Call for Chapters – The First-Year Experience Library Cookbook

Call for Chapters – The First-Year Experience Library Cookbook

CALL FOR “RECIPES” (CHAPTER PROPOSALS)

The First-Year Experience Library Cookbook is seeking recipes!

We’re looking for practice-based examples of lesson plans or projects that support First-Year and transfer students (ACRL Publications). We are seeking informative and approachable plans that librarians can implement to support these groups – they can be related to information literacy, assessment, programming, outreach, or other topics of interest.

Recipes will follow the Cookbook format. Your 500-to-700-word submission must describe a successful lesson plan or activity that support First-Year or transfer students.

Recipes will also include:

●      Recipe name (a.k.a. your “chapter” title)

●      Your name, university or other affiliation, and email

●      Potential cookbook category (see below)

Cookbook categories:

Part I:  Dessert First! Creating First-Year Library Orientations

Library orientation lesson or program plans.

Examples include:

• Innovative library orientations
• Scavenger hunts with a twist
• Interactive orientations, video orientations, etc.
• Social media use during library orientations
• Orientations for transfer, international, or other specific groups of students

Part II:  Library Instruction Appetizers

Lesson plans and learning activities focused on general First-Year students or specific groups/cohorts of First-Year students. Examples include:

• General First-Year student lesson plans
• Making the most of one-shots
• Threshold Concepts for First-Year students
• Information literacy in the STEM classroom
• Embedded librarianship (First-Year writing, business courses, communications, etc.)

• International students
• First generation college students
• Student athletes
• Distance education students
• Honor students

Part III: Cheese please! FYE Programs and the Academic Library

Plans or projects that showcase successful partnerships specifically with First-Year Experience programs. Examples include:

• FYE programs
• FYE projects
• Innovative FYE partnerships
• Curriculum mapping within the FYE
• IL training for FYE instructors
• Collaborative summer reading projects with the FYE program

Part IV: To Whip or to Blend? Creating Library Programs for First-Year Students

Spotlights innovative collaborations and partnerships with various academic departments and campus units that support student learning, wellbeing, and development in the First-Year, excluding FYE programs. Examples include:

• General library programs for First-Year students
• Programs focused on at-risk students
• Transfer students
• Teaching academic integrity and plagiarism to First-Year students
• International students
• Upward Bound / HS to college experience transition
• Veteran, nontraditional, students with Disabilities, etc.
• LGBT students
• DREAM Students
• Honor students
• Collaborations with high school librarians
• Connections/collaborations with writing/CORE programs for First-Year students
• Outreach to First-Year learning communities
• Health and wellness programming
• Peer mentoring
• Faculty training programs
• Personal librarian programming
• Building junior reading/leisure reading collections aimed at First-Year students
• Programming in diversity awareness
• Summer programs  
• Collaboration with National Resource Center on First Year Experience and Students in Transition
• Curriculum mapping

Part V: Taste Testing: Assessing the Library First-Year Experience

Case studies, practical examples, and best practices of assessment activities in the First-Year. Examples include:

• Assessing threshold concepts in the First-Year
• IL rubrics in the classroom
• First-Year Student Council or Advisory Board for the Library
• Focus groups
• Assessment toolkit
• Outreach assessment
• Program assessment (Assessment in Action examples encouraged)
• Ethnographic research

Email your draft recipes by April 29, 2016

Notifications will be sent out in June 2016

Final recipes will be due on August 1, 2016

Email us at  acrlfirstyear@gmail.com with any questions. Please refer to the The Library Instruction Cookbook (ACRL 2009) and The Embedded Librarian’s Cookbook (ACRL 2014) for examples of format and tone. We are willing to be flexible with wording, style, and topics.  Creativity encouraged!

We look forward to your proposals!

Co-editors:

Raymond Pun, First Year Student Success Librarian, California State University, Fresno

Meggan Houlihan, First-Year and Instructional Services Librarian, NYU Abu Dhabi

CFP: LITA Forum (Fort Worth, Texas - November 17-20, 2016)

The 2016 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for the 19th Annual Forum of the Library Information and Technology Association in Fort Worth Texas, November 17-20, 2016 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.

Submit your proposal at this site

The Forum Committee welcomes proposals for full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions, or poster sessions related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate. Collaborative and interactive concurrent sessions, such as panel discussions or short talks followed by open moderated discussions, are especially welcomed. We deliberately seek and strongly encourage submissions from underrepresented groups, such as women, people of color, the LGBT community and people with disabilities.

The Submission deadline is Friday April 29, 2016.

Proposals could relate to, but are not restricted to, any of the following topics:

• Discovery, navigation, and search
• Practical applications of linked data
• Library spaces (virtual or physical)
• User experience
• Emerging technologies
• Cybersecurity and privacy
• Open content, software, and technologies
• Assessment
• Systems integration
• Hacking the library
• Scalability and sustainability of library services and tools
• Consortial resource and system sharing
• “Big Data” — work in discovery, preservation, or documentation
• Library I.T. competencies

Proposals may cover projects, plans, ideas, or recent discoveries. We accept proposals on any aspect of library and information technology. The committee particularly invites submissions from first time presenters, library school students, and individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library representative who is testing/using the product.

Presenters will submit final presentation slides and/or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as attendees; a discounted registration rate will be offered.

If you have any questions, contact Tammy Allgood Wolf, Forum Planning Committee Chair, at tammy.wolf@asu.edu.

Submit your proposal at this site

More information about LITA is available from the LITA website, Facebook and Twitter.

CFP: Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis

Call for Proposals: Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis

Edited by Kate Adler, Ian Beilin & Eamon Tewell

Library Juice Press, Fall 2017

Reference work often receives short shrift in the contemporary discourse and practice of librarianship. Conversations that concern critical pedagogy, social justice, and theory tend to revolve around instruction or cataloging practice. Moreover, reference librarians and reference services themselves seem to be disappearing. Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis seeks to stake out a space and make a passionate case for reference work in a manner that is historically, socially and politically compelling. It will highlight the unique position of reference librarianship, a liminal and dialectical space, potentially distinct from the power dynamics of classroom instruction and singular in its mission and practice. At heart, reference is a conversation and partnership. The stakes are significant, not only because of the unique potential for social justice work but because of the risk that the profession is now overlooking reference’s central importance.

To read more and submit a proposal please visit our homepage at Library Juice Press.

Questions can be sent to ReferenceAndJusticeBook@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Kate, Eamon & Ian

CFP: Internet@Schools track at Internet Librarian 2016

Internet@Schools track at Internet Librarian 2016

CFP URL: https://secure.infotoday.com/forms/default.aspx?form=isw-speakers

Conference Info: http://internet-librarian.infotoday.com/2016/

Call for Speakers is Open
Submit Your Proposal Today
Deadline: April 13, 2016

The Internet@Schools track at Internet Librarian 2016 is a 2-day track created especially for library media and technology specialists and other educators who are using the internet and technology in K-12 schools. Sponsored by Internet@Schools magazine, the track covers technology, tools, trends, and practical topics and takes place during the first 2 days of Internet Librarian on October 17 - 18, 2016.

If you are running an innovative program through your school library or media/technology center that is helping your students learn or your colleagues teach, or if you are willing to share your practical tips, tools, or techniques about using technology and the internet in schools, we want you! So think over your latest success stories or technology ventures and volunteer to speak!

How to Submit Your Proposal

If you would like to participate in the Internet@Schools track at Internet Librarian as a speaker please complete the submission form or contact the Conference Chair noted below as soon as possible (by April 13, 2016 at the very latest). Include the following brief details of your proposed presentation on the form: title, abstract, a few sentences of biographical information that relate you to the topic, and full contact information (title, address, email, phone). All proposals will be reviewed by the organizers, and notification regarding acceptance will be made by June.

CFP: Virginia Library Association Conference (October 26-28 - Hot Springs, VA)

2016 VLA Conference, October 26-28 The Omni Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, VA

Educate, Advocate, Promote, Praise, Repeat

Call for Proposals NOW OPEN (closes April 15, 2016)

Up to two presenters for each session receive 50% off registration fees. The Omni Homestead is offering VLA Conference attendees two nights at the resort for $250 ($125 per night when you book two nights!)

What do I need to complete the Proposal Form?

• A VLA login. You do not need to be a member to have a login. You must log in to submit a proposal so that you are able to log back in to the form and make changes in the future.
• Contact information for all speakers: name, email and organization. (Biography optional; will be included in the conference app.)
• Program title, description, outline, learning objectives and take-aways
• Level of audience for the program
• Preferred program date and time
• Topic/Category of presentation (click here for full list of options)
• Estimated costs (VLA agrees to review expected expenses but cannot guarantee reimbursement.)
• Have any of the presenters participated in the VLA Presentation Academy?

Proposals will be reviewed and presenters will be notified in May 2016. Requested session times and dates will be honored wherever possible. Up to two presenters per session will receive 50% off the conference registration fee. If you have any questions, please contact VLA Executive Director Lisa R. Varga at vla.lisav@cox.net.

Martha Hutzel, 2016 VLA President, mhutzel@crrl.org
Sasha Matthews, 2016 VLA Conference Chair, SMatthew@vbgov.com
Stefanie Metko, 2016 VLACRL Conference Within A Conference Chair, smetko@vt.edu
and the 2016 VLA Conference Committee

CFP: College Library Information on Policy and Practice

The ARCL/CLS CLIPP (College Library Information on Policy and Practice) Committee invites proposals for its CLIPP publication series. We welcome proposals on any topic that is relevant for college or small university libraries. The series provides college and small university libraries with examples of best practices, policies, and procedures.  

Authors of a CLIPP publication receive 10% of the royalties on the net revenues from the publication.

Each CLIPP includes three components: (1) review of the literature; (2) analysis of information gathered from surveys completed by a statistically valid sample of libraries; and (3) samples of documents (e.g., policies, procedures) pertinent to the particular CLIPP topic. The literature review, survey data, and analysis identify and describe best practices in college and small university libraries, while the documents provide examples to those libraries developing policies and analyze the survey results with specific examples of current practice.

For your reference, please find the author instructions and more information about the CLIPP program at: 

http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/cls/clswebsite/collpubs/clippguidelines

CLIPP proposals will be accepted at any time. Proposals received by May 1st will receive notifications by May 15.

For questions or submissions, please contact:

Nathaniel King

Chair of the CLIPP Committee

Director of Library Services

Marydean Martin Library

Nevada State College

Office: 702.992.2806

Email: nathaniel.king@nsc.edu 

Call for Papers: Code4Lib Journal, issue 33

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

We are accepting proposals for publication in our 33rd issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 33rd issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid July 2016, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals athttp://journal.code4lib.org/ submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org 

by Friday, April 22, 2016.  When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email 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, or proposed), 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 31 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org.

Remember, for consideration for the 33rd issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles tojournal@code4lib.org no later than Friday, April 22, 2016.

Send in a submission.  Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.

Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee

ALA Annual 2016 Call for Proposals - ALCTS Copy Cataloging Interest Group (Orlando - June 25, 2016)

The ALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group invites presentation proposals for its ALA Annual Meeting in Orlando on Saturday, June 25, 2016 8:30-10:00 a.m.

CCIG's charge is to discuss common problems concerning copy cataloging of all kinds of materials, quality control, workflows issues, staffing needs, training, and effects of cataloging rules on copy cataloging.

Cataloging is a public service, so our focus for the Annual meeting is how libraries support local needs in a copy cataloging workflow. Presentations should be approximately 20 minutes.

Suggested topics include:

• Implementation and maintenance of local controlled vocabularies, subject headings, or classification systems
• Breaking “the rules” to satisfy a user need
• Retooling existing workflows or practices based on public service work, assessment, or user feedback
• Meeting the needs of unique user groups

If you are interested in presenting, please email a proposal abstract to Leanne Finnigan (lpf@temple.edu) and April Grey (greyae@wofford.edu) by Friday, April 15, 2016.

Call for Chapters for LITA Guide: Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Technology

Proposals for chapters are being accepted for a new LITA Guide to be published in the coming year by Rowman & Littlefield around the topics of  leadership, entrepreneurship, and technology, foundational aspects of the successful 21st-century librarian’s career. Operating in a time of disruptive change and innovation, libraries require skilled, agile, and digitally-fluent leadership at all organizational levels in order to survive and thrive. The editors are seeking critical, reflective essays that unite theory, practice, and case studies to address the overarching themes – librarian as leader, librarian as entrepreneur, and/or librarian as technologist.

A non-exclusive list of topics that may be addressed includes:

Librarian as Entrepreneur –

• Charting your Course as a Librarian
• Experimenting at the Library      
• Coworking and Collaboration in / outside of the Library
• Building “the Library of Things”

Librarian as Leader –

• Leading Change in Disruptive Times
• Taking Risks as a Library Leader
• Rising up on the Library Career Ladder
• Leading in the Library of the Future

Librarian as Technologist --

• Embracing technology in librarianship
• Building technological literacy at the library         
• Designing users’ experience of the library
• Future-proofing your career in librarianship

Please send a title and approximately 200-word (flexible) abstract for a 3,500-3,750-word essay, as well as a 75-90 word author bio to letlibrarybook@gmail.com by April 15th. You will be notified of acceptance and given further details about the project by May 2nd.

The timeline for work follows:

Deadline for proposals: April 15 (acceptance by May 2)

First drafts due: June 1st

Review Results to Chapter Authors: July 25th

Final Drafts Due: August 22nd

Your editors:

Carl Antonucci, Ph.D., Director of Library Services, Central Connecticut State University, has been employed in library services in higher education since 1993.  Sharon Clapp, Digital Resources Librarian, Central Connecticut State University, has been a systems librarian, web developer, open source hacker, and user experience advocate working in libraries since 1998. They recently co-authored a chapter entitled “The University Library’s Evolution – Book Warehouse or Platform for Student Research and Learning: Planning for the Future at the Elihu Burritt Library, Central Connecticut State University” for Leading the 21st Century Academic Library (Rowman & Littlefield: 2015).

CFP and Call for Editors/Reviewers - Journal of New Librarianship

We are excited to announce the pending launch of the Journal of New Librarianship. http://newlibs.org/ This launch is the result of collaborative efforts among colleagues within the field of Library and Information Sciences.

With the cessation of the Journal of Library Innovation after their twelfth issue, we believe there is a need to continue the offering of quality literature in our field in an open, independently produced journal. Beyond that, we believe that the library is meant to set an example for academia. Free and open access to information and innovation is crucial to the future of our institutions and profession. By providing an outlet that mixes both traditional and disruptive forms of scholarly and professional communication, we can change the way our profession shares and leads. A description of the journal and its goals are attached to this email.

We are seeking volunteers to serve as editors, reviewers, and content providers.

If you are interested please contact Steve Weiter, Dean of University Libraries at Oakland University at spweiter@oakland.edu. or sign up to be a reviewer at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1l8UGTWfvLWz4l9ogQUlrtdE4UwFWlDvJaJYgVIHwpPU/viewform?c=0&w=1We look forward to having you join us in this important and timely venture.

Stephen P. Weiter

Dean, University Libraries

Oakland University

spweiter@oakland.edu

Additional information:

Purpose: The purpose of the journal is to provide an open publishing format for innovative topics in librarianship.


Scope: The journal will include peer-reviewed scholarly articles, as well as experiential pieces, literature reviews, and essays. In addition to traditional articles, the journal will be open to submissions in the form of media clips, presentations, and other new formats for sharing scholarship. Content will be solicited internationally.



Open Journal Proposal


The Library proposes to create an Open Journal in support of Library Innovation

• The journal will be entitled Journal of New Librarianship
• The journal will be an “Open Journal” with no cost to readers, and free access to scholars everywhere in an online format. 
• Authors will not be charged fees to have their articles published in the Journal.
• Authors will have to agree to make their submissions open and available through a CC-by license.
• The Journal will be hosted at http://newlibs.org and archived at OUR@Oakland
• The Journal will include solicited articles, peer-reviewed content, essay, experience and opinion pieces, as well as media (i.e., podcasts, video, etc) relevant to innovative practices in Librarianship, The journal may also include book reviews, and letters to the editor on topics relevant to the title. International content will be welcome.
• The Editorial Board will be composed of Librarians, and graduate students in fields related to librarianship, innovation and information technologies.
• Stephen P. Weiter, Dean of University Libraries at Oakland University will serve as Editor-in Chief. Matthew Kopel, Library Services Manager at Central Library Resources Council, and Kate Ghezzi-Kopel will provide, technical, editorial and marketing support.
• R.David Lankes will provide graduate student support through project requirements for his IST 700 Course entitled “Publish or Perish”

The Staff will:

• solicit submissions under guidance of the Editorial Board
• receive submissions
• identify reviewers and solicit peer reviews of submissions 
• provide editorial functions
• assemble the Journal for publication
• market and distribute the Journal electronically
• explore the value of providing print-on-demand services or articles and issues of the Journal for a fee 

• The Publisher proposes to produce one issue of the Journal of New Librarianship by the Fall of 2016, with the goal of producing two issues per year thereafter.
• The Publisher will be Oakland University Libraries.
• DOIs for articles will be obtained through Crossref. http://www.crossref.org/
• Promotion of the journal will emanate from social media, the Expect More Collaboratory and Oakland University Library websites

CFP: 5th Annual TLN Technology Forum (Bloomfield Township, Michigan - September 2016)

Call for Proposals for the 5^th Annual TLN Technology Forum!

The 2016 TLN Technology Forum will be held on Friday, September 30^th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Bloomfield Township Public Library, Bloomfield, Michigan.

Call for Proposals

You can help make this a great conference!  Consider sharing your experience and expertise by submitting a program proposal for a breakout session.  Each breakout session is 60 minutes long.  The planning committee has created a list of potential topics of interest, but proposals on any topics related to uses of technology in public libraries are welcome. Please submit your proposal byFriday, April 15, 2016.  

Suggested Topics

• Mobile Device Management
• Collaborative Tools for Libraries
• Mobile Hotspot Lending
• Cybersecurity – practical tips 
• Microsoft Office 2016/Office 365

Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to hearing from you!

- Andrea Polsgrove (apolsgrove@tln.lib.mi.us) on behalf of the TLN Technology Forum planning committee