Call for Chapters - Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning.

Proposals sought for an ACRL publication on the leveraging of mobile technology to enhance research and teaching services in colleges and universities.

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2016

Editors: Robin Canuel (McGill University), Chad Crichton (University of Toronto)
Publisher: Association of College & Research Libraries

URL: : bitly.com/acrlmobile

Given the rapid pace of the development of mobile technologies and the impact that these changes are having on the daily lives of students, faculty, and librarians, an up-to-date publication on these topics will be highly valuable to our colleagues. While these technologies transform our day-to-day experiences, they have not yet been widely adopted in the workplace by academic librarians. This book will highlight the experiences of academic librarians in leveraging mobile technology to enhance the research and teaching services that they provide to their communities. Our aim is to demonstrate, for librarians in college and university libraries, how these technologies can transform their public services and bring substantial benefits to the faculty and students that they support. We envision the book’s chapters including both original research in the field of mobile technology in an academic library context, as well as case studies and commentaries on real-world initiatives currently in place in college and university libraries worldwide. In a rapidly changing environment, this book will outline the very latest work in the use of mobile technology in academic libraries for supporting and enhancing research and learning.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to the following:

• Student and faculty user experience with mobile technology
• Mobile academic library websites (app development, responsive design)
• Integrating mobile technology into information literacy instruction
• Roving reference services with mobile technology
• Mobile access to academic library collections
• Gamification and mobile apps
• Augmented reality apps on campus
• Wearable technologies and implications for information discovery
• Organizing hackfests and app creation in libraries
• Lending mobile technology in academic libraries
• Mobile apps for academic library research and scholarly work

Proposals should include author name(s), institutional affiliation, proposed chapter title, a summary of the proposed chapter (300-500 words), and a current CV. Authors of selected proposals will be notified by February 12th, 2016. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 6th, 2016. Chapters should be unique to this publication - no previously published or simultaneously submitted materials should be included. Additional information about this opportunity is available from the following website: bitly.com/acrlmobile

Robin Canuel

Acting Head Librarian

Humanities and Social Sciences Library

McGill University

CFP: 2016 University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium (April 2016)

2016 University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium Call for Proposals

When:  Preconference – Wednesday, April 27, 2016 – Afternoon
Conference – Thursday, April 28, 2016 – Full Day

Where: University of San Diego

Proposals are now being accepted for the third annual Digital Initiatives Symposium, an event focused on digital initiatives and all types and platforms of institutional repositories.

We are accepting proposals for 45-minute concurrent sessions, 90-minute panel presentations, and 3.5-hour workshops. We welcome proposals from organizations, including colleges and universities of all sizes, community colleges, public libraries, special libraries, museums, and other cultural memory institutions.

This year, we are especially interested in proposals that consider:

• Data management and sharing, open data
• Open educational resources
• Digital initiatives in instruction and undergraduate research
• Roles for deans and directors in digital and institutional repository initiatives
• Roles for disciplinary faculty in digital and institutional repository initiatives
• Diverse repository platforms and functions
• Digital humanities
• Copyright and licensing
• Collaboration: interdisciplinary initiatives and collaboration within and between campuses
• Scholarly communication
• Technical applications related to platforms or tools

Preconference Workshops

This year, we are delighted to invite proposals for 3.5-hour workshops, which will take place during the afternoon of Wednesday, April 27. Workshops are designed to deeply explore a topic, are led by expert instructors, and feature interactive exercises and practical applications for attendees.

Full-Day Conference Sessions

Panel discussions: 90 minutes
Concurrent sessions (case studies, white papers, demonstrations, or panels): 45 minutes
Please plan to leave 10-15 minutes for questions.

All submissions will be evaluated based on the relevance of the topic and potential to advance thinking about digital initiatives, institutional repositories, and scholarly communication. Acceptance is competitive. Registration fees will be waived for accepted presenters.

Submit proposals and find more information on the symposium at http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2016/. Please direct questions to Kelly Riddle at kriddle@sandiego.edu.

Important Dates

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: February 15, 2016
Selected presenters must confirm presentations: March 1, 2016
Conference Registration: Deadline: March 23, 2016

Call for Fiction Entries: Edgar Allen Poe Inspired Stories (The Big Read Dearborn)

As part of our Big Read at Dearborn Public Library, we are sending out a call for Poe inspired stories, poems, or essays. It's open to anyone. It's open all ages. Please send your submissions to hfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us or thebigreaddearborn@gmail.com no later than November 15, 2015. Details can be found at this page: http://bigreaddearborn.org/call-for-entries/ (includes a link to a flyer in PDF format). 

We hope to collect all submissions and publish them as an all ages book. We self-published a book before on CreateSpace, which prints paperback copies on demand (https://www.createspace.com/4523457), and that's what we hope to do with this one.

--posted call--

Call for Entries

Do you like to write scary stories or mysteries? Do you have a ghost story to tell? Do you have any gothic poetry up your sleeve?

As part of The Big Read celebration of Edgar Allan Poe, Dearborn Public Library is sending out a call for original Poe inspired stories or poetry.

The deadline is November 15 (originally October 31). This program is open to all ages.

Your work may be selected for publication in the Poe short story collection.

To participate, email your short story (or other written work) of approximately one to three pages, along with one or two sentences about yourself, tohfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us or thebigreaddearborn@gmail.com.

The content should be in a Word document or written as text in the email message. Please also complete the release form, which is available at bigreaddearborn.org, so that your work can be considered for publication.

Original photos and artwork, along with your narrative, are also welcome and can be emailed along with your text.

Possible topics include:

• Scary / suspense or sci-fi stories or Mysteries
• Ghost stories or poems
• Something about dreams, as The Big Read theme is “Dreaming Dreams No Mortal Ever Dared to Dream Before”
• Anything else Poe related, whether fictional or true

Dearborn Public Library will compile all selected stories and produce a Poe book of for its library collection. Also, copies will be available for purchase via a link on its website. Proceeds will benefit the Dearborn Public Library.

If you do not have access to email, you may also mail these items to:

Henry Ford Centennial Library
16301 Michigan Ave.
Dearborn, MI 48126
Attn: The Big Read Dearborn

Fun-filled activities and events centered on Poe’s great tales and poems will take place in and around Dearborn in February through March 2016.

The kickoff is scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2-4 p.m. at Henry Ford Centennial Library. The Big Read wraps up with a visit from Poe himself on Saturday, March 19 (location TBD).

CFP: 2016 Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge

Join us in 2016 for the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Saturday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Timberline Lodge
One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood

www.acquisitionsinstitute.org

Call for Papers

WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?

* Since 2000, the pre-eminent conference located in Western North America on acquisitions and collection development held at Timberline Lodge.

* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and innovation of building and managing library collections to be held May 14-17, 2017.

* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Pacific Northwest setting.

Visit the Acquisitions Institute home page at: http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org/ for more information

WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?

The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management.  Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received.  The planning committee may wish to bring individual
proposals together to form panels.

The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
•       All aspects of managing and directing acquisitions and/or collection development operations
•       Acquisitions functions in open source catalogs, integrated or unified library systems, etc.
•       Evolving consortial roles in collection development and acquisitions
•       Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, successes
•       The future of scholarly communication--its impact on acquisitions and collection development
•       Data curation and management and other new roles for subject librarians and technical services specialists
•       The development and management of digital collections, electronic resources
•       Cloud applications and implementation in collection services
•       Streaming content, and other user-centered collection services
•       The impact of discovery services on collection and content access and usage
•       External and internal factors driving a library's collection management decisions
•       Assessment tools, methods, and projects-- (i.e., linking collections with learning outcomes; usage studies)
•       Return on investment studies—how do we demonstrate our impact?
•       Acquisitions and collection development: the small academic library or public library perspective
•       The future of print:  what are the collection management issues?

The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 31, 2015.

To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to: planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org

________________________________________
The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge planning committee consists of
Kristina DeShazo, Oregon Health & Science University;
Stacey Devine, Northwestern University;
Nancy Slight-Gibney, University of Oregon; and
Scott Alan Smith, Librarian at large

Call for Book Proposals: Purdue Information Literacy Handbooks

Please consider submitting a proposal for a Purdue Information Literacy Handbook!  These books promote evidence-based practice in teaching information literacy competencies through the lens of the different academic disciplines.  We are looking for proposals that:

§  Explore the integration of information literacy in one college discipline

§  Include the perspective of disciplinary experts as well as library or information science professionals

§  Apply library and information science theories, pedagogies, or models to information literacy in the context of an academic discipline

§  Are written for librarians engaged in instruction as well as faculty in a discipline who are including information literacy in undergraduate and graduate learning.

Current publications in this series are:

Integrating Information into the Engineering Design Process

Data Information Literacy: Librarians, Data, and the Education of a New Generation of Researchers

The Series Editor is Sharon A. Weiner, W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy and Professor of Library Science at Purdue University.  Inquiries about the series and ideas for new books can be sent to Professor Weiner atsweiner@purdue.edu.  If invited, formal proposals should follow the guidelines laid out by the Press's Editorial Board.  More information is available at http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/series/purdue-information-literacy-handbooks.

ALCTS Copy Cataloging Interest Group - Call for Proposals for ALA Midwinter 2016

The ALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group invites presentation proposals for its ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Saturday, January 9, 2016 8:30-10 a.m.

CCIG's charge is to discuss common problems concerning copy cataloging of all kinds of materials, quality control, workflows issues, staffing needs, training, and effects of cataloging rules on copy cataloging. We invite proposals that touch on any of these topics.

Presentations should be approximately 25 minutes. There will be time for questions and comments at the end.

If you are interested in presenting, please email a proposal abstract to Leanne Finnigan (lpf@temple.edu) and April Grey (agrey@adelphi.edu) by November 23, 2015.

CFP: Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference & Publishing Opportunity (Indianapolis, IN - June 10, 2016)

Call for Proposals 
On behalf of the Conference Program Committee, we invite you to submit a proposal for the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. The event will be held in Indianapolis, IN at the Sheraton Indianapolis at Keystone Crossing on June 10, 2016. This conference is an opportunity for individuals working in resource sharing to gather information and communicate with other colleagues. 
  
We invite program proposals from October 12, 2015 to January 15, 2016. 
  
Accepted program proposal submissions should be 45 minutes in length including time for questions. Proposals might focus on any of the following areas:

●     Resource Sharing Best Practices

●     Marketing Services

●     Electronic Resources and Resource Sharing

●     Workflow Improvements

●     Cooperative Collection Development

●     Consortial or Group Purchasing

●     Purchase on Demand

●     Reciprocal Borrowing

●     Shared Staffing and Training

●     Shared Discovery Layers

●     E-Books

●     Resource Sharing in Next Gen Systems

●     Shared Print Projects
Please submit a 150-200 word proposal for your presentation via the GLRSC website.
 
Program proposals will be reviewed by the program committee, and those presenters who are selected will be notified by February 12, 2016.
Please direct any questions to Pamela Grudzien (grudz1pa@cmich.edu) and Mark Sullivan (sullivm@geneseo.edu).
 
Publishing Opportunity
The Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference is partnering with the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, & Electronic Reserve to feature 2016 conference papers in a special issue. Presenters will have the opportunity to publish a version of their conference presentation, but are not obligated to do so. More information about this publishing opportunity is available at http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/bes/jildder-cfp-glrs.
 
Preconference Survey
Help us plan the preconference on June 9, 2016 by completing a short survey (only five questions) at https://indstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ebuSHqsMZJOqvg9. Please complete the survey by Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.
 
Connect with Us
For current news and updates on the Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference, please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GreatLakesResourceSharingConference or visit our website at http://glrsc.org.
  

Call for Business Research Proposals (Business Librarianship)

Are you a librarian in need of funding for a business research project?

The Emerald Research Grant Award, sponsored by Emerald Group Publishing Limited offers one award of $5,000 and a citation to an individual or team seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. The awards will be presented at the RUSA Awards Ceremony at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. Recipients will be required to attend the RUSA Awards Ceremony. 

Candidates must submit a detailed proposal outlining their proposed research project; methodology, scope and timetable; how this project fits into the existing literature; and projected outcomes, including a statement outlining how this research will benefit the library profession. Proposals will be reviewed for thoroughness; potential to positively impact the library profession; and potential to provide a useful addition to the existing library literature. Proposals will be accepted from both individual researchers and those working collaboratively. At least one member of a collaborative team must be a member of ALA.  The recipient(s) may be asked to present their findings at a public BRASS event within two years of receiving the award (at the discretion of the BRASS Executive Committee). The recipient will also be required to acknowledge the Emerald Research Grant when publishing or presenting their research.

 The deadline for proposals is December 4, 2015.

 Please send your proposals to leticia_camacho@byu.edu

For complete information about the criteria for this grant award, please visit:   http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/emeraldgrant

Sincerely,

Leticia Camacho
Emerald Research Award Committee Chair
Management & Accounting Librarian
Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
1211 HBLL
Provo, Utah 84602-6851

Call for contributions to column in the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

This is a call for contributions to the "E-Resource Round Up" column for volume 28, issue 1 of the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL). If you have attended a conference or program recently, please consider submitting a report for the column.

The "E-Resource Round Up" column is dedicated to helping JERL readers better understand topics related to the ever-changing world of electronic resources and their roles in libraries. It covers developments in the areas of new and emerging technologies and systems related to electronic resources and the digital environment; reports from professional discussion groups, meetings, presentations, and conferences; news and trends related to electronic resource librarianship; tips and suggestions on various aspects of working with electronic resources; opinion pieces; vendor activities; and upcoming events of potential interest to JERL readers.

Your contribution to the column does not have to be lengthy, and could be on any of the topics listed above. This could be an ideal opportunity for you to report on programs that may benefit others in our profession.

The editors would like to receive contributions to the column by Friday, November 13, 2015. Contributions should not be published elsewhere.

If you have a submission or questions, please contact the column editors:

Bob Wolverton
Mississippi State University Libraries
(662) 325-0548
bwolverton@library.msstate.edu

Karen Davidson
Mississippi State University Libraries
(662) 325-3018             
kdavidson@library.msstate.edu

CFP: Code4Lib 2016 (Philadelphia, PA March 7-10, 2016)

Code4Lib 2016 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please visit http://code4lib.org/about/.

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.sheratonphiladelphiasocietyhill.com/, from March 7-10, 2016.  For information about Code4lib 2016, please visithttp://2016.code4lib.org/.

Proposals for Prepared Talks:

We encourage everyone to propose a talk.

Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and should focus on one or more of the following areas:

  -   Projects you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software

  -   Tools and technologies – How to get the most out of existing tools, standards and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better)

  -   Technical issues - Big issues in library technology that should be addressed or better understood

  -   Relevant non-technical issues – Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc.

To Propose a Talk, please fill out the following form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RaLyRyv_gHHPynDk2WIwC5JAcUiY0w8tsFq5YwEnsv4/viewform

As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they would like to see included in the program. The top 10 proposals are guaranteed a slot at the conference. The Program Committee will curate the remainder of the program in an effort to ensure diversity in program content and presenters.  Community votes will, of course, still weigh heavily in these decisions.

Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for the conference. The standard conference registration fee will still apply. Proposals can be submitted through Monday, November 9, 2015 at midnight PST (GMT−8). Voting will start on November 16, 2015 and continue through December 7, 2015. The URL to submit votes will be announced on the Code4Lib website and mailing list and will require an activecode4lib.org<http://code4lib.org> account to participate. The final list of presentations will be announced in mid-December.

Thank you,

The Code4Lib 2016 Program Committee

Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO

The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online.

***Deadlines for Fall 2015***

Nominations: October 31, 2015

Submissions: November 14, 2015

Additional information about PRIMO, as well as the submission and nomination forms, is available from the following link: http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/is/iswebsite/projpubs/primo.   

Site submissions for PRIMO are accepted continually, but are reviewed for possible inclusion twice per year.  If you would like to submit your own project for consideration, please use the Submission form rather than the Nomination form. For further information, please contact committee co-chairs Jodie Borgerding at jborgerding80@webster.eduor Bill Marino at wmarino1@emich.edu.

**Important note**

All submissions will be acknowledged shortly after the submission deadline. If you submit a project for review and do not receive an acknowledgment after the submission deadline, please contact the PRIMO co-chairs with a request for verification that your submission was transmitted successfully.

Jodie Borgerding and Bill Marino

Co-chairs, ACRL IS PRIMO Committee

Urban Library Journal (ULJ) announces a call for proposals for the Winter 2016 issue

Urban Library Journal, an open access, refereed journal of research and discussion dealing with all aspects of urban libraries and librarianship, welcomes articles dealing with academic, research, public, school, and special libraries in an urban setting. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:

* Identifying needs and providing services in diverse populations
* Collaborations between institutions and outside groups
* Physical and/or virtual accessibility issues
* Open education resources

Completed manuscript length should fall between 2,500 and 5,000 words. Proposal submissions and full author guidelines can be found on the ULJ website: http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/. Proposals are due by November 30, 2015. Full manuscripts are due by January 15, 2016.

For more information about ULJ and to see the latest issue: http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/index.php/urbanlibrary/issue/view/125.  Proposals should be one page or less and include an overview of the topic as well as its relevance to urban libraries.


Junior Tidal
Associate Professor
Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
New York City College of Technology, CUNY
300 Jay Street, Rm A434
Brooklyn, NY 11201

ALA Midwinter 2016 Call for Proposals - ALCTS Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group

The ALCTS Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group (TSWEIG) invites proposals for presentations or topics of discussion at its 2016 ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 11th, from 1:00-2:30 PM.

TSWEIG's charge is to provide a forum to exchange information and discuss techniques in workflows associated with the evaluation, selection, acquisition, and discovery of library resources. Possible presentation and discussion topics include, but are not limited to:

-        Streamlining workflows

-        Project management

-        Workflow collaboration between departments 

-        Training personnel 

-        Use of technology to improve workflows 

Presentation or discussion proposals should include:

-        Title

-        A brief (300 words or less) summary of the topic

-        Amount of time needed to present or discuss topic

-        Name(s), position(s) title(s), and email address(es) of presenter(s)

Please email proposals or discussion topics by Monday, November 16 to Annie Glerum (aglerum@fsu.edu) and Hayley Moreno (hmoreno3@uh.edu). 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Annie and Hayley

Co-chairs:

Annie Glerum

Head of Complex Cataloging

Florida State University

aglerum@fsu.edu

Heylicken (Hayley) Moreno

Resource Description Coordinator

University of Houston Libraries

hmoreno3@uh.edu

Call for Code4Lib 2016 Pre-Conference Proposals (Philadelphia PA - March 2016)

We are now accepting pre-conference proposals for the 2016 Code4Lib in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - read more about the conference here: http://2016.code4lib.org/. These pre-conferences can either be a 1-day or a 1/2-day workshop and will occur on Monday, March 7, 2016.

To propose a workshop, please fill out this form: http://bit.ly/c4l16preconf

We are taking proposals until November 15th midnight Pacific time, and we hope to confirm workshops with the leaders the first week of December.

If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to email us.

Thank you,
The Code4Lib 2016 Pre-conference Committee

CFP: ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group - ALA Midwinter 2016

 ***Call for proposals – deadline Friday, October 30, 2015***

The ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group seeks speakers to present at ALA Midwinter in Boston, MA on Sunday, January 10, 2016 from 10:30 to 11:30 am.

Full presentations should be about 15-20 minutes long. Audience questions and discussion will be encouraged after the presentations. Brief 5 to 10 minute  summaries of less extensive projects or research in progress will also be considered. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Research on user contributed metadata (such as folksonomies, tagging, keyword contributions)
• Research, surveys or studies on discovery layer catalogs
• Research on cataloging using multiple schema, formats, and standards
• Research on best practices in non-book cataloging for a new generation catalog
• Research on evidence-based decision making for cataloging and classification
• Research on innovative ways of recruiting/training non-traditional catalogers in a time of budget cuts and reduced full time cataloging staff
• Research on alternatives to the MARC format
• Research on cataloging of non-traditional materials in RDA environment

Please email proposal abstracts to Chair by Friday, October 30, 2015. Please include the following:

• Presentation title
• A brief (1 page or less) summary of the focus of the proposed presentation
• Stage of project completion by January 2016
• Amount of time needed to make the presentation
• Names and positions of presenter(s)
• Email address(es) of presenter(s)

We look forward to hearing from you!
CCRIG Chair, 2016
Ms. Wendy West
Catalog Management Services, Head
University at Albany
wwest@albany.edu

CCRIG Vice-Chair, 2015-2016
Laura Evans
Metadata/Cataloging Librarian
Binghamton University
evans@binghamton.edu

CFP: Contributed Papers - Special Libraries Association Conference 2016 (Philiadelphia, PA)

Got Research? Share it at SLA 2016!
September 24, 2015 | Categories: Conference
URL: http://www.sla.org/got-research-share-it-at-sla-2016/

The word research conjures up images of scientists in lab coats hunched over microscopes or professors with books piled high on their desks. But savvy librarians and info pros know that research is really just a way to scratch an itch—an itch to learn, to improve, and especially to share.

Conference Presentation

Each year, a dozen or more SLA members conduct in-depth research on topics ranging from embedded librarianship to knowledge management to big data to open access. They then share what they’ve learned by presenting contributed papers at the SLA Annual Conference. The contributed paper sessions are among the most popular events at the conference, and with good reason—they provide substantive knowledge about issues of current interest to librarians and information professionals around the world.

SLA is now accepting proposals for papers to be presented at the 2016 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Philadelphia. Paper topics should be related to library science, information management, or other issues pertaining to client service, technology, or administration in special libraries.

A panel of SLA members will conduct a blind review of the proposals, and the strongest proposals will be selected for development into papers. Proposals will be evaluated on the strength of the ideas, quality of the writing, and potential member interest.

Proposed papers must also meet these requirements:

    At least one author must be a member of SLA;
    At least one author must commit to presenting the paper at the 2016 Annual Conference;
    The proposal must be submitted by the deadline (4 December 2015);
    The paper must not have been published in, or submitted to, any other publication or conference planning group; and
    The author (and any co-authors) must sign a publication agreement that permits SLA to use the paper in various formats.

Deadlines are as follows:
4 December 2015: Applicants submit their proposals in abstract form. Abstracts should be single-spaced Word documents (or plain text) between 250 and 300 words in length, or roughly one page in 12-point type. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to Rachel Bates Wilfahrt at rachel.bates@du.edu.
21 December 2015: Applicants are notified of the review panel’s decisions, and those with the strongest proposals are invited to develop them into full papers.
26 April 2016: Authors submit their paper (see the writing guidelines (https://www.sla.org/learn/research/sla-contributed-papers/) for instructions on style and formatting) and signed publication agreement. (http://www.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Copyright-Assignment.pdf)
12-14 June 2016: Authors deliver 15-minute presentations (allowing 5-7 minutes afterward for questions) of their papers during 90-minute sessions.

To learn more, read past contributed papers or contact Jan Chindlund or Rachel Bates Wilfahrt.

URL: http://www.sla.org/got-research-share-it-at-sla-2016/

Call for Multimedia & Technology Reviews - December Issue

ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews Needs You!  Last chance to participate in 2015!

ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews Co-editors are seeking volunteers to author reviews for the December 2015 issue. To volunteer, choose your review topic from the list below and complete our review form by Friday, October 9, 2015.

Contributing to ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews is a great opportunity to get involved with the Society, learn about interesting new resources, and help shape the publication. Please feel free to read thecomplete review guidelines and direct comments and questions about the reviews to arlisna.mtr@gmail.com.

Submitted by ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews Co-editors:

Hannah Bennett

Emilee Mathews

Gabriella Karl-Johnson

Topics for Review

We seek reviewers for the following resources. The snippets are taken from the resource’s web page and are not necessarily the opinions of the M&T Reviews Co-Editors.

RefMe - https://www.refme.com/ - "RefME is the first citation tool to focus on fully automating citations, accurately. Built out of the frustration that referencing tools were either difficult to use but accurate or simple to use but inaccurate, RefME has made it its mission to solve this problem." -- from RefMe website

POP: Provenance Online Project - https://provenanceonlineproject.wordpress.com/ - Part blog, part Flickr site, part hosted collection, the Provenance Online Project (POP) from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania "makes digital images of provenance evidence contained in books —bookplates, inscriptions, labels, bindings, and other physical attributes indicating ownership—openly available alongside bibliographic and descriptive metadata.   POP creates a collaborative space in which librarians, scholars, students and bibliophiles from around the world contribute comments, transcriptions, descriptive tags and other information about the provenance images contained in the project with the goal of building identifications of owners associated with specific provenance marks and connecting individual copies of books with past owners." - From project website

Juxta - http://www.juxtasoftware.org/ -  "Juxta is an open-source tool for comparing and collating multiple witnesses to a single textual work. Originally designed to aid scholars and editors examine the history of a text from manuscript to print versions, Juxta offers a number of possibilities for humanities computing and textual scholarship. As a standalone desktop application, Juxta allows users to complete many of the necessary operations of textual criticism on digital texts (TXT and XML)." - from website  (M&T Reviews will coordinate a trial for reviewers)

Chinese-Architects.Com - http://www.chinese-architects.com/en - A commercial resource which gathers firm and architect profile info in one place.  

luminous-lint - http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/home/H1/ - "Institutional websites, wonderful though they are, mostly address their own collections. Luminous-Lint brings together, organises and seeks out connections within over 2,600 public and private collections to provide context to enhance understanding and enjoyment of photography." - from project website

New Master's Academy - http://www.newmastersacademy.org/ - "New Masters Academy is an online fine art institution based out of Newport Coast, California. We challenge the art education establishment by offering superior instruction from some of the world’s best artists all for $19 per month. Our goal is to revolutionize and democratise the existing ineffective and expensive art educational system.The original founders of New Masters Academy sought to improve the way in which art is produced, assessed, and sold. The founders believed, as many others, that the quality of most fine art has suffered tremendously since the time of the Old Masters." - from company website (M&T Reviews will coordinate a trial for reviewers)

Destructables - http://destructables.org/ - A DIY site for projects of protest and creative dissent.

Typographica - http://typographica.org/ - "Typographica is a review of typefaces and type books, with occasional commentary on fonts and typographic design. Edited by Stephen Coles with Caren Litherland and designed by Chris Hamamoto. Founded in 2002 by Joshua Lurie-Terrell. Relaunched in 2009 by Coles and Hamamoto." - from website

Call for ALCTS Web Course Instructors

ALCTS needs knowledgeable librarians from all kinds of libraries to teach additional sections of its popular web courses Fundamentals of Collection Assessment, Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, and Fundamentals of Preservation. 

Please visit the ALCTS Web site for additional information about the courses at 
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse

Courses are provided over a four or six week period. They are composed of self-paced modules and include interaction with the instructors and classmates. The courses are already developed and ready to use; no additional editing is needed. Instructors would participate in evaluations and have the opportunity to recommend updates to the course content as needed. A modest honorarium is awarded to course instructors.

To ensure consistency of instruction and a high value experience for participants, course instructor training has several components: 
1.Take the course as a participant. 
2.Repeat the course shadowing the instructor, with access to the instructor interface. 
3.Team-teach the course with an experienced instructor. 

How to Apply: 
If you are interested in becoming an instructor for this ALCTS Web Course, please complete the online instructor application: http://tinyurl.com/alcts-course-instructor

You will be asked to:
-Include a statement of interest (300 words maximum)
-Attach a copy of your resume.

The deadline for applications is October 15, 2015.