Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006 Conference

Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006 Conference
March 23 - 25, 2006
GA Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Call for Proposals
http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/call

ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006 Conference to be held on March 23-25, 2006.

The idea of this event is to bring together stakeholders inside and outside of the library to look at the impact the digital environment has on library collections, access to resources, and our organizations. We invite various perspectives and approaches to managing, promoting and
accessing electronic resources. The overarching theme and mission is creating collaborative,
cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to approaching the issues e-resources have brought to our environment. Proposals that have topics of interest to many areas of the library or outside the library are of special interest to the ER&L Program Planning Committee.

The Program Planning Committee seeks proposals for a variety of session formats including presentations, panel sessions, debates, workshops, and roundtable discussions.

Deadlines for proposal submissions is flexible, but those proposals submitted by January 9, 2006 will get priority.

All Call For Proposal information and proposal form is available at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/call

Questions about the Call for Proposals should be directed to Bonnie Tijerina(bonnie.tijerina@library.gatech.edu) or Joan Conger(joan@joanconger.net). Complete details about the conference are online at http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/

CFP: Potter as Bibliotherapy

CFP: Potter as Bibliotherapy

The following call for papers is for a pre-approved special topic session to be included as part of the RMMLA annual conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona, October 12-14, 2006. Presenters must be current in 2006 RMMLA dues by April 1. Presenters also are required to pay the
applicable convention registration fee. Information may be found at rmmla.wsu.edu.

Submissions are welcomed for "Potter as Bibliotherapy: Reading Harry for the Cure." Bibliotherapy is a common casual social practice, when people recommend books to each other on the basis of perceived links between events in books and in people's lives. As a psychological tool, bibliotherapy is most often used to help children or youths process issues and problems. However, the curative benefits of reading are not confined to the very young. The Harry Potter books explore the psychological and social injuries of early childhood loss, bullying, child abuse, racism, and so on. Through the stages of bibliotherapy, the reader--child or adult--identifies with situations and characters and has a cathartic experience. This session seeks to explore the
therapeutic function of J.K. Rowling's books. Proposals of approximately 250 words should be pasted into the body of an e-mail message and sent to amary.murphy@stmu.ab.ca.

Also see: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/

Conference Page: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/

Call Page: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/call/default.asp

Call for Proposals - Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006

Call for Proposals - Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006

Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006 Conference
March 23 – 25, 2006
GA Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Call for Proposals
http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/call

ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006 Conference to be held on March 23-25, 2006.

The idea of this event is to bring together stakeholders inside and outside of the library to look at the impact the digital environment has on library collections, access to resources, and our organizations. We invite various perspectives and approaches to managing, promoting and
accessing electronic resources. The overarching theme and mission is creating collaborative,
cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to approaching the issues e-resources have brought to our environment. Proposals that have topics of interest to many areas of the library or outside the library are of special interest to the ER&L Program Planning Committee.

The Program Planning Committee seeks proposals for a variety of session formats including presentations, panel sessions, debates, workshops, and roundtable discussions.

Deadlines for proposal submissions is flexible, but those proposals submitted by January 9, 2006 will get priority.

All Call For Proposal information and proposal form is available at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/call

Questions about the Call for Proposals should be directed to Bonnie
Tijerina(bonnie.tijerina@library.gatech.edu) or Joan
Conger(joan@joanconger.net). Complete details about the conference are
online at http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/

CFP: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication seeks tutorials and teaching cases

CFP: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication seeks tutorials and teaching cases

The IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication seeks tutorials and teaching cases for upcoming issues of the journal. Samples of tutorials and teaching cases appear on the journal's website: http://ieeepcs.org/activities_publications_transactions_authors.php

All types of tutorials or teaching cases for professional communication are appropriate as long as authors address the following questions:

For tutorials:

a.. Justify Reporting the Educational/Training Approach
a.. What practical problem does this approach address?
b.. How is it connected to previous research?
b.. Describe the Educational/Training Approach
a.. What is the context within which the approach is used?
b.. What materials and methods are used in the approach?
c.. Assess the Outcomes of the Educational/Training Approach
a.. What evidence do you have about the effectiveness of the approach?
d.. Clearly State the Implications
a.. What are the implications of the educational or training approach for other contexts?

For teaching cases:
a.. Justify Reporting the Case
a.. What practical problem does this case address?
b.. How is it connected to previous research on pedagogy or industry practices?
b.. Describe the Case (Tell the Story)
a.. Who, what, where, when, etc. is involved?
b.. What supporting documents (memos, press releases, etc.) are needed to understand the case?
c.. Outline Instructional Guidance
a.. What learning outcomes are appropriate for the case?
b.. What methods can be used to assess those outcomes?
c.. What prompts help students/trainees analyze the case?
d.. What questions guide student/trainee discussion?
d.. Describe the Use of the Case by an Instructor
a.. What student/trainee population was involved?
b.. What were the learning outcomes?
e.. Clearly State Implications
a.. What are the implications of the case for professional communication practitioners and/or educators?
Please send inquiries to either of the associate editors below. Email submissions are required.

Industry Practices
Nicole Amare
240 HUMB
The University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36688
namare@usouthal.edu

Academic Pedagogy
Julia M. Williams
Humanities and Social Sciences Department
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN 47803
julia.m.williams@rose-hulman.edu

D-Lib November 2005 Calls for Presentations

D-Lib November 2005 Calls for Presentations

http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november05/11clips.html#CALLS

Calls for Participation

• International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE) 2006, 6 - 8 July 2006, Rhodes, Greece. Call for papers. The submission date is 15 January 2006.

  "The ICICTE Conference will seek to address the new perspectives of education and training systems imposed by their ever-changing role in an evolving multi cultural social environment."

  For more information, please see <http://www.icicte.com/isite/papers/call4papers.asp>.

• AVI 2006 - Advanced Visual Interfaces , 23 - 26 May 2006, Venice, Italy. Call for papers. The submission deadline for short papers is 15 January 2006.

  "Started in 1992 in Rome, and held every two years in different Italian towns, the Conference traditionally brings together experts in different areas of computer science who have a common interest in the conception, design and implementation of visual and, more generally, perceptual interfaces, with a growing interest for mobile devices such as smartphones, palmtops and PDAs, in the framework of traditional and emerging environments, such as ubiquitous and pervasive computer applications."

  For more information, please see the conference Call for Papers <http://www.dsi.unive.it/avi2006/index.htm>.

• 10th European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries, 11 - 16 September 2006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Call for papers. The submission deadline for abstracts is 15 January 2006.

  " The theme of the 10th EAHIL Conference is "Europe as an Open Book", generously covering the important issues regarding open access as well as the unity in diversity of Europe regarding the various aspects of health sciences information. Please share with us your ideas, projects, research work and experience."

  For more information, please see the conference Call for Papers <http://www.eahilconfcluj.ro/call_for_papers.html>.

• Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2006, 29 May - 4 June 2006, Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia. Call for participation. The submission date for workshop and paper proposals is 16 January 2006.

  "The general aim of the annual conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA), started in 2000, is to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world, with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions. Each year a different and 'hot' theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covers research and development and the second part addresses advances in applications and practice. LIDA seeks to bring together researchers, practitioners, and developers in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations."

  For more information, please see <http://www.ffos.hr/lida/>.

• New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia on Knowledge Organization Systems and Services. Call for papers. The submission deadline is 16 January 2006.

  "The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia is designed to provide a focus for research and a source of information on the practical and theoretical developments in hypermedia, hypertext, interactive multimedia and related technologies. These highly innovative systems allow the integration of images, sound, text and data to form powerful tools for information retrieval; by linking multimedia with mass storage, they can provide users with a more diverse and richly textured information environment."

  For more information, please see <http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13614568.asp>.

• JCDL 2006: Opening Information Horizons, 11 - 15 June, Chapel HIll, North Carolina, USA. Call for papers. The submission date is 20 January 2006.

  "The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term "digital libraries," including (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions; operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing digital content; digital preservation and archiving; and theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing."

  For more information, please see <http://www.jcdl2006.org/>.

• EDUCAUSE 2006, 9 - 12 October 2006, Dallas, Texas. Call for papers. The submission date is 21 January 2006.

  "Focused on the theme "Spurring Innovation and Marshalling Resources," the diverse program offers a variety of ways to gather information, engage with peers in the higher education IT community, and hear from leading figures in the field – including preconference seminars; track sessions; poster sessions; small group meetings; and corporate exhibits, presentations, and workshops."

  For more information, please see <http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2006>.

• 10th ECDL (European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 17 - 22 September 2006, Alicante, Spain. Call for workshop proposals. The submission date is 27 January 2006.

  "The conference will include presentations and discussions about technical issues and other applications. Topics include (but are not limited to):

  • Concepts of digital libraries and digital documents.
  • Collection building, management and integration.
  • System architectures, integration and interoperability.
  • Information organization, search and usage.
  • User studies and system evaluation.
  • Digital preservation.
  • Digital library applications: e-science, e-learning, e-government, cultural heritage, etc."

  For more information, please see <http://www.ecdl2006.org/>.

• American Library Association Annual Conference 2006 Poster Sessions, 24 - 26 June 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Call for posters. The submission date is 31 January 2006.

  "Poster sessions were introduced to the American Library Association at its 1982 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. They are an effective forum for the exchange of information and a means to communicate ideas, research, and programs."

  For more information, please see <http://www.lib.iastate.edu/ala/>.

Call for Proposals-- Art of the Picture Book Conference, Ashland, Ohio

Call for Proposals-- Art of the Picture Book Conference, Ashland, Ohio

The Art of the Picture Book conference will be held May 12 & 13, 2006 at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. This conference will bring together educators, librarians, artists, publishers, editors, aspiring writers or illustrators, publishers and anyone interested in picture books.

We invite you to present your ideas, experiences, and views concerning "The Art of the Picture Book." Proposals are being requested for 50 minute sessions that address the use of picture books in a variety of instances--in classrooms, in libraries, to enhance visual literacy, as artistic expression, or as a commercial venture.

Teachers are eligible to receive one hour of graduate workshop credit from Ashland University by attending both conference days and completing an appropriate class project. Accepted proposals may be used as projects.

Proposal submission deadline is Friday, December 30, 2005. All applicants will be notified by March 1, 2006.

Proposals may be submitted electronically @ http://personal.ashland.edu/~artpicbk/proposalsub.html

To submit a proposal by mail or fax, please send to:
Dr. Mary Rycik
12 Weltmer Center
Ashland University
Ashland, OH 44805
Fax: 419-289-5422 *Attention: Dr. Mary Rycik

Conference registration will begin December 1, 2005 with an early-bird price break available until February 1, 2006. Presenters receive a discount on registration fees. For more information about the conference, visit the Conference Home Page http://personal.ashland.edu/~artpicbk

Questions may be directed to artpicbk@ashland.edu

Editor of Technology Electronic Reviews (TER)

Editor of Technology Electronic Reviews (TER)

Job Description
08 November 2005

Responsibilities
-Oversees all aspects of the production of TER, including content, form, design, marketing, and publication and distribution
-Chairs the TER Editorial Board which meets in person at ALA Annual and Midwinter meetings, and conducts business through e-mail
-Develops new directions for the publication
-Publicizes and markets TER within and outside LITA
-Maintains sufficient numbers of reviews and commentary to publish monthly issues on average -Coordinates the activities of the Production Editor, Publisher/Creator Relations Editor, Reviewer Relations Editor, and Index Editors
-Ongoing monitoring of the publication
-Makes new appointments to the Editorial Board as needed (maximum of two, two-year terms) and reports them to the LITA Office
-The editor attends the LITA Publications Committee meetings at Midwinter and ALA Annual Conferences, and reports on TER activities

Qualifications
-A record of publications
-At least one year of previous editing experience with professional/scholarly material
LITA member (can join if not already a member)
-Familiarity with LITA structure, IGs, and programs
-Familiarity with telecommunications, networking and current Web technologies

Term
-Three years (renewable once)

Compensation
-$1,500 annual stipend or travel expenses up to $1,500
-Complimentary registration to Midwinter and Annual American Library Association meetings

TER Information
Technology Electronic Reviews (TER) is an irregular electronic serial publication of the Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. The primary function of TER is to provide reviews of and pointers to a variety of print and electronic resources about information technology. Resources include books, articles, serials, discussion lists, training materials, bibliographies, and other items of interest to librarians and information technology professionals. The topics covered may include, but are not limited to, networking technologies and standards; hardware and software; operating systems; databases; specific programming languages; management tools and utilities; technical project management; training and personnel issues; library perspectives; and research and development.

URL: http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ter/tertechnology.htm

Application procedure

Send letter of application, resume, and three references by December 2, 2005 to:

Terry Nikkel
Head, Library Systems, Dalhousie University Libraries
Terry.Nikkel@Dal.Ca

Selected candidates will be interviewed by telephone in mid-to late-December, or early January, depending on availability of search committee and candidates. The appointment will begin following the 2006 ALA Annual Meeting.

CFP: Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture Area Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Assn. & Southwest/Texas American Culture Assn. Conference

CFP: Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture Area Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Assn. & Southwest/Texas American Culture Assn. Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 8-11, 2006

The Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture area solicits paper proposals from librarians, graduate students, library school faculty, collectors, writers, and other aficionados (yes! including people who use libraries, archives, and museums!) of popular culture and information settings of all types! We also encourage proposals for slide shows, video presentations, workshop formats, and panels organized around common themes. Among previous presentations were an overview of collection development for feminist spirituality, a
consideration of Gone with the Wind as an information product, and discussions about petroglyphs and scrapbooks.

Some suggested topics: electronic information-seeking habits intellectual freedom issues related to popular culture resources book clubs and reading groups; reports of research studies of popular culture & libraries, archives, or museums; marketing popular culture materials to library, archives, or museum users collection; building and popular culture resources organization and description of popular culture resources; new media formats and popular culture in libraries, archives, or museums knowledge management issues profiles of popular culture resources and other topics welcome!!!

Send a 200-word abstract to the Area Co-Chairs by November 15, 2005.
Include your complete mailing address, school or other affiliation, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number.

Janet Brennan Croft
Head of Access Services
Bizzell Library NW104
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-6030
PHONE (405) 325-1918
FAX (405) 325-7618
e-mail: jbcroft@ou.edu

Rhonda Harris Taylor
School of Library and Information Studies
401 West Brooks, Room 120
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-6032
PHONE (405) 325-3921
FAX (405) 325-7648
e-mail: rtaylor@ou.edu

CFP: 4th International Conference on Civic Education: Research and Practice

CFP: 4th International Conference on Civic Education: Research and Practice
Jan. 19-21 (Thur-Sat), 2006 · Hilton Orlando/Altamonte, Florida
Deadline 11/1/2005

http://www.civicedconf.org/civiced.html


***TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL***
Please download the form, complete it, and email it as an attachment or in
the body of the email to: conf@civicedconf.org

Proposal a Research Paper: http://www.civicedconf.org/civicedresearchppr.rtf
Offer to be a Chair/Discussant: http://www.civicedconf.org/civicedchair.rtf
Propose a Worshop Presentation: http://www.civicedconf.org/civicedworkshop.rtf

***ABOUT THE CONFERENCE***
For a country to flourish and grow, and for a democracy to sustain liberty and justice, the next generation of citizens must acquire the civic skills, abilities and commitments to govern.
This interdisciplinary conference will draw together researchers and practitioners, including:
* K-12 educators and counselors,
* University faculty and researchers,
* State coordinators, policy makers and evaluators,
* School and University administrators,
* Staff from youth-serving community based organizations.

This would include work on:
* service-learning,
* moral education,
* character education,
* democratic education,
* violence prevention,
* substance abuse prevention.

The deadline to submit a proposal is 11/1/05. You will be notified about your proposal by 11/15. The conference registration fee includes two breakfasts, two lunches and a reception. If you go to the conference website, http://www.civicedconf.org, you can locate copies of previos conferences to get an idea of the types of papers and workshops that are presented.

***THE CENTRE FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE***
The Centre is an independent, non-partisan organization that supports research and its application to real world questions. The Director of the Centre is William Morgan. Will has run several civic education programs and conducts research on the impacts of civic education. Will received the Points of Light Award from the Points of Light Foundation, was recognized by
the Fund for Social Entrepreneurs at Youth Serve America and was named a Fellow at the John Glenn Institute for his service-learning research.

CFP: LILAC 2006: Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference.

CFP: LILAC 2006: Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference.

University of Leeds, 27th-29th March 2006
Deadline: November 30, 2005

Organised by the Information Literacy Sub-group of CSG (CILIP).

Conference Home Page: http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/informationliteracy/lilac/lilac2006

Call for Papers Page:
http://teaching.lse.ac.uk/tech/lilac/default.asp

Conference themes:
-Embedding and enriching
-Information Literacy and citizenship
-New areas of practice and research
-Practical approaches to Information Literacy
-Staff development and Information Literacy
-Strategic approaches to Information Literacy

Short Papers (30 minutes)
Short papers should be 20 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions. Please submit a 300 word abstract. Short papers are likely to reflect work in progress, innovations or other developments. A key requirement is that the paper has a clear focus. In a 15-minute presentation it will be inappropriate (and difficult) to try and present the "whole" project. Instead, presenters need to draw out and focus on key areas.

Long Papers (45 minutes)
Long papers should be 35 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions. Please submit a 500 word abstract. Long papers will typically be based on research or a more in-depth investigation. They may be reporting on projects (local, national or international), which focus on research, development, dissemination or evaluation.

Demonstrations / hands-on / workshop sessions (45 minutes)
These sessions will be 45 minutes in length and this is the first time they have been offered at LILAC. We require a 500 word abstract. Workshops involve active participation and discussion with the focus on participants being able to develop skills or practical ideas for future implementation in their own practice. Meanwhile, demonstrations give an opportunity for participants to engage with practical examples of an information literacy application or tool and where appropriate have some "hands-on" time. Break-out rooms and / or computer labs will be available for these sessions.

Poster Presentations
Posters are a way to share information visually such as research findings or innovative applications. Whilst posters should be self-explanatory and can usefully be accompanied by handouts, presenters will be expected to be available to discuss their work at specified times during the conference. Presenters may use a laptop if required. Please submit a 300 word abstract describing your poster.

CFP: DIAL '06 (2nd International Conference on Document Image Analysis for Libraries)

CFP: DIAL '06 (2nd International Conference on Document Image Analysis for Libraries)

Lyon, France, April 27-28, 2006
Full Papers Deadline Deadline: December 20, 2005

Main Conference Page: http://liris.cnrs.fr/dial2006/

Call for Papers Page: http://liris.cnrs.fr/dial2006/call.html

The rapid spread of Digital Libraries (DL) across the world motivates research in computer vision and especially in Document Image Analysis (DIA). The DL and DIA research community share common objectives, namely to digitize paper documents and convert them into electronic formats which can be preserved, retrieved, consulted, shared, and reused. Without computer assistance, manual processing of the large quantities of available digitized documents would be expensive and time consuming.

The DIA research community has developed many technologies applicable to digital libraries which are ripe to be collected, compared, and shared. DIAL'06 will bring together DL and DIA researchers, practitioners, and users who are interested in new technologies that assist the integration of digitized documents within DLs, so that, ideally, all documents that contribute to human knowledge can be easily accessed and queried by using Web based search engines.

[for more information, follow the links above]

CFP: Special Double Issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly on Federated Searching

CFP: Special Double Issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly on Federated Searching

Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a refereed journal published by The Haworth Press Inc., invites proposals for a special issue on federated searching. The issue (12 1/2) will tentatively be published in February 2007.

We hope the issue, which may also be published as a monograph, will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to federated searching or metasearching. For the purposes of this issue, federated searching is defined at a search system with a common interface which enables simultaneous searching of databases or other resources from a variety of vendors. Topics might include, but are not limited to:

-Implementations of the various software packages (MetaLib, ENCompass, WebFeat, etc.) at different sized campus or as part of consortia
-Issues related to implementation or use of the software
-Interface decisions
-Comparison to and competition with Google Scholar
-Metasearch standards
-Technical services issues (i.e. metadata, etc.) relating to federated searching
-Information literacy issues related to federated searching
-Instruction of federated searching to various groups
-Utilization of federated searching at the Reference Desk
-Usability studies
-Assessment of federated searching technologies
-Studies of how widespread the phenomenon is, etc.

Theory-based manuscripts and case studies are acceptable. While the editors expect the issue to center around federated searching in academic libraries, manuscripts are also welcomed from other libraries (public, state, special) or consortia which have implemented federated searching technologies. Additional manuscripts may be independently solicited.

Proposals of no more than two (2) pages should be submitted to Christopher Cox at coxcn@uwec.edu no later than December 15, 2005. First drafts will be due no later than March 1, 2006. Final drafts (following double blind review) will be due no later than June 1, 2006.

For more information about Internet Reference Services Quarterly, please visit http://www.haworthpress.com/web/IRSQ/ . For any questions related to this announcement please contact IRSQ editor Christopher Cox via the above email or at:

Christopher Cox
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004

CFP: Special Library Association (SLA) Annual Conference

CFP: Special Library Association (SLA) Annual Conference

SLA 2006 Annual Conference
Baltimore-Where Tradition and Transformation Converge
June 11-14, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland and for publication on its Web site.
Abstract Due: December 8, 2005

URLS:
Call for Papers:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/conference/callforpapers.cfm

Main Conference Page:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/

The papers will not be formally peer reviewed. Instead, a panel of SLA members will evaluate abstracts of the papers. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be asked to write the paper.

Topics of the papers should be related to library science, information management, research or other issues related to the work of special libraries. Abstracts also will be judged on substance, potential member interest, and relevance to the conference theme (Where Tradition and Transformation Converge) or to the SLA tag line (Connecting People and Information).

Authors need not be in academia, but the author (or at least one co-author) must be a member of SLA.

Submission Guidelines and Specifications

Deadlines

December 8, 2005 - Abstract due. Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Terri Brooks, at brooks@ici.org. Abstracts should be approximately 250-300 words in length, roughly one page in 12-point text with normal margins. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by January 6, 2006

May 1, 2006 - Paper due. Submission deadline for the complete paper and copyright assignment to SLA. The copyright assignment form is available online at www.sla.org/documents/conf/copyrightform.html. Please print, complete and mail the copyright assignment to Contributed Papers, SLA, 331 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

June 11-14, 2006 - Conference presentation. Presentation of papers will occur during the SLA Conference in Baltimore.

Minimum Requirements for Acceptance
In addition to the quality and relevance of the proposed paper, it must meet these requirements:

* The abstract has been received by the deadline.
* The author (or co-author) is a member of SLA. Not a member? You can join online.
* The author (or a co-author) commits to present the paper at the annual conference.
* The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group.
* The author (and any co-authors) also must be willing to sign a copyright assignment that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats. Accepted papers will be posted on the SLA Web site shortly before the 2006 conference begins.

For examples of papers from SLA's 2005 Annual Conference in Toronto, go here:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2005/contribpapers/index.cfm

CFP: Computer Culture Area - 2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.

CFP: Computer Culture Area - 2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
Deadline: November 15, 2005

We are seeking individual paper proposals as well as panel proposals (panels of three or four presenters) in various areas of computer media. Panels are open to professionals, graduate students, and performers and designers. Proposals may be for histories and analyses from any number of perspectives. We are also interested in proposals from active bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, and Web page designers.

Papers on BLOGGING may focus on the controversy surrounding news coverage, commentary, and analysis. Papers may also study blogs and blogging culture in other realms, from the personal to the political, pedagogical, and commercial.

WEB DESIGNERS may submit sample pages (by link, for instance). In their abstracts, designers should describe the purpose and history of their work, or should outline a critical concern and propose a line of discussion of special interest to Web page designers or Web users. We will also consider papers that analyze or compare Web sites.

If you are an active PODCASTER or VIDEO LOGGER, you may submit the text of a sample podcast or vlog and describe the purpose and history of your endeavor. Include Web site addresses in your abstract. Podcasters who wish to participate in panels must be able to present a five-minute CD recording of their work.

For Panel Proposals:

Feel free to query first. Panel proposals should include all of the information demanded for individual paper proposals, including information about the panel chair, as well as a 100-word statement of the panel's rationale and of any noteworthy organizational features.

For Paper Proposals:

Please submit (preferably in the body of an email) a 200-word abstract by November 15, 2005. Include all contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address. Also include a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to
the topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Beginners, dabblers, and enthusiasts are all welcome. This is a new and ever-changing field, and we are open to new people, approaches, and topics.

Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend

CFP: Digital Citizenship: Technology, Documentation, and the Divide

CFP: Digital Citizenship: Technology, Documentation, and the Divide
Editors: Adrienne Lamberti and Anne R. Richards

The schedule for participating in Digital Citizenship is as follows:
Submission of 500-word abstract December 1, 2005
Notification of acceptance December 15, 2005
Submission of completed chapter April 15, 2006

The practical and ethical responsibilities of professional communicators have been greatly complicated by the digital divide. Because of the increasing reliance on new media to convey information previously conveyed in print, critical inquiry into the accessibility and usability of
digital documentation is needed.

The editors of the anthology Digital Citizenship request abstracts for papers responding to the following broad questions: How might cultural critique of the accessibility of new media shape our understanding and teaching of digital documentation? How can digital documentation be
designed to better reflect a sensitivity to human factors? How are the conceptualization, writing, and testing activities traditionally associated with print documentation influencing digital documentation? What are the social consequences of this influence? Abstracts should address one of three loose categories: Constructing the Profession, Documenting the Organization, and Instructing the Consumer. Examples of relevant areas of inquiry follow.

Constructing the Profession. How has the move from print to digital documentation hindered/promoted professional change? What roles has digital documentation played in defining the professions/their norms? To what extent should/does professional documentation reflect access differences among members and/or potential members? How has professional outreach been affected by digital documentation?

Documenting the Organization. To what extent have questions of class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and/or age influenced analyses of the audiences for digital documentation within organizations? How have organizations used digital documentation to integrate across national/ethnic/linguistic boundaries? How have organizations balanced access concerns against financial incentives to digitize?

Instructing the Consumer. To what extent have differences between print and digital document audiences' reading responses been incorporated into the construction of usability tests, and how have these differences been conceptualized and measured? How should/do professional communicators shape effective documentation for "global" audiences? How should/does class,
gender, ability, ethnicity, and/or age shape the teaching and practice of digital documentation for the marketplace?

Submit abstracts to A. Lamberti by December 1, 2005; email either editor
with queries:

Adrienne Lamberti
lamberti@uni.edu
Department of English Language and Literature
Professional Writing Program
University of Northern Iowa

Anne R. Richards
Anne_Richards@kennesaw.edu
Department of English
Kennesaw State University

A PDF of this CFP is available at
http://www.uni.edu/~lamberti/DC/CFP-Digital-Citizenship.pdf

CFP: ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

CFP: ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Submissions December 19, 2005
Authors Notified February 23, 2006
Proceedings File May 2, 2006 (midnight EST)
Conference Dates June 26-30, 2006 (Orlando, Florida)

This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries.

We invite you to attend ED-MEDIA and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings.

TOPICS
The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications. Sub-topics listed here.

1. Infrastructure
2. Tools & Content-Oriented Applications
3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
4. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
5. Cases & Projects
6. Universal Web Accessibility
7. Indigenous Peoples & Technology

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES

The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

-Keynote Speakers
-Invited Panels/Speakers
-Papers
-Panels
-Student Panels
-Posters/Demonstrations
-Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
-Tutorials/Workshops
-Roundtables
-Symposia

Call for Participation URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm

Call for Participation URL (PDF):
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ED06Call.pdf

Categories URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm

Conference URL:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/

Call for Spring ALAO TSIG Program Session Proposals

Call for Spring ALAO TSIG Program Session Proposals

Jody Perkins and Margaret Maurer are planning the 2006 Spring ALAO Technical Services Interest Group meeting. We want to provide a program that focuses on state-of-the-art technical services in the areas of preservation, cataloging, acquisitions and serials. Ideally we would offer four one-hour sessions with one session on each of these topics. We are looking for presenters that can provide information on trends and changes in technical services librarianship. Are you or is your library doing something new or different that warrants sharing with your fellow TS librarians? What’s the latest and greatest in technical services librarianship?
This one-day conference will be scheduled for late in the spring. As we have not yet determined where to hold the conference, or exactly when, we have decided to try to accommodate the speakers’ schedules and locations during the planning process. Presenters will also receive free registration for the conference.

To propose a session, please email a brief proposal to Margaret Maurer (Kent State University Libraries and Media Services) at mbmaurer@kent.edu by Friday November 18, 2005. Please include phone numbers and email addresses for all speakers referenced in your proposal.

CFP: Archiving 2006 (The IS&T Archiving Conference)

CFP: Archiving 2006 (The IS&T Archiving Conference)

Archiving 2006 - May 23-26, 2006 - Ottawa, Canada. The IS&T Archiving Conference provides a unique forum to assemble international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research institutes to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections.

Images, documents, business and personal records, and many other works are increasingly easier to produce and increasingly more difficult to manage for the long term. Archiving items or collections of personal, cultural, financial, and legal value is daunting, particularly when archiving requires maintaining access to information content. Not only must today’s electronic files be protected from obsolescence, but reliable, cost-effective strategies remain a high priority to preserve cultural works accumulated in previous decades and centuries. Archiving solutions will require collaboration among all stakeholders in preservation, working together to scope problems, define research agendas, develop standards, manufacture viable products and services, and advocate for funding, legislation, and policies.

The IS&T Archiving Conference provides a unique forum to assemble international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research institutes to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections.

The Conference seeks to create a shared community of experts dedicated to addressing challenges of archiving; showcase proven theories, practices, systems, and workflows; identify high-velocity technology—or technology that is changing rapidly—and its impact upon information preservation; and prioritize the archiving challenges most in need of research, funding, standards, systems, and technologies. Techniques for producing, acquiring, preserving, indexing, and retrieving images and documents in both digital and human-readable formats are subjects that will be covered in detail. Of particular interest are industry perspectives of obsolescence; business and cost models to sustain materials for the long term; formats for archiving; and solutions for content management, storage, and access.

The conference will include invited focal papers, refereed papers, and a series of tutorials to cover the technical basics of archiving. Special keynote presentations are also planned.

URLS:

Main Conference Page: http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/

Call for Papers (Deadline, November 11, 2005):
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/Archiving_%2006_Call.pdf

Proposed Program Topics:
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/topics.cfm

CFP: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management Discussion Group at ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio (January 2006)

CFP: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management Discussion Group at ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio (January 2006)

ALCTS CCS Cataloging Management DG will have its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, January 21, 2006, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. We are calling for speakers. The topics should be related to the catalog management issues. Presentations should be 15 minutes or longer, with additional time for discussion. If you are interested, please contact Sharon An at an@rowan.edu as soon as possible.

Sharon An
Chair, ALCTS CCS Catalog Management DG
Email: an@rowan.edu

CFP: LOEX Conference 2006 - Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes

CFP: LOEX Conference 2006 - Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes

Welcome to the LOEX Conference 2006: Moving Targets: Understanding Our Changing Landscapes. This is going to be an exciting conference filled with many opportunities to explore how librarians and institutions are dealing with the needs of our users, new forms of technology, literacy competencies, ethical issues and effective professional practices. Participants will be energized by the ideas they hear and challenged to set new goals for managing these moving targets.

At LOEX 2006 we will explore ways that innovative librarians and institutions are coping with a landscape of ‘moving targets.’ Changing populations and audiences, rapidly evolving technology, new paradigms of assessment, and new knowledge about student learning affect everything we do as information literacy educators. Above all, the assumptions we make about who we serve and how we do it are constantly changing.

As librarians work to understand how users learn, what tools and processes they use, and how new forms of pedagogy can engage them, we need to remain flexible in the face of changes that force us to innovate, integrate, and collaborate.

This Conference invites all instruction librarians, and others involved with and interested in instruction, to share their experience and expertise by submitting proposals for a conference concurrent session. We are particularly interested in presentations that address any of the following themes. The questions posed under each theme are examples of questions presentations might address.

This web site contains information about the conference to be held May 5-6, 2006 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Check this site frequently as it will have for the latest information about the conference.

Important Dates
Proposal Submission Deadline - December 2, 2005
Minority Scholarship Application Deadline - December 9, 2005
Proposal Acceptance Notification - January 23, 2006
LOEX Conference May 5-6, 2006

URLs:

Main Conference Page: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/index.html

Conference Theme: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/theme.html

Call for Papers Page: http://www.lib.umd.edu/loex2006/proposals.html

LOEX Home Page: http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html