CFP: Western CONTENTdm Users Group - 3rd Annual Meeting

CFP: Western CONTENTdm Users Group - 3rd Annual Meeting
University of Nevada, Reno
June 4 & 5th
Pre-Conference workshops June 3rd
Hosted by
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, Nevada

Call for Proposals

Please consider participating in 2009 as part of a panel discussion, as a speaker or as a lightning session presenter. Proposals are needed by March 13th, 2009.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

* Audio and video projects
* Publicizing your collection
* Funding your collection
* Metadata practices
* Workflow models
* Campus wide or multi-institution collaborations
* Web templates and interface customization8
* Non-newspaper text projects (including OCR extension, compound object documents/monographs, PDFs)
* Collections Management & configuration
* Cool customizations of your collections
* File-wrangling; JPEG2000, audio, video, VR
* Digital archiving and preservation of digital collections
* Licensing, intellectual property and digital rights management
* Institutional repositories / organizational archives
* Programming & Application building (APIs, widgets, add-ons)
* Reports and statistics (generation and use)

Proposals may be submitted for a 40-min presentation; a 30-minute breakout session; 5-minute lightning round participant, or a presentation as a member of a panel discussion.

Please submit proposals to Megan Peacock at MeganP@BBHC.org
Deadline for submissions is March 13th, 2009.
Questions, please contact Angie Beiriger at Beiriger@reed.edu

To submit proposal(s) please provide the following information:

Name
Institution
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone
Fax
Email

Program Title
Target Level of Audience (user): Beginner or Intermediate/Advances
Type of program (40 minute presentation, 30 minute breakout session, Panel Presentation - topic (proposal submitter will coordinate the panel); Panelist (will participate as a panelist, preparing a 10 minute presentation), or Lighting-Round participant (will present 5-minutes on topic of choice))

CFP: Annual Joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG)

CFP: Annual Joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG)
CFP Deadline: November 15, 2007

CFP URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg/callpapers.htm
Conference URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg

Want to get away? Then join us in Las Vegas! February 6-9, 2008, the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel, located at the famous "Four Corners" of the Vegas Strip, will be the site for the annual joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG
http://ncnmlg.stanford.edu/ ) and the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA http://www.mlgsca.mlanet.org/ ). The schedule includes two days of programs and exhibits, plus two days of Continuing Education courses. You can look forward to an outstanding program of nationally recognized speakers, a wide range of engaging CE courses, and the latest in vendor product information. And did we mention that it's in Las Vegas? We hope to see you there!

Call for Papers and Posters

We are now soliciting submissions for contributed papers and posters and want to hear from you! Papers and posters may describe any research topic, case report, or practice of interest to the medical library community. Here is your chance to share your findings with colleagues, hone your presentation skills, and gain institutional and peer recognition for your work. We welcome your innovative ideas! Whether you are a seasoned presenter or a novice, we strongly encourage you to consider this opportunity. Presenters should be prepared to speak between 12-15 minutes. Note: contributed papers are oral presentations; a complete text of the paper is not required.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 2007

Call for Papers and Posters - Joint Meeting of Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group

Call for Papers and Posters - Joint Meeting of Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group
URL: http://www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg/callpapers.htm
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: February 6-9, 2008
Call for Programs Date: to be determined

Annual joint MLA chapter meeting of the Northern California / Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG ) and the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA)

The schedule includes two days of programs and exhibits, plus two days of Continuing Education courses. You can look forward to an outstanding program of nationally recognized speakers, a wide range of engaging CE courses, and the latest in vendor product information. And
did we mention that it's in Las Vegas? We hope to see you there! For more information, visit the conference website: www.med.unr.edu/ncnmlg

We will be issuing a call for abstracts in early September. You need not be a member of NCNMLG or MLGSCA to submit a proposal. In fact, we welcome submissions from all interested librarians and information professionals. The conference theme -- Viva Librarians! -- explores and celebrates all that librarians do in contributing to improved health and the advancement of medical knowledge. Stay tuned to this page for updated information. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Please direct any questions to:
Contributed Papers
Peggy Tahir
peggy.tahir@library.ucsf.edu
415-476-5765

Posters
Hella Bluhm-Stieber
Hella.Bluhm-Stieber@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
408-885-5654