CFP: ODCE 2007 (Ohio Digital Commons for Education)

CFP: ODCE 2007 (Ohio Digital Commons for Education)
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
Dates: March 4-6, 2007
Deadline: November 17, 2006

Where can faculty, administrators, librarians and technology gurus all meet to discuss learning, libraries, technology and the convergence of these activities? At the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2007 – The Convergence of Learning, Libraries and Technology Conference, of course!



Be a part of ODCE 2007! The Ohio Digital Commons for Education partners–Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center/OARnet–are seeking interactive and engaging proposals for presentations, pre-conference workshops and technology demonstrations. Proposals are sought for the following topics:

• E Squared – Effectiveness and Efficiencies

• STEM2: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine

• Who are the Learners? - Serving New Audiences

• WMP: Wireless, Mobile and Personal

• Reinventing the Learning Environment: Walking the Walk

• What’s The Buzz? – Vendor Presentations

Visit http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2007/ODCE2007.php to review the complete call for presentations or to submit a proposal. The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, November 17, 2006.

ODCE 2007 will include keynote speakers, vendor exhibits and technology demonstrations. It will be held March 4-6, 2007, at the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Online registration will be available in December.

For more information, contact Candi Clevenger (OhioLINK) at candi@ohiolink.edu

Posters needed: ACRL/NY Symposium 2006

Posters needed: ACRL/NY Symposium 2006

As the business model increasingly pervades the academy, librarians find themselves responding to a mentality that embraces the "bottom line." The 2006 ACRL/NY annual Symposium "Commercialization and the Academic Library: Mission Statement or Market Share" explores the commercialization of higher education, its impact on academic librarians, and the challenges and opportunities they face.

ACRL/NY invites you to present a poster session at the Symposium that addresses any issue related to this theme. This might be the presentation of a research study, a practical problem solving effort, or an innovative approach to addressing issues such as downsizing, shrinking budgets, and changes in organizational missions that are an outgrowth of the business
model approach.

Please email a 100-200 word description of your proposed poster session to Kris Wycisk at kwycisk@mercy.edu by October 27, 2006. Include author name(s), email and telephone contact numbers, and the title of the poster session. A limited number of poster proposals will be selected for presentation, and presenters will receive a reduced Symposium registration
rate.

The Symposium will take place in New York City at Baruch College on
Friday, December 1, 2006.

Kris Wycisk kwycisk@mercy.edu

CFP: ALA Midwinter: ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group

CFP: ALA Midwinter: ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group

The ALCTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group is tentatively scheduled to meet during ALA Midwinter in Seattle on Monday, January 22 from 8-10 a.m. Please consider submitting a proposal for presentation and discussion. I have included the charge to this Discussion Group
below. In addition to discussing topics of current interest, we offer the opportunity to share vacancy announcements in the group.

Charge: To discuss policy, implementation, quality control of bibliographic and authority records, work flow, personnel including supervision, motivation and other issues of concern to the members of the group. The group will provide a forum for discussing techniques and
exchanging information.

If you would like to submit a presentation proposal, please contact me directly.

Robert O. Ellett, Jr.
Catalog Librarian
Ike Skelton Library
Joint Forces Staff College
Voice (757)443-6405
ellettr@jfsc.ndu.edu

CFP: Laptop Institute (Memphis, Tennessee)

CFP: Laptop Institute (Memphis, Tennessee)

Date: July 15-17, 2007
Location: Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis)
Deadline: December 8, 2006

URL: http://www.laptopinstitute.com (See Call for Proposals Link on this page)

Believe it or not, it is time once again to consider presenting at next summer's Laptop Institute. This past July, over 460 administrators, teachers, and tech staff from 36 states and 8 countries shared their successes and concerns about 1:1 initiatives. Now in its 5th year, Laptop Institute 2007 will be held July 15-17 at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, TN.

Take a look at our web site - www.laptopinstitute.com - to see the latest information on our event, including the new Call for Proposals. We've added many more options to present this year, with more hands-on workshops as well as the chance to be the student in a "real" laptop classroom. We are also spotlighting edtech leaders with presentations that address the vision and philosophy of laptop programs nationwide.

The deadline for proposals is December 8. Meanwhile, please check back at our site in the next few weeks as we add both the registration and hotel reservation links. Due to overwhelming response, we had to close registration six weeks early last year, so you may want to register early to reserve your space.

Please contact me at 901-474-1029 or ljackson@lausanneschool.com if you have any questions. See you next July!

Lorrie Jackson
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, TN)
ljackson@lausanneschool.com
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Laptop Institute July 15-17, 2007
http://www.laptopinstitute.com

CFP: Journal of Internet Cataloging

CFP: Journal of Internet Cataloging

The Journal of Internet Cataloging is looking for articles on all aspects of bibliographic control of electronic resources, to be published early next year in a double issue of the journal. Topics include:

- descriptive cataloging of eresources
- electronic resource management
- case studies of technical services departments' accommodation of eresources
- MARC records and metadata schemas
- classification and subject cataloging
- education and training
- A-to-Z weblisting
- federated searching
- OPAC records and display
- automated methods of cataloging
- digital repositories

... and much more. If you would like to contribute an article on any of these topics -- or on a related topic not on this list -- please contact the editor at:

Wayne Jones
Head, Central Technical Services
Queen's University Library
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room B100A
Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 5C4
T (613) 533-2802
F (613) 533-6819
E wayne.jones@queensu.ca
http://library.queensu.ca/cts/jones.htm

Bloggers Needed at LITA National Forum

Bloggers Needed at LITA National Forum

It is that time yet again. The time of year when you receive weekly, then daily emails from me, shaking the bushes for LITA Blog volunteers.

If you are going to Forum, volunteer to take a few moments to write up one of the fantastic sessions that are planned. People unable to travel to Nashville, like poor, sad me, would love to read accounts of all the fun and learning we are missing.

You can view LITA Blog here: http://litablog.org
You can view the blog schedule here:
http://litablog.org/blog-schedule-lita-forum-2006/

If you would like to volunteer, reply to me (not the list), and tell me the name of the session you want to cover and if you are a new blogger to LITA Blog.

Policies and Procedures for Blogging on LITA Blog can be found here:
http://litablog.org/lita-blog-policies-and-procedures/

If you would like the very exciting job of volunteer wrangling for Midwinter, let me know!

Questions can be directed my way. Have a great day.

Michelle
Co-Chair and Volunteer Coordinator of LITA Blog

Michelle Boule
Social Sciences Librarian
University of Houston
713-743-9776
mlboule@uh.edu
AIM: librarianboule

Call for Articles: Unpacking the Library: Literatures and their Archives.

Call for Articles: Unpacking the Library: Literatures and their Archives.

Despite the continuing rise of memory studies in various disciplines, there is yet no consistent, comprehensive, or metacritical publication accounting for the library as a specific archival form.

Nevertheless, literatures involve, necessarily, if implicitly or symbolically, a relation to the archival forms of the text---that is, traditionally speaking, a relation to the codex and the library. This relation to textual holdings in various (metaphorical and literal) senses clearly involves often unacknowledged complexities of institutional, technical and cultural issues. Indeed, the relation between writing and the library has often been problematic: the
library may appear not only as a place of memory, security, and knowledge, but of loss, trauma, and indeterminacy. Such issues appear to be particularly apt for these times: in the context of digitisation, the traditional forms of textual accumulation seem to be in the process of their displacement and even their obsolescence.

The editor welcomes papers from postdoctoral scholars which pursue a critical analysis of literatures and their archives from a multiplicity of approaches: classical and mediaeval memory systems; literary-critical analyses of the figure of the library; philosophical encounters with literature and its texts; analyses of techniques of inscription and the history of the book; analysis of the symbolic connotations of the library from cultural studies; the appearance of textual-archival forms within historical and contemporary art; sociological accounts of literature and the library within public culture; architectural readings of the library within the built environment, etc.

The publication thus aims to cover a broad historical scope---from classical mnemonics to current issues of digitisation---via an Interdisciplinary approach, in order to provide an original and definitive text for this field of knowledge.

In the first instance, abstracts (of 500 words) or existing papers (of 7000 words aprx) should be delivered via email as Word attachments by the end of October 2006, along with a full CV. Successful applicants will be contacted in November. Final papers will be required for submission at the end of March 2007.

Please direct any correspondence or enquiries to:

Dr. Sas Mays
English, Linguistics and Visual Culture
University of Westminster
London, England
Email: s.mays@westminster.ac.uk

CFP: What is a Novel?

CFP: What is a Novel?
Deadline: October 30, 2006

Please contact email below for more information.

URL: http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~ganterg/sjureview/
Submissions URL: http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~ganterg/sjureview/submission.html

The St. John's University Humanities Review is seeking well written
articles between 8-15 double spaced pages for publication in the
journal. We are seeking submissions that continue the discourse of the
aim, purpose, and future of the novel.

Please email papers to SJUHumanities@Gmail.com.

CFP: Interdisciplinary Studies of the El Paso-Juarez Border Region

CFP: Interdisciplinary Studies of the El Paso-Juarez Border Region
(1/11/06; ACLA, Puebla, Mexico, 4/19/06-4/22/07)

"Interdisciplinary Studies of the El Paso-Juarez Border Region" at the
American Comparative Literature Association Annual Meeting in Puebla,
Mexico, April 17-19, 2007

This seminar will examine cultural theories and practices as they relate to the border cities of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua. The mode of inquiry will be interdisciplinary.

El Paso-Juarez is rarely a subject of investigation in any field of the
humanities, despite - or, perhaps, due to - its position as a international community of two million people that traverses changing geographical, political, economic and cultural borders on a daily basis. In this seminar, we will explore issues of relevance to this metropolitan area while we reflect upon the significance of area studies as a discipline.

We welcome submissions in English and Spanish from scholars in all fields of the humanities. We also welcome submissions from scholars of other regions whose work may benefit from comparisons with El Paso-Juarez. In addition to studies of individual writers and filmmakers, possible topics include acculturation, bilingualism, identity, representation, media production and exhibition, translation, rhetoric, pedagogy, and the production of historical narratives concerning the border.

Please submit abstracts by November 1 through the ACLA website, http://acla2007.complit.ucla.edu/. We welcome questions and queries
directed to Sheila Skaff at sskaff@utep.edu.

CFP: ACRL/Instruction Section (IS) Current Issue Discussion Groups (ALA Annual Conference, June 2007)

CFP: ACRL/Instruction Section (IS) Current Issue Discussion Groups (ALA Annual Conference, June 2007)

ACRL/Instruction Section (IS)
Current Issue Discussion Groups
Call for proposals for ALA Annual Conference, June 2007

URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees/webpages/discussiongroup/cfp2007.pdf

Description
Current Issue Discussion Groups provide a way for IS members to introduce instruction-related topics of current importance, to promote discussion and encourage further research.
Expectations for Current Issue Discussion Group Conveners

For the selected proposals, the proposal author(s) will serve as convener(s) and commit to
• researching the issue;
• identifying key readings, related organizations and/or programs;
• drafting an initial two-page to three-page "Current Issue Digest" summarizing findings about the issue to be posted to ILI-L at least one week before the conference and handed out at the
discussion;
• facilitating one of two “Current Issue Discussions” at the ALA Annual Conference (in
Washington, DC: June 21–27, 2007);
• revising and submitting a final "Current Issue Digest" to be posted on the IS web site within one month of the discussion; and
• distributing the final Current Issue Digest to the ILI Listserv after the ALA Conference.
• maintaining communication with the Discussion Group Steering Committee Chair throughout.

Who May Apply

Applications are welcome from any IS members.

How to Apply
Complete and submit the proposal form to the IS Current Issue Discussion Group Steering Committee cochair by October 15, 2006. The proposal form is attached. Send the completed form to Rebecca Jackson (rjackson@iastate.edu).

Contact committee co-chair Rebecca Jackson (rjackson@iastate.edu) with questions.

What to Include in the Proposal
• A clear description of the issue
• Rationale for convening a discussion on the issue
• Importance of the issue for academic instruction librarians
• Sample questions that may be used to facilitate group discussion
• Proposed strategies and structure that will maintain group discussion

The potential scope of issues includes, but is not limited to: Teaching methods; Instruction and
information technology; Assessment; Management of instruction programs; Outreach and collaboration; Research in academic information literacy. The topic should be focused enough to be covered reasonably well within the allotted time. (For example “Everything about WIKIs” would be too broad, while “Using WIKIs in Library Instruction at Academic Institutions” might be just the right scope).

Process
Selection will be based on the perceived importance and impact of the proposed topic. Additional selection criteria used in the selection process includes evaluating proposed topics for: timeliness, relevancy, currency, practicality, innovation, evidence of applicant’s knowledge, and clear focus.

Proposals must be submitted by October 15, 2006 for ALA Annual in Washington, DC. By November 30, 2006, proposal writers will be notified as to whether or not their proposal was accepted and will be assigned one of the two discussion time slots. Conveners are responsible for their own conference registration and travel expenses.

ALA Midwinter: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group

ALA Midwinter: ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group

ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group is calling for speakers for its meeting at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.

Possible areas of discussion include but are not limited to:
* evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms
* perceptions on cataloging quality of original and copy catalogers, public services staff, and end-users
* emerging concepts of "next generation catalog"
* cataloging for "hybrid" and digital libraries
* cataloging record and its elements in different contexts
* RDA and FRBR
* bibliographic control of electronic and media resources
* authority control
* training of professional/paraprofessional staff

Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional
time will be allowed for questions and answers.

Please respond directly to

Susan Matveyeva (susan.matveyeva@wichita.edu)

CFP: North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO)

CFP: North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO)

North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO)
Conference Venue: Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto,
June 14-15, 2007

Two events in one place! An organizing conference for the North American
Chapter of ISKO, and a paper session on the state of the art of Knowledge
Organization research.

Call for Participation and Call for Position Papers

Call for Participation: KO, Classification Systems, and Controlled
Vocabularies Adjust to New Technologies and Service Areas-- What are YOU
Doing? An Information Exchange Opportunity and Organizational Meeting for
the North American Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge
Organization (ISKO)

The time is ripe for enhanced communication among Knowledge Organization
researchers in North America. We are a diverse, yet committed, set of
researchers interested in asking basic and applied questions on how
knowledge is organized and how such organization can be improved through
research. As ISKO members we are also are interested in forming a North
American chapter in order to attain critical mass for KO researchers to
share research findings, mentor students and maintain continuous
conversations across the large landmass of North America. What are your
needs as a Knowledge Organization researcher? What can a North American
chapter do for your research program? Your participation in planning for a
North American chapter will serve to enrich the research infrastructure in
Knowledge Organization.

Call for Position Papers: "Knowledge Organization Research in North
America: What have we done, what are we doing, and where do we go from
here?"

North American thinkers have commented on a number of changes and
innovations in Knowledge Organization research. Beghtol, Mai, Smiraglia,
and Svenonius have all noted a shift in knowledge organization research
strategies and focus in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The task
of laying the groundwork for future work is imminent. Valuable approaches
demonstrated by current research are many and include but are not limited
to:
- contextual and ecological inquiry,
- comparative approaches to classification,
- establishing theories of instantiation and works,
- looking at the history and discourse of organization structures in order
to inform current theory and practice.

What then are the next steps? What are the salient questions? Some
possibilities include:

- Will social tagging and ontology engineering have impact on knowledge
organization, or vice versa?
- Will the economics and institutional application of information
organization structures change in the next ten years?
- Will Library of Congress cataloguing at current levels cease entirely?
- Will the Library and Archives Canada merge archival and library work
into metadata work?
- How will large-scale implementations and issues of economics affect
knowledge organization research?
- What role can legacy Knowledge Organization systems and strategy play in
the theoretical and practical development of current and future
information realities?
- Finally, what epistemological innovations and insights will shape the
next stages of Knowledge Organization research?
- Will the Pragmatists forever influence Knowledge Organization?
- Will there be another Wittgenstein?
- Will there be another Ranganathan?
- What is the impact of Rorty on our work?
- Who will be the next public intellectual from our area?

Research Papers: Proposals should include a title, and be no more than
1500 words long. Proposals situated in the extant literature of knowledge
organization will be given preference. Proposals may be submitted in
English or French.

Position Papers: Proposals should include a title, and be no more than
1500 words long. Proposals with clearly articulated theoretical grounding
and methodology, and those that report on completed or ongoing research
will be given preference. Diverse perspectives and methodologies are
welcome. Proposals may be submitted in English or French.

Publication: All accepted papers will appear online. The most
highly-ranked papers will, with permission of the authors, be published,
in full, in a North American theme issue of Knowledge Organization.

Doctoral students are especially invited to submit proposals for the
conference.

Deadline for proposals is January 31, 2007. Proposals, including the
name(s) of the author(s), complete mailing and e-mail addresses, telephone
and fax numbers, should be sent electronically (Word or RTF) to Kathryn
LaBarre: klabarre@uiuc.edu. Proposals will be refereed by the Program
Committee. Authors will be notified of the committee’s decision no later
than February 28, 2007. All presenters must register for the conference.
Papers to appear as full text in the electronic proceedings must be
submitted no later than May 14, 2007.

Updates and conference information may be found at the conference website:
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/users/iskona.

Richard P. Smiraglia, Professor
Editor-in-Chief, Knowledge Organization
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville NY 11548 USA
(516) 299-2174 voice
(516) 299-4168 fax
Richard.Smiraglia@liu.edu

Call for Participation - EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Research Forum (ALA Annual 2007)

Call for Participation - EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Research Forum (ALA Annual 2007)

The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee is holding its first annual Research Poster Session and Discussion Forum during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The forum seeks to provide beginning and established researchers an opportunity to present research in progress, and receive collaborative feedback on their work and recommendations for future publishing.

Attendees to the forum will find an arena for discussion and networking with their colleagues interested in research-related issues and trends in the profession.

The committee will use a blind review process. A subcommittee of five members will act as reviewers.

Proposal submission instructions

1. Proposals should be two pages.

2. The first page should include:
· Date of submission
· Name of applicant(s)
· Institution(s)
· Applicant address(es)
· Phone number(s)
· Email address(es)
· Title of the proposal

3. The second page should include:
· Title of the proposal
· Statement of the research question
· Research goals and objectives
· Description of the methodology
· Conclusions
· Format
· Double-spaced
· 12 pt. font
· One inch margins

4. Email or mail your submissions by December 15, 2006 to

Melissa Cast
University of Nebraska at Omaha
University Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68182
mcast@mail.unomaha.edu

Selection criteria

1. Measure and/or investigate library and information aspects in the fields of communication, psychology, social work and education.

2. Represent an original research project.

3. Clearly identify what stage in the research project has been completed and estimate a timeline for the remainder of the project.

4. Be of current interest to the membership of EBSS.

Note: Research that has been previously published or accepted for publication by December 1, 2006 will not be considered.

Melissa Cast
Reference/Education Librarian
University of Nebraska at Omaha Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68182-0237
402-554-3130
fax 402-554-3215
mcast@mail.unomaha.edu

CFP: Indigenous Knowledge conference - Information Ethics Roundtable 2007

CFP: Indigenous Knowledge conference - Information Ethics Roundtable 2007

Theme:
Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Property:
The Ethics of Cultural and Environmental Sovereignty and Stewardship

University of Arizona
March 23-25, 2007

The Information Ethics Roundtable will hold its Fifth Annual Meeting at the University of Arizona, March 23-25, 2007. Every year the roundtable brings together researchers from several different disciplines (e. g., philosophy, library and information science, communications, public administration, anthropology, law) to discuss the ethical issues surrounding access to information, information privacy, intellectual property, intellectual freedom, and censorship.

The theme of this year's meeting is Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Property. Possible topics include: the rights of indigenous peoples to control knowledge that they have discovered or created (e.g., traditional medicines, native symbols, songs, rituals); the rights of indigenous peoples to control information about themselves; the ethical dimensions of gathering information about and from indigenous peoples (e.g. through anthropological, biological, or historical research); the relevance of standard justifications for limiting information access, such as secrecy, privacy, and intellectual property, to questions of indigenous cultural property; the implications of environmental ethics in relation to questions of indigenous knowledge and cultural property; how control over physical artifacts of indigenous peoples can have an impact on the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and information; indigenous information stewardship and information professionals (e.g., librarians, archivists, museum directors).

Those wishing to present their research at this conference should submit an extended abstract of 1000-1200 words excluding notes and references and prepared for blind review. Abstracts should be in rtf or word document format and should be sent as an attachment to kmathies@email.arizona.edu. Deadline for abstracts is December 1, 2006. Authors will be informed whether their papers are accepted by January 1, 2006. For further information about the Roundtable, see our website at http://www.sir.arizona.edu/ier/
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CFP: ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)

CFP: ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter)

The ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group is tentatively scheduled to meet at ALA Midwinter in Seattle on Saturday, January 20, at 1:30-3:30. Please consider submitting a proposal for presentation and discussion. I've included the charge to this Discussion Group below.

Charge: To discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after the initial cataloging has been performed. In this respect, catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book or on-line. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs.

Ann O'Bryan, chair
Catalog Management DG
Head, Bibliographic and Metadata Services
IUPUI University Library
Indianapolis, IN 46202
aobryan@iupui.edu
317-278-7836

Bohdan S. Wynar/ALISE Research Paper Competition 2007

Bohdan S. Wynar/ALISE Research Paper Competition 2007

DEADLINE - October 2, 2006

The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2007 Research Paper Competition. The purpose of this award is to further stimulate the communication of research at ALISE annual meetings. Research papers concerning any aspect of library and information science are eligible. This competition is not limited to research regarding LIS education. Any research methodology is acceptable. Up to two winning papers may be selected; an honorarium of $2500 will be awarded to the author(s) of each paper. In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be awarded for the paper. At least one applicant in a group must be a personal member of ALISE as of the deadline date.

Only one research paper will be considered from each entrant; multiple entries by the same author will not be accepted. The same author may submit for both the Research Grant Award and the Research Papers Competition; however, the same work cannot be submitted for both categories.

A. Papers must represent completed research not previously
published. However, the manuscript may have been submitted and be in process for publication.
B. Papers, including abstract and references, must not exceed 25
double-spaced pages (6,000 words), should have one inch margins and be in 12 point font.
C. Research papers completed in the pursuit of master's and
doctoral studies (e.g. theses, seminar papers, and dissertations) are not eligible for entry. Research utilizing data gathered by a master's or doctoral student is eligible unless the research report is taken directly from a paper submitted for degree requirements. Papers which are spin-offs of such research are eligible for entry.
D. Papers generated as a result of a research grant or other source
of funding are eligible for the competition.
E. Two title pages must be sent. One with, and one without, author
names(s) and institution. Both title pages should carry the name of the competition for which the paper is being submitted.

Judging
The papers will be judged by the Research Committee with the assistance of additional ALISE members in those cases where the research topic or methodology warrant. All reviewing is blind. Research papers will be judged on the following criteria:
A. Significance of the research problem.
B. Presentation of the relevant literature.
C. Design of the study (i.e., appropriateness of methodology,
selection of specific techniques and/or tests).
D. Conduct of the study (i.e., application of methods of data collection).
E. Analysis and presentation of the data (i.e., quality of
analysis, logic of findings).
F. Appropriateness of the conclusions.

Papers will be disqualified if they exhibit one or more of the
following:
Lack of adherence to submission requirements Submission of paper for the wrong award Poor quality in the writing Poor organization of material

The committee reserves the right to select no winning paper if in its judgment none of the papers are considered satisfactory.

The winner(s) of the award are expected to present a summary of their paper at the 2007 ALISE annual meeting.
Papers must be received no later than October 2, 2006. They should be emailed as an attachment in Word format to

Dr. Allyson Carlyle
University of Washington
Chair, Bohdan S. Wynar / ALISE Research Paper Competition acarlyle@u.washington.edu

CFP: Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) 1st annual Educational Technology Research Symposium

CFP: Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) 1st annual Educational Technology Research Symposium

CFP URL: http://www.tcea.org/symposium/Papers.htm
Deadline: October 30, 2006 (NEW DATE)

The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) announces its first annual Educational Technology Research Symposium. This two day event will be held February 5-6, 2007 in Austin, Texas. The symposium will provide an opportunity for educational technology researchers to present formal papers in educational technology areas. The Symposium Web site is at http://www.tcea.org/symposium/.

The Call for Papers is now open. Please go to http://www.tcea.org/symposium/Papers.htm for full information on submitting a paper for consideration. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings book and on an accompanying CD. Selected papers may be invited to be published in the TechEdge, TCEA's quarterly journal. The deadline for submitting papers is October 6, 2006.

Note: The registration fee for the Symposium also entitles registrants to attend the TCEA Annual Convention and Exposition, Into the Next Dimension, February 7-9, 2007 at no extra cost. Nearly 10,000 educators will descend on Austin, Texas to learn about new technologies, sharpen their skills, and network during the convention.

Please forward this announcement to your friends and colleagues who might be interested in submitting a paper.

Want to help? If you are willing to volunteer to be a reviewer for conference paper submissions, please send me an e-mail at the address below. Full details will be sent to you.

I hope to see you at TCEA's Educational Technology Research Symposium.

Sincerely,

John T. Thompson, Ph.D.
Conference Chair
thompsjt@buffalostate.edu

Call for Reviewers: TER (Technology Electronic Reviews)

Call for Reviewers: TER (Technology Electronic Reviews)

The editors of TER are pleased to announce a new list of books available to qualified reviewers. Please rank your selections in decreasing order of preference and reviews will be assigned on a first-come/first-served basis. In about a week, the first round of assignments will be made and there may be a second round if any books remain unreviewed. Current available books are listed below.

Review due date: In order to plan the publication schedule, TER requests reviewers complete their review within two months of receiving the book by post. More specific information for reviewers is available at: http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ter/contributors.htm .

Please put TER in the subject line of your email to Michael Yunkin (michael.yunkin@unlv.edu) indicating your selections.

Thank you for volunteering your time to this project.

Michael Yunkin
TER Reviewer Relations Editor
http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ter/tertechnology.htm

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Book list:

1.Babbin, Jacob, et al 2006 Security Log Management: Identifying Patterns in the Chaos Rockland, MA: Syngress

2.Fields, Duane K, et. al 2006 IntelliJ IDEA in Action Greenwich, CT: Manning

3.Hassell, Jonathan 2006 Learning Windows Server 2003 Sebastapol, CA: O'Reilly

4.Kopper, Karl 2006 Linux Enterprise Cluster San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press

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CFP: 48th Annual ACRL/Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference

CFP: 48th Annual ACRL/Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference

From Here to Ephemerality: Fugitive Sources in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Baltimore, Maryland
Tuesday, June 19th to Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Deadline: October 16, 2007

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), seeks proposals for short papers related to the theme of its 2007 Preconference, "From Here to Ephemerality: Fugitive Sources in Libraries, Archives, and Museums."

The preconference will address various aspects of the topic of ephemera in libraries, archives, and museums. Ephemera collections have traditionally been neglected by institutions and have been underused by scholars; they provide unique challenges in cataloging, preservation, and access. The preconference will explore these issues and uncover the value of building and using ephemera collections to their full potential. It will encompass: notions of ephemerality; the scholarly uses of ephemera; dealers' perspectives on ephemera; collecting and collectors of ephemera; and the care and management of ephemera collections in institutions. The term
"ephemera" includes a broad range of materials and disciplines, making this preconference particularly attractive to a variety of potential attendees, including librarians, curators, archivists, printing historians, collectors, dealers, and scholars.

This is a call for short papers. Short papers are scholarly research papers that further examine aspects of the preconference theme. A variety of subjects might be explored in a short paper, for example:

-Conceptual definitions and considerations of ephemera
-Electronic ephemera
-Other "non-traditional" ephemera, including events such as performances
-Ephemera from the perspective of printing/publishing history
-Specific types of ephemera
-Specific collections or collectors of ephemera
-Ephemera relating to underrepresented groups and culturally diverse collections
-The role of women and children in collecting ephemera
-Ephemera and the study of history
-Ephemera and the trade
-Various aspects of the management of ephemera in institutions
-Traditional neglect of ephemera by institutions
-Ephemera as an aspect of hidden collections
-The pedagogical uses of ephemera

Each paper selected will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation. Papers will be presented in small group sessions, and audience response will be encouraged.

Proposals should not exceed 250 words, and should be submitted by October 16, 2006 to Henry Raine, Chair, RBMS 2007 Preconference Program Planning Committee by e-mail at Raine@nyhistory.org or by post at The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Proposals should include title of presentation, author's name and affiliation, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address. Decisions and notification about proposals will be made by December 1, 2006.

Submissions are encouraged from all interested parties, including graduate students in relevant disciplines. Funding is not available from RBMS to support travel costs.

Henry Raine
Head of Library Technical Services
The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024

Voice: (212) 485-9257 ~ Fax: (212) 875-1591
Email: HRaine@nyhistory.org

CFP: Special Libraries Association 2007 Meeting

CFP: Special Libraries Association 2007 Meeting
Location: Denver, Colorado
Date: June 3-6, 2007

Please post to your chapter or division listserve this Call for Papers to be presented at Annual Conference in Denver 2007.

The Contributed Papers sessions allow our members to share their expertise, research interests, or practical applications with all our members. Their papers are posted on the SLA website where others may benefit from their research.

Please encourage our SLA members to participate by submitting a brief proposal, due December 8. For details, see the Call for Papers full page announcement in August's Information Outlook, page 14; or visit this website:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2007/callforpapers/index.cfm

To see recent papers presented, visit these archived sites:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/conference/papers.cfm
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2005/contribpapers/index.cfm

Thank you!
Martha McPhail
Chair, Contributed Papers 2007
mmcphail@rohan.sdsu.edu