Call for Bloggers at ALA Annual (Metadata and Digital Library Development)

Call for Bloggers at ALA Annual (Metadata and Digital Library Development)

Calling ALA Annual attendees with an interest in metadata and digital library development! We are searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group's Blog. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a
session? Think about blogging it here too! Help out your colleagues who are unable to travel year and get a little writing experience yourself. If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred
session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:
http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=ala_annual_2009_best_bets_for_metadata_l&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1.

Interested in a section not listed that you think would be of interest?
Suggest it!

Thanks,

Kristin

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Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian
Catalog Department (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti@uic.edu

Writers Wanted: Heart of the Campus (Blog About Campus Outreach)

Writers Wanted: Heart of the Campus (Blog About Campus Outreach)

If anyone is interested in joining a new blog for academic librarians to discuss outreach, I wanted to let you know about The Heart of the Campus:
http://heartofthecampus.wordpress.com/

Some parts of it are still somewhat under construction (Resources), but I'd love to participate in discussion with anyone who is interested in joining me there.
Karen

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Karen J. Wanamaker
kwanamak@kutztown.edu

Call for Bloggers (NRMIG blog at ALA Midwinter)

Call for Bloggers (NRMIG blog at ALA Midwinter)

The ALCTS Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group Blog
http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php

Calling ALA Midwinter attendees with an interest in metadata and digital library development! We are searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group's Blog. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here too! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:

http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=ala_midwinter_2009_best_bets_for_metadat&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Interested in a section not listed that you think would be of interest? Suggest it!

Thanks,

Kristin

Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian
Catalog Department (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti@uic.edu

Call for Bloggers (ALA Annual) to Report on Metadata and Digital Libraries

Call for Bloggers (ALA Annual) to Report on Metadata and Digital Libraries

Calling ALA Annual 2008 attendees with an interest in metadata and digital library development! We are searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group's Blog. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here too! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@email.unc.edu with your name, e-mail address, and
preferred session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:
http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=ala_annual_2008_best_bets_for_metadata_l&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1.
Interested in a section not listed that you think would be of interest?
Suggest it!


Thanks,

Kristin Martin
Electronic Resources Cataloger
Catalog Department
CB# 3914, Davis Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: (919) 962-0153
Fax: (919) 962-4450
Email: kmarti@email.unc.edu

Blogging in Seattle: "sla2008" Official Tag for Posts

Blogging in Seattle: "sla2008" Official Tag for Posts

Attending the SLA Annual Conference and want to blog for SLA?
Contact Carolyn Sosnowski, SLA's Information Specialist, at resources@sla.org to get more information and to sign up!

Blogging on the SLA Blog is not a full-time commitment...we're looking for a few posts from the member's perpective about the sessions, CE courses, the INFO-EXPO, Seattle itself, and tips for getting the most out of the experience...anything your fellow attendees and colleagues at home would want to hear about.

If you're already blogging about the conference, on SLA Blog or elsewhere, don't forget the sla2008 tag!

For those not attending the conference- use the tag to find blog posts and keep up on all the great things happening out in Seattle!

LITA Blogger at ALA Midwinter (Philadelphia)

LITA Blogger at ALA Midwinter (Philadelphia)

Do you plan to attend ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia? We need your help! Take this opportunity to become a LITA Blogger. The LITA Blog (http://litablog.org) will again be on hand to report what is happening and share the terrific Midwinter experience with those who
cannot attend this year.

If you like to write and are looking for new ways to get involved (or have blogged in the past and would like to blog again), please email me at tiffany.lmb.smith@gmail.com and let me know what sessions you would like to cover. The blog schedule for Midwinter (http://litablog.org/blog-schedule-ala-midwinter-2008/) has been posted and will be updated as we receive volunteers.

We will be taking volunteers up to and during the conference. Thanks very much in advance!

Tiffany

Call for Bloggers: SLA Blog (Special Libraries Association)

Call for Bloggers: SLA Blog (Special Libraries Association)

Wanted--Bloggers
We're looking for members to contribute their thoughts, expertise, and opinions to the SLA Blog. Started at the conference in Denver, our plan is to make this blog a year-round source of information about the organization and the profession. If you want to participate, write to John Adams at jadams@sla.org. Write "Blogger Invite" in the subject line.

CFP: Blogs & Wikis MPCA/MACA - Region Conference

CFP: Blogs & Wikis MPCA/MACA - Region Conference
October 12-14, 2007
Radisson Hotel and Suites, Kansas City, Missouri

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2007

BLOGS, WIKIS, AND SCHOLARSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION
The Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association is seeking papers on the use of blogs, wikis, or other collaborative online technologies in higher education.

Possible topics include:
• case studies of blogs or wikis in the classroom
• the wiki in academic research
• the blogging professorate
• digital publishing and the tenure dossier

Please send a brief abstract (250 words) and a note about your field and institutional affiliation by April 30, 2007. Email submissions and inquiries to Molly at this address:

For more information on the conference, see http://www.mpcaaca.org/

Molly Moran
Graduate student, Program in Communication, Culture, and Technology,
Georgetown University
New Media Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
mem96_at_georgetown.edu
moranme_at_state.gov
202.663.0244

CFP: Internet Librarian International 2007

CFP: Internet Librarian International 2007
8-9 October 2007 •
Deadline 30 March 2007
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
New Realities, Roles and Resources

Information Today Inc. invites proposals for presentations at this conference. We are looking for a mix of papers for the sessions, workshops and short tutorials. Our emphasis is on the practical rather than theoretical. We are seeking case studies and proposals about initiatives in your organisation, not product pitches or overviews.

To be considered as a speaker, please submit your ideas at
http://www.internet-librarian.com/CallForSpeakers.shtml

Submission Form:
https://secure.infotoday.com/ILI/Call.asp

Nine years after the first Internet Librarian International, it’s clear that internet technologies have vastly altered our professional and personal lives. The amount and types of information available in digitised form has increased exponentially, presenting information professionals with challenges in finding, analysing, managing, customising and sharing information. The new realities of electronic research affect everything we do. New roles mean we may not call ourselves librarians and new resources change our approach to research.

It's an exciting, exhilarating, sometimes exhausting world for internet librarians. What has worked in your work environments and what has not? Share your experiences and thoughts with your colleagues during Internet Librarian International this autumn.

Possible topics (but don't let this limit your imagination):

Web search
Federated search
Digital libraries/collections
Social software and social networking
Blogs, wikis, podcasts
Libraries as publishers
Taxonomies, folksonomies
Evidence-based librarianship
Gaming in the library
Information policy
Web site usability
Needs assessment
Collaborative working Text mining
Internet resources
Communicating value
Managing e-resources
Mobile technology
Library 2.0
Open access; open source
Distance learning, e-learning
Multimedia searching
Innovative projects
Incorporating new technologies Web design
Content management
Training and teaching


The Advisory Committee will review all submissions and notification regarding acceptance will be made this summer. If your proposal is selected, the primary speaker will receive a free registration to the full conference, which includes lunches and a reception. The organisers are not responsible for speakers’ travel and accommodation costs. October is a perfect time to visit London, and the Copthorne Tara Hotel is centrally located and reasonably priced.

Call for Chapters: Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries

Call for Chapters: Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries

Call for Chapters
Hybrid Book/Wiki Publication
"Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries"
An ACRL Monograph
Editor: Laura B. Cohen

Library 2.0 is a response to the revolution in the way library users create, edit, seek, use, organize and share information. Many observers agree on several guiding principles of Library 2.0. These include the use of social information tools favored by users; building personalized,
participatory library services driven by user needs; an embrace of radical trust; taking the library to users; and rapid change mobilized by assessment.

Academic libraries are spearheading Library 2.0 innovations, but many libraries remain out of the loop. "Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries" will be a hybrid book and post-publication wiki presenting case studies of Library 2.0 initiatives and will serve as a guide to
action. It is the first professional library publication of its type. "Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries" will consist of case study chapters on a range of significant Library 2.0 initiatives taking place in academic libraries throughout the world. Following its publication, the authors will maintain follow-up reports on a wiki that will track the subsequent evolution of their initiatives. These reports can be tracked on the wiki site or by RSS feed.

The book and wiki will be published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.

Recommended topics: Acceptable topics cover a range of significant initiatives that embody the guiding principles of Library 2.0. Topics may cover functional beta initiatives.

Chapter topics, and any combinations of these topics, may include but are not limited to the following:

2.0-enhanced Web sites
Assessment of Library 2.0 initiatives
Blogging
Delivering customizable content
Engaging staff in Library 2.0 principles and practices
Engaging students in library planning and assessment
Gaming
IM communication
Innovative user-centered services in physical spaces
Library Web sites as community spaces
Mashups
Mobile computing-enhanced online spaces
OPAC innovations
Podcasting, videocasting, Web conferencing
Privacy and 2.0
RSS content delivery
Social bookmarking
Social networking tools used for outreach, community conversations,
teaching, research, etc.
Student collaboration in developing library services
Tagging
Taking the library to users in both physical and online spaces
Wiki publishing

Submissions: Individuals interested in contributing to this publication are invited to e-mail a proposal to the editor. Significant writings about the initiative should not have appeared elsewhere. The proposal should be approximately 500 words and consist of your name, affiliation, working title of the chapter, abstract, description of the initiative and plans for its future development. Proposals should include a statement that the author(s) agree to maintain periodic project updates on the post-publication wiki for a period of at least two years following publication of the book.

Please e-mail your proposal in an attached document to Laura B. Cohen, editor, at lcohen@uamail.albany.edu by March 1, 2007. You will be notified about the status of your submission by April 1, 2007. Following acceptance of proposals, authors will have three months to prepare chapters of 5,000-7,000 words. The book has an estimated publication
date of fall 2007.

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Laura B. Cohen
Web Support Librarian
LI-140 University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Voice: 518-442-3492
Fax: 518-442-3088