CFP: Reference Services Review Special Issue on the role of the library in campus-wide retention efforts (new deadline - 12/3/2012)

CFP: Reference Services Review Special Issue on the role of the library in campus-wide retention efforts (new deadline - 12/3/2012)


Reference Services Review (RSR) is seeking authors to write on the theme of the role of the library in campus-wide retention efforts – Volume 41 Number 1, will be published in February 2013. First drafts of manuscripts will be due by December 3, 2012. Manuscripts are evaluated using a double-blind peer review process. Authors can expect to work on major and /or minor revisions in the first part of the 2013.

The journal is pre-published through Emerald EarlyCite http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/writing/earlycite.htm?PHPSESSID=2rl81bpeu186f25o4og6j29p61 and issues are made available before the official publication date.

More details about the journal, including author guidelines are at:  http://www.emeraldinsight.com/rsr.htm

With national attention focused on performance levels of higher education institutions, many colleges and universities are focusing on Retention, Progression, and Graduation (RPG) efforts. While the campus library is often included in tours when new potential students are recruited, the library and its services are an integral part of retaining those students and helping them progress toward graduation.

In this issue of RSR, the intersection of the library with these larger campus wide efforts will be explored.

Paper topics might include, but are not limited to:

• The role of the library with Summer Bridge or College Transition programs
• Library involvement in new student recruitment
• Research demonstrating a connection between information literacy instruction and student success
• Role of the library in retention of specific student populations (distance, nontraditional, at-risk, etc)
• Non-academic programming in libraries (working with other campus agencies)
• Academic success of student library workers

The co-editors for this special issue are: Anne Barnhart and Andrea Stanfield from the University of West Georgia. Please send expressions of interest, abstracts, or inquiries to:  rsrlibraryrpg@gmail.com 

More information: http://libguides.westga.edu/cfprsr

CFP IASSIST 2013: Call for Papers and Workshops

CFP IASSIST 2013: Call for Papers and Workshops

The IASSIST 2013 Conference Program Committee and Workshop Coordinator are now ready to begin accepting proposals!

IASSIST 2013 will be hosted by GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences at Maternushaus in Cologne, Germany from May 28-31!http://www.iassist2013.org/iassist-2013-home/

The theme of this year’s conference is Data Innovation: Increasing Accessibility, Visibility and Sustainability

This theme reflects recent efforts across the globe by the largest government agencies down to the smaller independent research units to make data (be it survey, administrative, geospatial, or scientific) more open, accessible and understandable for all.

With an ever-increasing availability of new technologies offering unparalleled opportunities to sustainably deliver, share, model and visualize data, we anticipate that there is much to share with and much to learn from one another.  Interdisciplinarity is a large part of where innovation comes from, and we hope to receive submissions from those in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, and computer science fields.

We welcome submissions on the theme outlined above, and encourage conference participants to propose papers and sessions that would be of interest to a diverse audience. In order to make session formation and scheduling more streamlined, we have created three distinct tracks.  If you are not sure where your submission fits, or feel that it fits into more than one track, that’s perfectly fine. Please do still make your submission, and if accepted, we will find an appropriate fit.

Online submission forms and guidelines for BOTH conference content and workshops can be found here: http://www.iassist2013.org/conference/calls/

NOTE: The top of the page is for sessions/papers/posters/round tables/pecha kuchas the bottom is for workshops – please note that the submission forms are completely separate.

All submissions are due by December 5, 2012.  Notification of acceptance will be made by February 5, 2012

Questions about session/paper submissions may be sent to iassist.twentythirteen@gmail.com
Questions about workshop submission may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator, Lynda Kellam at lmkellam@uncg.edu

See you in Cologne!

Jennifer Darragh
Data Services and Sociology Librarian
Johns Hopkins University

Milton S. Eisenhower Library

GIS and Data Services, A-Level
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

410-516-4368
http://guides.library.jhu.edu/datastats

Call for Submissions: STARS ILL Discussion Group Midwinter Meeting

Call for Submissions: STARS ILL Discussion Group Midwinter Meeting

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
The ILL Discussion Group of the “Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section” (STARS) of RUSA invites the submission of presentation topics for the 2013 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, WA, January 25-29, 2013.

The ILL Discussion Group is a popular and valuable forum during the ALA Annual Mid-Winter Conference, where attendees learn about emerging services, technologies, trends, and notable research projects conducted in the area of Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery.  The group will meet Saturday, January 26, 2013.

ILL practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a presentation proposal.

Please include in the submission:
1. Your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information.
2. A proposed presentation title.
3. A brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, or significance of the topic to the practice or scholarship of interlibrary loan/document delivery.
For examples of projects presented at past forums, please see the ILL Discussion Group’s website:  http://s.lib.utk.edu/starsilldiscussiongroup

Three projects will be selected for 20-minute presentations, followed by open discussion.
Proposals are due by November 30 , 2012.  Notification of acceptance will be made by December 12, 2012.

Please send submissions by email to:
Ryan Litsey (ryan.litsey@ttu.edu) or Dallas Long (dlong@ilstu.edu)
Chair and Vice-Chair, ILL Discussion Group

CFP Embedded Librarian's Cookbook

Are you a fan of the Library Instruction Cookbook?  Trying innovative methods to embed in projects and courses? We need your gourmet recipes for embedded instruction and reference. Contribute your recipe to the next cookbook in the series from ACRL,The Embedded Librarian’s Cookbook: Recipes for making long-term connections. 

Ground Rules
1. Your submission must describe a project or a method for embedding library instruction or reference.

2. Your recipe should include as much of the following as possible:

• Title
• Your Name, University or other affiliation, and E-mail
• Potential Cookbook Category
• Setting
• Goal/Purpose of the project or method
• Main Ingredients (Equipment, supplies, etc)
• Preparation (before the project starts)
• Technique
• Subject/Discipline addressed
• Length of project
• Audience/Class size
• ALA Information Literacy Standards (or other standards) Addressed
• Cautions
• Reaction/Reflection
• Instructional Resources

3. If your submission gets chosen you need to include an image of your project/method in action.

4. Creativity is encouraged! 

5. We need 2-5 page chapters about embedded activities in many Cookbook Categories. Following are some ideas to get you thinking:

• First Year Experience
• In the disciplines
• Online courses (synchronous or asynchronous)
• Learning management systems
• Professional Programs
• Graduate Programs
• K-12 Programs
• Outside the Library (residential life, student services, extension, continuing educaton)
• Assessing embedded projects
• Learning objects
• Faculty collaborations and/or trainings
• Scholarly communication

6. E-mail us if you have questions and use the original Library Instruction Cookbook (ACRL 2009) as a guide for format and tone.

7. E-mail your draft recipes by January 15, 2013 to Kaijsa Calkins (kcalkins@uwyo.edu) and Cass Kvenild (ckvenild@uwyo.edu), co-editors of Embedded Librarians: Moving Beyond One-shot Instruction (ACRL 2010) and this forthcoming Embedded Cookbook. 

Call for ACRL e-Learning proposal submissions – due 11/9

Call for ACRL e-Learning proposal submissions – due 11/9

Online submission form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XXSM682
Call URL: http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/6021

Submit a proposal for a live webcast or asynchronous online course and share your cutting-edge practices and innovative developments with your colleagues.  Check out the ACRL e-Learning Call for Proposals online.  Proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. Central, November 9, 2012.

e-Learning Formats
Webcasts: ACRL webcasts are 90 minutes in length, including time for audience Q&A.  Presenters can use PowerPoint, online polls, white board, and other interactive tools during the webcast.  Participants can interact with the presenters via text-based chat or audio.  ACRL offers e-Learning webcast presenters a 10% royalty of webcast registration fees, less the Elluminate vendor fees, split between the presenters.

Online Courses: ACRL online courses are primarily asynchronous events offered over the course of three or four weeks.  Online courses are offered on the Moodle platform.  Courses should include weekly readings, discussion questions, assignments, chat sessions, and/or a final assignment.  ACRL provides  one-time $1,000 for content development for new multi-week courses, as well as a royalty of 10% of the course registration fees, split between the presenters, each time the course is offered.

GameRT call for presentations for ALA Midwinter 2013 (Games and Gaming Roundtable)

GameRT call for presentations for ALA Midwinter 2013 (Games and Gaming Roundtable)

The Games and Gaming Roundtable is accepting conference presentation proposals on games and gaming in libraries for the American Library Association Midwinter Conference, January 25-29, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. This presentation will take place on Saturday, January 26th at 1pm. Presenters will be required to provide a twenty-minute presentation and then be available for a Q & A period.

Proposals are due November 2nd, 2012.

Please include your name, email address, the title of your proposal, a short description and a 200 word abstract of your proposal.

All proposals may be sent to Diane.Robson@unt.edu.

CFP: 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2013), 4 - 7 June 2013, “La Sapienza” University, Rome Italy

CFP: 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2013), 4 - 7 June 2013, “La Sapienza” University, Rome Italy

We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster /workshop to the 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2013), 4 - 7 June 2013, “La Sapienza” University, Rome Italy.

Abstract submission deadline: 20 December 2012.

First Call of Proposals QQML2013

Dear Colleagues,

 It is our great pleasure to announce the 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2013) at 4 - 7 June 2013, “La Sapienza” University, Rome Italy: http://www.isast.org/qqml2013.html

Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.

The 5^th QQML2013 was scheduled during the previous 4^th QQML2012 Conference. It was also decided that the 6^th QQML 2014 International Conference will be organized in Istanbul, Turkey.

QQML2009, QQML2010, QQML2011 and QQML2012 were successful events both from the number and quality of the presentations and from the post conference publications in Journals and Books.

QQML2013 will continue and expand the related topics.

Papers are invited for this international conference. The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes:

1. Bibliographic Control
2. Bibliometric Research
3. Change of Libraries and Managerial techniques
4. Changes in Learning, Research and Information needs and Behaviour of Users
5. Climate Change Data
6. Communication Strategies
7. Data Analysis and Data Mining
8. Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
9. Development of Information and Knowledge Services on the Public Library
10. Digital Libraries
11. Economic Co-operation and Development
12. Energy Data and Information
13. Environmental Assessment
14. Financial strength and sustainability
15. Health information services
16. Historical and Comparative case studies related to Librarianship
17. Information and Data on various aspects of Food and Agriculture
18. Information and Knowledge Services
19. Information Literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and Lifelong Learning
20. Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century
21. Library change and Technology
22. Management
23. Marketing
24. Museums, Libraries and Cultural Organizations
25. Music Librarianship
26. Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
27. Publications
28. Quality evaluation and promotion of info
29. Technology & Innovations in Libraries and their Impact on Learning, Research and Users
30. Technology transfer and Innovation in Library management

Special Sessions – Workshops

You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description at:  secretariat@isast.org or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractregistration.html   

You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page:http://www.isast.org/abstractregistration.html   

Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways

a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;

b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words);

c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words);

d. visual presentations (Pecha kucha). These presentations consist of exactly 20 slides, each of which is displayed for 20 seconds.  Total presentation time is precisely 6 minutes 40 seconds and so it is important to use the transition feature in PowerPoint to time your presentation exactly.

In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/importantdates.html  The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines: http://www.isast.org/abstractregistration.html

All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s).

Student submissions

Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations.

Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2013 Conference and Student Research Presentations to: the secretariat of the conference at: secretariat@isast.org  

On behalf of the Conference Committee

Dr. Anthi Katsirikou, Conference Co-Chair
University of Piraeus Library Director
Head, European Documentation Center
Board Member of the Greek Association of Librarians and Information Professionals

anthi@asmda.com

Professor Carla Basili, Local Co-Chair
EnIL - The European network on Information Literacy, co-ordinator
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto di Ricerca sull'Impresa e lo Sviluppo sede di Roma
via dei Taurini, 19 - 00185 Roma, Italy

CFP: LITA Heads of Library Technology (HoLT) IG meeting at ALA Mid-Winter

Call for Participation: LITA Heads of Library Technology (HoLT) IG meeting at ALA Mid-Winter
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 1 - 2:30pm
Location: TBA (Seattle, Washington)

The LITA Heads of Library Technology Interest Group (HoLT) seek 4-5 short presentations (10-15
minutes) on issues relating to Leadership and Library Technology for the upcoming 2013 ALA Mid-Winter conference.  All topics will be considered, but some ideas to get your thought process started may include, mobile development, issues related to setting up unmediated services, technology lending programs, staff technology initiatives, setting up an OS community, balancing budget constraints with desire for innovation,
digital repository and data management services, etc.

Physical attendance at ALA Mid-Winter Annual in Seattle is required for the presentation and/or attendance at this meeting.

Deadline is December 12, 2012.

Please submit proposals to Meg Brown-Sica  (Margaret.Brown-Sica@ucdenver.edu) or Evviva Weinraub Lajoie (evviva.weinraub@oregonstate.edu)

Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO

The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online.

***Deadlines for Fall 2012***

Nominations: October 31, 2012

Submissions: November 14, 2012

Additional information about PRIMO, as well as the submission and nomination forms, is available from the following link:

 http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/is/iswebsite/projpubs/primo

Site submissions for PRIMO are accepted continually, but are reviewed for possible inclusion twice per year.   If you would like to submit your own project for consideration, please use the Submission form rather than the Nomination form.  For further information, please contact committee co-chairs Duffy Tweedy at dtweedy@ucsd.edu or Ben Oberdick at oberdic1@mail.lib.msu.edu

**Important note**

All submissions will be acknowledged shortly after the submission deadline. If you submit a project for review and do not receive an acknowledgment after the submission deadline, please contact the PRIMO co-chairs with a request for verification.

Duffy Tweedy
PRIMO Co-chair
dtweedy@ucsd.edu
(858) 822-4810

CFP: 2013 Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biographies Area

CFP: 2013 Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biographies Area

The PCA/ACA National Conference will be held March 27-30, 2013 at the Wardman Park Marriott.

Proposal Deadline: 11/30/2012

The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, DC from March 27-30, 2013. The Biography Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions from scholars of various disciplines.

The Biography and Popular Culture Area will examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.

Potential topic might include:

• Biography and entertainment, art, music, theater
• Biography and film
• Biography and criminal justice
• Television programs about biography
• Biography and urban legends
• Biography and folklore
• Biography and literature
• Scholarly Biography
• Controversial Biography
• Psychoanalysis and Biography
• Historical Biography
• Political Biography
• Autobiography

Submission Requirements: Abstract only, usually 100-250 words

Submit your proposal online: Go to http://ncp.pcaaca.org. Instructions for logging in and submitting 

proposals appear on the home screen of the site. Instructions are available also here:http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/instructions.php

For more information on the PCA/ACA Conference, please visit the official website: http://pcaaca.org/

Thank you in advance for your interest in this opportunity.  If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to contact:

Susie Skarl, PCA/ACA Biographies Area Chair
Associate Professor/Urban Affairs Librarian
UNLV Libraries
702-895-2141
susieskarl@gmail.com

Call for Proposal for ALCTS CCC CNIG (ALA Midwinter) - Cataloging Norms

Call for Proposal for ALCTS CCC CNIG (ALA Midwinter)

ALCTS- CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group invites speakers to participate at the ALCTS- CaMMS CNIG session, ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at 10:30-11:30.
The mission of the CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group is to offer a forum for the exploration, communication, and exchange of ideas and best practices on the dynamics of cataloging/metadata norms and workflows in the hybrid environment.
Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.  Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

*         Evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms

*         Emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs"

*         Cataloging in hybrid and digital libraries

*         Changes in catalogers' workflows

*         Quality control and benchmarking

*         How end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms

*         Metadata records and elements in different contexts

*         The impact of web norms on cataloging norms from the perspectives of web developers and catalogers

*         Cataloging education/continuing education

*         RDA: Integration of records, training

Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length.  Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion.  Please send abstracts of proposals to co-chairs by Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.  If you have questions, please contact us.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Cataloging Norms Co-Chairs:



Ophelia Payne

Faculty/Principal Cataloging Coordinator, University of Virginia

Co-Chair, ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group - omp2w@virginia.edu



Karen Sigler

Special Collections Cataloger, Texas State University-San Marcos

Co-Chair, ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group - ks10@txstate.edu

Call to Submit a Short Article to Academic BRASS!

Call to Submit a Short Article to Academic BRASS!

Interested in seeing your name in print? Want to add another line to your c.v.? Have something to share with other business librarians?

Articles are not formal scholarly articles and you can share your knowledge on a topic you probably know about already.

The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS is seeking articles for the next issue of its online publication Academic BRASS. Academic BRASS is a newsletter--not a journal--that publishes issue-based articles and information for the general and educational interest of BRASS members and academic business librarians.

Topics of interest to the editor are pedagogy and business librarians, teaching business literacy in the wake of the financial crisis and resources for entrepreneurship. Book and database reviews are always welcome as well.

Maybe you have another cool idea – that’s fine too – get those submissions in!

You may want to see previous editions of BRASS.

For the full text of these articles and access to past issues of Academic BRASS, see
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/brass/brasspubs/academicbrass/academicbrass.cfm.

The typical length of an Academic BRASS article is 500-800 words, but past articles have been as long as 1,000 words or more.

All articles are subject to editing for length, style, and content. The newsletter follows the Modern Language Association Handbook, seventh edition for all matters of style and citation. Authors whose articles include
references to print or internet resources should observe the conventions set forth in the handbook or on the MLA web site (http://www.mla.org/style).

Article proposals are due Friday, December 1, 2012. Please send them to Charles Allan, chair of the Committee, at ca20@txstate.edu

Completed articles will be due Friday, January 4, 2013. Charles Allan Academic BRASS editor

CFP: Cataloging Norms IG speakers (ALA Midwinter)

CFP: Cataloging Norms IG speakers (ALA Midwinter)

ALCTS- CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group invites speakers to participate at the ALCTS- CaMMS CNIG session, ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at 10:30-11:30 AM. 

 

The mission of the CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group is to offer a forum for the exploration, communication, and exchange of ideas and best practices on the dynamics of cataloging/metadata norms and workflows in the hybrid environment.

 

Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.

 

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

    

 

--Evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms

--Emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs"

--Cataloging in hybrid and digital libraries

--Changes in catalogers' workflows

--Quality control and benchmarking

--How end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms

--Metadata records and elements in different contexts

--The impact of web norms on cataloging norms from the perspectives of web developers and catalogers

--Cataloging education/continuing education

--RDA: Integration of records, training

Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion.  Please send abstracts of proposals to co-chairs by Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.  If you have questions, please contact us.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Cataloging Norms Co-Chairs:

 

Ophelia Payne

Faculty/Principal Cataloging Coordinator, University of Virginia Co-Chair, ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group – omp2w@virginia.edu

 

Karen Sigler

Special Collections Cataloger, Texas State University-San Marcos Co-Chair, ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group ¬– ks10@txstate.edu

 

CFP: RUSA/RSS Discussion Forums (ALA Midwinter)

CFP: RUSA/RSS Discussion Forums (ALA Midwinter)

Interested in Issues Related to Reference?  Submit your Proposal to lead a discussion at ALA Midwinter!

Lead a discussion, see your name in print and find your way to stardom!  Submit a discussion forum proposal to the RUSA/RSS Discussion Forums Coordinating Committee.  Details are below.

Description:   The RUSA/RSS Discussion Forums Coordinating Committee is soliciting topic proposals for discussion at ALA’s 2013 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, WA, January 25-29.  The purpose of the discussion forum is to provide a venue for reference practitioners to discuss reference related topics of current importance and to exchange ideas.   You know you love to talk about reference.  Here’s your chance to network with other reference fanatics!

What to Include in Your Proposal:

The following elements need to be addressed in your proposal:

• A clear, concise description of the discussion topic's issues
• Importance of the topic to reference librarians
• At least three topic-related sample discussion questions that may be used to facilitate group discussion
• Strategies and structure that will facilitate a lively discussion (In other words, describe your discussion forum format)

Scope of Discussion Topics:  Proposed topics should have broad appeal.  Try not to limit your proposal to a specific type of library.   Topical categories can include, but are not limited to:

• Frontline reference issues
• Reference methods
• Reference and information technologies
• Assessment of reference
• Management of reference
• Research in reference

Your topic should be focused enough to be covered reasonably well within the allotted time (90 minutes).

Expectations for Discussion Forum Facilitators:

If your proposal is selected, you, or your designee, will serve as the discussion facilitator, leading the discussion and keeping things on track.  As the discussion facilitator, you must:

• Be up-to-date and familiar with your discussion topic.
• Choose a discussion format that allows for maximum discussion.  See our Tips for Discussion Forums (http://connect.ala.org/node/152608) for examples of possible formats.
• Create a handout that provides a brief summary of the issue along with a few key references. (optional)
• Maintain communication with the Discussion Forums Coordinating Committee throughout the planning, program, and follow-up processes.

Process:  The Discussion Forums Coordinating Committee will select 2 proposals for the 2013 Midwinter Meeting.  Proposal topics will be evaluated on: impact, timeliness, relevancy, practicality (that the topic lends itself to a discussion), innovation, evidence of applicant's knowledge, and clear focus. Proposals must be submitted by October 19, 2012 for ALA Midwinter in Seattle, WA.  Proposal writers will be notified within 2 weeks as to whether or not their proposal was accepted. Facilitators are responsible for their own conference registration and travel expenses.

Who May Submit Proposals:  Proposals are welcome from any ALA member.

How to Submit:  Please read Tips for Discussion Forums (http://connect.ala.org/node/152608) before submitting your proposal.  Complete the proposal form located here:  http://discussforum.wufoo.com/forms/rusarss-discussion-forums-proposal-submittal-form/  

Deadline for submission is October 19, 2012.

Contact Crystal Lentz (crystal.lentz@sos.wa.gov) with questions. 

CFP: SNW Spring 2013 (Orlando) - Storage Networking World

CFP: SNW Spring 2013 (Orlando) - Storage Networking World

Please consider proposing a presentation for the upcoming SNW Spring 2013 conference taking place April 2-5, in Orlando, Florida.

Produced by Computerworld and co-owned by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), SNW is the leading global event series focused on the advancements in, and implementations of, storage, data center, networking, cloud and information infrastructure technologies.

Throughout this four-day conference, attendees from major public and private sector organizations will learn about the latest user successes and challenges, as well as products, tools and services.

SNW case studies can be proposed in the following track areas and submitted online at http://presenters.computerworld.com/2013/SNW by Monday, November 12th: 

Backup and Archiving 
Consumerization's Impact on the Enterprise 
Cloud Computing 
Data Center/Data Center Networking 
Data Management 
Data Security 
Solid State 
Storage Management 
Storage Networking 
Virtualization 

For more information on SNW, please visit: www.snwusa.com

Thank you for your support of SNW and we look forward to receiving your proposal for SNW Spring 2013!

Call for papers: Horn II – Conference -From Microorganisms to Mega-organisms

Call for papers

This one goes out to everyone with a faible for micro- to mega-organisms!

The European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration is organizing the conference “Horn II – Conference -From Microorganisms to Mega-organisms” on April 23-25, 2014 at the Kunsthaus in Horn (AT).

The call for papers is explicitly meant to address conservators AND ARCHIVISTS as well as librarians and other professionals feeling responsible for the care of the written and graphic cultural heritage.

To find out more about possible topics for papers, paper submission and selection procedures please clickhere.

The European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration is an active partner of ICARUS and was introduced to the consortium within the ICARUS Meeting #7 in Poznan from June 6-8, 2011. One of the current joint projects is “Men and Books” which you can learn more about here.