Call for Case Studies: Building Digital Repositories with Limited Resources

Call for Case Studies: Building Digital Repositories with Limited Resources

I am writing a book, Building Digital Repositories with Limited Resources, which is scheduled to be published by Chandos Publications in 2010. I am planning to include a section of case studies and best practices to give readers ideas they can easily and inexpensively adopt. If you have developed a tool, technique, method, project, or program that you would like to have considered to be included in the book, please fill out this questionnaire: http://bit.ly/bdrlr-survey01


I am particularly interested in examples from institutions outside of the United States and case studies that would be applicable to academic libraries.

Specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to): integrating web2.0 technologies into digital libraries; strategies for outreach and assessment; cost-effective digital preservation strategies; tools to automate metadata production; metadata production and repository workflow tools; and scalable methods for working with faculty to deposit their publications in open access repositories.

For further information about the book, please visit its page on the Woodhead Publishing web site: http://bit.ly/chandos-clobridge.

If you have any questions, please contact me at abby_clobridge@hks.harvard.edu.

Thank you.

Abby Clobridge
Associate Director, Research & Knowledge Services
Harvard Kennedy School Library
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-1772
abby_clobridge@hks.harvard.edu

CFP: World Digital Libraries: An International Journal

CFP: World Digital Libraries: An International Journal

The Editor of World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL) invites Papers for the December 2008 and June 2009 issue.

World Digital Libraries: An International Journal is a peer reviewed bi-annual journal on digital libraries. The first issue of this journal has just been published. Content can be found at http://bookstore.teriin.org/journal_inside.php?material_id=477&qty=1.

You are requested to subscribe the same or recommend to your library to subscribe. The second issue will be published in December 2008. The aim of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of acquisition, organization, management and dissemination of digital information on a sustainable basis. The journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance. In doing so, the journal will keep readers abreast with the current developments in the field. The journal will include articles, reviews, current developments, and case studies dealing with:

-theoretical and methodological issues that relate to the interrelationships among electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multilinguality, copyright issues and security aspects;
-initiatives taken towards digitization through lucid case studies;
-current developments across the globe; and
-dialogues between the scientific community and society at large.

The journal will be having global coverage with local focus and would provide a platform for decision-makers, planners, consultants, library and information science professionals to share their experiences. It will also facilitate dialogue among the digital library communities.

Articles and reviews should examine concepts, analyses, new approaches, and techniques pertaining to this field. Case studies covering new initiatives, as well as procedural breakthroughs of important issues in the digital library field would be included. Book reviews will cover recent books in the field, reviewed by an independent reviewer.

All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the criteria of originality, accuracy, and quality of contribution in these fields. The journal will also provide an update on topical developments in the field; notes on important breakthroughs; information on forthcoming conferences, workshops, seminars and relevant events; and highlight activities of national and international importance in the field.

We would like to request all of you to submit paper for the same to dckar@teri.res.in address below.

Editor-in-Chief:
Prof N Balakrishnan, Professor & Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Editor
Debal C Kar, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi

CFP: Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ)

CFP: Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ)

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.

The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 5th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences in an issue that marks the first full year of publication for this new journal. To be included in the 5th issue, scheduled for publication in December 2008, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals to c4lj-rticles@googlegroups.com by Friday, September 12. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the message.

C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

* Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical)
* Technology projects (failed, successful, proposed, or in-progress), including how they were done and challenges faced
* Case studies
* Best practices
* Reviews
* Comparisons of third party software or libraries
* Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
* Project management and communication within the library environment
* Assessment and user studies

C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 3 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. The 4th issue will be available in September.

Remember, for consideration for the 5th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to c4lj-articles@googlegroups.com no later than Friday, September 12.

Call for Presenters: Taxonomy CoP: Search Analytics Case Studies

Call for Presenters: Taxonomy CoP: Search Analytics Case Studies
On September 3rd, 2008
Deadline August 18th, 2008

Earley & Associates, Inc. sponsors monthly Webinars organized for the Taxonomy Community of Practice http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TaxoCoP/.

These are open to any practitioner interested in learning more about taxonomy development, content management, search, and a variety of other related topics.

We are currently seeking subject matter experts and practitioners working in the field of Search Analytics Case Studies who may be interested in delivering a 20 to 25 minute presentation offering up a compelling viewpoint on our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 1pm Eastern Time.

Participation in these events is a fantastic opportunity to promote your company, showcase your talents to current clients and to reach out to new ones.

We ask that anyone interested in participating submit a brief abstract with name, title, company, session title and short overview outlining the presentation content by noon on Monday, August 18th, 2008 to Sachie Kelly Hayashi at sachie@earley.com.

Should you be interested in participating in any of our future webinars, a list of topics and dates follows below. We would be very happy to receive submissions for any of the following. All webinars take place at 1pm EST.
September 3rd, 2008 Search Analytics Case Studies
October 8th, 2008 Content Strategies
November 5th, 2008 Search Integration
December 3rd, 2008 BI and Search Applications


Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Sachie Kelly Hayashi http://earley.com/SachieHayashi.asp at (617)-650-6689 or at sachie@earley.com.

CFP: Microform & Imaging Review

CFP: Microform & Imaging Review

Microform & Imaging Review is an international journal that includes articles about digital and microform (microfilm/microfiche) technologies and collections. Areas of possible focus include:

-Case studies of building digital collections
-Digital preservation
-Offering digital for access / microfilm for preservation
-Newspaper digitization from microfilm
-Library 2.0 technologies and digital collections
-digital media centers for student/faculty use
-digital/microfilm collections in collection development
-overview of current digitization / microfilm equipment
-promoting microfilm collections in the digital age

Additional information about the journal, including a listing of digital and microfilm collections for review, is available at:
http://ken.middlet.googlepages.com/

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Ken Middleton
Editor, Microform & Imaging Review
Box 013, Walker Library
Middle Tennessee State Univ.
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 904-8524
ken.middlet@gmail.com

CFP: MLA News Technology Column (Medical Library Association)

CFP: MLA News Technology Column (Medical Library Association)

Write an article for the MLA News Technology column in 2008! Writing provides a great opportunity to either share expertise you already have or delve into a topic you've been wanting to learn about.

Your column can be a topic review, a case study, or a report on the state of a technology. Recent topics: distance education applications, data mining, Web-based reference management tools, and library podcasts.

Some of the topics we're interested in for 2008:

- GIS for health information
- Responsible disposal or reuse of equipment
- The InfoButton
- Anatomy of a query URL: If I run it again tomorrow, will it still work?
- Productivity software: alternatives to Office

Your own topic suggestions are, of course, welcome as well. Maximum length: 700 words.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Pat Weiss
Lynne Fox
Technology Co-Editors, MLA News
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Patricia M. Weiss, MLIS
Reference & Information Technology Librarian
Technology Editor, MLA News

Falk Library - Health Sciences Library System - 200 Scaife Hall - University of Pittsburgh
3550 Terrace Street - Pittsburgh, PA 15261
pwf@pitt.edu - Phone 412.648.2040 - Fax 412.648.8819

Health Sciences Library System: www.hsls.pitt.edu
HSLS on del.icio.us: del.icio.us/hsls
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Call for Submissions: Code4Lib Journal

Call for Submissions: Code4Lib Journal

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) will provide a forum to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.

Submissions are currently being accepted for the first issue of this promising new journal. Please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals for articles to c4lj-articles@googlegroups.com (a private list read only by C4LJ editors) by Friday, August 31, 2007. Publication of the first issue is planned for late December 2007.

Possible topics for articles include, but are not limited to:
* Practical applications of library technology. Both actual and hypothetical applications invited.
* Technology projects (failed, successful, proposed, or in-progress), how they were done, and challenges faced
* Case studies
* Best practices
* Reviews
* Comparisons of third party software or libraries
* Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
* Project management and communication within the library environment
* Assessment and user studies

Above all, C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics. Anything that supports the mission of C4LJ is welcome.

The goal of the journal is to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles in the journal should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure or guidelines. Writers should aim for the middle ground between, on the
one hand, blog or mailing-list posts, and, on the other hand, articles in traditional journals. We want publishing in the journal to be easy and painless, helping the community to share timely, relevant information that is currently shared all too rarely.

Articles need not include comprehensive literature reviews and bibliographies, although pointing the reader to useful work that has gone before can certainly be helpful. Authors are encouraged to include code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code where appropriate.

The Journal will be electronic only, and at least initially, edited rather than refereed.

Please contact us with proposals or queries, as well as draft articles, at
c4lj-articles@googlegroups.com (a private list read only by C4LJ editors) no later than Friday, August 31, 2007. Earlier contact is appreciated.

For more information, you can find information on our mission, processes and structures, and guidelines for authors at: http://journal.code4lib.org/

We look forward to hearing from interested people,

Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee

Carol Bean
Jonathan Brinley
Edward Corrado
Tom Keays
Emily Lynema
Eric Lease Morgan
Ron Peterson
Jonathan Rochkind
Jodi Schneider
Dan Scott
Ken Varnum



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Ron Peterson
Senior Assistant Librarian
Library Systems Support Department
University of Delaware Library
Newark, DE 19717-5267
Phone: 302-831-0869
Fax: 302-831-1046
Email/AIM: ronp@udel.edu

Information Literacy Case Studies (Primary Research Group)

Information Literacy Case Studies (Primary Research Group)

Primary Research Group, publisher of Training College Students in Information Literacy, is planning to release a new publication entitled “Training executives, lawyers and other non-information professionals in information literacy” This report will present case studies of how corporate, legal, hospital and other libraries develop their information literacy efforts.:

1) formal or informal information literacy programs for professional employees
2) integration of library education into training programs
3) development of continuing education efforts for librarians themselves
4) development of special classes, tutorials and other educational vehicles for new employees
5) development of computer literacy for medical students and students of other professional schools
6) development of tests, exams, and other evaluation tools
7) development of help desks, FAQ’s and other guides and means to help employees or professional school students to find the information that they need in the most productive way.

Submissions should be between 600 and 2,500 words. Tentative closing date
for submissions is: April 25, 2007.

For writer’s guidelines and a more complete project description, please send an email to Mr. James Moses at primarydat@mindspring.com. To learn more about Primary Research Group, visit our website at www.primaryresearch.com.

CFP:"Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships" (IFLA 2007)

CFP:"Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships" (IFLA 2007)

Call for Papers:
World Library and Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and
Council, Durban, South Africa, 19-23 August 2007

"Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships"

SOCIAL SCIENCE LIBRARIES SECTION

The IFLA Social Science Libraries Section Standing Committee invites Library
and Information Science professionals to submit paper proposals on the
theme:

Evidence Based Practice in Social Science Libraries: Using research and empirical data to improve service

Proposals should focus on one or more of the following areas within Social Science Library settings:

. Case Studies that demonstrate the use of Evidence Based Practice to improve or create new library services

. Case Studies that focus on the use of Evidence Based Practice to guide professional development of librarians

. Essays that provide theoretical or practical approaches to Evidence Based Practice for social science libraries (this may include the application of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies such as Fieldwork and Observation, Interviewing, Qualitative Inquiry, Meta-analysis, Evaluation Studies etc.)

IMPORTANT DATES

Please e-mail abstracts (maximum 500 words) by 1 FEBRUARY, 2007 to:

Steve Witt, Standing Committee Chair

swwitt@uiuc.edu



Accompanied by the following information:

* Abstract

* Names of presenter(s)

* Position or title of presenter (s)

* Employer or affiliated institution

* Mailing address

* Telephone/fax numbers

* E-mail address

* Short biographical statement and resume

Notifications of abstracts acceptance will be issued by 1 March, 2006

The deadline for submission of full papers is 1 May, 2006



IMPORTANT NOTES

Regrettably, no financial support can be provided, but a special invitation
can be sent to authors of accepted papers.

Abstracts and papers must be submitted in one of the official IFLA languages
(Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish).