CFP: Crimea 2012 (“Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business”)

CFP: Crimea 2012 (“Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business”)

URL: http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2012/eng/inf_let.php

Nineteenth International Conference “Crimea 2012”

“Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business”

“Crimea 2012” – world professional forum for leadership and staff of libraries, publishing houses, book trade business, museums, archives, information centers, universities, colleges, computer and Internet companies, for business, law, scientific, cultural and educational organizations.

The Conference is held under the auspices of IFLA

Topic of 2012: “Libraries of digital era: new paradigm and new role in social development”

Sudak and other Crimean towns

Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine

June 2-10, 2012

The Conference program will be built around the following topics and will include sections, round tables, workshops and presentations.

- Worldwide Information Infrastructure, Interlibrary Cooperation, International Cooperation Projects
- National Libraries and National Information Resources
- Development and Preservation of Library Collections. Cooperation of Libraries, Publishers and Book Market.
- Online Technologies, CD-ROM, Electronic Publications and the Internet in Libraries
- Digital Libraries and Digital Resources. E-learning
- Automated Library Systems and Information Technologies
- Information Support of Education and Management
- Corporate Library and Information Systems, Corporate Technologies and Library Consortia
- Information and Linguistic Support of Library and Information Systems. Bibliographic Formats. Metadata. Data Exchange Standards and Protocols
- Library Staff, Profession and Education. Development of Educational Technologies in the Information Society Age
- Development of Library Collections in National Languages
- Libraries, Municipal Information and Regional Studies
- Library and Information Services for the Disabled
- Libraries, Museums, and Archives in the Global Information and Cultural Environment
- Ethics and Security of Electronic Information
- Environmental Protection Information and the Role of Libraries in Promoting Environmental Awareness of the Population
- Legal Information and Official Publications. Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
- Modern Programs and Problems of Reading.
- Libraries and Business in the Modern Information Environment
- Management of Libraries, Library and Other Professional Associations
- Library Science, Bibliography and Bibliology. Library Statistics
- Medical Information Resources and Systems. Hospital Libraries. Bibliotherapy
- Children, Computers, and the Internet. School Libraries and Computer Literacy
- Library as Tolerance Space. Library and Politics
- Innovations in Science, Culture, and Education: the role of libraries

A series of satellite events is also envisaged including annual conferences of library associations and professional groups. The list of sections, round tables, workshops and additional events will be continuously updated and finalized by the Program Committee in April 2012.

URL: http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2012/eng/inf_let.php

Call for Presentations for the ALA International Relations Roundtable (IRRT) Preconference (ALA Annual 2012)

Call for Presentations for the ALA International Relations Roundtable (IRRT) Preconference (ALA Annual 2012)

Deadline: February 20, 2012
Innovative Practices: Developing Sustainable Programs, Mobilizing Support for Your Library!

The IRRT Preconference Committee invites proposals for presentations from librarians and administrators from libraries of all sectors. Based on this year’s theme, the IRRT Preconference Committee is interested in proposals that showcase creative strategies and practices in developing sustainable partnerships with local organizations. Of particular interest for this year’s preconference, but not limited to, are case studies of international collaborations between U.S. and international libraries that represent innovative practices in developing program proposals, mobilizing community support, and raising funds. Among the topics that may be addressed in the presentation proposals are:
-providing multi-lingual interfaces to services
-incorporating new forms of content into the collection
-employing Web 2.0 tools to mash-up with traditional library services
-promoting free and equal access to information for all members of the community
-using open source software for new services
-employing sustainable information technologies for services in developing nations

In the proposal, please provide:
1. Title of proposed presentation
2. Abstract of the presentation (no more than one page or 300 words)
3. Name, title of position, and affiliation of the presenter(s)
4. Brief biographical statement of the presenter(s)
5. Contact information (e-mail address and phone number)

Submission of proposals:
Please submit your proposal electronically to Tim Zou, Chair of the IRRT Preconference Committee, tzou@uark.edu no later than February 20, 2012. Selected presenters will be notified by March 15, 2012.
The IRRT Preconference will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012 in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference (June 21– 26 2012) in Anaheim, CA. It will be a half-day program from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm that consists of 3 to 4 panel presentations and a one-hour interactive workshop on advocacy and fundraising.

CFP: Library Communications Journal - a new journal for library communications professionals

CFP: Library Communications Journal - a new journal for library communications professionals

As part of the formation of The Association of Library Communications and Outreach Professionals (ALCOP) which is scheduled to be announced on or before February 15th, a new online journal focused on library communications has been established, and we are now seeking articles for the first issue.

Library Communications Journal will be an online quarterly publication available to ALCOP members and will feature practical articles on a diverse range of issues of concern to library communications professionals today. At the helm of the new journal will be Ms. Jordan Strohl, an experienced journalist who has been a contributor to many professional journals focused on communications. Jordan will serve as the Managing Editor and Assistant to the Publisher.

We are seeking articles on such topics as:

•        using social media to promote libraries
•        ideas for outreach to underserved populations
•        innovative program ideas and how to promote them
•        how to motivate the library staff
•        using technology in promoting the library
•        how to plan a great special event
•        best practices for working with the media
•        fostering student engagement with the academic library

     ... and many other issues relevant to you and how you do your job

We also seek all kinds of “how to” articles as well as book reviews on new texts focusing on library marketing and public relations.

The journal will welcome articles directed at a general audience or specifically for practitioners serving public, academic, or special libraries.

We are seeking articles no more than 2,000 words in length and book reviews should not be more than 400 words. LCJ allows all authors to retain copyright privileges to their work.

To be considered for the inaugural issue of Library Communications Journal, please submit your articles in Word format to Jordan Strohl at librarycomm@yahoo.com no later than February 15, 2012. Please address any questions to Jordan at that same email address.

We hope you will be part of our first issue schedule to be published in the early Spring.

Call for proposals: ALA Annual 2012 Metadata Interest Group

Call for proposals: ALA Annual 2012 Metadata Interest Group

ALCTS' Metadata Interest Group seeks proposals for presentations for a data management program at the ALA Annual Meeting 2012 in Anaheim, CA.

This program will delve into various aspects of data management and its implications for libraries. We are seeking implementation examples of:

What types of data management services will be provided to the academic institution as a whole?

How much responsibility do libraries have?

What role will metadata librarians and metadata take?

What are the digital preservation issues?

What role will IT take in relation to libraries concerning data management?

Proposal ideas could include:

Data management plans

Development of data management teams

Data management standards and guidelines development for researchers Examples of metadata manipulation, schema, and management for datasets Examples of digital preservation efforts for data sets IT and library collaborations in effort to manage data

To submit a proposal, please complete the form available at:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFJrQnpYbVRWWVRPZHpkd

lluZGdCbXc6MQ

The deadline for proposals is February 2, 2012.

If you have any difficulties with this form, please feel free to submit your proposals directly by email to meghan.finch@wayne.edu

Thank you!

ALCTS Metadata Interest Group Programming Chairs:

Amanda Harlan, Baylor University

Meghan Finch, Wayne State University

Call for Chapters: Mythology and Modern Women Poets: Analysis, Reflection & Teaching

Call for Chapters: Mythology and Modern Women Poets: Analysis, Reflection & Teaching

Contributors needed for book chapters on modern women poets and mythology, including the following topics: 

• The use of myth by modern women poets
• Women poets and world creation
• Myths most commonly appropriated by women poets and critical commentary as to why
• Critical analyses of modern women poets utilizing myth in their work, including (but certainly not limited to) the following women poets:
• Olga Broumas
• C. J. Burns
• Audre Lord
• Anne Sexton
• Louise Glück
• Carol Ann Duffy
• Margaret Atwood
• Diane Wakoski
• Hilda Doolittle (H. D.)
• Joy Harjo
• Judy Grahn
• Lili Bita
• Catherynne M. Valente
• Other women poets working with aspects of mythology
• Comparison/contrast of women poets whose work utilizes the same myths
• The challenge of feminizing traditionally male mythological perspectives
• Critical reflections on, and recommendations for, developing courses for/teaching mythology and poetry in the K-12/undergraduate/graduate/workshop levels
• Critical reflection by women poets on their own creative work related to mythology
• The challenge women poets face in re-visioning commonly understood myths
• Other topics relevant to modern women poets and mythology

The above list is not exhaustive; prospective contributors are encouraged to be creative. The intent of this collection is to fuse, in the same volume, critical analysis with best practices for teaching topics related to modern women poets and mythology.

No previously published, or simultaneously submitted material.

Editor Colleen S. Harris is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee, author of three books of poetry, including The Kentucky Vein (Punkin House, 2011), These Terrible Sacraments (Bellowing Ark, 2010), and God in My Throat: The Lilith Poems (Bellowing Ark, 2009), and co-editor of Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching (McFarland, 2012). Her fourth book of poetry, Gonesongs, is forthcoming in 2013 from Bellowing Ark Press. Colleen holds an MFA degree in Writing and an MS in Library and Information Science. Her poetry has appeared in The Louisville Review, Free Verse, Wisconsin Review, River Styx, and others.  Her work has been included in Library Journal, Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook (American Library Association, 2010), and Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages (All Things That Matter Press, 2009). Colleen works on the library faculty at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Please send titles and abstracts for up to 3 topics for chapter topics you would like to contribute, as well as a 75-90 word author’s bio. Please send in a .doc or .docx Word file attachment by April 30, 2012 using MYTH/your last name in the subject line to poetryandmyth@gmail.com . You will receive a confirmation response with guidelines if your topics haven't already been taken. Contributors should plan for each chapter to be between approximately 2500 and 3000 words. Those included in the anthology will receive a complimentary copy as compensation.

CFP: Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of the SLA Academic Division

Call for Papers for Practical Academic Librarianship:  The International Journal of the SLA Academic Division

Practical Academic Librarianship (PAL) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal for all academic librarians and information professionals serving academic departments or affiliated institutions including centers, institutes, specialized collections, and special units within or related to academic units. Well-written manuscripts that are of interest to these communities will be considered, including: implementation of new initiatives and best practices; original and significant research findings with practical applications; analysis of issues and trends; descriptive narratives of successful and unsuccessful ventures; and examination of the role of libraries in meeting specialized client needs.

PAL publishes items as soon as they are ready by adding articles to the "current" volume's Table of Contents. The journal publishes two issues a year. The first issue runs January 1 - June 30 and the second issue runs July 1 - December 31.  Our current issue can be accessed at https://journals.tdl.org/pal/index

The Journal publishes two categories of works:
•      Peer reviewed research papers (original research): not more than 25 single-spaced pages
•      Think pieces (intended to spur discussion, not blind peer-reviewed): 3-15 single-spaced pages

Authors need to register (https://journals.tdl.org/pal/user/register) with the journal prior to submitting, or if already registered can simply log in and begin the 5 step process.
Warmest regards,
Leslie
Leslie J. Reynolds

Associate Professor
Interim Associate Dean for User Services
Founding Editor, Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of the SLA Academic Division

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
Leslie.reynolds@tamu.edu
979-458-0138

CFP: OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

CFP: OCLC Systems & Services:  International Digital Library Perspectives

(OSS:IDLP) is looking for articles.  Articles can be of any length, and figures and screen shots are encouraged. OSS:IDLP is a peer-reviewed journal.  If you are interested, there is a short timeline for publication; your article can be published as early as July 2012.  For more information, contact the editor at the email address below.

Editorial objectives
OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives covers a broad range of subject areas relating to the Web-based delivery of digital cultural content. The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends in research, and to report on new initiatives and developments. Digital libraries and digital repositories are a particular focus, together with relevant standards and techniques.

Coverage
•Digital libraries
•Digital repositories
•Digital cultural content services
•Web metadata standards
•Web markup languages
•Digital preservation
•Imaging and digitization techniques
•Usability studies

OCLC Systems & Services is indexed and abstracted in:
•Academic Search Alumni Edition
•Academic Search Complete
•Academic Search Premier
•Computer Science Index
•Computer & Communications Security Abstracts •Current Abstracts •Current Awareness Abstracts •Education Full Text •Education Research •Emerald Management Reviews •Information Science and Technology Abstracts (ISTA) •The Informed Librarian •INSPEC •International Academic Research Library •Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts •Library & Information Science Abstracts •Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts •Library Literature & Information Science •Library Literature & Information Science Full Text •OmniFile Full Text Mega •OmniFile Full Text Select •Scopus •TOC Premier

Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D.
Editor
Dean of Library Services
Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana  46383

brad.eden@valpo.edu
219-464-5099

CFP: Time Organization for Librarians: Beating Budget and Staff Cuts (Anthology)

CFP: Time Organization for Librarians: Beating Budget and Staff Cuts (Anthology)

Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, Tips for Librarians Running Libraries Alone and Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers and Related Materials (both forthcoming from Scarecrow Press)

Co-editor: Jason Kuhl, Library Operations Director, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, Illinois; contributor, The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times (ALA Editions, 2011)

Co-editor: Lisa Fraser, Public Services Librarian, Bellevue Library, King County Library System, Bellevue, Washington; Guest Lecturer, Information School, University of Washington

Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians, LIS faculty in the United States and Canada sharing practical how-to chapters on ways to organize time the most effectively especially with budget and staff cuts: Administration,  Daily Operations,  Maximizing Technology, Personal Life, Goal Setting. Creative methods are sought that work in various types of libraries and job titles.

Concise, how-to chapters words based on experience to help colleagues. Your article should total 3000-3500 words; or two articles each 1500-1750 words to equal 3000-3500. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. One or two authors per chapter; complimentary copy as compensation, discount on more.

Please e-mail titles of 2-4 topics each fully described in 2 sentences by February 15, 2012 with brief biography sketch(s). Please place TIME/Last Name on the subject line to: jkuhl@ahml.info

CFP: Library Services for Multicultural Patrons to Encourage Library Use (Anthology)

CFP: Library Services for Multicultural Patrons to Encourage Library Use (Anthology)

Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, Tips for Librarians Running Libraries Alone, and Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers and Related Materials (both forthcoming from Scarecrow Press)

Co-editor:  Dr. Kim Becnel, Assistant Professor of Library Science, Appalachian State University. Contributor, Library Management Tips That Work, ALA Editions, 2011, and many other publications.

Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians, LIS faculty in the United States and Canada sharing practical how-to chapters on reaching out to multicultural patrons to lessen cultural and language barriers. Practical ways to encourage library use to a wider range of patrons in the library community. Creative methods are sought that work in various types of libraries and job titles.

Concise, how-to chapters words based on experience to help colleagues. Your article should total 3000-3500 words; or two articles each 1500-1750 words to equal 3000-3500. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. One or two authors per chapter; if two chapters both written by the same co-authors; complimentary copy as compensation, discount on more.

Please paste in an e-mail titles of  2-4 topics each fully described in 2 sentences by February 15, 2012 with brief biography sketch(s);  place MULTICULTURAL/Last Name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net