Conference Name: ALADN (Academic Library Advancement and Development Network) Conference 2005
Conference Date: March 6-9, 2005
Conference Location: New Orleans, LA
Deadline: November 15, 2004
For more information, visit the links below. The main ALADN page has past programs so you can see what was presented in the past. Some of the program ideas they would like to explore this year include:
-Turning Annual Giving Donors into Major Donors
-Let’s Play Nice Together: Working with Development Officers/Librarians in the Fundraising World
-Popular Library Naming Opportunities and How You Sell Them
-Unique Stewardship and Fundraising Events
-Raising Money for Endowed Positions in the Library
-Working with Administration: What Library Development Officers Need to Know
-Library as a Part of the University Campaign
-Special Collections: We have Artifacts and We’re not Afraid to Use Them!
-Creative Ways to Thank Your Donor
URLS:
Main Home Page for ALADN: http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/aladn/
Conference Home: http://www.loyno.edu/~aladn/home.htm
Proposal Form (PDF): http://www.loyno.edu/~aladn/proposal.pdf
For more information, contact: Karlene Noel Jennings (Iowa State University Foundation),
knj@iastate.edu
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Saturday, October 09, 2004
CFP: Workshop on Instruction in Library Use
Conference: Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (34th Meeting)
Conference Date: May 18-20, 2005
Conference Location: Guelph, Ontario
Deadline Date: November 26, 2004
The WILU 2005 program will challenge participants to reflect on the placement of information literacy in the broader context of other forms of literacy. Join us to explore a broad range of the theories and practices of the many faces of literacy: reading and writing, computer, information, media, visual, statistical and academic literacy. What role do libraries and librarians play in addressing, promoting, and collaborating with partners to advance these forms of literacy?
Presentation formats
Paper: a theoretical, comparative, or other analytical consideration relevant to the theme. Time allotted: 45 minutes (including 15 minutes discussion time)
Case study: description of and reflections on a particular activity or ongoing project. Time allotted: 45 minutes (including 15 minutes discussion time)
Hands-on Workshop: following a brief introduction and explanation of the goals all attendees participate in a group activity with concluding input by the workshop organizer. Time allotted: 90 minutes
Round Table: A max of three to speak for ~15 minutes each followed by a general discussion which is moderated by a chairperson. Please supply names of the chairperson and all panelists. Time allotted: 90 minutes
URLS:
Call for Papers Home: http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/wilu/proposal.html
Conference Home: http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/wilu/
Conference Date: May 18-20, 2005
Conference Location: Guelph, Ontario
Deadline Date: November 26, 2004
The WILU 2005 program will challenge participants to reflect on the placement of information literacy in the broader context of other forms of literacy. Join us to explore a broad range of the theories and practices of the many faces of literacy: reading and writing, computer, information, media, visual, statistical and academic literacy. What role do libraries and librarians play in addressing, promoting, and collaborating with partners to advance these forms of literacy?
Presentation formats
Paper: a theoretical, comparative, or other analytical consideration relevant to the theme. Time allotted: 45 minutes (including 15 minutes discussion time)
Case study: description of and reflections on a particular activity or ongoing project. Time allotted: 45 minutes (including 15 minutes discussion time)
Hands-on Workshop: following a brief introduction and explanation of the goals all attendees participate in a group activity with concluding input by the workshop organizer. Time allotted: 90 minutes
Round Table: A max of three to speak for ~15 minutes each followed by a general discussion which is moderated by a chairperson. Please supply names of the chairperson and all panelists. Time allotted: 90 minutes
URLS:
Call for Papers Home: http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/wilu/proposal.html
Conference Home: http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/wilu/
Thursday, October 07, 2004
CFP - Innovative Users Group (IUG) 2005
Conference Name: Innovative Users Group (IUG)
Conference Date: May 1-4, 2005
Conference Location: San Francisco, California
Deadline: November 5, 2004
NOTE: Follow the link below for the full list of topics. This is the description information.
This is a list of topics that YOU told us you would like to hear about at the next Innovative Users Group Meeting (May 1-4, 2005, San Franciso, CA). We need volunteers to give these presentations. Don't be shy - you know more than you think you do! If you don't want to go it alone, think about participating in a panel discussion or coordinating a program and finding other presenters. You are certainly not limited to topics on this list, but this is a good place if you’re looking for ideas.
Program Tips:
Both novice and advanced user levels are needed:
-Overview of a module or a function for beginners (including experienced users starting to use the module or function)
-Real-life examples from libraries using the module/functionality
-Programs that delve with more depth into one smaller area or function
Include both public and academic libraries as much as possible on panels
Users like "nuts and bolts", "this is how to do it", "what it can do for you" and "we had this problem and here is what we did about it" programs
All submitted programs will be reviewed by the Committee before being accepted. We are working with a finite number of program.
URLs
Suggested Topics: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug2005/Suggested_Topics.html
Main Conference Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug2005
Main IUG Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org
For more information, contact the Program Committee Chair, Cheryl Gowing, University of Miami
cgowing@miami.edu
NOTE: The webform for submitting conference proposals is not online yet.
Conference Date: May 1-4, 2005
Conference Location: San Francisco, California
Deadline: November 5, 2004
NOTE: Follow the link below for the full list of topics. This is the description information.
This is a list of topics that YOU told us you would like to hear about at the next Innovative Users Group Meeting (May 1-4, 2005, San Franciso, CA). We need volunteers to give these presentations. Don't be shy - you know more than you think you do! If you don't want to go it alone, think about participating in a panel discussion or coordinating a program and finding other presenters. You are certainly not limited to topics on this list, but this is a good place if you’re looking for ideas.
Program Tips:
Both novice and advanced user levels are needed:
-Overview of a module or a function for beginners (including experienced users starting to use the module or function)
-Real-life examples from libraries using the module/functionality
-Programs that delve with more depth into one smaller area or function
Include both public and academic libraries as much as possible on panels
Users like "nuts and bolts", "this is how to do it", "what it can do for you" and "we had this problem and here is what we did about it" programs
All submitted programs will be reviewed by the Committee before being accepted. We are working with a finite number of program.
URLs
Suggested Topics: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug2005/Suggested_Topics.html
Main Conference Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug2005
Main IUG Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org
For more information, contact the Program Committee Chair, Cheryl Gowing, University of Miami
cgowing@miami.edu
NOTE: The webform for submitting conference proposals is not online yet.
CFP - NASIG Annual Conference (2005)
Conference Name: NASIG 2005 Annual Conference (North American Serials Interest Group)
Conference Date: May 19-22, 2005
Conference Location: Minneapolis, MN
Deadline: November 3, 2004
The Program Planning Committee is issuing a second and final targeted call for proposals. After reviewing the proposals we have received during the first call and trying to identify elements of a comprehensive program, the Committee is interested in proposals that address the following topics:
-Funding strategies
-Off-site storage issues related to cataloging, inventory & management
-Helping patrons understand the serials crisis
-New licensing issues
-How to write and respond to RFPs
-Blogs and wikis in libraries, including whether to catalog and/or provide
access, how they are being used
-Archiving debates: PubMED vs LOCKSS vs publisher sites
-Embargo vs open access for NIH articles
-Aggregators
-Effect of the aggregator-neutral record on serials cataloging practice
-FRBR and continuing resources
-The idea of seriality in cataloging
-MARC holdings
-Presentation Skills
-Profession in general (recruiting, etc.)
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the
right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and
to avoid duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions
as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group,
please see: http://www.nasig.org
For complete program information, please see the original Call for
Proposals and Program Ideas Suggestions at:
http://www.nasig.org/public/2005proposals.htm
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm
To suggest a proposal, please fill out the submission form available at:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm
Conference Date: May 19-22, 2005
Conference Location: Minneapolis, MN
Deadline: November 3, 2004
The Program Planning Committee is issuing a second and final targeted call for proposals. After reviewing the proposals we have received during the first call and trying to identify elements of a comprehensive program, the Committee is interested in proposals that address the following topics:
-Funding strategies
-Off-site storage issues related to cataloging, inventory & management
-Helping patrons understand the serials crisis
-New licensing issues
-How to write and respond to RFPs
-Blogs and wikis in libraries, including whether to catalog and/or provide
access, how they are being used
-Archiving debates: PubMED vs LOCKSS vs publisher sites
-Embargo vs open access for NIH articles
-Aggregators
-Effect of the aggregator-neutral record on serials cataloging practice
-FRBR and continuing resources
-The idea of seriality in cataloging
-MARC holdings
-Presentation Skills
-Profession in general (recruiting, etc.)
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the
right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and
to avoid duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions
as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group,
please see: http://www.nasig.org
For complete program information, please see the original Call for
Proposals and Program Ideas Suggestions at:
http://www.nasig.org/public/2005proposals.htm
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm
To suggest a proposal, please fill out the submission form available at:
http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm
General Info - Library Philosophy and Practice
Library Philosophy and Practice is a refereed electronic journal publishing articles that demonstrate the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory which are behind it. Issues appear twice a year, in Fall and Spring. The reviewing process takes four to six weeks, and the deadline for submissions to be considered for each issue is August for the Spring issue, and May for the Fall issue.
Submit manuscripts of approximately 2,000-6,000 words electronically to the editors in any IBM-compatible word-processing format, or in HTML. Articles may include graphics and embedded objects.
LPP does not accept simultaneous submissions. Please do not submit manuscripts which are being considered elsewhere. Please do not submit manuscripts to LPP and other journals at the same time.
URLS:
Authors Information: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/authors.htm
Main Journal Page: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/lpp.htm
Submit manuscripts of approximately 2,000-6,000 words electronically to the editors in any IBM-compatible word-processing format, or in HTML. Articles may include graphics and embedded objects.
LPP does not accept simultaneous submissions. Please do not submit manuscripts which are being considered elsewhere. Please do not submit manuscripts to LPP and other journals at the same time.
URLS:
Authors Information: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/authors.htm
Main Journal Page: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/lpp.htm
Monday, October 04, 2004
Deadline Extended -- Encyclopedia of African American Literature
The editors of *An Encyclopedia of African American Literature,* under contract with Greenwood Press, seek contributors to write entries on the following authors and topics: Hilton Als, *The Amsterdam News,* Samuel A. Beadle, Frank London Brown, Barbara Chase-Riboud, James D. Corrothers, Creole, Nathaniel Dett, Education (in Literature), A. R. Flowers, T. Thomas Fortune, E. Franklin Frazier, O. O. Gabugah, Jewelle Gomez, Sutton E. Griggs, Carl Hancock, Humor, Edward Smythe Jones, Jake Lamar, Lesbian Literature, Los Angeles (in Literature), Love (in Literature), Victoria Earle Matthews, Middle Passage (in Literature), Opal Moore, Robert Deane Pharr, Prose Poem, Prosody, Eugene Redmond, Robert Reid Pharr, Revolutionary War (in Literature), San Francisco Bay Area (in Literature), Sexuality/Sexual Identity (in Literature), Signifying, Venture Smith, Spirituals, Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr., Richard Wesley, and Shay Youngblood.
Entries will range in length from 350 to 2000 words, depending on the topic, and will be due by November 15, 2004. Detailed information about the *Encyclopedia* is available online at
http://www.ups.edu/faculty/ostrom/New_Folder/encyclopedia.html
If you would be interested in contributing to the *Encyclopedia* or would like more information about this project, please contact David Macey at the University of Central Oklahoma (dmacey@ucok.edu, 405-974-5641) or Hans Ostrom at the University of Puget Sound (ostrom@ups.edu, 254-879-3434).
Entries will range in length from 350 to 2000 words, depending on the topic, and will be due by November 15, 2004. Detailed information about the *Encyclopedia* is available online at
http://www.ups.edu/faculty/ostrom/New_Folder/encyclopedia.html
If you would be interested in contributing to the *Encyclopedia* or would like more information about this project, please contact David Macey at the University of Central Oklahoma (dmacey@ucok.edu, 405-974-5641) or Hans Ostrom at the University of Puget Sound (ostrom@ups.edu, 254-879-3434).
Thursday, September 30, 2004
CFP: Encyclopedia of Support Services and Distance Education
Encyclopedia of Support Services and Distance Education Location
Deadline: 2004-10-15
Seeking additional short entries (1000 to 3000 words) on all topics related to support services in distance education for the Encyclopedia of Support Services and Distance Education. Entries can relate to the following areas: academic support services, technical services, social services, and business/industry. For a more detailed list of topics and additional information abouut the project, please contact Mary Hricko, Editor at the e-mail address given below.
Mary Hricko
Kent State University Geauga Campus
14111 Claridon-Troy Road
Burton, OH 44021
PH: 440-834-3717
Email: mhricko@kent.edu
Deadline: 2004-10-15
Seeking additional short entries (1000 to 3000 words) on all topics related to support services in distance education for the Encyclopedia of Support Services and Distance Education. Entries can relate to the following areas: academic support services, technical services, social services, and business/industry. For a more detailed list of topics and additional information abouut the project, please contact Mary Hricko, Editor at the e-mail address given below.
Mary Hricko
Kent State University Geauga Campus
14111 Claridon-Troy Road
Burton, OH 44021
PH: 440-834-3717
Email: mhricko@kent.edu
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
CFP -- Association for Recorded Sound Collections
Conference Name: Association for Recorded Sound Collections
Conference Location: Austin, Texas
Conference Date: March 30-April 2, 2005
Deadline: November 15, 2004
ARSC invites submissions of program proposals for our 39th annual conference. Papers, panels, and demonstrations on all aspects of recordings and recorded sound are welcome. We especially encourage papers on music from Texas, including the blues, classical, conjunto, country, cowboy, electric blues, honky-tonk, jazz, rock and roll, Tejano, western swing, and the many other musical forms that emanate from or flourish in this part of the country.
For more infomation, please visit:
Call for Papers Form: http://www.arsc-audio.org/2005conference_call.html
Conference Main Page: http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference2005.html
Organization Main Page: http://www.arsc-audio.org/index.html
Conference Location: Austin, Texas
Conference Date: March 30-April 2, 2005
Deadline: November 15, 2004
ARSC invites submissions of program proposals for our 39th annual conference. Papers, panels, and demonstrations on all aspects of recordings and recorded sound are welcome. We especially encourage papers on music from Texas, including the blues, classical, conjunto, country, cowboy, electric blues, honky-tonk, jazz, rock and roll, Tejano, western swing, and the many other musical forms that emanate from or flourish in this part of the country.
For more infomation, please visit:
Call for Papers Form: http://www.arsc-audio.org/2005conference_call.html
Conference Main Page: http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference2005.html
Organization Main Page: http://www.arsc-audio.org/index.html
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
CFP - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture (SW/T PCA)
Conference: Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture Area
of Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Assn. & Southwest/Texas American Culture Assn.
2005 Annual Conference
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque * Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 9-12, 2005
Deadline: November 15, 2004
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 a study of library marketing in Romania, an overview of collection development for feminist spirituality, and a consideration of Gone with the Wind as an information product.
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
Send a 200-word abstract to the Area Co-Chairs by November 15, 2004. Include your complete mailing address, school or other affiliation, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number. Graduate students are encouraged to present, and to apply for the graduate paper prizes listed at http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/Awards/awards.htm
For more information and to submit abstracts, email:
Janet Brennan Croft
University of Oklahoma
e-mail: jbcroft@ou.edu
Rhonda Harris Taylor
University of Oklahoma
e-mail: rtaylor@ou.edu
of Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Assn. & Southwest/Texas American Culture Assn.
2005 Annual Conference
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque * Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 9-12, 2005
Deadline: November 15, 2004
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 a study of library marketing in Romania, an overview of collection development for feminist spirituality, and a consideration of Gone with the Wind as an information product.
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
Send a 200-word abstract to the Area Co-Chairs by November 15, 2004. Include your complete mailing address, school or other affiliation, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number. Graduate students are encouraged to present, and to apply for the graduate paper prizes listed at http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/Awards/awards.htm
For more information and to submit abstracts, email:
Janet Brennan Croft
University of Oklahoma
e-mail: jbcroft@ou.edu
Rhonda Harris Taylor
University of Oklahoma
e-mail: rtaylor@ou.edu
CFP: Syllabus2005 Conference
Conference: Syllabus2005 Conference
Conference Date: July 24-28, 2005
Conference Location: Los Angeles, CA
Deadline: November 30, 2004
Share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues from across the country and around the world at Syllabus2005, next summer in Los Angeles. Our annual five-day conference—which includes a day's visit to the UCLA campus—will feature informative sessions across all technology areas in higher education and will address needs of administrators, IT professionals, faculty, and instructional technology designers. Syllabus2005 will incorporate a wide range of session types, including in-depth skill development workshops, strategic panel discussions, and practical case studies. Breakout sessions will be offered in conference tracks focused on key concerns of higher education technology professionals.
Content Area 1: High-Tech Tools for AdministrationIn-the-trenches sessions designed for higher education staff that use administrative tools in their functional areas.
Content Area 2: IT and Computing in the InstitutionPlanning and implementing institution-wide IT systems, and the tools, resources, and strategies that will help.
Content Area 3: Institutional Strategies - The View Through the IT LensTrends, leadership, and best practices to inform executives charged with guiding the future of academic institutions.
Content Area 4: Teaching with Technology Submissions in this area should be focused on delivering education to the student, with discipline-specific examples of the applications of technology for instruction.
Content Area 5: Instructional Design - Curriculum and Course DesignDesigning, producing, and implementing technology-enhanced instructional programs, effective curriculum, and classroom tools.
Content Area 6: Technologies to Watch - Present & FutureCase studies, practical examples, or survey courses, highlighting new technologies that will make a difference in the way faculty, staff, and administrators will carry out their roles -now and in the future.
For more information, visit:
http://www.syllabus.com/conferences/summer2005/display.asp?nav_id=37
or
http://www.syllabus.com/conferences/summer2005/index.asp
Conference Date: July 24-28, 2005
Conference Location: Los Angeles, CA
Deadline: November 30, 2004
Share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues from across the country and around the world at Syllabus2005, next summer in Los Angeles. Our annual five-day conference—which includes a day's visit to the UCLA campus—will feature informative sessions across all technology areas in higher education and will address needs of administrators, IT professionals, faculty, and instructional technology designers. Syllabus2005 will incorporate a wide range of session types, including in-depth skill development workshops, strategic panel discussions, and practical case studies. Breakout sessions will be offered in conference tracks focused on key concerns of higher education technology professionals.
Content Area 1: High-Tech Tools for AdministrationIn-the-trenches sessions designed for higher education staff that use administrative tools in their functional areas.
Content Area 2: IT and Computing in the InstitutionPlanning and implementing institution-wide IT systems, and the tools, resources, and strategies that will help.
Content Area 3: Institutional Strategies - The View Through the IT LensTrends, leadership, and best practices to inform executives charged with guiding the future of academic institutions.
Content Area 4: Teaching with Technology Submissions in this area should be focused on delivering education to the student, with discipline-specific examples of the applications of technology for instruction.
Content Area 5: Instructional Design - Curriculum and Course DesignDesigning, producing, and implementing technology-enhanced instructional programs, effective curriculum, and classroom tools.
Content Area 6: Technologies to Watch - Present & FutureCase studies, practical examples, or survey courses, highlighting new technologies that will make a difference in the way faculty, staff, and administrators will carry out their roles -now and in the future.
For more information, visit:
http://www.syllabus.com/conferences/summer2005/display.asp?nav_id=37
or
http://www.syllabus.com/conferences/summer2005/index.asp
CFP - ED-MEDIA 2005
Confernce: ED-MEDIA 2005 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Conference Dates: June 27-July 2, 2005
Conference Location: Montreal, Canada
Deadline: December 20, 2004
ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
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.
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
For more information, please visit the Call for Papers Main Page: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
Conference Dates: June 27-July 2, 2005
Conference Location: Montreal, Canada
Deadline: December 20, 2004
ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
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.
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
For more information, please visit the Call for Papers Main Page: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
CFP - LOEX 2005
Conference: LOEX (Clearinghouse for Library Instruction)
Conference Date: May 12-14, 2005
Conference Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Deadline: November 30, 2004
Conference Theme:
"Information and knowledge are intertwined by their very structure and existence. They are integral to each other's state of being." (Owusu-Ansah, 2003) Information Literacy (IL) at its best happens when teaching librarians combine their efforts with faculty at their institutions. In fact, divorced from the efforts of professors who are teaching their students to question and to think critically, IL is dull for the teaching librarian and irrelevant to the student. Picture those hour-long sessions with students following a librarian's mouse-clicks on a projected screen? Students stare blankly into space. Teaching librarians burn out.
But when integrated successfully with the intellectual work of faculty and students, IL can lead to exciting discovery, connecting thinkers in the present as well as those in the present with those in the past. It can engage us with one another, and with the larger world of ideas and actions.
At LOEX 2005, we'll explore ways that innovative librarians and their institutions are working to integrate Information Literacy and academic programs, to help each member of their community discover, connect, and engage with the world of ideas. LOEX invites all instruction librarians, and others involved with or interested in instruction, to share their expertise by submitting proposals to speak at one of the conference's concurrent sessions.
See below pages for detailed call for papers and more contact/conference information
URLS:
Call for Papers Site: http://library.louisville.edu/loex2005/call.htm
Main Conference Site: http://library.louisville.edu/loex2005/
Main LOEX Site: http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html
Conference Date: May 12-14, 2005
Conference Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Deadline: November 30, 2004
Conference Theme:
"Information and knowledge are intertwined by their very structure and existence. They are integral to each other's state of being." (Owusu-Ansah, 2003) Information Literacy (IL) at its best happens when teaching librarians combine their efforts with faculty at their institutions. In fact, divorced from the efforts of professors who are teaching their students to question and to think critically, IL is dull for the teaching librarian and irrelevant to the student. Picture those hour-long sessions with students following a librarian's mouse-clicks on a projected screen? Students stare blankly into space. Teaching librarians burn out.
But when integrated successfully with the intellectual work of faculty and students, IL can lead to exciting discovery, connecting thinkers in the present as well as those in the present with those in the past. It can engage us with one another, and with the larger world of ideas and actions.
At LOEX 2005, we'll explore ways that innovative librarians and their institutions are working to integrate Information Literacy and academic programs, to help each member of their community discover, connect, and engage with the world of ideas. LOEX invites all instruction librarians, and others involved with or interested in instruction, to share their expertise by submitting proposals to speak at one of the conference's concurrent sessions.
See below pages for detailed call for papers and more contact/conference information
URLS:
Call for Papers Site: http://library.louisville.edu/loex2005/call.htm
Main Conference Site: http://library.louisville.edu/loex2005/
Main LOEX Site: http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/loex.html
Saturday, September 18, 2004
CFP - Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing
SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing) will be sponsoring two panels at the American Literature Association annual 16th annual conference at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 26-29, 2005 (Thursday through Sunday of Memorial Day weekend). I am seeking submissions on the following topics:
Literary Anthologies/Anthologizing: History of the Book approaches to American literary anthologies, including studies of the editing of anthologies, the fate of particular authors in anthologies, the marketing of anthologies, etc.
Cross-Gender Transactions in American Book History: Men editing women, women editing men, women reading male-authored texts, men reading female-authored texts, men mentoring women, women mentoring men, and other transactions and mediations between men and women in the production, circulation, and consumption of American literary texts. New case studies or new approaches to old examples.
Send abstracts or completed papers and a brief c.v. by December 1, 2004 to:
Melissa J. Homestead
Assistant Professor of English
mjhomestead@ou.edu
760 Van Vleet Oval, Room 113
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
e-mail submission of documents as Word attachments preferred
Literary Anthologies/Anthologizing: History of the Book approaches to American literary anthologies, including studies of the editing of anthologies, the fate of particular authors in anthologies, the marketing of anthologies, etc.
Cross-Gender Transactions in American Book History: Men editing women, women editing men, women reading male-authored texts, men reading female-authored texts, men mentoring women, women mentoring men, and other transactions and mediations between men and women in the production, circulation, and consumption of American literary texts. New case studies or new approaches to old examples.
Send abstracts or completed papers and a brief c.v. by December 1, 2004 to:
Melissa J. Homestead
Assistant Professor of English
mjhomestead@ou.edu
760 Van Vleet Oval, Room 113
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
e-mail submission of documents as Word attachments preferred
CFP - European Popular Culture (book chapter)
Authors are sought for individual chapters of the Europe volume of the Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture, a six-volume set under contract with the Greenwood Publishing Group.
Each volume will consist of narrative chapters, similar in style and scope to the individual entries in the “American Popular Culture through History” series (also Greenwood). Starting with the onset of mass media culture during the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, each essay should provide a chronological overview over its topic. The average length of entries will be between 12,500 and 13,000 words, including notes and a resource guide. The submission deadline for completed essays is May 1st, 2005. Upon publication of the volume, Greenwood will pay authors an honorarium.
The following chapters need assignments:
* Architecture
* Art
* Dance
* Love, Sex & Marriage
* Fashion & Appearance
* Film
* Food & Foodways
* Games, Hobbies & Toys
* Literature
* Music
* Periodicals
* Radio & Television (including advertising)
* Sports
* Theater & Performance
* Transportation & Travel
The process of assigning articles has already begun and should be completed by October 15th, 2004. Interested authors should provide evidence of research background in their respective fields.
For questions and further information, or to request an assignment, contact:
Gerd Bayer
Languages and Literatures Department
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190
Phone: (262) 472-1065
e-mail: bayerg@uww.edu
Each volume will consist of narrative chapters, similar in style and scope to the individual entries in the “American Popular Culture through History” series (also Greenwood). Starting with the onset of mass media culture during the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, each essay should provide a chronological overview over its topic. The average length of entries will be between 12,500 and 13,000 words, including notes and a resource guide. The submission deadline for completed essays is May 1st, 2005. Upon publication of the volume, Greenwood will pay authors an honorarium.
The following chapters need assignments:
* Architecture
* Art
* Dance
* Love, Sex & Marriage
* Fashion & Appearance
* Film
* Food & Foodways
* Games, Hobbies & Toys
* Literature
* Music
* Periodicals
* Radio & Television (including advertising)
* Sports
* Theater & Performance
* Transportation & Travel
The process of assigning articles has already begun and should be completed by October 15th, 2004. Interested authors should provide evidence of research background in their respective fields.
For questions and further information, or to request an assignment, contact:
Gerd Bayer
Languages and Literatures Department
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190
Phone: (262) 472-1065
e-mail: bayerg@uww.edu
Friday, September 17, 2004
CFP: Convergence of Libraries, Learning and Technology Conference
Conference: Convergence of Libraries, Learning and Technology Conference (Ohio Digital Commons for Education Conference)
Conference Dates: March 6-8, 2005.
Conference Location: Columbus, Ohio (at the Easton Hilton...very nice...)
Deadline: October 31, 2004
ODCE 2005 will feature submitted and invited presentations, technology demonstrations, pre-conference workshops and plenary presentations.
Papers for conference sessions and pre-conference workshops are sought for the following topics:
* Developing, Facilitating and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Advances and Applications of Technologies for Education and Educational Research
* Libraries & Electronic Media - Resources, Services and Collaborations
* Breaking Barriers In E-Learning Policy and Funding
* Partnerships and Collaborations for Technology-Enabled Education
* The Future of Technology and Education
The deadline for proposal submission is October 31, 2004. To review the complete call for presentations, or submit a proposal visit
http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2005/ODCE2005.php
The Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2005 Conference will include keynote speakers, vendor exhibits, and technology demonstrations. The conference will be held at the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Online registration will be available in December.
Conference Dates: March 6-8, 2005.
Conference Location: Columbus, Ohio (at the Easton Hilton...very nice...)
Deadline: October 31, 2004
ODCE 2005 will feature submitted and invited presentations, technology demonstrations, pre-conference workshops and plenary presentations.
Papers for conference sessions and pre-conference workshops are sought for the following topics:
* Developing, Facilitating and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Advances and Applications of Technologies for Education and Educational Research
* Libraries & Electronic Media - Resources, Services and Collaborations
* Breaking Barriers In E-Learning Policy and Funding
* Partnerships and Collaborations for Technology-Enabled Education
* The Future of Technology and Education
The deadline for proposal submission is October 31, 2004. To review the complete call for presentations, or submit a proposal visit
http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2005/ODCE2005.php
The Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2005 Conference will include keynote speakers, vendor exhibits, and technology demonstrations. The conference will be held at the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Online registration will be available in December.
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute
Conference: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
Dates: Saturday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 18, 2005
Location: Timberline Lodge, One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood
Deadline: December 1, 2004
Call for Papers
What is The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, now in its fifth year at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious
Northwestern setting.
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and
managing library collections.
* See The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge for more information @
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/
Topics are we looking for?
* The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library
acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage
the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received. The planning
committee may wish to bring individual proposals together to form panels. The
committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
-Operations management of acquisitions or collection development
-Organization for collection development
-Role of consortia in collection development
-Financial management, accounting practices, and audits
-Integrated library systems as management information systems
-Personnel issues and strategies for change
-Staff training
-Recruiting and retaining technical services and collection development
librarians
-Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
-Vendor selection and assessment
-Economics of scholarly publishing
-Publishing, pricing and distributing electronic journals
-Electronic books: content, access, cataloging
-External forces driving a library's collection management decisions
-Problems of (and solutions for) managing electronic resources
-Impact of collections on student learning
-Cooperative journal management agreements
-Open Access
-Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
-Preservation issues with electronic resources
-Status and functionality of ERM modules
-Costs/Benefits of gifts
-Out of print acquisitions
ow do I submit a proposal?
* Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Head, Collection Development Department
Oregon State University Libraries
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Richard.Brumley@orst.edu
Voice: (541) 737-2118
Fax: (541) 737-8267
Dates: Saturday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 18, 2005
Location: Timberline Lodge, One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood
Deadline: December 1, 2004
Call for Papers
What is The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, now in its fifth year at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious
Northwestern setting.
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and
managing library collections.
* See The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge for more information @
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/
Topics are we looking for?
* The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library
acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage
the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received. The planning
committee may wish to bring individual proposals together to form panels. The
committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
-Operations management of acquisitions or collection development
-Organization for collection development
-Role of consortia in collection development
-Financial management, accounting practices, and audits
-Integrated library systems as management information systems
-Personnel issues and strategies for change
-Staff training
-Recruiting and retaining technical services and collection development
librarians
-Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
-Vendor selection and assessment
-Economics of scholarly publishing
-Publishing, pricing and distributing electronic journals
-Electronic books: content, access, cataloging
-External forces driving a library's collection management decisions
-Problems of (and solutions for) managing electronic resources
-Impact of collections on student learning
-Cooperative journal management agreements
-Open Access
-Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
-Preservation issues with electronic resources
-Status and functionality of ERM modules
-Costs/Benefits of gifts
-Out of print acquisitions
ow do I submit a proposal?
* Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Head, Collection Development Department
Oregon State University Libraries
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Richard.Brumley@orst.edu
Voice: (541) 737-2118
Fax: (541) 737-8267
Thursday, September 16, 2004
CFP: The Uses of Print in Early America
CFP: The Uses of Print in Early America
The Uses of Print in Early America: Publication, Reading, andInterpretation
This panel for the 2005 meeting of the Society of Early Americanists (3/31/05-4/2/05) will explore early American print culture in all stages of its production,consumption, and reception by focusing on the ideological, economic, andpersonal relationships generated by the printed word. Breaking down thetraditional boundaries between elite production and non-elite consumptionof printed texts, this panel will consider the uses of print by theeducated elite as well as by non-elite groups such as the poor, theuneducated, and non-white. We welcome proposals that aim to examine theinterplay between oral and print culture, publication strategies, readingexperiences, and other dimensions of print culture.
Send abstracts to: Michelle Orihel, Syracuse University, morihel@maxwell.syr.edu Karen Weyler, UNC-Greensboro, kaweyler@prodigy.net
The Uses of Print in Early America: Publication, Reading, andInterpretation
This panel for the 2005 meeting of the Society of Early Americanists (3/31/05-4/2/05) will explore early American print culture in all stages of its production,consumption, and reception by focusing on the ideological, economic, andpersonal relationships generated by the printed word. Breaking down thetraditional boundaries between elite production and non-elite consumptionof printed texts, this panel will consider the uses of print by theeducated elite as well as by non-elite groups such as the poor, theuneducated, and non-white. We welcome proposals that aim to examine theinterplay between oral and print culture, publication strategies, readingexperiences, and other dimensions of print culture.
Send abstracts to: Michelle Orihel, Syracuse University, morihel@maxwell.syr.edu Karen Weyler, UNC-Greensboro, kaweyler@prodigy.net
Conference: Southern Humanities Council
Conference Location: Richmond, Virginia
Conference Date: February 3-6, 2005
Deadline: December 15, 2005
An invitation to submit paper abstracts and session/paper proposals on the theme Imagination and the Public Sphere for the annual Southern Humanities Council conference in Richmond, VA, February 3-6, 2005. As an interdisciplinary conference, the SHC encourages topics from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Here are some more specific possibilities of session topics:
-Libraries, Imagination, and the Public Sphere
-Democracy, Culture, and Literature
-Image/Nation/Nationalism
-Imaging/Imagining the Public Sphere
-The Commons in American Life
-Monuments, Memorials, and Meaning
-American Space and Place
-The Imagination of Justice
-Who "Owns" the Public Sphere?
-Imaging/Imagining "The War on Terror"
-Islam/Christianity/Judaism in the Public Sphere
-Art/Music/Dance/Theatre and the Public Sphere
-Narrative in the Public Sphere
-Politics and the Imagination
-Forgetting/Forfeiting the Public Sphere
-Citizen Leadership in the 21st Century
-Anti-intellectualism in the Public Sphere
-Education/Educators and the Practice of Freedom
If you have a proposal idea that is not reflected in the list, please send it in. The above list is only a beginning.
You may submit your proposal online by clicking "Online Proposals" on the web site (http://www.southernhumanitiescouncil.org ). You may also submit your proposal via e-mail to Greg Salyer at gs@gregsalyer.net or by mail at :
Greg Salyer
Department of English and Modern Languages
Longwood University
201 High Street
Farmville, Virginia 23909
434.395.2362
Conference Location: Richmond, Virginia
Conference Date: February 3-6, 2005
Deadline: December 15, 2005
An invitation to submit paper abstracts and session/paper proposals on the theme Imagination and the Public Sphere for the annual Southern Humanities Council conference in Richmond, VA, February 3-6, 2005. As an interdisciplinary conference, the SHC encourages topics from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Here are some more specific possibilities of session topics:
-Libraries, Imagination, and the Public Sphere
-Democracy, Culture, and Literature
-Image/Nation/Nationalism
-Imaging/Imagining the Public Sphere
-The Commons in American Life
-Monuments, Memorials, and Meaning
-American Space and Place
-The Imagination of Justice
-Who "Owns" the Public Sphere?
-Imaging/Imagining "The War on Terror"
-Islam/Christianity/Judaism in the Public Sphere
-Art/Music/Dance/Theatre and the Public Sphere
-Narrative in the Public Sphere
-Politics and the Imagination
-Forgetting/Forfeiting the Public Sphere
-Citizen Leadership in the 21st Century
-Anti-intellectualism in the Public Sphere
-Education/Educators and the Practice of Freedom
If you have a proposal idea that is not reflected in the list, please send it in. The above list is only a beginning.
You may submit your proposal online by clicking "Online Proposals" on the web site (http://www.southernhumanitiescouncil.org ). You may also submit your proposal via e-mail to Greg Salyer at gs@gregsalyer.net or by mail at :
Greg Salyer
Department of English and Modern Languages
Longwood University
201 High Street
Farmville, Virginia 23909
434.395.2362
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
CFP: 14th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference
CFP: 14th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference
14th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference
April 14-15, 2005
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Chapel Hill, NC
Deadline for submission is October 15, 2004.
The 2005 Program Planning Committee invites proposals and suggestions for presentations on any aspect of the serials industry or serials management. The Committee welcomes participation from all members of the serials profession including publishers, vendors, and systems developers, as well as faculty and library staff. Students seeking a forum to share findings from serials-related research are also encouraged to submit proposals. The Committee hopes to continue previous successes by assembling a program that both shares and inspires
creativity, collaboration, and new ways of thinking.
Submit proposals by e-mail in a document attachment to Beth Bernhardt at beth_bernhardt@uncg.edu
Deadline for submission is October 15, 2004.
When submitting a proposal, please include the following information.
1. Name(s)
2. Mailing Address
3. Telephone number, fax number, and email address(es)
4. Short (50 words or less) biographical description about proposed speakers
5. Proposed program title
6. A 200-300 word abstract, which clearly states the proposal topic, its relationship to serials, and its relevance for conference attendees
7. Estimate of time required to present topic.
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance to the current serials environment, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots.
--
Eleanor I. Cook
Serials Coordinator & Professor
Belk Library, ASU Box 32026
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608-2026
828-262-2786
828-262-2773 (fax)
cookei@appstate.edu
14th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference
April 14-15, 2005
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Chapel Hill, NC
Deadline for submission is October 15, 2004.
The 2005 Program Planning Committee invites proposals and suggestions for presentations on any aspect of the serials industry or serials management. The Committee welcomes participation from all members of the serials profession including publishers, vendors, and systems developers, as well as faculty and library staff. Students seeking a forum to share findings from serials-related research are also encouraged to submit proposals. The Committee hopes to continue previous successes by assembling a program that both shares and inspires
creativity, collaboration, and new ways of thinking.
Submit proposals by e-mail in a document attachment to Beth Bernhardt at beth_bernhardt@uncg.edu
Deadline for submission is October 15, 2004.
When submitting a proposal, please include the following information.
1. Name(s)
2. Mailing Address
3. Telephone number, fax number, and email address(es)
4. Short (50 words or less) biographical description about proposed speakers
5. Proposed program title
6. A 200-300 word abstract, which clearly states the proposal topic, its relationship to serials, and its relevance for conference attendees
7. Estimate of time required to present topic.
The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, relevance to the current serials environment, and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the right to refocus or combine proposals as needed to reach a diverse audience and to maximize use of program time slots.
--
Eleanor I. Cook
Serials Coordinator & Professor
Belk Library, ASU Box 32026
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608-2026
828-262-2786
828-262-2773 (fax)
cookei@appstate.edu
NASIG proposals deadline
Conference NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group)
Conference Date: May 19-22, 2005
Conference Location: Minneapolis, MN
Deadline: October 1, 2004
This is a quick reminder that the October 1, 2004 deadline is fast approaching for submission of a conference proposal or idea. While we have a number of interesting contributions so far, we are hoping to see more.
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we are inviting proposals and program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy and tactics sessions that acknowledge the serials community's and NASIG's past and explore our future.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group, please
see: http://www.nasig.org.
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.
Marilyn Geller (marilyn.geller@configuredinfo.com)
Emily McElroy (emcelroy@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
NASIG 05 PPC Co-chairs
Conference Date: May 19-22, 2005
Conference Location: Minneapolis, MN
Deadline: October 1, 2004
This is a quick reminder that the October 1, 2004 deadline is fast approaching for submission of a conference proposal or idea. While we have a number of interesting contributions so far, we are hoping to see more.
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we are inviting proposals and program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy and tactics sessions that acknowledge the serials community's and NASIG's past and explore our future.
For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group, please
see: http://www.nasig.org.
NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see:
http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm
To suggest a proposal or an idea, please fill out the submission form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm.
Marilyn Geller (marilyn.geller@configuredinfo.com)
Emily McElroy (emcelroy@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
NASIG 05 PPC Co-chairs
CFP: Journal of Information Ethics
Deadline: November 2005
The editor of the JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ETHICS invites contributions for a special issue on the ethics of journal pricing. Query or send brief or more detailed, hard copy, scholarly essays in APA format by November 2005 to,
Robert Hauptman, Editor JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ETHICS LR&TS St Cloud State University St Cloud, MN 56301 hauptman@stcloudstate.edu
For more information, please visit: http://icie.zkm.de/publications/journals/ie
The editor of the JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ETHICS invites contributions for a special issue on the ethics of journal pricing. Query or send brief or more detailed, hard copy, scholarly essays in APA format by November 2005 to,
Robert Hauptman, Editor JOURNAL OF INFORMATION ETHICS LR&TS St Cloud State University St Cloud, MN 56301 hauptman@stcloudstate.edu
For more information, please visit: http://icie.zkm.de/publications/journals/ie
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Contributors sought for three volume Encyclopedia of American Science
Contributors sought for three volume Encyclopedia of American Science
Contributors are sought to write entries and essays ranging in length from 500 to 3000 words for the forthcoming three volume Encyclopedia of American Science, to be published by M. E. Sharpe in 2006. Contributors are paid a modest stipend and/or copies of the three volume encyclopedia for articles in the following general topics: natural science, geography, botany, biology, medicine, geosciences, social sciences, behavioral sciences, astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, applied science, and history of science. Interested historians and scientists should contact editor Russell Lawson to find out more about the project and receive contributor's guidelines and headword list.
Professor Russell Lawson Bacone College 2299 Old Bacone Road Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74403 ph: 9187817250 Email: lawsonr@bacone.edu
Contributors are sought to write entries and essays ranging in length from 500 to 3000 words for the forthcoming three volume Encyclopedia of American Science, to be published by M. E. Sharpe in 2006. Contributors are paid a modest stipend and/or copies of the three volume encyclopedia for articles in the following general topics: natural science, geography, botany, biology, medicine, geosciences, social sciences, behavioral sciences, astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, applied science, and history of science. Interested historians and scientists should contact editor Russell Lawson to find out more about the project and receive contributor's guidelines and headword list.
Professor Russell Lawson Bacone College 2299 Old Bacone Road Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74403 ph: 9187817250 Email: lawsonr@bacone.edu
Sunday, September 12, 2004
CFP - AASL National Conference (Pittsburgh)
Conference: American Association of School Librarians
Conference Date: October 5-9, 2005
Conference Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Deadline: October 1, 2004
AASL 12th National Conference & Exhibition
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will hold its 12th National Conference & Exhibition October 5-9, 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pa., with the theme "Every Student Succeeds @ your library." Proposals are now being accepted for concurrent session programs. The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, October 1, 2004.
For more information, visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/national/presenters/aaslnational.htm
Conference Date: October 5-9, 2005
Conference Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Deadline: October 1, 2004
AASL 12th National Conference & Exhibition
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will hold its 12th National Conference & Exhibition October 5-9, 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pa., with the theme "Every Student Succeeds @ your library." Proposals are now being accepted for concurrent session programs. The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, October 1, 2004.
For more information, visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/national/presenters/aaslnational.htm
Friday, September 10, 2004
ExLibris (a weekly e-zine)
Librarians can post submissions to the e-zine titled ExLibris
URL: http://marylaine.com/exlibris/
Most articles run around 750 and 1000 words, but the editor is flexible.
The current issue contains Steven Bell's article, 10 Tips on Getting Published.
For more information, contact Marylaine Block (Writer and Internet Librarian)
http://marylaine.com
email: marylaine at netexpress.net (OK...you can figure this out).
URL: http://marylaine.com/exlibris/
Most articles run around 750 and 1000 words, but the editor is flexible.
The current issue contains Steven Bell's article, 10 Tips on Getting Published.
For more information, contact Marylaine Block (Writer and Internet Librarian)
http://marylaine.com
email: marylaine at netexpress.net (OK...you can figure this out).
CFP: Asian America History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS - Asian America History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
M.E. Sharpe, a New York-based academic and reference publisher, and East River Books, a reference book producer, are seeking contributing scholars for a two-volume reference work on the history and culture of Asian Americans. The project is aimed at the academic high school and undergraduate levels. The General Editors are Dr. Huping Ling of Truman State University and Dr. Allan W. Austin of College Misericordia.
The majority of the entry articles have been assigned and we are continuously seeking contributors for the remaining articles. Contributors will receive full authorial credit, a modest cash honorarium, and/or copy of the full encyclopedia set (depending on contribution length and contributor preference).
If you are interested in contributing to this exciting and important reference project--one we hope will be the definitive reference work on Asian America history and culture—please review the attached prospectus with a full description of the project--with deadline, compensation, and other pertinent information, including a table of contents. Please contact Allan Austin at aaustin@misericordia.edu if you are interested.
If you cannot contribute, please feel free to forward this email to any potentially interested scholars (either professors or graduate students).
Sincerely,
Drs. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin, General Editors
Asian America History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
Dr. Allan W. Austin
College Misericordia
Email: aaustin@misericordia.edu
M.E. Sharpe, a New York-based academic and reference publisher, and East River Books, a reference book producer, are seeking contributing scholars for a two-volume reference work on the history and culture of Asian Americans. The project is aimed at the academic high school and undergraduate levels. The General Editors are Dr. Huping Ling of Truman State University and Dr. Allan W. Austin of College Misericordia.
The majority of the entry articles have been assigned and we are continuously seeking contributors for the remaining articles. Contributors will receive full authorial credit, a modest cash honorarium, and/or copy of the full encyclopedia set (depending on contribution length and contributor preference).
If you are interested in contributing to this exciting and important reference project--one we hope will be the definitive reference work on Asian America history and culture—please review the attached prospectus with a full description of the project--with deadline, compensation, and other pertinent information, including a table of contents. Please contact Allan Austin at aaustin@misericordia.edu if you are interested.
If you cannot contribute, please feel free to forward this email to any potentially interested scholars (either professors or graduate students).
Sincerely,
Drs. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin, General Editors
Asian America History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
Dr. Allan W. Austin
College Misericordia
Email: aaustin@misericordia.edu
Thursday, September 09, 2004
CFP - Comics and Culture
Deadline - December 10, 2004
The Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies seeks original essays, review essays, and reviews for our Spring 2005 special issue, "Comics and Culture," co-edited by Corey Creekmur and Thomas Keegan.
Comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels remain surprisingly under-examined artifacts of mass and popular culture, despite their long-standing production and consumption alongside other, well-analyzed media (cinema, television, popular literature, etc.). Even recent film adaptations (Ghost World, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Hellboy, From Hell) have yet to generate significant critical (formalist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, or cultural studies) assessments of their often superior but still neglected comic book sources.
Essays for this special issue should aspire to correct this negligence by examining comics in cultural contexts and through sophisticated methods of cultural analysis. While innovative essays on underground comix (Zap, Arcade), alternative comics (Love and Rockets, Eightball), graphic novels (Jimmy Corrigan), and/or contemporary artists (Lynda Barry, Joe Sacco, Chester Brown, Julie Doucet) are welcome, essays on mainstream comic books and comic strips are especially encouraged, since these (unlike equivalent Hollywood movies, pop music, or detective novels) have been and remain overlooked by academic critics. Therefore, original treatments of classic comic strips and comic books are desired as well as critical essays on recent mainstream comics (such as The Authority, X-Force, The Invisibles, or Promethea) and/or their creators (Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, etc.)
Essays should range from 9000-11000 words, review essays 2000-4000 words, and individual reviews less than 2000 words, not including citations. Essays must be in MLA format; essays not in MLA format will be discarded. If included, photocopies or digital scans of illustrations should be accompanied by a statement from the author that copyright clearance is being perused. Acceptance of a manuscript will be contingent on clearance of copyright.
Submit two hard copies as well as a copy on disc (in *.doc or *.rtf format)
along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies
c/o Comics and Culture
308 English-Philosophy Building
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1492
E-mail submissions will be discarded. Correspondence and inquiries may be
sent to ijcs@uiowa.edu.
The deadline for submissions is December 10, 2004.
The Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies seeks original essays, review essays, and reviews for our Spring 2005 special issue, "Comics and Culture," co-edited by Corey Creekmur and Thomas Keegan.
Comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels remain surprisingly under-examined artifacts of mass and popular culture, despite their long-standing production and consumption alongside other, well-analyzed media (cinema, television, popular literature, etc.). Even recent film adaptations (Ghost World, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Hellboy, From Hell) have yet to generate significant critical (formalist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, or cultural studies) assessments of their often superior but still neglected comic book sources.
Essays for this special issue should aspire to correct this negligence by examining comics in cultural contexts and through sophisticated methods of cultural analysis. While innovative essays on underground comix (Zap, Arcade), alternative comics (Love and Rockets, Eightball), graphic novels (Jimmy Corrigan), and/or contemporary artists (Lynda Barry, Joe Sacco, Chester Brown, Julie Doucet) are welcome, essays on mainstream comic books and comic strips are especially encouraged, since these (unlike equivalent Hollywood movies, pop music, or detective novels) have been and remain overlooked by academic critics. Therefore, original treatments of classic comic strips and comic books are desired as well as critical essays on recent mainstream comics (such as The Authority, X-Force, The Invisibles, or Promethea) and/or their creators (Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, etc.)
Essays should range from 9000-11000 words, review essays 2000-4000 words, and individual reviews less than 2000 words, not including citations. Essays must be in MLA format; essays not in MLA format will be discarded. If included, photocopies or digital scans of illustrations should be accompanied by a statement from the author that copyright clearance is being perused. Acceptance of a manuscript will be contingent on clearance of copyright.
Submit two hard copies as well as a copy on disc (in *.doc or *.rtf format)
along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies
c/o Comics and Culture
308 English-Philosophy Building
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1492
E-mail submissions will be discarded. Correspondence and inquiries may be
sent to ijcs@uiowa.edu.
The deadline for submissions is December 10, 2004.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Library Technology Now
Library Technology Now, a one-stop resource for library technology news and product reviews written by library people for library people, needs your help!
Located at www.librarytechnologynow.org, the site will include product reviews that will outline features and functionality of library technology products. The reviews will also summarize the reviewers' own personal experiences with the products.
In addition to the reviews, library technology news will be gathered from around the world and disseminated on a daily basis. The site's target launch date is April 2005.
We are seeking volunteers for the following positions:
Editors: approve the content of reviews before they are published
Copy Editors: proofread the reviews before they are published
Thesaurus Team Members: create the Library Technology Now indexing terms
Researchers: assist with locating news sources and third-party reviews
Web Designers: design the look and feel and build backend applications
If you are interested in volunteering, please email webproducers@librarytechnologynow.org for more information. Library Technology Now is funded by The North Texas Regional Library System, Inc., and the Automation and Technology Round Table of the Texas Library Association.
Located at www.librarytechnologynow.org, the site will include product reviews that will outline features and functionality of library technology products. The reviews will also summarize the reviewers' own personal experiences with the products.
In addition to the reviews, library technology news will be gathered from around the world and disseminated on a daily basis. The site's target launch date is April 2005.
We are seeking volunteers for the following positions:
Editors: approve the content of reviews before they are published
Copy Editors: proofread the reviews before they are published
Thesaurus Team Members: create the Library Technology Now indexing terms
Researchers: assist with locating news sources and third-party reviews
Web Designers: design the look and feel and build backend applications
If you are interested in volunteering, please email webproducers@librarytechnologynow.org for more information. Library Technology Now is funded by The North Texas Regional Library System, Inc., and the Automation and Technology Round Table of the Texas Library Association.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
CFP: Special issue of Library Hi Tech on Content Management Systems
CFP: Special issue of Library Hi Tech on Content Management Systems
Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2004
This is a call for proposals/abstracts of articles for a special issue of Library Hi Tech to be published in January 2006 on Content Management Systems (CMS). I am interested in seeing articles discussing philosophy, technical standards and developments, case studies, prototypes, and future uses of CMS's in information organizations and digital libraries. Any inquiries or abstracts for consideration should be sent to me personally, not to the list. Deadline for receipt of abstracts/proposals for articles is October 1, 2004. Those selected to write articles will have until September 1, 2005 to submit final article drafts. Thanks.
Dr. Brad Eden
Associate Editor, Library Hi Tech
beden@ccmail.nevada.edu
Journal Information:
http://lysander.emeraldinsight.com/vl=7729893/cl=55/nw=1/rpsv/lht.htm
Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2004
This is a call for proposals/abstracts of articles for a special issue of Library Hi Tech to be published in January 2006 on Content Management Systems (CMS). I am interested in seeing articles discussing philosophy, technical standards and developments, case studies, prototypes, and future uses of CMS's in information organizations and digital libraries. Any inquiries or abstracts for consideration should be sent to me personally, not to the list. Deadline for receipt of abstracts/proposals for articles is October 1, 2004. Those selected to write articles will have until September 1, 2005 to submit final article drafts. Thanks.
Dr. Brad Eden
Associate Editor, Library Hi Tech
beden@ccmail.nevada.edu
Journal Information:
http://lysander.emeraldinsight.com/vl=7729893/cl=55/nw=1/rpsv/lht.htm
Learning Objects Call for participants (ALAO November 2004)
Learning Objects Call for participants (ALAO November 2004)
Deadline: ASAP
The Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Instruction Interest Group (ALAO-IIG) is looking for librarians who have used or developed learning objects in support of library instruction efforts to join a panel presentation at the ALAO Annual Conference. The ALAO Annual Conference will be held on November 12, 2004 in Dayton, OH. See http://www.alaoweb.org/04conf/ for details.
Below is the presentation abstract:
Learning objects are digital resources created purposefully for learning, and include components of teaching, feedback and testing. They can be used in different contexts, times and places. Their value lies in their suitability for distance education and online learning; the ability to design them to address various learning styles; and the opportunity to archive and share them via the World Wide Web. As a follow-up to the IIG’s spring workshop on Learning Objects, this session will showcase the application of learning objects to information literacy efforts. Librarians who have created learning objects and are successfully using them in instruction will demonstrate their work.
If you are interested in participating in this panel discussion, please contact me at the address below.
Christine Sheetz
Assistant Professor
Library/Learning Resources Division
Lorain County Community College
1005 Abbe Rd N
Elyria, OH 44035
1-800-995-5222, ext 7288
csheetz@lorainccc.edu
Deadline: ASAP
The Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Instruction Interest Group (ALAO-IIG) is looking for librarians who have used or developed learning objects in support of library instruction efforts to join a panel presentation at the ALAO Annual Conference. The ALAO Annual Conference will be held on November 12, 2004 in Dayton, OH. See http://www.alaoweb.org/04conf/ for details.
Below is the presentation abstract:
Learning objects are digital resources created purposefully for learning, and include components of teaching, feedback and testing. They can be used in different contexts, times and places. Their value lies in their suitability for distance education and online learning; the ability to design them to address various learning styles; and the opportunity to archive and share them via the World Wide Web. As a follow-up to the IIG’s spring workshop on Learning Objects, this session will showcase the application of learning objects to information literacy efforts. Librarians who have created learning objects and are successfully using them in instruction will demonstrate their work.
If you are interested in participating in this panel discussion, please contact me at the address below.
Christine Sheetz
Assistant Professor
Library/Learning Resources Division
Lorain County Community College
1005 Abbe Rd N
Elyria, OH 44035
1-800-995-5222, ext 7288
csheetz@lorainccc.edu
Thursday, September 02, 2004
CFP: Spaces (including library) College English Association
CFP: Spaces (including library) College English Association
Conference Date: March 31- April 2005
Conference Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Deadline: November 1, 2004
We invite papers or panels on literature, languages, film, composition, pedagogy, creative writing, business/technical writing, and book history responding to the conference theme of Space(s).
Proposals may interpret the conference theme broadly, including—but not limited to—the following “space(s)”: (this is only a sample of library-related suggestions)
• Academic spaces: the library, the classroom
• Cultural spaces: the theater, the stage, the gallery, the concert hall, the
screening-room
• Cyberspace: the Web, hypertext, the cyborg
• Disciplinary spaces: cross-disciplinary, trans-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary
• Private spaces: the boudoir, the bedroom, the study
• Public spaces: the monument, the gallows, the assembly room, the club, the
garden
• Recreational spaces: the game field, the ballpark
• Space and community
• Space and ideology
• Space and identity
• Writing spaces: the desk, the study, the page
Submit proposals, including an abstract of no more than 500 words, by email, fax or post by 1 November, 2004. If you email a proposal, please paste it into the body of the email message, rather than attaching a separate file.
Proposals should include the following information:
• Name
• Institutional affiliation (if applicable)
• Mailing address (including zip code)
• Phone number
• Email address
• Title for the proposed presentation.
If you are proposing a panel, the panel organizer should include the above information for all proposed participants.
Address all conference correspondence to the Program Chair:
Ann R. Hawkins
CEA 2005 Program Chair
Department of English
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409
Phone: 806 742-2500, ext. 296
Fax: 806 742-0989
Email: ann.hawkins@ttu.edu
Conference Main Page& Call for Papers
URL: http://www.as.ysu.edu/%7Eenglish/cea/conf_2005.htm
PDF Verision: http://www.as.ysu.edu/%7Eenglish/cea/Call_for_Papers_2005_2.pdf
Conference Date: March 31- April 2005
Conference Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Deadline: November 1, 2004
We invite papers or panels on literature, languages, film, composition, pedagogy, creative writing, business/technical writing, and book history responding to the conference theme of Space(s).
Proposals may interpret the conference theme broadly, including—but not limited to—the following “space(s)”: (this is only a sample of library-related suggestions)
• Academic spaces: the library, the classroom
• Cultural spaces: the theater, the stage, the gallery, the concert hall, the
screening-room
• Cyberspace: the Web, hypertext, the cyborg
• Disciplinary spaces: cross-disciplinary, trans-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary
• Private spaces: the boudoir, the bedroom, the study
• Public spaces: the monument, the gallows, the assembly room, the club, the
garden
• Recreational spaces: the game field, the ballpark
• Space and community
• Space and ideology
• Space and identity
• Writing spaces: the desk, the study, the page
Submit proposals, including an abstract of no more than 500 words, by email, fax or post by 1 November, 2004. If you email a proposal, please paste it into the body of the email message, rather than attaching a separate file.
Proposals should include the following information:
• Name
• Institutional affiliation (if applicable)
• Mailing address (including zip code)
• Phone number
• Email address
• Title for the proposed presentation.
If you are proposing a panel, the panel organizer should include the above information for all proposed participants.
Address all conference correspondence to the Program Chair:
Ann R. Hawkins
CEA 2005 Program Chair
Department of English
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409
Phone: 806 742-2500, ext. 296
Fax: 806 742-0989
Email: ann.hawkins@ttu.edu
Conference Main Page& Call for Papers
URL: http://www.as.ysu.edu/%7Eenglish/cea/conf_2005.htm
PDF Verision: http://www.as.ysu.edu/%7Eenglish/cea/Call_for_Papers_2005_2.pdf
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Computers in Libraries - 2005 topics posted
Computers in Libraries - 2005 topics posted
Deadline: Ongoing
Computers in Libraries has posted the topics for the 2005 issues. (NOTE: This is a great writing opportunity and they are great to work with.)
The topics include:
For more information, visit: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml
The deadlines for proposals run from October 1, 2004 - June 1, 2005 (depending on the issue) and the articles are dues typically one to two months after the proposal deadline.
Deadline: Ongoing
Computers in Libraries has posted the topics for the 2005 issues. (NOTE: This is a great writing opportunity and they are great to work with.)
The topics include:
- Small-Library & Do-It- Yourself Technologies(products for smaller libraries and those you’ve built or customized yourself)
- Using Technology to Build Relationships(RSS feeds, blogs, chat, listservs, alert services, community calendars, online surveys & newsletters)
- Keeping Your Network Secure(firewalls, security hardware and software, anti-spyware solutions, authentication)
- Digital Asset Management(setting up solutions to store and access e-reserves, e-journals, repositories; ownership & licensing)
- Open Access/Open Source(the latest technology for open source, OpenURL, open repositories, metasearch, federated search)
- The Technology of Library Politics(systems you’ve set up to deal with privacy/RFID, filters, USA PATRIOT Act, CIPA/COPA, patron info management)
- Tech Training: Keeping Staff Up-to-Speed(dealing with evolving roles, learning curves, and technostress)
- Designing GUIs to Fit User Behavior(evaluating user reactions in order to design better interfaces, portals, and Web sites)
- Hip High-Tech (library technology on the cutting edge)
For more information, visit: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml
The deadlines for proposals run from October 1, 2004 - June 1, 2005 (depending on the issue) and the articles are dues typically one to two months after the proposal deadline.
Monday, August 30, 2004
Website: The Practicing Writer
New Website: The Practicing Writer
URL: http://www.practicing-writer.com
Writers, take note. There's a new Internet presence to support your craft and business, especially if you're writing novels, short stories, poetry, essays, or book-length nonfiction. You can now count on The Practicing Writer, a website featuring a free monthly newsletter, complimentary literary competition guide, and other resources.
"Websites can provide enormous assistance to writers," says Dreifus. "But writers want to spend their time writing. They seek quality content and they appreciate a site that allows them to access it easily." The Practicing Writer's "Resources" page, for example, offers a selection of links divided into sub-categories including "Writing Programs, Conferences, and Centers"; "Publications for Practicing Writers"; and "Teaching Resources."
The website's goal, Dreifus says, is to provide both inspiration and practical assistance. Visitors may subscribe to a free monthly electronic newsletter that includes up-to-date announcements about literary competitions, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The newsletter also features a "Submission Alerts!!!" section for literary journal theme issues and similar opportunities. A sample copy is available on the website.
Dreifus, who has recently published "The Practicing Writer's Primer on Low-Residency MFA Programs," is a Massachusetts-based writer and teacher who earned A.B., Ed.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte. "I've found that many people--classmates and students alike--are eager for information to help them as practicing writers," she says. "It's a tough road, and every bit of support is appreciated."
Erika Dreifus, Ed.M., M.F.A., Ph.D.
Editor, The Practicing Writer
URL: http://www.practicing-writer.com
Writers, take note. There's a new Internet presence to support your craft and business, especially if you're writing novels, short stories, poetry, essays, or book-length nonfiction. You can now count on The Practicing Writer, a website featuring a free monthly newsletter, complimentary literary competition guide, and other resources.
"Websites can provide enormous assistance to writers," says Dreifus. "But writers want to spend their time writing. They seek quality content and they appreciate a site that allows them to access it easily." The Practicing Writer's "Resources" page, for example, offers a selection of links divided into sub-categories including "Writing Programs, Conferences, and Centers"; "Publications for Practicing Writers"; and "Teaching Resources."
The website's goal, Dreifus says, is to provide both inspiration and practical assistance. Visitors may subscribe to a free monthly electronic newsletter that includes up-to-date announcements about literary competitions, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The newsletter also features a "Submission Alerts!!!" section for literary journal theme issues and similar opportunities. A sample copy is available on the website.
Dreifus, who has recently published "The Practicing Writer's Primer on Low-Residency MFA Programs," is a Massachusetts-based writer and teacher who earned A.B., Ed.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte. "I've found that many people--classmates and students alike--are eager for information to help them as practicing writers," she says. "It's a tough road, and every bit of support is appreciated."
Erika Dreifus, Ed.M., M.F.A., Ph.D.
Editor, The Practicing Writer
Sunday, August 29, 2004
CFP: 'Versed': The Bulletin of the Office for Diversity (ALA)
Call for Papers: 'Versed': The Bulletin of the Office for Diversity (ALA)
Deadline: August 30, 2004 (though they are continually accepting documents)
The Office for Diversity has extended the deadline for submissions to the September - October issue of 'Versed': The Bulletin of the Office for Diversity (www.ala.org/versed). Don't miss this opportunity to have your own writing featured in the forthcoming issue available online in September.
Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts
True to its meaning: practiced, skilled, or knowledgeable; Versed will bring together the most progressive practitioners and the best practices in current library-based diversity work. To be published 5 times per
year, Versed will be based primarily online on the Office for Diversity's site with paper printings available twice yearly at Midwinter and Annual conferences.
Please consider submitting an article or editorial; sharing a successful program or initiative; reviewing and recommending diversity-related books and videos of interest to library service (whole biblio- and video-graphies are especially welcome); tackling pressing social or professional issues; and publicizing diversity related events or conferences.
Electronic submissions preferred. Submit items as both plain-text in the body of the email and as a Word attachment via email to diversity@ala.org.
DEADLINES
Review the Editorial Calendar online for deadlines for submitting manuscripts for publication in upcoming issues of Versed.
STYLE
Informal, but informative and practice/praxis oriented. Factual article must be inviting and readable, with all statements backed by responsible research and interviews. The Chicago Manual of Style may be used in
styling articles for publication, but extensive footnoting is discouraged.
SUBMISSIONS BY E-MAIL
Versed will consider manuscripts sent by e-mail to diversity@ala.org. When e-mailing a submission, be sure to include your full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information.
WORD PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS
Manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail in both plain text format within the body of the e-mail and as a Word attachment. While Versed is capable of handling a wide range of word processing programs in both the PC and Mac formats, we prefer that manuscripts be in Word 6.X for Windows. When submitting a manuscript in any other format, indicate the word processing program used.
LENGTH
400-900 words, longer articles accepted by previous arrangement.
PAYMENT
Versed does not currently offer honoraria for submissions.
EXCLUSIVE SUBMISSION
It is assumed that no other publisher is or will be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to Versed until that manuscript is returned or written permission is provided by the Versed editors.
RIGHTS
According to the contract provided to authors, exclusive North American rights are retained until three months after publication, unless another arrangement is made in writing. Versed retains rights to have the published material reproduced, distributed, and sold in print or electronic text. Versed should be credited as the point of original publication.
REPRINT POLICY
No reprints can be provided, but permission is usually granted for authors to reproduce their contributions as published in Versed. Others wishing to republish the text of an article are referred to the author for permission and fee information. A reasonable number of copies are sent to each author. Special arrangements may be necessary to
reproduce illustrations.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Unsolicited manuscripts are acknowledged when received.
REPORTS
The editors try to report on manuscripts within 4-8 weeks. Written reminders from the author after this period are welcome, and usually result in a prompt reply.
PUBLICATION DATE
On acceptance, an estimated date of publication may be provided to the author. Usually manuscripts can be published no sooner than two months after receipt.
EDITING
On accepted manuscripts, the editors reserve the right to make editorial revisions, deletions, or additions which, in their opinion, support the author's intent. When changes are substantial, every effort is made to work with the author.
GALLEYS
Galleys are not provided to the author.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Color prints are preferred for use with manuscripts or as picture stories. If the manuscript is selected for publication in the online version of Versed, an electronic copy of the image in GIF or JPEG format will be requested.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrations are commissioned for certain articles and features.
Wendy Prellwitz
Program Officer
Office for Diversity & Spectrum Initiative
American Library Association
1.800.545.2433 x. 5048
"New Faces, New Era @ Your Library"
Deadline: August 30, 2004 (though they are continually accepting documents)
The Office for Diversity has extended the deadline for submissions to the September - October issue of 'Versed': The Bulletin of the Office for Diversity (www.ala.org/versed). Don't miss this opportunity to have your own writing featured in the forthcoming issue available online in September.
Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts
True to its meaning: practiced, skilled, or knowledgeable; Versed will bring together the most progressive practitioners and the best practices in current library-based diversity work. To be published 5 times per
year, Versed will be based primarily online on the Office for Diversity's site with paper printings available twice yearly at Midwinter and Annual conferences.
Please consider submitting an article or editorial; sharing a successful program or initiative; reviewing and recommending diversity-related books and videos of interest to library service (whole biblio- and video-graphies are especially welcome); tackling pressing social or professional issues; and publicizing diversity related events or conferences.
Electronic submissions preferred. Submit items as both plain-text in the body of the email and as a Word attachment via email to diversity@ala.org.
DEADLINES
Review the Editorial Calendar online for deadlines for submitting manuscripts for publication in upcoming issues of Versed.
STYLE
Informal, but informative and practice/praxis oriented. Factual article must be inviting and readable, with all statements backed by responsible research and interviews. The Chicago Manual of Style may be used in
styling articles for publication, but extensive footnoting is discouraged.
SUBMISSIONS BY E-MAIL
Versed will consider manuscripts sent by e-mail to diversity@ala.org. When e-mailing a submission, be sure to include your full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information.
WORD PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS
Manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail in both plain text format within the body of the e-mail and as a Word attachment. While Versed is capable of handling a wide range of word processing programs in both the PC and Mac formats, we prefer that manuscripts be in Word 6.X for Windows. When submitting a manuscript in any other format, indicate the word processing program used.
LENGTH
400-900 words, longer articles accepted by previous arrangement.
PAYMENT
Versed does not currently offer honoraria for submissions.
EXCLUSIVE SUBMISSION
It is assumed that no other publisher is or will be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to Versed until that manuscript is returned or written permission is provided by the Versed editors.
RIGHTS
According to the contract provided to authors, exclusive North American rights are retained until three months after publication, unless another arrangement is made in writing. Versed retains rights to have the published material reproduced, distributed, and sold in print or electronic text. Versed should be credited as the point of original publication.
REPRINT POLICY
No reprints can be provided, but permission is usually granted for authors to reproduce their contributions as published in Versed. Others wishing to republish the text of an article are referred to the author for permission and fee information. A reasonable number of copies are sent to each author. Special arrangements may be necessary to
reproduce illustrations.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Unsolicited manuscripts are acknowledged when received.
REPORTS
The editors try to report on manuscripts within 4-8 weeks. Written reminders from the author after this period are welcome, and usually result in a prompt reply.
PUBLICATION DATE
On acceptance, an estimated date of publication may be provided to the author. Usually manuscripts can be published no sooner than two months after receipt.
EDITING
On accepted manuscripts, the editors reserve the right to make editorial revisions, deletions, or additions which, in their opinion, support the author's intent. When changes are substantial, every effort is made to work with the author.
GALLEYS
Galleys are not provided to the author.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Color prints are preferred for use with manuscripts or as picture stories. If the manuscript is selected for publication in the online version of Versed, an electronic copy of the image in GIF or JPEG format will be requested.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrations are commissioned for certain articles and features.
Wendy Prellwitz
Program Officer
Office for Diversity & Spectrum Initiative
American Library Association
1.800.545.2433 x. 5048
"New Faces, New Era @ Your Library"
CFP - Museums and the Web 2005
Conference Name: Museums and the Web 2005
Conference Date: April 13-16, 2005
Conference Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Deadline: September 30, 2004
You are invited to participate in Museums and the Web 2005, the international conference for culture and heritage on-line. Propose to deliver a paper, host an on-line activity, demonstrate a museum Web project, present a pre-conference workshop, lead a professional discussion forum, offer a mini-workshop, or craft a session with a distinctive presentation format suited to your subject.
Topics of special interest include:
Social Issues and Impact
* Community Development
* Uses of Museum Web Content
* Museum Web Applications
* Changes in Cultural Institutions
* Artistic Uses of the Web
Organizational Strategies
* Multi-Institutional Ventures
* E-commerce for Museums
* Content Management
* Metadata Management
* Building and Managing Web Teams
* Portals and Gateways
Technical Questions
* Multi-media and Webcasting
* Development Tools and Processes
* Standards and Protocols
* The Semantic Web
* Interfaces and Beyond
Evaluation and User Studies
* User Analysis and Audience Profiling
* Usability Studies and Qualitative Assessment
* Formative and Summative Evaluation
* Methodological Investigations
* Implementation Impact Studies
Call for Papers URL: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/call.html
Conference URL: URL: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/
David Bearman and Jennifer Trant
Archives & Museum Informatics
email: mw2005@archimuse.com
Conference Date: April 13-16, 2005
Conference Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Deadline: September 30, 2004
You are invited to participate in Museums and the Web 2005, the international conference for culture and heritage on-line. Propose to deliver a paper, host an on-line activity, demonstrate a museum Web project, present a pre-conference workshop, lead a professional discussion forum, offer a mini-workshop, or craft a session with a distinctive presentation format suited to your subject.
Topics of special interest include:
Social Issues and Impact
* Community Development
* Uses of Museum Web Content
* Museum Web Applications
* Changes in Cultural Institutions
* Artistic Uses of the Web
Organizational Strategies
* Multi-Institutional Ventures
* E-commerce for Museums
* Content Management
* Metadata Management
* Building and Managing Web Teams
* Portals and Gateways
Technical Questions
* Multi-media and Webcasting
* Development Tools and Processes
* Standards and Protocols
* The Semantic Web
* Interfaces and Beyond
Evaluation and User Studies
* User Analysis and Audience Profiling
* Usability Studies and Qualitative Assessment
* Formative and Summative Evaluation
* Methodological Investigations
* Implementation Impact Studies
Call for Papers URL: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/call.html
Conference URL: URL: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/
David Bearman and Jennifer Trant
Archives & Museum Informatics
email: mw2005@archimuse.com
CFP: Children’s and Teen Culture (Journal of American Culture)
Special Issue: Children’s and Teen Culture (Journal of American Culture)
Deadline: January 15, 2005
The Journal of American Culture is publishing an issue devoted entirely to the popular culture surrounding the world of childhood and young adults or adolescents. Articles are encouraged from all disciplines and dealing with all topics that fall under this broad-based definition of youth in popular culture.
Interdisciplinary approaches in theory and method are welcome, the idea being to make connections among the various theories and aspects of culture, and to offer a final product that demonstrates the multiplicity of possible perspectives rather than a particular focus.
Keep in mind that these submissions, 15-25 pages in length, need to be thoroughly researched and documented scholarly approaches to the subjects, formatted according to MLA style guidelines, with in-text citations of the author’s name and page number. With this in mind, please do not overload your submission with endnotes.
Submit three copies of the manuscript and a self-addressed envelope to: Dr. Harry Eiss, English Dept., Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. For informal exchanges, please send emails to harryeiss@chartermi.net.
Deadline: January 15, 2005
The Journal of American Culture is publishing an issue devoted entirely to the popular culture surrounding the world of childhood and young adults or adolescents. Articles are encouraged from all disciplines and dealing with all topics that fall under this broad-based definition of youth in popular culture.
Interdisciplinary approaches in theory and method are welcome, the idea being to make connections among the various theories and aspects of culture, and to offer a final product that demonstrates the multiplicity of possible perspectives rather than a particular focus.
Keep in mind that these submissions, 15-25 pages in length, need to be thoroughly researched and documented scholarly approaches to the subjects, formatted according to MLA style guidelines, with in-text citations of the author’s name and page number. With this in mind, please do not overload your submission with endnotes.
Submit three copies of the manuscript and a self-addressed envelope to: Dr. Harry Eiss, English Dept., Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. For informal exchanges, please send emails to harryeiss@chartermi.net.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
neXt 2005: ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference
Conference Name: neXt 2005: ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference
Conference Date: September 6-9, 2005
Conference Location: Sydney, Australia
Deadline: October 31, 2004
The neXt Program Committee invites you to submit a proposal for presentation at neXt 2005: ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference being held in Sydney on September 6 - 9 2005 at Darling Harbour. The conference will eXplore the themes of eXperiences,eXcellence,eXpectations and we are actively seeking submissions that will:
-educate and inform delegates on current practice in the library & information sector
-showcase benchmarks of excellence in practice, procedure and individual performance challenge delegates to consider & debate changes in information management, resources and services
-identify technological innovations and their current and/or future benefits for the information sector
-encourage collaboration amongst organisations and individuals, thereby providing an opportunity to continue professional development beyond the conference
For more information, please visit:
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2005/callforpapers.html
or
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2005/index.html
Conference Date: September 6-9, 2005
Conference Location: Sydney, Australia
Deadline: October 31, 2004
The neXt Program Committee invites you to submit a proposal for presentation at neXt 2005: ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference being held in Sydney on September 6 - 9 2005 at Darling Harbour. The conference will eXplore the themes of eXperiences,eXcellence,eXpectations and we are actively seeking submissions that will:
-educate and inform delegates on current practice in the library & information sector
-showcase benchmarks of excellence in practice, procedure and individual performance challenge delegates to consider & debate changes in information management, resources and services
-identify technological innovations and their current and/or future benefits for the information sector
-encourage collaboration amongst organisations and individuals, thereby providing an opportunity to continue professional development beyond the conference
For more information, please visit:
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2005/callforpapers.html
or
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2005/index.html
CFP: Alternative Library Instruction (Academic Exchange Quarterly Special Issue)
CFP: Alternative Library Instruction (Academic Exchange Quarterly Special Issue)
Editor: Cynthia Tysick Senior Assistant Librarian, University at Buffalo
E-mail: cat2@buffalo.edu
Focus: The goal of this issue will be to provide examples of alternative library instruction created by librarians or faculty members in all settings, K-12, public, academic, special, etc., that can be implemented by others. Alternative library instruction can be, but is not limited to:
-- Curriculum integrated instruction
-- Virtual instruction
-- Audio/video tours
-- Interactive instruction
-- Active learning experiences
-- Game oriented instruction
Who May Submit:
Manuscripts are sought from those librarians or faculty members who have produced
engaging and effective library instruction programs that move beyond the traditional
methods of instruction either through the use of technology or creativity.
Please identify your submission with keyword: ALTERNATIVE
Submission deadline: Regular deadline: any time until the end of February 2005. All accepted submissions will be published in this Summer issue, June 2005.
Short deadline: March or April 2005. All accepted submissions will be published in this Summer issue or in later issues. Submit early and have an opportunity to be considered for Editors' Choice and/or Monthly Exchange
Submission Procedure:
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
or
http://www.higher-ed.org/AEQ/rufen1.htm
For more information and contact information, visit: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/5alt.htm
Editor: Cynthia Tysick Senior Assistant Librarian, University at Buffalo
E-mail: cat2@buffalo.edu
Focus: The goal of this issue will be to provide examples of alternative library instruction created by librarians or faculty members in all settings, K-12, public, academic, special, etc., that can be implemented by others. Alternative library instruction can be, but is not limited to:
-- Curriculum integrated instruction
-- Virtual instruction
-- Audio/video tours
-- Interactive instruction
-- Active learning experiences
-- Game oriented instruction
Who May Submit:
Manuscripts are sought from those librarians or faculty members who have produced
engaging and effective library instruction programs that move beyond the traditional
methods of instruction either through the use of technology or creativity.
Please identify your submission with keyword: ALTERNATIVE
Submission deadline: Regular deadline: any time until the end of February 2005. All accepted submissions will be published in this Summer issue, June 2005.
Short deadline: March or April 2005. All accepted submissions will be published in this Summer issue or in later issues. Submit early and have an opportunity to be considered for Editors' Choice and/or Monthly Exchange
Submission Procedure:
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
or
http://www.higher-ed.org/AEQ/rufen1.htm
For more information and contact information, visit: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/5alt.htm
Thursday, August 26, 2004
CFP: Oprah Winfrey and Reading (10/1/04; collection)
CFP: Oprah Winfrey and Reading (great for the impact on library book groups and circulation).
Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most important influence on reading and literacy in the past fifty years. She devotes considerable time on her talk show to reading and talking about books, and every book she asks her TV audience to read immediately becomes a bestseller. Furthermore, Oprah's book club continues an ongoing literary debate in America. Its middle-class women's readership provokes critical anxiety about the state of American letters, and the ability of a commercialized American culture to sustain artistic production, that has been a recurring theme in American cultural debates since at least Van Wyck Brooks' "America's Coming of Age." Given Oprah's importance in this long-standing culture war, the paucity of critical work on Oprah's Book Club is surprising.
We think it's time to change that. We are seeking submissions to a collection of essays about Oprah's Book Club. We are interested in diverse analysis: gender and reading, the middlebrow novel, women and book clubs, consumerism and publishing, reception studies, investigations of publishers' interaction with the Oprah book club, implicit politics of Oprah's book club, sex and sexuality in the book club, the complex negotiation of race (and the appearance of racial harmony), corporate book clubs (as opposed to consciousness-raising personal ones in the Seventies), the book club and feminism, and specific analysis of germinal selections and their relationship to the larger book club.
Please send completed essays or one-page abstracts to Cecilia Konchar Farr (ckfarr@stkate.edu) and Jaime Harker (jlharker@olemiss.edu) by October 1, 2004. If you prefer to send a paper copy, mail one to
Jaime Harker atthe University of Mississippi, 214 Bondurant Hall,
University, MS, 38677, and Cecilia Konchar Farr at College of St.
Catherine, 2004 Randolph Ave. St. Paul MN 55105.
Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most important influence on reading and literacy in the past fifty years. She devotes considerable time on her talk show to reading and talking about books, and every book she asks her TV audience to read immediately becomes a bestseller. Furthermore, Oprah's book club continues an ongoing literary debate in America. Its middle-class women's readership provokes critical anxiety about the state of American letters, and the ability of a commercialized American culture to sustain artistic production, that has been a recurring theme in American cultural debates since at least Van Wyck Brooks' "America's Coming of Age." Given Oprah's importance in this long-standing culture war, the paucity of critical work on Oprah's Book Club is surprising.
We think it's time to change that. We are seeking submissions to a collection of essays about Oprah's Book Club. We are interested in diverse analysis: gender and reading, the middlebrow novel, women and book clubs, consumerism and publishing, reception studies, investigations of publishers' interaction with the Oprah book club, implicit politics of Oprah's book club, sex and sexuality in the book club, the complex negotiation of race (and the appearance of racial harmony), corporate book clubs (as opposed to consciousness-raising personal ones in the Seventies), the book club and feminism, and specific analysis of germinal selections and their relationship to the larger book club.
Please send completed essays or one-page abstracts to Cecilia Konchar Farr (ckfarr@stkate.edu) and Jaime Harker (jlharker@olemiss.edu) by October 1, 2004. If you prefer to send a paper copy, mail one to
Jaime Harker atthe University of Mississippi, 214 Bondurant Hall,
University, MS, 38677, and Cecilia Konchar Farr at College of St.
Catherine, 2004 Randolph Ave. St. Paul MN 55105.
AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY PROJECT
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., & Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Editors
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS We are seeking contributors to write biographical entries for the African American National Biography, a joint project of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University and Oxford University Press. Thelargest African American Studies project ever undertaken, covering abroader range of African American lives than ever before, the AfricanAmerican National Biography will present history through a mosaic of thelives of 10,000 individuals, some known throughout the world and othersall but forgotten, illuminating the abiding influence of AfricanAmericans on the life of this nation through the immediacy of individualexperience. Our goal is to include not only great and famous AfricanAmericans, but a selection of lives that will be representative of thescope of African American experience.
For more information, contact: aanb@fas.harvard.edu
URL: http://fas.harvard.edu/~aanb/
Full Announcement http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=140461
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., & Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Editors
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS We are seeking contributors to write biographical entries for the African American National Biography, a joint project of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University and Oxford University Press. Thelargest African American Studies project ever undertaken, covering abroader range of African American lives than ever before, the AfricanAmerican National Biography will present history through a mosaic of thelives of 10,000 individuals, some known throughout the world and othersall but forgotten, illuminating the abiding influence of AfricanAmericans on the life of this nation through the immediacy of individualexperience. Our goal is to include not only great and famous AfricanAmericans, but a selection of lives that will be representative of thescope of African American experience.
For more information, contact: aanb@fas.harvard.edu
URL: http://fas.harvard.edu/~aanb/
Full Announcement http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=140461
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
CFP: Biographies of American Dramatists
CFP: Biographies of American Dramatists
Alexander Street Press is seeking brief biographies of American Dramatists in exchange for publishing credits. Bios need to be 500-800 words and will be included in scholarly collections for electronic publication. Interested parties should contact Wendi Slagle at wslagle@astreetpress.com with the subject of the email as BIOGRAPHIES.
Wendi Slagle
Editor
Alexander Street Press
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax: 305-489-3702
wslagle@Astreetpress.com
Alexander Street Press is seeking brief biographies of American Dramatists in exchange for publishing credits. Bios need to be 500-800 words and will be included in scholarly collections for electronic publication. Interested parties should contact Wendi Slagle at wslagle@astreetpress.com with the subject of the email as BIOGRAPHIES.
Wendi Slagle
Editor
Alexander Street Press
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax: 305-489-3702
wslagle@Astreetpress.com
Saturday, August 14, 2004
CFP - North American University Presses
Deadline: (complete article): January 1, 2005
I am seeking contributors for a volume in the Dictionary of Literary Biography series with the working title "North American University Presses."
Entries will range in length from 3000-8000 words, and offer a chronological overview of the history of each press, discuss the press's significance, editorial emphases, and current publishing activities. Contributors receive a small honorarium and a copy of the volume.
The following presses, with essay lengths, are still available:
Cornell University Press (5,000)
McGill-Queen's University Press (3,000)
Michigan State University Press (3,000)
Ohio State University Press (3,000)
State University of New York Press (3,500)
Syracuse University Press (3,000)
University of British Columbia Press (3,000)
University of Hawai'i Press (3,000)
University of Iowa Press (3,000)
University of Nebraska Press (3,000)
University of Oklahoma Press (3,000)
University of South Carolina Press (3,000)
University of Tennessee Press (3,000)
University Press of Kentucky (3,000)
University Press of Mississippi (3,000)
University Press of New England (3,000)
Wayne State University Press (3,000)
Yale University Press (6,500)
See http://www.bcl-manly.comfor a sample entry and DLB style
guidelines, or consult your library's reference department for examples
of previous volumes in the series. (The volumes entitled "British
Literary Publishing Houses" and "American Literary Publishing Houses"
are relevant examples for this particular project.)
For a list of available publishers and essay lengths, or for general inquiries,
contact: Cecile Jagodzinski, Director of Collection Development and
Digital Scholarship, Indiana University Libraries, Main Library E651,
1320 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405 (e-mail, cjagodzi@indiana.edu).
Potential contributors should also include a current CV.
I am seeking contributors for a volume in the Dictionary of Literary Biography series with the working title "North American University Presses."
Entries will range in length from 3000-8000 words, and offer a chronological overview of the history of each press, discuss the press's significance, editorial emphases, and current publishing activities. Contributors receive a small honorarium and a copy of the volume.
The following presses, with essay lengths, are still available:
Cornell University Press (5,000)
McGill-Queen's University Press (3,000)
Michigan State University Press (3,000)
Ohio State University Press (3,000)
State University of New York Press (3,500)
Syracuse University Press (3,000)
University of British Columbia Press (3,000)
University of Hawai'i Press (3,000)
University of Iowa Press (3,000)
University of Nebraska Press (3,000)
University of Oklahoma Press (3,000)
University of South Carolina Press (3,000)
University of Tennessee Press (3,000)
University Press of Kentucky (3,000)
University Press of Mississippi (3,000)
University Press of New England (3,000)
Wayne State University Press (3,000)
Yale University Press (6,500)
See http://www.bcl-manly.comfor a sample entry and DLB style
guidelines, or consult your library's reference department for examples
of previous volumes in the series. (The volumes entitled "British
Literary Publishing Houses" and "American Literary Publishing Houses"
are relevant examples for this particular project.)
For a list of available publishers and essay lengths, or for general inquiries,
contact: Cecile Jagodzinski, Director of Collection Development and
Digital Scholarship, Indiana University Libraries, Main Library E651,
1320 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405 (e-mail, cjagodzi@indiana.edu).
Potential contributors should also include a current CV.
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Conference Date: July 6-8, 2005
Conference Location: Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: October 25, 2004
7th ISKO-Spain Conference The human dimension of knowledge organisation.
The focus of the 7th ISKO-Spain Conference is on orienting users of systems and applications of information organisation and retrieval in companies, public administration, archives and document centres, portals or internet services, databases and digital libraries.
Knowledge organization has traditionally been centred on representational objects-texts, images and documents in general- or on computer systems that facilitate information retrieval. It is ever more apparent that there is a need to take into consideration the cognitive, physical, and
affective characteristics of different types of people when designing applications. Currently, with the availability of personalized systems that facilitate the interaction between persons and organisation systems.
Guidelines
Authors have to present an abstract of their work -either oral presentations or posters- that will be reviewed by an evaluation committee as to timeliness, interest and originality. Abstracts of presentations should be at least 700 words long. They should include: title, objectives and the premise of the work, methodology followed, conclusions arrived at and, if relevant, references to 3 works used as a bibliography. The length foreseen for the presentation, not to exceed 20 minutes, should also be indicated. Abstracts of posters should be 500 words long and include titles, objectives, conclusions and a formal description of the poster. In all cases the name and address (post and electronic) with the contact's telephone should be provided for each presenter. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail in MS Word or another compatible format to isko2005@ub.edu. Acceptance of the abstract of a presentation requires the tacit commitment that at least one of the authors will be present to make the presentation during the congress.
The working languages of the conference will be Catalan, Spanish and the English although works may be submitted in other languages.
For more information visit:
Call for Papers (English): http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/en/resums.php
Conference Main Page: http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/
Conference Location: Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: October 25, 2004
7th ISKO-Spain Conference The human dimension of knowledge organisation.
The focus of the 7th ISKO-Spain Conference is on orienting users of systems and applications of information organisation and retrieval in companies, public administration, archives and document centres, portals or internet services, databases and digital libraries.
Knowledge organization has traditionally been centred on representational objects-texts, images and documents in general- or on computer systems that facilitate information retrieval. It is ever more apparent that there is a need to take into consideration the cognitive, physical, and
affective characteristics of different types of people when designing applications. Currently, with the availability of personalized systems that facilitate the interaction between persons and organisation systems.
Guidelines
Authors have to present an abstract of their work -either oral presentations or posters- that will be reviewed by an evaluation committee as to timeliness, interest and originality. Abstracts of presentations should be at least 700 words long. They should include: title, objectives and the premise of the work, methodology followed, conclusions arrived at and, if relevant, references to 3 works used as a bibliography. The length foreseen for the presentation, not to exceed 20 minutes, should also be indicated. Abstracts of posters should be 500 words long and include titles, objectives, conclusions and a formal description of the poster. In all cases the name and address (post and electronic) with the contact's telephone should be provided for each presenter. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail in MS Word or another compatible format to isko2005@ub.edu. Acceptance of the abstract of a presentation requires the tacit commitment that at least one of the authors will be present to make the presentation during the congress.
The working languages of the conference will be Catalan, Spanish and the English although works may be submitted in other languages.
For more information visit:
Call for Papers (English): http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/en/resums.php
Conference Main Page: http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/
CFP - Encyclopedia of Ethic American Lit (Update)
Deadline for completed entries: November 2004
Encyclopedia of Ethnic American Literature
Editor Emmanuel S. Nelson
Department of English
SUNY-Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045
Ph: 607-753-2078
Fax: 607-753-5978
E-mail: emmanueln@hotmail.com or nelsone@cortland.edu
REVISED CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS/AUGUST 1, 2004
Contributors are sought for the forthcoming multi-volume, fully illustrated Encyclopedia of Ethnic American Literature scheduled for publication by Greenwood Press in mid-2005. Over one million words in length, the work will be published simultaneously in five volumes. Nearly 90% of the project is already complete. However, a few dozen entries/topics remain unassigned. If you are interested in writing one or more entries, please contact the editor, Emmanuel Nelson. Remuneration will be based on the total number of words that you contribute to the Encyclopedia. Here are the guidelines:
500 words : $30
750 words : $50
1,000 words: $75
1,250 words: $100
1,500 words and above: A complimentary copy of the five-volume Encyclopedia (all five volumes) valued at about $500
The deadline for the completed entries is November 1, 2004. For additional information, please contactEmmanuel Nelson (emmanueln@hotmail.com).
List of Entries
African American Literature
Belton, Don (750 words)
Bennet, Hal (500 words)
Brown, Cecil (500 words)
Clarke, Cheryl (750 words)
Colter, Cyrus (750 words)
Davis, Frank Marshall (500 words)
Dent, Tom (750 words)
Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1250 words)
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore (750 words)
Duplechan, Larry (750 words)
Franklin, J. e. (500 words)
Foote, Julia A. J. (500 words)
Gaines, Patrice (500 words)
Hardy, James Earl (500 words)
Jacobs, Harriet (750 words)
Keckley, Elizabeth (750 words)
Knight, Etheridge (750 words)
Lee, Jarina (500 words)
Madgett,Naomi Long (500 words)
Marrant, John (500 words)
Mayes, Raymina (500 words)
McCall, Nathan (500 words)
McKnight, Reginald (750 words)
Miller, May (750 words)
Osbey, Brenda Marie (500 words)
Plumpp, Sterling (750 words)
Polite, Carlene Hatcher (750 words)
Rahman, Aisha (500 words)
Redmond, Eugene (500 words)
Spence, Eulalie (750 words)
Thurman, Wallace (750 words)
Walker, Joseph A. (750 words
Williams, John A. (1000 words)
Williams, Samm-Art (750 words)
ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Cereno, Virginia (500 words)
Bacho, Peter (500 words)
Brainard, Cecelia (750 words)
Chee, Alexander (500 words)
Chong, Ping (500 words)
Dizon, Louella (500 words)
Filipino American Drama (1500 words)
Filipino American Poetry (1500 words)
Gotanda, Philip Ken (500 words)
Houston, Velina (750 words
Kwong, Dan (500 words)
Lau, Alan Chong (500 words)
Lee, Cherylene (500 words)
Lim, Jimmy (500 words)
Lim, Jr., Paulino (500 words)
Lo, Steven (500 words)
Nair, Meera (500 words)
Nishikawa, Lane (500 words)
Ong, Han (500 words)
Poetry, Filipino American (1500 words)
Sakamoto, Edward (500 words)
CARIBBEAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Collins, Merle (750 words)
Dominican American Poetry (1500 words)
Hawai’i Literature
Hawai’i Autobiography (1500 words)
Hawai’i Drama (1500 words)
Hawai’i Poetry (1500 words)
Hawai’I Novel (2000 words)
Holt, John Dominis (1500 words)
ITALIAN AMERICAN LITERAURE
Di Prima, Diane (500 words)
Ferro, Robert (500 words)
Gambone, Philip (750 words)
JEWISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
Anti-Semitism (1500 words)
Bersnstein, Charles (750 words)
Dahlberg, Edward (750 words)
Endore, Guy [Samuel Goldstein] (750 words)
Englander, Nathan (750 words)
Epstein, Leslie (750 words)
Epstein, Joseph (750 words)
Falk, Marcia (750 words)
Feiffer, Jules (750 words)
Fein, Leonard (750 words)
Fein, Richard (750 words)
Feinberg, David (750 words)
Fishman, Charles (750 words)
Freeman, Joseph (750 words)
Fried, Emanuel (750 words)
Funeroff, Sol (750 words)
Gerber, Merrill J. (500 words)
Ginsberg, Allen (1500 words)
Glickman, Gary (750 words)
Hershman, Marcie (500 words)
Jerome, V. J. [Isaac Jerome Romaine] (750 words)
Koch, Kenneth (750 words)
Malamud, Bernard (1500 words)
Mendelbaum, Allen (750 words)
Merkin, Daphne (750 words)
Meyers, Bert (500 words)
Mitchell, Steven (750 words
Poetry, Jewish American (3000 words)
Rakosi, Carl (500 words)
Ribman, Ronald (750 words)
Rolfe, Edwin [Solomon Fishman] (750 words)
Rosenberg, David (750)
Rothenberg, Jerome (750 words)
Rudman, Mark (750 words)
Schwartz, Howard (750 words)
Sherman, Martin (750 words)
Stein, Gertrude (1000 words)
Sterne, Steve (750 words)
Yankowitz, Susan (750 words)
Swados, Elizabeth (750 words)
Zukofsky, Louis (750 words)
LATINO/A LITERAURE
Castillo, Rafael (500 words)
Cumpian, Carlos (500 words)
Fraxedas, Joaquin (500 words)
Munoz, Elias Miguel (500 words)
Torre, Omar (500 words)
Torregrosa, Luisita Lopez (500 words)
Encyclopedia of Ethnic American Literature
Editor Emmanuel S. Nelson
Department of English
SUNY-Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045
Ph: 607-753-2078
Fax: 607-753-5978
E-mail: emmanueln@hotmail.com or nelsone@cortland.edu
REVISED CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS/AUGUST 1, 2004
Contributors are sought for the forthcoming multi-volume, fully illustrated Encyclopedia of Ethnic American Literature scheduled for publication by Greenwood Press in mid-2005. Over one million words in length, the work will be published simultaneously in five volumes. Nearly 90% of the project is already complete. However, a few dozen entries/topics remain unassigned. If you are interested in writing one or more entries, please contact the editor, Emmanuel Nelson. Remuneration will be based on the total number of words that you contribute to the Encyclopedia. Here are the guidelines:
500 words : $30
750 words : $50
1,000 words: $75
1,250 words: $100
1,500 words and above: A complimentary copy of the five-volume Encyclopedia (all five volumes) valued at about $500
The deadline for the completed entries is November 1, 2004. For additional information, please contactEmmanuel Nelson (emmanueln@hotmail.com).
List of Entries
African American Literature
Belton, Don (750 words)
Bennet, Hal (500 words)
Brown, Cecil (500 words)
Clarke, Cheryl (750 words)
Colter, Cyrus (750 words)
Davis, Frank Marshall (500 words)
Dent, Tom (750 words)
Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1250 words)
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore (750 words)
Duplechan, Larry (750 words)
Franklin, J. e. (500 words)
Foote, Julia A. J. (500 words)
Gaines, Patrice (500 words)
Hardy, James Earl (500 words)
Jacobs, Harriet (750 words)
Keckley, Elizabeth (750 words)
Knight, Etheridge (750 words)
Lee, Jarina (500 words)
Madgett,Naomi Long (500 words)
Marrant, John (500 words)
Mayes, Raymina (500 words)
McCall, Nathan (500 words)
McKnight, Reginald (750 words)
Miller, May (750 words)
Osbey, Brenda Marie (500 words)
Plumpp, Sterling (750 words)
Polite, Carlene Hatcher (750 words)
Rahman, Aisha (500 words)
Redmond, Eugene (500 words)
Spence, Eulalie (750 words)
Thurman, Wallace (750 words)
Walker, Joseph A. (750 words
Williams, John A. (1000 words)
Williams, Samm-Art (750 words)
ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Cereno, Virginia (500 words)
Bacho, Peter (500 words)
Brainard, Cecelia (750 words)
Chee, Alexander (500 words)
Chong, Ping (500 words)
Dizon, Louella (500 words)
Filipino American Drama (1500 words)
Filipino American Poetry (1500 words)
Gotanda, Philip Ken (500 words)
Houston, Velina (750 words
Kwong, Dan (500 words)
Lau, Alan Chong (500 words)
Lee, Cherylene (500 words)
Lim, Jimmy (500 words)
Lim, Jr., Paulino (500 words)
Lo, Steven (500 words)
Nair, Meera (500 words)
Nishikawa, Lane (500 words)
Ong, Han (500 words)
Poetry, Filipino American (1500 words)
Sakamoto, Edward (500 words)
CARIBBEAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Collins, Merle (750 words)
Dominican American Poetry (1500 words)
Hawai’i Literature
Hawai’i Autobiography (1500 words)
Hawai’i Drama (1500 words)
Hawai’i Poetry (1500 words)
Hawai’I Novel (2000 words)
Holt, John Dominis (1500 words)
ITALIAN AMERICAN LITERAURE
Di Prima, Diane (500 words)
Ferro, Robert (500 words)
Gambone, Philip (750 words)
JEWISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
Anti-Semitism (1500 words)
Bersnstein, Charles (750 words)
Dahlberg, Edward (750 words)
Endore, Guy [Samuel Goldstein] (750 words)
Englander, Nathan (750 words)
Epstein, Leslie (750 words)
Epstein, Joseph (750 words)
Falk, Marcia (750 words)
Feiffer, Jules (750 words)
Fein, Leonard (750 words)
Fein, Richard (750 words)
Feinberg, David (750 words)
Fishman, Charles (750 words)
Freeman, Joseph (750 words)
Fried, Emanuel (750 words)
Funeroff, Sol (750 words)
Gerber, Merrill J. (500 words)
Ginsberg, Allen (1500 words)
Glickman, Gary (750 words)
Hershman, Marcie (500 words)
Jerome, V. J. [Isaac Jerome Romaine] (750 words)
Koch, Kenneth (750 words)
Malamud, Bernard (1500 words)
Mendelbaum, Allen (750 words)
Merkin, Daphne (750 words)
Meyers, Bert (500 words)
Mitchell, Steven (750 words
Poetry, Jewish American (3000 words)
Rakosi, Carl (500 words)
Ribman, Ronald (750 words)
Rolfe, Edwin [Solomon Fishman] (750 words)
Rosenberg, David (750)
Rothenberg, Jerome (750 words)
Rudman, Mark (750 words)
Schwartz, Howard (750 words)
Sherman, Martin (750 words)
Stein, Gertrude (1000 words)
Sterne, Steve (750 words)
Yankowitz, Susan (750 words)
Swados, Elizabeth (750 words)
Zukofsky, Louis (750 words)
LATINO/A LITERAURE
Castillo, Rafael (500 words)
Cumpian, Carlos (500 words)
Fraxedas, Joaquin (500 words)
Munoz, Elias Miguel (500 words)
Torre, Omar (500 words)
Torregrosa, Luisita Lopez (500 words)
CFP - White Rose Book History Seminar
Conference Location: University of Sheffield (UK)
Conference Date: September 16, 2004
Deadline: August 30, 2004
The White Rose Book History Seminar invites proposals for papers to be given at its third seminar to be held on Thursday 16 September 2004. The White Rose Book History Seminar is a thrice-yearly interdisciplinary seminar series based, and run jointly, at the Universities of Leeds, York and Sheffield. Seminars cover all periods and all aspects of book history, encouraging dialogue and debate among specialists from a wide range of scholarly
disciplines, including English and other literatures, history, history of science, art history, social sciences, and education.
The seminar is devoted not only to exploring new directions in book history research, but also to considering the ways in which book history is bringing new perspectives to bear on existing research problems in a range of disciplines. Papers are therefore invited on any area of book history and relating to any period. Papers may adopt either a theoretical manner or utilise practical examples of book history research. Researchers from any period--Anglo-Saxon
to post-modern-- are welcome to contribute.
Proposals are invited for papers of 20 minutes in length. Abstracts of no more than 200 words should be sent by Monday 30 August to h.mathison@shef.ac.uk.
Conference Date: September 16, 2004
Deadline: August 30, 2004
The White Rose Book History Seminar invites proposals for papers to be given at its third seminar to be held on Thursday 16 September 2004. The White Rose Book History Seminar is a thrice-yearly interdisciplinary seminar series based, and run jointly, at the Universities of Leeds, York and Sheffield. Seminars cover all periods and all aspects of book history, encouraging dialogue and debate among specialists from a wide range of scholarly
disciplines, including English and other literatures, history, history of science, art history, social sciences, and education.
The seminar is devoted not only to exploring new directions in book history research, but also to considering the ways in which book history is bringing new perspectives to bear on existing research problems in a range of disciplines. Papers are therefore invited on any area of book history and relating to any period. Papers may adopt either a theoretical manner or utilise practical examples of book history research. Researchers from any period--Anglo-Saxon
to post-modern-- are welcome to contribute.
Proposals are invited for papers of 20 minutes in length. Abstracts of no more than 200 words should be sent by Monday 30 August to h.mathison@shef.ac.uk.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Call for Reviewers - Film Criticism (Quaterly Journal)
FILM CRITICISM, a quarterly journal devoted to scholarly investigations of film, is seeking reviews of recent scholarly and academic books about film. FILM CRITICISM publishes two to three book reviews per issue, devoted to informative and insightful critiques and analyses of
current books on all aspects of U.S. and World Cinema.Please send inquiries and/or submissions of 2000 to 2500 words as an email attachment to richard.heppner@sru.edu or by conventional mail to:
Film Criticism, Box D,
Allegheny College,
Meadville, PA 16335
URL: http://webpub.allegheny.edu/group/filmcriticism/index.htm
current books on all aspects of U.S. and World Cinema.Please send inquiries and/or submissions of 2000 to 2500 words as an email attachment to richard.heppner@sru.edu or by conventional mail to:
Film Criticism, Box D,
Allegheny College,
Meadville, PA 16335
URL: http://webpub.allegheny.edu/group/filmcriticism/index.htm
Monday, August 09, 2004
Call for Participation - Special Interest Group on Information Needs, Seeking and Use (ASIST)
Conference Date: Saturday, November 13, 2004, 1-6 pm
Conference Location: Providence, RI
Deadline: September 15, 2004
4th Annual Research Symposium of the Special Interest Group on Information Needs, Seeking and Use (SIG USE) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFORMATION BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
Call for Participation
Researchers embarking on a research project in information behavior (IB) are often not aware of the grants available to them, while funding agencies may not know about the pertinent research in IB. The objective of this symposium is to bring both sides together to discuss the nature of IB research and relevant funding opportunities.
The symposium will begin with an introductory presentation about research areas and funding trends in IB by Gary Marchionini, Professor, School of Information and Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill. Representatives from major funding agencies, such as IMLS, NIH, NSF,
OCLC, and DLG, will then present their programs and learn from the participants about research conducted in IB. After introducing their agencies, the funding representatives will engage in an open discussion with the participants about the structure of funding institutions,
current grant policies, projected trends in funding, and will provide other highly useful but not readily available information about the funding process. Participants will also have a chance to discuss funding ideas for IB research with successful research grant recipients, who
will participate in a panel.
Formal papers are not expected; the symposium will focus on professional development in a seminar format designed for novice and experienced researchers alike. Those who wish to participate in the symposium need to submit a paragraph (100-150 words) to:
June Abbas (abbasjm@buffalo.edu) no later than September 15, 2004, with description
of their IB research (topic, RQs, user population, theory, methodology) and the names of funding agencies of interest.
Important: Upon receiving an email confirmation from the symposium organizers the participants should register for the symposium via ASIST annual meeting registration
site (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM04/registration.html). Confirmed participants can register until the early-bird deadline of October 1, 2004, at a reduced rate: $40 SIG-USE members; $50 ASIS&T members; $65 non-members. Registration is limited to the first 40
participants. Space allowing, registration will continue until the final deadline of October 15 at regular rates: $50 SIG-USE members; $60 ASIS&T members; $75 non-members.
Conference Location: Providence, RI
Deadline: September 15, 2004
4th Annual Research Symposium of the Special Interest Group on Information Needs, Seeking and Use (SIG USE) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFORMATION BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
Call for Participation
Researchers embarking on a research project in information behavior (IB) are often not aware of the grants available to them, while funding agencies may not know about the pertinent research in IB. The objective of this symposium is to bring both sides together to discuss the nature of IB research and relevant funding opportunities.
The symposium will begin with an introductory presentation about research areas and funding trends in IB by Gary Marchionini, Professor, School of Information and Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill. Representatives from major funding agencies, such as IMLS, NIH, NSF,
OCLC, and DLG, will then present their programs and learn from the participants about research conducted in IB. After introducing their agencies, the funding representatives will engage in an open discussion with the participants about the structure of funding institutions,
current grant policies, projected trends in funding, and will provide other highly useful but not readily available information about the funding process. Participants will also have a chance to discuss funding ideas for IB research with successful research grant recipients, who
will participate in a panel.
Formal papers are not expected; the symposium will focus on professional development in a seminar format designed for novice and experienced researchers alike. Those who wish to participate in the symposium need to submit a paragraph (100-150 words) to:
June Abbas (abbasjm@buffalo.edu) no later than September 15, 2004, with description
of their IB research (topic, RQs, user population, theory, methodology) and the names of funding agencies of interest.
Important: Upon receiving an email confirmation from the symposium organizers the participants should register for the symposium via ASIST annual meeting registration
site (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM04/registration.html). Confirmed participants can register until the early-bird deadline of October 1, 2004, at a reduced rate: $40 SIG-USE members; $50 ASIS&T members; $65 non-members. Registration is limited to the first 40
participants. Space allowing, registration will continue until the final deadline of October 15 at regular rates: $50 SIG-USE members; $60 ASIS&T members; $75 non-members.
Call for Authors: Americans at War on the Home Front: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Deadline for submitted articles: June 30, 2005
Call for Authors: Americans at War on the Home Front: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Authors are sought to write 1, 3, and 5-page biographical entries for Americans At War on the Home Front. Entries include the scientists, engineers and inventors; journalists, poets, and novelists; protesters and social activists; religious, labor and civil rights leaders; artists, musicians, and photographers; financiers, industrialists, and manufacturers; and nurses and physicians who made a difference on the home front during American war efforts from the Revolutionary War to Gulf War II. Authors contributing a total of 25 pages will receive an honorarium and a free copy of the 3-volume set upon publication by Greenwood Press.
Benjamin F. Shearer, Ph.D.
Executive Editor
3700 Longchamp Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Phone: (850)877-3409
Email: shearerben@hotmail.com
Call for Authors: Americans at War on the Home Front: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Authors are sought to write 1, 3, and 5-page biographical entries for Americans At War on the Home Front. Entries include the scientists, engineers and inventors; journalists, poets, and novelists; protesters and social activists; religious, labor and civil rights leaders; artists, musicians, and photographers; financiers, industrialists, and manufacturers; and nurses and physicians who made a difference on the home front during American war efforts from the Revolutionary War to Gulf War II. Authors contributing a total of 25 pages will receive an honorarium and a free copy of the 3-volume set upon publication by Greenwood Press.
Benjamin F. Shearer, Ph.D.
Executive Editor
3700 Longchamp Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Phone: (850)877-3409
Email: shearerben@hotmail.com
CFP (Open) - Prologue (National Archives and Records Administration)
Prologue: Quarterly by the National Archives and Records Administration welcomes articles based in whole or in part upon the holdings and programs of of NARA, its regional archives, and the Presidential libraries.
If you are interested in contributing to Prologue, contact the editors to discuss your proposal. Prologue seeks both short features (600–1,000 words) and extended articles on historical subjects (up to 7,000 words). Articles should be directed at the general reader with an interest in history.
To discuss article proposals, send an e-mail to prologue@nara.gov or call 301-837-2938.
Mary Ryan Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives & Records Admin 301-837-2938
Email: prologue@nara.gov
Visit the website at http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/
If you are interested in contributing to Prologue, contact the editors to discuss your proposal. Prologue seeks both short features (600–1,000 words) and extended articles on historical subjects (up to 7,000 words). Articles should be directed at the general reader with an interest in history.
To discuss article proposals, send an e-mail to prologue@nara.gov or call 301-837-2938.
Mary Ryan Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives & Records Admin 301-837-2938
Email: prologue@nara.gov
Visit the website at http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/
Call for Reviewers: African Journal of Legal Studies
The African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS) invites submissions of articles, notes, conference reports and book reviews related to human rights, governance, democracy and the rule of law in Africa. The focus of the AJLS is on the interplay between law, public policy and social change in
Africa.
Contact: chernor@africalawinstitute.org
For more information, visit:
URL: www.africalawinstitute.org/ajls/submissions.htm
General Announcement: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=140050
Africa.
Contact: chernor@africalawinstitute.org
For more information, visit:
URL: www.africalawinstitute.org/ajls/submissions.htm
General Announcement: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=140050
Sunday, August 08, 2004
CFP - ALA RUSA History Section (2005 ALA Program)
Confernce Date: June 2005
Conference Location: Chicago, IL
Deadline: September 1, 2005
Call for Participant: One Librarian Presenter at ALA RUSA History Section 2005 ALA Program
The Instruction and Research Services Committee of the ALA RUSA History Section seeks a librarian to speak at our 2005 ALA program in Chicago entitled "Primary Sources in the Electronic Age: Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching Historical Research." The Committee invites submissions from librarians who teach or collaborate with faculty in teaching research methods in history. The program, scheduled for Sunday June 26, 2005 from 10:30 to noon, is co-sponsored by ACRL's Instruction Section.
The librarian will be part of a three-member panel composed of a historian and others involved in the teaching of history, who will address instructional issues related to the use of primary sources in electronic formats. Each panel member will present a 15-20 minute paper on some aspect of the program topic.
Requirements: All applicants should submit a 100-200 word abstract of the proposed presentation. Also, please include a vita, outlining your previous professional experiences, publications, and presentations. Because of ALA restrictions on funding presenters, applicants should be ALA members planning to attend the annual conference in Chicago.
Application Procedure: Please e-mail a brief cover letter with your abstract and vita to the Instruction and Research Services Committee chair Theresa Mudrock at: mudrock@u.washington.edu
Application Deadline: September 1, 2004 All applicants will be notified of
the Committee's decision by October 15, 2004.
Conference Location: Chicago, IL
Deadline: September 1, 2005
Call for Participant: One Librarian Presenter at ALA RUSA History Section 2005 ALA Program
The Instruction and Research Services Committee of the ALA RUSA History Section seeks a librarian to speak at our 2005 ALA program in Chicago entitled "Primary Sources in the Electronic Age: Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching Historical Research." The Committee invites submissions from librarians who teach or collaborate with faculty in teaching research methods in history. The program, scheduled for Sunday June 26, 2005 from 10:30 to noon, is co-sponsored by ACRL's Instruction Section.
The librarian will be part of a three-member panel composed of a historian and others involved in the teaching of history, who will address instructional issues related to the use of primary sources in electronic formats. Each panel member will present a 15-20 minute paper on some aspect of the program topic.
Requirements: All applicants should submit a 100-200 word abstract of the proposed presentation. Also, please include a vita, outlining your previous professional experiences, publications, and presentations. Because of ALA restrictions on funding presenters, applicants should be ALA members planning to attend the annual conference in Chicago.
Application Procedure: Please e-mail a brief cover letter with your abstract and vita to the Instruction and Research Services Committee chair Theresa Mudrock at: mudrock@u.washington.edu
Application Deadline: September 1, 2004 All applicants will be notified of
the Committee's decision by October 15, 2004.
CFP - Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters
Conference Date: March 4-5, 2005
Conference Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
Deadline: November 11, 2004
The MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ARTS, & LETTERS is dedicated to scholarly exchange through an annual conference and a quarterly journal, the Michigan Academician. The meetings of the Michigan Academy are held on the campus of an affiliated Michigan college or university each year. The meetings include papers, symposia, special sessions on featured topics, and several social events.
There are many sections including Library & Information Sciences. The officers for that section are:
Chair: Ruth M. Helwig, Central Michigan University, Park Library, 300 East Preston Street, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859; 989/774-2404; ruth.m.helwig@cmich.edu;
Vice-Chair: Michele Behr, Western Michigan University, Library, 2017 Waldo Library, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; 269/387-5611; michele.behr@wmich.edu
For full Call for Papers, visit:
http://www.umich.edu/~michacad/2005gencall.pdf
For Academy Website, visit:
http://www.umich.edu/~michacad/
(NOTE Academy is moving in September to Alma College. The website might go with it.)
Conference Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
Deadline: November 11, 2004
The MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ARTS, & LETTERS is dedicated to scholarly exchange through an annual conference and a quarterly journal, the Michigan Academician. The meetings of the Michigan Academy are held on the campus of an affiliated Michigan college or university each year. The meetings include papers, symposia, special sessions on featured topics, and several social events.
There are many sections including Library & Information Sciences. The officers for that section are:
Chair: Ruth M. Helwig, Central Michigan University, Park Library, 300 East Preston Street, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859; 989/774-2404; ruth.m.helwig@cmich.edu;
Vice-Chair: Michele Behr, Western Michigan University, Library, 2017 Waldo Library, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; 269/387-5611; michele.behr@wmich.edu
For full Call for Papers, visit:
http://www.umich.edu/~michacad/2005gencall.pdf
For Academy Website, visit:
http://www.umich.edu/~michacad/
(NOTE Academy is moving in September to Alma College. The website might go with it.)
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Call for Subject Editors: Resources for College Libraries (RCL)
Call for Subject Editors: Resources for College Libraries (RCL)
Call for subject editors for Resources for College Libraries, a new core list of recommended titles for college libraries to be published by CHOICE and ALA Editions. We seek the names of scholars and bibliographers knowledgeable in their general subject areas, and with a wide range of personal and professional contacts among those working in that area. Preference will be given to those with experience in
teaching, bibliography, or collection development. Subject editors will assist in the revision and expansion of the subject classification taxonomy according to which the contents of RCL will be arranged. (Previous versions of this project, printed under the title Books for College Libraries, organized their content according to
Library of Congress subject headings; in RCL, we anticipate expanding the classification scheme to acknowledge the growth and importance of new, and especially interdisciplinary, fields of academic inquiry and teaching.) In addition, the subject editors will take the lead in recruiting contributors for the RCL project, and will work with me to refine their suggestions into a comprehensive list of essential print and electronic resources for a college library.
Please direct any inquiries, as well as nominations for potential subject editors, to the address below.
Description of subject editor responsibilities:
Each subject/disciplinary editor will assist the project editor in identifying areas where the subject taxonomy of BCL3 (which was based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings) needs to be expanded, or have terms added, to adequately reflect the rise of new areas of scholarship and teaching. In addition, the subject editor will recruit and oversee the work of a number of contributors, both librarians and scholars, who will contribute suggestions to a unified core list of essential titles
(print and electronic) for a college library. The subject editor will review these contributions and make suggestions as to additions or deletions to achieve adequate coverage of the subject area. Subject editors will each receive a honorarium and be prominently acknowledged in RCL for their contributions
Marcus Elmore
Project Editor, Resources for College Libraries
CHOICE
100 Riverview Center
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 347-6933 x140
Email: melmore@ala-choice.org
Visit the website at
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/ed-feb04.htm
Call for subject editors for Resources for College Libraries, a new core list of recommended titles for college libraries to be published by CHOICE and ALA Editions. We seek the names of scholars and bibliographers knowledgeable in their general subject areas, and with a wide range of personal and professional contacts among those working in that area. Preference will be given to those with experience in
teaching, bibliography, or collection development. Subject editors will assist in the revision and expansion of the subject classification taxonomy according to which the contents of RCL will be arranged. (Previous versions of this project, printed under the title Books for College Libraries, organized their content according to
Library of Congress subject headings; in RCL, we anticipate expanding the classification scheme to acknowledge the growth and importance of new, and especially interdisciplinary, fields of academic inquiry and teaching.) In addition, the subject editors will take the lead in recruiting contributors for the RCL project, and will work with me to refine their suggestions into a comprehensive list of essential print and electronic resources for a college library.
Please direct any inquiries, as well as nominations for potential subject editors, to the address below.
Description of subject editor responsibilities:
Each subject/disciplinary editor will assist the project editor in identifying areas where the subject taxonomy of BCL3 (which was based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings) needs to be expanded, or have terms added, to adequately reflect the rise of new areas of scholarship and teaching. In addition, the subject editor will recruit and oversee the work of a number of contributors, both librarians and scholars, who will contribute suggestions to a unified core list of essential titles
(print and electronic) for a college library. The subject editor will review these contributions and make suggestions as to additions or deletions to achieve adequate coverage of the subject area. Subject editors will each receive a honorarium and be prominently acknowledged in RCL for their contributions
Marcus Elmore
Project Editor, Resources for College Libraries
CHOICE
100 Riverview Center
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 347-6933 x140
Email: melmore@ala-choice.org
Visit the website at
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/ed-feb04.htm
CFP: The College Writing Landscape:
Deadline: September 9, 2004
Conference Date: September 30-October 1, 2004
Conference Location:Minnesota State University, Mankato
The College Writing Landscape: Navigating Intersections Between Disciplines, Genres, Pedagogies and Styles
MnSCU Conference on Writing
Over the past thirty years, writing has distinctively changed the college landscape. Computer-assisted instruction, writing across the curriculum (WAC), writing-intensive courses, degree programs in professional writing, TESOL needs, creative writing offerings, and semester conversion are just some of the changes that have reshaped the teaching and nature of college-level writing, especially in the MnSCU system. An ever-increasing menu of pedagogies has also contributed to the variety and complexity of the landscape of writing in colleges and universities.
Conference organizers seek both individual and panel proposals from all faculty (full-time, adjunct, and teaching assistant) that address any aspect of college writing. Possible topics include the following:
* Writing in/between the MnSCU divisions (technical, community and 4-year institutions)
* Research on writing
* Creative writing (on craft or creative work)
* Writing about literature
* Translation of literature
* Technical writing
* Computers and writing
* Developmental writing
* Composition
* Teaching writing to non-native speakers
* Writing across the curriculum/writing-intensive courses
* Writing and service learning
* Teaching writing to non-traditional students
* Cross-institutional discussions
* Working conditions/teaching loads
* Writing program assessment
* Writing placement & entrance/exit procedures
* Writing competencies
* Diversity in the writing classroom
* Literacy programs
* Teaching grammar in writing courses
The conference registration fee is waived for members of MnSCU. However, the conference is open to anyone interested in the teaching and learning of writing at the college level.
To propose a session:
Please send a 500 word abstract with panel or paper proposal information including title of paper(s), and name, address, email, and affiliation of presenter(s) by September 9, 2004. Panels are scheduled for one hour
with reading times of 15 minutes per presenter.
Please send proposals via e-mail:
Dr. Randall McClure
Department of English
Minnesota State University
randall.mcclure@mnsu.edu
Conference Date: September 30-October 1, 2004
Conference Location:Minnesota State University, Mankato
The College Writing Landscape: Navigating Intersections Between Disciplines, Genres, Pedagogies and Styles
MnSCU Conference on Writing
Over the past thirty years, writing has distinctively changed the college landscape. Computer-assisted instruction, writing across the curriculum (WAC), writing-intensive courses, degree programs in professional writing, TESOL needs, creative writing offerings, and semester conversion are just some of the changes that have reshaped the teaching and nature of college-level writing, especially in the MnSCU system. An ever-increasing menu of pedagogies has also contributed to the variety and complexity of the landscape of writing in colleges and universities.
Conference organizers seek both individual and panel proposals from all faculty (full-time, adjunct, and teaching assistant) that address any aspect of college writing. Possible topics include the following:
* Writing in/between the MnSCU divisions (technical, community and 4-year institutions)
* Research on writing
* Creative writing (on craft or creative work)
* Writing about literature
* Translation of literature
* Technical writing
* Computers and writing
* Developmental writing
* Composition
* Teaching writing to non-native speakers
* Writing across the curriculum/writing-intensive courses
* Writing and service learning
* Teaching writing to non-traditional students
* Cross-institutional discussions
* Working conditions/teaching loads
* Writing program assessment
* Writing placement & entrance/exit procedures
* Writing competencies
* Diversity in the writing classroom
* Literacy programs
* Teaching grammar in writing courses
The conference registration fee is waived for members of MnSCU. However, the conference is open to anyone interested in the teaching and learning of writing at the college level.
To propose a session:
Please send a 500 word abstract with panel or paper proposal information including title of paper(s), and name, address, email, and affiliation of presenter(s) by September 9, 2004. Panels are scheduled for one hour
with reading times of 15 minutes per presenter.
Please send proposals via e-mail:
Dr. Randall McClure
Department of English
Minnesota State University
randall.mcclure@mnsu.edu
CFP: American Nature Writers before 1900
Deadline (for entries): November 15, 2004
DLB: American Nature Writers before 1900: editor Daniel Patterson.
This volume of the DLB (Dictionary of Literary Biography) is expanding and replacements for lost contributors are being recruited. DLB-style articles of approximately 4,000 words are needed for the following authors by November 15, 2004:
Lucy Isabella Bird (1831-1904)
William Byrd (1764-1744)
Neltje Blanchan Doubleday (1865-1918)
John Lawson (died 1711)
Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912)
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (1793-1884)
Mary Townsend (sister of John Kirk Townsend)
Louis Hennepin (1640-1701)
Francis Higginson (1586-1630)
Peter Kalm (1716-79)
Please contact the volume editor, Daniel Patterson, at patte2dj@cmich.edu for further information about compensation and guidelines.
DLB: American Nature Writers before 1900: editor Daniel Patterson.
This volume of the DLB (Dictionary of Literary Biography) is expanding and replacements for lost contributors are being recruited. DLB-style articles of approximately 4,000 words are needed for the following authors by November 15, 2004:
Lucy Isabella Bird (1831-1904)
William Byrd (1764-1744)
Neltje Blanchan Doubleday (1865-1918)
John Lawson (died 1711)
Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912)
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (1793-1884)
Mary Townsend (sister of John Kirk Townsend)
Louis Hennepin (1640-1701)
Francis Higginson (1586-1630)
Peter Kalm (1716-79)
Please contact the volume editor, Daniel Patterson, at patte2dj@cmich.edu for further information about compensation and guidelines.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
CFP: Americana: Journal for American Popular Culture
Deadline: October 15, 2004
Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) invitessubmissions for the fall 2004 edition.We publish analytical work in the fields of American studies, cultural studies, history, film and television studies, literary studies (of popular or bestselling fiction), sports, politics, music, in other words, all aspects of popular American culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Submitters are invited to visit the journal at
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/journal/index.htm
If you would like to submit to our peer-reviewed journal, send an explanatory email that includes your institutional affiliation to editor@americanpopularculture.com and attach the essay you would like to be considered to that email. Please make sure your article conforms to the following guidelines:
1. Articles must adhere to MLA format.
2. Articles must be analytical and focus on some element of American popular culture (1900-present).
3. Articles must be 3000-5000 words in length.
4. Because the Advisory Board of Americana practices blind review, articles must not contain the name of the author or any reference to the author.
5. Submitters to the journal must be members of Americana: The Institute forthe Study of American Popular Culture (1900-present).
Please visit thewebsite at www.americanpopularculture.com for membership information.The deadline for the Fall 2004 edition of the journal is 15 October 2004.
Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) invitessubmissions for the fall 2004 edition.We publish analytical work in the fields of American studies, cultural studies, history, film and television studies, literary studies (of popular or bestselling fiction), sports, politics, music, in other words, all aspects of popular American culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Submitters are invited to visit the journal at
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/journal/index.htm
If you would like to submit to our peer-reviewed journal, send an explanatory email that includes your institutional affiliation to editor@americanpopularculture.com and attach the essay you would like to be considered to that email. Please make sure your article conforms to the following guidelines:
1. Articles must adhere to MLA format.
2. Articles must be analytical and focus on some element of American popular culture (1900-present).
3. Articles must be 3000-5000 words in length.
4. Because the Advisory Board of Americana practices blind review, articles must not contain the name of the author or any reference to the author.
5. Submitters to the journal must be members of Americana: The Institute forthe Study of American Popular Culture (1900-present).
Please visit thewebsite at www.americanpopularculture.com for membership information.The deadline for the Fall 2004 edition of the journal is 15 October 2004.
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
CFP - Encyclopedia of the 1960s
Deadline: Ongoing
Greenwood Press is looking for contributors to an encyclopedia of the 1960s. This comprehensive, two-volume, work will encompass all aspects of the decade from the arts to the Vietnam War.
Interested contributors are invited to send a c.v. to: gelargo@hotmail.com [Micorsoft word format, please]. A full topical listing will be sent upon request.
Contact Information:
Gary Largo 717 West 17th Street Scottsbluff, NE 69361-2302 308-632-5802Email: gelargo@hotmail.com
Greenwood Press is looking for contributors to an encyclopedia of the 1960s. This comprehensive, two-volume, work will encompass all aspects of the decade from the arts to the Vietnam War.
Interested contributors are invited to send a c.v. to: gelargo@hotmail.com [Micorsoft word format, please]. A full topical listing will be sent upon request.
Contact Information:
Gary Largo 717 West 17th Street Scottsbluff, NE 69361-2302 308-632-5802Email: gelargo@hotmail.com
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