Saturday, December 22, 2012

CFP: Libraries as a public good in 21st century multicultural societies: Policy and the politics of literacy, libraries and librarianship

CFP: Libraries as a public good in 21st century multicultural societies: Policy and the politics of literacy, libraries and librarianship

Call for Manuscripts for Special issue of Multicultural Review

Libraries as a public good in 21st century multicultural societies: Policy and the politics of literacy, libraries and librarianship

Guest Editors: Curtis Brewer, Anne McMahan Grant (Clemson University)

When it comes to recent national budget discussions, funding for library services has come up short. For example, a 9% cut has been proposed for the FY2012 budget to the Institute for Museum and Library Services, an organization that provides assistance to the nations libraries. (President, 2011) And, on a local level, according to a recent Library Journal poll, 72% of responding libraries said that their budgets had been cut during FY2010 with one library staff person making the pointed observation that "Public libraries are not sacred cows any more, and librarians need to accept this and make their libraries viable to protect them against future challenges" (Kelley, 2011 p. 28). With these newly limited budgets, libraries are moving toward changing their image from the library as a storehouse for books to the library as a learning commons or an information gateway designed to help patrons not only find information, but to help them determine good information from bad (Casserly, 2002). A strong argument could be made that the development and support for libraries as a public good are central to an everchanging multi-cultural information society with the provision of library services playing a central role. The simple fact is that libraries are no longer merely storehouses of information. Outreach services have expanded as more libraries have internet accessible chat services that provide a personal librarian for anyone who can access a web page. This is especially true in academic libraries as one study found that 84% of libraries surveyed offered instant messaging services via their web page (Tripathi, 2010). Hospitals have librarians who assist medical staff in finding crucial research for their patients (Abels, 2002). Schools and universities have librarians to train students to filter the vast amounts of information that they will encounter in their daily lives as well as to provide them access to research materials (The State of America's Libraries, 2011). And communities have libraries that give them access to the internet, provide safe places for patrons to learn, and gives them free access to materials that could lead to public discussions that may reshape our understanding of ourselves and others (How Libraries Stack Up, 2010). Given the possibly robust dividends a public investment in libraries, librarians and literacy programs could provide, it is important to interrogate how the political and policy context are currently shaping these possibilities.

The study of politics, policy and multiculturalism makes us acutely aware of how the framing of problem definitions, research and policies shapes public understanding of an issue (Fraser 1989; Hajer and Waagner 2003). Therefore, in this special issue we seek to pay close attention to how dominant values, institutionalized power, privilege, and the policy process itself interact to frame and reframe literacy, libraries and librarians as political issues in multicultural societies in the early twenty-first century. We seek articles that will help make sense of this changing policy environment for all practitioners concerned with libraries or literacy.

In this special issue of the Multicultural Review we ask for manuscripts that might address the following questions:

1. What is the state of the politics of libraries in these times of retrenchment? What knowledge might help practitioners navigate the changing policy contexts?

2. How do the dominant values within our society create avenues for change or act as barriers in the development of policies that address libraries, librarians and literacy?

3. What are the experiences of patrons and those working in libraries across multiple contexts in this time of retrenchment?

4. How are librarians and supporters of public libraries currently influencing the creation of policy?

5. How do the dominant political discourses constitute the library as a public institution and how is this related to inequality?

6. What role do libraries and literacy programs play in the creation of space for a more democratic, deliberative and inclusive forms of political participation?

We assume each manuscript should clearly articulate a conceptual framework grounded in, and informed by theory and relevant research. We want to emphasize the importance of maintaining a focus on the politics of your substantive topic/area in your work, including political theories that interact with multicultural theory when relevant. We would also like to emphasize the breadth of the readership of MCR and encourage authors explicitly show the relevancy of their argument to the work in the field.

Possible themes may include:

  • The role of interest group development in the change of literacy policy;
  • A critical analysis of the racialization of libraries and librarianship advocacy and their relationships to the growing digital divide;
  • The ways in which political theories around social movements and fearless speech can shape the potential for the reframing of political discourses;
  • The use of radical democratic theory to inform the advocacy discussions surrounding literacy and libraries;
  • The use of feminist theory to analyze the development of politics of library and/or literacy policy;
  • An institutional analysis of the interactions between accountability policy, library policy and literacy policy in a multicultural society;
  • An economic/structural analysis of the distribution of funding for libraries and literacy programs;
  • An historical account of the development and evolution of the federal involvement in the public library in order to shed light on our current policy debates for all those who are currently working as practitioners.

For this special issue of the Multicultrual Review we invite papers that interrogate and challenge the assumptions within the themes described above. Submissions may be either qualitative, quantitative or interpretive/conceptual manuscripts that address the questions and areas outlined above will be considered. Manuscripts should meet the 6th edition of APA Publication Manual and a maximum of 8000 words in length. The deadline for submission is September 15, 2011.

Please direct submissions, questions or abstracts to the guest editors

Curtis Brewer (brewer4@clemson.edu) and Anne McMahan Grant (anne1@clemson.edu)

Sources

  • Abels, Eileen G., Keith W. Cogdill, and Lisl Zach. The contributions of library and information services to hospitals and academic health sciences centers: a preliminary taxonomy, J Med Libr Assoc. 2002 July; 90(3): 276284.
  • Casserly, Mary. Developing a Concept of Collection for the Digital Age. portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 2, Number 4, October 2002, pp. 577-587.
  • Fraser, N. (1989). Unruly practices: Power, discourse and gender in contemporary social theory. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
  • Hajer, M. A., & Wagenaar, H. (Eds.). (2003). Deliberative policy analysis: Understanding governance in the network society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • How Libraries Stack Up: 2010, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Report.
  • Kelley, M. Bottoming out: Severe cuts today put big question marks on the future. Library Journal (1976) v. 136 no. 1 (January 2011) p. 28-31.
  • President Obama's Budget Strips FY2012 Funding. American Libraries v. 42 no. 3/4 (March/April 2011) p. 8.
  • The State of America's Libraries 2011 - A report by the American Library Association, April, 2011.
  • Tripathi, Manorama and Sunil Kumar. Use of Web 2.0 tools in academic libraries: A reconnaissance of the international landscape. The International Information & Library Review Volume 42, Issue 3, September 2010, p. 195-207.

Call for Participation (NASKO 2013) - Transition Cultures, Transition KO: Evolving Exploration, Critical Reflection, and Practical Work (Milwaukee June 2013)

Call for Participation (NASKO 2013) - Transition Cultures, Transition KO: Evolving Exploration, Critical Reflection, and Practical Work (Milwaukee June 2013)
ISKO C/US invites submissions of abstracts for its Fourth North American  Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO 2013) to be held June 13-14, 2013, in Milwaukee, WI, USA.



See website for details: http://iskocus.org/nasko2013.php

*Conference Venue*: Continuing Education Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
*Conference Dates*: June 13-14, 2013
*Deadline for Proposals*: January 31, 2013

“The essence of Transition is in its name.  It describes the era of change we are all living in. The Transition idea is about us all being an engaged, active part of that change."
 --Transition Towns Movement

Transition is a grassroots movement that pulls on communities to improve local and global conditions in a sustainable way. Similarly, the KO community contributes to the greater good both locally within our own institutions and globally through interoperable systems, standards, and technologies. In the spirit of transition, the Fourth North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO 2013) conference invites participants to come together to forge and strengthen the connections that will shape the future of knowledge organization.

Proposals for research papers, position papers, posters, unconference topics and a doctoral symposium are welcomed. Acceptable languages for conference submissions include English, French or Spanish. Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit proposals.

Topics to explore include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Theory of KO
• History of KO
• Legacy and emerging KOSs
• Epistemological status of KO
• Domain Analysis approach to KO
• New challenges in teaching KO
• KO research sustainability
• The future of KO
• Sociocultural studies of KO

*Proposal categories:*

*Research and Position Papers*: Proposals should include a title and be no more than 1500 words long. Proposals should situate themselves within the extant literature of knowledge organization, and have a clearly articulated theoretical grounding and methodology. Those that report on completed or ongoing work will be given preference. Diverse perspectives and
methodologies are welcome.

*Posters*: Proposals should include a title and be no more than 650 words long.

*Unconference Sessions*: Proposals of topics for sessions driven by attendees. The unconference will include 30-minute breakout sessions with two or three topics per session, depending on attendance. The proponents of the topics selected will be hosting the session and deliver a final lightning talk.

*Doctoral Symposium*: This is an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their research in progress in a 15-minute presentation. Proposals should consist of a 500-word abstract with citations (citations not included in word count) and a one-page CV.  Students will also have the
opportunity to attend a general advising session to discuss their CVs, service commitments, and how to approach the job market.

*Proposal format:*
Proposals should include the name(s) of the author(s), their complete mailing and e-mail addresses, and their telephone and fax numbers. Please send proposals in Word or .rtf format to nasko2013@gmail.com

*Publication*: All accepted papers will be published online. The papers most highly-ranked during the peer-review process will, with permission of the authors, be published, in full, in a future issue of Knowledge Organization.

*Important Dates*
January 31, 2013: Submission deadline.
March 8, 2013: Notification to authors.
May 8, 2013: Final copy submission.

*Bursaries for students*
ISKO C/US will offer a limited number of bursaries for students presenting at the conference. Application guidelines will appear on the ISKO C/US website later this year:
http://iskocus.org/
*Planning Committee:*
Cristina Pattuelli, Pratt Institute, New York
Kathryn La Barre, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Richard Smiraglia, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Hur-Li Lee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee

*Program Committee:*
Arsenault Clément, Université de Montréal
Clare Beghtol, University of Toronto
Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin
Melodie Fox, University of Washington
Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles
Lynne Howarth, University of Toronto
Michèle Hudon, Université de Montréal
Elin Jacob, Indiana University, Bloomington
Barbara Kwasnik, Syracuse University
Aaron Loehrlein, University of British Columbia
Elaine Ménard, McGill University
Elizabeth Milonas, Long Island University
Hope Olson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Joseph Tennis, University of Washington
Nancy Williamson, University of Toronto

See website for details: http://iskocus.org/nasko2013.php

Friday, December 21, 2012

Call for Presentations for the ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Preconference (ALA Annual Chicago 2013)


Call for Presentations for the ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Preconference (ALA Annual Chicago 2013)

Deadline: January 30, 2013

Innovative Library Services and Programs in Digital Era – An International Perspective

The American Library Association, IRRT Preconference Committee invites proposals for presentations at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on June 28, 2013. The IRRT Preconference provides a forum for librarians interested in international librarianship to discuss current state of librarianship in the United. The preconference also offers a platform to showcase best practices in creative use of emerging technologies, international collaboration, and library advocacy from a global perspective. 

This year, the IRRT Preconference is inviting presentation proposals that address important issues, trends, and strategies that contribute to the understanding of the transformation of 21th century libraries along with the emerging technology. Of particular interest for this year’s preconference are case studies of innovative programs and services that address the digital and technology divides with an international perspective. The following topics are suggested for presenters to consider, but other topics pertaining to the theme are welcome:
  •          Design and creation of a digital library
  •          Budget reallocation and procurement for digital resources
  •          Open access options  
  •          Implementation of open source software for small libraries
  •          Practice of mobile technology to support libraries
  •          Use of Social media to promote library services
  •          Preservation and access to local culture and oral history
  •          Enhance sister libraries programs through technology

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

Submission:
Please submit your proposal to tzou@uark.edu and STEFANIE.HAVELKA@lehman.cuny.edu no later than January 30, 2013. All proponents will be notified by February 28, 2013.

The IRRT Preconference will be held on Friday, June 28, 2013 in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference (June 27– July 2, 2013) in Chicago.  It will be a half-day program from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. Up to six presenters will be selected. Each presenter is expected to give 15 minutes of presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.  All presenters are encouraged to submit a copy of PowerPoint slides or full length paper by May 1, 2013, to be included in the preconference packets and published on the IRRT web site after the conference. 

Call for Chapters: International Librarianship: Developing Professional, Intercultural, and Educational Leadership


1 December 2012
Call for Submissions
Call for Chapters:  International Librarianship:  Developing Professional, Intercultural, and Educational Leadership

Editors of the proposed book, International Librarianship:  Developing Professional, Intercultural, and Educational Leadership, seek project participants for chapters. 

Description:
North American library leaders from the academic, corporate, humanitarian, and public service sectors have demonstrated leadership in establishing productive partnerships with international libraries, many in developing countries.

International library work mandates a specific and refined skill set – as active advocates, educators, mentors, and partners – particularly related to diversity, political, and cultural awareness issues.  We solicit contributions which consider the professional growth and enrichment of librarians in the international and intercultural arenas.  

As part of closing the critical loop, we aspire to document how librarians bring these global projects back to their institutions, publicize them in their communities and beyond, and possibly develop instructional tools to communicate this experience to broader constituencies.

Instructions:
Submit a one-page Abstract to all three Editors by 15 February 2013 describing your international library project.  Descriptions should explore the required intercultural skill set, project strategies, challenges and successes, personal and professional enrichment, as well as post-project insights, deliverables, and educative dialogues.  The intended publication for all essays will appear in a book format with SUNY University Press.

Notification will be sent by 1 March 2013.  Chosen participants will be required to submit 3000-5000 word Chapters to the Editors by 20 April 2013.

Editors:
Constantia Constantinou - CConstantinou@sunymaritime.edu
Library Director and Department Chair, SUNY Maritime College
Fulbright Scholar (2011) and Fulbright Senior Specialist (2005) Cyprus

Michael J. Miller – Michael.Miller@qc.cuny.edu
Associate Librarian for Public Services, Queens College, City University of New York
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Grantee (Summer 2011) Morocco and Tunisia

Chief Librarian, Lehman College, City University of New York
Fulbright Senior Specialist (2005) Vietnam and (2011) South Africa

Thursday, December 20, 2012

IMCW2013: The 4th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World (Limerick, Ireland September 2013)


IMCW2013: The 4th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World (Limerick, Ireland September 2013)
September 4-6, 2013, Limerick, Republic of Ireland

Beyond the Cloud: Information…Innovation…Collaboration…
(Second Call for Papers)

Symposium web site: http://imcw2013.bilgiyonetimi.net


SCOPE
IMCW2013: The "4th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World" will take place at the Strand Hotel(http://www.strandhotellimerick.ie/) in Limerick, Ireland, from September 4-6, 2013 (http://imcw2013.bilgiyonetimi.net/).
Cloud computing has transformed the ways in which both individuals and enterprises make use of  IT services and network infrastructure within the last decade.  Everything including infrastructure, platforms, applications, software, data, and communication is now seen “as a service”.  Information, the life-blood of scientific progress, economic growth and social development, is mostly produced, disseminated, used, shared and re-used in digital formats nowadays.  Science, industry and business enterprises tend to become “information” enterprises in that even “money” as matter gets converted to “bits” so as to be stored digitally in computers and transmitted as “information” over the network.  Enterprises have tended to spend well over 70% of their time and money to support the information technologies (IT) and network infrastructure. Now they embrace cloud-based services to manage information more efficiently and effectively. As information managers we must now look Beyond the Cloud, collaborate in order to innovate and inspire while trying to predict what the future holds.
Using cloud-based services increases efficiency, provides cost savings, and enables “collective intelligence” to flourish.  Not-for-profit memory institutions such as libraries, archives, and museums are also making use of cloud-based services.  To name a few, OCLC’s WorldCat, HathiTrust, OAISTER, and Europeana are providing web scale discovery services and aggregated data repositories accessible through the Net.  Yet, information organizations and memory institutions should go beyond the cloud-based services to reap the full benefits of the digital age. 
MAIN THEME
Beyond the Cloud: Information…Innovation…Collaboration…” being the main theme of the Symposium, IMCW2013 aims to bring together information professionals, computer and information scientists, business people and engineers to discuss the implications of cloud computing on information management and to contemplate on how to design and develop innovative and collaborative information services beyond the cloud. As organizers, we thought this is an opportune time for IMCW2013 to review the challenges for information organizations, libraries, archives and museums providing information services in the digital age.  Such challenges range from developing useful services and workflows embedded in users’ work and study environments to benefitting from economies of scale by pooling resources, eliminating redundancies and innovating through collaboration. 
CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributions can be theoretical as well as technical and practical.  Informative case studies are also welcome.  The audience will be information professionals, librarians, archivists, computer and information scientists, and business people, among others.
We accept extended abstracts (no less than 750 words) for full papers; short communications, Research in Progress reports and posters on all aspects of innovative and collaborative information management. Extended abstracts for student papers and posters are also welcome.  Extended abstracts of PhD students to present the interim findings of their ongoing research will also be considered. Please use the template available on the Symposium web site to prepare your contributions and send them to us using the Conference Management Software (openconf) by March 4, 2013.
We also accept proposals to organize workshops, panel sessions and short visual presentations (“pecha kucha”).  Proposals should include a title, a short abstract, proposal type (eg, workshop), the name and contact information of the convener (for sessions and pecha kucha) and be addressed to imcw2013@bilgiyonetimi.net by March 4, 2013.  
Accepted extended abstracts and proposals will appear in the “Book of Abstracts” to be published prior to the Symposium. 
Accepted extended abstracts may be developed as full papers by May 27, 2013.  A short list of papers will be selected so that the revised and extended versions of these papers and posters will appear in the proceedings book to be published by Springer under its Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series and the Symposium web site (decision pending).  Papers that appear in Springer’s CCIS series are indexed in Thomson Reuter’s Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

IMPORTANT DATES

First Call: October 2012
Second Call: December 2012
Third Call: February 2013
Last date to send all types of extended abstracts and proposals: 04 March 2013
Authors notification: 22 April 2013
Submission of extended abstracts in final form: 17 May 2012
Registration starts: May 18, 2013
Submission of full papers (if desired): 14 June 2013
Symposium: 4-6 September 2013

All suggestions and comments are welcome. Please send us your ideas about possible invited

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

CFP: Biomedical & Life Sciences Division (DBIO) contributed papers session at SLA 2013 (San Diego, CA)

CFP:  Biomedical & Life Sciences Division (DBIO) contributed papers session at SLA 2013 (San Diego, CA)

Just a reminder!  The deadline for submitting an abstract to the SLA Biomedical & Life Sciences Division contributed papers committee is approaching on January 2nd, 2013.  Please consider sharing your work with your colleagues!  And spread the word to others you think have something to share and encourage them to submit as well.

Submit abstracts and questions to:
Amy Donahue, Medical College of Wisconsin
Email: amy.e.donahue@gmail.com | Ph: 414-955-8356 Please put "SLA-DBIO Contributed Paper Submission" in Subject line

--original message--

We know you have a good program, successful activity, or great lesson learned that you'd like to share with the SLA membership. Please submit an abstract for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Division (DBIO) contributed papers session at SLA 2013 to share what you've learned or done!

Previous Contributed Papers sessions at SLA have included topics such as:
. Using Patient Literacy and Knowledge to Optimize the Delivery of Health Information . The Missing Link: Libraries' Use of Alert Systems to Provide Information on Health-Related Risks . Role of Librarians in the Development of Computer-Mediated Social Networks: Challenges and Lessons Learned From VIVO Implementation and Outreach.
. Librarian Involvement in a Family Medicine Clerkship Patient Education Project: A Case Report . Road to Open Access in the Sciences: Exploring Publishing Trends in OA Journals at York University . Additional past papers can be found at http://dbiosla.org/events/conf_past/contr.html

THE IMPORTANT DETAILS:
The SLA Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers Committee invites proposals for papers presenting original research, innovative projects or other professional activities of interest to the SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division. SLA 2013 will be held June 9 -11 2013 in San Diego, California.

Abstract: : A 200-500 word abstract should accurately convey the subject of the paper, its scope, and conclusions.? The following website may be helpful for creating your abstract: http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/sociocultural/abstracttips.html.? Abstracts will be scored on evidence of scholarship, methodology, originality, timeliness of the topic, compatibility with 20 min. presentation, and relevance to DBIO members and other SLA attendees.

**Updated Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: January 2nd, 2013**

Papers: If chosen, acceptance of your paper reflects a commitment on your part to:
1) Submit the complete text of your paper to the program convener by May 15, 2013 for inclusion on the DBIO Contributed Papers website.?
2) Present your paper at the SLA annual conference in San Diego, CA (max. 20 minutes).
3) Where appropriate and feasible, offer a brief demonstration or representation of your project during your presentation.

Submit Abstracts to:
Amy Donahue, Medical College of Wisconsin
Email: amy.e.donahue@gmail.com | Ph: 414-955-8356 Please put "SLA-DBIO Contributed Paper Submission" in Subject line

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!? Please also feel free to forward this announcement on to your colleagues and other relevant e-mail lists. Apologies for cross-posting.? The website for this announcement is: http://dbiosla.org/events/conf_next/contr_papers.html

Amy Donahue, MLIS, AHIP
Senior Chair, Contributed Papers Committee, SLA/DBIO

CFP: IFLA Management and Marketing Section (Marketing on a Shoestring: A Lightning Round of Ideas) - Singapore 2013


CFP: IFLA Management and Marketing Section (Marketing on a Shoestring: A Lightning Round of Ideas) - Singapore 2013

17-23 August 2013, Singapore
ThemeMarketing on a Shoestring: A Lightning Round of Ideas
Deadline for Proposals: 31 January 2013
Libraries of all types are challenged to stretch limited resources to respond to diverse customer group wants and needs. Enthusiastic library users are calling on libraries to provide popular services such as e-books, government information and Internet access. Libraries serve as the premiere providers of lifelong learning resources and as repositories for society’s knowledge bank. These growing and disparate roles require increased financial support from funders and other key stakeholders. Strategic marketing planning is critical if today’s library staff are to maintain services and resources, as well as to effectively communicate funding needs. In this changing environment, budgets for marketing the library are minimal or non-existent.
Yet sometimes good partners, ideas, strategy and support have more impact than even an increase in funding. “Marketing on a Shoestring: A Lightning Round of Ideas” will “spark” creativity by offering illustrative case studies and points of view for successful marketing strategies that are not costly, but will gain recognition and resources. We are planning for an “electrical” exchange that will help attendees promote their libraries in communities where it counts.
The full call for papers is available on the IFLA WLIC 2013 website.

Call for Presentations for the ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Preconference (Innovative Library Services and Programs in Digital Era)


Call for Presentations for the ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Preconference (Innovative Library Services and Programs in Digital Era)

Deadline: January 30, 2013
Innovative Library Services and Programs in Digital Era – An International Perspective
The American Library Association, IRRT Preconference Committee invites proposals for presentations at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on June 28, 2013. The IRRT Preconference provides a forum for librarians interested in international librarianship to discuss current state of librarianship in the United. The preconference also offers a platform to showcase best practices in creative use of emerging technologies, international collaboration, and library advocacy from a global perspective. 

This year, the IRRT Preconference is inviting presentation proposals that address important issues, trends, and strategies that contribute to the understanding of the transformation of 21th century libraries along with the emerging technology. Of particular interest for this year’s preconference are case studies of innovative programs and services that address the digital and technology divides with an international perspective. The following topics are suggested for presenters to consider, but other topics pertaining to the theme are welcome:
·       Design and creation of a digital library
·       Budget reallocation and procurement for digital resources
·       Open access options  
·       Implementation of open source software for small libraries
·       Practice of mobile technology to support libraries
·       Use of Social media to promote library services
·       Preservation and access to local culture and oral history
·       Enhance sister libraries programs through technology

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

Submission:
Please submit your proposal to tzou@uark.edu and STEFANIE.HAVELKA@lehman.cuny.edu no later than January 30, 2013. All proponents will be notified by February 28, 2013.

The IRRT Preconference will be held on Friday, June 28, 2013 in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference (June 27– July 2, 2013) in Chicago.  It will be a half-day program from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. Up to six presenters will be selected. Each presenter is expected to give 15 minutes of presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.  All presenters are encouraged to submit a copy of PowerPoint slides or full length paper by May 1, 2013, to be included in the preconference packets and published on the IRRT web site after the conference. 

Friday, December 14, 2012

CFP: News for the future: Dissemination, harvesting, archiving, and retrieving (IFLA 2013)


CFP: News for the future: Dissemination, harvesting, archiving, and retrieving (IFLA 2013)
Open session at IFLA WLIC 2013, August 17-23, 2013, Singapore
Sponsored by the IFLA Newspapers Section


Papers wanted!   Please consider submitting a short proposal to present during the Newspapers Section open session at WLIC 2013 (http://conference.ifla.org/ifla79).  Attendees at past open sessions have included librarians, archivists, digital curation specialists, publishers, researchers, historians, genealogists, and technologists.  This open session gives you a unique opportunity to reach a world-wide audience of news, library, and technology professionals.

Session theme:  The WLIC conference theme “Future Libraries, Infinite Possibilities” and the Newspapers Section open session theme “News for the future: Dissemination, harvesting, archiving, and retrieving” highlights the consequences of digital technology in news creation, production, and dissemination as well as on the post-dissemination fate of news such as preservation of digital and hard assets, collection management, storage of physical and digital content, access and use of digital and physical news collections, and similar fates.

Subordinate themes include
  • Production of electronic news media
  • New business models for news preservation
  • Collaborative news production and preservation
  • Collecting digital media including e-delivery, web-harvesting, legal deposit
  • News metadata capture and enrichment including news industry standards such as NITF, NewsML, hNews, etc as well as traditional library standards such as METS, MODS, ALTO, PREMIS, MIX, etc
  • Digitisation of historical news and newspapers
  • Presentation of and access to digital news collections including crowdsourcing
  • Collaboration of libraries, archives, and museums in the preservation of news
Other topics will be considered, too.

Please note:  Papers for the conference should be written and presented in English.  Proposals should be no more than 300 words in length and must be submitted to Mona Løkås (mona.lokas@nb.no), Mazelan Anuar (mazelan_anuar@nlb.gov.sg), and Sue Kellerman (lsk3@psu.edu) of the Newspapers Section on or before January 31, 2013.  Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by March 4, 2013. The full paper and accompanying presentation slides must be completed and submitted to IFLA before June 2013.  The papers must be original submissions and not published elsewhere.

At least one author is expected to attend WLIC 2013 to present the paper. 
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation, etc., are the responsibility of the authors.  No financial support can be provided by IFLA, however, a special invitation letter can be issued to authors.

Please disseminate and share this information with all colleagues who may be interested.  Looking forward to see all of you in Singapore!
Important dates
 31 Jan 2013 Abstracts due
4 Mar 2013 Acceptance notices sent to authors
30 Jun 2013 Completed papers and presentation submitted.

Questions?  Please contact Mona Løkås (mona.lokas@nb.no)Mazelan Anuar (mazelan_anuar@nlb.gov.sg), or Sue Kellerman (lsk3@psu.edu).

Best regards,
Frederick Zarndt
Chair, IFLA Newspapers Section

Call for Papers - Reference & Information Services Section - WLIC Singapore 2013

Call for Papers - Reference & Information Services Section - WLIC Singapore 2013

World Library and Information Congress
79th IFLA General Congress and Assembly 17-23 August 2013, Singapore
Conference Motto:  "Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities"
http://www.ifla.org/en/about-the-reference-and-information-services-section  


The Section's 2-hour Open Session is entitled:
Change as a Constant: infinite possibilities for reference and information services

In a rapidly changing digital environment, new possibilities for reference and information services can arise. This calls for new service models as well as competencies in delivering the reference and information services through the various channels, especially through social media and the increasingly popular mobile channels. There are also new possibilities in delivering reference services to people with special needs.

We have the following suggested themes for potential speakers - though we are prepared to consider other themes linked to our Session title.
-Role & Place of  library information service in a hybrid information resource environment
-Integrating Social media with reference services
-Discovery tools for  greater discovery of reference resources
-New service models in reference and information services
-Information discoveries in infinite combinations (IDIC !)
-How will the relationship and collaboration between librarians and users change? 
-Redefining reference and information services competencies (emphasis on competencies) 
-The roll of pedagogical skills in delivering reference and information services (emphasis on pedagogical skills)
-Providing reference services to people with special needs
-Marketing of reference services to people with special needs 

During the session we aim to have between 4 and 6 speakers, presenting a paper in advance of the Conference - see important dates below - but also giving a 15 to 20 minute summary during the RISS Session. You can select any theme from our Call for Papers, although we would retain the option to ask for changes if there was serious overlap with the other speakers.   IFLA has accepted that it may be impractical to require that every speaker prepares a formal paper, as well as the PowerPoint presentation.  If speakers cannot produce papers, however, they must prepare a substantial abstract, including references such as URLs and bibliographies, to accompany their presentation.

On this basis, the RISS Committee is looking primarily for both papers and presentations, but we are prepared to accept some submissions for just presentation and abstract. 

The annual IFLA Conference attracts nearly 4,000 delegates from over 100 countries.  Speakers, therefore, have the opportunity to address a large and diverse audience,  plus any papers given are published on the IFLA website and may appear later in the IFLA Journal. 

Please note that, unfortunately,  the Section has no funds to assist with your attendance at the Conference.   Please also note that In accordance with IFLA's Open Access Statement all papers that are presented at the WLIC 2013 should be available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

Important dates

31 Jan 2013           Deadline for submitting Proposals for Papers & Presentations or Substantial Abstracts and Presentations plus a very brief biography of the Speaker

Feb 2013              Successful Speakers notified, and IFLA forms completed by RISS and the Speakers

1st April 2013        Deadline for Abstracts- to be approximately 150 words or 500 words if not accompanying a Paper

1st May 2013         Deadline for submission of completed Paper to RISS. The paper should be no more than 3000 words in length. The paper should be in one of the IFLA official languages, but the conference language is English. If the paper is in any  other official IFLA language than English, an accompanying translation in English must be attached.  Proposed papers must be original and not have been published elsewhere.

Mid- June 2013    Deadline for PowerPoint presentations from Speakers  

The papers will undergo a review process by the RISS Standing Committee. 

The Proposals should be sent to: 

Jane Weller, Secretary, RISS, UK  janeweller@90thentry.info headed IFLA RISS Papers.  These will then be considered by the Chair, Judy Ng, National Library Board, Singapore, and fellow Committee members. 

Many thanks

Jane Weller