C4L Journal Issue #30 Call for Papers

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. 

We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 30th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 30th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid October, 2015, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org by Monday, August 17, 2015. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. 

The Code4Lib Journal 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 29 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. 

Remember, for consideration for the 30th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal@code4lib.org no later than Monday, August 17, 2015. 

Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. 

Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee

CFP: Open Source Software and Tools for the Library and Archive (Online conference - September 17, 2015)

Have you made the move to integrate open source software? If so, we want to hear about it and share it with others!

Amigos Library Services is looking for presenters for our upcoming September conference, "Open Source Software and Tools for the Library and Archive." We are looking for success stories concerning open source software or tools used in a recent or current project.

We encourage a wide variety of projects (content or institutional repositories, integrated library systems, public-facing websites, etc.) that have utilized open source tools. Examples could include Omeka, WordPress, Koha, Audacity, Drupal, Archivists’ Toolkit, Ushahidi, or self-created or modified software.

If you can speak on one of these topics or have another idea in mind, please submit your proposal by July 13. Don't worry if you've never presented online. It’s easy, and we are happy to train you and provide technical support during your presentation.

For more information about this conference, contact Carmen Cowick, cowick@amigos.org  or 800-843-8482, ext. 2844.

To submit a proposal: https://www.amigos.org/node/3282

CFP: Advances in Library Administration and Organization 2016 Volume: The Future of Library Space

Call for proposals

Advances in Library Administration and Organization 2016 Volume:  The Future of Library Space

Series Editor: Samantha Hines, Missoula College at the University of Montana

Libraries are dealing with unprecedented changes on several fronts: technological developments, funding difficulties, and an increasing need to prove themselves to a demanding population.  These factors understandably impact physical library space.  Looking toward the future, what changes can we expect to see in how libraries use space?

The first 2016 volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization will focus on the future of library spaces.  ALAO offers long-form research, comprehensive discussions of theoretical developments, and in-depth accounts of evidence-based practice in library administration and organization.  The series aims to answer the questions, “How have libraries been managed, and how should they be managed?” It goes beyond a platform for the sharing of research to provide a venue for dialogue across issues, in a way that traditional peer reviewed journals cannot.  Through this series, practitioners can glean new approaches in challenging times and collaborate on the exploration of scholarly solutions to professional quandaries.

We are currently seeking proposals for the 2016 volume on the future of library space.  If you are interested in being part of this volume, please send a proposal including author details and estimated length of final submission toSamantha.hines@umontana.edu by July 31, 2015.

Submission deadlines:

• Submission deadline for proposals: July 31, 2015
• Notification of acceptance sent by August 31, 2015
• Submission deadline for full chapters: October 31, 2015
• Submission deadline for chapter revisions: December 31, 2015

Write for Library Worklife (ALA-APA - HR E-News for Today's Leaders)

Library Worklife

URL: http://ala-apa.org/newsletter/

Library Worklife: HR E-News for Today’s Leaders is a publication of the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA). The newsletter began in January 2004 and is distributed electronically on the second Tuesday of each month. ALA subscribers receive quarterly alerts highlighting the previous months’ articles.

Library Worklife informs readers about issues – career advancement, certification, human resources practice, pay equity, recruitment, research, work/life balance – that concern all library workers.

Do you want to write for Library Worklife?

In upcoming issues, Library Worklife would like to cover the topics listed below, as well as others you suggest. Writing for Library Worklife is EASY! You can submit articles how your library handles an issue, describing your research on a topic, or your experience in a situation. You can also write about how you feel a subject should be addressed within the library community. Library Worklife will publish scholarly articles, news, noteworthy events, and individual profiles. Add to your list of written works or begin your writing career with Library Worklife! And the articles may be based on previously published pieces or presentations, if copyright allows their use. For more information, see the Call for Submissions.  Authors retain rights on articles printed – Library Worklife Author Agreement.

I want to be in the Spotlight!

Spotlight articles are entertaining, informative, and/or relevant to the library community. They are chosen by the editor based on their potential to engage readers and generate excitement about the topic, which is open, but must be consistent with the missions of ALA-APA: improving salaries and status and certification.

I want to write about Career Advancement!

The following are examples of Career Advancement topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• Personal path series, including:
  • Someone who has taken a path from support staff to library director
  • Someone who has taken a non-traditional path to advancement
  • Someone who became a consultant
  • Someone who works for a vendor
• How committee work translated to a promotion
• Mentoring
• Coursework and degrees that benefit library work

I want to write about Certification!

The following are examples of Certification topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• State/regional certification programs
• Study tips for certification programs
• How to organize your portfolio
• Personal stories about how certification has had an impact on a career

I want to write about HR Law and Legislation!

The following are examples of HR Law and Legislation topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• State and local laws that affect libraries and information work
• Legal and illegal employment inquiries
• Discrimination
• National political support for pay equity

I want to write about HR Practice!

The following are examples of HR Practice topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• Human resource terminology, i.e. “employment at will”
• Helping retirees plan for their futures
• Motivating front-line staff
• Outsourcing in libraries
• Developing leadership programs
• Managing a library budget
• Contractors’ human resource concerns
• Cameras in the workplace
• Funding conference travel

I want to write about Recruitment!

The following are examples of Recruitment topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• Local “Grow Your Own” programs targeting elementary, high school, and college students
• Leadership programs within libraries
• Mentorship programs
• Field experiences while in library-related degree programs
• Training programs for post-library-related degree recipients (MLS, LTA)
• School-specific programs
• How immigration affects the pool of potential librarians
• Loan forgiveness programs
• Gender diversity within the profession

I want to write about Salaries and Pay Equity!

The following are examples of Salaries and Pay Equity topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• Negotiating for salaries and benefits
• Successful local efforts to improve salaries
• Conducting pay equity studies, particularly in comparison with positions outside of libraries
• Origins of wage disparities
• Job evaluations
• Where library workers are paid well!
• Contractors’ perspectives
• Consultants’ perspectives

I want to write about Statistics!

The following are examples of Statistics topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• National, regional, state, and local salary studies
• Research to collect and analyze salary statistics, including collaborations

I want to write about Support Staff!

The following are examples of Support Staff topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• Profiles of/essays by national and local award-winning support staff
• New or innovative approaches to teamwork
• Case studies of libraries that have fair divisions of labor
• LTA programs from a student’s point of view
• Support staff conference announcements and coverage
• Who are support staff?

I want to write about Work/Life!

The following are examples of Work/Life topics Library Worklife would like to include in upcoming issues:

• Doing more with less
• Workplace ergonomics, exercise, and stretches
• Change management
• Working a second job
• Stress reduction
• Great volunteer opportunities
• Libraries that offer perks like work-out facilities, massages, etc.
• No one ever told me my job would include…
• Strategies for balancing school and work
• Strategies for balancing family and work

Call for RUSA Blog Correspondents at ALA 2015

Participate in the 2015 annual meeting by applying to be an official Blog Correspondent for the new RUSA Blog, RUSA Voices (http://blog.rusa.ala.org/)! 

Blog Correspondents will help division members – and others - catch up on exciting RUSA programming they missed, and provide insights into the meeting for those who couldn’t make it to San Francisco. Apply to blog in a specific category below or suggest your own angle for coverage. Some categories may have multiple correspondents.

A few lines of ‘small print’

• Preference will be given to current RUSA members.
• Blog correspondents will be expected to submit articles for posting to RUSA Voices (http://blog.rusa.ala.org/) as soon as possible or within 10 days of the conclusion of Annual Conference
• Bloggers agreeing to provide daily wrap-ups should submit articles by midnight PDT on the day being covered.
• Correspondents will work with various RUSA and ETS section staff and/or committee members to publicize postings.

Apply online at: http://goo.gl/forms/VCtXbqbyji

Applications will be accepted through 11:59pm PDT on June 15. Those selected will be notified and provided with additional information by Wednesday June 17. 

Contact Courtney Greene McDonald (crgreene@indiana.edu) or Shannon Jones
(joneshan@musc.edu) for more information.

CFP: Open Access Conference 2015: Learning from Experience (San Jose State University (CA) - October 23, 2015)

OPEN ACCESS CONFERENCE 2015:
LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE


San Jose State University
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
October 23, 2015

Call For Proposals

In celebration of Open Access Week, San Jose State University will be hosting
its biennial one-day conference on October 23, 2015, on all things Open: Open
Access, Open Educational Resources, Open Education. For the conference
sessions, we are interested in what worked, what didn't work, and why in areas
related to:

--Open access publishing and institutional repositories
--Sustainability, scalability, and assessment of open access
--Open educational resources and open access applications in the classroom
--Massive open online courses (MOOCs) : copyright issues, assessment,
challenges
--Outreach, promotion, and overcoming resistance to open initiatives

We will consider proposals for individual presentations and panels organized
around a theme. Presentations are scheduled for either 60 minutes or 30
minutes. In the final program, 30-minute sessions will be paired. We are also
offering a lightning round session consisting of 5- to 10-minute presentations
showcasing your best ideas and your most educational failures.

Submit your presentation proposal to:
http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/ir_submit.cgi?context=oa-un-conference

Deadline for proposals: July 31, 2015
Notification of accepted proposals expected: August 15, 2015

Please feel free to contact the Program Planning Committee with questions:

Ann Agee, Program Proposal Coordinator, at ann.agee@sjsu.edu and
Christina Mune, Program Planning Chair, at christina.mune@sjsu.edu

NEA call for proposals for Spring 2016 Meeting (New England Archivsts)

Call for Proposals
NEA Spring 2016 Meeting
Portland, ME, March 31- April 2, 2016
By the Bay Hotel & Convention Center

New England Archivists invites submissions of session proposals for the Spring Meeting to be held March 31-April 2, 2016, in Portland, Maine. Deadline for proposals is July 17, 2015.

This year’s conference theme is Uncharted Waters, where we aim to capture the innovative, unconventional, and adventurous approaches being taken throughout New England’s archives community. Want to discuss the results of a pilot study or program? Have you road-tested an assessment or practice that breaks with tradition in some way? Has your institution collaborated with “non-scholarly” users for a novel or even a disruptive (i.e., innovative) project? We’d love to hear from you. We're also interested in session proposals from first-time presenters and those new to the archives profession.

The Spring 2016 Program Committee invites proposals on all topics but is especially interested in the following:

· projects or processes that break with institutional traditions

· trained archivists working in "non-archivist" roles

· Maine history and culture (local or state-wide)

· cross-disciplinary projects

· projects or initiatives with direct, collaborative involvement from archives users

· digital humanities

· digital curation and digital forensics

Potential Session Types

PechaKucha
Each presentation consists of 20 slides or images displayed for 20 seconds each, with comment. Each presentation lasts 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Highest number of presenters possible is 12, fewer if leaving time for questions.

Lightning Talks
Like PechaKucha, but without following a set format. May or may not include slides or images. Presentations may be from 3 to 10 minutes long. Number of presenters possible depends on the time allotted for each.

Open Forum
Topical discussion with moderator leading discussion with everyone in attendance. May include additional moderator(s) to direct breakout conversations.

Roundtable Discussion
Three or four participants make very brief remarks then discuss a topic together. Includes a moderator to steer discussion.

Poster Session
Posters about a project or process tied to the theme of the meeting where the presenter wants to share information or encourage discussion of an idea. Presentation and discussion can span from 10 to 30 minutes. Posters displayed at designated times during the meeting.

Debate
Moderator announces the topic, and two other people debate.

Standard Presentations
Two or three speakers present on a common theme. May include a moderator to steer discussion and/or introduce speakers and theme.

Mini-Workshops
Two or three facilitators offer a session-length, hands-on workshop that gives archivists an opportunity to learn a specific skill. (Presenters must work with the PC to coordinate any equipment needs beyond standard AV of projectors and screens).

In order to facilitate collaboration, the Spring 2016 Program Committee has created a space for NEA members to develop session proposals together at the NEA Spring 2016 group forum. Please use this space to connect with your colleagues about potential session topics and formats. This collaborative space will be accessible until the deadline for proposals on July 17, 2015.

To submit a proposal, complete the form here.

Please note that proposed sessions involving fewer than three presenters and/or covering overlapping topics may be grouped together.

If your proposal is selected, you will be contacted by a member of the Program Committee. Upon acceptance, all presenters are required to register for the conference at the early-bird rate and fund their travel expenses. Meeting and travel scholarships are available through NEA for those in need, please seehttp://newenglandarchivists.org/awards/scholarship for details on how to apply.


Questions? Please contact program chair, Megan Schwenke at megan_schwenke@harvard.edu.


New England Archivists


Communications Committee

Call for Articles: The Informed Librarian Online

The Informed Librarian Online seeks article writers
        
        The Informed Librarian Online is a monthly compilation of the most recent tables of contents from over 305 titles - valuable domestic and foreign library and information-related journals, e-journals, magazines, e-magazines, newsletters and e-newsletters. This current awareness service helps keep you informed and abreast of all library trends. It is an easy, time-saving way to tame your professional reading tiger, and is very popular among all types of library and information professionals.
        The Informed Librarian Online ( http://www.informedlibrarian.com) is seeking librarians with something to say to author a one-time "Guest Forum" article for our service. We are looking for practical, helpful articles on an issue of interest to YOU (and our readers). Would you like to write a short article (about 1,000 words) for us?  Librarians from all around the world read the articles in The Informed Librarian Online. Writers will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to the service.
        
        If you are interested in writing for The Informed Librarian Online, email aeis@optonline.net a brief description of your proposed subject matter.

CFP: The Collective (March 3-4, 2016 - Knoxville, TN) - Adopt, Adapt, Evolve: Reinvigorating & Rejuvenating Our Libraries

Next Gathering: March 3-4, 2016  - Knoxville, Tennessee

2016 Theme/Program: http://www.thelibrarycollective.org/program/
How to Submit: http://www.thelibrarycollective.org/submit/

Looking for new ways to learn, network and kickstart ideas with change-oriented librarians? So are we.

Join a group of next-generation practitioners for our second annual low-cost/high-impact gathering that encourages collaboration and sharing among the field’s brightest and most innovative librarians and library practitioners.

We're excited to announce our 2016 theme: Adopt, Adapt, Evolve: Reinvigorating & Rejuvenating Our Libraries.

Increasingly libraries are hubs where new technologies and ideas are incubated and incorporated into common practice. We adopt new tech, adapt new tools for use by our organizations and our patrons, and are constantly evolving to better serve users and become more empowered keepers of our cultural records. From eBooks to social media, 3-D printing to big data, libraries evolve through adopting the new and adapting both new and old tools for innovative and creative uses.

We invite session proposals that explore this evolution of libraries and librarians through conversations, hands-on workshops, skill-building sessions, and other interactive forms. Proposals may engage with a number of related topics and questions, including but not limited to:

• What technologies, resources, or services are on the horizon for libraries and librarians?
• What are the skills necessary for librarians to continue keeping up with emerging trends?
• What are ways you have worked collectively or individually to reinvigorate and rejuvenate your library?
• In what ways does your library adopt, adapt, and evolve to meet user needs?
• What barriers do you encounter in your work? How might these be overcome with help from partners, such as vendors, technologists, or stakeholders?

Our unique “Session Picker” is now open for proposal submissions and public voting/comment. Submit your ideas and vote on sessions you’d like to see until August 5th!

2016 Theme/Program: http://www.thelibrarycollective.org/program/

How to Submit: http://www.thelibrarycollective.org/submit/

Call for Ignite & Fizzle Presentations (Michigan Library Association, Novi, MI - October 2015)

Michigan Library Association

2015 Annual Meeting

Novi, Michigan (October 28-30, 2015)

Conference URL: http://www.milibraries.org/events/mla-2015-annual-conference/

Ignite

Impress us with your words. You've got five minutes using 20 slides that advance every 15 seconds to ignite some new ideas. Using a combination of innovative slides and lightning fast talk, participants will be charged with the task of inspiring an MLA audience. The trick is to keep it short and sweet. Have an idea that you've wanted to shout out to the world? Can you talk fast? The clock starts......NOW!

The Ignite session will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. 

Submissions will be collected through Friday, July 24, 2015.  If you are selected, you will be notified by August 3, 2015 with further instructions.

If you have more questions about Ignite presentations, please email kdoak@milibraries.org.

Please follow this link to submit your Ignite presentation proposal:  

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Wve8oJyPyF6esadaOKD2KUsiikNfiD6cHuhKI-NYT2Y/viewform?usp=send_form 

Fizzle

Impress us with your failure. Not all great ideas are a smashing success, some are dismal failures. The trick is to learn and shape that failure into the next great idea. You've got five minutes to open up about how you fueled the fizzle into a roaring flame! Fizzle presentations are designed to not only share with peers and colleagues that failure is essential to progress, but also that it should not be a roadblock to innovation. It's time for you to come clean and talk about your greatest defeat, but make sure you can do it under five minutes.   

The Fizzle session will be held on Friday, October 30, 2015, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Submissions will be collected through Friday, July 24, 2015.  If you are selected, you will be notified by August 3, 2015 with further instructions.

If you have more questions about Fizzle presentations, please email kdoak@milibraries.org.

Please follow this link to submit your Fizzle presentation proposal: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hfuPTe3X7qYrdlWrOyzerdagpWwWEniUmcXUzRLYSpU/viewform?usp=send_form  

CFP: 21st Century Funding and Development Strategies for Libraries, The Bottom Line

21st Century Funding and Development Strategies for Libraries

________________________________

Special issue call for papers from The Bottom Line

Paper submissions due 31 July 2015

This special issue, to be published in 2016, is guest edited by Susan Sharpless Smith, Associate Dean, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.

What is the focus of this special issue?


Funding is a major issue facing both academic and public libraries as financial support for higher education and public institutions continue to decline. Libraries have to find other ways to fund their budgets.

For this special issue, we invite research papers focusing on funding and development strategies for all types of libraries. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
•    Fundraising
•    Capital campaigns
•    Donors
•    Donor cultivation
•    Prospect development
•    Funding sources
•    Entrepreneurial funding
•    Alternative funding
•    Leadership and fundraising (training and experience)
•    Funding for building renovations
•    Stewardship
•    Library development
•    Indirect costs as a funding source
•    Library value from a financial perspective
•    Creative fundraising (campus collaborations)
•    Major gifts
•    Endowments
•    Political strategies
•    Funding campaigns
•    Leadership roles
•    Public vs. private issues and approaches

Submissions

Papers should focus on research relating to funding and development strategies for any type of library. All methodological approaches are welcome. Case studies and pilot studies should present new and unique findings and highlight future research possibilities and developments. Opinion pieces and review articles will not be considered for this special issue.

Papers should be up to 6,000 words in length (including references) and in accordance with the journal’s author guidelines. For all additional information prior to submission, please contact Susan Sharpless Smith (smithss@wfu.edu).

Please submit to The Bottom Line using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Contact manuscriptcentral@emeraldinsight.com if you require any assistance. Quote the journal name and special issue title with your inquiry.

About the Journal

The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances (TBL) is an essential management tool for information professionals.  It is the only journal dedicated to finance issues for librarians, and this special issue is peer-reviewed. Information about the journal can be found here.

Schedule dates and submission deadlines

Paper submission: 31 July 2015
Notice of review results: 15 September 2015
Revision due: 30 November 2015
Publication: The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, volume 29, issue 1, 2016 (April 2016).

- Detailed information available at http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6211

Susan Sharpless Smith
Associate Dean
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
PO Box 7777
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
336.758.5828 (office)
336.758.3694 (fax)
susansharplesssmith.info (website)

CFP: Digital Humanities Special Issue - Journal of Web Librarianship (Digital Scholarship and the Libraries' Role)

The Journal of Web Librarianship is planning a special issue on Digital Humanities entitled: Digital Scholarship and the Libraries' Role

The Journal of Web Librarianship is an international, peer-reviewed journal focused on all aspects of librarianship as practiced on the World Wide Web, including both existing and emerging roles and activities of information professionals. The journal strives to find a balance between original, scholarly research, and practical communications on relevant topics in web librarianship. Web services and systems librarians are encouraged to contribute, as are librarians working in public services, technical services, special collections, archives, and administration.
Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities is the intersection of computing and humanities that can be part of both research and instructional practices. Digital Scholarship extends this intersection to other disciplines. Digital humanists work in departments, centers, and labs. They work independently and with other scholars. Their work may be with digital images, textual analysis, or other computer-enhanced methodologies. At this point, libraries are involved in this work in ways that are specific to their parent institution. This journal issue will explore these approaches and offer insight into the current role of the library in digital scholarship.
Subject Coverage

We anticipate a broad spectrum of articles that address the diversity of roles that libraries have taken in working with the digital humanities and other digital scholarship. At a minimum, articles should address digital scholarship with a discussion about how the library was involved in the project or work, to what extent, and in what role.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Research
Services and resources provided by the library to support digital scholarship
The role of library professionals in the production of digital scholarship
Capturing data to demonstrate the impact of digital scholarship

2. Teaching
The role of the library in helping students gain the skills necessary to complete digital scholarship projects
The role of the library in identifying relevant digital humanities projects for use in academic courses
Services designed to help faculty think about the pedagogical design of a digital humanities project

3. Advocacy
Raising campus awareness of digital scholarship
Digital humanities and tenure
Budgeting for digital humanities projects
Notes for Intending Authors

We are seeking relevant, thought-provoking, and rigorous papers. We anticipate a variety of submissions including research articles, case studies, reviews of the literature, and practical overviews. Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Submission Instructions

Manuscript preparation requirements can be found on the Journal of Web Librarianship's Author Guidelines site. All submissions will be refereed by at least two reviewers. The Journal of Web Librarianship receives all manuscript submissions electronically via its ScholarOne Manuscripts site located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/JWebLib

Questions regarding your submission may be directed to the Guest Editor, Lauren Pressley, at:lauren@laurenpressley.com
Editorial information
Editor-in-Chief: Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University
Guest Editor: Lauren Pressley, Virginia Tech

CFP: 2015 Charleston Conference

2015 Charleston Conference

Charleston, South Carolina

November 4-7, 2015

CFP URL: http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/participate/call-for-papers/

Conference URL: http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/

Each year hundreds of librarians, vendors, and publishers make a pilgrimage to the Holy City. They are not headed to the Mediterranean, but to the southeast coast of the U S — to Charleston, SC.

About the Conference: The Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials in Charleston, SC, in November, to discuss issues of importance to them all. It is designed to be a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a non-threatening, friendly, and highly informal environment. Presidents of companies discuss and debate with library directors, acquisitions librarians, reference librarians, serials librarians, collection development librarians, and many, many others. Begun in 1980, the Charleston Conference has grown from 20 participants in 1980 to over 1,600 in 2014.

Due to the amount of growth we have experienced, the Conference was held in two hotels for the first time in 2005: the Francis Marion and the Embassy Suites, both in downtown Charleston. We are now in three hotels (the Francis Marion, the Embassy Suites Historic, and the Courtyard Marriott Historic) plus the brand new Gaillard Center Charleston!

The Conference does not have exhibits and is not attached to any professional organization, although a separately managed Vendor Showcase and Juried Product Development Forums take place at the Conference.

Can librarians and vendors create a mutually satisfying environment where libraries can afford to buy the materials they need and vendors can still maintain a healthy profit? Can publishers keep prices down while costs escalate? How is the market being impacted by the Internet and electronic publishing? What are the rights and responsibilities of each of the parties involved? Who is maintaining the electronic archive?

From the librarian of a small library to the CEO of a major corporation, they all stand and make their voices heard. The tone is casual, the talk irreverent, and the answers are far from simple. But together, we can find solutions.

Here is what some librarians have said about the Charleston Conference —

• “The best library gathering around. I look forward to it.”
• “The Charleston Conference is an incredibly stimulating venue. I am tired afterwards, but get so many great ideas, network with my colleagues, and learn what is going on. I recommend it highly.”
• “Charleston is the only conference that is worth attending.”

2015 Charleston Conference: Call for Papers
1. The proposal deadline is Friday, July 17, 2015.  Proposals received after the deadline will be considered, but schedule space will be very limited and the remaining spots will be given on a first come, first served basis.
2. PLEASE NOTE: Conference sessions are meant for librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss issues of interest to them all. They are not an opportunity for marketing products or services. The Charleston Conference wishes to leave opportunities for everyone to be heard. 

 3. We encourage proposals that include representation from the different viewpoints and stakeholders in the scholarly communications process. Have you considered the diversity of your panel?

Please complete the form below to submit your proposal. Contact Leah Hinds at leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com with any questions or comments.

Call for Editor-in-Chief Community & Junior College Libraries

Routledge is currently seeking an Editor to assume leadership of Community & Junior College Libraries. The journal provides a peer-reviewed forum for theoretical research and practical studies dealing with the broad general topic of the delivery of information resources to lower division undergraduate students. The journal specifically targets issues concerning community college libraries and learning resource centers. Contributors to this fundamental resource present profiles of learning resource centers around the country and address news of special relevant legislation, systems development, and various concerns faced by professionals in the libraries and information centers of two-year colleges.

Editor Qualifications:
Key qualities sought for the position of editor or co-editors include an established record of scholarship in the field of librarianship; managerial skills to oversee the editorial cycle and meet deadlines; the ability to recruit quality manuscripts, and the ability to attract respected experts to the editorial board. Applicants should have previous publishing and editorial experience, strong organizational, networking and communication skills and the ability to lead an active editorial board.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the peer review of approximately 20–30 manuscripts per year
• Solicit high-quality manuscripts from potential authors and assist these authors in seeing their manuscripts to publication
• Decide which manuscripts to publish
• Select a sufficient pool of reviewers and editorial board members to evaluate manuscripts
• Identify and appoint qualified members to the editorial advisory board
• Provide a clear vision for the direction of the journal

To apply, please send a cover letter and CV to Calvin Manning, Managing Editor, at: calvin.manning@taylorandfrancis.com

CFP: LITA Heads of Library Technology (HoLT) IG meeting

CFP: LITA Heads of Library Technology (HoLT) IG meeting

When:  Sunday, June 28, 2015 1:00 to 2:00 pm

Where:  Marriott Marquis San Francisco  Sierra Suite B

Link: http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28971

The LITA Heads of Library Technology Interest Group (HoLT) seeks 2-3 short presentations (10-15 minutes) on issues relating to Library Technologies for the upcoming 2015 ALA Annual conference in San Francisco.  All topics will be considered. 

Physical attendance is required for the presentation and/or attendance at this meeting.

Deadline for proposal submission is June 22, 2015.

Please submit proposals via the form  http://goo.gl/forms/9ihbt9hqtP.

Thanks,

Robert Nunez, LITA HoLT IG Vice-Chair rnunez@mykpl.info

Hong Ma, LITA HoLT IG Chair hma2@luc.edu

Virtual Poster Session (Blog) to Accompany ALA Annual ACRL-IS Conference Presentation on Learning Spaces

Have you recently redesigned a library classroom to better align changing pedagogy and student learning? If so, the ACRL Instruction Section Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit your project to a Virtual Poster Session that will accompany the panel taking place this summer at ALA Annual entitled, Aligning Learning Spaces with Pedagogy: The Instruction Librarian’s Role in Classroom Re/Design.  We received an overwhelming number of fantastic responses to our original call for panelists and  felt that all should have an opportunity to share their projects.

In lieu of designing a formal poster, we ask that you respond to the following questions in your submission, in addition to providing photographs:

1. Describe the finished teaching or classroom space, including any specifics about furniture or technology that was included in the design. 
2. What were the goals of the re-design or creation of the space?
3. What strategies did you use to advocate for student learning and active learning pedagogy in the space?
4. What lessons did you learn from this experience that you'd most like to share with someone undertaking a similar project?
5. How have changes you made to the classroom changed your teaching?  How have changes you made to the classroom changed your instruction programs?

You can submit your photographs and responses to Cindy Fisher at cindyf@austin.utexas.edu. The deadline for submission has been extended to Friday June 6^th.

CFP: NCIUG 2015 (Northern California Innovative Users Group Meeting - November 20, 2015, Berkeley, CA)

2015 NCIUG Call for Proposals
Deadline: September 1, 2015

The 2015 NCIUG Annual Conference will be held Friday, November 20 at the Berkeley Public Library.

Please consider submitting a proposal for a poster session, Birds of a Feather, or a presentation.  Presentations could be up to an hour, a panel discussion, or shorter talks.  We welcome proposals related to all types of libraries: public, academic, school, law, special and corporate. 

In addition to presentations by III staff and one-hour concurrent breakout sessions, this year we would like to offer a poster session. We invite you to showcase your ideas and achievements so we can all learn and share within the Northern California III community.

Presentation and poster topics could include (but are not limited to):
• Tips and tricks for those new to III
• Meeting challenges and changes in acquisitions, cataloging, systems, access/circulation, reference, etc.
• Analytics and reporting using SQL, Decision Center or Web Management Reports
• Innovative uses of Sierra, Millennium or Polaris tools

Please use the online form at http://goo.gl/forms/ymGD2m6j8t to submit proposals by September 1, 2015. Presenters will be notified of proposal acceptance by September 30. Inquiries may be sent to the planning committee chairs, Vanessa Walden (vwalden@marincounty.org) and Erika Johnson (eljohnson5@usfca.edu).

On behalf of the 2015 committee:
Erika Johnson (University of San Francisco) co-chair
Vanessa Walden (Marin County) co-chair
Bonny White (Marin County)
Kim Ginther-Webster (City College of San Francisco)
Alicia Abramson (Berkeley Public)
Rice Majors (Santa Clara University) past chair, IUG
Debbie Benrubi (University of San Francisco) past chair, NCIUG