Call for Book Chapters: Privacy and Safety in Remote Learning Environments (Deadline extended Feb 7, 2022)

 Call for Proposals—Book Chapters 

Working book title: Privacy and Safety in Remote Learning Environments  

Proposal submission deadline: February 7th, 2022 (deadline extended)

Interdisciplinary perspectives are highly encouraged 

Please share with those interested 

 

Overview 

Online education is not a new phenomenon, but the Covid-19 pandemic caused a sudden and widespread shift online for many K-12 schools and higher education institutions that had little prior experience with it. Even as schools return to in-person classes, online platforms remain prevalent as backup and supplemental content delivery tools. While privacy issues related to education are not new, the sudden shift to online learning brought these concerns into sharp focus for many parents, educators, administrators, and researchers.  

 

The objective of this book is to reflect on the unintended breaches of privacy, safety, and security that occurred during the rush to move classes online, and to examine and propose solutions for more responsible future use of the platforms. 

 

This book will document how educational institutions approach privacy regarding students and educators, describe privacy initiatives implemented in response to online learning, and contribute to the growing discussion of how privacy and surveillance impact our users, especially students from our most vulnerable populations.  

 

We encourage a broad range of contributions, including original research, case studies, pedagogical approaches, and critical reflection papers. We especially encourage contributions from K-12 and higher education educators, research centers, museums, and libraries that facilitate online learning or online curriculum, and from underrepresented and historically marginalized racial, social, and/or class groups. Interdisciplinary perspectives are highly encouraged.  

 

Topics may include but are not limited to: 

• Privacy policies of 3^rd party EdTech platforms (Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Schoology, etc) 
• Parental “spying” and classroom privacy 
• Family privacy and synchronous online schooling 
• Online harassment among students (private chats, doxing, social media, etc) 
• Cameras in student private spaces  
• Surveillance of student online activities 
• Exam proctoring software and privacy concerns  
• Personally Identifiable Information in online learning systems and susceptibility to cybercriminals  
• Privacy, storage, and deletion policies for recordings and data 
• Handling data removal requests from students  
• Appointing a privacy expert in schools, universities, or districts 
• How and why to perform security/privacy audits 
• Student attitudes about online privacy 
• Instructor privacy/safety concerns 
• Libraries: privacy policies of ebook platforms 
• Libraries: online reference services and transcripts 
• Identity authentication best practices 
• Learning analytics and “big data” in higher education  

 

Submission Procedures: 

Potential contributors are invited to submit proposals of not more than 500 words for chapters of 3,000-5,000 words (not including tables/figures and references). All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Inquiries should be sent to the editors and proposals submitted via the submission form (link below). 

 

Tentative timeline: 

• February 7, 2022 / Chapter proposals due 
• February 4, 2022 / Authors notified 
• April 4, 2022 / Final chapters due 
• June 15, 2022 / Post peer-review, final edits from editors/authors due 
• Fall 2022 / Book published 

 

Submission form at https://mtsu.libwizard.com/f/BookCFP2022 (deadline of 2/7/2022) 

 

About the Book 

The book is published by Digital Scholarship Initiatives (DSI) at the James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University. DSI has been publishing peer-reviewed journals and hosting scholarly and creative works at MTSU since 2014. The book has no submission nor acceptance fees for manuscripts and will be published open access (free to read online), while also available as a print-on-demand option. Chapter contributions are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (CC BY-NC 4.0). 

 

About the Editors  

Denise Quintel (denise.quintel@mtsu.edu) and Amy York (Amy.York@mtsu.edu) are faculty librarians at the James E. Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University. Collectively, the editors have a wide range of experience in web services and instructional technology. Please contact them with any questions.  

Call for Chapters: Creating an Inclusive Library: Approaches for Increasing Outreach, Engagement, and Use with BIPOC Students

Creating an Inclusive Library: Approaches for Increasing Outreach, Engagement, and Use with BIPOC Students

For publication with ACRL Press 

 

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 4, 2022 

 

Editors Yen Tran, Michael Aguilar, and Adriana Poo invite the submission of chapter proposals for a peer-reviewed ACRL book on the various methods and approaches used by academic librarians, archivists, and library workers to increase engagement and use of library and archival resources, services, and materials by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students. 

 

The book aims to include chapters that discuss the need for an anti-racism lens to improve awareness and use, to ensure that libraries can best serve all of their intended users. An anti-racism lens is critical when working with BIPOC students as libraries seek to improve and mend relationships with communities, strengthen collections related to their experiences and needs, and create an inclusive learning environment for all users.

 

The book’s goal is to help other libraries, library employees, or librarians interested in this critical work of being more inclusive and anti-racist at their libraries. We strongly encourage library workers of color and those from underrepresented groups to provide their perspectives for this edited work. 

 

New and completed research and case studies are welcome, provided any new studies can be completed within the timeline explained below. Chapters based on completed research must not be previously published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

 

Chapter Ideas

The editors recognize that the definition of outreach is continually evolving, and manifests in different forms depending on each library’s initiatives, resources, collections, and community. While the book includes discussions on traditional outreach approaches such as programs, events, and exhibits, it also includes innovative approaches used to increase engagement including social media and digital content strategies, podcasts, video series, and other uses of technology.

 

Below are potential book chapters; additional chapter topics will be considered.

• Initiatives or programs - Chapters that discuss specific initiatives or programs as the main form of outreach, to promote anti-racist practices, or to be more inclusive. The chapter could discuss library collaborations with campus-wide programs or initiatives, and/or be library-led programs or initiatives. Some example chapter topics:
• Inclusive student hiring practices
• Inclusive collection development or diverse collection development
• Anti-racist or inclusive library policies and practices
• Anti-racist or inclusive design of library signage, space, or services
• Collaborations on orientations to specific BIPOC student groups
• Workshops, events, or exhibits - Chapters that discuss workshops, events, exhibits, etc. hosted by the library focused on conducting outreach to diverse populations on campus. The chapters could include activities that promote anti-racist practices or to be a more inclusive environment. Some example chapter topics:
• Case study of specific workshops, events, or exhibits designed to reach specific BIPOC student populations
• Workshops, events, or exhibits designed to promote anti-racist practices
• Instructional activities that uphold equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility values and a commitment to anti-racist pedagogy
• Workshops, events, or exhibits that create a more inclusive library or campus environment
• Programs, services, and resources that support BIPOC students through coursework, campus life, and beyond
• Digital initiatives - Chapters that discuss outreach efforts led by librarians and library staff that largely take place in digital environments. The chapters could include efforts to incorporate anti-racism frameworks into library messaging, promote historically neglected collections, or increase library engagement among BIPOC students. Some example chapter topics:
• Social media and email campaigns or strategies
• Web and mobile application design or strategies
• Digital exhibitions or digital interactive experiences including virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and other innovative uses of technology
• Podcasts, blogs, or other web series

 

Submission Procedure

Please submit a chapter proposal by March 4, 2022. Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 4, 2022. A final manuscript of between 2500 and 7500 words due January 16, 2023.

 

For additional information, please contact the editors at createinclusivelibrary@gmail.com

• Yen Tran, Coordinator for Teaching & Learning, Seattle University
• Michael Aguilar, Outreach and User Engagement Librarian, San José State University
• Adriana Poo, Academic Liaison Librarian, San José State University

Call for Book Chapters: Privacy and Safety in Remote Learning Environments

Call for Proposals—Book Chapters 

Working book title: Privacy and Safety in Remote Learning Environments  

Proposal submission deadline: January 21, 2022 

Interdisciplinary perspectives are highly encouraged 

Please share with those interested 

 

Overview 

Online education is not a new phenomenon, but the Covid-19 pandemic caused a sudden and widespread shift online for many K-12 schools and higher education institutions that had little prior experience with it. Even as schools return to in-person classes, online platforms remain prevalent as backup and supplemental content delivery tools. While privacy issues related to education are not new, the sudden shift to online learning brought these concerns into sharp focus for many parents, educators, administrators, and researchers.  

 

The objective of this book is to reflect on the unintended breaches of privacy, safety, and security that occurred during the rush to move classes online, and to examine and propose solutions for more responsible future use of the platforms. 

 

This book will document how educational institutions approach privacy regarding students and educators, describe privacy initiatives implemented in response to online learning, and contribute to the growing discussion of how privacy and surveillance impact our users, especially students from our most vulnerable populations.  

 

We encourage a broad range of contributions, including original research, case studies, pedagogical approaches, and critical reflection papers. We especially encourage contributions from K-12 and higher education educators, research centers, museums, and libraries that facilitate online learning or online curriculum, and from underrepresented and historically marginalized racial, social, and/or class groups. Interdisciplinary perspectives are highly encouraged.  

 

Topics may include but are not limited to: 

• Privacy policies of 3^rd party EdTech platforms (Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Schoology, etc) 
• Parental “spying” and classroom privacy 
• Family privacy and synchronous online schooling 
• Online harassment among students (private chats, doxing, social media, etc) 
• Cameras in student private spaces  
• Surveillance of student online activities 
• Exam proctoring software and privacy concerns  
• Personally Identifiable Information in online learning systems and susceptibility to cybercriminals  
• Privacy, storage, and deletion policies for recordings and data 
• Handling data removal requests from students  
• Appointing a privacy expert in schools, universities, or districts 
• How and why to perform security/privacy audits 
• Student attitudes about online privacy 
• Instructor privacy/safety concerns 
• Libraries: privacy policies of ebook platforms 
• Libraries: online reference services and transcripts 
• Identity authentication best practices 
• Learning analytics and “big data” in higher education  

 

Submission Procedures: 

Potential contributors are invited to submit proposals of not more than 500 words for chapters of 3,000-5,000 words (not including tables/figures and references). All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Inquiries should be sent to the editors and proposals submitted via the submission form (link below). 

 

Tentative timeline: 

• January 21, 2022 / Chapter proposals due 
• February 4, 2022 / Authors notified 
• April 4, 2022 / Final chapters due 
• June 15, 2022 / Post peer-review, final edits from editors/authors due 
• Fall 2022 / Book published 

 

Submission form at https://mtsu.libwizard.com/f/BookCFP2022 (deadline of 1/21/2022) 

 

About the Book 

The book is published by Digital Scholarship Initiatives (DSI) at the James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University. DSI has been publishing peer-reviewed journals and hosting scholarly and creative works at MTSU since 2014. The book has no submission nor acceptance fees for manuscripts and will be published open access (free to read online), while also available as a print-on-demand option. Chapter contributions are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (CC BY-NC 4.0). 

 

About the Editors  

Denise Quintel (denise.quintel@mtsu.edu) and Amy York (Amy.York@mtsu.edu) are faculty librarians at the James E. Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University. Collectively, the editors have a wide range of experience in web services and instructional technology. Please contact them with any questions.  

CFP: 14th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference #QQML2022 - Hybrid event Athens, May 2022

It is our pleasure to invite you in Athens city (24-27 May, 2022) for the 14^th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2022,  www.qqml.org ) which is organized under the umbrella of ISAST (International Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology).

 

The conference invites Special and Contributed Sessions, Oral Papers, Best Practices, Workshops and Posters.

Details about the types of distribution please visit:  www.qqml.org/description-of-the-contribution/  

 

Plenary talks, Workshops and Special Sessions are included in the related page of the website  www.qqml.org

 

Because of the uncertain times we live the conference will be hybrid this year: Physically and virtually organized. This choice faces the challenges of the visa denial, virus pandemics etc.

 All necessary precautions will be taken into account and will be applied (limited numbers, masks, distance, vaccine, tests…).

                                                                                                                                          

Target Group

The target group and the audience are library professionals in a more general sense: professors, researchers, students, administrators, stakeholders, technologists, museum scientists, archivists, decision makers and managers, information scientists, librarians, records managers, web developers, IT specialists, taxonomists, statisticians, marketing managers, philologist, subject and reference librarians et al. 

 

Main theme: “Measuring of reading and literacy in future libraries: transformation and innovation” 

Sub- themes:

1. New ICTs and their influence on everyday life of libraries:
1. Artificial intelligence: Librarians and users experience
2. Blockchain
3. Agile
4. Library Information systems, coalitions, networks

2. Sustainable Development Goals:
1. Green libraries
2. Political, economic and social inclusion
3. Strategies and initiatives
4. Measurement and impact analysis

3. Social Μedia and the marketing:
1. Digital literacy
2. Media literacy
3. Users behaviour
4. Communication

Future libraries

a.       Expanded boundaries

b.      New generation of services

c.       Innovative synergies and collaborations

Library theory and research: New theories, models and frameworks in LIS

Collection management:

a.       Google age and young people in libraries

2. Public access and open access
3. E-scholarship
4. Academic and research libraries

 

Submissions:

·         Special Sessions

·         Workshops

·         Master theses separate session

·         PhD students with separate session

 

Free discussion seminar/ webinar

1. Library Performance Indices.

Organizer: Markku A. Laitinen, Planning Officer, The National Library of Finland.

Short introduction lecture and free discussion in small groups and compilation of the work groups results in common session.

This is preceded by an advance task => We know this as Me-We-Us method.

 

At the web page: www.qqml.org/call-of-proposals/  you may send proposals:

1.            For Special Sessions (4-6 papers),

2.            Workshops (more than 1-3 sessions) including the title and a brief description at:  secretar@isast.org or from the electronic submission

3.            Abstracts/Papers to be included in the proposed sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers.

 

Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways

a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;

b. full papers (not exceeding 12,000 words);

c. posters.

 

In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference: www.qqml.org/registration/ .

Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: www.qqml.org/call-of-proposals/

The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines that are located in the above link.

All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the QQML e- journal after the permission of the author(s).

 

The QQML e-  journal moved to www.qqml-journal.net

 

Doctoral and Postgraduate Sessions

Professors and Supervisors are recommended to encourage the contribution of Postgraduate theses and dissertations of their students.

In the Doctoral and Postgraduate Sessions the contributors resent their research, the topic, the objectives, the methodology and the ongoing work. 

Post Graduate Student sessions for research are especially organized.

Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2022 Conference and Student Research Presentations to: the secretariat of the conference at: secretar@isast.org

 

QQML 2022 Important Dates

Abstract submissions: January 15, 2022  EXTENSION February 15^th

Notification of acceptance two weeks after submission.

Deadline Paper Submission: 1st of May 2022 (optional)

Deadline Presentation Submission: 1st of May  2022

Early bird Registration: up to 1^st of March  2022

 

Submit a Proposal or a session to secretar@isast.org

Submissions of abstracts to special or contributed sessions could be sent directly to the conference secretariat at secretar@isast.org . Please refer to the Session Number, as they are referred at the conference website to help the secretariat to classify the submissions.

For more information and Abstract/Paper submission and Special Session Proposals please visit the conference website at: http://www.qqml.org   or contact the secretary of the conference at : secretar@isast.org

Paper contributions have the opportunity to be published in the QQML e- Journal, which continues to retain the right of first choice, however in addition they have the chance to be published in other scientific journals. QQML e- Journal is included in EBSCOhost

 

Looking forward to welcoming you in Athens,

On behalf of the Conference Committee

 

Kind regards,

Anthi Katsirikou (Ms)

Librarian, PhD, MSc

QQML Conference co-chair

 

Director, University of Piraeus Library

Adjunct Professor, Open University of Greece

 

President of  the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Professionals

Information Literacy Standing Committee Member, IFLA

IATUL, ALA/ ACRL Member

 

anthi@asmda.com

 

Join us

https://www.facebook.com/QQML-International-Conference-575508262589919/

https://twitter.com/qqml_conference

http://qqml.org

 

http://www.qqml-journal.net/index.php/qqml

CFP: INCONECSS Conference on Economics and Business Information: Deadline Jan 21, 2022 #EconBiz #BusinessLibrarians

 Do you have any best business librarian practices or good cooperation experiences you would like to share? (e.g. related to open science, open access, Open Educational Resources or any of the other topics below)

After 2016 and 2019, we will now organize the INCONECSS Conference for the third time - this time online.

INCONECSS - International Conference on Economics and Business Information
May 17-19, 2022, online conference
Call for contributions: https://www.inconecss.eu/call.html
Conference website: https://www.inconecss.eu/

The abstract submission deadline is January 21, 2022.
INCONECSS is an international conference for researchers, librarians and other information specialists supporting researchers in Economics and Business Studies. INCONECSS wants to be a platform for the exchange on changing user needs and services as well as on the evolving landscape of scholarly publishing. INCONECSS encourages conversations between researchers, information specialists and other people working in fields related to information provision for research in Economics and Business Studies.
The world of business and economics research and information: Collaborate, compete or collapse?
You are invited to submit original contributions on services or best practice and experience, including but not limited to the following:

  *   Cooperation: How to provide better services through cooperation rather than competition?
  *   Open Access / Open Science
  *   Corona effects
  *   AI and Structured Data and Big Data: Libraries versus AI or Libraries and AI - Best of both worlds?
  *   Research and teaching support: How to support students, scholars, early career researchers?
Besides the topic presentations, we will have an inspirational corner for short presentations.

Important Dates

  *   Abstract Submission Deadline: January 21, 2022
  *   Notification of Acceptance: March 11, 2022
  *   Final submission of document/presentation: May 6, 2022
  *   Conference Dates: May 17-19, 2022 (three half days with different times of day to accommodate different time zones)
You can find details on the submission process and criteria for evaluation on our website: https://www.inconecss.eu/call.html
If you have any questions, please contact inconecss@zbw.eu or me t.pianos@zbw.eu.

Best
Tamara


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DR. TAMARA PIANOS
Head of Information Provision and Access

ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
Duesternbrooker Weg 120 D -24105 Kiel
Germany