Wednesday, January 12, 2005

CFP: Literature for Children and Young Adults Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association

CFP: Literature for Children and Young Adults Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
October 20-22, 2004 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Papers on any aspect of literature for children and young adults are welcome. Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes in length. Please submit a 250-word abstract via email (word attachment) or regular mail to: Lance Weldy, English Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, lweldy@wmich.edu. On your abstract, please include your name, institutional affiliation (if applicable), email address, office phone number, and whether you will need any AV equipment for your presentation. If your paper is accepted, you must become an RMMLA member by April 1, 2005. More information about membership and the conference are available at the RMMLA website: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences

CFP: DIGITS FUGIT! Preserving Knowledge into the Future (33rd Annual Museum Computer Network Conference)

CFP: DIGITS FUGIT! Preserving Knowledge into the Future (33rd Annual Museum Computer Network Conference)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Meeting Dates: November 3 - 5, 2005
Proposal Deadline: February 12, 2005
Proposal Forms: http://www.mcn.edu

We've all spent a great deal of time and effort organizing vast quantities of information in a variety of digital formats. We have now realized the time has come to focus on preserving the valuable results of that tremendous effort. In response, the theme for the Museum Computer Network's 2005 conference will be Digits Fugit! Preserving Knowledge into the Future. Come to Boston, where the city's historic downtown will provide a perfect setting to remind us of the value of preserving a proud past while keeping our eye
firmly on a glorious future.

As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, "heavy lifting" aspects of museum technologies. We provided advocacy and professional development programs to help our membership accomplish basic networking and database efforts that transformed the record keeping part of
museum work. For years now, we have turned our attention to refining cataloguing standards, image digitizing technologies, developing smarter systems for inter-operability, sustainability, and electronic publication.

The good news is that collectively, we have become quite skilled at creating and delivering digital resources! The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor. And as we know, this is not lacking in complexity! Fortunately, we have kindred spirits and friends in this effort and we will be making every effort to bring as many of them as we can to our conference. We will join forces with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) who will produce a new two-day curriculum on Digital Preservation at the Omni Parker House, just before our conference. Speakers from Harvard, MIT, and the W3C will be on hand to lead workshops and speak on panels, and we will organize
facilities tours of some of the more well-known digital production and preservation sites in town.

Even though the theme will focus on digital longevity issues, MCN conferences are always open for presentations on all of the other technologies and concerns in our field. Accordingly, the Program Committee
is seeking presentations based on current and planned activities or research that focus on one of the following broad areas of interest:

Preservation Metadata Standards
Preservation Planning
Preservation Policy Development
Research & Evaluation
Storage Technologies
Standards & Interoperability
Digital Rights Management
Multimedia & Streaming Technologies
Collection Information Management
Collaboration & Data Aggregation
Point of Sale & eCommerce
Electronic Publication
Imaging Technologies
Intellectual Property Rights
Management Issues
Membership & Fund Raising

Proposals will be accepted in one of the following three formats: panels, workshops or roundtables. Each session must have a chairperson responsible for finding other speakers and coordinating logistics. All chairs must be affiliated with an institutional member or be an MCN individual member. Topics for the sessions should fall into at least one of the categories listed on page 1 of the proposal form. All proposals for sessions and/or workshops must be submitted on Call for Proposals form. To obtain additional copies or get more specific information, visit the MCN web site, www.mcn.edu or contact Susan Rawlyk at the MCN office by email rawlyks@igs.net or phone (403) 288-9394.

Call for Articles: "Biz of Acq" column of Against the Grain

Call for Articles: "Biz of Acq" column of Against the Grain

Against the Grain is a down-to-earth, practice-oriented library journal. Its goal is to provide acquisitions librarians in all types of libraries, and information sellers, with current information on events in the field, and practical insights into acquisitions techniques and processes. The "Biz
of Acq" column features discussions of key acquisitions topics by working librarians.

Ideas for upcoming "Biz of Acq" articles include:
* Cutting corners -- implications for finances and services when acquisitions functions are modified or cut
* The place of the acquisition department in the library -- compare sizes and types of libraries considering classification levels of personnel, size of departments, what functions are shared with which other departments
* Choosing a vendor / evaluating a vendor ? for approval plans, firm orders, standing orders
* New functions for acquisitions departments
* Outsourcing acquisitions functions ? effects on workflow, staff, services and organizational structures
* Acquisitions standards in a networked environment
* ILS migrations and their implications for acquisitions departments
* Making advance payments to vendors ? questions of accounting, internal and external auditing, financial risks, legal restrictions
* Contracts and license agreements
* Acquisitions personnel ? job titles, salaries, classification levels, career progression for librarians and support staff
* Ethics in acquisitions practice

Feel free to choose any of these topics, or one of your own. Theoretical articles, research reports, "how-to" articles, case studies, literature reviews and conceptual or opinion pieces are welcome. Article length should be approximately 1200-1500 words (4-5 pages, double-spaced).
Contributions may be written by individuals or co-authored.

URL: http://www.against-the-grain.com/

If you are interested in writing for "Biz of Acq", please contact the editor:

Audrey Fenner
Head, Acquisition Dept.
Walter Clinton Jackson Library
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1000 Spring Garden Street (P.O. Box 26170)
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Fax: 336-334-4731
E-mail: fafenner@uncg.edu

Monday, January 10, 2005

CFP: Writing across the Curriculum (Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association)

CFP: Writing across the Curriculum (Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association)
October 20-22, 2005, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Proposal due March 1, 2005

We invite papers on the purpose and methods of using media in teaching writing across the curriculum. Possible topics include, but are not limited to periodicals, television, films, billboards and internet as
sources for research and writing across the curriculum. Paper presentations will be 15 minutes in length.

Please submit a 300-word proposal and a CV to olaszild@msu.edu by March 1, 2005 (only MS WORD attachments, subject line: Conference proposal). In the email please include any A-V equipment needs.

Proposals will be read and email replies sent by March 15, 2005. All participants at the 2005 RMMLA Convention need to be current in membership dues by April 1, 2005, and register for the convention by
early October. For info about the organization, convention location, previous conventions and more, please visit http://rmmla.wsu.edu.

If you have questions, please contact me. I look forward to receiving your proposals! Thank you,

Ildiko Olasz, Section Chair
Department of English
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
olaszild@msu.edu

CFP: Early Modern Technology: MLA Lit & Science Division (Modern Language Assn).

CFP: Early Modern Technology: MLA Lit & Science Division (Modern Language Assn).
The Question Concerning Early Modern Technology

A panel sponsored by the MLA Division on Literature and Science

Papers on machines, medicine, optics, perspective, techniques of projection and representation, industry, print as technology, theory, and related topics, 1500-1700.

Abstracts or papers by March 14, 2005 to Henry Turner (email: hsturner@wisc.edu).

Can also contact Catherine Belling, PhD, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, cbelling@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

NOTE: SORRY, I DO NOT HAVE CONFERENCE INFORMATION

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together @ ASIST '05

American Society for Information Science & Technology 2005 Annual Meeting October 28-November 2, 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina

ASIST 2005 will focus on the diversity of perspectives and insights from all those participating in the information science and technology community, as they generate innovative ideas, define theoretical concepts or work out the nuts and bolts of imple,men,ting well-tested ideas in new ways and in new settings. A wide variety of plenary and invited speakers, moder,ated panels, poster sessions and refereed papers will explore this theme.
Submissions by researchers and practitioners on any topic in information science and tech,nology are solicited.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

Contributed papers
Contributed posters/short papers
Technical sessions and panels
Pre-conference sessions

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Deadlines
January 21, 2005 Contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions due
February 25, 2005 Contributed posters/short papers
March 31, 2005 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
May 27, 2005 Final versions due for conference proceedings

Who can submit
Individuals, ASIST special interest groups (SIGs), or institutions may make any type of submission. Proposers are welcomed from any academic, nonprofit, corporate, or government area in any part of the world. Proposers need not be members of ASIST. ASIST SIG chairs are encouraged to help coordinate proposals from their members.

Where and how to submit
All submissions are made electronically via a link from the ASIST Web site:
http://www.asis.org/am05call.htm


Call for Contributors: The City and Urban Life (reference publication)

Call for Contributors: The City and Urban Life (reference publication)

Description: M. E. Sharpe, a well-regarded academic and reference publisher, seeks contributions on African cities for The City and Urban Life, a three-volume reference work. Dr Jan Rogozinski is the General Editor.

The City and Urban Life will trace the development of urban places throughout the world, from the first cities to the present day. Each section begins with an essay, describing institutions and historical developments shared by all cities in a region. The overview focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural factors to the extent that these affect urban life. The longer essays associated with each of the African sections have been assigned but contributors are invited to provide brief descriptions of significant cities, whether still existing or extinct (see below). The number of words for each entry varies from 100 to 2000. Each descriptive entry should present important facts about daily life in a city and, where space permits, trace changes over time. The project has already attracted a significant base of scholars from the US and abroad and we would welcome your involvement. Each contributor will receive full authorial credit, a monetary payment, and/or a complete set of the volumes. Upon agreement, a contract will be mailed to you.

For more information or to express your interest in contributing, please contact Steven J. Salm (e-mail address provided below), attaching a CV and indicating the cities on which you would like to write. Dr. Salm can also be reached by phone or fax at the following numbers.

For a full list of entries available and contact information, visit: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=143309

Contact: Steven J. Salm Dept. of History, Xavier University of Louisiana sjsalm@xula.edu

Friday, January 07, 2005

Call for Poster Sessions: Society of Ohio Archivists Conference

Call for Poster Sessions: Society of Ohio Archivists Conference
Conference Date: April 13-15, 2005
Location: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Deadline: February 28, 2005

The Society of Ohio Archivists requests submissions for graduate and undergraduate poster sessions for the 2005 Annual Meeting, "The Business of Archives: Tools of the Trade." Wright State University will host the conference April 13-15, 2005. Poster sessions allow students to share research results with professional archivists throughout the state. Poster session proposals are due by February 28, 2005. (Final posters do not need to be completed until April.)

Students in archives, library, history and related fields are encouraged to submit proposals. Poster sessions should relate to the conference theme, "The Business of Archives: Tools of the Trade." Sample topics include:
* research projects utilizing archival collections
* case studies of Ohio archives/libraries
* studies of archival digitization projects
* examinations of EAD, MARC and other standards
* other archives-related topics

Submit your proposal by February 28, 2005 via the online form. Poster sessions will be presented at the conference's evening reception on April 14, 2005. Students should be available to discuss their posters and answer questions at the reception. Guidelines for creating a poster session and information on space requirements are available on the conference website. Winners will be announced following the reception.

Students presenting poster sessions are eligible for the discounted conference rate of $15. Poster session winners will receive a t-shirt and certificate. For more information and to submit your proposal, please visit the conference website at: http://www.ohioarchivists.org/conference/postersessions.html Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Angela O'Neal
SOA Program Co-Chair
(614) 297-2576
aoneal@ohiohistory.org
www.ohiomemory.org

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Call for Authors: Cites and Insights

Call for Authors: Cites and Insights

Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, a free web-based journal of libraries, policy, technology and media, is now accepting and inviting program and conference reports in areas appropriate for C&I's readership.

It's a chance to be published in a widely-read venue, with as little editing as possible, with a byline--and in a timely fashion (aiming for 2 to 6 weeks between receipt of reports and publication).

Full details are at http://cites.boisestate.edu/reporting.htm

If your'e not a C&I reader, take a look at one or two issues (http://cites.boisestate.edu/ will lead you to all of them); it never makes sense to contribute to a publication you don't read or understand!

And if you're unsure whether a program or conference is "appropriate," or have questions that the site doesn't answer, just drop me a line: wcc@notes.rlg.org

Thanks--and I look forward to seeing, editing, and publishing your reports!

walt crawford

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL)
2005 conference - Rethink, Retool, Risk -
Conference Location: Newark, Ohio
Conference Date: May 11-13, 2005
Deadline: January 31, 2005

The annual conference of the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians, serving Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, will be hosted by the CONSORT libraries at the Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark, Ohio, May 11-13, 2005.

The OVGTSL Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for presentations From all interested persons - librarians, paraprofessionals, library school students, and others. That explore the challenges to technical services and collection development to rethink, retool, and take risks in collaboration, workflow, and management. Possible areas include, but are not limited to:
o Consortial endeavors with other libraries or cultural institutions
o Education and training
o End user involvement
o Maximizing use of vendor services
o Partnering with library departments outside of TS
o Partnering with vendors
o Preservation & digitization
o Space / storage
o Technology
o Web-based tools
o Workflow & procedures;

That can be presented within 45 minutes (e.g. 30 minute presentation, 15 minutes for discussion).

Proposals should include the following information:

Primary presenter
Name
Affiliation
Work address
Telephone number
Email

Secondary presenters
Name
Affiliation
Work address
Title of presentation
Abstract of no more than 200 words
Equipment needs

Proposals must be received by JANUARY 31, 2005, and sent by email (MS word format for attachments, please) to Margo Warner Curl at mcurl@wooster.edu. Please indicate OVGTSL SUBMISSION in subject line.

For more information refer to the conference website:
http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/ovgtsl2005/
or to the OVGTSL website: http://www.wku.edu/Library/ovgtsl/Home.html


Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Resource -- Chapter Topics (Newsletter of the ACRL Chapters Council)

Chapter Topics: The Newsletter of the ACRL Chapters Council

Chapter Topics is published two times a year by the Chapters Council of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. It has lots of information from ACRL Chapters in the US including conference/workshop/call for papers information.

URLs:

Chapter Topics: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlchapters/chaptertopics/chaptertopics.htm

List of Chapters: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/resourcesforwork/guidetopolicies/chapter2acrl.htm#2ten

List of Meetings by date:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlchapters/meetingsdate.htm

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

CFP: American Periodicals

CALL FOR PAPERS: American Periodicals

The editors of American Periodicals invite contributions on all issues related to periodical studies, including theoretical interventions in the field, studies of specific publications or historical figures, and pedagogical approaches to working with periodicals. We are eager for essays addressing everything from the earliest colonial newspapers and nineteenth-century literary magazines to contemporary periodicals, 'zines, and electronic serials. In 2005 we will be publishing a special guest-edited issue on the Modernist Little Magazine, and we are also beginning work on a special issue for 2006-07 on comics and cartoons. Recent topics addressed in American Periodicals include Norwegian-American Christmas Annuals, the erotics of Oriental tales in the early republican magazine, and the intersections between surrealism and the fashion magazine.

Further information about the journal can be found at our website: http://www.ohiostatepress.org/Journals/AP/apmain.htm. American
Periodicals is also published electronically at ProjectMuse:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_periodicals/

American Periodicals is published twice a year, and it is the organ of the Research Society for American Periodicals. Information about the Society can be found at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ellengarvey/index1.html

Please direct all contributions and inquiries to

American Periodicals
Department of English
The Ohio State University
164 W. 17th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210

or via email to
amper@osu.edu

The deadline to be considered for publication in 2005-06 is March 31st,
but we of course accept submissions at any time for future issues.

CFP: Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

CFP: Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
Conference Location: Denver, Colorado
Conference Dates:
CFP Deadlines
January 27, 2005: Full articles, panel, and tutorial proposals due
February 10, 2005: Short articles, posters, demonstrations, and proposals for workshops due
April 5, 2005: Revision deadline for accepted articles and abstracts

URLs:

Call for Papers: http://www.jcdl2005.org/papersub.html
Conference URL: http://www.jcdl2005.org

The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. The theme of JCDL 2005 highlights the powerful role of digital libraries as cyberinfrastructure. This cyberinfrastructure has the potential to engender the creation of new tools, research methodologies, and processes that will enable scientists and learners to investigate the natural world, the social world, and the human-built environment in new and previously unimaginable ways. As global interests in computation, information management, networking, and intelligent sensing converge, the conduct of research and education will be transformed.

Call for Authors: The Encyclopedia of World Poverty

CALL FOR AUTHORS: The Encyclopedia of World Poverty

We are inviting academic editorial contributors to the Encyclopedia of World Poverty, a new reference addressing the causes, effects, and ramifications of poverty worldwide.

This comprehensive project is a three-volume encyclopedia for college, public, and high-school libraries to be published by Sage Reference in 2006. The work is made up of some 800 articles, covering all aspects of world poverty and related disciplines in the social sciences, including terms and practices, profiles of poverty by country, biographies, and descriptions of poverty-relief organizations.

Each article, ranging from 400 to 5,000 words, is signed by the contributor. The General Editor for the encyclopedia is Mehmet Odekon, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at Skidmore College. Dr. Odekon will review all the articles for academic consistency.

If you are interested in contributing to the encyclopedia, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. We are offering a free set of the 3-volume work (a $300 value) as compensation to contributors. To earn the free set, contributors need to select and write articles that total 3,000 words. This amounts to a selection of 3 to 6 articles as a minimum. The deadline for article submission is August 15, 2005.

The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we will e-mail you the Article List (Word file) from which you can select topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, the list includes Style Guidelines that detail article specifications.

If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Encyclopedia of World Poverty, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials. Thanks very much.

Geoff Golson
GOLSON BOOKS. LTD.
35 Wolf Road
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 271-6390
Email: golsonbooks@hotmail.com

CFP: Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism

Call for Papers: Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism
ocation: Michigan, United States
Call for Papers Deadline: March 15, 2005

Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: A Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Writing
September 23-25, 2005

The Gayle Morris Sweetland Writing Center invites proposals for papers or panels exploring the inter-related issues of originality, imitation, and plagiarism for students, scholars, professional writers, and readers. Papers may address such issues as theories of invention; intellectual property; plagiarism and professional ethics; imitation and replication in science writing; the history of patents, trademarks and copyright; originality/imitation and authorship; cultural differences in regard to authority and invention; the ownership of texts and free textual use; academic plagiarism policies and student honor codes; peer tutoring and writing; cultural norms and differences; internet usage and publication; and other relevant issues. Speakers will include Anis Bawarshi, Charles Bazerman, Mario Biagioli, Nicholas Delbanco, Michael Grossberg, N. Katherine Hayles, Lawrence Lessig, Daniel Okrent, Jacqueline Jones Royster, Siva Vaidhyanathan, and Martha Woodmansee.

Applicants should submit a one-page (300-word) proposal and one-page C.V.

Materials should be sent by mail to Conference 2005, Sweetland Writing Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003, or as attachments to:
Email: confswc@umich.edu

Visit the website at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/swc

Call for Papers : Symposium on Book Culture Studies

Call for Papers : Symposium on Book Culture Studies, sponsored by the
Canadian Association for the Study of Book Culture / Association Canadienne
pour l'étude de l'histoire du livre

Place: University of Western Ontario, at the annual Congress of the
Humanities and Social Sciences

Date: 31 May and 1 June, 2005.

Theme: Inside & Outside: the material book in cultural and literary contexts

The Canadian Association for the Study of Book Culture seeks paper
proposals for its conference at the Congress of the Humanities and Social
Sciences. We define book culture broadly to refer to studies in the
history of the book, literary and cultural history, historical
bibliography, etc. The Conference will offer scholars working in a broad
range of humanities and social science disciplines in Canadian universities
to meet on the common ground of studies of book and print cultures. The
conference organizers will consider papers on all periods and places, and
are looking for works that contribute to the study of written communication
by any writer, in any medium, language or genre.

Proposals should be a maximum of [250 words] and include a title and
abstract, indicating the research basis of the study as well as the
argument of the paper.

Papers may be in French or English and should not exceed 20
minutes. Please forward proposals by February 1st. Presenters must belong
to the Association.

Papers in English should be forwarded to:

Prof. Robert Brazeau
Dept. of English and Film Studies
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2E5
rbrazeau@ualberta.ca

Papers in French should be forwarded to:

Josée Vincent
Département des lettres et communications
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1
josee.vincent@usherbrooke.ca

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

CFP: Hagley Fellows Conference, "The Spectacle of Technology"

CFP: Hagley Fellows Conference, "The Spectacle of Technology"
Location: Delaware, United States
Call for Papers Deadline: December 15, 2004 (short notice by if anyone has something in the bag).

The Spectacle of Technology
Hagley Fellows Conference, March 19, 2005
Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware

The Hagley Fellows at the University of Delaware invite paper proposals for “The Spectacle of Technology,” the 2005 Hagley Fellows Conference. Stuart W. Leslie of the Johns Hopkins University will give the keynote address at this one-day conference.

The conference will explore technology as a spectacle from an historical perspective. We conceive the topic broadly to incorporate all aspects of the human relationship with large-scale, remarkable, complex, highly technical, or otherwise extraordinary technological systems. What technologies are perceived to be spectacular, as opposed to everyday, hidden, or unremarkable technologies? Which technologies have been viewed as popular, interesting, or accessible; and which technologies are considered arcane, difficult, or complex; and to whom? And how do these perceptions of technologies’ spectacle affect their development, marketing, use, and transmission? Examples of topics would include (but are not limited to): the “technological sublime;” tourism; expert subcultures (“geekery”); amusement parks; anatomical theatres; entertainment technologies (both public and private); and the public perception or reception of new technologies. Papers covering all historical periods and on regional, American, and international subjects are welcomed.

The deadline for proposals, including an 800-word abstract and a one-page CV, is December 15, 2004. We will accept some late papers, but final decisions will be made by December 17, 2004.

Hagley Fellows,
University of Delaware,
236 John Munroe Hall,
Newark, Delaware 19716

Email: hagley.fellowsconference@gmail.com

CFP-Comics And Fotonovelas - Second International Vernacular Colloquium

CFP-Comics And Fotonovelas - Second International Vernacular Colloquium
Conference Location: University of the Americas-Puebla, Mexico
Conference Date: October 26-29 2005
Deadline: March 15, 2005
Conference URL: http://www.ipsonet.org/vernacular/2005/

The Comics and Fotonovela area will accept submissions for panel and paper proposals related to the study and analysis of comics and fotonovelas. The term comics for the purpose of this conference refers to comic strips, single panel cartoons, political/editorial comics, comic books, fotonovelas/photo-comics, comic albums/graphic novel/drawn novel. Proposals related to illustrated texts and animation will also be considered.

Papers and/or panels can focus on such aspects as the war on terrorism, historical development, globalization, post-colonialism, gender issues, censorship, publication and distribution, fans and popularity, and differing attitudes towards comics. Additional topics include educational comics, approaches to using/discussing comics in an educational setting and varying theoretical approaches to analyzing comics.

Papers in English and Spanish will be accepted.

Send a brief CV.
For paper submissions, send a 300 word abstract.
For panel submissions, send a 150 word abstract describing the panel
plus a 200 word abstract for each paper (keep panels to three or
four participants).

Include requests for any audio-visual equipment needed or desired.

Send abstracts and proposals to:

Jeff Williams,
Area Chair for Comics and Fotonovelas
Second International Vernacular Colloquium
Achával Rodríguez 1146
5000 Cordoba, Argentina

email submissions preferred: jwilliams@unlar.edu.ar (make sure you put
\"Puebla Conf Submission\" in the subject line).

Call for Reviewers - Modern Language Studies

Call for Reviewers - Modern Language Studies

Modern Language Studies (MLS) would like to solicit reviews of significant, intriguing, or unusual primary source materials for its upcoming issues.

Reviews should assess and underscore those materials' importance either for various research profiles or for curricula and classroom syllabi. Reviews of scholarly editions, hypertext/internet literatures, visual culture, popular culture, and, of course, novels, short stories, poetry, plays, films, and creative non-fiction are all welcome. Interdisciplinary work is also welcome. Please send inquiries and submissions by February 1, 2005.
Inquiries and submissions should be sent to mls@susqu.edu

CFP -- College English Association of Ohio

CFP -- College English Association of Ohio
Conference Location: Columbus, Ohio
Conference Date: April 8, 2005
Deadline: February 14, 2005

The College English Association of Ohio invites panels, papers, and roundtables for our conference theme of "Partnerships in the Profession." Topics might include: articulation, licensure, two- and four- year institutions, cohorts, pedagogy, technology, composition, rhetoric, literature, secondary and post-secondary institutions, collaboration, writing centers, or other related topics. Proposals on
other topics will also be considered.

CEAO welcomes proposals from graduate students, adjunct and part-time instructors, full-time faculty, as well as individuals living/working both inside Ohio and outside Ohio.

Send proposals of 300 words or less and a 1-page C.V. by February 14, 2005 to: Juliette Schaefer at schaefej@ohiodominican.edu . All proposals submitted by the deadline will be considered.

The conference will be held on Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Jessing
Center, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio. Watch this
website for further details, registration form, driving directions, and
hotel information: http://courses.ohiodominican.edu/public/ceao

Program Co-Chairs: Juliette Schaefer (Ohio Dominican University) andCarolyn Scott (Pontifical College Josephinum) cscott@pcj.edu