CFP: Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006
Reminder: Proposals are due November 5 for presentations, workshops and innovation demonstrations at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference. Visit http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for the complete call for presentations.
ODCE 2006 will provide an excellent opportunity for librarians to show faculty, administrators, IT and technical staff, instructional designers, and others what academic librarians and libraries are doing to support teaching and learning at Ohio institutions. It will also be an opportunity
to learn how we can more effectively support their endeavors.
The Ohio Digital Commons for Education partners - the Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK and the Ohio Supercomputer Center/OARnet - are seeking proposals for the following conference tracks:
* Assessing Learning in the Digital Age
* Promoting Problem-Based Learning
* Creating Tomorrow's Learning Environments
* Serving all Audiences Via Libraries and Electronic Media
* Developing and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Emerging Technologies for Education and Research
ODCE 2006 will be held March 5-7, 2006, at Easton Town Center in Columbus. The conference will include a keynote speaker, vendor exhibits and technology demonstrations. Online registration will be available in December at http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
CFP: 2006 Library Research Round Table Forums ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans
CFP: 2006 Library Research Round Table Forums ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans
The Library Research Round Table is sponsoring two (2) Research Forums at the 2006 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums will be scheduled for 2006, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings
for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit a proposal. Both members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will utilize a "blind" review process to select a maximum of six (6) projects, three for each of the two forums, followed by open discussion. The selected researchers are required to present their papers in person at the forum and to register for the conference.
Criteria for selection are:
1) Significance of the study to library and information science research
2) Quality and creativity of the methodology
3) Potential for research to fill a gap or to build on previous studies in LIS
4) Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 9, 2005 will not be considered. Please submit a one-page proposal by Friday, December 9, 2005.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 13, 2006.
The submission must consist of no more than two pages. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation, and contact information (including your mailing address, fax number and email address).
The second page should NOT show your name or any personal information. Instead, it must include:
1) The title of your project
2) The 500 word abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.
Please send submissions (via email, fax or post) to:
Joan Stein, Head, Access Services
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
Hunt Library
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 268-5826
Fax: (412) 268-6944
joan@andrew.cmu.edu
The Library Research Round Table is sponsoring two (2) Research Forums at the 2006 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums will be scheduled for 2006, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings
for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit a proposal. Both members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.
The Committee will utilize a "blind" review process to select a maximum of six (6) projects, three for each of the two forums, followed by open discussion. The selected researchers are required to present their papers in person at the forum and to register for the conference.
Criteria for selection are:
1) Significance of the study to library and information science research
2) Quality and creativity of the methodology
3) Potential for research to fill a gap or to build on previous studies in LIS
4) Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 9, 2005 will not be considered. Please submit a one-page proposal by Friday, December 9, 2005.
Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 13, 2006.
The submission must consist of no more than two pages. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation, and contact information (including your mailing address, fax number and email address).
The second page should NOT show your name or any personal information. Instead, it must include:
1) The title of your project
2) The 500 word abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.
Please send submissions (via email, fax or post) to:
Joan Stein, Head, Access Services
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
Hunt Library
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 268-5826
Fax: (412) 268-6944
joan@andrew.cmu.edu
CFP: Comic Art & Comics Area Popular Culture Association Conference, April 12-16, 2006
CFP: Comic Art & Comics Area Popular Culture Association Conference, April 12-16, 2006
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel - Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
The Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA invites all comics scholars to participate in the 2006 meeting of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Details of the conference can be found at the conference website: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~pcaaca
The Comic Art & Comics Area offers a chance for scholars from across the country (and the globe) to share their research and exchange ideas on the growing field of comics scholarship. Graduate students and those without current academic affiliation are welcome. Papers on all aspects of the medium are invited.
This call asks for individual paper proposals or submissions for entire panels. If a presenter would like to propose a special panel or roundtable discussion, please e-mail the chair so she can forward the request to the mailing list. If you are submitting a panel, please make sure to note the members of your panel, including their complete contact information.
Papers should be delivered in 15-20 minutes, maximum. The PCA limits presenters to one paper given at the conference, so if you are interested in presenting a paper in the Comic Arts & Comics Area, do not submit a paper to another area.
Audio/Visual Note: The PCA will supply DVD players and TV monitors only - no slide or overhead transparency projectors, VHS players, etc., will be available. If you wish to use a laptop, you must bring a compatible S-Video cable.
Participants are eligible for the annual M. Thomas Inge Award for Comics Scholarship, awarded to the top paper presented in the Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA.
Deadline for 100-200 word abstracts and a short introductory bio:
October 31, 2005.
Send abstract and bio to:
Nicole Freim
Riverside Community College
1798 Main Street
Riverside CA 92501
nfreim@charter.net
For more information about the Area or questions about the conference,
visit our website at http://comicsresearch.org/CAC, or contact either
of our Area Co-Chairs: Nicole Freim (above) or Gene Kannenberg, Jr.,
Department of English, University of Houston-Downtown, One Main St,
Houston TX 77002 - genekjr@earthlink.net.
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel - Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
The Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA invites all comics scholars to participate in the 2006 meeting of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Details of the conference can be found at the conference website: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~pcaaca
The Comic Art & Comics Area offers a chance for scholars from across the country (and the globe) to share their research and exchange ideas on the growing field of comics scholarship. Graduate students and those without current academic affiliation are welcome. Papers on all aspects of the medium are invited.
This call asks for individual paper proposals or submissions for entire panels. If a presenter would like to propose a special panel or roundtable discussion, please e-mail the chair so she can forward the request to the mailing list. If you are submitting a panel, please make sure to note the members of your panel, including their complete contact information.
Papers should be delivered in 15-20 minutes, maximum. The PCA limits presenters to one paper given at the conference, so if you are interested in presenting a paper in the Comic Arts & Comics Area, do not submit a paper to another area.
Audio/Visual Note: The PCA will supply DVD players and TV monitors only - no slide or overhead transparency projectors, VHS players, etc., will be available. If you wish to use a laptop, you must bring a compatible S-Video cable.
Participants are eligible for the annual M. Thomas Inge Award for Comics Scholarship, awarded to the top paper presented in the Comic Art & Comics Area of the PCA.
Deadline for 100-200 word abstracts and a short introductory bio:
October 31, 2005.
Send abstract and bio to:
Nicole Freim
Riverside Community College
1798 Main Street
Riverside CA 92501
nfreim@charter.net
For more information about the Area or questions about the conference,
visit our website at http://comicsresearch.org/CAC, or contact either
of our Area Co-Chairs: Nicole Freim (above) or Gene Kannenberg, Jr.,
Department of English, University of Houston-Downtown, One Main St,
Houston TX 77002 - genekjr@earthlink.net.
CFP: Communication in Crisis
CFP: Communication in Crisis
Conference hosted by the Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
March 31-April 1, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Mark Crispin Miller, New York University
The new millennium thus far has been characterized by political, cultural, social, and environmental crises. Divisions and hostilities, born of transnational, domestic, and intercultural crises, have engendered contemporary scenes of communication that range from the repressive to the cathartic. This conference proposes to critically examine the notion of “crisis” as it shapes the study and practices of communication, and as it can be shaped by and through communication. We seek to explore the strategies of engagement with crisis employed outside of the discipline of Communication, as well as the ruptures that crises potentially engender within the discipline.
In times of crisis, we must ask: How are barriers imposed on the practices and outlets of human communication, and does crisis itself contain the potential for expanding, rather than limiting, the free flow of expression? How can lessons learned through the study of communication be applicable to moments of crisis, past and present, in political, economic, racial, ethnic, and sexual
contexts? On what basis does one determine moral and/or ethical crisis in the first place? Is the scholarly tradition of disinterested investigation and reflection viable, or desirable, in the face of widespread crisis? Once crisis is identified, what forms of social action are effective, if any? In the context of crisis, are the theories and methods of Communication flexible, or are they in need of reconceptualization?
We invite submissions that interrogate the notion of “communication in crisis” from a variety of perspectives and areas of study: film, media, and cultural studies; critical theory and philosophy; social interaction; race, gender and sexuality; cultural policy and political economy; intercultural communication; rhetorical studies; critical pedagogy. Through critical interrogation of the
notion of “crisis” we hope to generate productive responses to questions of theory and method, politics and culture facing communication scholars today.
Possible topics for investigation include, but are not limited to:
• crisis of representation and of recognition
• crisis in understanding across cultural boundaries
• crisis in the presence or absence of memory
• identity crisis (individual, institutional, cultural, ideological, national)
• crisis in academic freedom and purpose
• representations of crisis
• crisis in community (regional, national, imagined)
• crisis of progressives in the face of moral discourse
• crisis in the formation/deformation of public spheres
• crisis and its rhetorical frames
• commodification of crisis
• crisis of faith in institutions (political, religious, pedagogical, legal)
• crisis of cultural studies in addressing both the mainstream and the margins
Please submit abstracts of up to 250 words by January 6, 2006. Inquiries and
abstracts should be sent to: conference@comm.umass.edu
Conference Organizing Committee
Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
http://people.umass.edu/ddk/cic/
Conference hosted by the Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
March 31-April 1, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Mark Crispin Miller, New York University
The new millennium thus far has been characterized by political, cultural, social, and environmental crises. Divisions and hostilities, born of transnational, domestic, and intercultural crises, have engendered contemporary scenes of communication that range from the repressive to the cathartic. This conference proposes to critically examine the notion of “crisis” as it shapes the study and practices of communication, and as it can be shaped by and through communication. We seek to explore the strategies of engagement with crisis employed outside of the discipline of Communication, as well as the ruptures that crises potentially engender within the discipline.
In times of crisis, we must ask: How are barriers imposed on the practices and outlets of human communication, and does crisis itself contain the potential for expanding, rather than limiting, the free flow of expression? How can lessons learned through the study of communication be applicable to moments of crisis, past and present, in political, economic, racial, ethnic, and sexual
contexts? On what basis does one determine moral and/or ethical crisis in the first place? Is the scholarly tradition of disinterested investigation and reflection viable, or desirable, in the face of widespread crisis? Once crisis is identified, what forms of social action are effective, if any? In the context of crisis, are the theories and methods of Communication flexible, or are they in need of reconceptualization?
We invite submissions that interrogate the notion of “communication in crisis” from a variety of perspectives and areas of study: film, media, and cultural studies; critical theory and philosophy; social interaction; race, gender and sexuality; cultural policy and political economy; intercultural communication; rhetorical studies; critical pedagogy. Through critical interrogation of the
notion of “crisis” we hope to generate productive responses to questions of theory and method, politics and culture facing communication scholars today.
Possible topics for investigation include, but are not limited to:
• crisis of representation and of recognition
• crisis in understanding across cultural boundaries
• crisis in the presence or absence of memory
• identity crisis (individual, institutional, cultural, ideological, national)
• crisis in academic freedom and purpose
• representations of crisis
• crisis in community (regional, national, imagined)
• crisis of progressives in the face of moral discourse
• crisis in the formation/deformation of public spheres
• crisis and its rhetorical frames
• commodification of crisis
• crisis of faith in institutions (political, religious, pedagogical, legal)
• crisis of cultural studies in addressing both the mainstream and the margins
Please submit abstracts of up to 250 words by January 6, 2006. Inquiries and
abstracts should be sent to: conference@comm.umass.edu
Conference Organizing Committee
Graduate Program in Communication
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
http://people.umass.edu/ddk/cic/
Monday, October 17, 2005
CFP: POPULAR CULTURE AND THE LOCAL: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
CFP: POPULAR CULTURE AND THE LOCAL: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
Friday May 12 - Saturday, May 13, 2006
The conference will explore questions of popular culture and local identity. We welcome proposals representing a wide range of perspectives and approaches to all aspects and forms of popular culture as they relate to questions of local identity.
Possible topics for papers include but are not limited to the following:
* Researching local popular culture
* Popular culture and local identity
* Regional and local popular culture
* Local popular culture practices and everyday life
* The local and the global
* Oral history and memory
* Special focus topic: popular culture in Niagara
To propose a paper: Please submit an abstract of approximately 500 words and a one page resume to the conference organizers Dr. Barry Keith Grant (bgrant@brocku.ca) or Joanna Susan Robinson, PCN Research Assistant (pcn@brocku.ca) by November 1, 2005. Identify any AV or technological requirements along with your abstract. For more information, contact
Popular Culture Niagara (pcn@brocku.ca).
http://pcn.brocku.ca/
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
Friday May 12 - Saturday, May 13, 2006
The conference will explore questions of popular culture and local identity. We welcome proposals representing a wide range of perspectives and approaches to all aspects and forms of popular culture as they relate to questions of local identity.
Possible topics for papers include but are not limited to the following:
* Researching local popular culture
* Popular culture and local identity
* Regional and local popular culture
* Local popular culture practices and everyday life
* The local and the global
* Oral history and memory
* Special focus topic: popular culture in Niagara
To propose a paper: Please submit an abstract of approximately 500 words and a one page resume to the conference organizers Dr. Barry Keith Grant (bgrant@brocku.ca) or Joanna Susan Robinson, PCN Research Assistant (pcn@brocku.ca) by November 1, 2005. Identify any AV or technological requirements along with your abstract. For more information, contact
Popular Culture Niagara (pcn@brocku.ca).
http://pcn.brocku.ca/
Friday, October 14, 2005
ALCTS (Association of Library Collections and Technical Services) Call for Instructors, Curriculum Developers, and Authors
ALCTS (Association of Library Collections and Technical Services) Call for Instructors, Curriculum Developers, and Authors
Part of ALCTS' mission is sharing members' expertise via publications and continuing education. If there's a technical services topic that you're passionate about, it might be easier than you think to create an online course or workshop or book. Some projects have a small stipend attached, also. Contact the ALCTS office at alcts@ala.org and share your idea. We'll put you in touch with the member or committee that can help you through the process.
Also, visit this page: http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/publications.htm
This page has information on their publications and opportunities in a variety of venues.
Part of ALCTS' mission is sharing members' expertise via publications and continuing education. If there's a technical services topic that you're passionate about, it might be easier than you think to create an online course or workshop or book. Some projects have a small stipend attached, also. Contact the ALCTS office at alcts@ala.org and share your idea. We'll put you in touch with the member or committee that can help you through the process.
Also, visit this page: http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/publications.htm
This page has information on their publications and opportunities in a variety of venues.
CFP: Computer Culture Area (2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.)
CFP: Computer Culture Area (2006 SWTexas Popular Culture Assoc./American Culture Assoc.)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
We are seeking paper proposals for several panels on Internet culture topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
-Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
-Social Class and Internet Access
-Advertising
-Fan Sites
-Art, Literature, and Film (especially Independent Film)
-Manga/Anime/Toons
-Flash Media Comics
-Corporate Home Pages
-Representations of Science
-Children and Elementary Education
-News and Politics (MSM, Blogs)
-Political Activism and Fundraising
-Virtual Communities, Discussions Groups, and Forums
-Hobbies (including photo albums)
-Internet Commerce (including Auctions)
-Sports Sites
-Dating and Friendship Services
The papers should be more than descriptive, and may include analysis from any humanities, social science, or arts perspective. The conference, which began as a regional meeting, is currently national--even international--in scope.
For Paper Proposals:
Please submit: 1) a 100-200-word abstract by November 15, 2005 (preferably in the body of an email); 2) contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address; 3) a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to the
topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Graduate students, independent researchers, and Website designers are welcome.
Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
Area Co-Chair, Computer Culture
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend
South Bend IN 46634-7111
(574) 520-4870
fax: (574) 520-4538
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8-11, 2006
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/
We are seeking paper proposals for several panels on Internet culture topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
-Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
-Social Class and Internet Access
-Advertising
-Fan Sites
-Art, Literature, and Film (especially Independent Film)
-Manga/Anime/Toons
-Flash Media Comics
-Corporate Home Pages
-Representations of Science
-Children and Elementary Education
-News and Politics (MSM, Blogs)
-Political Activism and Fundraising
-Virtual Communities, Discussions Groups, and Forums
-Hobbies (including photo albums)
-Internet Commerce (including Auctions)
-Sports Sites
-Dating and Friendship Services
The papers should be more than descriptive, and may include analysis from any humanities, social science, or arts perspective. The conference, which began as a regional meeting, is currently national--even international--in scope.
For Paper Proposals:
Please submit: 1) a 100-200-word abstract by November 15, 2005 (preferably in the body of an email); 2) contact information: address, phone number(s), fax number, and email address; 3) a biographical note in which you outline your career and/or define your connection to the
topic. However, you do not need to prove expertise in the area of your proposed presentation. Graduate students, independent researchers, and Website designers are welcome.
Send proposals to:
Professor Joseph Chaney
Area Co-Chair, Computer Culture
jchaney@iusb.edu
Department of English
Indiana University South Bend
South Bend IN 46634-7111
(574) 520-4870
fax: (574) 520-4538
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Technical Services Interest group
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Technical Services Interest group
URL: http://www.alaoweb.org/comsigs/tsig/
Jody Perkins and I are planning the spring ALAO Technical Services Interest group meeting currently. We would like to know if anyone has recommendations for topics for this meeting. Typically this meeting is one day long and includes 3 or 4 sessions grouped around a unifying topic. Here are a few example options that we have been tossing about so far:
-Current issues in acquisitions
-Deep dive into FRBR / RDA
-Overview of various Metadata Standards – Dublin Core, EAD, etc.
-Crosswalking between MARC and other formats (although this increasingly being automated)
-Learning Object metadata – LOM, SCORM, etc.
-Ohio NACO Funnel – is there potential?
-Authority control
-Cooperative technical services – I mean shared tasks between institutions
-Current issues in serials
-ISBN-13 / Edifact
-Libraries in the age of Amazoogle – how this all fits with Technical Services
-Preservation – digital and otherwise
Please – don’t let this list limit your thinking. We are open to all suggestions and ideas. Thanks in advance for your contributions!
Margaret Maurer
Assistant Professor & Head, Catalog & Metadata
Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
Editor, _TechKNOW_
370 Library, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330.672.1702
mmaurer@lms.kent.edu
URL: http://www.alaoweb.org/comsigs/tsig/
Jody Perkins and I are planning the spring ALAO Technical Services Interest group meeting currently. We would like to know if anyone has recommendations for topics for this meeting. Typically this meeting is one day long and includes 3 or 4 sessions grouped around a unifying topic. Here are a few example options that we have been tossing about so far:
-Current issues in acquisitions
-Deep dive into FRBR / RDA
-Overview of various Metadata Standards – Dublin Core, EAD, etc.
-Crosswalking between MARC and other formats (although this increasingly being automated)
-Learning Object metadata – LOM, SCORM, etc.
-Ohio NACO Funnel – is there potential?
-Authority control
-Cooperative technical services – I mean shared tasks between institutions
-Current issues in serials
-ISBN-13 / Edifact
-Libraries in the age of Amazoogle – how this all fits with Technical Services
-Preservation – digital and otherwise
Please – don’t let this list limit your thinking. We are open to all suggestions and ideas. Thanks in advance for your contributions!
Margaret Maurer
Assistant Professor & Head, Catalog & Metadata
Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
Editor, _TechKNOW_
370 Library, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330.672.1702
mmaurer@lms.kent.edu
CFP: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (Common Practices)
CFP: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (Common Practices)
The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (a peer reviewed journal) is seeking articles for a special issue on common practices (not best practices). This special issue would revolve around the following how handles copyright, how are distance education issues handled, etc.
We are extremely interested in collecting statistics from a wide range of libraries: colleges of less than 5,000 students, colleges with FTE of 5,000-10,000, colleges of FTE of 10,000+. We're not interested in value judgments, but in what libraries actually do. If we receive enough volunteers to send out surveys and compile the results, this special issue may also be published as a monograph. Here is some specific information about the special issue from the Journal's editor, Leslie Morris:
Common Practices: Not Best Practices
By
Leslie R. Morris
Lately, there have been many articles about best practices in various library operations. The study and compilation of best practices are very helpful in streamlining and modernizing operations. One example of a best practice in interlibrary loan is: because labor makes up 70% of interlibrary loan costs, reduce the labor costs in favor of hardware or software costs.
However, many times we do not need to know the best practice, but only the common practice. For example, our interlibrary loan costs are skyrocketing. What are other libraries of out type and size doing about it?
Common practice:
25% of medium sized academic libraries never charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans. 50% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $10.00.
25% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $25.00.
Although this is an imaginary common practice, it is illustrative of the kind of data we need to make decisions and to justify those decisions to administrators and patrons. It is much easier to start charging departments if you can point out the about the common practices of other libraries of your type.
If you are at East Stroudsburg State College, you need to know the practices of other state colleges. The common practices of the Association of Research libraries are of little help.
The same is true if you are at Princeton. What East Stroudsburg does is of little relevance. Pointing out to a dean at Princeton that you want to justify your policy based on the common practice at Harvard, might be OK, but not East Stroudsburg State.
Problems and Opportunities
The opportunities for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The articles are relatively easy to write.
-Many journals will publish them.
-They do not require advanced statistics.
-They are useful.
-New online data collection methods, like Zoomerang, and Email are much easier and cheaper than postage and paper forms.
-The data collection companies supply most needed statistics and graphs.
-The problems for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The sample surveyed must be carefully constructed.
-Members of the sample must be chased until the percentage of respondents is satisfactory.
-Confidentiality must be controlled.
-Creativity is needed.
We could use Common Practice data for areas of various areas of circulation, overdue fines, reference, interlibrary loan, document delivery, noise control, cell phone use, hours of operation, and other areas.
Common Practice data is needed for public libraries divided by the size of the service area.
Common Practice data is needed for academic libraries by type, Carnegie classifications and size within the classifications.
All of you budding authors who cannot think of a topic to research, here is the first one: What are the circulation periods and fines for community colleges in the North Central U.S.?
Interested authors should submit a brief (1 - 2 paragraphs) description of their topic to me atjpoe@jsu.edu by Friday, October 28, 2005. We would like to have the completed manuscripts by January 1, 2006. Final submissions need to be at least five pages in length but no more than fifty, double spaced. Papers are welcome. For more instructions for the authors please go to http://www.lesmorris.com/JILIS%20Page.htm. To learn more about the journal, please go to http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JILDD/.
Thanks!
Jodi Poe
Assistant Professor, Distance Education/Electronic Resources Manager
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
jpoe@jsu.edu
The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (a peer reviewed journal) is seeking articles for a special issue on common practices (not best practices). This special issue would revolve around the following how handles copyright, how are distance education issues handled, etc.
We are extremely interested in collecting statistics from a wide range of libraries: colleges of less than 5,000 students, colleges with FTE of 5,000-10,000, colleges of FTE of 10,000+. We're not interested in value judgments, but in what libraries actually do. If we receive enough volunteers to send out surveys and compile the results, this special issue may also be published as a monograph. Here is some specific information about the special issue from the Journal's editor, Leslie Morris:
Common Practices: Not Best Practices
By
Leslie R. Morris
Lately, there have been many articles about best practices in various library operations. The study and compilation of best practices are very helpful in streamlining and modernizing operations. One example of a best practice in interlibrary loan is: because labor makes up 70% of interlibrary loan costs, reduce the labor costs in favor of hardware or software costs.
However, many times we do not need to know the best practice, but only the common practice. For example, our interlibrary loan costs are skyrocketing. What are other libraries of out type and size doing about it?
Common practice:
25% of medium sized academic libraries never charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans. 50% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $10.00.
25% of medium sized academic libraries charge faculty departments for interlibrary loans over $25.00.
Although this is an imaginary common practice, it is illustrative of the kind of data we need to make decisions and to justify those decisions to administrators and patrons. It is much easier to start charging departments if you can point out the about the common practices of other libraries of your type.
If you are at East Stroudsburg State College, you need to know the practices of other state colleges. The common practices of the Association of Research libraries are of little help.
The same is true if you are at Princeton. What East Stroudsburg does is of little relevance. Pointing out to a dean at Princeton that you want to justify your policy based on the common practice at Harvard, might be OK, but not East Stroudsburg State.
Problems and Opportunities
The opportunities for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The articles are relatively easy to write.
-Many journals will publish them.
-They do not require advanced statistics.
-They are useful.
-New online data collection methods, like Zoomerang, and Email are much easier and cheaper than postage and paper forms.
-The data collection companies supply most needed statistics and graphs.
-The problems for articles that contain common practice data are:
-The sample surveyed must be carefully constructed.
-Members of the sample must be chased until the percentage of respondents is satisfactory.
-Confidentiality must be controlled.
-Creativity is needed.
We could use Common Practice data for areas of various areas of circulation, overdue fines, reference, interlibrary loan, document delivery, noise control, cell phone use, hours of operation, and other areas.
Common Practice data is needed for public libraries divided by the size of the service area.
Common Practice data is needed for academic libraries by type, Carnegie classifications and size within the classifications.
All of you budding authors who cannot think of a topic to research, here is the first one: What are the circulation periods and fines for community colleges in the North Central U.S.?
Interested authors should submit a brief (1 - 2 paragraphs) description of their topic to me atjpoe@jsu.edu by Friday, October 28, 2005. We would like to have the completed manuscripts by January 1, 2006. Final submissions need to be at least five pages in length but no more than fifty, double spaced. Papers are welcome. For more instructions for the authors please go to http://www.lesmorris.com/JILIS%20Page.htm. To learn more about the journal, please go to http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JILDD/.
Thanks!
Jodi Poe
Assistant Professor, Distance Education/Electronic Resources Manager
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
jpoe@jsu.edu
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
2006 LITA National Forum: Call for Proposals
2006 LITA National Forum: Call for Proposals
Due date for proposals: December 15, 2005
The 2006 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions and/or poster sessions for the 9th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Downtown Sheraton in Nashville, Tennessee October 26-29, 2006.
Theme: NetVille in Nashville: Web Services as Library Services
Libraries are increasingly being asked to provide services through the web. Often these services need to inter-operate with many disparate web environments. Web services and related standards offer an opportunity to provide these services to users. How do web services work together? How do they help us work together? What are some practical applications of web services as library services?
The Forum Committee is particularly interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations, in any type of library. Proposals on all aspects of library and information technology are welcome.
Possible proposal topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Non-Traditional/New Media (Streaming media, Wikis, blogs, Electronic books and journals*)
2. Digital Libraries (Resource linking strategies, Creating and sustaining digital libraries, Preservation of digital records*)
3. Authentication and Authorization (Digital Rights Management, Authentication/privacy, Services for remote patrons, Customization/personalization*)
4. Portals/Federated/Meta-Searching (Design and management of portals, Integrated access to resources, Search engines*)
5. Information architecture (Usability, Web services, Web application design and databases, Web content management*)
6. Emerging Technologies (Wireless technologies, Assistive technologies, New user services and new communities*)
7. Technology Management (IT Project Management, Forecasting, budgeting, and managing technological change, Knowledge sharing applications*)
8. Internet Law (Digital Copyright, Filtering Technology, Privacy*)
9. Open source software
10. Distance education and courseware
Presentations must have a technological focus and they must pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 70 minutes in length.
Forum 2006 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals. Presenters should indicate their interest in a poster session on their proposals.
Presenters are required to submit handouts one month in advance for the Forum notebook, and handouts will be made available on the Web site after the event.
Your proposals are welcome and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, send the following information via email (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF format):
* Title
* Abstract and brief outline
* Target audience (Public Library, Academic Library, Special Library, Other - please specify)
* Content type (technical, overview, case study, Other - please specify)
* Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic
* Full contact information
* Is this proposal for a concurrent session?
* Is this proposal for a poster session?
* If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might this be a possible poster session?
* How you heard about the 2006 Forum Call for Proposals
The 2006 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2006. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of February 2006.
Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2005, to: Mary Taylor, mtaylor@ala.org, Executive Director, Library and Information Technology Association.
This call for proposals is also posted on the LITA website at http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2006nashvilletn/06_Call.pdf
Due date for proposals: December 15, 2005
The 2006 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions and/or poster sessions for the 9th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Downtown Sheraton in Nashville, Tennessee October 26-29, 2006.
Theme: NetVille in Nashville: Web Services as Library Services
Libraries are increasingly being asked to provide services through the web. Often these services need to inter-operate with many disparate web environments. Web services and related standards offer an opportunity to provide these services to users. How do web services work together? How do they help us work together? What are some practical applications of web services as library services?
The Forum Committee is particularly interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations, in any type of library. Proposals on all aspects of library and information technology are welcome.
Possible proposal topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Non-Traditional/New Media (Streaming media, Wikis, blogs, Electronic books and journals*)
2. Digital Libraries (Resource linking strategies, Creating and sustaining digital libraries, Preservation of digital records*)
3. Authentication and Authorization (Digital Rights Management, Authentication/privacy, Services for remote patrons, Customization/personalization*)
4. Portals/Federated/Meta-Searching (Design and management of portals, Integrated access to resources, Search engines*)
5. Information architecture (Usability, Web services, Web application design and databases, Web content management*)
6. Emerging Technologies (Wireless technologies, Assistive technologies, New user services and new communities*)
7. Technology Management (IT Project Management, Forecasting, budgeting, and managing technological change, Knowledge sharing applications*)
8. Internet Law (Digital Copyright, Filtering Technology, Privacy*)
9. Open source software
10. Distance education and courseware
Presentations must have a technological focus and they must pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 70 minutes in length.
Forum 2006 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals. Presenters should indicate their interest in a poster session on their proposals.
Presenters are required to submit handouts one month in advance for the Forum notebook, and handouts will be made available on the Web site after the event.
Your proposals are welcome and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, send the following information via email (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF format):
* Title
* Abstract and brief outline
* Target audience (Public Library, Academic Library, Special Library, Other - please specify)
* Content type (technical, overview, case study, Other - please specify)
* Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic
* Full contact information
* Is this proposal for a concurrent session?
* Is this proposal for a poster session?
* If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might this be a possible poster session?
* How you heard about the 2006 Forum Call for Proposals
The 2006 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2006. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of February 2006.
Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2005, to: Mary Taylor, mtaylor@ala.org, Executive Director, Library and Information Technology Association.
This call for proposals is also posted on the LITA website at http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2006nashvilletn/06_Call.pdf
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
CFP: Computers in Libraries Magazine
CFP: Computers in Libraries Magazine
The 2006 issue themes are now posted on their website:
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml
Follow that link for the themes and online form for submitting an article idea. Themes include:
How You Deliver Info Better than the Web(using RSS, e-news,alert services, blogs)
Setting Up a Wireless Library(plans, technologies, policies, security concerns)
Technology on a Budget(surviving budget cuts, doing more with less)
Integrating Diverse Systems(Web services, OPACs,courseware, ERM)
and others (see the link above)
We are looking for interesting articles, written as case studies or how-to pieces. We do not publish academic research papers or vendor-written articles, and CIL is not a peer-reviewed journal.
CIL's mission is to provide librarians and other information professionals with useful and insightful information about all computer-related subjects that affect their jobs. CIL does this through articles that are written by library professionals for library professionals, with a friendly, personal voice. These general technical articles should be practical and helpful for the average librarian in any sort of environment—academic, public, special, K-12, or corporate libraries. CILaims to publish articles that are interesting to read and appealing to people in many aspects of the field.
CIL main page: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/default.shtml
The 2006 issue themes are now posted on their website:
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml
Follow that link for the themes and online form for submitting an article idea. Themes include:
How You Deliver Info Better than the Web(using RSS, e-news,alert services, blogs)
Setting Up a Wireless Library(plans, technologies, policies, security concerns)
Technology on a Budget(surviving budget cuts, doing more with less)
Integrating Diverse Systems(Web services, OPACs,courseware, ERM)
and others (see the link above)
We are looking for interesting articles, written as case studies or how-to pieces. We do not publish academic research papers or vendor-written articles, and CIL is not a peer-reviewed journal.
CIL's mission is to provide librarians and other information professionals with useful and insightful information about all computer-related subjects that affect their jobs. CIL does this through articles that are written by library professionals for library professionals, with a friendly, personal voice. These general technical articles should be practical and helpful for the average librarian in any sort of environment—academic, public, special, K-12, or corporate libraries. CILaims to publish articles that are interesting to read and appealing to people in many aspects of the field.
CIL main page: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/default.shtml
Sunday, October 09, 2005
CFP: International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) 32nd annual conference
CFP: International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) 32nd annual conference
"Data in a World of Networked Knowledge" on May 22-26, 2006 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
MAIN URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/
CFP URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/call.html
Proposals for papers, sessions and poster/demonstrations should be submitted by 16th January 2006.
The 2006 conference theme, Data in a World of Networked Knowledge, highlights the role of empirical data in a society that wishes not only to know itself, but also to build an enduring, interconnected storehouse of knowledge for learning and research. Once again IASSIST offers a time and place to explore, enlighten, and energize the participation of data professionals in the networked information world. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on topics that address the full range of digital data life cycle issues, including those that focus on access, documentation, dissemination, preservation, data use and current empirical research activity.
Additional topics might also include information and statistical literacy, data confidentiality and statistical disclosure, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial data, as well as publication, annotation, curation and authentication of networked knowledge assets. For other key topics see previous IASSIST Conferences.
"Data in a World of Networked Knowledge" on May 22-26, 2006 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
MAIN URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/
CFP URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/iassist/call.html
Proposals for papers, sessions and poster/demonstrations should be submitted by 16th January 2006.
The 2006 conference theme, Data in a World of Networked Knowledge, highlights the role of empirical data in a society that wishes not only to know itself, but also to build an enduring, interconnected storehouse of knowledge for learning and research. Once again IASSIST offers a time and place to explore, enlighten, and energize the participation of data professionals in the networked information world. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on topics that address the full range of digital data life cycle issues, including those that focus on access, documentation, dissemination, preservation, data use and current empirical research activity.
Additional topics might also include information and statistical literacy, data confidentiality and statistical disclosure, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial data, as well as publication, annotation, curation and authentication of networked knowledge assets. For other key topics see previous IASSIST Conferences.
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge
7th Annual Conference
Saturday, May 20 through Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Timberline Lodge, one hour east of Portland,
on the slope of Mt. Hood
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/
CFP URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/call.html
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, entering its seventh 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 home page for more information.
WHAT 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
Acquiring media, dvd's, images, and music recordings
Financial management, accounting practices, and audits
Integrated library systems as management information systems
Personnel issues and strategies for change
Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
Vendor selection and assessment
Economics of scholarly publishing
External forces driving a library's collection management decisions
Open access
Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
Costs/benefits of gifts
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE for submitting a proposal?
* December 1, 2005
HOW do I submit a proposal?
* Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Richard.Brumley@orst.edu
7th Annual Conference
Saturday, May 20 through Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Timberline Lodge, one hour east of Portland,
on the slope of Mt. Hood
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/
CFP URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/events/aitl/call.html
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, entering its seventh 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 home page for more information.
WHAT 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
Acquiring media, dvd's, images, and music recordings
Financial management, accounting practices, and audits
Integrated library systems as management information systems
Personnel issues and strategies for change
Changing roles of book vendors and subscription agents
Vendor selection and assessment
Economics of scholarly publishing
External forces driving a library's collection management decisions
Open access
Faculty involvement in scholarly communication issues
Costs/benefits of gifts
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE for submitting a proposal?
* December 1, 2005
HOW do I submit a proposal?
* Send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
Richard Brumley
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Richard.Brumley@orst.edu
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Call for speakers: ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)
Call for speakers: ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)
The ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, on Monday Jan. 23, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. We are looking for speakers who are willing to share successful and unsuccessful strategies and campus activities related to scholarly communication. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers. Please respond to Brad Eden, brad.eden@unlv.edu, by November 7, 2005. Thanks.
Brad Eden, Ph.D.Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsHead, Web and Digitization ServicesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas Librariesbrad.eden@unlv.edu
Andrea ImreVice-Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsElectronic Resources LibrarianSouthern Illinois University Carbondaleaimre@lib.siu.edu
The ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, on Monday Jan. 23, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. We are looking for speakers who are willing to share successful and unsuccessful strategies and campus activities related to scholarly communication. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers. Please respond to Brad Eden, brad.eden@unlv.edu, by November 7, 2005. Thanks.
Brad Eden, Ph.D.Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsHead, Web and Digitization ServicesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas Librariesbrad.eden@unlv.edu
Andrea ImreVice-Chair, ALCTS Scholarly CommunicationsElectronic Resources LibrarianSouthern Illinois University Carbondaleaimre@lib.siu.edu
Call for Presenters: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter 2006)
Call for Presenters: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter 2006)
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 21, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers.
Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
-AACR2
-Electronic resources
-FRBR
-Authority control
-Digital libraries
-Bibliographic control of media resources
-Training of professional/paraprofessional staff
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Please respond to Duncan Stewart, duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu, by Nov. 7, 2005.
Duncan Stewart duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 21, 2006, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers.
Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
-AACR2
-Electronic resources
-FRBR
-Authority control
-Digital libraries
-Bibliographic control of media resources
-Training of professional/paraprofessional staff
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Please respond to Duncan Stewart, duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu, by Nov. 7, 2005.
Duncan Stewart duncan-stewart@uiowa.edu
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Call for monthly column – Emerald Library Link – “Marketing your library”
Call for monthly column – Emerald Library Link – “Marketing your library”
Emerald Library Link is looking for a practicing librarian to write a monthly column featuring in the “marketing your library” section of the Library Link website: www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink
The first column is scheduled to appear in January 06. Each article will be 500-1500 words in length and will give practical and specific advice on marketing library services.
For further details or to send sample of your writing and ideas, please contact:
Arnaud Pelle
Library Link Website Editor
Emerald Group Publishing
60/62 Toller Lane
Bradford BD8 9BY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
Email: apelle@emeraldinsight.com
Emerald Library Link is looking for a practicing librarian to write a monthly column featuring in the “marketing your library” section of the Library Link website: www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink
The first column is scheduled to appear in January 06. Each article will be 500-1500 words in length and will give practical and specific advice on marketing library services.
For further details or to send sample of your writing and ideas, please contact:
Arnaud Pelle
Library Link Website Editor
Emerald Group Publishing
60/62 Toller Lane
Bradford BD8 9BY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
Email: apelle@emeraldinsight.com
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Call for contributors: Library Careers
Call for contributors: Library Careers
I am editing a book that will briefly describe various career options available to those with a masters in library science (or equivalent, for non-US librarians). It will include traditional library careers (public, academic, school, special library) as well as nontraditional jobs (vendor, publisher, other). Though the primary audience is the US and Canada, I am also looking for authors from other countries. Authors will describe their daily routines (a typical day in their position), the pros and cons of their jobs, and advice to those wanting to follow their career paths. Chapters will run about 2000 words and will be due Jan 1 (with a rough draft due Dec 1).
I would like to include an MLS grad who works for a vendor in programming, database design, something along those lines. If you fit that profile and would be interested in contributing, please email me at pshontz@liscareer.com and briefly describe your job.
Priscilla
Priscilla K. Shontz
pshontz@liscareer.com
http://www.LIScareer.com
Jump Start Your Career in Library & Information Science (2002)
The Librarian's Career Guidebook (2004)
I am editing a book that will briefly describe various career options available to those with a masters in library science (or equivalent, for non-US librarians). It will include traditional library careers (public, academic, school, special library) as well as nontraditional jobs (vendor, publisher, other). Though the primary audience is the US and Canada, I am also looking for authors from other countries. Authors will describe their daily routines (a typical day in their position), the pros and cons of their jobs, and advice to those wanting to follow their career paths. Chapters will run about 2000 words and will be due Jan 1 (with a rough draft due Dec 1).
I would like to include an MLS grad who works for a vendor in programming, database design, something along those lines. If you fit that profile and would be interested in contributing, please email me at pshontz@liscareer.com and briefly describe your job.
Priscilla
Priscilla K. Shontz
pshontz@liscareer.com
http://www.LIScareer.com
Jump Start Your Career in Library & Information Science (2002)
The Librarian's Career Guidebook (2004)
Saturday, October 01, 2005
ALA MidWinter: Heads of Cat. Discussion Group
ALA MidWinter: Heads of Cat. Discussion Group
San Antonio -- January 23, 2006
I am seeking ideas and volunteers for the Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group meeting at ALA Midwinter in San Antonio in January.
Do you have a topic related to managing a cataloging department in which you are interested, a problem that has troubled you as a cataloger or a cataloging head, or something about which you are passionate? What are your current or ongoing concerns in managing a cataloging department? Would you be willing to speak for fifteen or twenty minutes in order to
get a good discussion going? Do you know someone who would be a good discussion starter? Do you have a topic on which you would like to pick some brains or share some information?
If any of this piques your interest (either as a volunteer or just to suggest a topic), please write to me, David Anderson, at danderso@gsu.edu.
The Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group will meet Monday morning, January 23, 2006. Meeting places in San Antonio have not yet been assigned. I think our new time will be 8:00 a.m., but I'll let you know about that. Come share information and announce vacant positions.
Dave Anderson
Chair, Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group
Head, Catalog Department
University Library
Georgia State University
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
e-mail: danderso@gsu.edu
Voice: 404/463-9967
Fax: 404/651-2148
San Antonio -- January 23, 2006
I am seeking ideas and volunteers for the Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group meeting at ALA Midwinter in San Antonio in January.
Do you have a topic related to managing a cataloging department in which you are interested, a problem that has troubled you as a cataloger or a cataloging head, or something about which you are passionate? What are your current or ongoing concerns in managing a cataloging department? Would you be willing to speak for fifteen or twenty minutes in order to
get a good discussion going? Do you know someone who would be a good discussion starter? Do you have a topic on which you would like to pick some brains or share some information?
If any of this piques your interest (either as a volunteer or just to suggest a topic), please write to me, David Anderson, at danderso@gsu.edu.
The Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group will meet Monday morning, January 23, 2006. Meeting places in San Antonio have not yet been assigned. I think our new time will be 8:00 a.m., but I'll let you know about that. Come share information and announce vacant positions.
Dave Anderson
Chair, Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group
Head, Catalog Department
University Library
Georgia State University
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
e-mail: danderso@gsu.edu
Voice: 404/463-9967
Fax: 404/651-2148
CFP: LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND POPULAR CULTURE RESEARCH AREA (POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2006)
CFP: LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND POPULAR CULTURE RESEARCH AREA (POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2006)
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2005
The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Culture Association April 12-15, 2006 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, and Popular Culture Research Area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, librarians, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of popular
images of libraries or librarians, or reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials.
Prospective presenters should send a one page abstract with full contact information, preferably by e-mail, to:
Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
For more information, see the PCA/ACA conference web site at:
http://www.popularculture.org/Index.asp
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2005
The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Culture Association April 12-15, 2006 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives, and Popular Culture Research Area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, librarians, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of popular
images of libraries or librarians, or reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials.
Prospective presenters should send a one page abstract with full contact information, preferably by e-mail, to:
Allen Ellis
Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
For more information, see the PCA/ACA conference web site at:
http://www.popularculture.org/Index.asp
CFP: MODELS OF PARTNERSHIP IN DIGITAL RESEARCH
CFP: MODELS OF PARTNERSHIP IN DIGITAL RESEARCH
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY, 28 JUNE 2006
Incorporating computing into our work impacts on some of the central tenets of humanistic endeavour, one of these being the nature of how work gets done. Research in the digital humanities is, in large part, typified by a requirement for collaboration beyond traditional boundaries, often necessitating cooperation among members of diverse communities and in other disciplines, faculties, institutions, and sectors. This one-day colloquium focuses on the nature of such collaborations and partnerships, and the groups that they involve: humanists, computing specialists, research funding agencies, publishers, others in both public and private
sectors, and beyond.
We welcome proposals for short papers / presentations of either 10 or 20 minutes on the theme of 'Models of Partnership in Digital Research', for a one-day colloquium at Sheffield Hallam University on Wednesday 28 June 2006. The lead speaker will be Professor Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing. Other presentations already confirmed will include Dr Steve Earnshaw, Sheffield Hallam University, on his lottery-funded project for widening access to the Sheffield Flood Claims Archive (see http://extra.shu.ac.uk/sfca/ ) and Dr Matthew Steggle, Sheffield Hallam University, on EEBO and LION. We request a short (one-paragraph) abstract to be sent to the organiser, Professor Lisa Hopkins (L.M.Hopkins@shu.ac.uk) by 1 April 2006.
Professor Lisa Hopkins
Professor of English, Sheffield Hallam University
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY, 28 JUNE 2006
Incorporating computing into our work impacts on some of the central tenets of humanistic endeavour, one of these being the nature of how work gets done. Research in the digital humanities is, in large part, typified by a requirement for collaboration beyond traditional boundaries, often necessitating cooperation among members of diverse communities and in other disciplines, faculties, institutions, and sectors. This one-day colloquium focuses on the nature of such collaborations and partnerships, and the groups that they involve: humanists, computing specialists, research funding agencies, publishers, others in both public and private
sectors, and beyond.
We welcome proposals for short papers / presentations of either 10 or 20 minutes on the theme of 'Models of Partnership in Digital Research', for a one-day colloquium at Sheffield Hallam University on Wednesday 28 June 2006. The lead speaker will be Professor Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing. Other presentations already confirmed will include Dr Steve Earnshaw, Sheffield Hallam University, on his lottery-funded project for widening access to the Sheffield Flood Claims Archive (see http://extra.shu.ac.uk/sfca/ ) and Dr Matthew Steggle, Sheffield Hallam University, on EEBO and LION. We request a short (one-paragraph) abstract to be sent to the organiser, Professor Lisa Hopkins (L.M.Hopkins@shu.ac.uk) by 1 April 2006.
Professor Lisa Hopkins
Professor of English, Sheffield Hallam University
Thursday, September 29, 2005
General Information: Online Information Review
General Information: Online Information Review
“Online Information Review” http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/oir.htm is a bi-monthly international journal concentrating on digital information sources, systems and services. Its primary focus is broadly on the application of theory to practical aspects of online and digital information creation, storage, retrieval and use in academic, corporate, and scientific contexts.
The journal welcomes research-oriented contributions, theory-based analyses and practice-based discussions of new developments and applications. Contributions may be on aspects of information retrieval, including software developments and human-computer interaction issues; new technologies, including processors, storage media and devices, networks, and software of use in the field of interactive information and data.
It is refereed (by the Editor and one or more reviewers), distributed to more than a thousand organisations worldwide, and used in more than 70 countries. “Online Information Review” is indexed and abstracted in the Social Sciences Citation Index (impact factor of 0.581), Library & Information Science Abstracts, INSPEC and more.
The Editor is supported by an international Editorial Board, and prospective authors are invited to contact either the Editor or Editorial Board members to discuss possible submissions. Papers ready for submission should be sent electronically to the Editor:
Dr G E Gorman, FLA FRSA
Professor of Library and Information Management
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington 6015
New Zealand
Tel +64 (0)4 463 5782
Fax +64 (0)4 463 5446
Email gary.gorman@vuw.ac.nz
“Online Information Review” http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/oir.htm is a bi-monthly international journal concentrating on digital information sources, systems and services. Its primary focus is broadly on the application of theory to practical aspects of online and digital information creation, storage, retrieval and use in academic, corporate, and scientific contexts.
The journal welcomes research-oriented contributions, theory-based analyses and practice-based discussions of new developments and applications. Contributions may be on aspects of information retrieval, including software developments and human-computer interaction issues; new technologies, including processors, storage media and devices, networks, and software of use in the field of interactive information and data.
It is refereed (by the Editor and one or more reviewers), distributed to more than a thousand organisations worldwide, and used in more than 70 countries. “Online Information Review” is indexed and abstracted in the Social Sciences Citation Index (impact factor of 0.581), Library & Information Science Abstracts, INSPEC and more.
The Editor is supported by an international Editorial Board, and prospective authors are invited to contact either the Editor or Editorial Board members to discuss possible submissions. Papers ready for submission should be sent electronically to the Editor:
Dr G E Gorman, FLA FRSA
Professor of Library and Information Management
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington 6015
New Zealand
Tel +64 (0)4 463 5782
Fax +64 (0)4 463 5446
Email gary.gorman@vuw.ac.nz
General Information: Library Hi Tech News
General Information: Library Hi Tech News
Consider writing up reports on the conferences you attend, for potential publication in "Library Hi Tech News" http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/lhtn/lhtn.htm , which specializes in detailed reports of conferences which cover new library technologies and applications.
“Library Hi Tech News” is a paper and electronic journal published 10 times per annum. Its scope includes, but is not limited to:
• wireless in libraries
• extended applications for library OPACs
• staffing and training for technology
• standards for technology
• distance education technology
• IT strategic planning in libraries and information services
• Web technologies in information services
• relevant professional development opportunities and resources
• vendor products and services.
It also publishes profiles of libraries' systems (in the "around the world" column) and short feature articles. LHTN is distributed to over 1,200 libraries, has short lead times, and prefers to leave publication of formal research-based articles to its sister Emerald journals so it can concentrate on stories, reports, news, opinion and commentary.
Manuscripts should generally be between 1,000 and 3,000 words in length, typed with wide margins and double spacing. Three copies or an e-mail attached file should be sent to the Editors, along with a brief biographical note, an abstract of 100-150 words, a short title and suggested keywords:
Julia Gelfand
Applied Sciences Librarian
University of California, Irvine
Science Library 228
Irvine, CA 92623-9556
USA
Phone: 949-824-4971
Fax: 949-824-3114
E-mail: jgelfand@uci.edu
or
Colby Mariva Riggs
Systems Librarian
Library Systems
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92623-9556
Phone: (949) 824-6078
Fax: (949) 824-3385
E-mail: cmriggs@uci.edu
Consider writing up reports on the conferences you attend, for potential publication in "Library Hi Tech News" http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/lhtn/lhtn.htm , which specializes in detailed reports of conferences which cover new library technologies and applications.
“Library Hi Tech News” is a paper and electronic journal published 10 times per annum. Its scope includes, but is not limited to:
• wireless in libraries
• extended applications for library OPACs
• staffing and training for technology
• standards for technology
• distance education technology
• IT strategic planning in libraries and information services
• Web technologies in information services
• relevant professional development opportunities and resources
• vendor products and services.
It also publishes profiles of libraries' systems (in the "around the world" column) and short feature articles. LHTN is distributed to over 1,200 libraries, has short lead times, and prefers to leave publication of formal research-based articles to its sister Emerald journals so it can concentrate on stories, reports, news, opinion and commentary.
Manuscripts should generally be between 1,000 and 3,000 words in length, typed with wide margins and double spacing. Three copies or an e-mail attached file should be sent to the Editors, along with a brief biographical note, an abstract of 100-150 words, a short title and suggested keywords:
Julia Gelfand
Applied Sciences Librarian
University of California, Irvine
Science Library 228
Irvine, CA 92623-9556
USA
Phone: 949-824-4971
Fax: 949-824-3114
E-mail: jgelfand@uci.edu
or
Colby Mariva Riggs
Systems Librarian
Library Systems
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92623-9556
Phone: (949) 824-6078
Fax: (949) 824-3385
E-mail: cmriggs@uci.edu
Monday, September 19, 2005
CFP: Culture of Reading, past and present
CFP: Culture of Reading, past and present
APPROVED PANEL IN THE LITERATURE & SOCIETY SECTION and possible collection of essays for publication
FOR THE AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
PCA/ACA ANNUAL MEETING, April 12th-15th, 2006
ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
DEADLINE: OCT 21, 2005.
In the epilogue to her 2002 book “Forgotten Readers,” Elizabeth McHenry draws connections between the African American literary societies of the Nineteenth Century and Oprah’s Book Club. She writes, “The [latter] book club’s success is indicative of the extent to which texts, even if read in solitude, elicit in their readers responses that demand a forum for sharing.” The statement is at once obvious and unconvincing. In today’s book marketplace, who demands what, and vice versa?
This panel hopes to combine very different fields of historical literary culture and popular culture studies. Can their common ground uncover an evolution/commonality with political, psychological, and/or economic implications? We are interested in papers that address some specific historical reading groups and literary societies, but also hope to have contributions that give some cultural analysis of current trends in reading groups, or "book clubs." Possibly of interest: reading communities as arbiters of taste, increasing professionalization* and
commericialization of reading, community-sponsored reading.
*("professionalization" meaning the movement for groups to seek a higher level of structure and a depth of consideration beyond the means of an adhoc collection of social acquaintances.)
Send 300-500 word abstracts by 10/21/05. All submissions will also be considered for possible volume of collected essays on same.
Susan Hays Bussey
Department of English
Wake Forest University
(336)758-5387
busseysh@wfu.edu
APPROVED PANEL IN THE LITERATURE & SOCIETY SECTION and possible collection of essays for publication
FOR THE AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
PCA/ACA ANNUAL MEETING, April 12th-15th, 2006
ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
DEADLINE: OCT 21, 2005.
In the epilogue to her 2002 book “Forgotten Readers,” Elizabeth McHenry draws connections between the African American literary societies of the Nineteenth Century and Oprah’s Book Club. She writes, “The [latter] book club’s success is indicative of the extent to which texts, even if read in solitude, elicit in their readers responses that demand a forum for sharing.” The statement is at once obvious and unconvincing. In today’s book marketplace, who demands what, and vice versa?
This panel hopes to combine very different fields of historical literary culture and popular culture studies. Can their common ground uncover an evolution/commonality with political, psychological, and/or economic implications? We are interested in papers that address some specific historical reading groups and literary societies, but also hope to have contributions that give some cultural analysis of current trends in reading groups, or "book clubs." Possibly of interest: reading communities as arbiters of taste, increasing professionalization* and
commericialization of reading, community-sponsored reading.
*("professionalization" meaning the movement for groups to seek a higher level of structure and a depth of consideration beyond the means of an adhoc collection of social acquaintances.)
Send 300-500 word abstracts by 10/21/05. All submissions will also be considered for possible volume of collected essays on same.
Susan Hays Bussey
Department of English
Wake Forest University
(336)758-5387
busseysh@wfu.edu
Sunday, September 18, 2005
CFP: Innovative Users Group -- 2006 Conference (Denver, Colorado)
CFP: Innovative Users Group -- 2006 Conference (Denver, Colorado)
May 19 to 22, 2006
Proposal Deadline, Monday October 10th, 2005
I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Program Proposal Form for the Innovative Users Group (IUG) 2006 Conference to be held in Denver, Colorado from Friday, May 19 to Monday, May 22. The deadline for submitting program proposals will be Monday October 10th, 2005.
Important URLs:
IUG 2006 main page: http://innovativeusers.org/iug2006/
IUG 2006 Proposal Form: http://innovativeusers.org/iug2006/prog-req.html
IUG 2006 Suggested Topics Page: http://innovativeusers.org/iug2006/Suggested_Topics.html
If you would like to present a program or two, but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that have been compiled over the past few years and on the responses to the IUG 2005 meeting in San
Francisco. You may find that you have the experience and ideas to share.
Remember, we aim for a variety of programs - basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you
have an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway. You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you to help identify potential co-presenters.
If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear, so it is always appreciated in having another chance to see popular programs. There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of program offerings. If you are presenting in one of the regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.
Again, deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday October 10, 2005. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program proposal process.
The Program Committee and I look forward to getting all of your great proposals!
Regards,
Corey Seeman
IUG Vice-Chair & 2006 Program Chair
Program Committee:
Corey Seeman (Program Chair), University of Toledo
(corey.seeman@utoledo.edu)
Cheryl Gowing (IUG Chair), University of Miami (cgowing@miami.edu)
Paddy Satzer, St. Thomas School of Law (PASATZER@stthomas.edu)
Jen Fritz, Dartmouth College (Jennifer.Fritz@Dartmouth.EDU)
Colleen Cuddy, New York University Medical Library (cuddy@library.med.nyu.edu)
Lynette Erhardt, Tulsa City-County Public Library (lerhard@tulsalibrary.org)
Carol Gyger, Fort Collins Public Library (cgyger@fcgov.com)
May 19 to 22, 2006
Proposal Deadline, Monday October 10th, 2005
I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Program Proposal Form for the Innovative Users Group (IUG) 2006 Conference to be held in Denver, Colorado from Friday, May 19 to Monday, May 22. The deadline for submitting program proposals will be Monday October 10th, 2005.
Important URLs:
IUG 2006 main page: http://innovativeusers.org/iug2006/
IUG 2006 Proposal Form: http://innovativeusers.org/iug2006/prog-req.html
IUG 2006 Suggested Topics Page: http://innovativeusers.org/iug2006/Suggested_Topics.html
If you would like to present a program or two, but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that have been compiled over the past few years and on the responses to the IUG 2005 meeting in San
Francisco. You may find that you have the experience and ideas to share.
Remember, we aim for a variety of programs - basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you
have an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway. You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you to help identify potential co-presenters.
If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear, so it is always appreciated in having another chance to see popular programs. There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of program offerings. If you are presenting in one of the regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.
Again, deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday October 10, 2005. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program proposal process.
The Program Committee and I look forward to getting all of your great proposals!
Regards,
Corey Seeman
IUG Vice-Chair & 2006 Program Chair
Program Committee:
Corey Seeman (Program Chair), University of Toledo
(corey.seeman@utoledo.edu)
Cheryl Gowing (IUG Chair), University of Miami (cgowing@miami.edu)
Paddy Satzer, St. Thomas School of Law (PASATZER@stthomas.edu)
Jen Fritz, Dartmouth College (Jennifer.Fritz@Dartmouth.EDU)
Colleen Cuddy, New York University Medical Library (cuddy@library.med.nyu.edu)
Lynette Erhardt, Tulsa City-County Public Library (lerhard@tulsalibrary.org)
Carol Gyger, Fort Collins Public Library (cgyger@fcgov.com)
CFP: Book History (College English Assn)
CFP: Book History (College English Assn)
CEA invites proposals for presentations on book history, bibliography, textual criticism, readership, authorship, print culture, and (especially) book history pedagogy. We're meeting at the historic Saint Anthony's Hotel in San Antonio, April 6-8, 2006.
Panels in book history and book history pedagogy are sponsored by Terry Belanger and Rare Book School.
Since 1939, the College English Association has been a vibrant association of scholar-teachers, committed to excellence in teaching and professional development with 20 regional affiliates. Last year's conference with over 500 presentations in total, offered 5 panels on book history & textual criticism.
We're accepting proposals until November 1 via our new online submission site: http://english.ttu.edu/cea/index.html
Queries or submission questions should come to me:
Ann R. Hawkins
Chair of the Bibliography/Book History panels &
CEA President
ann.hawkins@ttu.edu
CEA invites proposals for presentations on book history, bibliography, textual criticism, readership, authorship, print culture, and (especially) book history pedagogy. We're meeting at the historic Saint Anthony's Hotel in San Antonio, April 6-8, 2006.
Panels in book history and book history pedagogy are sponsored by Terry Belanger and Rare Book School.
Since 1939, the College English Association has been a vibrant association of scholar-teachers, committed to excellence in teaching and professional development with 20 regional affiliates. Last year's conference with over 500 presentations in total, offered 5 panels on book history & textual criticism.
We're accepting proposals until November 1 via our new online submission site: http://english.ttu.edu/cea/index.html
Queries or submission questions should come to me:
Ann R. Hawkins
Chair of the Bibliography/Book History panels &
CEA President
ann.hawkins@ttu.edu
CFP: Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference
CFP: Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference
March 5-7, 2006 - Columbus, Ohio
Deadline: November 5, 2005
Where can faculty, administrators, librarians and technology gurus all meet to discuss learning, libraries, technology and the convergence of these activities? At the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference, of course! ODCE 2006 will be held March 5-7, 2006, and will feature submitted and invited presentations, technology demonstrations, pre-conference
workshops and plenary presentations. Visit www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for details.
Be a part of ODCE 2006! The Ohio Digital Commons for Education partners - Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center/OARnet - are seeking proposals for the following conference tracks:
* Assessing Learning in the Digital Age
* Promoting Problem-Based Learning
* Creating Tomorrow's Learning Environments
* Developing and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Serving all Audiences Via Libraries and Electronic Media
* Emerging Technologies for Education and Research
Proposals must be submitted online by November 5, 2005. Visit
www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for the complete call for proposals.
ODCE 2006 will include a keynote speaker, vendor exhibits and technology demonstrations. It will be held in the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Online registration will be available in December at www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006.
March 5-7, 2006 - Columbus, Ohio
Deadline: November 5, 2005
Where can faculty, administrators, librarians and technology gurus all meet to discuss learning, libraries, technology and the convergence of these activities? At the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2006 Conference, of course! ODCE 2006 will be held March 5-7, 2006, and will feature submitted and invited presentations, technology demonstrations, pre-conference
workshops and plenary presentations. Visit www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for details.
Be a part of ODCE 2006! The Ohio Digital Commons for Education partners - Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center/OARnet - are seeking proposals for the following conference tracks:
* Assessing Learning in the Digital Age
* Promoting Problem-Based Learning
* Creating Tomorrow's Learning Environments
* Developing and Assessing Engaging Courses
* Serving all Audiences Via Libraries and Electronic Media
* Emerging Technologies for Education and Research
Proposals must be submitted online by November 5, 2005. Visit
www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006 for the complete call for proposals.
ODCE 2006 will include a keynote speaker, vendor exhibits and technology demonstrations. It will be held in the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Online registration will be available in December at www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2006.
CFP: British Columbia Library Association 2006 meeting
CFP: British Columbia Library Association 2006 meeting
2006 BC Library Conference
Sharing a Vision: The Power of Collaboration
April 20-22, 2006 (Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Burnaby, BC)
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/__page/10160336.100.0.aspx
BCLA and BCLTA invite those working or interested in the field of librarianship to submit program proposals for the annual BC Library Conference.
As in previous years, delegates have the opportunity to showcase their work, discuss pressing issues and upcoming trends, and network with colleagues from a broad range of libraries and library-related services.
Conference Theme
Sharing a Vision: The Power of Collaboration
Conference Website
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/conference
Keynote Speaker - Glen Murray, former Mayor of Winnipeg, will present the Keynote Address. Glen will be speaking about the role of public and academic libraries in the development of healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities.
Plenary Session - Paul Born, co-founder and President of Tamarack ˆ An Institute for Community Engagement, will present the Plenary Session. Paul will be speaking about the importance of interagency collaboration in achieving organizational goals.
How To Submit Proposals
Submit proposals online at http://www.bcla.bc.ca/sessions
Deadline for submissions is October 11, 2005.
Note: the Program Committee hopes to receive proposals that complement this year‚s theme, but submissions do not have to be limited to the conference theme.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Pam at pmedland@shaw.ca
Pamela Medland
Conference Program Chair
British Columbia Library Association
pmedland@shaw.ca
Pamela Medland
Public Services Manager
Okanagan Regional Library
T: 250-860-4033 ext. 1110
F: 250-861-8696
E: pmedland@mail.orl.bc.ca
2006 BC Library Conference
Sharing a Vision: The Power of Collaboration
April 20-22, 2006 (Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Burnaby, BC)
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/__page/10160336.100.0.aspx
BCLA and BCLTA invite those working or interested in the field of librarianship to submit program proposals for the annual BC Library Conference.
As in previous years, delegates have the opportunity to showcase their work, discuss pressing issues and upcoming trends, and network with colleagues from a broad range of libraries and library-related services.
Conference Theme
Sharing a Vision: The Power of Collaboration
Conference Website
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/conference
Keynote Speaker - Glen Murray, former Mayor of Winnipeg, will present the Keynote Address. Glen will be speaking about the role of public and academic libraries in the development of healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities.
Plenary Session - Paul Born, co-founder and President of Tamarack ˆ An Institute for Community Engagement, will present the Plenary Session. Paul will be speaking about the importance of interagency collaboration in achieving organizational goals.
How To Submit Proposals
Submit proposals online at http://www.bcla.bc.ca/sessions
Deadline for submissions is October 11, 2005.
Note: the Program Committee hopes to receive proposals that complement this year‚s theme, but submissions do not have to be limited to the conference theme.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Pam at pmedland@shaw.ca
Pamela Medland
Conference Program Chair
British Columbia Library Association
pmedland@shaw.ca
Pamela Medland
Public Services Manager
Okanagan Regional Library
T: 250-860-4033 ext. 1110
F: 250-861-8696
E: pmedland@mail.orl.bc.ca
CFP: Museums and the Web 2006
CFP: Museums and the Web 2006
March 22-25, 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Deadline: September 30, 2005
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/
You are invited to participate in the Tenth Annual Museums and the Web Conference!
Themes for 2006 include:
Tenth Anniversary Retrospective
* Serious Analysis of any aspect of Museums and the Web over the past ten years
Social Issues and Impact
* Community Involvement
* Folksonomy
* Schools and Educational Programs
* Sustainability
Organizational Strategies
* Building and Managing Web Teams
* Multi-Institutional Ventures
* Publication or Content Creation Models
* Distributed Content, Gateways and Aggregators
* Change Enabled by the Web
Applications
* Wireless, Inside and Outside
* Visitor Support On-Site and On-Line
* Museum, Library and Archive Working Together
Museum Services on the Web, like:
* Webcasting
* Art and Exhibition Programs on the Web
* E-Commerce for Museums
Technical and Design Issues
* Standards, Architectures and Protocols
* Interface and Design Paradigms
* New Tools and Methods
* Managing Content and Metadata
Evaluation and User Studies
* Results
* Methods
* Impact Studies
* User Analysis and Audience Development
SESSION FORMATS
Different methods of presentation suit particular kinds of content. Museums and the Web includes formal Papers, Demonstrations, Workshops, Mini-Workshops, Professional Fora and other Interactions. Choose the right presentation format for your proposal. Even the best ideas can be rejected if proposed for an inappropriate venue.
See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/sessions/index.html for details.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Submit your proposal on-line at: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/call.html
All proposals must cite relevant URLs, explain the thesis of the proposed paper in at least a paragraph, and include full contact details (with e-mail address) for all co-authors.
Please coordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. Papers are reviewed individually.
DEADLINE: September 30, 2005.
See http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html for links to individual years and to a combined list of speakers.
MW2006 Conference Co-Chairs
NEED TO KNOW MORE?
For program details and registration information see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/
or email mw2006@archimuse.com.
We hope to see you in Albuquerque!
Jennifer and David
David Bearman & Jennifer Trant
Archives & Museum Informatics
March 22-25, 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Deadline: September 30, 2005
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/
You are invited to participate in the Tenth Annual Museums and the Web Conference!
Themes for 2006 include:
Tenth Anniversary Retrospective
* Serious Analysis of any aspect of Museums and the Web over the past ten years
Social Issues and Impact
* Community Involvement
* Folksonomy
* Schools and Educational Programs
* Sustainability
Organizational Strategies
* Building and Managing Web Teams
* Multi-Institutional Ventures
* Publication or Content Creation Models
* Distributed Content, Gateways and Aggregators
* Change Enabled by the Web
Applications
* Wireless, Inside and Outside
* Visitor Support On-Site and On-Line
* Museum, Library and Archive Working Together
Museum Services on the Web, like:
* Webcasting
* Art and Exhibition Programs on the Web
* E-Commerce for Museums
Technical and Design Issues
* Standards, Architectures and Protocols
* Interface and Design Paradigms
* New Tools and Methods
* Managing Content and Metadata
Evaluation and User Studies
* Results
* Methods
* Impact Studies
* User Analysis and Audience Development
SESSION FORMATS
Different methods of presentation suit particular kinds of content. Museums and the Web includes formal Papers, Demonstrations, Workshops, Mini-Workshops, Professional Fora and other Interactions. Choose the right presentation format for your proposal. Even the best ideas can be rejected if proposed for an inappropriate venue.
See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/sessions/index.html for details.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Submit your proposal on-line at: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/call.html
All proposals must cite relevant URLs, explain the thesis of the proposed paper in at least a paragraph, and include full contact details (with e-mail address) for all co-authors.
Please coordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. Papers are reviewed individually.
DEADLINE: September 30, 2005.
See http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html for links to individual years and to a combined list of speakers.
MW2006 Conference Co-Chairs
NEED TO KNOW MORE?
For program details and registration information see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/
or email mw2006@archimuse.com.
We hope to see you in Albuquerque!
Jennifer and David
David Bearman & Jennifer Trant
Archives & Museum Informatics
LITA National Forum Blog
LITA National Forum Blog
There has been a lot going on of late, but Forum is rapidly approaching. Consider sharing your insight with the world on LITA Blog. To see the full list of those who have already signed up for public abuse and to see the sessions still in need of coverage, please visit the LITA Blog
here http://litablog.org/?page_id=101. If you would like to see your name in lights, email me and let me know what you would like to cover.
We would especially appreciate it if some kind soul who lives in San Jose would like to add some local color to the blog. As always, you can email me with questions
Michelle
Scheduling Maven
--
Michelle Boule
Social Sciences Librarian
University of Houston
713-743-9776
mlboule@uh.edu
There has been a lot going on of late, but Forum is rapidly approaching. Consider sharing your insight with the world on LITA Blog. To see the full list of those who have already signed up for public abuse and to see the sessions still in need of coverage, please visit the LITA Blog
here http://litablog.org/?page_id=101. If you would like to see your name in lights, email me and let me know what you would like to cover.
We would especially appreciate it if some kind soul who lives in San Jose would like to add some local color to the blog. As always, you can email me with questions
Michelle
Scheduling Maven
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Michelle Boule
Social Sciences Librarian
University of Houston
713-743-9776
mlboule@uh.edu
CFP: Graphic Narratives (3/1/06; journal issue)
CFP: Graphic Narratives (3/1/06; journal issue)
Upcoming Special Issue of Modern Fiction Studies
Graphic Narratives
Guest Editors: Marianne DeKoven and Hillary L. Chute
Deadline for Submission: 1 March 2006
This special issue seeks essays on book-length works composed in the medium of comics. The emergence of graphic narratives-also called "graphic novels"-combines a sophisticated and experimental awareness of form with a powerful political awareness of comics as a mass medium. The book publication of Art Spiegelman's _Maus: A Survivor's Tale_ brought graphic narratives to the academy; in the two decades since the publication of the first volume of Maus, the field of graphic narratives has expanded significantly.
This issue endeavors to expand the discourse around graphic narratives from a focus on one author to multiple authors and a serious examination of the form itself. What critical directions have emerged since Maus? How do graphic narratives fit into literary studies? What literary and/or theoretical traditions, movements, or modes provide useful frameworks or methodologies for understanding this form? How do contemporary graphic narratives agree and disagree in their conception of the work of aesthetics and the political? How do they construct meaning in navigating the relationship between the visual and the written? How and why do many of today's most significant graphic narratives work in-between or reject the discourses of fiction and nonfiction? Why do historical and/or autobiographical graphic narratives appear to be the strongest emerging genre in the field? This list is not meant to be exhaustive; any perspectives that produce rigorous, insightful, situated readings ar!
e welcome as are interdisciplinary approaches.
Authors are encouraged to use images from the texts in their essays; however, authors are responsible for all necessary permissions. Articles should range in length from 6,000 to 9,000 words (not counting notes and Works Cited) and should follow the current edition of the MLA Style Manual. Please submit two copies of the essay along with a cover sheet that lists author's name, essay title, mailing address, phone number, and email address. MFS does not accept electronic submissions. Please mail essays and cover letter to the following address:
Editors, Modern Fiction Studies
Department of English
500 Oval Drive
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038
Queries may be sent to the above address or by email to mfs@cla.purdue.edu.
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/Academic/engl/mfs/
Upcoming Special Issue of Modern Fiction Studies
Graphic Narratives
Guest Editors: Marianne DeKoven and Hillary L. Chute
Deadline for Submission: 1 March 2006
This special issue seeks essays on book-length works composed in the medium of comics. The emergence of graphic narratives-also called "graphic novels"-combines a sophisticated and experimental awareness of form with a powerful political awareness of comics as a mass medium. The book publication of Art Spiegelman's _Maus: A Survivor's Tale_ brought graphic narratives to the academy; in the two decades since the publication of the first volume of Maus, the field of graphic narratives has expanded significantly.
This issue endeavors to expand the discourse around graphic narratives from a focus on one author to multiple authors and a serious examination of the form itself. What critical directions have emerged since Maus? How do graphic narratives fit into literary studies? What literary and/or theoretical traditions, movements, or modes provide useful frameworks or methodologies for understanding this form? How do contemporary graphic narratives agree and disagree in their conception of the work of aesthetics and the political? How do they construct meaning in navigating the relationship between the visual and the written? How and why do many of today's most significant graphic narratives work in-between or reject the discourses of fiction and nonfiction? Why do historical and/or autobiographical graphic narratives appear to be the strongest emerging genre in the field? This list is not meant to be exhaustive; any perspectives that produce rigorous, insightful, situated readings ar!
e welcome as are interdisciplinary approaches.
Authors are encouraged to use images from the texts in their essays; however, authors are responsible for all necessary permissions. Articles should range in length from 6,000 to 9,000 words (not counting notes and Works Cited) and should follow the current edition of the MLA Style Manual. Please submit two copies of the essay along with a cover sheet that lists author's name, essay title, mailing address, phone number, and email address. MFS does not accept electronic submissions. Please mail essays and cover letter to the following address:
Editors, Modern Fiction Studies
Department of English
500 Oval Drive
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038
Queries may be sent to the above address or by email to mfs@cla.purdue.edu.
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/Academic/engl/mfs/
CFP: Book Reviews for Peace Review
CFP: Book Reviews for Peace Review
Peace Review is looking for Book Reviewers for each of its quarterly issues. Our book reviews are generally short (usually 2000 words), although we're also interested in book review essays (of two or more books), which can run 3500 words. The reviews will appear in our Recommended Book section, and thus we're looking for positive reviews (although flaws should obviously also be mentioned, if appropriate).
Peace Review is also looking for books to review, in the general category of peace and justice studies. If you have published a book, and are looking for a review, then please send (or have your publisher send) us a copy of the book.
For either of the above, please send to:
Peace Review
c/o Stephen Cole, Book Review Editor
University of San Francisco
University Center 563
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Peace Review is looking for Book Reviewers for each of its quarterly issues. Our book reviews are generally short (usually 2000 words), although we're also interested in book review essays (of two or more books), which can run 3500 words. The reviews will appear in our Recommended Book section, and thus we're looking for positive reviews (although flaws should obviously also be mentioned, if appropriate).
Peace Review is also looking for books to review, in the general category of peace and justice studies. If you have published a book, and are looking for a review, then please send (or have your publisher send) us a copy of the book.
For either of the above, please send to:
Peace Review
c/o Stephen Cole, Book Review Editor
University of San Francisco
University Center 563
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
CFP: Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture Area
CFP: Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture Area
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Assn. & Southwest/Texas American Culture
Assn. Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 8-11, 2006
The Libraries, Archives, Museums and Popular Culture area solicits paper proposals from librarians, graduate students, library school faculty, collectors, writers, and other aficionados (yes! including people who use libraries, archives, and museums!) of popular culture and
information settings of all types! We also encourage proposals for slide shows, video presentations, workshop formats, and panels organized around common themes. Among previous presentations were an overview of collection development for feminist spirituality, a consideration of Gone with the Wind as an information product, and discussions about petroglyphs and scrapbooks.
Some suggested topics:
-electronic information-seeking habits
-intellectual freedom issues related to popular culture resources
-book clubs and reading groups
-reports of research studies of popular culture & libraries, archives, or museums
-marketing popular culture materials to library, archives, or museum users
-collection building and popular culture resources
-organization and description of popular culture resources
-new media formats and popular culture in libraries, archives, or museums
-knowledge management issues
-profiles of popular culture resources
-and other topics welcome!!!
Send a 200-word abstract to the Area Co-Chairs by November 15, 2005.
Include your complete mailing address, school or other affiliation,
e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number.
Janet Brennan Croft
Head of Access Services
Bizzell Library NW104
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-6030
PHONE (405) 325-1918
FAX (405) 325-7618
e-mail: jbcroft@ou.edu
Rhonda Harris Taylor
School of Library and Information Studies
401 West Brooks, Room 120
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-6032
PHONE (405) 325-3921
FAX (405) 325-7648
e-mail: rtaylor@ou.edu
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Call for Manuscripts: Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Call for Manuscripts: Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Are you doing something innovative? Are you currently using Internet technology to enhance the experiences of your staff or your users? Have you actively analyzed trends in the use or application of Internet technologies? We want you to share your results with our readers!
Internet Reference Services Quarterly (IRSQ), a peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts for its next issue. Don't let the word "reference" in the title fool you. IRSQ highlights the theory and practice behind emerging Internet services, sources and resources in all areas of librarianship. Research-based studies, case studies of successful services or programs, and authoritative articles highlighting best practices are welcome.
Topics of interest include: blogs, copyright law, course management systems, digital collections and digital object repositories, electronic information access (e-reserves, document delivery, electronic theses of dissertations, home-grown databases), federated searching technologies, Googlization, information services for cell phones, iPods or PDAs, IT/library mergers, Internet security, library web site innovations, link resolvers, plagiarism, and streaming video and audio.
Submissions should follow the Haworth guidelines for manuscript format and preparation available at http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp. All submissions should be accompanied by a Manuscript Submission and Copyright Transfer form, available at http://www.haworthpressinc.com/pdfs/jmanuscript.pdf.
All accepted manuscripts will be published in the journal's next issue, Volume 11, No. 2. The due date for submission of manuscripts is October 14, 2005. For more information or manuscript submission questions, please contact Christopher Cox at coxcn@uwec.edu or at the address below. We look forward to reading your work and having the opportunity to share it with other librarians.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cox
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Christopher Cox
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of Libraries
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue - L 3002A
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Phone: (715) 836-4454
Fax: (715) 836-2949
Email: coxcn@uwec.edu
Are you doing something innovative? Are you currently using Internet technology to enhance the experiences of your staff or your users? Have you actively analyzed trends in the use or application of Internet technologies? We want you to share your results with our readers!
Internet Reference Services Quarterly (IRSQ), a peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts for its next issue. Don't let the word "reference" in the title fool you. IRSQ highlights the theory and practice behind emerging Internet services, sources and resources in all areas of librarianship. Research-based studies, case studies of successful services or programs, and authoritative articles highlighting best practices are welcome.
Topics of interest include: blogs, copyright law, course management systems, digital collections and digital object repositories, electronic information access (e-reserves, document delivery, electronic theses of dissertations, home-grown databases), federated searching technologies, Googlization, information services for cell phones, iPods or PDAs, IT/library mergers, Internet security, library web site innovations, link resolvers, plagiarism, and streaming video and audio.
Submissions should follow the Haworth guidelines for manuscript format and preparation available at http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp. All submissions should be accompanied by a Manuscript Submission and Copyright Transfer form, available at http://www.haworthpressinc.com/pdfs/jmanuscript.pdf.
All accepted manuscripts will be published in the journal's next issue, Volume 11, No. 2. The due date for submission of manuscripts is October 14, 2005. For more information or manuscript submission questions, please contact Christopher Cox at coxcn@uwec.edu or at the address below. We look forward to reading your work and having the opportunity to share it with other librarians.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cox
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Christopher Cox
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of Libraries
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue - L 3002A
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Phone: (715) 836-4454
Fax: (715) 836-2949
Email: coxcn@uwec.edu
Monday, September 05, 2005
CFP: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves
CFP: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves
The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (a peer reviewed journal) is seeking articles for a special issue on common practices (not best practices). This special issue would revolve around the following how handles copyright, how are distance education issues handled, etc.
We are extremely interested in collecting statistics from a wide range of libraries: colleges of less than 5,000 students, colleges with FTE of 5,000-10,000, colleges of FTE of 10,000+. We're not interested in value judgments, but in what libraries actually do. If we receive enough volunteers to send out surveys and compile the results, this special issue may also be published as a monograph.
Interested authors should submit a brief (1 - 2 paragraphs) description of their topic to me at jpoe@jsu.edu by Friday, September 30, 2005. We would like to have the completed manuscripts by January 1, 2006.
If you have questions about this special issue, please don't hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks!
Jodi Poe
Assistant Professor, Distance Education/Electronic Resources Manager
Houston Cole Library (http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library)
Jacksonville State University (http://www.jsu.edu)
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
TEL: (256) 782-8103 FAX: (256) 782-5872
jpoe@jsu.edu
The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and E-reserves (a peer reviewed journal) is seeking articles for a special issue on common practices (not best practices). This special issue would revolve around the following how handles copyright, how are distance education issues handled, etc.
We are extremely interested in collecting statistics from a wide range of libraries: colleges of less than 5,000 students, colleges with FTE of 5,000-10,000, colleges of FTE of 10,000+. We're not interested in value judgments, but in what libraries actually do. If we receive enough volunteers to send out surveys and compile the results, this special issue may also be published as a monograph.
Interested authors should submit a brief (1 - 2 paragraphs) description of their topic to me at jpoe@jsu.edu by Friday, September 30, 2005. We would like to have the completed manuscripts by January 1, 2006.
If you have questions about this special issue, please don't hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks!
Jodi Poe
Assistant Professor, Distance Education/Electronic Resources Manager
Houston Cole Library (http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library)
Jacksonville State University (http://www.jsu.edu)
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
TEL: (256) 782-8103 FAX: (256) 782-5872
jpoe@jsu.edu
CFP: Encyclopedia of American Literature, 1896-1945
CFP: Encyclopedia of American Literature, 1896-1945
CFP: Contributors sought for Encyclopedia of American Literature, 1896-1945 to be produced by Manly Inc. and published by Facts on File. Entries wil treat authors; significant works; and literary schools, movements, genres. Contributors will be paid and credited in the volume. For further details, please contact
James Tidd, 2006 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201 jtidd@bcl-manly.com .
CFP: Contributors sought for Encyclopedia of American Literature, 1896-1945 to be produced by Manly Inc. and published by Facts on File. Entries wil treat authors; significant works; and literary schools, movements, genres. Contributors will be paid and credited in the volume. For further details, please contact
James Tidd, 2006 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201 jtidd@bcl-manly.com .
CFP: Anime/Manga Research Roundtable (PCA/ACA 2006 National Conference)
CFP: Anime/Manga Research Roundtable (PCA/ACA 2006 National Conference)
Place: Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Dates: April 12-15
This is the national meeting of the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association and this submission is under the area “Asian Popular Culture.”
Title: A roundtable on the future of research in anime and manga.
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2005.
Both the marketing and consumption of anime and manga have skyrocketed over the last few years. As a result, there has been increasing interest in writing and publishing on this phenomenon. This roundtable invites both established scholars in other fields who have found their interests shift to this area as well young and up-and-coming scholars to discuss the future of anime and manga research. Some questions to consider:
1. What is the current state of scholarship?
2. What areas and approaches have been neglected?
3. Where and how can scholars publish and/or present papers?
4. How can we integrate this research into the classroom and/or foster undergrad scholarship?
5. What groups (conferences, societies, mailing lists, etc.) are in place to help anime and manga scholars? What is missing from this list?
If you are interested in participating in this roundtable, submit a 150 word abstract outling what you would like to discuss. Include contact information and your experiences in anime/manga research.
Submit by October 1, 2005
to Wendy Goldberg
e-mail: wgoldberg@exmail.uscga.edu
or snail mail:
Wendy Goldberg
Dept. of Humanities
United States Coast Guard Academy
27 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
Place: Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Dates: April 12-15
This is the national meeting of the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association and this submission is under the area “Asian Popular Culture.”
Title: A roundtable on the future of research in anime and manga.
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2005.
Both the marketing and consumption of anime and manga have skyrocketed over the last few years. As a result, there has been increasing interest in writing and publishing on this phenomenon. This roundtable invites both established scholars in other fields who have found their interests shift to this area as well young and up-and-coming scholars to discuss the future of anime and manga research. Some questions to consider:
1. What is the current state of scholarship?
2. What areas and approaches have been neglected?
3. Where and how can scholars publish and/or present papers?
4. How can we integrate this research into the classroom and/or foster undergrad scholarship?
5. What groups (conferences, societies, mailing lists, etc.) are in place to help anime and manga scholars? What is missing from this list?
If you are interested in participating in this roundtable, submit a 150 word abstract outling what you would like to discuss. Include contact information and your experiences in anime/manga research.
Submit by October 1, 2005
to Wendy Goldberg
e-mail: wgoldberg@exmail.uscga.edu
or snail mail:
Wendy Goldberg
Dept. of Humanities
United States Coast Guard Academy
27 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
CFP: The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe (Greece) (10/1/05; 4/26/06-4/28/06)
CFP: The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe (Greece) (10/1/05; 4/26/06-4/28/06)
COST A20 Conference - The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe;
Delphi, Greece, 26-28 April 2006
COST Action A20 on The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe invites proposals for papers to be presented at its concluding conference, to be held in Delphi, Greece, 26-28 April 2006.
The internet represents a challenge to many areas of social life, and the mass media are one of the most problematic areas. Over the last few years there have been predictions of the end of the large scale media corporations, the death of media forms like newspapers, and the deluge of
online piracy first in music and now increasingly in audio-visual material. Some of these predictions have been demonstrably wrong, and some have been proved only too true. Distinguishing real developments from wishful thinking and doom-mongering is one of the essential roles that scholarly researchers can play in contemporary society.
For the last five years, researchers in twenty two European countries have been working together to understand the impact that the internet has on the practices, the content, the business and the audiences for the press, television and radio. In that time they have carried out numerous detailed projects looking at particular aspects of all the media. The project is now coming to a conclusion, and one of the aims of this conference is to present the work of network to other researchers. However, we want this to be a two-way process, with us learning from the
work that has been going on outside of our own grouping, so we are also inviting scholars to present proposals for papers on any aspect of this issue.
The Action has evolved into a structure with four specialisms: in the printed press; in television; in radio; and in cross media issues. We invite abstracts from scholars working on any or all of those areas. Proposals can address online and offline aspects of media production, audience behaviour, content, or business.
Proposals should take the form of an abstract of not more than 250 words. They should be sent by email to cost-a20@wb.st by October 1, 2005. Successful proposers will be notified by October 31, 2005. The deadline for full papers is February 28, 2006.
COST A20 Conference - The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe;
Delphi, Greece, 26-28 April 2006
COST Action A20 on The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe invites proposals for papers to be presented at its concluding conference, to be held in Delphi, Greece, 26-28 April 2006.
The internet represents a challenge to many areas of social life, and the mass media are one of the most problematic areas. Over the last few years there have been predictions of the end of the large scale media corporations, the death of media forms like newspapers, and the deluge of
online piracy first in music and now increasingly in audio-visual material. Some of these predictions have been demonstrably wrong, and some have been proved only too true. Distinguishing real developments from wishful thinking and doom-mongering is one of the essential roles that scholarly researchers can play in contemporary society.
For the last five years, researchers in twenty two European countries have been working together to understand the impact that the internet has on the practices, the content, the business and the audiences for the press, television and radio. In that time they have carried out numerous detailed projects looking at particular aspects of all the media. The project is now coming to a conclusion, and one of the aims of this conference is to present the work of network to other researchers. However, we want this to be a two-way process, with us learning from the
work that has been going on outside of our own grouping, so we are also inviting scholars to present proposals for papers on any aspect of this issue.
The Action has evolved into a structure with four specialisms: in the printed press; in television; in radio; and in cross media issues. We invite abstracts from scholars working on any or all of those areas. Proposals can address online and offline aspects of media production, audience behaviour, content, or business.
Proposals should take the form of an abstract of not more than 250 words. They should be sent by email to cost-a20@wb.st by October 1, 2005. Successful proposers will be notified by October 31, 2005. The deadline for full papers is February 28, 2006.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
CFP: Second Annual International Conference on Social Science Research
CFP: Second Annual International Conference on Social Science Research
Hilton Hotel Orlando/Altamonte, Florida.
December 4-6, 2005
Proposal Deadline: 9/15/2005
http://www.centrepp.org/socialscience.html
URLS:
Submit a Paper Proposal by 9/15/05: http://www.centrepp.org/socscippr.html
Offer to be a Chair/Discussant: http://www.centrepp.org/socscichair.html
Register to receive a trip to the Conference: http://www.centrepp.org/socscifree.html
*****ABOUT THE CONFERENCE*****
This interdisciplinary conference will draw together faculty members, research scientists, and professionals from the social sciences, and provide them with the opportunity to interact with colleagues from the same field and from other, related fields. Cross-disciplinary submissions are particularly encouraged as is participation by international scholars. The disciplines represented will include:
* Anthropology,
* Area Studies (Asia, Latin Am, Europe, America),
* Criminology,
* Economics,
* Geography,
* Gender Studies,
* History,
* International Studies,
* Political Science,
* Policy/Public Administration,
* Psychology,
* Race/Ethnic Studies,
* Sociology, and
* Urban Studies.
The registration fee includes two lunches and two breakfasts as well as breaks/receptions. The registration fees are discounted by $50 for people who stay in the conference hotel. Registration fees are lower for graduate students than for faculty/professionals, and the form is available on the website
To give you some idea of the papers presented at this conference, the program from the previous conference is located on the conference website. Here are a few comments from attendees at the meeting last year:
"I particularly enjoyed the interdisciplinary nature of the meeting, and that it draws so many international scholars - it provides a wonderful perspective..."
"The quality of the food was the best that I have experienced at a professional meeting."
"I appreciated the many opportunities to network with other researchers - at meals, during receptions and during sessions."
"The meeting was professionally helpful, but it was also a lot of fun. Make sure you send me information about the next meeting."
*****REGISTER TO WIN A TRIP TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE*****
We will have a drawing to select one person to who will win a trip to attend the conference. The winner will receive: Complementary Conference Registration; Free hotel room during the conference at the headquarters hotel (three night maximum); a $250 gift certificate from a travel agency for air travel. This does not cover the cost of any other aspects of attending the conference, nor does it cover any meals other than those included in the conference registration.
*****TRAVEL INFORMATION*****
Orlando, is one of the top travel destinations in the United States. The weather is great (well except for summer which can be a bit warm), and with Disney and the many theme parks, it is the top destination for vacationing families. However Orlando has more than Mickey Mouse; the city is a short drive from the beach and there is now a vibrant nightlife. With golf, NASA, and Universal Studios, Orlando is a great place to visit in the winter. If you wish to extend your stay, the hotel will honor the conference rage for three days before or after the meeting.
For more information on the conference, including hotel information, travel information, registration information, presentation formats and to submit a proposal on-line, please go to the website: http://www.centrepp.org/socialscience.html
*****CONTACT INFORMATION*****
This conference is sponsored by the Centre for Policy and Practice, an independent, nonpartisan organization that supports research and its application to real world questions. This work is inter-disciplinary in nature. Form more information:
Centre for Policy and Practice
http://www.centrepp.org/socialscience.html
900 E. Seventh St., #202
Bloomington, IN 47405
Email: info@centrepp.org
Hilton Hotel Orlando/Altamonte, Florida.
December 4-6, 2005
Proposal Deadline: 9/15/2005
http://www.centrepp.org/socialscience.html
URLS:
Submit a Paper Proposal by 9/15/05: http://www.centrepp.org/socscippr.html
Offer to be a Chair/Discussant: http://www.centrepp.org/socscichair.html
Register to receive a trip to the Conference: http://www.centrepp.org/socscifree.html
*****ABOUT THE CONFERENCE*****
This interdisciplinary conference will draw together faculty members, research scientists, and professionals from the social sciences, and provide them with the opportunity to interact with colleagues from the same field and from other, related fields. Cross-disciplinary submissions are particularly encouraged as is participation by international scholars. The disciplines represented will include:
* Anthropology,
* Area Studies (Asia, Latin Am, Europe, America),
* Criminology,
* Economics,
* Geography,
* Gender Studies,
* History,
* International Studies,
* Political Science,
* Policy/Public Administration,
* Psychology,
* Race/Ethnic Studies,
* Sociology, and
* Urban Studies.
The registration fee includes two lunches and two breakfasts as well as breaks/receptions. The registration fees are discounted by $50 for people who stay in the conference hotel. Registration fees are lower for graduate students than for faculty/professionals, and the form is available on the website
To give you some idea of the papers presented at this conference, the program from the previous conference is located on the conference website. Here are a few comments from attendees at the meeting last year:
"I particularly enjoyed the interdisciplinary nature of the meeting, and that it draws so many international scholars - it provides a wonderful perspective..."
"The quality of the food was the best that I have experienced at a professional meeting."
"I appreciated the many opportunities to network with other researchers - at meals, during receptions and during sessions."
"The meeting was professionally helpful, but it was also a lot of fun. Make sure you send me information about the next meeting."
*****REGISTER TO WIN A TRIP TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE*****
We will have a drawing to select one person to who will win a trip to attend the conference. The winner will receive: Complementary Conference Registration; Free hotel room during the conference at the headquarters hotel (three night maximum); a $250 gift certificate from a travel agency for air travel. This does not cover the cost of any other aspects of attending the conference, nor does it cover any meals other than those included in the conference registration.
*****TRAVEL INFORMATION*****
Orlando, is one of the top travel destinations in the United States. The weather is great (well except for summer which can be a bit warm), and with Disney and the many theme parks, it is the top destination for vacationing families. However Orlando has more than Mickey Mouse; the city is a short drive from the beach and there is now a vibrant nightlife. With golf, NASA, and Universal Studios, Orlando is a great place to visit in the winter. If you wish to extend your stay, the hotel will honor the conference rage for three days before or after the meeting.
For more information on the conference, including hotel information, travel information, registration information, presentation formats and to submit a proposal on-line, please go to the website: http://www.centrepp.org/socialscience.html
*****CONTACT INFORMATION*****
This conference is sponsored by the Centre for Policy and Practice, an independent, nonpartisan organization that supports research and its application to real world questions. This work is inter-disciplinary in nature. Form more information:
Centre for Policy and Practice
http://www.centrepp.org/socialscience.html
900 E. Seventh St., #202
Bloomington, IN 47405
Email: info@centrepp.org
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
CFP: Webology
CFP: Webology
http://www.webology.ir/
Webology, an international online journal, is a scholarly journal in English devoted to the various fields of Library and Information Science and the World Wide Web. It serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. Webology publishes scholarly articles, essays and reviews, and encourages the participation of academics and practitioners alike.
Volume 2, Number 3 will publish papers focus on the following topics, but not limited to:
World Wide Web:
Web information retrieval; Web crawling and indexing; Web cataloging; Web searching; Search engines and directories; Search behavior; Metadata; Link analysis; Semantic Web; Web ontology; Web Thesaurus; Webometrics; Cybermetrics; Invisible Web; Web Intelligence (WI), Web Competitive Intelligence (WCI), Web mining; New technologies of Web services; Web impacts; Web users and usage studies; International issues of the Web; Social studies of the Web; Evaluating Web resources; Web Visibility, popularity and diversity; Web accessibility; Validity of information; Information mining; Information extraction; Information management and organization; Information or resource discovery; Knowledge management; Knowledge organization; The role of the Web and ICTs in research, education, economy, development, customer services, marketing, productivity improvement, and etc.
Library and Information Science:
Information retrieval systems; Indexing; Abstracting; Information and communication technology; Information Evaluation and measurement; Information representation, organization, and classification; Library classification theories; Data processing; Information systems design; Electronic document management; Digital libraries; Libraries and the Web; Information and communication theories; Information transferring; Information economics; Information policy; Information seeking behavior; Social and cultural impacts of information; Information marketing; Management information systems (MIS); Informetric; Scientometric; Bibliometric; ...
We welcome and encourage all contributions on these or other aspects of the World Wide Web before the deadline on September 30, 2005.
For further information, please visit our web site, or contact one of our Editors.
URLS:
Main page: http://www.webology.ir/
Call for Papers Page: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html
Author Guidelines: http://www.webology.ir/guidelines.html
http://www.webology.ir/
Webology, an international online journal, is a scholarly journal in English devoted to the various fields of Library and Information Science and the World Wide Web. It serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. Webology publishes scholarly articles, essays and reviews, and encourages the participation of academics and practitioners alike.
Volume 2, Number 3 will publish papers focus on the following topics, but not limited to:
World Wide Web:
Web information retrieval; Web crawling and indexing; Web cataloging; Web searching; Search engines and directories; Search behavior; Metadata; Link analysis; Semantic Web; Web ontology; Web Thesaurus; Webometrics; Cybermetrics; Invisible Web; Web Intelligence (WI), Web Competitive Intelligence (WCI), Web mining; New technologies of Web services; Web impacts; Web users and usage studies; International issues of the Web; Social studies of the Web; Evaluating Web resources; Web Visibility, popularity and diversity; Web accessibility; Validity of information; Information mining; Information extraction; Information management and organization; Information or resource discovery; Knowledge management; Knowledge organization; The role of the Web and ICTs in research, education, economy, development, customer services, marketing, productivity improvement, and etc.
Library and Information Science:
Information retrieval systems; Indexing; Abstracting; Information and communication technology; Information Evaluation and measurement; Information representation, organization, and classification; Library classification theories; Data processing; Information systems design; Electronic document management; Digital libraries; Libraries and the Web; Information and communication theories; Information transferring; Information economics; Information policy; Information seeking behavior; Social and cultural impacts of information; Information marketing; Management information systems (MIS); Informetric; Scientometric; Bibliometric; ...
We welcome and encourage all contributions on these or other aspects of the World Wide Web before the deadline on September 30, 2005.
For further information, please visit our web site, or contact one of our Editors.
URLS:
Main page: http://www.webology.ir/
Call for Papers Page: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html
Author Guidelines: http://www.webology.ir/guidelines.html
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Articles needed: Book on content management systems (CMSs)
Articles needed: Book on content management systems (CMSs)
I have a contract to deliver a book on opinions and case studies on the topic of content management systems (CMSs) to Scarecrow Press by December 2006. Most of the content is already done and written as a special issue for the journal _Library Hi Tech_. I am, however, looking for more chapters to add to this book. If you are currently implementing, experimenting with, and/or doing user assessment regarding CMSs, or consider yourself an expert on CMSs and would like to submit an opinion or futures chapter, I would be most willing to see a proposal. I don't need anything fancy; just your contact information, along with a paragraph or two about what your chapter would be about. Deadline for chapters is June 1, 2006. Please address all inquiries and proposals to the email indicated below. Thanks.
Brad Eden, Ph.D.
Head, Web and Digitization Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
beden@ccmail.nevada.edu
I have a contract to deliver a book on opinions and case studies on the topic of content management systems (CMSs) to Scarecrow Press by December 2006. Most of the content is already done and written as a special issue for the journal _Library Hi Tech_. I am, however, looking for more chapters to add to this book. If you are currently implementing, experimenting with, and/or doing user assessment regarding CMSs, or consider yourself an expert on CMSs and would like to submit an opinion or futures chapter, I would be most willing to see a proposal. I don't need anything fancy; just your contact information, along with a paragraph or two about what your chapter would be about. Deadline for chapters is June 1, 2006. Please address all inquiries and proposals to the email indicated below. Thanks.
Brad Eden, Ph.D.
Head, Web and Digitization Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
beden@ccmail.nevada.edu
CALL FOR PAPERS - New Review of Information Networking
CALL FOR PAPERS - New Review of Information Networking
Editor: Michael Breaks, Heriot-Watt University, UK
New Review of Information Networking presents groundbreaking research and discussion on the potential of computer networks to integrate and transform information provision, communication and learning. It is essential reading for all within the library and information science community who wish to keep abreast of the benefits computer networks can bring to information provision.
The journal is currently seeking contributions from both library and information science researchers and practitioners on the following topics:
-the needs and behaviour of the network user;
-the role of networks in teaching, learning, research and scholarly communication;
-the implications of networks for service development and delivery in both academic and public libraries;
-the development of campus learning and information strategies;
-the interface between libraries and new learning and research environments;
-the challenges of information literacy in the digital environment;
-the new and changing role of information publishers;
-the role of networks in archives and records management;
-the development of standards and protocols for network applications.
For further details on submitting a paper to New Review of Information Networking, please visit:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rinnauth.asp
If you would like to discuss ideas for a paper with the journal’s editor, please contact Michael Breaks m.l.breaks@hw.ac.uk
Editor: Michael Breaks, Heriot-Watt University, UK
New Review of Information Networking presents groundbreaking research and discussion on the potential of computer networks to integrate and transform information provision, communication and learning. It is essential reading for all within the library and information science community who wish to keep abreast of the benefits computer networks can bring to information provision.
The journal is currently seeking contributions from both library and information science researchers and practitioners on the following topics:
-the needs and behaviour of the network user;
-the role of networks in teaching, learning, research and scholarly communication;
-the implications of networks for service development and delivery in both academic and public libraries;
-the development of campus learning and information strategies;
-the interface between libraries and new learning and research environments;
-the challenges of information literacy in the digital environment;
-the new and changing role of information publishers;
-the role of networks in archives and records management;
-the development of standards and protocols for network applications.
For further details on submitting a paper to New Review of Information Networking, please visit:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rinnauth.asp
If you would like to discuss ideas for a paper with the journal’s editor, please contact Michael Breaks m.l.breaks@hw.ac.uk
Call for articles: Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century.
Call for articles: Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century.
What has been the response of Caribbean libraries to the changes, challenges and choices in the 21st century information environment? Changes as evidenced by the unprecedented growth of information and communication technologies and the myriad of formats now available for storing and retrieving information. Challenges in the form of budget cuts; shrinking resources; re-training of staff and the need to deliver traditional and innovative services to a technology savvy consumer.
Have Caribbean libraries made the right and sometime obvious choices in this complex information environment? Have they opted to harness and integrate new technologies into library services thus ensuring their viability and continued existence? Have they become complacent, creating a vacuum to be filled by new and aggressive competitors in the information arena such as online search engines? Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes,
Challenges and Choices is a unique collection of essays, which will provide answers to these questions and much more.
Cheryl Peltier-Davis (Librarian, Western Washington University, USA) and I are collaborating (as editors) on publishing a book on Caribbean Libraries entitled "Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes, Challenges and Choices - a Collection of Selected Articles". The book will be published by Information Today. Publication date is tentatively set as Aug 2007. It will
be peer-reviewed by a panel of regional and international reviewers.
A call for articles is posted at URL:
http://ttemail.com/~srenwick/default.htm .
Please have a look at the web page and note deadlines, especially the one for submission of a 1-2 page proposal by October 15, 2005. Selection of articles for inclusion in the book will be based on these proposals.
Shamin Renwick (Mrs)
Librarian III
Multimedia and Information Technology Unit
Medical Sciences Library
The University of the West Indies
Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
Champs Fleurs
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 868-645-4673 ext 5253
Fax: 868-662-1392
srenwick@library.uwi.tt
To be published by Information Today by Aug 2007
What has been the response of Caribbean libraries to the changes, challenges and choices in the 21st century information environment? Changes as evidenced by the unprecedented growth of information and communication technologies and the myriad of formats now available for storing and retrieving information. Challenges in the form of budget cuts; shrinking resources; re-training of staff and the need to deliver traditional and innovative services to a technology savvy consumer.
Have Caribbean libraries made the right and sometime obvious choices in this complex information environment? Have they opted to harness and integrate new technologies into library services thus ensuring their viability and continued existence? Have they become complacent, creating a vacuum to be filled by new and aggressive competitors in the information arena such as online search engines? Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes,
Challenges and Choices is a unique collection of essays, which will provide answers to these questions and much more.
Cheryl Peltier-Davis (Librarian, Western Washington University, USA) and I are collaborating (as editors) on publishing a book on Caribbean Libraries entitled "Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes, Challenges and Choices - a Collection of Selected Articles". The book will be published by Information Today. Publication date is tentatively set as Aug 2007. It will
be peer-reviewed by a panel of regional and international reviewers.
A call for articles is posted at URL:
http://ttemail.com/~srenwick/default.htm .
Please have a look at the web page and note deadlines, especially the one for submission of a 1-2 page proposal by October 15, 2005. Selection of articles for inclusion in the book will be based on these proposals.
Shamin Renwick (Mrs)
Librarian III
Multimedia and Information Technology Unit
Medical Sciences Library
The University of the West Indies
Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
Champs Fleurs
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 868-645-4673 ext 5253
Fax: 868-662-1392
srenwick@library.uwi.tt
To be published by Information Today by Aug 2007
Sunday, August 14, 2005
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - THRESHOLDS 31 - 'EPHEMERA'
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - THRESHOLDS 31 - 'EPHEMERA'
thresholds, the bi-annual critical journal of architecture, art and media culture of the department of architecture at MIT invites submissions for issue 31 'ephemera'
DUE: 31 October 2005 (please see details for submissions below)
http://architecture.mit.edu/thresholds/CallForSubmissions/cfp31.htm
THRESHOLDS 31 - 'EPHEMERA'
We have accelerated into an age in which information is as fleeting as our response to it, and the capacity for its processing the new world currency. The relevance of the moment has become eclipsed by that of its own passage, and absolute position has become an easy sacrifice for the velocity on offer. We have been at last swept by the flux of our times into a time defined by its own flux. Time has become both the axis and the function.
thresholds 31 seeks to explore this condition through identifying, suggesting, tracing and questioning the notion of ephemera* through time and cultural relevance. What role does ephemera play within current cultural practice and thought? What are its historical traces and its cultural import? What are the projects in which it has become manifest – deliberately, or not – and why? Are we longing for a future or a past, or neither?
Contributions from all fields including, but not limited to, scholarly works are welcome. thresholds 31 will be the first issue to accept both text and time-based media submissions. Time-based media submissions might include but are not limited to, video, sound, animation, etc. and will be published in digital format.
* ephemera, n., transf. and fig. One who or something which has a transitory existence. [Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition 1989]
SUBMISSIONS
thresholds invites submissions, including but not limited to scholarly works, from all fields. thresholds attempts to publish only original material. Materials should be postmarked by October 31, 2005.
TEXT: Manuscripts for review should be no more than 2,500 words. Text must be formatted in accordance with The Chicago Manual of Style. Spelling should follow American convention and quotations must be translated into English.
All submissions must be submitted electronically, via e-mail or disk, and accompanied by hard copies of text and images. Text should be saved as Microsoft Word or RTF format, while any accompanying images should be sent as TIFF files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi at 8" x 9" print size.
Figures should be numbered clearly in the text. Image captions and credits must be included with submissions. It is the responsibility of the author to secure permissions for image use and pay any reproduction fees. A brief author bio must accompany the text.
MEDIA: Media submissions below 8MB can be submitted via e-mail to : thd@mit.edu and by disk. Submissions above 8MB must be sent on disk and/or posted on a server for download. Most common file formats will be accepted. Thresholds reserves the right to request reformatting of works for final publication. It is the responsibility of the author to secure
permissions for proprietary media use and pay any reproduction fees. A brief author bio must accompany the work.
submissions due: 31 October 2005
Please send materials or correspondence to:
Talia Dorsey, Editor
thresholds
MIT Department of Architecture
Room 7-337
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
http://architecture.mit.edu/thresholds/
inquiries: thresh@mit.edu
text/image submissions: thresh@mit.edu
media submissions (below 8MB): thd@mit.edu
thresholds, the bi-annual critical journal of architecture, art and media culture of the department of architecture at MIT invites submissions for issue 31 'ephemera'
DUE: 31 October 2005 (please see details for submissions below)
http://architecture.mit.edu/thresholds/CallForSubmissions/cfp31.htm
THRESHOLDS 31 - 'EPHEMERA'
We have accelerated into an age in which information is as fleeting as our response to it, and the capacity for its processing the new world currency. The relevance of the moment has become eclipsed by that of its own passage, and absolute position has become an easy sacrifice for the velocity on offer. We have been at last swept by the flux of our times into a time defined by its own flux. Time has become both the axis and the function.
thresholds 31 seeks to explore this condition through identifying, suggesting, tracing and questioning the notion of ephemera* through time and cultural relevance. What role does ephemera play within current cultural practice and thought? What are its historical traces and its cultural import? What are the projects in which it has become manifest – deliberately, or not – and why? Are we longing for a future or a past, or neither?
Contributions from all fields including, but not limited to, scholarly works are welcome. thresholds 31 will be the first issue to accept both text and time-based media submissions. Time-based media submissions might include but are not limited to, video, sound, animation, etc. and will be published in digital format.
* ephemera, n., transf. and fig. One who or something which has a transitory existence. [Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition 1989]
SUBMISSIONS
thresholds invites submissions, including but not limited to scholarly works, from all fields. thresholds attempts to publish only original material. Materials should be postmarked by October 31, 2005.
TEXT: Manuscripts for review should be no more than 2,500 words. Text must be formatted in accordance with The Chicago Manual of Style. Spelling should follow American convention and quotations must be translated into English.
All submissions must be submitted electronically, via e-mail or disk, and accompanied by hard copies of text and images. Text should be saved as Microsoft Word or RTF format, while any accompanying images should be sent as TIFF files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi at 8" x 9" print size.
Figures should be numbered clearly in the text. Image captions and credits must be included with submissions. It is the responsibility of the author to secure permissions for image use and pay any reproduction fees. A brief author bio must accompany the text.
MEDIA: Media submissions below 8MB can be submitted via e-mail to : thd@mit.edu and by disk. Submissions above 8MB must be sent on disk and/or posted on a server for download. Most common file formats will be accepted. Thresholds reserves the right to request reformatting of works for final publication. It is the responsibility of the author to secure
permissions for proprietary media use and pay any reproduction fees. A brief author bio must accompany the work.
submissions due: 31 October 2005
Please send materials or correspondence to:
Talia Dorsey, Editor
thresholds
MIT Department of Architecture
Room 7-337
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
http://architecture.mit.edu/thresholds/
inquiries: thresh@mit.edu
text/image submissions: thresh@mit.edu
media submissions (below 8MB): thd@mit.edu
Call for Papers: The Wild, Wild Wiki: Unsettling the Frontiers of Cyberspace
Call for Papers: The Wild, Wild Wiki: Unsettling the Frontiers of Cyberspace
*The Wild, Wild Wiki: Unsettling the Frontiers of Cyberspace, *edited by Matt Barton and Robert Cummings
Wikis are without a doubt one of the most interesting and radical of the new writing media available to the wired society, yet they also one of the most misunderstood. Many of us know of them only by encounters with "that wacky website anybody in the world can edit," the (in)famous Wikipedia, that is showing up more and more in our students' works cited lists. For others, wikis represent the incarnation of the openness, decentralization, and collaboration dreamt of by the Internet's founders. For those of us in the computers and writing community, wikis represent a fertile field for rhetorical analysis and one of the richest opportunities for teaching writing in the classroom.
The time has come for an edited collection of essays on wikis entitled *The Wild, Wild Wiki: Unsettling the Frontiers of Cyberspace.* Editors Matt Barton and Robert Cummings would like to invite you to submit your thoughts for a volume on the theory, politics, future, and application of wikis for teachers of college composition (and beyond). These essays will be organized into the following three categories:
* Theory and Politics: 12-25 page essays that discuss wiki issues from theoretical perspectives. Such essays might examine how knowledge gets constructed and legitimated in wikis, or how wiki users negotiate authorship. Do wikis liberate or erase identities? What roles, if any, should copyright laws play in the regulation of wiki discourse? Why is that the most famous wiki happens to be encyclopedic; could other types of discourse flourish in wikis? How do wikis remediate other media, old or new? What can you do with a wiki that you can't do with any other media? Should we think of wikis as related to the open source phenomenon through Commons-Based? Peer Production and, if so, does this predict how and where wikis will expand? Do wikis fundamentally alter the practice of revision? The concept of collaboration?
* Applications: 8-12 page essays that examine how teachers can use wikis in the classroom. This includes assignments involving Wikipedia, but also creating new wikis specifically for classroom use. The essays here will look at practical applications as well as limitations and technological matters (How hard is it to install a wiki? What kind of support is needed? What are the differences among the many wiki servers now available? Can a classroom wiki achieve critical mass or low cost content integration? What are the ethical implications of asking students to write in a wiki where writers, other than their teachers, make editorial decisions about their text? Do contributions by student writers, as part of a class assignment, differ substantially from those offered freely by self-selecting wiki contributors?)
* Lore: 6-12 page narratives that describe teachers' experience using (or reacting) to wikis in their classrooms. How have you been using wikis in your writing or teaching? What went right and what went wrong? What would you do differently next time? How have you assessed writing in wikis?
We also plan to "eat our dogfood" during this project--in other words, we will be using wikis extensively to plan, draft, review, and revise the essays in our collection. All authors will share in the reviewing and editing process. We also hope to secure a publisher who will allow us to publish under a Creative Commons license rather than traditional, full-blown copyright. Our goal is to produce a volume of accessible and engaging works that will help secure wikis a prominent place in composition.
Tentative Timeline:
Abstracts: October 10, 2005
Abstract acceptances: October 17, 2005
Submissions Deadline: May 1, 2006
No simultaneous submissions. We also cannot accept previously published essays. Send your enquiries, queries, or abstracts to either of the co-editors:
Matt Barton
mdbarton@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3061 (phone)
(320) 308-5524 (fax)
Dept of English
720 Fourth Avenute South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-3061
or
Robert Cummings
rec@uga.edu
(706) 542-2103 (vox)
(706) 542-2128 (fax)
Dept of English
University of Georgia
254 Park Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602-6205
*The Wild, Wild Wiki: Unsettling the Frontiers of Cyberspace, *edited by Matt Barton and Robert Cummings
Wikis are without a doubt one of the most interesting and radical of the new writing media available to the wired society, yet they also one of the most misunderstood. Many of us know of them only by encounters with "that wacky website anybody in the world can edit," the (in)famous Wikipedia, that is showing up more and more in our students' works cited lists. For others, wikis represent the incarnation of the openness, decentralization, and collaboration dreamt of by the Internet's founders. For those of us in the computers and writing community, wikis represent a fertile field for rhetorical analysis and one of the richest opportunities for teaching writing in the classroom.
The time has come for an edited collection of essays on wikis entitled *The Wild, Wild Wiki: Unsettling the Frontiers of Cyberspace.* Editors Matt Barton and Robert Cummings would like to invite you to submit your thoughts for a volume on the theory, politics, future, and application of wikis for teachers of college composition (and beyond). These essays will be organized into the following three categories:
* Theory and Politics: 12-25 page essays that discuss wiki issues from theoretical perspectives. Such essays might examine how knowledge gets constructed and legitimated in wikis, or how wiki users negotiate authorship. Do wikis liberate or erase identities? What roles, if any, should copyright laws play in the regulation of wiki discourse? Why is that the most famous wiki happens to be encyclopedic; could other types of discourse flourish in wikis? How do wikis remediate other media, old or new? What can you do with a wiki that you can't do with any other media? Should we think of wikis as related to the open source phenomenon through Commons-Based? Peer Production and, if so, does this predict how and where wikis will expand? Do wikis fundamentally alter the practice of revision? The concept of collaboration?
* Applications: 8-12 page essays that examine how teachers can use wikis in the classroom. This includes assignments involving Wikipedia, but also creating new wikis specifically for classroom use. The essays here will look at practical applications as well as limitations and technological matters (How hard is it to install a wiki? What kind of support is needed? What are the differences among the many wiki servers now available? Can a classroom wiki achieve critical mass or low cost content integration? What are the ethical implications of asking students to write in a wiki where writers, other than their teachers, make editorial decisions about their text? Do contributions by student writers, as part of a class assignment, differ substantially from those offered freely by self-selecting wiki contributors?)
* Lore: 6-12 page narratives that describe teachers' experience using (or reacting) to wikis in their classrooms. How have you been using wikis in your writing or teaching? What went right and what went wrong? What would you do differently next time? How have you assessed writing in wikis?
We also plan to "eat our dogfood" during this project--in other words, we will be using wikis extensively to plan, draft, review, and revise the essays in our collection. All authors will share in the reviewing and editing process. We also hope to secure a publisher who will allow us to publish under a Creative Commons license rather than traditional, full-blown copyright. Our goal is to produce a volume of accessible and engaging works that will help secure wikis a prominent place in composition.
Tentative Timeline:
Abstracts: October 10, 2005
Abstract acceptances: October 17, 2005
Submissions Deadline: May 1, 2006
No simultaneous submissions. We also cannot accept previously published essays. Send your enquiries, queries, or abstracts to either of the co-editors:
Matt Barton
mdbarton@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-5524 (fax)
Dept of English
720 Fourth Avenute South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-3061
or
Robert Cummings
rec@uga.edu
(706) 542-2128 (fax)
Dept of English
University of Georgia
254 Park Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602-6205
Call for Manuscripts - Journal of Internet in Technical Services
Call for Manuscripts - Journal of Internet in Technical Services
The Journal of Internet in Technical Services (JITS), a new peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts for its first issue. The journal offers aims to offer readers examples of innovative applications of technologies in library technical services operations. And at this point in time, the nature of what is included in technical services is a very dynamic topic.
Research-based studies, case studies of successful services or programs, and authoritative articles highlighting best practices are welcome. Topics of interest to us include: the integration of ERM's and Knowledge Bases with integrated library systems, metadata integration with cataloging operations, licensing and archival issues, digital libraries and the preservation of Internet resources, authority control/integration, outsourcing and other work on vendor web sites, the use of online training/tutorials and blogs and RDF Site Summaries (RSS) in technical
library operations.
Submissions should follow the Haworth guidelines for manuscript format and preparation available at http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp .
All submissions should be accompanied by a Manuscript Submission and
Copyright Transfer form, available at
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/pdfs/jmanuscript.pdf.
All accepted manuscripts will be published in the journal's first issue, Volume 1, No. 1. The due date for submission of manuscripts is Sept. 30, 2005. For more information or manuscript submission questions, please contact Martha Hruska atmhruska@ufl.edu or at the address below. We look forward to reading your work and having the opportunity to share it with other librarians.
Martha Hruska Editor, Journal of Internet in Technical Services
Director for Technology Services
George A. Smathers Libraries
POB 117001
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352 392-0342
Email: mhruska@ufl.edu
The Journal of Internet in Technical Services (JITS), a new peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts for its first issue. The journal offers aims to offer readers examples of innovative applications of technologies in library technical services operations. And at this point in time, the nature of what is included in technical services is a very dynamic topic.
Research-based studies, case studies of successful services or programs, and authoritative articles highlighting best practices are welcome. Topics of interest to us include: the integration of ERM's and Knowledge Bases with integrated library systems, metadata integration with cataloging operations, licensing and archival issues, digital libraries and the preservation of Internet resources, authority control/integration, outsourcing and other work on vendor web sites, the use of online training/tutorials and blogs and RDF Site Summaries (RSS) in technical
library operations.
Submissions should follow the Haworth guidelines for manuscript format and preparation available at http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp .
All submissions should be accompanied by a Manuscript Submission and
Copyright Transfer form, available at
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/pdfs/jmanuscript.pdf.
All accepted manuscripts will be published in the journal's first issue, Volume 1, No. 1. The due date for submission of manuscripts is Sept. 30, 2005. For more information or manuscript submission questions, please contact Martha Hruska at
Martha Hruska Editor, Journal of Internet in Technical Services
Director for Technology Services
George A. Smathers Libraries
POB 117001
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352 392-0342
Email: mhruska@ufl.edu
CFP: Pottermania 2005: A Harry Potter Conference
CFP: Pottermania 2005: A Harry Potter Conference
Friday October 14, 2005
Co-sponsored by UC Riverside's English Department and the Center for Ideas and Society
Pottermania 2005 will be a one day conference for scholars and fans of the Harry Potter novels. Given the broad interest in all things Potter, our aim is to hold a conference open to the general public and the press, creating a forum for scholarly analysis of the books as well as a forum for open discussion between scholars and fans of these works. Our hope is that we will be able to provide a space for scholarly discussion that is at the same time welcoming to a more general reading audience. In order to accomplish this goal, we are asking for shorter presentations, of approximately 10 minutes, and are encouraging the use of more creative and interesting presentational methods. We are also building in more time for open discussion than that found at many conferences.
Proposals are sought for papers on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels, the films, the general Harry Potter phenomenon, or the fan community. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
-Harry Potter and Issues of Translation and Adaptation
Philosophical, Political, and Ethical Issues: May include the depiction of evil or the issues of slavery, sexism, and racism
-Harry Potter seen through the lens of ethnic or gender studies,
anthropology, sociology, psychology, folklore, etc.
-Harry Potter and Its Influences
-Harry Potter and Genre Considerations
-Harry Potter and Audience Expectations
-Harry Potter and Educational Theory
-Harry Potter in the Context of Young Adult or Children's Literature
-Harry Potter and Fanfiction
-Harry Potter and Its Reception: May explore the varied responses and political controversies surrounding the books
Proposals should take the form of an approximately 500-word abstract, as well as a 50-100 word summary for the program book and a 50-100 word biography. All proposals must be received by email by September 1, 2005. Please send all abstracts and questions to Craig Svonkin at svonkco@netzero.com
Friday October 14, 2005
Co-sponsored by UC Riverside's English Department and the Center for Ideas and Society
Pottermania 2005 will be a one day conference for scholars and fans of the Harry Potter novels. Given the broad interest in all things Potter, our aim is to hold a conference open to the general public and the press, creating a forum for scholarly analysis of the books as well as a forum for open discussion between scholars and fans of these works. Our hope is that we will be able to provide a space for scholarly discussion that is at the same time welcoming to a more general reading audience. In order to accomplish this goal, we are asking for shorter presentations, of approximately 10 minutes, and are encouraging the use of more creative and interesting presentational methods. We are also building in more time for open discussion than that found at many conferences.
Proposals are sought for papers on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels, the films, the general Harry Potter phenomenon, or the fan community. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
-Harry Potter and Issues of Translation and Adaptation
Philosophical, Political, and Ethical Issues: May include the depiction of evil or the issues of slavery, sexism, and racism
-Harry Potter seen through the lens of ethnic or gender studies,
anthropology, sociology, psychology, folklore, etc.
-Harry Potter and Its Influences
-Harry Potter and Genre Considerations
-Harry Potter and Audience Expectations
-Harry Potter and Educational Theory
-Harry Potter in the Context of Young Adult or Children's Literature
-Harry Potter and Fanfiction
-Harry Potter and Its Reception: May explore the varied responses and political controversies surrounding the books
Proposals should take the form of an approximately 500-word abstract, as well as a 50-100 word summary for the program book and a 50-100 word biography. All proposals must be received by email by September 1, 2005. Please send all abstracts and questions to Craig Svonkin at svonkco@netzero.com
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