CFP: Ascendio 2012 (Harry Potter Symposium)
CFP URL: http://hp2012.org/files/AscendioCFP-updated.pdf
Ascendio 2012: A Harry Potter Symposium welcomes adult scholars and fans of the Harry Potter universe to investigate, deconstruct and unravel the many facets of Harry Potter’s world. We aim to promote scholarly analysis of the books, to provide forums for debate and discussion among fans of those works, and to provide professional development opportunities for teachers, librarians and academic scholars.
Our conference theme this year, Taking Flight, echoes the many breathtaking heights and perilous flights throughout the Harry Potter series: we recall Fawkes’s mournful exodus from Hogwarts after the death of Dumbledore; Harry’s sheer joy on his wild dive to catch Neville’s Remembrall; the thrills of Quidditch both on the page and on sporting fields around the world; Harry, Ron and Hermione’s escape from Gringotts on the back of a dragon; and the three “flights” that shaped the life of Sirius Black, among many other gravity-defying moments.
In addition to submissions related to this year’s theme, proposals are sought for presentations, papers, moderated panels, and workshops on any topic relating to the Harry Potter universe and/or the fan community. Special evening sessions will be scheduled for adult programming, and we encourage proposals for a wide range of adult content. We will consider all submissions, but preference will be given to those papers and topics that were not previously presented to HPEF attendees.
We welcome programming of all shapes and sizes, including:
• panels, roundtable discussions, papers, & presentations
• • workshops, including but not limited to crafts, fanart & writing techniques
• • fan-created media, including WizardRock, vidding and more
• • explorations of book-canon, movie-canon and Pottermore
• • discussions of fanfiction and shipping (both het & slash pairings)
• • the real-world implications of Harry Potter, and fan culture
Proposals should include a quick summary (50-75 words) for the program and a longer abstract (200-500 words) explaining the content.
To submit your proposal or to learn about the requirements for each type of programming, please visit our website at hp2012.org and click on the Programming link for the online submission form. Submissions are due by February 1st! Participants will be notified of their status by March 15th.
Even the tiny flapping wings of the smallest Cornish Pixie can leave a tornado in its wake. In the world of Harry Potter, flights can take us in and out of danger or bring us soaring in triumph like the Weasley twins on their victory path from Hogwarts.
We welcome flights of fancy--so let your imagination soar!
http://hp2012.org/files/AscendioCFP-updated.pdf
Anastasia Marie Salter
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
CFP: 2012 Rural Libraries Conference
CFP: 2012 Rural Libraries Conference
Connect, Collaborate, Create
Grand Traverse Resort May 2-4, 2012
Call for Programs
The Library of Michigan and the Rural Libraries Conference Program Committee encourage you to submit a proposal for the 2012 RLC to be held at the Grand Traverse Resort on Wednesday, May 2 – Friday, May 4, 2012. The Rural Libraries Conference has a long tradition of providing a forum for the staff, trustees, and advocates of Michigan’s small and rural libraries to share, learn and be inspired to provide the best library service to their communities. The 2012 RLC theme is Connect, Collaborate, Create. Let’s come together as a community to share our collective knowledge of imaginative, resourceful and successful library practices. How can you contribute? Bring your tried and true as well as your new and inventive practices to share with your Michigan library colleagues. If it’s working well for you, chances are good that others could benefit from hearing about it. We will be showcasing up to 30 presentations. The RLC Program Committee invites you to consider the following conference tracks as you design your program proposal:
o Administration - with Thursday as Trustee Day
o Services to Individual Populations (such as youth, seniors, the unemployed, entrepreneurs)
o Technology
o Programming and Readers’ Advisory
o Marketing and Advocacy
The goal of the conference is to integrate our current good practices with emerging trends, practices and goals.
Please consider the following topics as jumping-off points. Interest has already been expressed in seeing content on the following topics: social media, dealing with difficult staff or patrons, marketing using the 2010 census, and working with local governments.
Requirements of Presenters
Presenters will be required to:
o Provide an electronic copy of session materials that will be provided to all conference attendees.
The Library of Michigan will provide all presenters with:
o Full conference registration including all meals.
o One night’s lodging at the Grand Traverse Resort (or other hotel accommodation up to the state rate of $65 per night) per day of presenting.
Selection Criteria
Program selection is a peer-reviewed process. The RLC Program Committee will evaluate the content of your proposal for relevance to the conference tracks, clarity, originality, and timeliness. The experience and qualifications of presenter(s) will also be considered.
Deadline
Proposals must be submitted by November 11, 2011 in order to be considered for inclusion in the 2012 conference. Submit the application form (attached) via email to Sonya Schryer Norris at norriss2@michigan.gov. Please note that proposals with significant incomplete information will not be considered. The contact person for the proposal will be notified of the status of their proposal by January 13, 2012.
Instructions for Submitting Your Program Proposal
We need:
o Complete contact information for all speakers
o Program title
o Program track
o Length of program (one 75-minute session or two back-to-back sessions)
o Preferred date of program
o Program description
o A minimum of three learning outcomes
Please note that proposals with significant incomplete information will not be considered. It is your responsibility to make sure that your proposal is complete by the submission deadline.
Please note also that a program may not be an advertisement for a vendor or solely a demonstration of a product/service. Specific product/services may be used or described only if essential for a correct understanding of the topic being presented. Library staff currently using the product/service must participate in the presentation.
The Library of Michigan and the Rural Libraries Conference reserve the right to reorganize content, combine proposals, and make other changes as necessary to render the proposal appropriate for presentation at RLC.
Sonya Schryer Norris
Library of Michigan
P.O. Box 30007
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48909
Connect, Collaborate, Create
Grand Traverse Resort May 2-4, 2012
Call for Programs
The Library of Michigan and the Rural Libraries Conference Program Committee encourage you to submit a proposal for the 2012 RLC to be held at the Grand Traverse Resort on Wednesday, May 2 – Friday, May 4, 2012. The Rural Libraries Conference has a long tradition of providing a forum for the staff, trustees, and advocates of Michigan’s small and rural libraries to share, learn and be inspired to provide the best library service to their communities. The 2012 RLC theme is Connect, Collaborate, Create. Let’s come together as a community to share our collective knowledge of imaginative, resourceful and successful library practices. How can you contribute? Bring your tried and true as well as your new and inventive practices to share with your Michigan library colleagues. If it’s working well for you, chances are good that others could benefit from hearing about it. We will be showcasing up to 30 presentations. The RLC Program Committee invites you to consider the following conference tracks as you design your program proposal:
o Administration - with Thursday as Trustee Day
o Services to Individual Populations (such as youth, seniors, the unemployed, entrepreneurs)
o Technology
o Programming and Readers’ Advisory
o Marketing and Advocacy
The goal of the conference is to integrate our current good practices with emerging trends, practices and goals.
Please consider the following topics as jumping-off points. Interest has already been expressed in seeing content on the following topics: social media, dealing with difficult staff or patrons, marketing using the 2010 census, and working with local governments.
Requirements of Presenters
Presenters will be required to:
o Provide an electronic copy of session materials that will be provided to all conference attendees.
The Library of Michigan will provide all presenters with:
o Full conference registration including all meals.
o One night’s lodging at the Grand Traverse Resort (or other hotel accommodation up to the state rate of $65 per night) per day of presenting.
Selection Criteria
Program selection is a peer-reviewed process. The RLC Program Committee will evaluate the content of your proposal for relevance to the conference tracks, clarity, originality, and timeliness. The experience and qualifications of presenter(s) will also be considered.
Deadline
Proposals must be submitted by November 11, 2011 in order to be considered for inclusion in the 2012 conference. Submit the application form (attached) via email to Sonya Schryer Norris at norriss2@michigan.gov. Please note that proposals with significant incomplete information will not be considered. The contact person for the proposal will be notified of the status of their proposal by January 13, 2012.
Instructions for Submitting Your Program Proposal
We need:
o Complete contact information for all speakers
o Program title
o Program track
o Length of program (one 75-minute session or two back-to-back sessions)
o Preferred date of program
o Program description
o A minimum of three learning outcomes
Please note that proposals with significant incomplete information will not be considered. It is your responsibility to make sure that your proposal is complete by the submission deadline.
Please note also that a program may not be an advertisement for a vendor or solely a demonstration of a product/service. Specific product/services may be used or described only if essential for a correct understanding of the topic being presented. Library staff currently using the product/service must participate in the presentation.
The Library of Michigan and the Rural Libraries Conference reserve the right to reorganize content, combine proposals, and make other changes as necessary to render the proposal appropriate for presentation at RLC.
Sonya Schryer Norris
Library of Michigan
P.O. Box 30007
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48909
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
ASCLA is seeking webinar presenters for 2012!
ASCLA is seeking webinar presenters for 2012!
We are looking for presenters on the following topics, and will happily accepts proposals on other topics relevant to the member groups ASCLA serves:
financial management; strategic planning; accessibility; grant writing; services to special populations including the blind, deaf and hard of hearing, as well as incarcerated adults and youth; state library agencies; library cooperatives, and library consultants.
Proposals may be submitted online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ascla2012webinars
More information is in this post on the ASCLA blog: http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2011/10/2012-webinarproposals/
The deadline for proposals is close of business on Monday, October 31, 2011.
**Please forward this message to any colleagues or distribution lists that may find it of interest!**
Liz F. Markel, M.A.
Marketing & Programs Manager
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
The American Library Association // 50 E. Huron Street // Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433 // p. 312-280-4398 // f. 312-280-5273 // e. lmarkel@ala.org
Find our divisions online at www.ala.org/rusa & www.ala.org/ascla
We are looking for presenters on the following topics, and will happily accepts proposals on other topics relevant to the member groups ASCLA serves:
financial management; strategic planning; accessibility; grant writing; services to special populations including the blind, deaf and hard of hearing, as well as incarcerated adults and youth; state library agencies; library cooperatives, and library consultants.
Proposals may be submitted online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ascla2012webinars
More information is in this post on the ASCLA blog: http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2011/10/2012-webinarproposals/
The deadline for proposals is close of business on Monday, October 31, 2011.
**Please forward this message to any colleagues or distribution lists that may find it of interest!**
Liz F. Markel, M.A.
Marketing & Programs Manager
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
The American Library Association // 50 E. Huron Street // Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433 // p. 312-280-4398 // f. 312-280-5273 // e. lmarkel@ala.org
Find our divisions online at www.ala.org/rusa & www.ala.org/ascla
Call for Discussion Starters - 2012 Midwinter LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group
Call for Discussion Starters - 2012 Midwinter LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group
LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for “Discussion Starters” at its meeting at the 2012 ALA Midwinter Conference in Dallas, TX. A Discussion Starter is a short and informal presentation that aims to provide a starting point for lively conversations.
We look for enthusiastic Discussion Starters to share their experience (it could either be a positive experience or a lesson learned), helpful tips, and advice on the topics. A panel discussion format will be used for this part of the program. Each Discussion Starter will have 8 minutes to present their topic. We will then break into small groups (joined by Discussion Starters) for in-depth discussions of the topics and ideas raised. Dual-facilitators (one LLAMA member and one NMRT member) will facilitate discussions at each table.
At this year’s Midwinter conference, we are interested in topics focusing on “how professional organization involvement and/or leadership can enhance one's day-today job”. We seek proposals for discussion starters that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to):
• how to get your organization to recognize that your involvement is worth the membership fees/time spent attending local or national conferences;
• how librarians might translate experience on a committee to become a more innovative & effective employee;
• what transferable skills can be gained in professional organization involvement, and specific ways to apply them to the workplace;
• how to make the most of your professional involvement;
• how to get the most out of the conference;
Proposals are due by Nov 20, 2011. Notification of acceptance will be made by Dec 20. Please include the following information in your proposal:
1. Your name, title, institutional affiliation (or LIS program), mailing address, phone number, and email address.
2. The title and a 150 word (max) description of your discussion starter. The description should clearly identify the topic, your personal experience with this topic, and how it will generate interesting discussions among new and experienced librarians.
Keep in mind that there will be no use of technology for these presentations as they are meant to be informal in nature. Any information (notes, further reading, etc.) discussion starters would like to share can be posted to our ALA Connect community: http://connect.ala.org/node/150557.
The LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group is scheduled to meet on Sunday, January 22, from 10:30am-12pm.
Please submit proposal by email to Linda Crook (LLAMA/NMRT NLDG convener) at lcrook@wsu.edu by Nov 20, 2011.
LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for “Discussion Starters” at its meeting at the 2012 ALA Midwinter Conference in Dallas, TX. A Discussion Starter is a short and informal presentation that aims to provide a starting point for lively conversations.
We look for enthusiastic Discussion Starters to share their experience (it could either be a positive experience or a lesson learned), helpful tips, and advice on the topics. A panel discussion format will be used for this part of the program. Each Discussion Starter will have 8 minutes to present their topic. We will then break into small groups (joined by Discussion Starters) for in-depth discussions of the topics and ideas raised. Dual-facilitators (one LLAMA member and one NMRT member) will facilitate discussions at each table.
At this year’s Midwinter conference, we are interested in topics focusing on “how professional organization involvement and/or leadership can enhance one's day-today job”. We seek proposals for discussion starters that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to):
• how to get your organization to recognize that your involvement is worth the membership fees/time spent attending local or national conferences;
• how librarians might translate experience on a committee to become a more innovative & effective employee;
• what transferable skills can be gained in professional organization involvement, and specific ways to apply them to the workplace;
• how to make the most of your professional involvement;
• how to get the most out of the conference;
Proposals are due by Nov 20, 2011. Notification of acceptance will be made by Dec 20. Please include the following information in your proposal:
1. Your name, title, institutional affiliation (or LIS program), mailing address, phone number, and email address.
2. The title and a 150 word (max) description of your discussion starter. The description should clearly identify the topic, your personal experience with this topic, and how it will generate interesting discussions among new and experienced librarians.
Keep in mind that there will be no use of technology for these presentations as they are meant to be informal in nature. Any information (notes, further reading, etc.) discussion starters would like to share can be posted to our ALA Connect community: http://connect.ala.org/node/150557.
The LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group is scheduled to meet on Sunday, January 22, from 10:30am-12pm.
Please submit proposal by email to Linda Crook (LLAMA/NMRT NLDG convener) at lcrook@wsu.edu by Nov 20, 2011.
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge (Oregon)
CFP: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge (Oregon)
The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Saturday, May 19 through Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Timberline Lodge One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood www.acquisitionsinstitute.org Questions or to submit: planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org
Call for Papers
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* Since 2000, the pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development held at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting.
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections to be held May 19-22, 2012.
Please visit the Acquisitions Institute home page at: http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org/ for more information
WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?
The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received. The planning committee may wish to bring individual proposals together to form panels.
The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
*All aspects of managing and directing acquisitions and/or collection development operations *Acquisitions functions in open source catalogs, networked integrated library systems, etc.
*Evolving consortial roles in collection development and acquisitions *Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, successes *The future of scholarly communication--its impact on acquisitions and collection development *Data curation and management and other new roles for subject librarians and technical services specialists *Web 2.0 applications and implementation in collection services *Patron-driven acquisitions, purchase on demand, streaming content, and other user-centered collection services *The development and management of digital collections, electronic resources *The impact of discovery services on collection and content access and usage *External and internal factors driving a library's collection management decisions *Assessment tools, methods, and projects-- (i.e., linking collections with learning outcomes; usage studies) *Return on investment studies-how do we demonstrate our impact?
*Acquisitions and collection development: the small academic library or public library perspective *The future of print: what are the collection management issues?
The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 30, 2011.
To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org
The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Saturday, May 19 through Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Timberline Lodge One hour east of Portland, Oregon on the slope of Mt. Hood www.acquisitionsinstitute.org Questions or to submit: planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org
Call for Papers
WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* Since 2000, the pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development held at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting.
* A three-day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections to be held May 19-22, 2012.
Please visit the Acquisitions Institute home page at: http://www.acquisitionsinstitute.org/ for more information
WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?
The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management. Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion. Panel discussions are well received. The planning committee may wish to bring individual proposals together to form panels.
The committee is especially looking for submissions on the following topics:
*All aspects of managing and directing acquisitions and/or collection development operations *Acquisitions functions in open source catalogs, networked integrated library systems, etc.
*Evolving consortial roles in collection development and acquisitions *Staffing, training and development, and recruiting issues, challenges, successes *The future of scholarly communication--its impact on acquisitions and collection development *Data curation and management and other new roles for subject librarians and technical services specialists *Web 2.0 applications and implementation in collection services *Patron-driven acquisitions, purchase on demand, streaming content, and other user-centered collection services *The development and management of digital collections, electronic resources *The impact of discovery services on collection and content access and usage *External and internal factors driving a library's collection management decisions *Assessment tools, methods, and projects-- (i.e., linking collections with learning outcomes; usage studies) *Return on investment studies-how do we demonstrate our impact?
*Acquisitions and collection development: the small academic library or public library perspective *The future of print: what are the collection management issues?
The DEADLINE for submitting a proposal is December 30, 2011.
To submit a proposal, send an abstract of 200 words or less to:
planning@acquisitionsinstitute.org
CFP: Issue 117: Radical Histories in Digital Culture (Radical History Review)
CFP: Issue 117: Radical Histories in Digital Culture (Radical History Review)
The Radical History Review seeks submissions for an issue that will explore the political and historical implications of the accelerated proliferation of digital culture in the first decade of the 21st century.
We are now in the midst of a dramatic cultural and political change as digital culture in the form of personal communication devices, online social networking sites, instant mass messaging, multiuser video games, and numerous other digital media forms, reshape the way we communicate and interact with each other. Just as the modern industrial era reshaped the nature of human and political subjectivity, the digital information era is reshaping social movements, how we view ourselves in relation to the social and political, and rewiring where, how, and with whom we engage in political action.
This issue of RHR will examine the impact of digital culture on political life at the local, national, and transnational level, such as the “Twitter Revolution” in Iran, social networking and the Arab Spring, and the popular use of digital communication tools in “Occupy Wall Street”. It will explore the strengths and weaknesses, and popular perceptions, of digital media in struggles for justice through a series of interlocking themes including but not limited to:
1. The mobilization of local, national, and transnational social movements through the use of social network sites, tweets, texting, and other forms of networked and instantaneous communication forms.
2. The rhetoric of digital “equality” and unequal access to digital culture: class, race, region, and gender, and access to social media and digital communication technologies.
3. The impact of digital culture on collective memory, conceptions of the historical, historical research methods, and the writing of history.
4. The role of history in digital humanities: archival practices, collecting history online, historical text mining, and digital storytelling.
5. New and emerging communication gatekeepers, stealth campaigning, corporate/state deception or propaganda, online surveillance or information mining, and the state’s manipulation of networked information in war/conflict situations.
6. Oppositional consciousness and a reshaping of civic involvement and political participation in a digital world.
7. Individualism, social networking, and the emergence of a neoliberal subjectivity in cyberspace.
8. “Serious” video games and social change; multiuser online games and the countering of complex social/political challenges.
9. Art, culture jamming, and a contestation of visual culture by artists or artist groups working in the digital arena.
10. Digital technology and journalism/photojournalism: from the proliferation of alternative news sources to the impact of cell phone photos and video as documentation.
11. Digital culture and the law: the policing of cyberspace; digital media as legal evidence.
12. Radical software, open-source initiatives, and efforts to liberate software, hardware, or digital media infrastructure from corporate/state governance.
13. Radical pedagogies for the digital age.
At this time we are requesting abstracts that are no longer than 400 words; these are due by December 31, 2011 and should be submitted electronically as an attachment, to contactrhr@gmail.com with “Issue 117 submission” in the subject line.
By February 15, 2012, authors of approved abstracts will be asked to submit their full articles for peer review. The due date for completed drafts of articles is July 1, 2012. An invitation to submit a full article does not guarantee publication.
Please send any images as low-resolution digital files embedded in a Word document along with the text. If chosen for publication, you will need to send high-resolution image files (jpg or tif files at a minimum of 300 dpi), and secure written permission to reprint all images. For preliminary e-mail inquiries, please include “Issue 117” in the subject line. Those articles or other materials selected for publication after the peer review process will be included in issue 117 of the Radical History Review, scheduled to appear in Fall 2013.
Abstract Deadline: December 31, 2011
contactrhr@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://chnm.gmu.edu/rhr/calls.htm
The Radical History Review seeks submissions for an issue that will explore the political and historical implications of the accelerated proliferation of digital culture in the first decade of the 21st century.
We are now in the midst of a dramatic cultural and political change as digital culture in the form of personal communication devices, online social networking sites, instant mass messaging, multiuser video games, and numerous other digital media forms, reshape the way we communicate and interact with each other. Just as the modern industrial era reshaped the nature of human and political subjectivity, the digital information era is reshaping social movements, how we view ourselves in relation to the social and political, and rewiring where, how, and with whom we engage in political action.
This issue of RHR will examine the impact of digital culture on political life at the local, national, and transnational level, such as the “Twitter Revolution” in Iran, social networking and the Arab Spring, and the popular use of digital communication tools in “Occupy Wall Street”. It will explore the strengths and weaknesses, and popular perceptions, of digital media in struggles for justice through a series of interlocking themes including but not limited to:
1. The mobilization of local, national, and transnational social movements through the use of social network sites, tweets, texting, and other forms of networked and instantaneous communication forms.
2. The rhetoric of digital “equality” and unequal access to digital culture: class, race, region, and gender, and access to social media and digital communication technologies.
3. The impact of digital culture on collective memory, conceptions of the historical, historical research methods, and the writing of history.
4. The role of history in digital humanities: archival practices, collecting history online, historical text mining, and digital storytelling.
5. New and emerging communication gatekeepers, stealth campaigning, corporate/state deception or propaganda, online surveillance or information mining, and the state’s manipulation of networked information in war/conflict situations.
6. Oppositional consciousness and a reshaping of civic involvement and political participation in a digital world.
7. Individualism, social networking, and the emergence of a neoliberal subjectivity in cyberspace.
8. “Serious” video games and social change; multiuser online games and the countering of complex social/political challenges.
9. Art, culture jamming, and a contestation of visual culture by artists or artist groups working in the digital arena.
10. Digital technology and journalism/photojournalism: from the proliferation of alternative news sources to the impact of cell phone photos and video as documentation.
11. Digital culture and the law: the policing of cyberspace; digital media as legal evidence.
12. Radical software, open-source initiatives, and efforts to liberate software, hardware, or digital media infrastructure from corporate/state governance.
13. Radical pedagogies for the digital age.
At this time we are requesting abstracts that are no longer than 400 words; these are due by December 31, 2011 and should be submitted electronically as an attachment, to contactrhr@gmail.com with “Issue 117 submission” in the subject line.
By February 15, 2012, authors of approved abstracts will be asked to submit their full articles for peer review. The due date for completed drafts of articles is July 1, 2012. An invitation to submit a full article does not guarantee publication.
Please send any images as low-resolution digital files embedded in a Word document along with the text. If chosen for publication, you will need to send high-resolution image files (jpg or tif files at a minimum of 300 dpi), and secure written permission to reprint all images. For preliminary e-mail inquiries, please include “Issue 117” in the subject line. Those articles or other materials selected for publication after the peer review process will be included in issue 117 of the Radical History Review, scheduled to appear in Fall 2013.
Abstract Deadline: December 31, 2011
contactrhr@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://chnm.gmu.edu/rhr/calls.htm
Call for Contributors for a work on the impact of the recession on poverty in the United States
Call for Contributors for a work on the impact of the recession on poverty in the United States
I am looking for writers to contribute to a work dealing with the impact of the recession on poverty in the U.S. We are looking for individuals with professional/academic subject matter expertise on the impact of the recession in the following areas:
- Poverty levels/economic insecurity of particular demographic groups: including racial and ethnic groups, age groups, gender, geographical areas (impact by region of the country and by suburban, urban, and rural residence), level of educational attainment, prior economic status
- Access to credit
- The American Dream
- Impact in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world
- Impact on businesses, hiring practices, underemployment, unemployment, wages
- Foreclosure crisis
- Financial Security of families and individuals
- Comparison with the Great Depression
- Government benefits: healthcare, food support, social security, welfare/cash assistance
- Access to higher education
- Government responses to poverty and the recession: federal, state, and local levels, international responses
- Risk of double dip recession
- When will the economy be “normal”
- Long term impacts: on culture and society, on the economy
- Political viewpoints on poverty and the recession
- “freakonomics”: unexpected impacts of recession/increasing poverty/economic insecurity
- response of religious groups
- impact on societal view of poverty
Contributing writers will receive a by-line that includes name and professional affiliation, online access to the complete published work for two years, and modest monetary compensation (or a printed edition of the work in lieu of monetary compensation).
Please email Lindsey Hanson lindsey.k.hanson@gmail.com your resume for more information.
I am looking for writers to contribute to a work dealing with the impact of the recession on poverty in the U.S. We are looking for individuals with professional/academic subject matter expertise on the impact of the recession in the following areas:
- Poverty levels/economic insecurity of particular demographic groups: including racial and ethnic groups, age groups, gender, geographical areas (impact by region of the country and by suburban, urban, and rural residence), level of educational attainment, prior economic status
- Access to credit
- The American Dream
- Impact in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world
- Impact on businesses, hiring practices, underemployment, unemployment, wages
- Foreclosure crisis
- Financial Security of families and individuals
- Comparison with the Great Depression
- Government benefits: healthcare, food support, social security, welfare/cash assistance
- Access to higher education
- Government responses to poverty and the recession: federal, state, and local levels, international responses
- Risk of double dip recession
- When will the economy be “normal”
- Long term impacts: on culture and society, on the economy
- Political viewpoints on poverty and the recession
- “freakonomics”: unexpected impacts of recession/increasing poverty/economic insecurity
- response of religious groups
- impact on societal view of poverty
Contributing writers will receive a by-line that includes name and professional affiliation, online access to the complete published work for two years, and modest monetary compensation (or a printed edition of the work in lieu of monetary compensation).
Please email Lindsey Hanson lindsey.k.hanson@gmail.com your resume for more information.
Monday, October 17, 2011
ALCTS Catalog Management IG - ALA Midwinter 2012 call for proposals
The ALCTS CaMMS Catalog Management Interest Group (CMIG) invites proposals for presentations at ALA's 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 21st from 1:30 until 3:30.
CMIG's charge is to discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after initial cataloging has been performed. Catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book, or online. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs.
Presentations should be 20-30 minutes in length. Past presentations have covered topics such as merging catalogs, adding facets and genre headings to the catalog, and managing a batch OCLC reclamation project.
Please email your proposal to Connie McGuire (cmcguire@umich.edu). Proposals are due by Friday, November 11th.
For questions, please contact:
2011/2012 CMIG Chair
Connie McGuire
Head, Electronic Resources Cataloging Unit
University of Michigan Library
Ann Arbor, MI
The ALCTS CaMMS Catalog Management Interest Group (CMIG) invites proposals for presentations at ALA's 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 21st from 1:30 until 3:30.
CMIG's charge is to discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after initial cataloging has been performed. Catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book, or online. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs.
Presentations should be 20-30 minutes in length. Past presentations have covered topics such as merging catalogs, adding facets and genre headings to the catalog, and managing a batch OCLC reclamation project.
Please email your proposal to Connie McGuire (cmcguire@umich.edu). Proposals are due by Friday, November 11th.
For questions, please contact:
2011/2012 CMIG Chair
Connie McGuire
Head, Electronic Resources Cataloging Unit
University of Michigan Library
Ann Arbor, MI
Call for proposals: ALCTS MIG Metadata Interest Group at ALA Mid-Winter.
Call for proposals: ALCTS MIG Metadata Interest Group at ALA Mid-Winter.
The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group is seeking proposals for presentations at its ALA Midwinter meeting in Dallas, TX on Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 8:00 am - 10:00 am.
Presentations on aspects of video digitization and metadata are welcome. Possible topics could include but are not limited to:
* Issues with technical metadata related to digital video
* Descriptive metadata schemata for digital video
* Workflows and team structures as they relate to video digitization projects
Presentations should be approximately 30 minutes in length. To submit a proposal for presentation, please email a brief description of your proposed topic to the current vice-chair of the Metadata Interest Group, Teressa Keenan (teressa.keenan@umontana.edu) , by Friday, November 4, 2011.
The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group is seeking proposals for presentations at its ALA Midwinter meeting in Dallas, TX on Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 8:00 am - 10:00 am.
Presentations on aspects of video digitization and metadata are welcome. Possible topics could include but are not limited to:
* Issues with technical metadata related to digital video
* Descriptive metadata schemata for digital video
* Workflows and team structures as they relate to video digitization projects
Presentations should be approximately 30 minutes in length. To submit a proposal for presentation, please email a brief description of your proposed topic to the current vice-chair of the Metadata Interest Group, Teressa Keenan (teressa.keenan@umontana.edu) , by Friday, November 4, 2011.
CFP: Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biographies Area
CFP: Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biographies Area
Boston, Massachusetts: April 11-14, 2012
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2011
The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held at the Copley Marriott in Boston, Massachusetts, April 11-14, 2012.
The Biography Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions from scholars of various disciplines.
The Biography and Popular Culture Area will examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.
Potential topic might include:
For more information on the PCA/ACA Conference, please visit the official website:
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php
Boston, Massachusetts: April 11-14, 2012
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2011
The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held at the Copley Marriott in Boston, Massachusetts, April 11-14, 2012.
The Biography Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions from scholars of various disciplines.
The Biography and Popular Culture Area will examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.
Potential topic might include:
- Biography and entertainment, art, music, theater
- Biography and film
- Biography and criminal justice
- Television programs about biography
- Biography and urban legends
- Biography and folklore
- Biography and literature
- Scholarly Biography
- Controversial Biography
- Psychoanalysis and Biography
- Historical Biography
- Political Biography
- Autobiography
For more information on the PCA/ACA Conference, please visit the official website:
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php
Call for participants: ACRL Research Writer's Consultations @ ALA Mid-Winter, Dallas, TX, January 2012
Call for
participants: ACRL Research Writer's Consultations @ ALA Mid-Winter, Dallas,
TX, January 2012
ACRL Research Writer's
Consultations @ ALA Mid-Winter, Dallas, TX,
January 20–24, 2012
The ACRL Research Program Committee (RPC) is once again sponsoring Research Writer’s Consultations at the ALA Mid-Winter Conference, held June January 20-24, 2012 in Dallas, TX. Aimed at the new or inexperienced writer, the Research Writer’s Consultations will pair new or inexperienced writers with an experienced writer or editor, who will offer guidance and critique.
AUTHORS
Are you an ACRL member working on a research article? Would you like some constructive feedback? Submit a draft research paper for consultation. RPC will match new writers with experienced writers and the pairs will meet face-to-face during the ACRL conference. Draft research papers must be submitted by January 9, 2012. Papers will be shared only among the designated pairs. Submission details follow:
Include
on first page: Author’s name and contact information in upper left and a
paragraph describing what you would like others to comment on about your paper
(e.g., grammar, writing style, clarity, presentation of the research
methodology).
Page
limit: 25 double-spaced pages, standard 1” margins
Preferred
format: Microsoft Word. Number pages. Footers should include author’s
full name and e-mail.
Draft
research papers should be in complete enough form for others to read easily.
Submit
by January 9, 2012 to: Cheryl Middleton at Cheryl.Middleton@oregonstate.edu
REVIEWERS
Are you an experienced, published writer or editor? Interested in providing guidance to your colleagues who may be writing their first research article? Submit your name and a description of your areas of expertise by June 14, 2012. Reviewers are expected to review papers submitted by the writer they have been paired with in advance of the ALA Annual Conference, as well as guide the writing consultation onsite during the conference.
Please
send your current contact information, a copy of your current resume or list of
publications, and a brief description of your current research interests.
Submit
by January 11, 2012 to: Cheryl Middleton at Cheryl.Middleton@oregonstate.edu
MEET DURING ALA 2012
Annual Conference
The experienced writer/editor and the writer they have been paired with will correspond ahead of time to determine the best time to meet at the conference.
Questions
should be directed to Cheryl Middleton Cheryl.Middleton@oregonstate.edu
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Cheryl
Middleton, Associate Professor
Head of Teaching & Engagement
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
541-737-4667
fax 541-737-1328
Head of Teaching & Engagement
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
541-737-4667
fax 541-737-1328
Saturday, October 15, 2011
CDS 2012 Conference: Call for Abstracts
CDS 2012 Conference: Call for Abstracts
Deadline for submissions, October 31, 2011 Click here to submit: http://cdsabstractsubmission.wufoo.com/forms/2012-cds-conference-call-for-abstracts/
2012 CDS Conference, July 21-25, 2012 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
More Information - see: http://www.comm-dev.org/attachments/066_2012%20Call%20for%20CDS%20Abstracts%20v072511.doc
This conference focuses on ways to strengthen communities and provide a high quality of life for all residents. Community development, in both scholarship and practice, depends on an understanding of policies and practices that are effective in promoting local and regional areas. At this conference we will work towards defining sustainable community development, innovation and entrepreneurship. Sustainable community development refers to the processes that facilitate positive interaction between multiple sectors of the community to ensure that all residents of varied income levels are provided the opportunities and tools to build assets, to participate in their communities, and to become part of the mainstream economy. Innovation in community development refers not only to the new ideas being developed within community systems, but also the adoption process, speed, and performance of the innovative activity. Entrepreneurship speaks to the venturesome ideas which stimulate economic progress by finding new and better ways of doing things.
The learning tracks will provide opportunities to explore entrepreneurial and innovative ideas in depth from an urban, metropolitan and rural perspective. The program agenda includes many issues and areas of community development practice such as:
• Comprehensive Community Initiatives and Processes
• Community Learning Centers
• Community Cultural Arts
• Healthy Communities
• Community Engagement in Higher Education
• Community Development Policy
For a description of each track, please review the full Call for Abstracts attached.
We invite your presentations, workshops and discussions of successful and innovative approaches to solving development issues in communities, large and small, in the US or internationally to share with your colleagues, new and emerging scholars, students and others in Cincinnati."
Thank you
CDS
Deadline for submissions, October 31, 2011 Click here to submit: http://cdsabstractsubmission.wufoo.com/forms/2012-cds-conference-call-for-abstracts/
2012 CDS Conference, July 21-25, 2012 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
More Information - see: http://www.comm-dev.org/attachments/066_2012%20Call%20for%20CDS%20Abstracts%20v072511.doc
This conference focuses on ways to strengthen communities and provide a high quality of life for all residents. Community development, in both scholarship and practice, depends on an understanding of policies and practices that are effective in promoting local and regional areas. At this conference we will work towards defining sustainable community development, innovation and entrepreneurship. Sustainable community development refers to the processes that facilitate positive interaction between multiple sectors of the community to ensure that all residents of varied income levels are provided the opportunities and tools to build assets, to participate in their communities, and to become part of the mainstream economy. Innovation in community development refers not only to the new ideas being developed within community systems, but also the adoption process, speed, and performance of the innovative activity. Entrepreneurship speaks to the venturesome ideas which stimulate economic progress by finding new and better ways of doing things.
The learning tracks will provide opportunities to explore entrepreneurial and innovative ideas in depth from an urban, metropolitan and rural perspective. The program agenda includes many issues and areas of community development practice such as:
• Comprehensive Community Initiatives and Processes
• Community Learning Centers
• Community Cultural Arts
• Healthy Communities
• Community Engagement in Higher Education
• Community Development Policy
For a description of each track, please review the full Call for Abstracts attached.
We invite your presentations, workshops and discussions of successful and innovative approaches to solving development issues in communities, large and small, in the US or internationally to share with your colleagues, new and emerging scholars, students and others in Cincinnati."
Thank you
CDS
LHRT Research Forum Call for Papers+
LHRT Research Forum Call for Papers:
Intellectual Freedom and Libraries in America and Abroad : Historical Perspectives
For Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA), Anaheim, CA., June 21-26, 2012
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association invites submissions of scholarly papers related to the history of intellectual freedom as evidenced in the concerns and actions of libraries, librarians, and library associations. Subjects may include historical studies of events, movements, individuals or groups (i.e. librarians, library associations, library educators, library supporters) pertaining to censorship, banned books, freedom of information, freedom to read, the Library Bill of Rights, and related topics.
LHRT encourages submissions from researchers of all backgrounds, including students, faculty, and practitioners. Proposals are due on December 15, 2011. Each proposal must give the proposal title, an abstract (up to 500 words), and the scholar’s one-page vita. Also, please indicate whether the research is in-progress or completed. Proposals should include a problem or thesis, as well as a statement of significance, objectives, methods/primary sources used for research, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for works in progress)
The LHRT Research Committee will select a number of authors to present their completed works at the LHRT Research Forum to be held on Sunday June 24, 2012 at the ALA Annual Conference. Presentations will be approximately twenty minutes each. The program will be publicized in January 2012. So that the Forum’s facilitator may introduce and react to each author, completed papers are due June 1, 2012. All presenters must register to attend the conference. For registration options, see ALA’s events and conferences page at http://www.ala.org.
Accepted papers will also be collected with permissions of the authors for submission as a future issue of the University of Illinois Occasional Papers.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: December 15, 2011
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED PAPERS June 1, 2012
Please submit proposals via e-mail or surface mail and direct inquiries to:
Mark McCallon
LHRT Vice-Chair/Research Committee Chair
221 Brown Library
ACU Box 29208
Abilene, Texas 79699-9208
E-Mail: mccallonm@acu.edu
Telephone: 325-674-2348
Intellectual Freedom and Libraries in America and Abroad : Historical Perspectives
For Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA), Anaheim, CA., June 21-26, 2012
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association invites submissions of scholarly papers related to the history of intellectual freedom as evidenced in the concerns and actions of libraries, librarians, and library associations. Subjects may include historical studies of events, movements, individuals or groups (i.e. librarians, library associations, library educators, library supporters) pertaining to censorship, banned books, freedom of information, freedom to read, the Library Bill of Rights, and related topics.
LHRT encourages submissions from researchers of all backgrounds, including students, faculty, and practitioners. Proposals are due on December 15, 2011. Each proposal must give the proposal title, an abstract (up to 500 words), and the scholar’s one-page vita. Also, please indicate whether the research is in-progress or completed. Proposals should include a problem or thesis, as well as a statement of significance, objectives, methods/primary sources used for research, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for works in progress)
The LHRT Research Committee will select a number of authors to present their completed works at the LHRT Research Forum to be held on Sunday June 24, 2012 at the ALA Annual Conference. Presentations will be approximately twenty minutes each. The program will be publicized in January 2012. So that the Forum’s facilitator may introduce and react to each author, completed papers are due June 1, 2012. All presenters must register to attend the conference. For registration options, see ALA’s events and conferences page at http://www.ala.org.
Accepted papers will also be collected with permissions of the authors for submission as a future issue of the University of Illinois Occasional Papers.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: December 15, 2011
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED PAPERS June 1, 2012
Please submit proposals via e-mail or surface mail and direct inquiries to:
Mark McCallon
LHRT Vice-Chair/Research Committee Chair
221 Brown Library
ACU Box 29208
Abilene, Texas 79699-9208
E-Mail: mccallonm@acu.edu
Telephone: 325-674-2348
Friday, October 14, 2011
CFP: ASCLA Online Professional Development Series
CFP: ASCLA Online Professional Development Series
ASCLA seeks proposals for presentations for its 2012 series of professional development webinars that will be held throughout the year, from November 2011 through August 2012.
This webinar series is an opportunity for librarians to kick off 2012 with professional development opportunities they can conveniently pursue from the comfort of their hometown. The series, formerly called the Virtual Convergence, will offer webinars throughout the year that are open to all interested librarians, library staff and library supporters. ASCLA is currently seeking proposals for those webinars.
Successful proposals will:
-Show plans for presentations that fit within the 90-minute session blocks, including at least 15 minutes for Q&A.
-Show how the presentation addresses a topic either of interest to ASCLA members, or represents an area of ASCLA’s expertise that benefits other types of librarians. This may include but is not limited to: financial management; strategic planning; accessibility, grant writing; services to special populations including the blind, deaf and hard of hearing and the incarcerated; state library agencies, library cooperatives, and library consulting.
Proposals may be submitted online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J55KNP8 no later than close of business on Monday, October 31, 2011. Presenters for accepted proposals will receive compensation for their time and will also receive training for the webinar software. Questions about ASCLA or the webinars can be directed to Liz Markel, ASCLA marketing specialist or Susan Hornung, ASCLA executive director at lmarkel@ala.org and shornung@ala.org, respectively.
More information about the webinar series schedule, registration rates and other event details will be posted on the ASCLA blog and ASCLA website soon.
ASCLA seeks proposals for presentations for its 2012 series of professional development webinars that will be held throughout the year, from November 2011 through August 2012.
This webinar series is an opportunity for librarians to kick off 2012 with professional development opportunities they can conveniently pursue from the comfort of their hometown. The series, formerly called the Virtual Convergence, will offer webinars throughout the year that are open to all interested librarians, library staff and library supporters. ASCLA is currently seeking proposals for those webinars.
Successful proposals will:
-Show plans for presentations that fit within the 90-minute session blocks, including at least 15 minutes for Q&A.
-Show how the presentation addresses a topic either of interest to ASCLA members, or represents an area of ASCLA’s expertise that benefits other types of librarians. This may include but is not limited to: financial management; strategic planning; accessibility, grant writing; services to special populations including the blind, deaf and hard of hearing and the incarcerated; state library agencies, library cooperatives, and library consulting.
Proposals may be submitted online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J55KNP8 no later than close of business on Monday, October 31, 2011. Presenters for accepted proposals will receive compensation for their time and will also receive training for the webinar software. Questions about ASCLA or the webinars can be directed to Liz Markel, ASCLA marketing specialist or Susan Hornung, ASCLA executive director at lmarkel@ala.org and shornung@ala.org, respectively.
More information about the webinar series schedule, registration rates and other event details will be posted on the ASCLA blog and ASCLA website soon.
ACRL 2012 Spring Virtual Institute - Call for Proposals
ACRL 2012 Spring Virtual Institute -
Call for Proposals
The ACRL Spring Virtual Institute, to be offered April 18-19, 2012, will explore how libraries are capitalizing on community collaborations in order to facilitate connectedness and demonstrate value. The institute will take place in an online conference community, which will provide an environment in which participants can gather electronically to learn, collaborate, and network. The institute will offer both synchronous and asynchronous sessions which will be archived after the institute for viewing on-demand. Proposals are invited for session formats including:
Interactive Webcast (Synchronous)
An interactive Webcast allows speakers to present in real-time, while also showing visuals, such as PowerPoint slides and desktop applications. Participants can also interact by talking with live audio or typing in questions and comments.
Lightning Talk (Asynchronous)
Lightning Talks are short, asynchronous presentations of 5-8 minutes, combining a PowerPoint presentation or other visual materials with voice narration by the presenters.
Submissions will be accepted through December 15, 2011. Full text of the Call for Proposals is available online. Questions about the Call for Proposals or the 2012 Spring Virtual Institute should be directed to msutton@ala.org, 312-280-2522
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
CFP: Library Technology Conference 2012
CFP: Library Technology Conference 2012
CRP URL: http://www.macalester.edu/libtechconference/for-presenters.html
Conference URL: http://www.macalester.edu/libtechconference/index.html
The 2012 Library Technology Conference will be held March 14th and 15th, on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.
The conference grew out of a very successful Midwest Library Technology conference held in St. Paul, MN in May 2008 which attracted about 250 participants from five states. Each year since, participation levels have continued to grow with the conference reaching full attendance capacity of 500 total participants each of the last two years. This year's conference is again expected to attract full participation levels as it provides an opportunity for librarians to come together to discuss the technologies that are affecting library services; to see examples of what libraries are doing with these technologies; and to allow participants to learn specific skills or knowledge that they can take back and adapt for use within their own library.
This conference should be attended by library staff and the technologists who support them. Sessions will be offered on a wide range of topics and at varying skill levels. Anyone interested in the changing technologies that are affecting libraries should plan to attend.
CRP URL: http://www.macalester.edu/libtechconference/for-presenters.html
Conference URL: http://www.macalester.edu/libtechconference/index.html
The 2012 Library Technology Conference will be held March 14th and 15th, on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.
The conference grew out of a very successful Midwest Library Technology conference held in St. Paul, MN in May 2008 which attracted about 250 participants from five states. Each year since, participation levels have continued to grow with the conference reaching full attendance capacity of 500 total participants each of the last two years. This year's conference is again expected to attract full participation levels as it provides an opportunity for librarians to come together to discuss the technologies that are affecting library services; to see examples of what libraries are doing with these technologies; and to allow participants to learn specific skills or knowledge that they can take back and adapt for use within their own library.
This conference should be attended by library staff and the technologists who support them. Sessions will be offered on a wide range of topics and at varying skill levels. Anyone interested in the changing technologies that are affecting libraries should plan to attend.
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We are looking for the following types of sessions:
- Traditional Conference Session - sixty minute traditional lecture-style presentation highlighting a technology, resource or service.
- Hands-On Session - two hour session offering
participants a more in-depth, active learning opportunity or hands-on
experience working with a technology tool/resource or learning the
details of a software resource.
- Workshop Session - two hour session offering participants a more in-depth active learning opportunity with a technology-related topic.
- Poster Session - poster sessions include posters and handouts describing and explaining a technology resource or service of interest to libraries.
Call for Papers/Presentations: The Readers’ Advisory Research and Trends Forum
Call
for Papers/Presentations: The Readers’ Advisory Research and Trends Forum
Deadline
for submissions: January 15, 2012.
The
RUSA/CODES Readers’ Advisory Research and Trends Committee invites submissions
of presentations and/or papers for the 5th Readers’ Advisory
Research and Trends Forum to be held in Anaheim, CA during ALA’s Annual
Conference. The Forum will take place on Saturday, June 23rd from
10:30-12:00.
We
invite papers or presentations on various responses to:
Browsing for Pleasure Reading in the Digital Age
All
aspects of the topic, including information encountering, 2.0 applications, the
intersection of human/computer guidance, ILS integration, the impact of ebook
sites, and the implications for cataloging, reviewing, organizing, and
searching data are welcome. As are other interpretations and approaches to the
topic.
The
committee employs a blind review process and will select three projects for
20-minute presentations.
To
submit: Send an abstract of your paper or description of your presentation (up
to 350 words) to: rusa.raforum@gmail.com by
January 15, 2012. Please include on a separate cover sheet your name, title of
presentation/paper, institutional affiliation, full contact information, and
any technological needs. Include on your abstract ONLY the title of your presentation/paper.
Notification
of acceptance will be made by February 27, 2012.
Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO
Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO
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The Peer Reviewed
Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction
Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial,
virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible
inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online.
***Deadlines for Fall 2011***
Nominations: October 31, 2011
Submissions: November 14, 2011
Additional information about PRIMO, as well as the
submission and nomination forms, is available from the following link:
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