 60,000 books, periodicals, manuscripts, original art, and papers of authors and illustrators has an international and multicultural emphasis. The Center also houses one of the largest collections of LGBT+ literature for children and young adults in the United States.
Scholars, librarians, teachers, writers, and illustrators are invited to submit proposals for formal presentations, roundtable discussions, and workshops. Presentations may highlight creative work, community engagement, pedagogy, or scholarship. Sessions will last 75 minutes (15–20 min. per presenter).
Proposals for individual presentations should be 250-300 words, while proposals for entire sessions should be no more than 500 words. Please include two- to three-sentence biographies for each participant and indicate any audio-visual/media needs.
Possible topics for proposals include, but are not limited to:
· Suppressed or silenced histories
· International contexts for censorship
· Technology and/or digital literacies
· Fan fiction as a response to banned young adult texts
· The use of social media to intervene when books are challenged
· History of censorship and banned book lists
· LGBT+ literature
· Bibliotherapy and censorship
· Recent attempts to ban books based on cultural empowerment movements
· Multiculturalism and diversity
· Sex and censorship
· Self-censorship
· Creating curriculum that supports the use of banned books
· “Artivism” and subtext in illustrations
· Graphic novels, novels in verse, and experimentation with form
· Libraries (school/community/archives) and closed reference cases
· Publishing or Pre-Censorship
· Schools (K-12, public/private)
· Religion, spirituality, and mysticism in banned books
· Authorial politics and the reception of young adult literature
· Recommended age ratings for books
Submission deadline for proposals (both individual and panel) is November 26, 2014. Submit electronically to kgodfrey@csufresno.edu, Dr. Kathleen Godfrey, English Department, Fresno State.
Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno
April 10-12, 2015
URL: http://www.outlawed2015.com/
While most people are familiar with attempts to censor children’s and young adult literature, the problem of censorship continues to provoke many who believe that children and adolescents benefit from considering diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences. In recent years, many examples of children’s and young adult literature—including The Perks of Being a Wallflower, And Tango Makes Three, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian—have been challenged in schools and libraries. This conference seeks to explore the ways in which censorship affects young readers whose parents, teachers, and civic leaders attempt to navigate thorny terrains of identity in a world in which information circulates more freely than ever before.
While most people are familiar with attempts to censor children’s and young adult literature, the problem of censorship continues to provoke many who believe that children and adolescents benefit from considering diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences. In recent years, many examples of children’s and young adult literature—including The Perks of Being a Wallflower, And Tango Makes Three, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian—have been challenged in schools and libraries. This conference seeks to explore the ways in which censorship affects young readers whose parents, teachers, and civic leaders attempt to navigate thorny terrains of identity in a world in which information circulates more freely than ever before.
This conference will be hosted by the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, one of North America’s leading resources for the study of children’s and young adult literature. The growing collection of 60,000 books, periodicals, manuscripts, original art, and papers of authors and illustrators has an international and multicultural emphasis. The Center also houses one of the largest collections of LGBT+ literature for children and young adults in the United States.
Scholars, librarians, teachers, writers, and illustrators are invited to submit proposals for formal presentations, roundtable discussions, and workshops. Presentations may highlight creative work, community engagement, pedagogy, or scholarship. Sessions will last 75 minutes (15–20 min. per presenter).
Proposals for individual presentations should be 250-300 words, while proposals for entire sessions should be no more than 500 words. Please include two- to three-sentence biographies for each participant and indicate any audio-visual/media needs.
Possible topics for proposals include, but are not limited to:
· Suppressed or silenced histories
· International contexts for censorship
· Technology and/or digital literacies
· Fan fiction as a response to banned young adult texts
· The use of social media to intervene when books are challenged
· History of censorship and banned book lists
· LGBT+ literature
· Bibliotherapy and censorship
· Recent attempts to ban books based on cultural empowerment movements
· Multiculturalism and diversity
· Sex and censorship
· Self-censorship
· Creating curriculum that supports the use of banned books
· “Artivism” and subtext in illustrations
· Graphic novels, novels in verse, and experimentation with form
· Libraries (school/community/archives) and closed reference cases
· Publishing or Pre-Censorship
· Schools (K-12, public/private)
· Religion, spirituality, and mysticism in banned books
· Authorial politics and the reception of young adult literature
· Recommended age ratings for books
Submission deadline for proposals (both individual and panel) is November 26, 2014. Submit electronically to kgodfrey@csufresno.edu, Dr. Kathleen Godfrey, English Department, Fresno State.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Special issue call for papers from New Library World on Information Behaviour and Practice
Special issue call for papers from New Library World on Information Behaviour and Practice
New Library World is planning to publish a special issue exploring Information Behaviour and Practice in general, with a focus more specifically on implications for library and information services. This issue will be jointly guest edited by Dr Allen Foster and Dr Pauline Rafferty of Aberystwyth University.
Scope
We are looking for articles which deal with both theoretical and practical aspects of information behaviour.
Topics of interest include but are not restricted to:
- Models and theories of information seeking behaviour
- Information seeking behaviours in the digital age
- The Google Generation
- Information seeking behaviours of specific groups of information users
- Reading, information behaviour and the library
- Context in information behaviour
- Everyday life information seeking
- From information seeking behaviour to Information practice
- Implications for academic libraries of students’ information seeking behaviour
- Information seeking in public libraries
- Serendipity and incidental information acquisition
- From information behaviour to designing information systems
- Information behaviour: relationships between structure and agency
- Information spaces and information behaviour
- Convenience and information seeking
- The impact of mobile devices on information behaviour
- The affective dimension of information seeking
Research papers, case studies and best practice papers will be considered.
More about the special issue theme
Information seeking behaviour remains an area of importance in information science and librarianship, perhaps even more so in the digital age. This special issue is an opportunity to share contemporary ideas in information behaviour, as well as practice models and methods which originate from (or are of relevance to) any branch of the LIS discipline, sub-discipline and wider information profession.
Submission
Please submit manuscripts for consideration using our online submission platform by 31st July 2014.
Full author guidelines can be found at http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=nlw.
- See more at: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=5339#sthash.VLd9FJaf.S400InSp.dpuf
Call for papers on Mining Scientific Publications
Call for papers on Mining Scientific Publicatio
Mendeley is co-organizing the 3rd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications, which will explore how data mining tools can be used to improve research workflow. Collocated with the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2014), the workshop will take place from September 8 to 12 in London, bringing together a mixture of cross-disciplinary researchers, practitioners from industry and government, open access enthusiasts, and digital library developers who are interested in analysing and mining databases of scientific publications. In addition, the conference is open to all those involved in developing systems to enable such analysis, designing new technologies to improve the way research is being done,
and supporting the openness and free availability of publications and research data. Online submissions are now invited for inclusion in the programme, Both long papers (up to eight pages in the ACM style) and short papers (not exceeding four pages) are welcome, as are practical demonstrations and presentation of systems and methods (demonstration submissions should consist of a two-page description of the system,
method or tool). Submissions are due by 13 July 2014, and full details can be found on Elsevier Connect.
With kind wishes,
Alicia
Dr Alicia Wise
Director of Access and Policy
Elsevier I The Boulevard I Langford Lane
Kidlington I Oxford I OX5 1GB
a.wise@elsevier.com
Mendeley is co-organizing the 3rd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications, which will explore how data mining tools can be used to improve research workflow. Collocated with the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2014), the workshop will take place from September 8 to 12 in London, bringing together a mixture of cross-disciplinary researchers, practitioners from industry and government, open access enthusiasts, and digital library developers who are interested in analysing and mining databases of scientific publications. In addition, the conference is open to all those involved in developing systems to enable such analysis, designing new technologies to improve the way research is being done,
and supporting the openness and free availability of publications and research data. Online submissions are now invited for inclusion in the programme, Both long papers (up to eight pages in the ACM style) and short papers (not exceeding four pages) are welcome, as are practical demonstrations and presentation of systems and methods (demonstration submissions should consist of a two-page description of the system,
method or tool). Submissions are due by 13 July 2014, and full details can be found on Elsevier Connect.
With kind wishes,
Alicia
Dr Alicia Wise
Director of Access and Policy
Elsevier I The Boulevard I Langford Lane
Kidlington I Oxford I OX5 1GB
a.wise@elsevier.com
Call for Poster Session Proposals: The Academic Librarian in the Open Access Future (The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2014 Symposium)
Call for Poster Session Proposals: The Academic Librarian in the Open Access Future (The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2014 Symposium)
The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2014 Symposium
Friday, December 5, 2014
The 2014 ACRL/NY Annual Symposium “The Academic Librarian in the Open Access Future” will consider new opportunities and real challenges for academic librarians as the movement toward open access (OA) begins to impact our users and our institutions in increasingly complex ways.
Through case studies grounded in a range of institutional contexts, we will explore the role of librarians in the open access debate and projects. During small-group debriefing sessions, participants will have an opportunity to strategize with peers about how to support their users and find potential collaborators. For further information about the symposium, visit:
ACRL/NY invites you to submit a poster session proposal for the 2014 Symposium. Your poster session can address academic librarians’ roles vis-Ã -vis an
• Open Access Collaborations
• Open Access Literacy
• Scholarly Publishing
• Author’s Rights
• Support for Faculty Researchers
• Institutional Repositories
• Students as Content Producers
• Copyright, Fair Use and Public Domain
• Libraries and Licensing
• International Intellectual Property
• Orphan Works
• Discoverability
• Digital Rights Management
• OA Policy Initiatives
Please submit your proposal using the online form at
The deadline for submission is Friday, September 12, 2014
Accepted posters will be notified by Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
For some helpful poster pointers, check the “poster presentations” tab on the LibGuide at http://stjohns
The Symposium will take place on Friday, December 5, 2014 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 2014 ACRL/NY Symposium Committee
Friday, June 20, 2014
Call for Workshop Proposals: The 2014 Library Communications Conference
Call for Workshop Proposals: The 2014 Library Communications Conference
MONDAY OCTOBER 6th and TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th in PHILADELPHIA
A gathering of library communications professionals from across the United States
We are pleased to announce that the 2014 Library Communications Conference (formerly ALCOP) will take place on October 6-7, 2014 in Philadelphia. Now in its fourth year, this conference is attended by library communications professionals from across North America. The Conference features two keynote speakers and over 20 relevant workshops.
This year, we will offer two tracks at the Conference - a track in library communications and outreach and a new track in library fundraising and development.
We are now accepting workshop proposals for 60 minute sessions on any topic related to library marketing, public relations and outreach.
Workshop topics include, but are limited to, the following ....
- email marketing
- social media marketing
- marketing research
- public relations
- reputation management
- search engine optimization (SEO)
- special event planning
- community outreach
- program development
- outreach to underserved populations
- creating marketing plans and strategies
- branding and/or positioning
- YouTube and video for marketing
- customer relationship management
- internal communications
- internal and external publications
- fundraising and development
The deadline to submit proposals for consideration is Wednesday July 16, 2014. Workshop presenters will attend the Conference at a special reduced early registration rate and will be responsible for their own travel and lodging.
All proposals and all questions should be sent to Rachel Fox, Conference Director attcgproposals@yahoo.com.
CFP: Performance Measurement and Metrics (PMM) special issue: Organizational assessment, restructuring, and evidence-based management
Performance Measurement and Metrics (PMM) is now accepting manuscripts for a special theme issue titled, “Organizational assessment, restructuring, and evidence-based management” to be published as issue 1 in 2015. The proposal submission deadline is September 15, 2014. Completed manuscripts of ~6000 words will be due December 01, 2014.
NOTE: NEW DATES
NOTE: NEW DATES
Evidence-based decision making and organizational assessment are very important to the operation of academic libraries. Library leaders need to be equipped with the best evidence from data, research, and evaluation in order to justify performance outputs for accreditation compliance and meet the sometimes ambiguous institutional-level standards for funding purposes. The guest editor also welcomes the following topics relevant to the issue:
· Organizational assessment
· Organizational restructuring
· Job description review
· Institutional role of library
· Library’s role in accreditation – regional and programmatic
· Assessment of collections for accreditation
· Collection usage metrics and analysis
· Assessment of learning/ information literacy
· Assessment planning
· Organizational performance evaluation
· Organizational effectiveness
· Culture of assessment
· Evidence-based management
· Workflow analysis
Performance Measurement and Metrics (PMM) is a leading quarterly, double-blind refereed, international journal, charting new qualitative and quantitative developments and techniques for measurement and metrics in Library and Information Science (LIS).
It provides an international forum for cross-discipline information professionals, whether practitioners or academics.
Journal information can be found here: http://www.
Author guidelines are available here:
Please send submission proposals, abstracts, or inquiries to guest editor:
Alice L. Daugherty
Collection Assessment and Analysis Librarian
Louisiana State University
Monday, June 09, 2014
CFP: Assessment in Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarianship
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for an issue focusing on “Assessment in Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarianship” to be published as volume 34(1). The submission deadline is September 26, 2014.
We welcome the following topics relevant to behavioral and social science librarianship:
• Examination or analyses of assessment methods/practices/criteria
• Impact of assessment on library services (especially with respect to users), decision making, access to collections and information, library facilities, collection development, and library management
• Examination of relevant theories, methodology, and assessment tools
• Analysis of various assessment methods and methodology
• Insights gained from assessment efforts
• Examination of the integration of library assessment in everyday activities or practices
• Planning of assessment efforts
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including subject areas of anthropology, business, communication studies, criminal justice, education, international and area studies, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and
women’s studies.
The journal’s website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Is there a topic or issue you would like to see addressed in B&SSL? Contact the
editor with suggestions.
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Head, Communications Library
Associate Professor
University of Illinois
122 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
We welcome the following topics relevant to behavioral and social science librarianship:
• Examination or analyses of assessment methods/practices/criteria
• Impact of assessment on library services (especially with respect to users), decision making, access to collections and information, library facilities, collection development, and library management
• Examination of relevant theories, methodology, and assessment tools
• Analysis of various assessment methods and methodology
• Insights gained from assessment efforts
• Examination of the integration of library assessment in everyday activities or practices
• Planning of assessment efforts
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including subject areas of anthropology, business, communication studies, criminal justice, education, international and area studies, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and
women’s studies.
The journal’s website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Is there a topic or issue you would like to see addressed in B&SSL? Contact the
editor with suggestions.
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Head, Communications Library
Associate Professor
University of Illinois
122 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Reference Services Review Call for Papers for Theme Issue on Entrepreneurship
Reference Services Review Call for Papers for Theme Issue on Entrepreneurship
Reference Services Review (RSR) is seeking authors to write on the theme of entrepreneurship. The theme issue - - Volume 43 No 1, will be published in February 2015. Completed manuscripts will be due by December 1, 2014. Manuscripts are evaluated using a double-blind peer review process. Authors can expect to work on major and/or minor revisions in October/November 2014.
The journal is pre-published through Emerald EarlyCite http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Theme Issue Focus
· The information, reference and research needs of today's entrepreneurs, including, for example, youth entrepreneurs; minority entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship in higher education (student and faculty developers etc.); global entrepreneurship; internet entrepreneurship; and social entrepreneurship;
· Best practices for service design/delivery to meet the needs of student and faculty developers as well as entrepreneurs in our communities,
· Case studies with a focus on academic library support for undergraduate and graduate students who are studying entrepreneurship, involved in applied learning experiences in this area, etc. ;
· Case studies with a focus on academic library support for entrepreneurs in our communities - - case studies, best practices, creating an entrepreneur-friendly public library etc.
· The entrepreneurial imperative - -opportunities for libraries and librarians;
· The librarian as entrepreneur;
· The knowledge entrepreneur;
· Making the case for "thinking" libraries and librarians when talking about entrepreneurship; and/or
· Literature review
Submissions Proposals, abstracts or inquiries to:
Louise Feldmann
Business Librarian/Associate Professor
Colorado State University Libraries
Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu<
Beth Kaylor
Coordinator of Business, Entrepreneurship and Government Information Research Services
William Madison Randall Library
UNCW
Kaylorj@uncw.eduKaylor
Reference Services Review
Reference Services Review (RSR) is a quarterly, refereed, international journal dedicated to the enrichment of reference knowledge and the advancement of reference and library user services.
RSR covers all aspects of reference and library user services, including reference, instruction, and user service design, delivery, management and assessment; marketing and communication; user populations; electronic services; virtual reference services; cooperative reference services; existing and emerging technologies and their intersection with service design and delivery; service forecasting; standards, guidelines and best practices; performance of reference and user services providers; and professional competencies for reference and user services librarians.
RSR prepares its readers to understand key trends and to respond to critical challenges affecting reference functions, instructional services and the information needs of library users. RSR contributors draw on current research and practice; their own considerable expertise, experience and perspectives; and the expertise of their home communities to identify issues, practices and technologies that are relevant to service design, delivery, management and assessment.
RSR articles include research papers, technical papers, conceptual papers, case studies, literature reviews, and reviews of previously published research on a wide number of topics. Commentary, including point/counterpoint articles, is also welcome. Mini theme and theme issues support the more detailed exploration of topics. A diverse mix of authors and contributors enhance the journal's value, as does an international team of editorial advisors.
Journal information can be found at
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Information for authors can be found at
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Sarah Barbara Watstein
University Librarian
William Madison Randall Library
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616
Reference Services Review (RSR) is seeking authors to write on the theme of entrepreneurship. The theme issue - - Volume 43 No 1, will be published in February 2015. Completed manuscripts will be due by December 1, 2014. Manuscripts are evaluated using a double-blind peer review process. Authors can expect to work on major and/or minor revisions in October/November 2014.
The journal is pre-published through Emerald EarlyCite http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Theme Issue Focus
· The information, reference and research needs of today's entrepreneurs, including, for example, youth entrepreneurs; minority entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship in higher education (student and faculty developers etc.); global entrepreneurship; internet entrepreneurship; and social entrepreneurship;
· Best practices for service design/delivery to meet the needs of student and faculty developers as well as entrepreneurs in our communities,
· Case studies with a focus on academic library support for undergraduate and graduate students who are studying entrepreneurship, involved in applied learning experiences in this area, etc. ;
· Case studies with a focus on academic library support for entrepreneurs in our communities - - case studies, best practices, creating an entrepreneur-friendly public library etc.
· The entrepreneurial imperative - -opportunities for libraries and librarians;
· The librarian as entrepreneur;
· The knowledge entrepreneur;
· Making the case for "thinking" libraries and librarians when talking about entrepreneurship; and/or
· Literature review
Submissions Proposals, abstracts or inquiries to:
Louise Feldmann
Business Librarian/Associate Professor
Colorado State University Libraries
Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu<
Beth Kaylor
Coordinator of Business, Entrepreneurship and Government Information Research Services
William Madison Randall Library
UNCW
Kaylorj@uncw.edu
Reference Services Review
Reference Services Review (RSR) is a quarterly, refereed, international journal dedicated to the enrichment of reference knowledge and the advancement of reference and library user services.
RSR covers all aspects of reference and library user services, including reference, instruction, and user service design, delivery, management and assessment; marketing and communication; user populations; electronic services; virtual reference services; cooperative reference services; existing and emerging technologies and their intersection with service design and delivery; service forecasting; standards, guidelines and best practices; performance of reference and user services providers; and professional competencies for reference and user services librarians.
RSR prepares its readers to understand key trends and to respond to critical challenges affecting reference functions, instructional services and the information needs of library users. RSR contributors draw on current research and practice; their own considerable expertise, experience and perspectives; and the expertise of their home communities to identify issues, practices and technologies that are relevant to service design, delivery, management and assessment.
RSR articles include research papers, technical papers, conceptual papers, case studies, literature reviews, and reviews of previously published research on a wide number of topics. Commentary, including point/counterpoint articles, is also welcome. Mini theme and theme issues support the more detailed exploration of topics. A diverse mix of authors and contributors enhance the journal's value, as does an international team of editorial advisors.
Journal information can be found at
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Information for authors can be found at
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Sarah Barbara Watstein
University Librarian
William Madison Randall Library
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616
Friday, June 06, 2014
CFP: Beyond the Numbers: Economics and data for information professionals (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, September 2014)
CFP: Beyond the Numbers: Economics and data for information professionals (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, September 2014)
September 29-30, 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is hosting a free conference to address the challenges of economic information. We are bringing together experts to share their experiences at the frontier of economic data and information, discuss problems and potential solutions, and identify ways to improve access to and understanding of economic information.
Our aim is to provide librarians and other information professionals with the knowledge, competence, and enthusiasm to disseminate economic information expertise to their respective audiences.
We seek brief proposals for presentations, panels, and workshops for this conference. Deadline for submissions is July 9, 2014
http://research.stlouisfed.
Possible topics include
* Overview of sources of economic information-national, international, historical
* Deep dives into the constructions of macroeconomic and microeconomic data
* Best practices in using data, as well as biases and misuse
* New and existing methods of visualizing economic data and information
* Open data, mashups, and data reuse
* Case studies of related tools and resources
* Background on how social science data informs economic data and vice versa
Proposal types include
* Individual presentations - 50 minutes
* Panels or roundtable discussions - 90 minutes
* Tutorials or hands-on workshops - 90 minutes
Our confirmed featured speakers are Hal Varian (chief economist at Google and founding dean of the UC-Berkeley School of Information) and Neil Fantom (head of the Open Data Initiative at the World Bank).
Registration opens July 1st. Accepted presenters will have their registration reserved.
Thanks!
Katrina Stierholz
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Katrina.L.Stierholz@stls.frb.
314-444-8552
September 29-30, 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is hosting a free conference to address the challenges of economic information. We are bringing together experts to share their experiences at the frontier of economic data and information, discuss problems and potential solutions, and identify ways to improve access to and understanding of economic information.
Our aim is to provide librarians and other information professionals with the knowledge, competence, and enthusiasm to disseminate economic information expertise to their respective audiences.
We seek brief proposals for presentations, panels, and workshops for this conference. Deadline for submissions is July 9, 2014
http://research.stlouisfed.
Possible topics include
* Overview of sources of economic information-national, international, historical
* Deep dives into the constructions of macroeconomic and microeconomic data
* Best practices in using data, as well as biases and misuse
* New and existing methods of visualizing economic data and information
* Open data, mashups, and data reuse
* Case studies of related tools and resources
* Background on how social science data informs economic data and vice versa
Proposal types include
* Individual presentations - 50 minutes
* Panels or roundtable discussions - 90 minutes
* Tutorials or hands-on workshops - 90 minutes
Our confirmed featured speakers are Hal Varian (chief economist at Google and founding dean of the UC-Berkeley School of Information) and Neil Fantom (head of the Open Data Initiative at the World Bank).
Registration opens July 1st. Accepted presenters will have their registration reserved.
Thanks!
Katrina Stierholz
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Katrina.L.Stierholz@stls.frb.
314-444-8552
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