Call for Chapters: "Handbook of Research on E-Learning Standards and Interoperability: Frameworks and Issues"

Call for Chapters: "Handbook of Research on E-Learning Standards and Interoperability: Frameworks and Issues"

*Proposals Submission Deadline: April 30, 2009
*Full Articles Due: July 30, 2009

Full call for chapters: http://www.scm.tees.ac.uk/flazarinis/

A book edited by Fotis Lazarinis, Steve Green, Elaine Pearson University of Teesside, UK

To be published by Information Science Reference, IGI GLOBAL

--Introduction & Objective of the book--

As the e-learning industry continues to expand every day, and the methods and tools necessary to create and maintain content and infrastructure applications become more complicated there is an inherent need for these applications to interoperate and exchange data in order to better support the needs of learners and educators. This book aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of e-learning standards
and interoperability. The main purpose of the handbook is to promote the discussion of and present specific solutions for increasing the interoperability of future standalone and Web-based educational tools. Further, the role and issues arising from the deployment of learning standards will be investigated. The ultimate goal of this publication is to be a scholarly edition suitable for practitioners and researchers in the area of educational technology with a focus on content reusability and interoperability.

--Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following
(Additional topics can be found at http://www.scm.tees.ac.uk/flazarinis/):
* Learning standards for interoperability
* Interoperability use cases
* Interoperability of Web-based educational systems
* Learning objects repository interoperability

--Submission Procedure--
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 30, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by May 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.

--Publisher--
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," and "IGI Publishing" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.

Inquiries and submissions (Word document) can be forwarded
electronically or by mail to: Fotis Lazarinis,
f.lazarinis@scm.tees.ac.uk

--Important Dates--
April 30, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline
May 15, 2009: Notification of Acceptance
July 30, 2009: Full Chapter Submission Deadline
September 10, 2009: Review Result Returned
October 30, 2009: Final Chapter Submission

CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009

CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009

February 10-11, 2009

Pre-Conferences February 9, 2009

UCLA - Covel Commons

Los Angeles, CA


Reminder: Call for Proposals

http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/cfp

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ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a
proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009 Conference to be
held February 10-12, 2009 with pre-conferences on February 9th. The
conference location will be the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.



View Track Descriptions:

http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/trackPolicies


Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The proposal deadline is October 15, 2008.

Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. We will also hold a period of open voting to allow potential attendees to help shape the program. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.

Compensation: Presenters receive 50% off the cost of registration.

More information about the Call for Proposals is available at:

http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/schedConf/cfp


Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to
Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter
(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu).


ER&L '09 conference details are online at:

http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009

Second Call for Proposals: 8th Annual Brick and Click Libraries – An Academic Library Symposium

Second Call for Proposals: 8th Annual Brick and Click Libraries – An Academic Library Symposium
Submission Deadline – February 29, 2008
8th Annual Brick and Click Libraries – An Academic Library Symposium
Friday, November 7, 2008
Location and Sponsor: Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri
http://brickandclick.org

What is the "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium"?
It is a one-day practical symposium of relevance to academic librarians providing resources and services for traditional and online students and faculty.

What presentation topics are you looking for?
http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/sampletopics.htm

Is there a fee reduction for presenters?
Presenter fee is $100, attendee fee is $135

Is there an opportunity to publish a paper along with giving a presentation? Yes! Visit http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/presenters.htm

How do I submit a proposal?
http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/presenterform.htm

Do you have a timeline? http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/deadlines.htm

What if I have other questions?
Send questions to Kathy Ferguson: juliah@nwmissouri.edu

See you at Brick and Click!

Kathy Ferguson and Carolyn Johnson, Co-Coordinators
Brick and Click Libraries
http://brickandclick.org
B.D. Owens Library
Northwest Missouri State University

CFP: People Transforming Information - Information Transforming People (ASIS)

CFP: People Transforming Information - Information Transforming People (ASIS)
Date: October 24-29, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH

Submission Deadlines
Jan.21, 2008 Proposals due for contributed papers, technical sessions panels, and pre- or Post-conferences
Feb. 25, 2008 Proposals due for contributed posters/short papers
March 31, 2008 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
May 27, 2008 Final versions due for conference proceedings

Complete Call: HTTP://WWW.ASIS.ORG/Conferences/am08/AM08cfp.HTML

ASIS&T 2008 will focus on how people transform information as well as how information transforms people. Submissions by researchers and practitioners are solicited on a wide range of human-centered approaches to topics.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS
Contributed papers
http://www.softconf.com/asis/AM08_Contributed_Papers/submit.html
The submission of original, recent, formally conducted research and projects, theoretical developments, or innovative practical applications is encouraged. Accepted papers will be published in the digital conference proceedings.

Contributed posters/short papers
http://www.softconf.com/asis/AM08_Posters/submit.html
Two types of posters/short papers are encouraged. Contributed research posters present new and promising work or preliminary results of research projects. Contributed “best practices” posters present the results of design projects, practical implementations or industry innovations. The final version of these short papers will be published in the digital conference proceedings. During the conference, presenters are expected to display their work as a poster, incorporating text and illustrations as appropriate.

Technical sessions and panels
http://www.softconf.com/asis/AM08-Panels/submit.html
Technical sessions and panels present topics for discussion such as cutting-edge research and design, analyses of emerging trends, opinions on controversial issues, reports by practitioners on current information science and technology projects, and contrasting viewpoints from experts in complementary professional areas. The final versions of these submissions will be published in the digital conference proceedings.

Pre- and Post-conference sessions
http://www.softconf.com/asis/AM08_Pre-Post_Cons/submit.html
Pre- and Post-conference sessions present topics such as theoretical research, management strategies, and new and innovative systems or products, typically for purposes of concept development or continuing education. Purely promotional programs are excluded. Formats may include seminars, courses, workshops, and symposia. Sessions are scheduled for half to a full day and require a registration fee beyond the regular conference fee.

Submission Deadlines
Jan.21, 2008 Proposals due for contributed papers, technical sessions panels, and pre- or Post-conferences
Feb. 25, 2008 Proposals due for contributed posters/short papers
March 31, 2008 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
May 27, 2008 Final versions due for conference proceedings

Any problems with electronic submissions should be directed to:
Richard Hill (rhill@asis.org)

CFP: 12th International Conference on Electronic Publishing

CFP: 12th International Conference on Electronic Publishing
25 to 27 June 2008, Toronto, Canada

Key Dates:
January 20th 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts (in all categories):

February 28, 2008: Authors will be notified of the acceptance of submitted papers and workshop proposals.

April 11th, 2008: Final papers must be received. See website for detailed author instructions.

URL: http://www.elpub.net/

CFP URL: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~elpub2008/call.html


Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0

Scholarly communications, in particular scholarly publications, are undergoing tremendous changes. Researchers, universities, funding bodies, research libraries and publishers are responding in different ways, from active experimentation, adaptation, to strong resistance. The ELPUB2008 conference will focus on key issues on the future of scholarly communications resulting from the intersection of semantic web technologies, the development of cyberinfrastructure for humanities and the sciences, and new dissemination channels and business models. We welcome a wide variety of papers from members of these communities whose research and experiments are transforming the nature of scholarly communications. Topics include but are not restricted to:

* New Publishing models, tools, services and roles
* New scholarly constructs and discourse methods
* Innovative business models for scholarly publishing
* Multilingual and multimodal interfaces
* Services and technology for specific user communities, media, and content
* Content search, analysis and retrieval
* Interoperability, scalability and middleware infrastructure to facilitate awareness and discovery
* Personalisation technologies (e.g. social tagging, folksonomies, RSS, microformats)
* Metadata creation, usage and interoperability
* Semantic web issues
* Data mining, text harvesting, and dynamic formatting
* User generated content and its relation to publisher's content
* Usage and citation impact
* Security, privacy and copyright issues
* Digital preservation, content authentication
* Recommendations, guidelines, interoperability standards

Author Guidelines (see Call for Papers Link) or write elpub2008@elpub.net

CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008

CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008

March 18-21, 2008
Atlanta, GA

Call for Proposals (Deadline - November 1, 2007)

http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008

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ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008 Conference to be held March 19-21, 2008, with pre-conference sessions on March 18. The conference location will be the Global Learning and Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.

View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008/schedConf/trackPolicies

Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The Proposal Deadline is Nov. 1, 2007

Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.

Compensation: Presenters receive 25% off the cost of registration.

More info: ER&L provides a forum for information professionals to explore ideas, trends, and technologies related to electronic resources and digital services. 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. We hope to foster collaborative, cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to
the issues e-resources have brought to our environment.

Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu). Please direct questions related to preconferences to Xan Arch(xanadu@stanford.edu).

ER&L '08 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008

Gayle Baker
Professor & Electronic Services Coordinator
University of Tennessee Libraries
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
865.974.3519 (voice) 865.974.0551 (fax)
gsbaker@utk.edu