Call for Papers: Special Issue on Contextual Metadata: Journal of Library Metadata
Overview: The general aim of this special issue of the Journal of Library Metadata is to assess and present practices and research on contextual metadata as a component of a metadata framework. Contextual metadata can be found in a variety of metadata systems and in all environments that maintain metadata. The guest editor seeks to outline the major issues, challenges, applications and tools, standards, guidelines, and documentation practices for contextual metadata.
Topics: Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Definitions of contextual metadata
* The influence of community on contextual metadata (e.g., disciplines, specific community-driven structures, task-oriented structures, and cross-community applications)
* Contextual metadata standards
* Contextual metadata as a component of other standards
* Dynamic and/or static contextual metadata
* Automatic contextual metadata generation from existing data
* Use and usability of contextual metadata for relevance ranking and selection
* Content analyses of contextual metadata to determine best practices
* Semantic practices in constructing contextual metadata
* Quality metrics for contextual metadata
* Centralization and decentralization of contextual metadata
Submission Procedure: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before, March 31, 2011, a proposal (up to 1000 words) clearly explaining the objectives and concerns of his or her proposed article. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified shortly about the status of their proposals. Full manuscripts (3000-7000 words) are expected to be submitted by July 10, 2011. All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Guest Editor: Dr. Katherine M. Wisser, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College. Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to the guest editor at following addresses: katherine.wisser@simmons.edu
"The Journal of Library Metadata is the exclusive forum for the latest research, innovations, news, and expert views about all aspects of metadata applications in libraries and about the role of metadata in information retrieval. This focused journal comprehensively discusses practical, applicable information that libraries can effectively use in their own information discovery environments. Specialized knowledge, the latest technology, and top research are presented pertaining specifically to evolving metadata use in libraries." More information about Journal of Library Metadata can be found online: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792306902~link=cover
Friday, March 04, 2011
Call for Chapter Proposals – Advances in Librarianship, Volume 35 (Contexts for Assessment and Outcome Evaluation in Librarianship)
Call for Chapter Proposals – Advances in Librarianship, Volume 35 (Contexts for Assessment and Outcome Evaluation in Librarianship)
Assessment and outcomes evaluation has become increasingly important in librarianship. Although initially used mostly in educational contexts to measure student learning, the strategy has migrated to other contexts such as hiring and employee development, overall organizational and institutional successes, measuring the outcomes of projects and operational changes, and self assessment at the personal level. This growing emphasis is in part is due to increasingly stringent requirements of government agencies and to foundations and funding agencies wanting to ensure that their funds are used effectively to improve services and operations. In addition, the current economic climate and retrenchments in non-profit agencies such as colleges, university and public libraries, have raised the need for assessment and outcomes evaluation to a critical level.
This volume of Advances in Librarianship will focus not on the how of doing them, but rather on their successes and failures in various contexts in which these tools have been and will be used.
Topics of interest for proposed chapters about assessment and outcomes evaluation can include, but are not limited to, the following:
Please submit chapter proposals by the end of July 2011 to series editor Anne Woodsworth: awoodsworth@emeraldinsight.com
Author guidelines and further information on the Advances in Librarianship series can be found on the website at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=0065-2830
Questions or comments should be addressed to the Editor and submitted via e-mail to: awoodsworth@emeraldinsight.com
Schedule of due dates:
Proposal outlines: July 31, 2011
First drafts: December 1, 2012
Revised drafts: March 1, 2012
Kind regards,
Diane Heath
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
dheath@emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
- Outcomes evaluation and assessment cases and applications in all settings such as education for librarianship, libraries and other information services analyzing their impact, results and effectiveness;
- Models or case studies specifically developed or adapted to accommodate digital environments;
- Studies and research of their usage in various contexts such as library and information science operations;
- Usage in special and on-going funding requests to governments, foundations and other funding sources;
- Assessment cases or models used in developing software, searching tools, and other electronic applications such as social media;
- Self assessment cases used by employers of librarians and library and information faculty members;
- Use of outcomes evaluation and assessment in hiring and promotion in libraries;
- Studies of the successes of using outcomes evaluation and assessment in tenure decisions in teaching environments;
- Assessment from within and without the library, viz. the virtual library and digital services within the physical library;
- The role of end users in assessment and outcomes evaluation undertakings;
- Views on how to keep assessment and outcomes evaluation dynamic and relevant in times of rapid change;
- Best practices in using assessment and outcomes evaluation which are both quantitative and qualitative;
- Exploration of the relationships between research and assessment;
- The extent to which rubrics used in measuring outcomes and assessment have been and are being standardized;
- Community needs assessments as part of, or prequels to, strategic planning for collections, spaces and services in all types of libraries;
- The impact of assessment on changes in the fields of library and information science.
Please submit chapter proposals by the end of July 2011 to series editor Anne Woodsworth: awoodsworth@emeraldinsight.com
Author guidelines and further information on the Advances in Librarianship series can be found on the website at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=0065-2830
Questions or comments should be addressed to the Editor and submitted via e-mail to: awoodsworth@emeraldinsight.com
Schedule of due dates:
Proposal outlines: July 31, 2011
First drafts: December 1, 2012
Revised drafts: March 1, 2012
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
CALL FOR PAPERS: THE PUBLIC HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CALL FOR PAPERS: THE PUBLIC HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 11 -14 SEPTEMBER 2011, COLUMBIA, SC
What role does history play in the general public’s understanding of science and technology? History is often the tool for hooking audiences and making science relevant to daily life. From anecdotal introductions to sidebars in science textbooks, history plays an important, but often unexamined role, in explaining science to broad audiences. Most people first encounter the history of science and technology in their K‐12 science classes – their only formal science training – even if it is incidental and unrecognized. They continue to encounter the history of science and technology through a variety of informal venues: museums, libraries, television documentaries, and popular science writing.
The University of South Carolina will host a conference September 11‐14 to address the interaction of history, science, and the public. This conference seeks to examine: What role does the history of science play in the public’s understanding of science and technology? What is the role of museums, libraries, television documentaries, and popular writing in educating audiences about science? How can historians of science and technology best interact with science policy makers? What can university history departments and public history programs do to teach future science popularizers and educators?
The conference will open on Sunday afternoon with a reception and exhibit opening at McKissick Museum. The conference will continue on Monday and Tuesday with traditional paper panels and roundtable discussions. On Wednesday, there will be two half‐day workshops. The first, led by Ann Johnson, will focus on histories of emerging technologies, particularly in policy contexts. The second, led by Allison Marsh, will focus on museums, material culture, and training public historians. Potential themes to address include:
History of Science and public policy
History of scientific education and scientific literacy
Library collections and the history of science
Technologies of conservation of museum artifacts
Opportunities for digital technologies in public history
Journalism and writing in the history of science for the “general,” non‐academic audience
The role of federal government agencies in supporting the history of science
The value of internships in training scholars to use material culture in their research
How does the history of medicine affect current decisions about care?
The place of history in discussions about emerging technologies in policy and public understanding contexts
Keynote speakers include:
Robert Bud, The Science Museum, London
Sharon Babaian, Canada Science and Technology Museum
Peter Liebhold, National Museum of American History
Zuoyue Wang, California State University, Pomona
Deadline for Proposals: April 15, 2011. Accepted presenters will be notified by May 10, 2011
Conference organizers will accept both individual paper proposals and panel proposals. Alternative formats, such as roundtable discussions or object‐based interactive discussions, are encouraged. Proposals should be no more than one page long and should be accompanied by a one page CV. Email proposals as a single pdf document to Allison Marsh, marsha@mailbox.sc.edu. Please list “PHoST Proposal” in the subject line. Limited travel support is available for graduate students, junior, and independent scholars.
If seeking travel funds, please include in your proposal a budget and justification for your transportation costs. Students must include a brief letter of support from their advisors confirming their status as graduate students and indicating how the conference will enhance their studies.
Conference papers will be considered for possible publication as an edited volume.
Conference Organizers: Ann Johnson and Allison Marsh.
We would also like to draw your attention to the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, September 15‐17, 2011 at Georgia Tech’s Global Learning Center. Atlanta is only a 3 – 4 hour drive or short flight from Columbia. For more information about the Atlanta conference, see their website at http://www.atlantaconference.org/.
What role does history play in the general public’s understanding of science and technology? History is often the tool for hooking audiences and making science relevant to daily life. From anecdotal introductions to sidebars in science textbooks, history plays an important, but often unexamined role, in explaining science to broad audiences. Most people first encounter the history of science and technology in their K‐12 science classes – their only formal science training – even if it is incidental and unrecognized. They continue to encounter the history of science and technology through a variety of informal venues: museums, libraries, television documentaries, and popular science writing.
The University of South Carolina will host a conference September 11‐14 to address the interaction of history, science, and the public. This conference seeks to examine: What role does the history of science play in the public’s understanding of science and technology? What is the role of museums, libraries, television documentaries, and popular writing in educating audiences about science? How can historians of science and technology best interact with science policy makers? What can university history departments and public history programs do to teach future science popularizers and educators?
The conference will open on Sunday afternoon with a reception and exhibit opening at McKissick Museum. The conference will continue on Monday and Tuesday with traditional paper panels and roundtable discussions. On Wednesday, there will be two half‐day workshops. The first, led by Ann Johnson, will focus on histories of emerging technologies, particularly in policy contexts. The second, led by Allison Marsh, will focus on museums, material culture, and training public historians. Potential themes to address include:
History of Science and public policy
History of scientific education and scientific literacy
Library collections and the history of science
Technologies of conservation of museum artifacts
Opportunities for digital technologies in public history
Journalism and writing in the history of science for the “general,” non‐academic audience
The role of federal government agencies in supporting the history of science
The value of internships in training scholars to use material culture in their research
How does the history of medicine affect current decisions about care?
The place of history in discussions about emerging technologies in policy and public understanding contexts
Keynote speakers include:
Robert Bud, The Science Museum, London
Sharon Babaian, Canada Science and Technology Museum
Peter Liebhold, National Museum of American History
Zuoyue Wang, California State University, Pomona
Deadline for Proposals: April 15, 2011. Accepted presenters will be notified by May 10, 2011
Conference organizers will accept both individual paper proposals and panel proposals. Alternative formats, such as roundtable discussions or object‐based interactive discussions, are encouraged. Proposals should be no more than one page long and should be accompanied by a one page CV. Email proposals as a single pdf document to Allison Marsh, marsha@mailbox.sc.edu. Please list “PHoST Proposal” in the subject line. Limited travel support is available for graduate students, junior, and independent scholars.
If seeking travel funds, please include in your proposal a budget and justification for your transportation costs. Students must include a brief letter of support from their advisors confirming their status as graduate students and indicating how the conference will enhance their studies.
Conference papers will be considered for possible publication as an edited volume.
Conference Organizers: Ann Johnson and Allison Marsh.
We would also like to draw your attention to the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, September 15‐17, 2011 at Georgia Tech’s Global Learning Center. Atlanta is only a 3 – 4 hour drive or short flight from Columbia. For more information about the Atlanta conference, see their website at http://www.atlantaconference.org/.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Call for papers: Library Hi Tech
Call for papers: Library Hi Tech
Library Hi Tech is looking for articles specifically on the following topics:
-- Plagiarism and libraries: specific case studies or software tools / tests are of special interest.
-- Libraries using tablets: new applications and studies.
-- Persuasive Technology in libraries
While interest in these topics is ongoing, authors are encouraged to send a proposal by 31 March 2011. Potential due dates are 31 May and 31 July. Please write to lht.editorial.staff@googlemail.com.
Other topics related to libraries and technology are of course welcome too.
Library Hi Tech is a peer-reviewed, ISI-indexed scholarly journal published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Call for Contributors: Against the Grain Column on vendors and librarians who shifted ranks
Call for Contributors: Against the Grain Column on vendors and librarians who shifted ranks
I'm editing a column in ATG entitled "The Grass is Often Greener." I'm looking for contributions from vendor types who have moved into librarianship or librarians who have joined the vendor ranks. Please
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Forrest E. Link
Acquisitions Librarian
The College of New Jersey
609.771.2412
609.637.5177(fax)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly
Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly
Featured Editors: Alys Jordan and Matt Buckley
We are looking for Research Manuscripts which are between 2000-5000 words that address some of the following questions:
1. What are the best methods for successful instruction in a virtual environment?
2. What are the most effective instruction practices, methods, and strategies for this environment?
3. What instructional design processes, techniques, and technology are the most successful in developing high quality Web-based distance education courses?
4. How do we support students’ academic needs in this environment to ensure their success?
5. What are the most innovative uses of technology to deliver courses in this environment?
Ideal contributors will be those who teach Web-based distance education courses or who are responsible for various elements of these courses. This can include faculty, librarians, administrators, instructional designers, graduate students, and various other academic personnel. Please identify your submission with keyword in the subject heading of your email: DISTANCE-4.
Manuscript format and guidelines are available here: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
Submit Manuscript to academicexchange@yahoo.com and in the subject heading indicate: DISTANCE-4
Deadline:
Winter 2012 edition deadline is November 30, 2011.
(alys.jordan@nova.edu) or Matt Buckley (mbuckley@nova.edu), http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/4distance.htm
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Journal of Library Innovation: Call for Review Authors
Journal of Library Innovation: Call for Review Authors
The editors of the Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI) are seeking librarians, library staff, and library school students to review materials such as books, conferences, and computer applications. Our reviews are designed to provide library professionals with information about items containing new and innovative ideas to try in their
libraries or in their professional development endeavors. If you are interested in writing reviews, please email a writing sample to Reviews Section Editor Samantha Gust at gust@niagara.edu. Please share this email with colleagues who might be interested as well.
For further information about JOLI, please visit: http://www.libraryinnovation.org
Journal of Library Innovation is published by the Western New York Library Resources Council, Buffalo NY. http://www.wnylrc.org
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
CFP: The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances Special Issue on Library Marketing and Strategic Market Planning
CFP: The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances Special Issue on Library Marketing and Strategic Market Planning
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances will be publishing a special issue on library marketing and strategic market planning. TBL is an Emerald publication that explores the business management side of libraries and it’s role in their success. The editor of this special issue is looking for articles that consider, theoretically or practically, the role marketing and marketing strategy plays in the success and viability of library organizations of all kinds. Articles can be of any length and should feature new or innovative ideas regarding the idea of marketing the library and its services in ways that promote value, aid in the implementation of strategic plans or promote more effective delivery of patron/customer need. Preference will be given to articles that explore the applicability of sales and marketing ideas in non-library environments that inform and bolster what we collectively know about library marketing, in order to consider it in a fresh way. Ideal topics include:
• Community-based social marketing
• Sales and personal selling in library environments
• Social networks and library marketing
• Selling or marketing non-tangibles
• Services marketing strategy and planning
• Applying POS and retail concepts to library marketing
• Merchandising
• Value creation
• Customer orientation
• Consumer behavior
• Market research strategies
• Marketing virtual library services
• Focus groups, surveys and best practices for understanding patrons
• Selling the library to cultivate/raise funds
• Cost-benefit analysis of services, materials etc.
• New product/service development
• Non-revenue based conceptual sales
• Preference marketing
• Benefit driven marketing
• Market planning and innovation
• Strategic planning and the marketing function
• The role of selling in library promotions
If you are interested in contributing, please send the editor your name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2011 with priority attention given to earlier submissions. Articles would be due to the editor by August 1, 2011 and submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tbl. Any questions can be directed to the special edition’s editor at mgerman@calstatela.edu. Thank you.
Michael Germano
California State University, Los Angeles
mgerman@calstatela.edu
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances will be publishing a special issue on library marketing and strategic market planning. TBL is an Emerald publication that explores the business management side of libraries and it’s role in their success. The editor of this special issue is looking for articles that consider, theoretically or practically, the role marketing and marketing strategy plays in the success and viability of library organizations of all kinds. Articles can be of any length and should feature new or innovative ideas regarding the idea of marketing the library and its services in ways that promote value, aid in the implementation of strategic plans or promote more effective delivery of patron/customer need. Preference will be given to articles that explore the applicability of sales and marketing ideas in non-library environments that inform and bolster what we collectively know about library marketing, in order to consider it in a fresh way. Ideal topics include:
• Community-based social marketing
• Sales and personal selling in library environments
• Social networks and library marketing
• Selling or marketing non-tangibles
• Services marketing strategy and planning
• Applying POS and retail concepts to library marketing
• Merchandising
• Value creation
• Customer orientation
• Consumer behavior
• Market research strategies
• Marketing virtual library services
• Focus groups, surveys and best practices for understanding patrons
• Selling the library to cultivate/raise funds
• Cost-benefit analysis of services, materials etc.
• New product/service development
• Non-revenue based conceptual sales
• Preference marketing
• Benefit driven marketing
• Market planning and innovation
• Strategic planning and the marketing function
• The role of selling in library promotions
If you are interested in contributing, please send the editor your name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2011 with priority attention given to earlier submissions. Articles would be due to the editor by August 1, 2011 and submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tbl. Any questions can be directed to the special edition’s editor at mgerman@calstatela.edu. Thank you.
Michael Germano
California State University, Los Angeles
mgerman@calstatela.edu
Call for Papers -- CCQ Special Issue
Call for Papers -- CCQ Special Issue
A special issue of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly will be devoted to the experiences of catalog and metadata librarians at formal and informal RDA test sites during the recent U.S. testing phase. We invite submissions from professionals in cataloging and metadata, as well as other related disciplines. Submissions should address an aspect related to the RDA test, including but not limited to implementation, teaching, and training.
The guest editors of the special issue, Drs. Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis and Robert O. Ellett, Jr., welcome the submission of papers for consideration. Instructions for authors can be found at http://www.informaworld.com/0163-9374. The deadline for submissions is May 16, 2011. To submit a paper, please use the ScholarOne submission system.
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is dedicated to gathering and sharing information in the field of bibliographic organization. This highly respected journal considers the full spectrum of creation, content, management, use, and usability of bibliographic records and catalogs, including the principles, functions, and techniques of descriptive cataloging; the wide range of methods of subject analysis and classification;
provision of access for all formats of materials; and policies, planning, and issues connected to the effective use of bibliographic data in catalogs and discovery tools. The journal welcomes papers of practical application as well as scholarly research. All manuscripts are peer reviewed. Once published, papers are widely available
through Taylor & Francis’ Informaworld database and other outlets.
CFP: Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
CFP: Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group
Theme: Libraries Providing Integration, Innovation and Information for Women
URL: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/calls-for-papers/libraries-providing-integration-innovation-and-information-for-women
The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA Congress in Puerto Rico
Scope / Objectives of the Session
The session aims to provide case studies illustrating how libraries and information centres are responding tothe needs of women around the world,providing services for the benefit of women, and helping them to survive the current world economic crisis. Papers can cover a wide range of related areas including:
* Which role are libraries and information centres playing in supporting access to information for the empowerment of women within their local communities?
* Are libraries providing services and access to information and knowledge (to health information, lCT, literacy skills, confidence building training, etc) specially aimed at girls / women, and what is the impact of those services on them and the whole community?
* How are public libraries supporting women who are loosing their jobs as a result of the recession?
* Are there any specific programmes assisting women migrant workers to acquire new skills, access services, communicate with their families, etc?
* Are libraries and information centres working in partnership with other organisations to support women?
Submission Guidelines
Proposals to be submitted by email to wilsig@googlemail.com including:
* Title of the paper
* Abstract of approximately 100 words, summarising the paper
* Speaker's name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address and brief biographical note.
Proposals will be reviewed by a selection panel chaired by the Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group Convener.
IFLA has first publication rights to papers selected.
Conference presentations can be made in English or Spanish. They will be no longer than 20 minutes, with extra time for questions at the end of the session.
Letters of invitation can be issued to presenters upon request.
Deadlines
1st March 2011: Submission of abstracts
15th March 2011: Notification of acceptance / rejection
1st May 2011: Submission of full text
Submissions
All proposals must be in before 1 March 2011.
Please note
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Congress Attendance Grants
The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.
Theme: Libraries Providing Integration, Innovation and Information for Women
URL: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/calls-for-papers/libraries-providing-integration-innovation-and-information-for-women
The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA Congress in Puerto Rico
Scope / Objectives of the Session
The session aims to provide case studies illustrating how libraries and information centres are responding tothe needs of women around the world,providing services for the benefit of women, and helping them to survive the current world economic crisis. Papers can cover a wide range of related areas including:
* Which role are libraries and information centres playing in supporting access to information for the empowerment of women within their local communities?
* Are libraries providing services and access to information and knowledge (to health information, lCT, literacy skills, confidence building training, etc) specially aimed at girls / women, and what is the impact of those services on them and the whole community?
* How are public libraries supporting women who are loosing their jobs as a result of the recession?
* Are there any specific programmes assisting women migrant workers to acquire new skills, access services, communicate with their families, etc?
* Are libraries and information centres working in partnership with other organisations to support women?
Submission Guidelines
Proposals to be submitted by email to wilsig@googlemail.com including:
* Title of the paper
* Abstract of approximately 100 words, summarising the paper
* Speaker's name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address and brief biographical note.
Proposals will be reviewed by a selection panel chaired by the Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group Convener.
IFLA has first publication rights to papers selected.
Conference presentations can be made in English or Spanish. They will be no longer than 20 minutes, with extra time for questions at the end of the session.
Letters of invitation can be issued to presenters upon request.
Deadlines
1st March 2011: Submission of abstracts
15th March 2011: Notification of acceptance / rejection
1st May 2011: Submission of full text
Submissions
All proposals must be in before 1 March 2011.
Please note
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Congress Attendance Grants
The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.
Monday, February 21, 2011
CFP: Library Buildings and Equipment Section & Information Technology Section
CFP: Library Buildings and Equipment Section & Information Technology Section
Theme: The Effect of Technologies on Library Design: building the 21st century library
10-11 August 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Technology provides a tool for the delivery of library service. Technology also shapes and limits how service can be delivered. The effective library building supports changing service patterns, changing modes of service delivery, and changing technological applications.
The IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment, with the support of the Information Technology Standing Committee, offers this satellite workshop in advance of the 2011 IFLA World Library and Information Congress to explore the ways technology impacts library service today, and, more specifically, how our buildings have responded to those changes in recent projects and how our buildings will have to designed to respond to future changes.
Sessions will be organized around the following topics:
Impact of technology in support of library operations
New operational patterns such as self-service circulation, automated materials handling, mobile staff service desks, and automated materials dispensing kiosks are changing how basic library work routines occur.
* How have service patterns changed in light of these new operations?
* What new requirements are placed on the library building as a result of these new patterns of operation?
* What further changes in the physical building can we expect as a result of new operational technologies?
Impact of technology for patron use
Patrons come to the library to use a variety of up-to-date technology. Today, their expectations often extend beyond information-seeking. Increasingly, library users want to generate electronic content in production labs and other similar spaces. In addition, library users are bringing their own technology into the library. Although devices such as e-book readers are hardly “new” anymore, the impact of such devices on library service continues to evolve.
* How have these technologies affected library service patterns?
* What new service patterns (such as media production labs) are starting to emerge?
* What is the latest thinking about how these patterns will continue to evolve?
* How does building design and layout have to change to support these changes?
* What new design strategies and building products are available to accommodate these new patterns of use?
Shifting user expectations
A new generation of users brings to the library a new set of expectations for service. “Digital natives” – young people who have had electronic access to information their entire lives – arguably approach e-resources differently than older “digital migrants.” At the same time, as segments of the population grow older, their expectations of what they want from the library – and their physical capabilities – change. The library building must respond.
* How do we provide new types of spaces and facilities that enable users to co-operate face-to-face on site while integrating their electronic workspace in a collaborative manner – physical spaces (and often space-intensive ones) where users can work together virtually and which are conducive to relaxation, communication and debate?
* How do “digital natives” differ from “digital migrants” in their approach to the library?
* How do library service strategies change as a result and what strategies must be employed in library design?
* How can the library building accommodate those variations?
Beyond technology
The availability of electronic access to information prompts some members in the community to declare the library is obsolete. In fact, there is abundant evidence that any such declaration is premature. Just as the library has long been more than just books, today it is about more than just technology. Still, while they have incorporated technology into their services, libraries have also expanded into other areas and services. Some libraries, for example, have become community gathering places and centers for programs and activities. All of these changes also affect a library’s building needs.
* What additional service patterns have emerged in libraries, as a result of or in parallel with the adoption of electronic services?
* What requirements have these additional service patterns imposed on library design?
A new library for the 21st century
For the last ten years, we have designed “libraries for the 21st century,” but all too many of them have looked more like a 20th century library with a new cover. This session will explore:
* How does a 21st century library building differ from a 20th century library building?
* How does a 21st century library building successfully blend traditional service with
* newer patterns of use?
* What design aspects in the building reflect a 21st century library?
Presentation of case studies is encouraged to highlight recently constructed or remodeled libraries that model traits of what a 21st century library could be.
The IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment welcomes submission of abstracts from prospective presenters regarding each of these topics. From among the abstracts received 3-5 papers on each topic will be selected for presentation at the satellite meeting. Papers may describe recent projects that have successfully emulated the themes discussed above. Papers may also offer a more speculative viewpoint, with forecasts of how libraries and their services will evolve to meet future needs of the community and how library buildings will need to change as a result.
The abstract should include a brief description (2-3 paragraphs) of themes to be presented in the full paper. Provide a short summary of the credentials of the speaker(s), as well as contact information for the primary presenter (name, institution, address, and email).
Submit program proposals electronically to:
Anders C. Dahlgren
President
Library Planning Associates, Inc.
Normal, IL 61761 U.S.A.
anders@libraryplan.com
Abstracts should be received by March 1, 2011. Papers will be selected for presentation by March 18, 2011. Participants selected for the satellite meeting will be expected to submit the full text of the presentation by June 1, 2011. Accompanying PowerPoint files will be submitted by July 1, 2011 for posting on the web page of the IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment for program registrants in advance of the conference.
Submissions
All proposals must be in before 1 March 2011.
Please note
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Congress Attendance Grants
The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.
Theme: The Effect of Technologies on Library Design: building the 21st century library
10-11 August 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Technology provides a tool for the delivery of library service. Technology also shapes and limits how service can be delivered. The effective library building supports changing service patterns, changing modes of service delivery, and changing technological applications.
The IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment, with the support of the Information Technology Standing Committee, offers this satellite workshop in advance of the 2011 IFLA World Library and Information Congress to explore the ways technology impacts library service today, and, more specifically, how our buildings have responded to those changes in recent projects and how our buildings will have to designed to respond to future changes.
Sessions will be organized around the following topics:
Impact of technology in support of library operations
New operational patterns such as self-service circulation, automated materials handling, mobile staff service desks, and automated materials dispensing kiosks are changing how basic library work routines occur.
* How have service patterns changed in light of these new operations?
* What new requirements are placed on the library building as a result of these new patterns of operation?
* What further changes in the physical building can we expect as a result of new operational technologies?
Impact of technology for patron use
Patrons come to the library to use a variety of up-to-date technology. Today, their expectations often extend beyond information-seeking. Increasingly, library users want to generate electronic content in production labs and other similar spaces. In addition, library users are bringing their own technology into the library. Although devices such as e-book readers are hardly “new” anymore, the impact of such devices on library service continues to evolve.
* How have these technologies affected library service patterns?
* What new service patterns (such as media production labs) are starting to emerge?
* What is the latest thinking about how these patterns will continue to evolve?
* How does building design and layout have to change to support these changes?
* What new design strategies and building products are available to accommodate these new patterns of use?
Shifting user expectations
A new generation of users brings to the library a new set of expectations for service. “Digital natives” – young people who have had electronic access to information their entire lives – arguably approach e-resources differently than older “digital migrants.” At the same time, as segments of the population grow older, their expectations of what they want from the library – and their physical capabilities – change. The library building must respond.
* How do we provide new types of spaces and facilities that enable users to co-operate face-to-face on site while integrating their electronic workspace in a collaborative manner – physical spaces (and often space-intensive ones) where users can work together virtually and which are conducive to relaxation, communication and debate?
* How do “digital natives” differ from “digital migrants” in their approach to the library?
* How do library service strategies change as a result and what strategies must be employed in library design?
* How can the library building accommodate those variations?
Beyond technology
The availability of electronic access to information prompts some members in the community to declare the library is obsolete. In fact, there is abundant evidence that any such declaration is premature. Just as the library has long been more than just books, today it is about more than just technology. Still, while they have incorporated technology into their services, libraries have also expanded into other areas and services. Some libraries, for example, have become community gathering places and centers for programs and activities. All of these changes also affect a library’s building needs.
* What additional service patterns have emerged in libraries, as a result of or in parallel with the adoption of electronic services?
* What requirements have these additional service patterns imposed on library design?
A new library for the 21st century
For the last ten years, we have designed “libraries for the 21st century,” but all too many of them have looked more like a 20th century library with a new cover. This session will explore:
* How does a 21st century library building differ from a 20th century library building?
* How does a 21st century library building successfully blend traditional service with
* newer patterns of use?
* What design aspects in the building reflect a 21st century library?
Presentation of case studies is encouraged to highlight recently constructed or remodeled libraries that model traits of what a 21st century library could be.
The IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment welcomes submission of abstracts from prospective presenters regarding each of these topics. From among the abstracts received 3-5 papers on each topic will be selected for presentation at the satellite meeting. Papers may describe recent projects that have successfully emulated the themes discussed above. Papers may also offer a more speculative viewpoint, with forecasts of how libraries and their services will evolve to meet future needs of the community and how library buildings will need to change as a result.
The abstract should include a brief description (2-3 paragraphs) of themes to be presented in the full paper. Provide a short summary of the credentials of the speaker(s), as well as contact information for the primary presenter (name, institution, address, and email).
Submit program proposals electronically to:
Anders C. Dahlgren
President
Library Planning Associates, Inc.
Normal, IL 61761 U.S.A.
anders@libraryplan.com
Abstracts should be received by March 1, 2011. Papers will be selected for presentation by March 18, 2011. Participants selected for the satellite meeting will be expected to submit the full text of the presentation by June 1, 2011. Accompanying PowerPoint files will be submitted by July 1, 2011 for posting on the web page of the IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment for program registrants in advance of the conference.
Submissions
All proposals must be in before 1 March 2011.
Please note
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Congress Attendance Grants
The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.
Call for Proposals: ACRL ULS Current Topics Discussion Group
Call for Proposals: ACRL ULS Current Topics Discussion Group
The ACRL University Libraries Section Current Topics Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for presentation at its meeting at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.
The ACRL-ULS Current Topics Discussion Group is for librarians holding positions in academic libraries. We meet at both ALA Midwinter and Annual. Usually, we select a topic for discussion at Annual and then host the presentation and subsequent discussion at Midwinter, but this year we are trying something new—we would also like to have a discussion at Annual.
At the recent Midwinter conference, the topic was “Strategic Planning During Difficult Times”. Our discussion leader was Gillian McCombs, Dean and Director of Central University Libraries at Southern Methodist University (SMU), whose outstanding overview of strategic planning at SMU engendered lively conversation among participants! At this year’s Annual conference, we are interested in themes focusing on the non-administrative side of librarianship. We realize this is a very broad category, but here are some examples of possible discussion topics:
*Institutional repository development
*Social Media in Libraries
*Current trends in information literacy
*Social Media in Libraries
*Current trends in information literacy
The presenter should plan to speak for about 15 minutes and expect to be actively engaged in the discussion.
Proposals are due by March 15, 2011. Notification of acceptance will be made by April 15. Please include the following information in your proposal:
1. A cover sheet with your name, title, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address.
2. A second sheet that contains no identifying information and includes the title and a brief description (no more than 250 words) of your presentation.
2. A second sheet that contains no identifying information and includes the title and a brief description (no more than 250 words) of your presentation.
Please submit the proposal as an attachment to lburtle@gsu.edu.
CFP: CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI7)
CFP: CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI7)
Held at the University of Geneva on 22-24 June 2011.
http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceCFA.py?confId=103325
You are invited to submit a description in the form of a short abstract if you wish to bring a poster to the workshop giving details of your project. The poster should be of interest to OAI7 participants and directly related to the general themes of the workshop.
Posters will be displayed in the Uni Mail main hall and an extended coffee break will take place on Thursday 23 June 2011 . This will give attendees the chance to view these and discuss them with the author. Posters should be A0 in size (841 x 1189 mm) for portrait or A1 (594 x 841 mm) for landscape. Any special equipment requests should be addressed to the workshop organisers when a poster has been accepted.
If your poster is accepted you should still register for the workshop as normal and you will be expected to pay your own expenses. Owing to the large demand on accommodation, we advise you to register early - you may cancel your registration later if your submission is not successful.
Poster abstracts can be submitted between 17 February 2011 - 1 April 2011 after a quick registration process (different from the conference registration). Decisions will be made on an ongoing basis (and no later than the end April) and communicated to the submitters.
Held at the University of Geneva on 22-24 June 2011.
http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceCFA.py?confId=103325
You are invited to submit a description in the form of a short abstract if you wish to bring a poster to the workshop giving details of your project. The poster should be of interest to OAI7 participants and directly related to the general themes of the workshop.
Posters will be displayed in the Uni Mail main hall and an extended coffee break will take place on Thursday 23 June 2011 . This will give attendees the chance to view these and discuss them with the author. Posters should be A0 in size (841 x 1189 mm) for portrait or A1 (594 x 841 mm) for landscape. Any special equipment requests should be addressed to the workshop organisers when a poster has been accepted.
If your poster is accepted you should still register for the workshop as normal and you will be expected to pay your own expenses. Owing to the large demand on accommodation, we advise you to register early - you may cancel your registration later if your submission is not successful.
Poster abstracts can be submitted between 17 February 2011 - 1 April 2011 after a quick registration process (different from the conference registration). Decisions will be made on an ongoing basis (and no later than the end April) and communicated to the submitters.
Call for Papers: Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record
Call for Papers: Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record
CALL FOR PAPERS
Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record
Libraries & the Cultural Record, a peer-reviewed journal of history published by the University of Texas Press, invites submissions for a special issue devoted to exploring historical perspectives on the reporting of the organizational performance and value created by libraries, archives and museums. Contributors are encouraged to consider the topic in diverse ways. Possible themes might include (but are not limited to):
About the journal:
Libraries & the Cultural Record (ISSN1932-4855) explores the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of collections in libraries, archives, and museums in the context of cultural and social history. The quarterly journal publishes historical research from scholars worldwide, along with thoughtful essays and book reviews. In 2010, Libraries & the Cultural Record was rated among the top twenty percent of journals in its field by the Australian Research Council in a ranking of 148 scholarly journals in the field worldwide. In 2011, it is being added to the “Information Science & Library Science” and the “History of Social Sciences” categories of the Social Sciences Citation Index. Articles are available in full-text beginning with the winter 2001 issue (Volume 36, Number 1) for subscribers to Project Muse at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/libraries_and_culture/.
About the guest editor for this special issue:
Larry Nash White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library Science at East Carolina University. Dr. White is an internationally invited speaker, presenter, and author in the areas of library administration, leadership, organizational performance assessment, and competition for library service. His research interests include competition for library and Information services and resources, organizational performance assessment, analytics, leadership, and strategic information use by library administrators.
Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record
Libraries & the Cultural Record, a peer-reviewed journal of history published by the University of Texas Press, invites submissions for a special issue devoted to exploring historical perspectives on the reporting of the organizational performance and value created by libraries, archives and museums. Contributors are encouraged to consider the topic in diverse ways. Possible themes might include (but are not limited to):
- The historical role of organizational performance and value reporting by agency type, appropriate to a geographical area, or within a segment of time
- Comparison of organizational performance and values being reported in terms of types (i.e. cultural, economic, and social), perceived need, or effectiveness over time
- Biographical sketches of significant individuals, including organizational performance and value reporting leaders, innovators, or advocates
- Relationships between the business sector and libraries, archives, and/or museums regarding organizational performance and value reporting developments and schemas
- Cultural factors influencing the organizational performance or value reporting of libraries, archives, or museums
- Impacts of organizational performance and value reporting by libraries, archives, or museums on rural, diverse or underserved communities
- History of the development and/or implementation of a specific organizational performance or value reporting schema within libraries, archives, and museums
- Comparative histories of two or more agencies using different organizational performance or value reporting schema
- Measuring the value of the library’s or archives’ collections or resources
- Determining the value for / impact on the library or archives over time when its collections and resources are sold for operating revenue
- Successes/failures, and their causes and effects, of value reporting to resource allocators from senior administrators to policy makers (particularly legislators)
- Submissions should be based on original research utilizing appropriate sources, including relevant archival or museum materials or collections. Articles must provide a coherent narrative and analysis that situate organizational performance and value reporting in the broader historical or social context of the profession and/or culture in which they operate. Submissions should not have been previously published or be currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Completed manuscripts should be approximately 5,000 – 6,000 words including notes. Proposals for articles must include: the author’s contact information, including name, title, e-mail address, telephone number, and institutional address (if more than one author, include information for all authorship contributors and designate which is the primary author for purposes of communication)
- Title of the proposed article
- An abstract of 500 words or less
- Brief list of principal primary and secondary sources that will be used in the research
- A statement on the status of the research and prospect for completion by deadline
About the journal:
Libraries & the Cultural Record (ISSN1932-4855) explores the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of collections in libraries, archives, and museums in the context of cultural and social history. The quarterly journal publishes historical research from scholars worldwide, along with thoughtful essays and book reviews. In 2010, Libraries & the Cultural Record was rated among the top twenty percent of journals in its field by the Australian Research Council in a ranking of 148 scholarly journals in the field worldwide. In 2011, it is being added to the “Information Science & Library Science” and the “History of Social Sciences” categories of the Social Sciences Citation Index. Articles are available in full-text beginning with the winter 2001 issue (Volume 36, Number 1) for subscribers to Project Muse at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/libraries_and_culture/.
About the guest editor for this special issue:
Larry Nash White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library Science at East Carolina University. Dr. White is an internationally invited speaker, presenter, and author in the areas of library administration, leadership, organizational performance assessment, and competition for library service. His research interests include competition for library and Information services and resources, organizational performance assessment, analytics, leadership, and strategic information use by library administrators.
Friday, February 18, 2011
CFP: 2011 LITA National Forum
CFP: 2011 LITA National Forum
September 29-October 2, 2011
Call for Proposals
(Due Date for proposals: February 18, 2011)
The 2011 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 14th annual LITA National Forum to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, September 29-October 2, 2011.
The 2011 theme is: Rivers of Data, Currents of Change
The Forum Committee is interested in pre-conferences and presentations about projects, plans or discoveries in areas of library-related technologies related to the identification, location, harvesting, harnessing, use, misuse, preservation and loss of data of all types and all formats in dynamic and emerging web environments. We welcome proposals related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special and corporate. Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are solicited.
The Forum Committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting projects that are experimental or involve risk-taking. New this year to the Forum is a "Risky Business" contest in which attendees will vote for the presentation that best exemplifies these qualities.
Possible ideas for topics might include:
Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. Sessions can be full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions (50 minutes), or poster sessions. The format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of projects.
We welcome and invite proposals for:
Preconference (8 hours)
Concurrent Session (50 minutes)
Poster Session
All concurrent sessions will be 50 minutes this year.
Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as attendees; discounted registration will be offered.
Submit proposals to: http://lib.skidmore.edu/library/LITA_Proposal.html
The online form will ask for:
You will be notified about the status of your proposal by mid-April.
Any questions regarding the Forum? Please contact the LITA Office:
lita@ala.org
(312) 280-4268
September 29-October 2, 2011
Call for Proposals
(Due Date for proposals: February 18, 2011)
The 2011 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 14th annual LITA National Forum to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, September 29-October 2, 2011.
The 2011 theme is: Rivers of Data, Currents of Change
The Forum Committee is interested in pre-conferences and presentations about projects, plans or discoveries in areas of library-related technologies related to the identification, location, harvesting, harnessing, use, misuse, preservation and loss of data of all types and all formats in dynamic and emerging web environments. We welcome proposals related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special and corporate. Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are solicited.
The Forum Committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting projects that are experimental or involve risk-taking. New this year to the Forum is a "Risky Business" contest in which attendees will vote for the presentation that best exemplifies these qualities.
Possible ideas for topics might include:
- Dynamics of Data
- The Intelligent Web
- Geolocation
- Data integration
- The Semantic Web
- Preservation of privacy and social data
- Linking data for personal growth, for enterprise and commerce
- Frameworks, boundaries and protocols
- Linking, sharing and intellectual property rights
- Public data vs. private data
- Data on the move
- Authentication, verification, validity
- Data economics
- Metadata and tagging
Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. Sessions can be full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions (50 minutes), or poster sessions. The format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of projects.
We welcome and invite proposals for:
Preconference (8 hours)
Concurrent Session (50 minutes)
Poster Session
All concurrent sessions will be 50 minutes this year.
Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as attendees; discounted registration will be offered.
Submit proposals to: http://lib.skidmore.edu/library/LITA_Proposal.html
The online form will ask for:
- Contact information
- Title
- Summary (one sentence, 200 characters) (Please exclude any information identifying the presenter(s) or his/her/their organization.)
- Abstract (400 words max.)
- Participatory elements of the presentation
- Level indicator (basic, intermediate or advanced)
- Brief biographical information
- Preferred choice of format
- Whether you would like to consider a paper in ITAL based upon your talk
You will be notified about the status of your proposal by mid-April.
Any questions regarding the Forum? Please contact the LITA Office:
lita@ala.org
(312) 280-4268
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly
Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly
Featured Editors: Alys Jordan and Matt Buckley
We are looking for Research Manuscripts which are between 2000-5000 words that address some of the following questions:
1. What are the best methods for successful instruction in a virtual environment?
2. What are the most effective instruction practices, methods, and strategies for this environment?
3. What instructional design processes, techniques, and technology are the most successful in developing high quality Web-based distance education courses?
4. How do we support students’ academic needs in this environment to ensure their success?
5. What are the most innovative uses of technology to deliver courses in this environment?
Who May Submit:
Ideal contributors will be those who teach Web-based distance education courses or who are responsible for various elements of these courses. This can include faculty, librarians, administrators, instructional designers, graduate students, and various other academic personnel. Please identify your submission with keyword in the subject heading of your email: DISTANCE-4.
Manuscript format and guidelines are available here: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
Submit Manuscript to academicexchange@yahoo.com and in the subject heading indicate: DISTANCE-4
Deadline:
Winter 2012 edition deadline is November 30, 2011.
If you have additional questions contact: Alys Jordan
(alys.jordan@nova.edu) or Matt Buckley (mbuckley@nova.edu), http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/4distance.htm
Monday, February 14, 2011
CFP: ART DOCUMENTATION (Art Libraries Society of North America)
CFP: ART DOCUMENTATION (Art Libraries Society of North America)
Editors are inviting articles for ART DOCUMENTATION, the semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America. The articles should fall within the scope of art and architecture librarianship, visual resources curatorship, digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, art publishing, artists’ books, and related fields.
For the Fall 2011 issue, papers should be close to completion; the first draft deadline is April 1, 2011. For the Spring 2012 issue, please send your abstracts for articles concerning research or projects that you are still developing. The first draft deadline for this issue is September 1, 2011.
Have you recently given a presentation at a conference or prepared a poster session that would be appropriate to expand as a journal article? Please send an abstract if the subject falls within the scope of ART DOCUMENTATION.
For additional information and a description of the review process, ART DOCUMENTATION contributor guidelines may be found at http://www.arlisna.org/artdoc/contrib_guidelines.html.
Judy Dyki
Editor, ART DOCUMENTATION
Library Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art
39221 Woodward Avenue, Box 801
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
248-645-3364 voice
248-645-3464 fax
jdyki@cranbrook.edu
Call for papers: social learning and social media in higher education
Call for papers: social learning and social media in higher education
Submissions are now being accepted for The HETL Review. See the Editorial Policies page at http://hetl.org for submission requirements. The major theme for 2011 is University 2.0
Theme topic areas:
-University 2.0: using Web 2.0 and other social media technology in higher education
-University 2.0: Web 2.0, social media, and the internationalization of teaching and learning
-University 2.0: social learning theories, instructional design, and learning outcomes
-University 2.0: social, institutional, and policy-making challenges and opportunities
Patrick Blessinger, Executive Editor
The HETL Review
Email: hetlportal@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://hetl.org
Submissions are now being accepted for The HETL Review. See the Editorial Policies page at http://hetl.org for submission requirements. The major theme for 2011 is University 2.0
Theme topic areas:
-University 2.0: using Web 2.0 and other social media technology in higher education
-University 2.0: Web 2.0, social media, and the internationalization of teaching and learning
-University 2.0: social learning theories, instructional design, and learning outcomes
-University 2.0: social, institutional, and policy-making challenges and opportunities
Patrick Blessinger, Executive Editor
The HETL Review
Email: hetlportal@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://hetl.org
CFP: Empathy: Self, Society, Culture (Conference at Indiana University)
CFP: Empathy: Self, Society, Culture (Conference at Indiana University)
Call for Papers--Empathy: Self, Society, Culture. Growing out of a two-year grant-supported project on “Virtuous Empathy: Scientific and Humanistic Investigations,” this symposium aims to explore theories and practices of empathy. The symposium will be held November 11-12, 2011 at Indiana University. We invite papers to explore both virtuous and vicious forms of empathy, and to do so from a variety of perspectives. Proposals for papers are invited in three broad categories: Empathy and Psychology; Empathy and Ethics; and Empathy in Culture, History, and Society. Proposals should include a 500-word abstract and paper title, a 100-word description of the author's research interests, and a one page CV. Authors should aim to present their papers within 40 minutes to allow for response and discussion. All proposals are due by May 9, 2011. Applicants will be notified of acceptance on or around June 8, 2011. Send proposals to: Empathy Symposium, c/o Richard B. Miller, Poynter Center, 618 E. Third St. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47045, miller3@indiana.edu. |
 | Empathy Symposium c/o Richard B. Miller Poynter Center Indiana University 618 E. Third Street Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: (812)855-0261 Fax: (812)855-3315 Email: miller3@indiana.edu Visit the website at http://poynter.indiana.edu/empathy.shtml |
Call for Papers: WSQ Special Issue: Viral
Call for Papers: WSQ Special Issue: Viral
Special Editors: Patricia Clough and Jasbir Puar
URL: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=182873
See link for all information on this CFP
The viral most often is invoked in contemporary parlance to point to the intensified speed and reach of information transit, especially in relation to the internet. It also refers to indiscriminate exchanges, often linked with notions of bodily contamination, uncontainability, unwelcome transgression of border and boundaries. More positively it points to the porosity, indeed the conviviality, of what has been treated as opposed: information and matter, digital and biological, body and mind, organic and non-organic life. The concept of the viral raises questions about the assumptions informing our thinking about life on the one hand and the transmission of knowledge or circulation of data on the other -- broadly speaking, relations between epistemology and ontology. Or to put it another way, viral processes pressure our assumptions about the actual and the virtual.
Fast becoming the figure and form of movement, of its speeds and trajectories, viral transmission is eliciting responses that open up pathways or free up access but also edit, stifle, gag, or repress. The event of the viral, therefore, informs discussions about biopolitical governance, securitization of hetero and homo-nationalism, policed racial, sexual and gender bodily formations, surveilled communication and social media, and censored or concentrated knowledge formations in politics, new media, art, performance, architecture, design, medicine, journalism, literature, music. In this special issue of WSQ titled Viral, we invite a rethinking of institutions of education, family, religion, health, military, media, law, welfare, insurance, financialization, with effects that are differently distributed over various populations, bodies, nations, regions, territories, and temporalities. We seek, in Viral, to inaugurate an inventive cultural criticism from scholars from a wide range of disciplines engaged with a wide range of topics.
Patricia Ticiento Clough and Jasbir K. Puar, the guest editors of this special issue of WSQ on Viral, welcome academic papers from a variety of disciplinary approaches including theory, empirical research, literary and cultural studies, biology, physics, geography, design as well as creative prose, poetry, artwork, memoir and biography.
If submitting academic work, please send articles by March 15, 2011 to the guest editors, Patricia Ticiento Clough and Jasbir K. Puar at WSQViralIssue@gmail.com . Submission should not exceed 20 double spaced, 12 point font pages. Full submission guidelines may be found at: http://www.feministpress.org/wsq/submission-guidelines. Articles must conform to WSQ guidelines in order to be considered for submission.
Poetry submissions: Please review previous issues of WSQ to see what type of submissions we prefer before submitting poems. Please note that poetry submissions may be held for six months or longer. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the poetry editor is notified immediately of acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that has been previously published. Please paste poetry submissions into the body of the e-mail along with all contact information. Poetry submissions should be sent to WSQ's poetry editor, Kathleen Ossip, at WSQpoetry@gmail.com by March 15, 2011.
Prose submissions: Please review previous issues of WSQ to see what type of submissions we prefer before submitting prose. Please note that prose submissions may be held for six months or longer. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the prose editor is notified immediately of acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that has been previously published. Please provide all contact information in the body of the e-mail. Fiction, essay, and memoir submissions should be sent to WSQ's fiction/nonfiction editor, Jocelyn Lieu, at WSQCreativeProse@gmail.com by March 15, 2011.
Art submissions should be sent to the guest editors, Patricia Clough and Jasbir Puar at WSQViralIssue@gmail.com by March 15, 2011. After art is reviewed and accepted, accepted art must be sent to the journal's managing editor on a CD that includes all artwork of 300 DPI or greater, saved as 4.25 inches wide or larger. These files should be saved as individual JPEGS or TIFFS.
Special Editors: Patricia Clough and Jasbir Puar
URL: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=182873
See link for all information on this CFP
The viral most often is invoked in contemporary parlance to point to the intensified speed and reach of information transit, especially in relation to the internet. It also refers to indiscriminate exchanges, often linked with notions of bodily contamination, uncontainability, unwelcome transgression of border and boundaries. More positively it points to the porosity, indeed the conviviality, of what has been treated as opposed: information and matter, digital and biological, body and mind, organic and non-organic life. The concept of the viral raises questions about the assumptions informing our thinking about life on the one hand and the transmission of knowledge or circulation of data on the other -- broadly speaking, relations between epistemology and ontology. Or to put it another way, viral processes pressure our assumptions about the actual and the virtual.
Fast becoming the figure and form of movement, of its speeds and trajectories, viral transmission is eliciting responses that open up pathways or free up access but also edit, stifle, gag, or repress. The event of the viral, therefore, informs discussions about biopolitical governance, securitization of hetero and homo-nationalism, policed racial, sexual and gender bodily formations, surveilled communication and social media, and censored or concentrated knowledge formations in politics, new media, art, performance, architecture, design, medicine, journalism, literature, music. In this special issue of WSQ titled Viral, we invite a rethinking of institutions of education, family, religion, health, military, media, law, welfare, insurance, financialization, with effects that are differently distributed over various populations, bodies, nations, regions, territories, and temporalities. We seek, in Viral, to inaugurate an inventive cultural criticism from scholars from a wide range of disciplines engaged with a wide range of topics.
Patricia Ticiento Clough and Jasbir K. Puar, the guest editors of this special issue of WSQ on Viral, welcome academic papers from a variety of disciplinary approaches including theory, empirical research, literary and cultural studies, biology, physics, geography, design as well as creative prose, poetry, artwork, memoir and biography.
If submitting academic work, please send articles by March 15, 2011 to the guest editors, Patricia Ticiento Clough and Jasbir K. Puar at WSQViralIssue@gmail.com . Submission should not exceed 20 double spaced, 12 point font pages. Full submission guidelines may be found at: http://www.feministpress.org/wsq/submission-guidelines. Articles must conform to WSQ guidelines in order to be considered for submission.
Poetry submissions: Please review previous issues of WSQ to see what type of submissions we prefer before submitting poems. Please note that poetry submissions may be held for six months or longer. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the poetry editor is notified immediately of acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that has been previously published. Please paste poetry submissions into the body of the e-mail along with all contact information. Poetry submissions should be sent to WSQ's poetry editor, Kathleen Ossip, at WSQpoetry@gmail.com by March 15, 2011.
Prose submissions: Please review previous issues of WSQ to see what type of submissions we prefer before submitting prose. Please note that prose submissions may be held for six months or longer. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the prose editor is notified immediately of acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that has been previously published. Please provide all contact information in the body of the e-mail. Fiction, essay, and memoir submissions should be sent to WSQ's fiction/nonfiction editor, Jocelyn Lieu, at WSQCreativeProse@gmail.com by March 15, 2011.
Art submissions should be sent to the guest editors, Patricia Clough and Jasbir Puar at WSQViralIssue@gmail.com by March 15, 2011. After art is reviewed and accepted, accepted art must be sent to the journal's managing editor on a CD that includes all artwork of 300 DPI or greater, saved as 4.25 inches wide or larger. These files should be saved as individual JPEGS or TIFFS.
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