Call for Chapter Proposals: LibGuides: Making Dynamic Web Design and Management Simple for Non Web-designers - A LITA Guide
Editors – Aaron Dobbs, Ryan Sittler, and Doug Cook
Send Doug a proposal – dr.library.guy at gmail.com
Proposal details are at: http://sites.google.com/site/drlibraryguy/home/recentbooks-1/libguides-call
Aaron, Ryan, and Doug have a contract with LITA and Neal-Schuman to edit a LITA Guide on using software, such as LibGuides, to enhance library services. This timely book will provide the new user of such software as LibGuides with tips and techniques to get the most use out of the product. The book will also have interest to the seasoned creator of guides as we will be including chapters providing a theoretical basis for the best use of the web, particularly in conjunction with instruction and design. We are also planning a Guides Showcase of outstanding examples of Research Guides, which should provide readers with numerous ideas.
We would like proposals from potential authors for the following chapters. (more details at website)
1. Introduction to Online Research Guides
2. Building a Collection of Research Guides
3. The Tenets of Good Web Design/Layout
4. Creating Pages from a Pedagogical Perspective
5. Administering a Web Page Development Platform
6. LibGuides - How to Get Started Creating Guides
7. LibGuides - Advanced strategies and techniques
8. LibGuides - LibAnswers and Community Guides
9. Assessment and Web Guides
10. Other Library Guide Software
11. Other Ideas??
12. Research Guides Showcase – chapter or possible companion web site
PROPOSALS (more details at web site)
We would like proposals by February 15, 2011. Final accepted chapters will be due to us by August 1, 2011. The publication date is currently set for Spring 2012. Chapters must be unique to this book, if you have published an article about LibGuides, your chapter cannot be a rehash of the same topic. Workshops
and presentations are fine as a basis for a chapter.
Proposal details are at:
http://sites.google.com/site/drlibraryguy/home/recentbooks-1/libguides-call
Email any of us with questions.
-Aaron Dobbs, Systems & Electronic Resources Librarian, Shippensburg University
of PA, awdobbs at ship.edu.
-Ryan Sittler, Instructional Technology / Information Literacy Librarian,
California University of PA, sittler at calu.edu
-Doug Cook, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Shippensburg University of PA.
dr.library.guy at gmail.com
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
5 CFP From Carol Smallwood
5 CFP From Carol Smallwood
Bringing the Arts into the Library
Book Publisher: American Library Association
Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646 The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times, American Library Association, 2011 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3090
Chapters sought from U.S. and Canadian librarians who’ve worked with visual and performing artists to bring the arts into libraries to keep them vibrant community cultural centers. Innovative public, academic, school, special librarians who have encouraged painters, photographers, musicians, writers, and
other creative talent of various ages.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; 3,000-4,000 words written by one or up to three co-authors. Concise, how-to chapters, using bullets, headings. Compensation: a complimentary book, discount on additional copies.
Possible topics: community programs and outreach, working with students, security and legal concerns, using the media, open houses, readings and book launches, displays, collaborations with community groups, workshops, grants.
To avoid duplication, please e-mail 2-3 topics described separately in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 with a brief bio. You will be contacted which of your topics will work as well as including images if you wish. Kindly place, ARTS/Your Name, on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Marketing Methods for Libraries
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Co-editor: Roxanne Myers Spencer, MSLS, MAEd; Associate Professor and Coordinator, Western Kentucky University Libraries’ Educational Resources Center. Spencer also teaches in WKU’s Library Media Education, reviews for School Library Journal, and belongs to several professional organizations.
Chapters sought from U.S. practicing librarians for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing practical know-how about alerting the public what libraries contribute, why they deserve support even in tight economic times.
Possible topics: working with the media; National Library Week Activities; library newsletters; community outreach; service organization participation; holding political office; online promotion; working with elected local/state officials; holding open house.
Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues promote their library. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. Up to three co-authors/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-4,000 words.
To receive a Go Ahead, please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 with biography sketch(s). You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission. Please place MARKETING/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Librarians as Mentors in Librarianship for Adults and Students
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Co-Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Co-Editor: Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, Faculty Outreach Librarian, East Tennessee State University.
Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing U.S. academic, public, school, special librarians sharing their librarianship know-how by mentoring adults or students: personal, one-on-one contact to further librarianship. Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues
further the profession.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material, up to 3 co-authors/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-4,000 words.
Possible topics: mentoring adults with/without a library degree; mentoring grade school, high school, undergrad, grad, doctoral students; mentoring long distance; lesson plans; technology tools; networking; classroom teaching; career workshops and conferences; time investment; job marketing; academic.
For a Go Ahead, please e-mail 2 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 and a brief bio. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission. Please place MENTORS/Your Name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers and Related Materials
Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Co-Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Co-Editor: Elaine Williams, MLS, Highland County District Library in Lynchburg, Ohio. In her library's partnership with the Lynchburg Historical Society, she has conducted interviews for oral history projects, coordinated contributions to the Ohio Memory Project, and co-chaired the local chapter of the Ohio
Bicentennial Commission.
Foreword: Bruce R. Schueneman, Head of Systems at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Afterword: Jan Siebold, recipient of the New York Library Association’s School Library Media Section Cultural Media Award.
Chapters sought for an anthology by librarians who’ve worked with historical societies in preserving local history, newspaper preservation, managed manuscript/book collections of local authors, photography collections, kept student oral and written interviews, and have done/are doing related activities. Tips needed on overcoming liability and invasion of privacy issues, what to save, ways to preserve local material for current and future generations. Librarians are often the last chance important aspects of local
culture have of being conserved.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; 3,000-3,500 words. Concise, how-to chapters, using bullets, headings, written by one author. Compensation: a complimentary book, discount on additional copies.
Please e-mail 2-3 topics described separately in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 with a short bio. You will be contacted which topics will fit. Kindly place, PRESERVING/Your Name, on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Women Writing on Family: Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing
Book Publisher: The Key Publishing House Inc., publisher of academic and
non-academic books, Toronto, Ontario
Submissions are being sought for an anthology about writing and publishing by women with experience in writing and publishing about family. Possible subjects: using life experience; networking; unique issues women must overcome; formal education; queries and proposals; conference participation; self-publishing; teaching tips. Tips on writing about family: creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, nonfiction, novels.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful to readers. Please avoid writing too much about "me" and concentrate on what will help the reader. No previously published, co-written, or simultaneously submitted material.
Foreword by Supriya Bhatnagar, Director of Publications, Editor of The Writer's Chronicle, Association of Writers & Writing Programs, George Mason University. Author of the memoir: and then there were three… (Serving House Books, 2010)
Afterword by Dr. Amy Hudock, co-editor of Literary Mama chosen by Writers Digest as one of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers. She teaches creative writing and co-edited American Prose Writers (Seal Press, 2006)
Co-Editor Carol Smallwood
Co-Editor Suzann Holland, 2010 Winner of Public Libraries Feature Award. Her masters degrees include history, library science: she taught English at William Penn University, was a librarian at Milwaukee Public Library, a consultant in Davenport, Iowa. Her anthology contributions appear in: Greenwood
Press, Neal-Schuman, the American Library Association
Please send 2-3 possible topics you would like to contribute each described in a few sentences and a 65-75 word bio using the format like the bio's above. Please send in a .doc Word file by February 15, 2011 using FAMILY/Your Name on the subject line to smallwood@tm.net. You'll receive a Go-Ahead and guidelines
if your topics haven't been taken. Contributors will be asked to contribute a total of 1900-2100 words. Those included in the anthology will receive a complimentary copy as compensation.
Bringing the Arts into the Library
Book Publisher: American Library Association
Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646 The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times, American Library Association, 2011 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3090
Chapters sought from U.S. and Canadian librarians who’ve worked with visual and performing artists to bring the arts into libraries to keep them vibrant community cultural centers. Innovative public, academic, school, special librarians who have encouraged painters, photographers, musicians, writers, and
other creative talent of various ages.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; 3,000-4,000 words written by one or up to three co-authors. Concise, how-to chapters, using bullets, headings. Compensation: a complimentary book, discount on additional copies.
Possible topics: community programs and outreach, working with students, security and legal concerns, using the media, open houses, readings and book launches, displays, collaborations with community groups, workshops, grants.
To avoid duplication, please e-mail 2-3 topics described separately in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 with a brief bio. You will be contacted which of your topics will work as well as including images if you wish. Kindly place, ARTS/Your Name, on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Marketing Methods for Libraries
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Co-editor: Roxanne Myers Spencer, MSLS, MAEd; Associate Professor and Coordinator, Western Kentucky University Libraries’ Educational Resources Center. Spencer also teaches in WKU’s Library Media Education, reviews for School Library Journal, and belongs to several professional organizations.
Chapters sought from U.S. practicing librarians for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing practical know-how about alerting the public what libraries contribute, why they deserve support even in tight economic times.
Possible topics: working with the media; National Library Week Activities; library newsletters; community outreach; service organization participation; holding political office; online promotion; working with elected local/state officials; holding open house.
Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues promote their library. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. Up to three co-authors/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-4,000 words.
To receive a Go Ahead, please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 with biography sketch(s). You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission. Please place MARKETING/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Librarians as Mentors in Librarianship for Adults and Students
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Co-Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Co-Editor: Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, Faculty Outreach Librarian, East Tennessee State University.
Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing U.S. academic, public, school, special librarians sharing their librarianship know-how by mentoring adults or students: personal, one-on-one contact to further librarianship. Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues
further the profession.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material, up to 3 co-authors/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-4,000 words.
Possible topics: mentoring adults with/without a library degree; mentoring grade school, high school, undergrad, grad, doctoral students; mentoring long distance; lesson plans; technology tools; networking; classroom teaching; career workshops and conferences; time investment; job marketing; academic.
For a Go Ahead, please e-mail 2 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 and a brief bio. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission. Please place MENTORS/Your Name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers and Related Materials
Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Co-Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Co-Editor: Elaine Williams, MLS, Highland County District Library in Lynchburg, Ohio. In her library's partnership with the Lynchburg Historical Society, she has conducted interviews for oral history projects, coordinated contributions to the Ohio Memory Project, and co-chaired the local chapter of the Ohio
Bicentennial Commission.
Foreword: Bruce R. Schueneman, Head of Systems at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Afterword: Jan Siebold, recipient of the New York Library Association’s School Library Media Section Cultural Media Award.
Chapters sought for an anthology by librarians who’ve worked with historical societies in preserving local history, newspaper preservation, managed manuscript/book collections of local authors, photography collections, kept student oral and written interviews, and have done/are doing related activities. Tips needed on overcoming liability and invasion of privacy issues, what to save, ways to preserve local material for current and future generations. Librarians are often the last chance important aspects of local
culture have of being conserved.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; 3,000-3,500 words. Concise, how-to chapters, using bullets, headings, written by one author. Compensation: a complimentary book, discount on additional copies.
Please e-mail 2-3 topics described separately in 2-3 sentences by February 15, 2011 with a short bio. You will be contacted which topics will fit. Kindly place, PRESERVING/Your Name, on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Women Writing on Family: Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing
Book Publisher: The Key Publishing House Inc., publisher of academic and
non-academic books, Toronto, Ontario
Submissions are being sought for an anthology about writing and publishing by women with experience in writing and publishing about family. Possible subjects: using life experience; networking; unique issues women must overcome; formal education; queries and proposals; conference participation; self-publishing; teaching tips. Tips on writing about family: creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, nonfiction, novels.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful to readers. Please avoid writing too much about "me" and concentrate on what will help the reader. No previously published, co-written, or simultaneously submitted material.
Foreword by Supriya Bhatnagar, Director of Publications, Editor of The Writer's Chronicle, Association of Writers & Writing Programs, George Mason University. Author of the memoir: and then there were three… (Serving House Books, 2010)
Afterword by Dr. Amy Hudock, co-editor of Literary Mama chosen by Writers Digest as one of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers. She teaches creative writing and co-edited American Prose Writers (Seal Press, 2006)
Co-Editor Carol Smallwood
Co-Editor Suzann Holland, 2010 Winner of Public Libraries Feature Award. Her masters degrees include history, library science: she taught English at William Penn University, was a librarian at Milwaukee Public Library, a consultant in Davenport, Iowa. Her anthology contributions appear in: Greenwood
Press, Neal-Schuman, the American Library Association
Please send 2-3 possible topics you would like to contribute each described in a few sentences and a 65-75 word bio using the format like the bio's above. Please send in a .doc Word file by February 15, 2011 using FAMILY/Your Name on the subject line to smallwood@tm.net. You'll receive a Go-Ahead and guidelines
if your topics haven't been taken. Contributors will be asked to contribute a total of 1900-2100 words. Those included in the anthology will receive a complimentary copy as compensation.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Collaborative Librarianship: Call for Papers
Collaborative Librarianship: Call for Papers
URL: http://www.collaborativelibrarianship.org/
Collaborative Librarianship: Call for Participation – January 11, 2011 – (Denver CO) – Consider joining the groundswell of support for library collaboration: volunteer to become a peer reviewer for the scholarly, open access, online journal, Collaborative Librarianship. All related subject/interest areas are welcomed. To register as a peer reviewer, please go to the home page, click “Register” tab, and provide the information. (Email address and other information given are strictly confidential and for use only by Collaborative Librarianship.) You can also contact directly the General Editor, Ivan Gaetz: igaetz@regis.edu.
Collaborative Librarianship: Call for Papers – Are you involved in some interesting, innovative or experimental aspect of library collaboration? Is your library exploring or implementing resources or services that build on, promote, or expand the scope of library collaboration? Are you critically reflecting on the methodology, theory or philosophy of why and how librarians, libraries or library consortia work together? If so, we would like to hear from you! Please consider submitting articles for “peer review” or “From the Field” sections of Collaborative Librarianship. Submissions can be made directly through the CL website. Issues will be published in March, June, September and December, 2011.
Inquiries about submissions could be made by contacting Ivan Gaetz, or by contacting the section editors listed on the journal’s website.
URL: http://www.collaborativelibrarianship.org/
Collaborative Librarianship: Call for Participation – January 11, 2011 – (Denver CO) – Consider joining the groundswell of support for library collaboration: volunteer to become a peer reviewer for the scholarly, open access, online journal, Collaborative Librarianship. All related subject/interest areas are welcomed. To register as a peer reviewer, please go to the home page, click “Register” tab, and provide the information. (Email address and other information given are strictly confidential and for use only by Collaborative Librarianship.) You can also contact directly the General Editor, Ivan Gaetz: igaetz@regis.edu.
Collaborative Librarianship: Call for Papers – Are you involved in some interesting, innovative or experimental aspect of library collaboration? Is your library exploring or implementing resources or services that build on, promote, or expand the scope of library collaboration? Are you critically reflecting on the methodology, theory or philosophy of why and how librarians, libraries or library consortia work together? If so, we would like to hear from you! Please consider submitting articles for “peer review” or “From the Field” sections of Collaborative Librarianship. Submissions can be made directly through the CL website. Issues will be published in March, June, September and December, 2011.
Inquiries about submissions could be made by contacting Ivan Gaetz, or by contacting the section editors listed on the journal’s website.
Innovative Users Group 2011 (San Francisco) - Registration Open
Innovative Users Group 2011 (San Francisco) - Registration Open
Hello Everyone -
Registration for the IUG 2011 Conference in San Francisco, California is NOW OPEN. Aimee Fifarek, our IUG Vice-Chair and IUG 2011 Program Committee Chair, and the Program Committee have put together a spectacular line-up of programs for this year's conference. There will be 125 sessions at the conference including 71 presented by IUG members, 15 forums, and 39 Innovative presentations.
Our conference attendees rate the IUG Conference as one of the most important professional development events of their year. This year's program will not disappoint! We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco! Visit our conference website for details ~ http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug-conferences
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
--------------------------------------------------------
Early bird registration will run TODAY, January 14 through Monday, February 28. The early bird registration rate is $275 per attendee. We encourage you to register by February 28 to take advantage of this special rate. The registration rate will be $350 for those who register between March 1 and March 31. Onsite registration (April 1 - through conference) is $475.
PRE-CONFERENCE / INNOVATIVE SEMINARS
--------------------------------------------------------
This year our pre-conference is track-themed and offers something for new users, seasoned veterans and management-level personnel alike! The pre-conference will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2011. You pay only for those sessions you wish to attend. Innovative is also offering 2 seminars (priced individually) on the pre-conference day. We hope this pricing structure makes it possible for you to attend the pre-conference sessions you are most interested in.
MAIN CONFERENCE / OPENING SESSION / KEYNOTE SPEAKER
--------------------------------------------------------
The Main Conference starts on Thursday, April 14 and runs through Saturday, April 16. The opening session will start at 9:00 am on Thursday, April 14 and features Thomas Frey, Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute, as our keynote speaker. His bio is highlighted on our conference website.
LAST DAY ONLY OPTION
--------------------------------------------------------
We are continuing the popular last-day registration option for Saturday, April 16. The registration fee of $80 is valid through Wednesday, April 6. The fee for all registrations received between April 7 and April 16 is $100. The single-day registration is only available for Saturday, the last day of the conference.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
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As previously announced, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square is the host hotel and the site for all conference events. Visit the IUG 2011 Conference page for complete details on hotel registration. Look for the Local Arrangements Committee's page which outlines and offers many details about San Francisco.
WHY STAY AT THE CONFERENCE HOTEL?
--------------------------------------------------------
Because it supports IUG and the conference. We know times continue to be tough and the IUG (and all organizations like us) signs contracts several years in advance to guarantee appropriate space. IUG has contracted with the Hilton for hotel rooms, meeting space, food, audio visual, etc. for IUG 2011. It's a packaged deal. As such, IUG is contractually committed to fill our hotel block. Please support the conference by staying at the conference hotel. The Steering Committee greatly appreciates the support of the IUG membership.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the IUG 2011 Conference arrangements. We look forward to seeing everyone in San Francisco in April!
Best - Pat
Chair, IUG Steering Committee
__________________________________
Access Services Librarian : Dept Head
The Douglas and Judith Krupp Library
Bryant University : HELIN Consortium
1150 Douglas Pike : Smithfield, RI 02917
Office/Voice 401-232-6000 x20414
Hello Everyone -
Registration for the IUG 2011 Conference in San Francisco, California is NOW OPEN. Aimee Fifarek, our IUG Vice-Chair and IUG 2011 Program Committee Chair, and the Program Committee have put together a spectacular line-up of programs for this year's conference. There will be 125 sessions at the conference including 71 presented by IUG members, 15 forums, and 39 Innovative presentations.
Our conference attendees rate the IUG Conference as one of the most important professional development events of their year. This year's program will not disappoint! We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco! Visit our conference website for details ~ http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug-conferences
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
--------------------------------------------------------
Early bird registration will run TODAY, January 14 through Monday, February 28. The early bird registration rate is $275 per attendee. We encourage you to register by February 28 to take advantage of this special rate. The registration rate will be $350 for those who register between March 1 and March 31. Onsite registration (April 1 - through conference) is $475.
PRE-CONFERENCE / INNOVATIVE SEMINARS
--------------------------------------------------------
This year our pre-conference is track-themed and offers something for new users, seasoned veterans and management-level personnel alike! The pre-conference will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2011. You pay only for those sessions you wish to attend. Innovative is also offering 2 seminars (priced individually) on the pre-conference day. We hope this pricing structure makes it possible for you to attend the pre-conference sessions you are most interested in.
MAIN CONFERENCE / OPENING SESSION / KEYNOTE SPEAKER
--------------------------------------------------------
The Main Conference starts on Thursday, April 14 and runs through Saturday, April 16. The opening session will start at 9:00 am on Thursday, April 14 and features Thomas Frey, Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute, as our keynote speaker. His bio is highlighted on our conference website.
LAST DAY ONLY OPTION
--------------------------------------------------------
We are continuing the popular last-day registration option for Saturday, April 16. The registration fee of $80 is valid through Wednesday, April 6. The fee for all registrations received between April 7 and April 16 is $100. The single-day registration is only available for Saturday, the last day of the conference.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------
As previously announced, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square is the host hotel and the site for all conference events. Visit the IUG 2011 Conference page for complete details on hotel registration. Look for the Local Arrangements Committee's page which outlines and offers many details about San Francisco.
WHY STAY AT THE CONFERENCE HOTEL?
--------------------------------------------------------
Because it supports IUG and the conference. We know times continue to be tough and the IUG (and all organizations like us) signs contracts several years in advance to guarantee appropriate space. IUG has contracted with the Hilton for hotel rooms, meeting space, food, audio visual, etc. for IUG 2011. It's a packaged deal. As such, IUG is contractually committed to fill our hotel block. Please support the conference by staying at the conference hotel. The Steering Committee greatly appreciates the support of the IUG membership.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the IUG 2011 Conference arrangements. We look forward to seeing everyone in San Francisco in April!
Best - Pat
Chair, IUG Steering Committee
__________________________________
Access Services Librarian : Dept Head
The Douglas and Judith Krupp Library
Bryant University : HELIN Consortium
1150 Douglas Pike : Smithfield, RI 02917
Office/Voice 401-232-6000 x20414
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Call for Contributions: The Library Radio Network (TLRN)
Call for Contributions: The Library Radio Network (TLRN)
We are pleased to announce a new online news source for librarians called The Library Radio Network (TLRN) which will debut on February 15th. TLRN will feature library news you can use as well as fascinating interviews with library leaders from throughout the world. TLRN will also feature a monthly radio magazine called Library Perspectives, which will be a hosted hour-long downloadable program using the NPR format featuring interviews and segments on libraries and librarians.
We are seeking contributions from your library organization. We can accept MP3 formatted audio files that run no more than 5 minutes in length. Your segment can feature a member of your staff commenting on an issue in librarianship, or a feature interview with a library manager, or anything else that you want to contribute to this new online network. To air on our first program in February, we must receive your MP3 file no later than January 31st at 5pm ET. If you have any questions, please direct them to rhkmedia@yahoo.com. All files can be sent to that email address, as well. We hope that your library organization will become part of the excitement of TLRN.
Robert H. Kieserman, MBA, MLIS
The Library Radio Network (TLRN)
kiesermb@yahoo.com
We are pleased to announce a new online news source for librarians called The Library Radio Network (TLRN) which will debut on February 15th. TLRN will feature library news you can use as well as fascinating interviews with library leaders from throughout the world. TLRN will also feature a monthly radio magazine called Library Perspectives, which will be a hosted hour-long downloadable program using the NPR format featuring interviews and segments on libraries and librarians.
We are seeking contributions from your library organization. We can accept MP3 formatted audio files that run no more than 5 minutes in length. Your segment can feature a member of your staff commenting on an issue in librarianship, or a feature interview with a library manager, or anything else that you want to contribute to this new online network. To air on our first program in February, we must receive your MP3 file no later than January 31st at 5pm ET. If you have any questions, please direct them to rhkmedia@yahoo.com. All files can be sent to that email address, as well. We hope that your library organization will become part of the excitement of TLRN.
Robert H. Kieserman, MBA, MLIS
The Library Radio Network (TLRN)
kiesermb@yahoo.com
Monday, January 10, 2011
CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Handbook of Research on Information Science, Information Systems and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Handbook of Research on Information Science, Information Systems and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 30 March, 2011
Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 31 July 2011
Handbook of Research on Information Science, Information Systems and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
A book edited by Drs. Wole Olatokun & Rosemary Agbonlahor
Africa Regional Centre for Information Science (ARCIS)
No. 6, Benue Road, P. O. Box 22133, Nigeria
CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Contributions are invited towards the publication of a Handbook of Research in Information Science, Information Systems and ICT.
Objective of the Book
The book, which will be published under the auspices of the Africa Regional Centre for Information Science (ARCIS), University of Ibadan, Nigeria, aims to provide the most current, comprehensive and reliable source of information on latest trends and developments in the field of information science, information systems and information and communication technology. It will serve as a guide to students, researchers and scholars and furnish teachers of information science, information systems and ICT with the necessary knowledge they can impart to their students/trainees. This book will also provide teachers, students, scholars and researchers in the field of information science, systems and technology with useful materials on curricular offering.
Target Audience
The book will be essential reading for all categories of information professionals, governmental and non-governmental officials involved in information science, systems and ICT issues and matters; students, teachers/academics/scholars, researchers in the field of information science, information systems and ICT; ICT users; library and information services providers and users, etc. It will attract information professionals, scholars, researchers, etc., from different parts of the world.
Contributions could come from issues relating to, but not limited to the following areas:
• Emerging issues in Information science,
• Information needs, uses and seeking behavior,
• Infometrics,
• Internet Technologies,
• Human factors,
• Issues in Information systems design and implementation,
• Information Retrieval,
• Records management,
• Institutional Repositories,
• Indigenous Knowledge systems,
• Language engineering,
• Webology/Webometrics,
• Digital divide,
• Web 2.0,
• Gender Issues in Technology,
• Electronic commerce, electronic business and mobile commerce,
• Electronic government,
• ICT applications in public and private sectors,
• Information management,
• Development communication,
• Adoption and implementation of Information and Communication Technology,
• Information policy,
• Information ethics,
• Emerging Technologies,
• Open access movements, issues and initiatives,
• Electronic Records management,
• Cyber crime and digital forensics,
• Community Informatics,
• Ethical and legal issues,
• National information policies,
• Knowledge management,
• Knoowledge sharing,
• Research in information science, information systems and ICT,
• Electronic and multimedia publishing, etc.
Presentation of manuscripts
Contributors are encouraged to submit original empirical or conceptual papers. Manuscripts should be submitted as e-mail attachments to any of the Editors. The preferred format is MS Word. Articles should be accompanied by abstracts of up to 150 words, and 5-6 keywords. The text of the manuscript should be structured as follows: Title, Abstract, Introduction/Background, Body (main thrust of t he paper), Conclusions and Recommendations, References. Manuscript should preferably be prepared in Times New Roman style, font size 12, and in single-line spacing.
Referencing Style
References should be indicated in the text by names of authors and date of publication in brackets. The list of references should be listed in an alphabetical order at the end of the text.
References to journal articles should be in the following order: Author(s), date, title, journal’s name, volume number, issue number and pagination, inclusive e.g.
Lucey, B. T. (2007) Gender and ICT. Information Development, 18 (2) 16-30.
References to books should be in the following order: Author(s), date, title, place of publication, publisher, pagination, e. g.
Kabindi, F. Y. (2005) Issues in Electronic commerce, Electronic government and Mobile Commerce in Africa. Gaborone: Excellent services Publications, 104 p.
References to contributors in collected works should be in the following order; authors(s), date, title of contribution, name of the editor, title of the collected works, place of publication, publisher and pagination, inclusive e.g.
David, C., Andrew K. & Michael, O. M. (2008) National Information and Communication Technology Policy Implementation in Botswana. In: Ibanga, Timothy (ed.) Readings in Library and information science, Gaborone: NIR, pp. 24 – 46.
References to Electronic journals: Adegoke, S. K. & Anthony, B. (2008). Tips for new librarians: what to know in the first year of a tenure-track position. Research Libraries News, 40(2):26-39. Available at: www.abc.co.za/Research/News 59-2.htm. Accessed on 17 September 2007.
References to Conferences papers: Mopelola, M. (2008). Indigenous Knowledge use by Women in a Nigerian rural Community. In: Wormel, I (ed.). Proceedings of the 2nd ProLISSA conference, 24-25 October 2000. Pretoria: Center for Information Development, 205-219.
References to unpublished conferences papers: David. M. (2008). Strategies for Effective Management of Electronic records in Africa. Paper presented at the 10th ProLISSA conference, 15-17 August 2008.
Reviewing policy
All submitted papers will undergo rigorous double-blind review.
Important Dates
Paper Submission deadline: 31st July 2011
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 16 October 2011
Submission of Camera-ready version: 15 November 2011
Submission
Contributors are required to submit on or before March 31, 2011, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 30, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 31, 2011. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers. All proposals/contributions should be submitted directly to the Editor: Dr. Wole Olatokun (woleabbeyolatokun@yahoo.co.uk)
Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 30 March, 2011
Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 31 July 2011
Handbook of Research on Information Science, Information Systems and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
A book edited by Drs. Wole Olatokun & Rosemary Agbonlahor
Africa Regional Centre for Information Science (ARCIS)
No. 6, Benue Road, P. O. Box 22133, Nigeria
CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Contributions are invited towards the publication of a Handbook of Research in Information Science, Information Systems and ICT.
Objective of the Book
The book, which will be published under the auspices of the Africa Regional Centre for Information Science (ARCIS), University of Ibadan, Nigeria, aims to provide the most current, comprehensive and reliable source of information on latest trends and developments in the field of information science, information systems and information and communication technology. It will serve as a guide to students, researchers and scholars and furnish teachers of information science, information systems and ICT with the necessary knowledge they can impart to their students/trainees. This book will also provide teachers, students, scholars and researchers in the field of information science, systems and technology with useful materials on curricular offering.
Target Audience
The book will be essential reading for all categories of information professionals, governmental and non-governmental officials involved in information science, systems and ICT issues and matters; students, teachers/academics/scholars, researchers in the field of information science, information systems and ICT; ICT users; library and information services providers and users, etc. It will attract information professionals, scholars, researchers, etc., from different parts of the world.
Contributions could come from issues relating to, but not limited to the following areas:
• Emerging issues in Information science,
• Information needs, uses and seeking behavior,
• Infometrics,
• Internet Technologies,
• Human factors,
• Issues in Information systems design and implementation,
• Information Retrieval,
• Records management,
• Institutional Repositories,
• Indigenous Knowledge systems,
• Language engineering,
• Webology/Webometrics,
• Digital divide,
• Web 2.0,
• Gender Issues in Technology,
• Electronic commerce, electronic business and mobile commerce,
• Electronic government,
• ICT applications in public and private sectors,
• Information management,
• Development communication,
• Adoption and implementation of Information and Communication Technology,
• Information policy,
• Information ethics,
• Emerging Technologies,
• Open access movements, issues and initiatives,
• Electronic Records management,
• Cyber crime and digital forensics,
• Community Informatics,
• Ethical and legal issues,
• National information policies,
• Knowledge management,
• Knoowledge sharing,
• Research in information science, information systems and ICT,
• Electronic and multimedia publishing, etc.
Presentation of manuscripts
Contributors are encouraged to submit original empirical or conceptual papers. Manuscripts should be submitted as e-mail attachments to any of the Editors. The preferred format is MS Word. Articles should be accompanied by abstracts of up to 150 words, and 5-6 keywords. The text of the manuscript should be structured as follows: Title, Abstract, Introduction/Background, Body (main thrust of t he paper), Conclusions and Recommendations, References. Manuscript should preferably be prepared in Times New Roman style, font size 12, and in single-line spacing.
Referencing Style
References should be indicated in the text by names of authors and date of publication in brackets. The list of references should be listed in an alphabetical order at the end of the text.
References to journal articles should be in the following order: Author(s), date, title, journal’s name, volume number, issue number and pagination, inclusive e.g.
Lucey, B. T. (2007) Gender and ICT. Information Development, 18 (2) 16-30.
References to books should be in the following order: Author(s), date, title, place of publication, publisher, pagination, e. g.
Kabindi, F. Y. (2005) Issues in Electronic commerce, Electronic government and Mobile Commerce in Africa. Gaborone: Excellent services Publications, 104 p.
References to contributors in collected works should be in the following order; authors(s), date, title of contribution, name of the editor, title of the collected works, place of publication, publisher and pagination, inclusive e.g.
David, C., Andrew K. & Michael, O. M. (2008) National Information and Communication Technology Policy Implementation in Botswana. In: Ibanga, Timothy (ed.) Readings in Library and information science, Gaborone: NIR, pp. 24 – 46.
References to Electronic journals: Adegoke, S. K. & Anthony, B. (2008). Tips for new librarians: what to know in the first year of a tenure-track position. Research Libraries News, 40(2):26-39. Available at: www.abc.co.za/Research/News 59-2.htm. Accessed on 17 September 2007.
References to Conferences papers: Mopelola, M. (2008). Indigenous Knowledge use by Women in a Nigerian rural Community. In: Wormel, I (ed.). Proceedings of the 2nd ProLISSA conference, 24-25 October 2000. Pretoria: Center for Information Development, 205-219.
References to unpublished conferences papers: David. M. (2008). Strategies for Effective Management of Electronic records in Africa. Paper presented at the 10th ProLISSA conference, 15-17 August 2008.
Reviewing policy
All submitted papers will undergo rigorous double-blind review.
Important Dates
Paper Submission deadline: 31st July 2011
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 16 October 2011
Submission of Camera-ready version: 15 November 2011
Submission
Contributors are required to submit on or before March 31, 2011, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 30, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 31, 2011. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers. All proposals/contributions should be submitted directly to the Editor: Dr. Wole Olatokun (woleabbeyolatokun@yahoo.co.uk)
CFP: Green Libraries and Librarians
CFP: Green Libraries and Librarians
Calling all Green Librarians! We know you're out there. We've heard through the grapevine about some of the inspiring, entrepreneurial initiatives you've taken on:
• partnering with with local organic farmers to provide Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to their communities
• pursuing related professional development opportunities, such as attending the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference or achieving LEED accreditation
• raising awareness about climate change by hosting an ongoing film and discussion series on that topic at your library
• advocating for LEED-certified libraries
Do you know a librarian that fits this description: "sustainability advocate, educator or entrepreneur"? In that case, please pass this note along.
Or, maybe that person is you? We want to hear your story! Our team is in the process of collecting stories about librarians who are sustainability advocates for an upcoming book. Please fill out this form to let us know how we can get in touch: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFhfMTJudW5kbUNpUkZnUnJhSTBOSFE6MQ#gid=0.
If you have questions, ask away! We're very excited about this project and look forward to hearing from you.
Anne Less
Mary Davidge Associates @ Google, Inc.
aless@google.com
@alessismore
Beth Filar Williams
UNC-Greensboro Libraries
efwilli3@uncg.edu
@greenyourlib
Sarah Dorsey
UNC-Greensboro Libraries
sbdorsey@uncg.edu
Calling all Green Librarians! We know you're out there. We've heard through the grapevine about some of the inspiring, entrepreneurial initiatives you've taken on:
• partnering with with local organic farmers to provide Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to their communities
• pursuing related professional development opportunities, such as attending the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference or achieving LEED accreditation
• raising awareness about climate change by hosting an ongoing film and discussion series on that topic at your library
• advocating for LEED-certified libraries
Do you know a librarian that fits this description: "sustainability advocate, educator or entrepreneur"? In that case, please pass this note along.
Or, maybe that person is you? We want to hear your story! Our team is in the process of collecting stories about librarians who are sustainability advocates for an upcoming book. Please fill out this form to let us know how we can get in touch: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFhfMTJudW5kbUNpUkZnUnJhSTBOSFE6MQ#gid=0.
If you have questions, ask away! We're very excited about this project and look forward to hearing from you.
Anne Less
Mary Davidge Associates @ Google, Inc.
aless@google.com
@alessismore
Beth Filar Williams
UNC-Greensboro Libraries
efwilli3@uncg.edu
@greenyourlib
Sarah Dorsey
UNC-Greensboro Libraries
sbdorsey@uncg.edu
Friday, January 07, 2011
CFP: 11th Annual Brick and Click Libraries
CFP: 11th Annual Brick and Click Libraries
Friday, November 4, 2011
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri "Brick and Click" is a one-day symposium of practical relevance to directors, librarians and paraprofessionals supporting traditional and online resources/services for academic library users. The annual symposium has been hosted by Northwest Missouri State University since its inception in 2001.
Presenter Benefits:
Presenters receive a reduced registration fee ($100) to the symposium and an opportunity to publish a paper in the symposium proceedings.
Presentation opportunities include a 50 minute session, and/or a 10-minute “Lightning Round” presentation. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/BCformats.
Topics suggested from the 2010 evaluation forms include: consortial purchasing, budget, embedded librarianship, RDA nuts & bolts, learning commons, mobile web, iPad applications, and reference trends. Sample topics are available at http://bit.ly/BCtopics.
Submit your proposal(s) by March 7, 2011 using the following link(s):
50-minute presentation: http://bit.ly/BC50mins
10-minute presentation: http://bit.ly/BC10min
If you have questions about presentation proposals, please e-mail Kathy Hart at: mailto:juliah@nwmissouri.edu.
We look forward to receiving your proposal!
Kathy Hart & Carolyn Johnson
Symposium Co-Coordinators
Symposium Web site: http://brickandclick.org/
Symposium Blog: http://brickandclick.blogspot.com/
Facebook: Brick and Click Libraries
Friday, November 4, 2011
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri "Brick and Click" is a one-day symposium of practical relevance to directors, librarians and paraprofessionals supporting traditional and online resources/services for academic library users. The annual symposium has been hosted by Northwest Missouri State University since its inception in 2001.
Presenter Benefits:
Presenters receive a reduced registration fee ($100) to the symposium and an opportunity to publish a paper in the symposium proceedings.
Presentation opportunities include a 50 minute session, and/or a 10-minute “Lightning Round” presentation. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/BCformats.
Topics suggested from the 2010 evaluation forms include: consortial purchasing, budget, embedded librarianship, RDA nuts & bolts, learning commons, mobile web, iPad applications, and reference trends. Sample topics are available at http://bit.ly/BCtopics.
Submit your proposal(s) by March 7, 2011 using the following link(s):
50-minute presentation: http://bit.ly/BC50mins
10-minute presentation: http://bit.ly/BC10min
If you have questions about presentation proposals, please e-mail Kathy Hart at: mailto:juliah@nwmissouri.edu.
We look forward to receiving your proposal!
Kathy Hart & Carolyn Johnson
Symposium Co-Coordinators
Symposium Web site: http://brickandclick.org/
Symposium Blog: http://brickandclick.blogspot.com/
Facebook: Brick and Click Libraries
Thursday, January 06, 2011
CFP: Journal of Library Innovation
CFP: Journal of Library Innovation
The Editors of Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI) are accepting submissions of research articles and articles about innovative practices in libraries on an ongoing basis. Information about the focus and scope of JOLI, along with the first issue, can be found at the journal's website: http://www.libraryinnovation.org/
If you have tried out a new program, changed a work flow, connected with patrons in a way different from the way you have done so in the past, please consider sharing your experience by writing about it. If you aren't sure if it was innovative, consider the following:
•What was eye-opening?
•What was unexpected?
•What were the benefits?
•What failed?
•What risk did you take in trying something innovative?
•You may have tried something done by many other libraries already, but your results are different from those documented in library literature.
•You have tried something never done in a library setting before.
Thank you for your interest in the Journal of Library Innovation. Please share this email with colleagues who might be interested as well.
If you have any questions, please contact Pamela Jones, Managing Editor, at pjones@medaille.edu
Journal of Library Innovation is a publication of the Western New York Library Resources Council, Buffalo, NY. http://www.wnylrc.org/
The Editors of Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI) are accepting submissions of research articles and articles about innovative practices in libraries on an ongoing basis. Information about the focus and scope of JOLI, along with the first issue, can be found at the journal's website: http://www.libraryinnovation.org/
If you have tried out a new program, changed a work flow, connected with patrons in a way different from the way you have done so in the past, please consider sharing your experience by writing about it. If you aren't sure if it was innovative, consider the following:
•What was eye-opening?
•What was unexpected?
•What were the benefits?
•What failed?
•What risk did you take in trying something innovative?
•You may have tried something done by many other libraries already, but your results are different from those documented in library literature.
•You have tried something never done in a library setting before.
Thank you for your interest in the Journal of Library Innovation. Please share this email with colleagues who might be interested as well.
If you have any questions, please contact Pamela Jones, Managing Editor, at pjones@medaille.edu
Journal of Library Innovation is a publication of the Western New York Library Resources Council, Buffalo, NY. http://www.wnylrc.org/
CALL FOR PAPERS e-Cornucopia.2011: The Open Digital University
CALL FOR PAPERS e-Cornucopia.2011: The Open Digital University
Call for Papers
The topic for the annual e-Learning and Instructional Support conference at Oakland University is openness in education. At this year’s conference the break-out sessions will be divided into three tracks: Open Education, Open Access (journals), and Open Source (computer code). Date: Thursday May 26, 2011 in the Oakland Center at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
The e-Cornucopia OPEN Digital University conference will have three tracks: Open Source, Open Access and Open Education.
Track One--Open Education
Possible Topics: (Any other topics relevant to Open Education also will be welcome.)
• The use of specific platforms for globally accessible educational content such as iTunes U or YouTube or homegrown webpages.
• Non-traditional learning spaces such as Hackerspaces.
• Implications for the economic future of the university under the open education model
• What are the legal and intellectual property implications of open education for faculty?
• Global sharing of open digital learning objects and easily accessible resources for teaching.
Track Two--Open Access Possible Topics: (Any other topics relevant to Open Access also will be welcome.)
• Open Access Journals – Benefits and challenges of publishing open access journals, from the publisher’s perspective.
• Open Access Publishing – Why faculty should care – tenure and impact factor
• Institutional Repositories – Development and current trends, role in OA.. Role of librarians in promoting OA and digital preservation..
• Open Access Research – Scientific and medical research – government mandates, Public library of science http://www.plos.org/, OA data sets.
• Open Access - Intellectual Property/Copyright & Creative Commons
Track Three--Open Source
Possible Topics: (Any other topics relevant to Open Source also will be welcome.)
• Linux - the most popular open source operating system. An intro to what Linux is, what uses it (you may be using it and not know it), how it's made, and how it may be useful to you.
• Open Source Media Editing - an introduction to the Kdenlive video editor, Audacity audio editor, and GIMP Image editor.
• Open Social Networking - Run your own "Facebook" with Status.net.
• Open Hardware - the benefits of using Open Hardware like the Arduino micro-controller and 3D printers like the Reprap or Makerbot.
• Open Conferencing Software - Big Blue Button is a emerging Open Source competitor to dimdim, WizIQ, and Elluminate.
• Open Learning Management System - Moodle... "How we deployed it and why" or "Moodle 2.0".
• Open Mobile - Android and Meego vs. iOS and Windows Mobile. Open vs. Closed. The pros and cons for the companies, the developers and the users.
Proposal Submission Deadline: Please submit a 200 word abstract of your presentation proposal by Feb. 15, 2011. A presentation session will last 40 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for questions. A projector and laptop will be available.
Apply to the Call for Proposals at:
http://www2.oakland.edu/elis/conference.cfm?countrytabs=0
Call for Papers
The topic for the annual e-Learning and Instructional Support conference at Oakland University is openness in education. At this year’s conference the break-out sessions will be divided into three tracks: Open Education, Open Access (journals), and Open Source (computer code). Date: Thursday May 26, 2011 in the Oakland Center at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
The e-Cornucopia OPEN Digital University conference will have three tracks: Open Source, Open Access and Open Education.
Track One--Open Education
Possible Topics: (Any other topics relevant to Open Education also will be welcome.)
• The use of specific platforms for globally accessible educational content such as iTunes U or YouTube or homegrown webpages.
• Non-traditional learning spaces such as Hackerspaces.
• Implications for the economic future of the university under the open education model
• What are the legal and intellectual property implications of open education for faculty?
• Global sharing of open digital learning objects and easily accessible resources for teaching.
Track Two--Open Access Possible Topics: (Any other topics relevant to Open Access also will be welcome.)
• Open Access Journals – Benefits and challenges of publishing open access journals, from the publisher’s perspective.
• Open Access Publishing – Why faculty should care – tenure and impact factor
• Institutional Repositories – Development and current trends, role in OA.. Role of librarians in promoting OA and digital preservation..
• Open Access Research – Scientific and medical research – government mandates, Public library of science http://www.plos.org/, OA data sets.
• Open Access - Intellectual Property/Copyright & Creative Commons
Track Three--Open Source
Possible Topics: (Any other topics relevant to Open Source also will be welcome.)
• Linux - the most popular open source operating system. An intro to what Linux is, what uses it (you may be using it and not know it), how it's made, and how it may be useful to you.
• Open Source Media Editing - an introduction to the Kdenlive video editor, Audacity audio editor, and GIMP Image editor.
• Open Social Networking - Run your own "Facebook" with Status.net.
• Open Hardware - the benefits of using Open Hardware like the Arduino micro-controller and 3D printers like the Reprap or Makerbot.
• Open Conferencing Software - Big Blue Button is a emerging Open Source competitor to dimdim, WizIQ, and Elluminate.
• Open Learning Management System - Moodle... "How we deployed it and why" or "Moodle 2.0".
• Open Mobile - Android and Meego vs. iOS and Windows Mobile. Open vs. Closed. The pros and cons for the companies, the developers and the users.
Proposal Submission Deadline: Please submit a 200 word abstract of your presentation proposal by Feb. 15, 2011. A presentation session will last 40 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for questions. A projector and laptop will be available.
Apply to the Call for Proposals at:
http://www2.oakland.edu/elis/conference.cfm?countrytabs=0
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
CFP: IFLA Cataloguing Section - Session Theme: Cataloguing: Breaking Barriers!
CFP: IFLA Cataloguing Section - Session Theme: Cataloguing: Breaking Barriers!
The IFLA Cataloguing Section (IFLA CATS) invites cataloguers and others to express their interest in making presentations at the section's programme during the World Library and Information Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 13-18 August 2011.
2011 will be an exciting year in the area of cataloguing and bibliographic control. The new cataloguing code, RDA: Resource Description and Access, replacing the AACR 2, will by then have been tested and evaluated. The development of an RDF/XML representation of ISBD will be completed. All over the world the issues of metadata and their relevance for the semantic web are becoming more and more important.
The Standing Committee of the Cataloguing Section has therefore decided to dedicate its open session of 2011 to the subject of how cataloguing is breaking barriers. Through well-defined cataloguing rules we open up the information world via the semantic web to everyone and break barriers!
Presentations on the theme "Cataloguing: Breaking barriers" are requested. Four successful proposals on the topic will be identified.
Send a detailed abstract (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information of author(s)/presenter(s) by 31 January 2011 via email to:
Anders Cato
Chair, Cataloguing Section
e-mail: anders.cato@kb.se
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Cataloguing Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 1 March 2011.
Full papers will be due by 1 May 2011 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of translations; papers should be no longer than 20 pages. 15-20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Cataloguing Section's programme.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Puerto Rico conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
Anders Cato
Chair, IFLA Cataloguing Section
The IFLA Cataloguing Section (IFLA CATS) invites cataloguers and others to express their interest in making presentations at the section's programme during the World Library and Information Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 13-18 August 2011.
2011 will be an exciting year in the area of cataloguing and bibliographic control. The new cataloguing code, RDA: Resource Description and Access, replacing the AACR 2, will by then have been tested and evaluated. The development of an RDF/XML representation of ISBD will be completed. All over the world the issues of metadata and their relevance for the semantic web are becoming more and more important.
The Standing Committee of the Cataloguing Section has therefore decided to dedicate its open session of 2011 to the subject of how cataloguing is breaking barriers. Through well-defined cataloguing rules we open up the information world via the semantic web to everyone and break barriers!
Presentations on the theme "Cataloguing: Breaking barriers" are requested. Four successful proposals on the topic will be identified.
Send a detailed abstract (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information of author(s)/presenter(s) by 31 January 2011 via email to:
Anders Cato
Chair, Cataloguing Section
e-mail: anders.cato@kb.se
The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Cataloguing Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 1 March 2011.
Full papers will be due by 1 May 2011 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of translations; papers should be no longer than 20 pages. 15-20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Cataloguing Section's programme.
Please note that the expenses of attending the Puerto Rico conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
Anders Cato
Chair, IFLA Cataloguing Section
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award
AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award
Web Site » http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp
Other Writing Competitions: http://law.du.edu/forms/writing-competitions/
Description: Papers must address an issue "relevant to law librarianship."
First Prize: $750
Additional Prize(s): The winner will, in addition to receiving the cash prize described above, have the opportunity to present the winning paper at the 2011 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The winning papers wil also be considered for publication in the Association’s prestigious Law Library Journal.
Deadline: 04/15/2011
Contact Information:
David Hollander
dholland@princeton.edu
Web Site » http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp
Other Writing Competitions: http://law.du.edu/forms/writing-competitions/
Description: Papers must address an issue "relevant to law librarianship."
First Prize: $750
Additional Prize(s): The winner will, in addition to receiving the cash prize described above, have the opportunity to present the winning paper at the 2011 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The winning papers wil also be considered for publication in the Association’s prestigious Law Library Journal.
Deadline: 04/15/2011
Contact Information:
David Hollander
dholland@princeton.edu
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Call for Papers: Applying Technologies in Medical Libraries
Call for Papers: Applying Technologies in Medical Libraries
Using technology to improve access to information has long been an integral part of medical and health sciences libraries. However today’s environment of rapidly changing software and hardware, social networking tools, and increasingly tiny and mobile devices presents special challenges for our libraries. To help our readers better understand and manage this environment, the Journal of the Medical Library Association is planning to devote an upcoming issue to papers that help us understand how health sciences libraries can use technologies to improve delivery of, and access to, medical and health sciences information.
We particularly welcome submission of case studies that describe how a particular institution used technology to solve a common problem confronting our libraries, as well as research papers that use quantitative or qualitative methodologies to evaluate the use of technology in health sciences libraries, and state-of-the-art reviews that look at some aspect of this issue. Papers should follow the guidelines on the JMLA Information for Authors website, http://www.mlanet.org/publications/jmla/jmlainfo.html. ln addition to describing the application used, case studies should include a discussion of alternatives considered, data that supports an evaluation of the projects’ success in meeting stated goals, and a section on “lessons learned” that will aid other libraries who may be considering a similar application.
To appear in this issue, scheduled for January 2012, papers should be received no later than May 10, 2011. If you would like to discuss an idea for a paper, please contact me at jmlaeditorbox@gmail.com.
Susan Starr
Editor, JMLA
Using technology to improve access to information has long been an integral part of medical and health sciences libraries. However today’s environment of rapidly changing software and hardware, social networking tools, and increasingly tiny and mobile devices presents special challenges for our libraries. To help our readers better understand and manage this environment, the Journal of the Medical Library Association is planning to devote an upcoming issue to papers that help us understand how health sciences libraries can use technologies to improve delivery of, and access to, medical and health sciences information.
We particularly welcome submission of case studies that describe how a particular institution used technology to solve a common problem confronting our libraries, as well as research papers that use quantitative or qualitative methodologies to evaluate the use of technology in health sciences libraries, and state-of-the-art reviews that look at some aspect of this issue. Papers should follow the guidelines on the JMLA Information for Authors website, http://www.mlanet.org/publications/jmla/jmlainfo.html. ln addition to describing the application used, case studies should include a discussion of alternatives considered, data that supports an evaluation of the projects’ success in meeting stated goals, and a section on “lessons learned” that will aid other libraries who may be considering a similar application.
To appear in this issue, scheduled for January 2012, papers should be received no later than May 10, 2011. If you would like to discuss an idea for a paper, please contact me at jmlaeditorbox@gmail.com.
Susan Starr
Editor, JMLA
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
CFP: LLAMA journal Library Leadership & Management
CFP: LLAMA journal Library Leadership & Management
Greetings LLAMA Members,
We wanted to let you know what was happening with the LLAMA journal Library Leadership & Management and why you will not be seeing a new issue announcement this month.
We are currently in the process of moving the journal to an Open Access platform for improved usability and future enhancements (no more having to remember a login). We are still tweaking the look but the archival issues are already in place and can be seen at the current url: https://journals.tdl.org/llm/issue/archive
Because we will no longer be using outside services for the journal, we have more freedom to set a publication schedule that better corresponds to LLAMA activities and planning/following up on events. The publication schedule is shifting to the following:
v. 25, no. 1, Winter February 2011 (post mid-winter meeting/pre-elections)
v. 25, no. 2, Spring May 2011 (pre-Annual Conference)
v. 25, no. 3, Summer August 2011 (post Annual Conference)
v. 25, no. 4, Fall, November 2011 (pre mid-winter meeting/post Executive Board fall meeting)
So watch for a new issue in February. We have a great set of articles that will look at topics such as preventative planning for an active shooter situation and applying return-on-investment modeling to libraries.
If you have manuscript ideas, we are open to them and offer both editor-reviewed and peer-reviewed options as well as the opportunity to publish multimedia content (like presentations, audio files, etc). Per the announcement in the previous issue, we are seeking a new columnist or section editor for a column featuring noteworthy or newsworthy books, websites, toolkits, or other skill building resources. Finally, if you are interested in being a part of the journal as a guest columnist, guest section editor, or serving on the LL&M Advisory Committee, let us know. Author submissions can also be done online through: https://journals.tdl.org/llm/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions. We are always looking for membership engagement.
Greetings LLAMA Members,
We wanted to let you know what was happening with the LLAMA journal Library Leadership & Management and why you will not be seeing a new issue announcement this month.
We are currently in the process of moving the journal to an Open Access platform for improved usability and future enhancements (no more having to remember a login). We are still tweaking the look but the archival issues are already in place and can be seen at the current url: https://journals.tdl.org/llm/issue/archive
Because we will no longer be using outside services for the journal, we have more freedom to set a publication schedule that better corresponds to LLAMA activities and planning/following up on events. The publication schedule is shifting to the following:
v. 25, no. 1, Winter February 2011 (post mid-winter meeting/pre-elections)
v. 25, no. 2, Spring May 2011 (pre-Annual Conference)
v. 25, no. 3, Summer August 2011 (post Annual Conference)
v. 25, no. 4, Fall, November 2011 (pre mid-winter meeting/post Executive Board fall meeting)
So watch for a new issue in February. We have a great set of articles that will look at topics such as preventative planning for an active shooter situation and applying return-on-investment modeling to libraries.
If you have manuscript ideas, we are open to them and offer both editor-reviewed and peer-reviewed options as well as the opportunity to publish multimedia content (like presentations, audio files, etc). Per the announcement in the previous issue, we are seeking a new columnist or section editor for a column featuring noteworthy or newsworthy books, websites, toolkits, or other skill building resources. Finally, if you are interested in being a part of the journal as a guest columnist, guest section editor, or serving on the LL&M Advisory Committee, let us know. Author submissions can also be done online through: https://journals.tdl.org/llm/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions. We are always looking for membership engagement.
Call for Papers Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture for the PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference
Call for Papers Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture for the PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
Joint Conference
April 20-23, 2011
San Antonio, TX
http://www.swtxpca.org/
You may submit your proposals online by going to the conference event management database, here: http://ncp.pcaaca.org/
Once in the database, create an account, and then submit a proposal. For submitting to this area, please use the pull down menu for the Topic Area: choose the one that reads: Children's/Young Adult Literature and Culture (Dominguez). This will make sure your presentation is submitted to my area for programming purposes (the national PCA/ACA also has a children's literature and culture area).
You may also submit proposals to me directly:
Dr. Diana Dominguez, Area Chair
E-mail submissions preferred:
gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
Please put SWPCA Submission in e-mail subject line.
Proposal submission deadline extended to: December 31, 2010
Conference hotel: Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA
Phone: 1-210-223-1000
Now accepting proposals for the Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture area of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Conference. This area is not limited to proposals/papers about traditional literature; children's and young adult culture can encompass a myriad of media: books, television, film, computer/internet culture, fan fiction, toys, marketing issues, music, comics and graphic novels, and non-fiction mediums like documentaries, non-fiction books or magazines, textbooks, television non-fiction shows. Theoretically-based papers about the very nature of "children's" and "young adult" categories/genres also encouraged. Where do the lines intersect between children's, young adult, and traditional adult literature and culture? How do children's and young adult authors and "producers" push the boundaries in genre, format, story/plot, characters, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity? How do children's and YA authors/producers reach their target audiences in inventive ways? How do these authors/producers deconstruct and reconstruct traditional genres and stories in order to address larger issues?
Other topics welcome: adaptations of children’s/YA literature to other mediums; ways children’s/YA literature continues to perpetuate or break stereotypical depictions of family, sexual identity, gender roles, body image, race, ethnicity, or class; how does children’s/YA literature address issues of conflict: personal, regional, national, and global (war, genocide); papers on the state of research in Children’s/YA literature and culture also welcomed. Other subjects or topics related to children's and YA literature/culture considered.
Please send 250 word paper proposals, or 500 word panel proposals, including full contact info for all participants for review to area chair by deadline of December 31, 2010. Please include a short (100 word) bio, but no full CVs needed.
Diana Dominguez
Area Chair
Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture
gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
http://www.swtxpca.org/
Joint Conference
April 20-23, 2011
San Antonio, TX
http://www.swtxpca.org/
You may submit your proposals online by going to the conference event management database, here: http://ncp.pcaaca.org/
Once in the database, create an account, and then submit a proposal. For submitting to this area, please use the pull down menu for the Topic Area: choose the one that reads: Children's/Young Adult Literature and Culture (Dominguez). This will make sure your presentation is submitted to my area for programming purposes (the national PCA/ACA also has a children's literature and culture area).
You may also submit proposals to me directly:
Dr. Diana Dominguez, Area Chair
E-mail submissions preferred:
gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
Please put SWPCA Submission in e-mail subject line.
Proposal submission deadline extended to: December 31, 2010
Conference hotel: Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA
Phone: 1-210-223-1000
Now accepting proposals for the Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture area of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Conference. This area is not limited to proposals/papers about traditional literature; children's and young adult culture can encompass a myriad of media: books, television, film, computer/internet culture, fan fiction, toys, marketing issues, music, comics and graphic novels, and non-fiction mediums like documentaries, non-fiction books or magazines, textbooks, television non-fiction shows. Theoretically-based papers about the very nature of "children's" and "young adult" categories/genres also encouraged. Where do the lines intersect between children's, young adult, and traditional adult literature and culture? How do children's and young adult authors and "producers" push the boundaries in genre, format, story/plot, characters, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity? How do children's and YA authors/producers reach their target audiences in inventive ways? How do these authors/producers deconstruct and reconstruct traditional genres and stories in order to address larger issues?
Other topics welcome: adaptations of children’s/YA literature to other mediums; ways children’s/YA literature continues to perpetuate or break stereotypical depictions of family, sexual identity, gender roles, body image, race, ethnicity, or class; how does children’s/YA literature address issues of conflict: personal, regional, national, and global (war, genocide); papers on the state of research in Children’s/YA literature and culture also welcomed. Other subjects or topics related to children's and YA literature/culture considered.
Please send 250 word paper proposals, or 500 word panel proposals, including full contact info for all participants for review to area chair by deadline of December 31, 2010. Please include a short (100 word) bio, but no full CVs needed.
Diana Dominguez
Area Chair
Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture
gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
http://www.swtxpca.org/
CFP: 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011)
CFP: 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011)
URL: http://www.isast.org/qqml2011.html
We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster /workshop to the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011), 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece .
First Call of Proposals QQML2011
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to announce the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011) at 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece .
Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.
The 3rd QQML2011 was scheduled during the previous 2nd QQML2010 Conference. It was also decided that the 4th QQML 2012 International Conference will be organized in Limerick Ireland .
QQML2009 and QQML2010 were successful events both from the number and quality of the presentations and from the post conference publications in Journals and Books.
QQML2011 will continue and expand the related topics.
Papers are invited for this international conference. The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes:
Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for building the evidence base in library and information services (LIS)
Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries
Bibliometrics
Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques
Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication,
Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
Development of new metrics
Distance learning and the role of the library
E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries, archives and museums
Financial Management for Excellence
Human resources management
Information and Knowledge Services
Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and lifelong learning
Innovative management
Intercultural management
Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications
Knowledge management concept and technology,
Knowledge mining
Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century
Library management and marketing
Library statistics
Open Access and Open Source
Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies
Re-engineering change in higher education
Resource development policy
Scholarly Information and the new communication technologies
Strategic management
Team building and management
Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development
Technology transfer and Innovation in library management
User education
Special Sessions – Workshops
You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description to the Conference Committee at: secretariat@isast.org
or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways:
a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;
b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words); and
c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words).
In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/importantdates.html
The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s).
Student submissions
The Conference offers Postgraduate students and PhD Candidates a Competition opportunity. Students who submit to the conference could take part to the competition, by submitting only one paper to the competition. Students who enter to the competition have to participate to the conference and register before.
The papers will be judged by a scientific committee on the significance of the research theme, the research methodology, the description of the results and the organization of the presentation.
Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations.
Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2011 Conference and Student Research Competition to: Anthi Katsirikou anthi@asmda.com or to the secretary of the conference secretariat@isast.org
URL: http://www.isast.org/qqml2011.html
We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster /workshop to the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011), 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece .
First Call of Proposals QQML2011
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to announce the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011) at 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece .
Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.
The 3rd QQML2011 was scheduled during the previous 2nd QQML2010 Conference. It was also decided that the 4th QQML 2012 International Conference will be organized in Limerick Ireland .
QQML2009 and QQML2010 were successful events both from the number and quality of the presentations and from the post conference publications in Journals and Books.
QQML2011 will continue and expand the related topics.
Papers are invited for this international conference. The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes:
Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for building the evidence base in library and information services (LIS)
Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries
Bibliometrics
Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques
Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication,
Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
Development of new metrics
Distance learning and the role of the library
E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries, archives and museums
Financial Management for Excellence
Human resources management
Information and Knowledge Services
Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and lifelong learning
Innovative management
Intercultural management
Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications
Knowledge management concept and technology,
Knowledge mining
Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century
Library management and marketing
Library statistics
Open Access and Open Source
Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies
Re-engineering change in higher education
Resource development policy
Scholarly Information and the new communication technologies
Strategic management
Team building and management
Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development
Technology transfer and Innovation in library management
User education
Special Sessions – Workshops
You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description to the Conference Committee at: secretariat@isast.org
or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways:
a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;
b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words); and
c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words).
In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/importantdates.html
The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s).
Student submissions
The Conference offers Postgraduate students and PhD Candidates a Competition opportunity. Students who submit to the conference could take part to the competition, by submitting only one paper to the competition. Students who enter to the competition have to participate to the conference and register before.
The papers will be judged by a scientific committee on the significance of the research theme, the research methodology, the description of the results and the organization of the presentation.
Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations.
Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2011 Conference and Student Research Competition to: Anthi Katsirikou anthi@asmda.com or to the secretary of the conference secretariat@isast.org
Call for Bloggers at Midwinter 2011
Call for Bloggers at Midwinter 2011
Do you plan to attend ALA Midwinter in San Diego? Take this opportunity to become a LITA Blogger.
The LITA Blog (http://litablog.org) will again be on hand to report what is happening and share the terrific Midwinter experience with those who cannot attend this year.
If you like to write and are looking for new ways to get involved (or have blogged in the past and would like to blog again), please email me at thebrewinlibrarian@gmail.com and let me know what sessions you would like to cover. The blog schedule for Midwinter (http://litablog.org/2010/12/call-for-bloggers-midwinter-2011-schedule/) has been posted and will be updated as we receive volunteers.
We will be taking volunteers up to and during the conference.
Thank you very much in advance!
Matt Hamilton, LITA Web Coordinating Committee
Do you plan to attend ALA Midwinter in San Diego? Take this opportunity to become a LITA Blogger.
The LITA Blog (http://litablog.org) will again be on hand to report what is happening and share the terrific Midwinter experience with those who cannot attend this year.
If you like to write and are looking for new ways to get involved (or have blogged in the past and would like to blog again), please email me at thebrewinlibrarian@gmail.com and let me know what sessions you would like to cover. The blog schedule for Midwinter (http://litablog.org/2010/12/call-for-bloggers-midwinter-2011-schedule/) has been posted and will be updated as we receive volunteers.
We will be taking volunteers up to and during the conference.
Thank you very much in advance!
Matt Hamilton, LITA Web Coordinating Committee
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Call for Posters: Innovation & Best Practices in Business Librarianship (SLA Annual Conference)
Call for Posters: Innovation & Best Practices in Business Librarianship (SLA Annual Conference)
Location: 2011 SLA Annual Conference – Philadelphia, PA
Date/Time: Monday, June 13, 2011 – 4:00pm – 5:30pm
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas and develop research collaborations. We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:
• Standards and competencies for business information librarians
• Pedagogic approaches to business information education
• Assessment of learning outcomes
• Integrating business information with the curriculum
• Librarian / faculty collaboration
• New technologies for teaching business information topics
• Business information education in multi-disciplinary contexts
• Professional development for business librarians
• Promoting business information research services
Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful.
Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Philadelphia, June 2011.
This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division and the College & University Business Librarians Section.
Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2011posters_guidelines.html
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 7, 2011. Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division? Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/
All applicants will be notified no later than April 5, 2011 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted. If you have any questions about this session, contact
Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu
Location: 2011 SLA Annual Conference – Philadelphia, PA
Date/Time: Monday, June 13, 2011 – 4:00pm – 5:30pm
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas and develop research collaborations. We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:
• Standards and competencies for business information librarians
• Pedagogic approaches to business information education
• Assessment of learning outcomes
• Integrating business information with the curriculum
• Librarian / faculty collaboration
• New technologies for teaching business information topics
• Business information education in multi-disciplinary contexts
• Professional development for business librarians
• Promoting business information research services
Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful.
Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Philadelphia, June 2011.
This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division and the College & University Business Librarians Section.
Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2011posters_guidelines.html
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 7, 2011. Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division? Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/
All applicants will be notified no later than April 5, 2011 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted. If you have any questions about this session, contact
Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851
Email: kimacdonald@gsu.edu
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
CFP: Internet Reference Services Quarterly
CFP: Internet Reference Services Quarterly
The editor of Internet Reference Services Quarterly seeks manuscripts for Volume 16 (2011). The journal covers all aspects of reference service provided via the Internet.
Why publish in IRSQ?
o Peer reviewed
o Four-week review process
o Editorial support for new authors
o Narrow scope focuses on web technologies as they relate to reference services
o Wide audience of all library types and disciplines – public, academic, special, humanities, science, etc.
More information for authors is available at the journal website - http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1087-5301&subcategory=AH250000&linktype=44
Contact the editor with questions or to discuss your manuscript.
Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. Manuscripts that have completed the review process by the dates below will be published in the corresponding issue listed.
Vol 16 (1&2) March 1 2011
Vol 16 (3) June 1 2011
Vol 16 (4) September 1 2011
This journal is published by the Taylor & Francis Group, with offices in Philadelphia, London, and other countries. Request a free online issue at the journal website http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1087-5301&subcategory=AH250000.
Brenda Reeb
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Director, Business & Government Information Library
River Campus - Rhees 210
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
voice 585-275-8249
The editor of Internet Reference Services Quarterly seeks manuscripts for Volume 16 (2011). The journal covers all aspects of reference service provided via the Internet.
Why publish in IRSQ?
o Peer reviewed
o Four-week review process
o Editorial support for new authors
o Narrow scope focuses on web technologies as they relate to reference services
o Wide audience of all library types and disciplines – public, academic, special, humanities, science, etc.
More information for authors is available at the journal website - http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1087-5301&subcategory=AH250000&linktype=44
Contact the editor with questions or to discuss your manuscript.
Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. Manuscripts that have completed the review process by the dates below will be published in the corresponding issue listed.
Vol 16 (1&2) March 1 2011
Vol 16 (3) June 1 2011
Vol 16 (4) September 1 2011
This journal is published by the Taylor & Francis Group, with offices in Philadelphia, London, and other countries. Request a free online issue at the journal website http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1087-5301&subcategory=AH250000.
Brenda Reeb
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Director, Business & Government Information Library
River Campus - Rhees 210
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
voice 585-275-8249
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Call for Speakers--CUBL Breakfast 2011
Call for Speakers--CUBL Breakfast 2011
We are currently planning the annual College and University Business Libraries (CUBL) Section breakfast for next year's SLA Annual Conference in Philadelphia and are looking for three (3) people interested in sharing their experiences or research with their colleagues.
This year's breakfast theme will be "Ready for the World: Preparing Business Students for the Future."
In what ways have you been working with business students to prepare them for work/life after graduation? Maybe you collaborate with a career services office to help students research the kind of job they want. Maybe you've developed a "certification" program for students. Do you work with experiential programs: student consulting groups, service learning groups, internships, international study, etc.? Perhaps you do outreach to corporate social responsibility or professional ethics initiatives in your business school. If so, please consider this opportunity to tell your colleagues about your experiences, best practices, and lessons learned!
If you are interested in speaking (15 minutes or so) on these or other topics related to the theme, please let me know no later than Friday, December 17, 2010. (choller@illinois.edu)
I look forward to hearing from you!
Carissa Holler Phillips
Membership Committee Chair
College and University Business Libraries Section
We are currently planning the annual College and University Business Libraries (CUBL) Section breakfast for next year's SLA Annual Conference in Philadelphia and are looking for three (3) people interested in sharing their experiences or research with their colleagues.
This year's breakfast theme will be "Ready for the World: Preparing Business Students for the Future."
In what ways have you been working with business students to prepare them for work/life after graduation? Maybe you collaborate with a career services office to help students research the kind of job they want. Maybe you've developed a "certification" program for students. Do you work with experiential programs: student consulting groups, service learning groups, internships, international study, etc.? Perhaps you do outreach to corporate social responsibility or professional ethics initiatives in your business school. If so, please consider this opportunity to tell your colleagues about your experiences, best practices, and lessons learned!
If you are interested in speaking (15 minutes or so) on these or other topics related to the theme, please let me know no later than Friday, December 17, 2010. (choller@illinois.edu)
I look forward to hearing from you!
Carissa Holler Phillips
Membership Committee Chair
College and University Business Libraries Section
CFP: IR 12.0 (12th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR))
CFP: IR 12.0 (12th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR))
URL: http://ir12.aoir.org/
October 10-13, 2011
Renaissance Hotel, Seattle
Seattle, Washington, USA
People perform identities, worry about economic performance, expect better performance from technologies, and feel pressure to perform as employees or in other roles in life. We observe or participate in artistic performances, ritual performances, and the performance of experiments. Join us in considerations,
analyses, and celebrations of the many types of performance and participation online and in blended online/offline contexts. We look forward to creative articulations of the many meanings of the term performance and to the many ways of considering types of participation.
To this end, we call for papers, panel and pre-conference workshop proposals from any discipline, methodology, community or a combination of them that address the conference themes, including, but not limited to, papers that intersect and/or interconnect with the following:
* Creative performances and digital arts
* Participatory culture and participatory design
* Critical performance and political participation
* Identity performance
* Exclusion from participation
* Economic performance of Internet-related industries
* Game performance
* Performance expectations (as workers, citizens, etc.)
* Ritual performances and communal participation
Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of
the Internet beyond the conference themes. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members. We particularly invite proposals from scholars in the areas of digital arts and digital humanities.
SUBMISSIONS
We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. As in the past, we welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANEL PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a single theme, as well as PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS which focus on a particular topic. We also invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. A common form of this type is the ROUNDTABLE SESSION, but we would also like to encourage other formats, such as OPEN FISHBOWL SESSIONS. (See the Wikipedia entry under “Fishbowl (conversation)” for a description of this format. Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community.)
DEADLINES
Submissions Due: 1 March 2011 (Papers, Panels and Pre-Workshops. Details below)
Notification: 1 May 2011
Full Papers Submissions Due: 1 July 2011
NOTE: The submission deadline this year is later than in previous years, but for this reason, it is a HARD DEADLINE; there will be no extensions to this date.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All papers and presentations will be evaluated in a standard blind peer review.
Format:
* PAPERS (individual or multi-author) – submit abstract of 600-800 words
* PANEL PROPOSALS – submit a description of 600-800 words on the panel theme, plus a 250-500 word abstract for each paper or presentation. The panel organizer must assemble these materials for submission,
* ROUNDTABLE and FISHBOWL PROPOSALS – submit a statement indicating the nature of the discussion and form of interaction, and listing initial participants. (In the case of a fishbowl proposal, this will include the name of the moderator, and the names of the first four speakers for the fishbowl.)
* PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS – please submit all workshop proposals via email to ir12chair@aoir.org. Workshop proposals should include names of presenters, and a 1,000-word description.
Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and overseen by the Program Chair. Each individual may present only one paper during the conference, though they may be listed as a co-author on multiple papers. In addition to this one presentation, they may also appear on a panel, roundtable, or performance.
PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
Full papers submitted by the 1 July 2011 deadline will undergo review to be published in an open-access, online collection, Papers of the Internet Research Conference (ISSN forthcoming).
Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society. Authors selected for submission for this issue will be contacted prior to the conference.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
On October 10, 2011, there will be a limited number of pre-conference workshops and symposia that will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting
researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they
demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquiries regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to both the Conference Chair and Program Chair and no later than March 1, 2011.
CONTACT INFORMATION
* Program Chair: Lori Kendall, Graduate School of Library and Information
Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, email:
loriken(at)illinois(dot)edu
* Conference Chair: Karine Nahon, Information School, University of
Washington, email: karineb(at)uw(dot)edu
URL: http://ir12.aoir.org/
October 10-13, 2011
Renaissance Hotel, Seattle
Seattle, Washington, USA
People perform identities, worry about economic performance, expect better performance from technologies, and feel pressure to perform as employees or in other roles in life. We observe or participate in artistic performances, ritual performances, and the performance of experiments. Join us in considerations,
analyses, and celebrations of the many types of performance and participation online and in blended online/offline contexts. We look forward to creative articulations of the many meanings of the term performance and to the many ways of considering types of participation.
To this end, we call for papers, panel and pre-conference workshop proposals from any discipline, methodology, community or a combination of them that address the conference themes, including, but not limited to, papers that intersect and/or interconnect with the following:
* Creative performances and digital arts
* Participatory culture and participatory design
* Critical performance and political participation
* Identity performance
* Exclusion from participation
* Economic performance of Internet-related industries
* Game performance
* Performance expectations (as workers, citizens, etc.)
* Ritual performances and communal participation
Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of
the Internet beyond the conference themes. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members. We particularly invite proposals from scholars in the areas of digital arts and digital humanities.
SUBMISSIONS
We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. As in the past, we welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANEL PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a single theme, as well as PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS which focus on a particular topic. We also invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. A common form of this type is the ROUNDTABLE SESSION, but we would also like to encourage other formats, such as OPEN FISHBOWL SESSIONS. (See the Wikipedia entry under “Fishbowl (conversation)” for a description of this format. Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community.)
DEADLINES
Submissions Due: 1 March 2011 (Papers, Panels and Pre-Workshops. Details below)
Notification: 1 May 2011
Full Papers Submissions Due: 1 July 2011
NOTE: The submission deadline this year is later than in previous years, but for this reason, it is a HARD DEADLINE; there will be no extensions to this date.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All papers and presentations will be evaluated in a standard blind peer review.
Format:
* PAPERS (individual or multi-author) – submit abstract of 600-800 words
* PANEL PROPOSALS – submit a description of 600-800 words on the panel theme, plus a 250-500 word abstract for each paper or presentation. The panel organizer must assemble these materials for submission,
* ROUNDTABLE and FISHBOWL PROPOSALS – submit a statement indicating the nature of the discussion and form of interaction, and listing initial participants. (In the case of a fishbowl proposal, this will include the name of the moderator, and the names of the first four speakers for the fishbowl.)
* PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS – please submit all workshop proposals via email to ir12chair@aoir.org. Workshop proposals should include names of presenters, and a 1,000-word description.
Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and overseen by the Program Chair. Each individual may present only one paper during the conference, though they may be listed as a co-author on multiple papers. In addition to this one presentation, they may also appear on a panel, roundtable, or performance.
PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
Full papers submitted by the 1 July 2011 deadline will undergo review to be published in an open-access, online collection, Papers of the Internet Research Conference (ISSN forthcoming).
Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society. Authors selected for submission for this issue will be contacted prior to the conference.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
On October 10, 2011, there will be a limited number of pre-conference workshops and symposia that will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting
researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they
demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquiries regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to both the Conference Chair and Program Chair and no later than March 1, 2011.
CONTACT INFORMATION
* Program Chair: Lori Kendall, Graduate School of Library and Information
Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, email:
loriken(at)illinois(dot)edu
* Conference Chair: Karine Nahon, Information School, University of
Washington, email: karineb(at)uw(dot)edu
CFP: 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011)
CFP: 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011)
We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster /workshop to the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011), 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece.
First Call of Proposals QQML2011
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to announce the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011) at 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece.
Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.
The 3rd QQML2011 was scheduled during the previous 2nd QQML2010 Conference. It was also decided that the 4th QQML 2012 International Conference will be organized in Limerick Ireland.
QQML2009 and QQML2010 were successful events both from the number and quality of the presentations and from the post conference publications in Journals and Books.
QQML2011 will continue and expand the related topics.
Papers are invited for this international conference. The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes:
-Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for building the evidence base in library and information services (LIS)
-Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries
-Bibliometrics
-Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques
-Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication,
-Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
-Development of new metrics
-Distance learning and the role of the library
-E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries, archives and museums
-Financial Management for Excellence
-Human resources management
-Information and Knowledge Services
-Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and lifelong learning
-Innovative management
-Intercultural management
-Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications
-Knowledge management concept and technology,
-Knowledge mining
-Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century
-Library management and marketing
-Library statistics
-Open Access and Open Source
-Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
-Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
-Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies
-Re-engineering change in higher education
-Resource development policy
-Scholarly Information and the new communication technologies
-Strategic management
-Team building and management
-Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development
-Technology transfer and Innovation in library management
-User education
Special Sessions – Workshops
You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description to the Conference Committee at: secretariat@isast.org or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways:
a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;
b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words); and
c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words).
In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/importantdates.html
The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s).
Student submissions
The Conference offers Postgraduate students and PhD Candidates a Competition opportunity. Students who submit to the conference could take part to the competition, by submitting only one paper to the competition. Students who enter to the competition have to participate to the conference and register before.
The papers will be judged by a scientific committee on the significance of the research theme, the research methodology, the description of the results and the organization of the presentation.
Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations.
Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2011 Conference and Student Research Competition to: Anthi Katsirikou anthi@asmda.com or to the secretary of the conference secretariat@isast.org
We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster /workshop to the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011), 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece.
First Call of Proposals QQML2011
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to announce the 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011) at 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece.
Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.
The 3rd QQML2011 was scheduled during the previous 2nd QQML2010 Conference. It was also decided that the 4th QQML 2012 International Conference will be organized in Limerick Ireland.
QQML2009 and QQML2010 were successful events both from the number and quality of the presentations and from the post conference publications in Journals and Books.
QQML2011 will continue and expand the related topics.
Papers are invited for this international conference. The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes:
-Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for building the evidence base in library and information services (LIS)
-Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries
-Bibliometrics
-Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques
-Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication,
-Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
-Development of new metrics
-Distance learning and the role of the library
-E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries, archives and museums
-Financial Management for Excellence
-Human resources management
-Information and Knowledge Services
-Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and lifelong learning
-Innovative management
-Intercultural management
-Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications
-Knowledge management concept and technology,
-Knowledge mining
-Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century
-Library management and marketing
-Library statistics
-Open Access and Open Source
-Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
-Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
-Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies
-Re-engineering change in higher education
-Resource development policy
-Scholarly Information and the new communication technologies
-Strategic management
-Team building and management
-Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development
-Technology transfer and Innovation in library management
-User education
Special Sessions – Workshops
You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description to the Conference Committee at: secretariat@isast.org or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways:
a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;
b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words); and
c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words).
In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/importantdates.html
The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s).
Student submissions
The Conference offers Postgraduate students and PhD Candidates a Competition opportunity. Students who submit to the conference could take part to the competition, by submitting only one paper to the competition. Students who enter to the competition have to participate to the conference and register before.
The papers will be judged by a scientific committee on the significance of the research theme, the research methodology, the description of the results and the organization of the presentation.
Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations.
Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2011 Conference and Student Research Competition to: Anthi Katsirikou anthi@asmda.com or to the secretary of the conference secretariat@isast.org
Sunday, December 12, 2010
CFP: IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section & Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Theme: Beyond barriers to accessing health information
CFP: IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section & Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Theme: Beyond barriers to accessing health information
URL: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/calls-for-papers/beyond-barriers-to-accessing-health-information
Colleagues from around the world are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for the Open Session jointly sponsored by the Health and Biosciences Libraries (HBL) and the Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Sections
Aim and Scope of the Session
It is hoped that papers will cover a wide range of areas of overcoming barriers – for example:
How have mental and physical challenges been overcome? e.g. how do you promote mental health information to people with disabilities. How is health information delivered to those with poor literacy skills (literacy skills include basic literacy skills, health literacy, IT literacy etc.), and to the socially excluded?
How is health information provided in cultures that do not endorse ‘open’ access to information such as publicly available brochures? What is the role of public libraries to support health information initiatives?
How can libraries work in partnership with others to promote health information?
It is anticipated that presentations be 20 minutes with time for questions at the end of the session.
Important dates
February 1st 2011: Deadline for submission of abstract
March 1st 2011: Notification of acceptance/rejection
May 1st 2011: Deadline for submission of text
Submission Guidelines
The proposals must be submitted in an electronic format and must contain:
Title of paper
Summary of paper (250 - 350 words maximum)
Speaker's name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional affiliation, email address and biographical note (40 words)
The final paper should preferably be presented as a paper (that may be published on the IFLA website and as an option in the IFLA Journal). If the final presentation will be in the format of a power point, a substantial abstract will be required, including references such as URLs and bibliographies
Submissions are due before February 1st 2011 by email to:
tone@moseid.com
Tone Eli Moseid, Chair, IFLA Library Services for people with Special Needs Section.
Successful proposals will be identified by 1st March 2011
URL: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/calls-for-papers/beyond-barriers-to-accessing-health-information
Colleagues from around the world are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for the Open Session jointly sponsored by the Health and Biosciences Libraries (HBL) and the Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Sections
Aim and Scope of the Session
It is hoped that papers will cover a wide range of areas of overcoming barriers – for example:
How have mental and physical challenges been overcome? e.g. how do you promote mental health information to people with disabilities. How is health information delivered to those with poor literacy skills (literacy skills include basic literacy skills, health literacy, IT literacy etc.), and to the socially excluded?
How is health information provided in cultures that do not endorse ‘open’ access to information such as publicly available brochures? What is the role of public libraries to support health information initiatives?
How can libraries work in partnership with others to promote health information?
It is anticipated that presentations be 20 minutes with time for questions at the end of the session.
Important dates
February 1st 2011: Deadline for submission of abstract
March 1st 2011: Notification of acceptance/rejection
May 1st 2011: Deadline for submission of text
Submission Guidelines
The proposals must be submitted in an electronic format and must contain:
Title of paper
Summary of paper (250 - 350 words maximum)
Speaker's name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional affiliation, email address and biographical note (40 words)
The final paper should preferably be presented as a paper (that may be published on the IFLA website and as an option in the IFLA Journal). If the final presentation will be in the format of a power point, a substantial abstract will be required, including references such as URLs and bibliographies
Submissions are due before February 1st 2011 by email to:
tone@moseid.com
Tone Eli Moseid, Chair, IFLA Library Services for people with Special Needs Section.
Successful proposals will be identified by 1st March 2011
Call for Chapters: Marketing Methods for Libraries
Call for Chapters: Marketing Methods for Libraries
Seeking Submissions from U.S. Practicing Librarians
Marketing Methods for Libraries
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646
Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774
Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Co-editor: Roxanne Myers Spencer, MSLS, MAEd; Associate Professor and Coordinator, Western Kentucky University Libraries' Educational Resources Center. Spencer also teaches in WKU's Library Media Education, reviews for School Library Journal, and belongs to several professional organizations.
Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing practical know-how about alerting the public what libraries contribute, why they deserve support even in tight economic times.
Possible topics: working with the media; National Library Week Activities; library newsletters; community outreach; service organization participation; holding political office; online promotion; working with elected local/state officials; holding open house.
Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues promote their library. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. Up to three co-authors/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-4,000 words.
To receive a Go Ahead, please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by February 28, 2011 with your biography sketch. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission. Please place MARKETING/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
Seeking Submissions from U.S. Practicing Librarians
Marketing Methods for Libraries
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646
Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774
Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Co-editor: Roxanne Myers Spencer, MSLS, MAEd; Associate Professor and Coordinator, Western Kentucky University Libraries' Educational Resources Center. Spencer also teaches in WKU's Library Media Education, reviews for School Library Journal, and belongs to several professional organizations.
Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing practical know-how about alerting the public what libraries contribute, why they deserve support even in tight economic times.
Possible topics: working with the media; National Library Week Activities; library newsletters; community outreach; service organization participation; holding political office; online promotion; working with elected local/state officials; holding open house.
Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues promote their library. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. Up to three co-authors/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-4,000 words.
To receive a Go Ahead, please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by February 28, 2011 with your biography sketch. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission. Please place MARKETING/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
CFP: "Information Literacy Instruction for Science & Health Care Students" - Indiana Libraries
CFP: "Information Literacy Instruction for Science & Health Care Students" - Indiana Libraries
You are invited to contribute articles for an issue of Indiana Libraries with the theme “Information Literacy Instruction for Science & Health Care Students”.
Description: The Fall 2011 issue of Indiana Libraries will feature articles about successful and innovative information literacy instruction to students of all branches of science or health care. Articles will be edited and will not be peer reviewed. Indiana Libraries is an open access journal and is indexed in Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts and Library Literature & Information Science Index.
Timeline: The journal issue will be published in the fall of 2011. Draft articles will be accepted until May 1, 2011. General information about Indiana Libraries and instructions to authors can be found at
http://www.ilfonline.org/resources/publications/. Questions or proposals may be directed to the issue editor.
Editor contact information
Maribeth Slebodnik
Biomedical Sciences Information Specialist &
Assistant Professor of Library Science
Life Sciences Library, Lilly Hall L-32
Purdue University Libraries
Phone: 765.494.2917
slebodnik@purdue.edu
You are invited to contribute articles for an issue of Indiana Libraries with the theme “Information Literacy Instruction for Science & Health Care Students”.
Description: The Fall 2011 issue of Indiana Libraries will feature articles about successful and innovative information literacy instruction to students of all branches of science or health care. Articles will be edited and will not be peer reviewed. Indiana Libraries is an open access journal and is indexed in Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts and Library Literature & Information Science Index.
Timeline: The journal issue will be published in the fall of 2011. Draft articles will be accepted until May 1, 2011. General information about Indiana Libraries and instructions to authors can be found at
http://www.ilfonline.org/resources/publications/. Questions or proposals may be directed to the issue editor.
Editor contact information
Maribeth Slebodnik
Biomedical Sciences Information Specialist &
Assistant Professor of Library Science
Life Sciences Library, Lilly Hall L-32
Purdue University Libraries
Phone: 765.494.2917
slebodnik@purdue.edu
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
CFP: Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ)
The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.
The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 13th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 13th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid April 2011, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org
by Friday, January 7, 2011. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message.
C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical)
* Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced
* Case studies
* Best practices
* Reviews
* Comparisons of third party software or libraries
* Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
* Project management and communication within the library environment
* Assessment and user studies
C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 11 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org/.
Remember, for consideration for the 13th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal@code4lib.org no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.
Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee
The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.
The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 13th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 13th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid April 2011, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org
by Friday, January 7, 2011. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message.
C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical)
* Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced
* Case studies
* Best practices
* Reviews
* Comparisons of third party software or libraries
* Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
* Project management and communication within the library environment
* Assessment and user studies
C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 11 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org/.
Remember, for consideration for the 13th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal@code4lib.org no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.
Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee
Monday, December 06, 2010
CFP: AMERICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION - CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SOCIETY
CFP: AMERICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION - CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SOCIETY
MAY 26-29, 2011
Boston, MA
The Children’s Literature Society of the ALA seeks abstracts for two panels on children’s literature for the American Literature Association Conference to be held May 26-29, 2011, at The Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA.
Panel 1:
Images, Imagination and Children’s Literature: Graphic Novels and Picture Books through History.
This panel explores the expression of the American imagination through illustrated literature for youth. This interpretation of images and the text that mediates them will deepen our understanding of how the American imagination exists in children’s literary tradition. Papers in this panel investigate uniquely American attributes in graphic novels, picture books and other forms of illustrated literature. Papers may also investigate how defining characteristics of American illustrated literature for youth have influenced or been influenced by literary culture. Papers about influential illustrators are also of interest, as are papers that offer an historical or interpretative overview of the topic.
Please send panel proposals or paper abstracts (250-500 words) by December 30, 2010 to Linda Salem lsalem@mail.sdsu.edu
Please include academic rank and affiliation and AV requests
Hard copies can also be sent to
Linda Salem
Library
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
Panel 2: The Digital Worlds of Children’s Literature: From Video Games to the iPad
When Steve Jobs presented the iPad, combining the e-book format with multimedia capabilities, “books” and “reading” were alleged to have changed. But this “change” had already been occurring in the world of children’s new media adaptations and formats The seamless relationship of young people and new media has, in fact, led the MIT Comparative Media Studies website to call the generation entering the 21st century, “generation.com”; and, as New Media critic James Paul Gee affirms, they are the “natives” in this brave new digital world.
Innovation is at the heart of children’s literature. It has a rich tradition of opening new areas both in form and content, and it has been on the cutting edge of the digital revolution. This revolution has been transforming the way we are telling stories and how we read, changing our understanding of authorship, and creating new genres as it influences older ones.
This panel explores the rich, wide-ranging, and multidimensional digital worlds of children’s and young adult literature. This includes new narrative strategies evolving out of video games, children’s literature and educational websites; poetry—the creation of a digital poetics; creative non-fiction and fiction emerging from fan-fic sites and blogging; and new forms of story and picture, text and image, that are arising from new technologies like the iPad, Kindle, and Tablet.
What do these changes, transformations, and new forms tell us about reading—given that in addition to fan-fic sites and blogging, many of the new technologies allow the “reader” to become an “author” of the original text? How are these new forms changing narrative, poetry, and other genres? What shapes are story and poem taking in this new digitalized space?
Please send panel proposals or paper abstracts (250-500 words) by December 30, 2010 to Dorothy G. Clark: Dorothy.g.clark@csun.edu
Please include academic rank and affiliation and AV requests
Hard copies can also be sent to
Dorothy G. Clark
Dept. of English
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8248
Conference details may be found at the American Literature Association web
site:
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2/index.html
American Literature Association Home
http://www.calstatela.edu/
Dorothy G. Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Subject Matter Option Advisor
California State University, Northridge
(818) 677-7225
MAY 26-29, 2011
Boston, MA
The Children’s Literature Society of the ALA seeks abstracts for two panels on children’s literature for the American Literature Association Conference to be held May 26-29, 2011, at The Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA.
Panel 1:
Images, Imagination and Children’s Literature: Graphic Novels and Picture Books through History.
This panel explores the expression of the American imagination through illustrated literature for youth. This interpretation of images and the text that mediates them will deepen our understanding of how the American imagination exists in children’s literary tradition. Papers in this panel investigate uniquely American attributes in graphic novels, picture books and other forms of illustrated literature. Papers may also investigate how defining characteristics of American illustrated literature for youth have influenced or been influenced by literary culture. Papers about influential illustrators are also of interest, as are papers that offer an historical or interpretative overview of the topic.
Please send panel proposals or paper abstracts (250-500 words) by December 30, 2010 to Linda Salem lsalem@mail.sdsu.edu
Please include academic rank and affiliation and AV requests
Hard copies can also be sent to
Linda Salem
Library
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
Panel 2: The Digital Worlds of Children’s Literature: From Video Games to the iPad
When Steve Jobs presented the iPad, combining the e-book format with multimedia capabilities, “books” and “reading” were alleged to have changed. But this “change” had already been occurring in the world of children’s new media adaptations and formats The seamless relationship of young people and new media has, in fact, led the MIT Comparative Media Studies website to call the generation entering the 21st century, “generation.com”; and, as New Media critic James Paul Gee affirms, they are the “natives” in this brave new digital world.
Innovation is at the heart of children’s literature. It has a rich tradition of opening new areas both in form and content, and it has been on the cutting edge of the digital revolution. This revolution has been transforming the way we are telling stories and how we read, changing our understanding of authorship, and creating new genres as it influences older ones.
This panel explores the rich, wide-ranging, and multidimensional digital worlds of children’s and young adult literature. This includes new narrative strategies evolving out of video games, children’s literature and educational websites; poetry—the creation of a digital poetics; creative non-fiction and fiction emerging from fan-fic sites and blogging; and new forms of story and picture, text and image, that are arising from new technologies like the iPad, Kindle, and Tablet.
What do these changes, transformations, and new forms tell us about reading—given that in addition to fan-fic sites and blogging, many of the new technologies allow the “reader” to become an “author” of the original text? How are these new forms changing narrative, poetry, and other genres? What shapes are story and poem taking in this new digitalized space?
Please send panel proposals or paper abstracts (250-500 words) by December 30, 2010 to Dorothy G. Clark: Dorothy.g.clark@csun.edu
Please include academic rank and affiliation and AV requests
Hard copies can also be sent to
Dorothy G. Clark
Dept. of English
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8248
Conference details may be found at the American Literature Association web
site:
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2/index.html
American Literature Association Home
http://www.calstatela.edu/
Dorothy G. Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Subject Matter Option Advisor
California State University, Northridge
(818) 677-7225
Friday, December 03, 2010
FINAL Call for Proposals Workshop for Instruction in Library Use - deadline Dec 17, 2010
FINAL Call for Proposals Workshop for Instruction in Library Use - deadline Dec 17, 2010
Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2011 - ‘Learning Under Living Skies’
June 1-3, 2011
Regina, Saskatchewan
URL: http://www2.uregina.ca/wilu2011/aboutwilu2011
CFP URL: http://www2.uregina.ca/wilu2011/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/WILU2011_CFP_form1.pdf
The tri-institutional WILU Committee from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST), the University of Regina, and the University of Saskatchewan invites you to submit proposals to be considered for presentation at WILU 2011. We are very pleased and excited to bring WILU to our province – for the first time ever!
This is also a special year because this will be the 40th annual WILU! Over the decades, it has grown to encompass all aspects of library instruction and the emerging role of librarians as educators. Please visit About WILU 2011 for more information.
The sky looms large over Saskatchewan. It is bold, active and constantly changing - just like learning in libraries. And, as we all know, learning can happen anywhere…the sky's the limit…
Suggested Topics:
-Learning Spaces. Tell us about where learning takes place.
-Who Learns? Tell us about who learns from you.
-Today’s Tools. Tell us about the tools you use.
-Why Teach? Tell us what motivates you to educate others.
Session Types:
Session Presentation
45-minute sessions, preferably grounded in formal research or applied practice, which include a 35-minute presentation and 10-minute discussion or question period.
Lightning Strike Session (with a Display Poster)
5-minute "quick hit" presentations on any topic related to information literacy or library instruction. A poster must accompany the presentation to create a lightning strike display circuit for all attendees.
Hands-on Tools
45-minute or 90-minute computer lab sessions where participants can interact with various online or electronic tools. There are four 24-seat computer labs available for WILU 2011. Other smaller computer labs are available as needed.
Submission Information:
Please submit proposals by December 17, 2010 through the online PDF submission form (you may also submit your proposal directly by email following these instructions).
The primary contact on the proposal will be notified by the end of January 2011 as to whether or not the proposal has been accepted for presentation. Note: proposals will only be reviewed by the committee after all information regarding the presenter’s name and institution has been excluded.
Questions? Please contact the WILU Program Committee, WILU2011@uregina.ca
Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2011 - ‘Learning Under Living Skies’
June 1-3, 2011
Regina, Saskatchewan
URL: http://www2.uregina.ca/wilu2011/aboutwilu2011
CFP URL: http://www2.uregina.ca/wilu2011/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/WILU2011_CFP_form1.pdf
The tri-institutional WILU Committee from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST), the University of Regina, and the University of Saskatchewan invites you to submit proposals to be considered for presentation at WILU 2011. We are very pleased and excited to bring WILU to our province – for the first time ever!
This is also a special year because this will be the 40th annual WILU! Over the decades, it has grown to encompass all aspects of library instruction and the emerging role of librarians as educators. Please visit About WILU 2011 for more information.
The sky looms large over Saskatchewan. It is bold, active and constantly changing - just like learning in libraries. And, as we all know, learning can happen anywhere…the sky's the limit…
Suggested Topics:
-Learning Spaces. Tell us about where learning takes place.
-Who Learns? Tell us about who learns from you.
-Today’s Tools. Tell us about the tools you use.
-Why Teach? Tell us what motivates you to educate others.
Session Types:
Session Presentation
45-minute sessions, preferably grounded in formal research or applied practice, which include a 35-minute presentation and 10-minute discussion or question period.
Lightning Strike Session (with a Display Poster)
5-minute "quick hit" presentations on any topic related to information literacy or library instruction. A poster must accompany the presentation to create a lightning strike display circuit for all attendees.
Hands-on Tools
45-minute or 90-minute computer lab sessions where participants can interact with various online or electronic tools. There are four 24-seat computer labs available for WILU 2011. Other smaller computer labs are available as needed.
Submission Information:
Please submit proposals by December 17, 2010 through the online PDF submission form (you may also submit your proposal directly by email following these instructions).
The primary contact on the proposal will be notified by the end of January 2011 as to whether or not the proposal has been accepted for presentation. Note: proposals will only be reviewed by the committee after all information regarding the presenter’s name and institution has been excluded.
Questions? Please contact the WILU Program Committee, WILU2011@uregina.ca
PKP 2011 Conference - Call for Proposals
PKP 2011 Conference - Call for Proposals
URL: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2011/pkp2011
CFP URL: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2011/pkp2011/schedConf/cfp
The Third International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference
Building and Sustaining Alternative Scholarly Publishing Projects Around the World
The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Freie Universität Berlin, the Third International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference will be held from September 26 - 28, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held outside of Vancouver, Canada, and we look forward to meeting more members of the growing, international PKP user community. Given that the landmark Budapest Open Access Initiative, launched in December 2001, will be celebrating its first decade, the conference invites explorations of the lessons learned, successes achieved, and setbacks overcome in our shared attempts to increase and open access within scholarly publishing. The first and second PKP conferences brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants from around the world, and we anticipate an equally valuable experience in 2011.
Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged:
* New reading and publishing technologies, e.g., integration of Web 2.0 features;
* Reports on national and regional open access policies and initiatives;
* Alternative publishing and funding models;
* National and international collaborative projects;
* New roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers, and others;
* Sustainability for open access publishing and open source software.
The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations, panel discussions, brief "lightning talks," posters, workshops, a hackfest, an exhibitor hall, and parallel conference sessions in the following streams:
* Editors, publishers, and librarians
* Researchers and members of scholarly/scientific societies
* Software developers and system administrators
* Community/User groups
Parallel sessions will each be up to 20 minutes in length. Lightning Talks and “Ask a Developer” presentations are limited to 5 minutes each. Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea" in publishing, as well as other options.
Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 15, 2011, using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site. All proposals will be subject to peer-review and you will be informed of a decision by June 1, 2011. Due to the strong interest in this year's conference, only a limited number of sessions will be accepted.
Submission Formats
1. Papers (20 minutes)
Standard conference papers, to be presented at the conference, with the paper posted to the PKP Conference web site.
2. Presentations (20 minutes)
Standard conference presentation, without an accompanying paper. The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site.
3. Panels (20 - 50 minutes, depending upon number of panelists)
Standard conference panel session, with the time length determined by the number of panelists. All presentation files will be posted to the Conference web site.
4. Posters
A poster to be displayed in the common space. The poster file will be posted to the Conference web site.
5. Lightning Talks (5 minutes)
Very brief presentations: 5 slides in 5 minutes.The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site. Topics could include a new feature development, or a case study of a current project (local, regional, national, international) using one or more of the PKP software applications.
6. “Ask a Developer” Presentations (5 minutes)
Very brief (5 minute) presentations illustrating a particular problem, issue, or need with one or more of the PKP software applications, made to an open audience, but also to members of the PKP development team. PKP Team members will respond to each presentation with suggestions, recommendations, or opportunities for further collaboration.
The Public Knowledge Project is a research and development initiative directed toward improving the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online publishing and knowledge-sharing environments. Located at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Stanford University, PKP has developed free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and conferences. Software such as Open Journal Systems, Open Conference Systems and Open Monograph Press increase access to knowledge, improve management, and reduce publishing costs. Over 6500 online journals worldwide are currently using the OJS software.
URL: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2011/pkp2011
CFP URL: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2011/pkp2011/schedConf/cfp
The Third International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference
Building and Sustaining Alternative Scholarly Publishing Projects Around the World
The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Freie Universität Berlin, the Third International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference will be held from September 26 - 28, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held outside of Vancouver, Canada, and we look forward to meeting more members of the growing, international PKP user community. Given that the landmark Budapest Open Access Initiative, launched in December 2001, will be celebrating its first decade, the conference invites explorations of the lessons learned, successes achieved, and setbacks overcome in our shared attempts to increase and open access within scholarly publishing. The first and second PKP conferences brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants from around the world, and we anticipate an equally valuable experience in 2011.
Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged:
* New reading and publishing technologies, e.g., integration of Web 2.0 features;
* Reports on national and regional open access policies and initiatives;
* Alternative publishing and funding models;
* National and international collaborative projects;
* New roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers, and others;
* Sustainability for open access publishing and open source software.
The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations, panel discussions, brief "lightning talks," posters, workshops, a hackfest, an exhibitor hall, and parallel conference sessions in the following streams:
* Editors, publishers, and librarians
* Researchers and members of scholarly/scientific societies
* Software developers and system administrators
* Community/User groups
Parallel sessions will each be up to 20 minutes in length. Lightning Talks and “Ask a Developer” presentations are limited to 5 minutes each. Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea" in publishing, as well as other options.
Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 15, 2011, using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site. All proposals will be subject to peer-review and you will be informed of a decision by June 1, 2011. Due to the strong interest in this year's conference, only a limited number of sessions will be accepted.
Submission Formats
1. Papers (20 minutes)
Standard conference papers, to be presented at the conference, with the paper posted to the PKP Conference web site.
2. Presentations (20 minutes)
Standard conference presentation, without an accompanying paper. The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site.
3. Panels (20 - 50 minutes, depending upon number of panelists)
Standard conference panel session, with the time length determined by the number of panelists. All presentation files will be posted to the Conference web site.
4. Posters
A poster to be displayed in the common space. The poster file will be posted to the Conference web site.
5. Lightning Talks (5 minutes)
Very brief presentations: 5 slides in 5 minutes.The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site. Topics could include a new feature development, or a case study of a current project (local, regional, national, international) using one or more of the PKP software applications.
6. “Ask a Developer” Presentations (5 minutes)
Very brief (5 minute) presentations illustrating a particular problem, issue, or need with one or more of the PKP software applications, made to an open audience, but also to members of the PKP development team. PKP Team members will respond to each presentation with suggestions, recommendations, or opportunities for further collaboration.
The Public Knowledge Project is a research and development initiative directed toward improving the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online publishing and knowledge-sharing environments. Located at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Stanford University, PKP has developed free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and conferences. Software such as Open Journal Systems, Open Conference Systems and Open Monograph Press increase access to knowledge, improve management, and reduce publishing costs. Over 6500 online journals worldwide are currently using the OJS software.
CFP: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA
CFP: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA
The Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA, invites proposals for their sessions in San Juan, Puerto Rico:
* Weaving Continuing Professional Development (CPD) into every library organization in difficult financial times
and
* Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as a strategy to build strong libraries and Library Associations
See http://www.ifla.org/en/cpdwl/conferences for details on how to submit.
Accepted papers may also be selected for publication in IFLA Journal, or an Emerald journal. Emerald journal articles which originate from IFLA conferences will become open access nine months after publication in the journal. See http://www.emeraldinsight.com/about/news/story.htm?id=2845 for details of the 2009 conference papers which have been made free of the payment barrier.
Thanks and best wishes
Eileen Breen
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 777700
Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785200
ebreen@emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
The Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA, invites proposals for their sessions in San Juan, Puerto Rico:
* Weaving Continuing Professional Development (CPD) into every library organization in difficult financial times
and
* Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as a strategy to build strong libraries and Library Associations
See http://www.ifla.org/en/cpdwl/conferences for details on how to submit.
Accepted papers may also be selected for publication in IFLA Journal, or an Emerald journal. Emerald journal articles which originate from IFLA conferences will become open access nine months after publication in the journal. See http://www.emeraldinsight.com/about/news/story.htm?id=2845 for details of the 2009 conference papers which have been made free of the payment barrier.
Thanks and best wishes
Eileen Breen
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 777700
Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785200
ebreen@emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
CFP: 2011 OHA Annual Meeting "Memories of Conflict and Disaster: Oral History and the Politics of Truth, Trauma, and Reconciliation."
CFP: 2011 OHA Annual Meeting "Memories of Conflict and Disaster: Oral History and the Politics of Truth, Trauma, and Reconciliation."
2011 OHA Annual Meeting
October 12-16, 2011
Renaissance Denver Hotel
Denver, Colorado
URL: http://www.oralhistory.org/annual-meeting/2011-oha-annual-meeting-call-for-papers/
"Memories of Conflict and Disaster: Oral History and the Politics of Truth, Trauma, and Reconciliation."
Call for Papers
The Oral History Association invites proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, and presentations for its 2011 annual meeting to be held October 12-16, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
The 2011 OHA Annual Meeting is being held a month after the 10th anniversary of 9/11/2001. The past century has spawned more than this one grave event; 9/11 was one of a myriad of natural and manmade conflicts and disasters that have occurred throughout the world in the recent and more distant past. So
naturally, the theme of this meeting reflects these timely topics. And as the subtitle suggests, we have lent a particular ear to the interpretation and preservation of these events in light of the search for truth, the
documentation of trauma, and the quest for reconciliation.
Cataclysmic conflicts and disasters destroy people and property. They also, however, offer the prospect of change and rebirth. Leaders seemingly try but rarely succeed to learn lessons from these types of events; ordinary people tell, gather, and preserve individual stories of loss, survival, resilience, and renewal. The documentation of such recent events in human history in a way that adheres to the OHA's best practices and standards can be tricky to navigate. Conflict and disaster need not be explosive or ground-shaking to shape the cultural landscape, and as such, we welcome a wide interpretation of the call for papers.
Denver, on the front range of the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and the Renaissance Denver Hotel will serve as host to the 2011 meeting. This region showcases a rich history of mountaineering, environmentalism, migrant labor, mining, political activism, and conservation and preservation through the state and national parks, as well through private and non-profit foundations and entities. We certainly welcome and encourage the oral history practitioners in this western city and the surrounding region to submit papers and proposals,
regardless of how directly their projects align with this year's theme.
As with all previous OHA meetings, the Program Committee welcomes broad and diverse interpretations of the conference theme as reflected in proposals for panels, individual papers, performances, exhibits, and roundtables. We especially encourage presenters to think about nontraditional delivery models, such as interactive sessions, dialogic formats that engage audience, and use of digital media.
Presenters are reminded to incorporate voice and image in their presentations. OHA is open to proposals from the variety of fields traditionally represented in our meetings, including history, folklore, literature, sociology, anthropology, American and ethnic studies, cultural studies, political science, information science and technology, communications, and urban studies.
In recognition of the important work occurring outside the United States, we also hope to have a significant international presence at the meeting. And, as always, OHA welcomes proposals from independent scholars, community activists and organizers, archivists, librarians, museum curators, web designers, documentary producers, media artists, ethnographers, public historians, and all practitioners whose work is relevant to this meeting's focus on conflict or disaster.
Proposal format: For full sessions, submit a title, a session abstract of not more than two pages, and a one-page vita or resume for each participant. For individual proposals, submit a one-page abstract and a one-page vita or resume of the presenter. Each submission must be accompanied by a cover sheet, which
can be found on the OHA website.
The deadline for submission of all proposals is Friday, January 21, 2011. All proposals should be submitted via email to oha@dickinson.edu, or if available, through an online submission page to be determined later. The cover sheet, which can be downloaded from our website, and all proposal documents must be combined into one attachment in Microsoft Word format. Please do not send the documents as separate attachments. If you do not receive email confirmation by Monday, February 7, 2011, please contact the OHA office to make sure your
submission has been received.
Proposal queries may be directed to:
Jennifer Abraham, Louisiana State University, 2011 Program Co-Chair:
jabrah1@lsu.edu
Troy Reeves, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011 Program Co-Chair:
treeves@library.wisc.edu
Horacio Roque Ramirez, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2011-12 OHA
President: roqueramirez@chicst.ucsb.edu
For submission queries or more information, contact:
Madelyn Campbell, Executive Secretary
Oral History Association
Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
Telephone: (717) 245-1036 Fax: (717) 245-1046
Email: oha@dickinson.edu
2011 OHA Annual Meeting
October 12-16, 2011
Renaissance Denver Hotel
Denver, Colorado
URL: http://www.oralhistory.org/annual-meeting/2011-oha-annual-meeting-call-for-papers/
"Memories of Conflict and Disaster: Oral History and the Politics of Truth, Trauma, and Reconciliation."
Call for Papers
The Oral History Association invites proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, and presentations for its 2011 annual meeting to be held October 12-16, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
The 2011 OHA Annual Meeting is being held a month after the 10th anniversary of 9/11/2001. The past century has spawned more than this one grave event; 9/11 was one of a myriad of natural and manmade conflicts and disasters that have occurred throughout the world in the recent and more distant past. So
naturally, the theme of this meeting reflects these timely topics. And as the subtitle suggests, we have lent a particular ear to the interpretation and preservation of these events in light of the search for truth, the
documentation of trauma, and the quest for reconciliation.
Cataclysmic conflicts and disasters destroy people and property. They also, however, offer the prospect of change and rebirth. Leaders seemingly try but rarely succeed to learn lessons from these types of events; ordinary people tell, gather, and preserve individual stories of loss, survival, resilience, and renewal. The documentation of such recent events in human history in a way that adheres to the OHA's best practices and standards can be tricky to navigate. Conflict and disaster need not be explosive or ground-shaking to shape the cultural landscape, and as such, we welcome a wide interpretation of the call for papers.
Denver, on the front range of the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and the Renaissance Denver Hotel will serve as host to the 2011 meeting. This region showcases a rich history of mountaineering, environmentalism, migrant labor, mining, political activism, and conservation and preservation through the state and national parks, as well through private and non-profit foundations and entities. We certainly welcome and encourage the oral history practitioners in this western city and the surrounding region to submit papers and proposals,
regardless of how directly their projects align with this year's theme.
As with all previous OHA meetings, the Program Committee welcomes broad and diverse interpretations of the conference theme as reflected in proposals for panels, individual papers, performances, exhibits, and roundtables. We especially encourage presenters to think about nontraditional delivery models, such as interactive sessions, dialogic formats that engage audience, and use of digital media.
Presenters are reminded to incorporate voice and image in their presentations. OHA is open to proposals from the variety of fields traditionally represented in our meetings, including history, folklore, literature, sociology, anthropology, American and ethnic studies, cultural studies, political science, information science and technology, communications, and urban studies.
In recognition of the important work occurring outside the United States, we also hope to have a significant international presence at the meeting. And, as always, OHA welcomes proposals from independent scholars, community activists and organizers, archivists, librarians, museum curators, web designers, documentary producers, media artists, ethnographers, public historians, and all practitioners whose work is relevant to this meeting's focus on conflict or disaster.
Proposal format: For full sessions, submit a title, a session abstract of not more than two pages, and a one-page vita or resume for each participant. For individual proposals, submit a one-page abstract and a one-page vita or resume of the presenter. Each submission must be accompanied by a cover sheet, which
can be found on the OHA website.
The deadline for submission of all proposals is Friday, January 21, 2011. All proposals should be submitted via email to oha@dickinson.edu, or if available, through an online submission page to be determined later. The cover sheet, which can be downloaded from our website, and all proposal documents must be combined into one attachment in Microsoft Word format. Please do not send the documents as separate attachments. If you do not receive email confirmation by Monday, February 7, 2011, please contact the OHA office to make sure your
submission has been received.
Proposal queries may be directed to:
Jennifer Abraham, Louisiana State University, 2011 Program Co-Chair:
jabrah1@lsu.edu
Troy Reeves, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011 Program Co-Chair:
treeves@library.wisc.edu
Horacio Roque Ramirez, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2011-12 OHA
President: roqueramirez@chicst.ucsb.edu
For submission queries or more information, contact:
Madelyn Campbell, Executive Secretary
Oral History Association
Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
Telephone: (717) 245-1036 Fax: (717) 245-1046
Email: oha@dickinson.edu
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