CFP: Music Reference Services Quarterly (MRSQ)

 CFP: Music Reference Services Quarterly (MRSQ)

Editors are inviting articles in music librarianship for MRSQ, a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis. Submission deadline for papers to be considered for volume 15, issue 4 is July 13, 2012. Articles should fall within the scope of music librarianship in any of the following categories:

* administration and management
* bibliographic instruction
* collection development
* digital audio delivery
* electronic resources
* library facilities
* music librarianship education
* preservation of music materials
* reference services
* cataloging
* bibliographies involving printed music and audio-visual materials

Conference presentations and poster sessions that would be appropriate to expand as a journal article within the scope of the journal are welcome.  No previously published, simultaneously submitted material will be considered. For additional information and a description of the review process, Music Reference Services Quarterly contributor guidelines may be found at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t792306936~tab=submit~mode=paper_submission_instructions

All papers should be emailed to Ana Dubnjakovic (ana@mailbox.sc.edu) and Michelle Hahn (mhahn@smu.edu), Editors-in-Chief for MRSQ.

Call for ALCTS program and preconference proposals for ALA Annual 2013

Call for ALCTS program and preconference proposals for ALA Annual 2013

The ALCTS Program Committee invites proposals for ALCTS programs and preconferences for ALA Annual 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
The dates of the 2013 Annual Conference are June 27-July 2.

If you're interested in planning a preconference or program, please complete the appropriate web form (see below) and plan to visit with the Program Committee during ALA Annual 2012 in Anaheim.  Appointments with the committee usually take about 15 minutes. The committee and ALCTS staff will help refine your ideas and coordinate logistics.  You don't need to have all the details when you initially fill out the proposal form or visit the committee to pitch your idea.  And although programs or preconferences often originate with ALCTS sections, committees, or interest groups, they can also come from individuals or other groups.
Beginning with Annual 2013, all program time slots are either 60 or 90 minutes.  All ALCTS programs take place during Annual Conference in Chicago on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday.
In-person preconferences (may be 1 day or 2 days) take place in Chicago on the Thursday and/or Friday immediately prior to Annual Conference. 

Links to proposal forms:
--Program: http://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-program-proposal/ 
--In-person preconference: http://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-preconference-proposal/
More information about the planning process can be found at http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/howto/plan
Please contact me or any other member of the ALCTS Program Committee with questions.
Thank you,

Reeta

Reeta Sinha
Member, ALCTS Program Committee (July 2012-  )
Coordinator, Resource Development & Services
Wilson Library, University of La Verne
La Verne, CA 91750
909-593-3511 x4319
profdevrs@gmail.com


Susan C. Wynne, co-chair of ALCTS Program Committee (through ALA Annual 2012)
Cataloging & Metadata Librarian
Georgia State University
100 Decatur Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-413-2729

2012 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum: Call for Proposals

2012 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum: Call for Proposals

The 2012 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum is seeking proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops, research updates, and hands-on, problem-solving sessions. The Forum is a working meeting where DLF members come together to discover better methods of working through sharing and collaboration. Participation is open to all those interested in contributing to and playing an active part in the successful future of digital libraries, museums and archives services and collections.
Managing the digital content lifecycle is a complex challenge, requiring creative and collaborative approaches. In that spirit, and to maximize the Forum’s benefit and better facilitate the community’s work, the Forum’s schedule will provide many opportunities to actively engage and network.
For the 2012 DLF Forum, the Program Planning Committee is requesting proposals within the broad framework of digital collections and their effect on libraries, museums and archives services, infrastructure, resources, and organizational priorities. Proposals should strive to contribute to the following topics:

• Digital technology design
• Management and assessment
• Data
• Collaboration

We welcome proposals on these and other areas from current community members and non-members who are interested in joining the DLF community. For more detailed examples, please see the 2011 DLF Forum schedule: http://www.diglib.org/forums/2011forum/schedule/.

Session genres include:
Presentations and Panels: Traditional lecture format with question-and-answer sessions. Speakers are requested to use only half of the allocated time for the presentation, including how they wish to engage the DLF community in their work. The second half of the session should focus on conversations about next steps, engagement with the community, and clarification of points raised during the presentation.
Workshops: In-depth, hands-on training about a tool, technique, workflow, etc. You can recommend a topic or trainer, or you can volunteer to share your own expertise.
Research Updates: An opportunity for those working in digital collections research to present their preliminary findings for community feedback and discussion.

Working Sessions: Creative problem solvers, including project managers, developers, and/or administrators, gather to address a specific problem. This does not have to be a computational problem. The approach can be applied to workflow issues, metadata transformations, or other complex problems that would benefit from a collective, dynamic solution approach.
Community Showcase: A modified poster session. Presenters will have the opportunity to interact with Forum participants to discuss their current research projects, and/or demonstrate tools or services they have developed or are using in their digital library environment. Demos must include a poster element.
Proposal Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures
Complete proposals should be submitted using the online submission form (http://www.diglib.org/forums/2012forum/2012-dlf-forum-proposal-submission-form/) by 11:59 PM on July 1, 2012. Proposals must include a title, session leader, session genre, proposal description (maximum 300 words), and proposal abstract (maximum 100 words).
After an initial review by the Program Planning Committee, all proposals will be posted on the DLF website for community polling. The community vote will be taken into consideration, and the Program Planning Committee will make the final decisions. Those submitting complete proposals will be notified of their status by August 10, 2012. Presenters will be guaranteed a registration place.
The 2012 DLF Forum will be held at the Downtown Westin in Denver, CO from November 3 – 5, 2012. More information about the 2012 DLF Forum can be found at http://www.diglib.org/forums/2012forum/.

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian issue on Critical Information Literacy: call for manuscripts

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian issue on Critical Information Literacy: call for manuscripts

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for an issue focusing on “Critical Information Literacy in the Social Sciences” to be published as volume 32(1). The submission deadline is September 7, 2012.

We welcome the following topics (relevant to Behavioral & Social Science Librarianship):
- discussion/analyses of critical information literacy methods/practices
- assessment of impact of critical information literacy on student learning
- impact of critical information literacy on collection development , reference services or other areas of library work
- collaborative efforts with faculty/instructors in applying critical information literacy
- discussion/analyses of critical information literacy among different library users or subject areas
- critical information literacy standards and outcomes
- discussion of relevant theories
- and more!

 B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
International and Area Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women's Studies

The journal's website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0163-9269&linktype=44

Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at: L-ROMERO@illinois.edu

Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Head, Communications Library and
Associate Professor University of Illinois
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu

Call for Manuscripts: Journal of Hospital Librarianship Specialty of the House Column

Call for Manuscripts: Journal of Hospital Librarianship Specialty of the House Column

The Journal of Hospital Librarianship seeks original contributions to the column, Specialty of the House with the editorial deadline of September 1st, 2012, in order to be considered for the Volume 13 (1) Jan 2013 issue. This peer-reviwed journal is published quarterly in print and online formats at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792306866

"Specialty" articles can apply to almost anything - a special service or product, specialization in information services to medical personnel, special library settings, special people, etc.

Possible "specialty" topics:
-Hospital librarians as CE coordinators
-Special libraries in hospitals (pathology, Radiology, nursing, etc. )
-Volunteers in in hospital libraries
-Exhibits and Bulletin Boards around days of observance (Nursing Week, Doctors Day, Traveling exhibits, etc.)
-Librarians as coordinators of the hospital Patient TV system
-Virtual libraries
-Special and unique roles for hospital librarians

Manuscripts should be 8 to 10 pages in length, double spaced, with keywords (no abstract necessary). Citations, if any, should follow the ICMJE style. Photographs and illustrations are welcome for consideration. Submissions from first-time authors are especially welcomed.

If you are interested and for detailed information, please contact the corresponding editor for this issue, Professor Paul Blobaum, Governors State University Library, University Park, IL pblobaum@govst.edu. The colum is co-edited with Dixie Jones, Interim Director, Health Sciences Library, Louisiana State University, LSU Health Shreveport   djon17@lsuhsc.edu

Call for Speakers: LITA/ALCTS Library Code Year IG meeting at ALA 2012 Annual

Call for Speakers: LITA/ALCTS Library Code Year IG meeting at ALA 2012 Annual

The LITA/ALCTS Library Code Year IG will be having our first meeting atALA Annual and we need your help. We are looking for speakers to give lightening talks:

*Call for Speakers*

What strategies, or roadblocks, have you found in learning to code? How have you used programming to improve library service models or workflows?

The Library Code Year Interest Group seeks speakers for lightning talks (5 minutes) on any aspect of coding and libraries, including projects you have completed, your experience learning to code or thoughts on projects you would like to see in the future.  Speakers at all levels of coding skill and from all types of library backgrounds are invited to participate.

Our inaugural meeting will be Saturday, June 23, 1:30-3:30pm at the Doubletree Suites (Tuscany AB). You can find it on the ALA Scheduler at http://ala12.scheduler.ala.org/node/651

Feel free to contact me with any questions at mcdanold@pobox.upenn.edu or post your thoughts on our Connect page: http://connect.ala.org/node/167971

Even if you don't want to give a talk, I hope to see you there!

Cheers,

-Shana

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Shana L. McDanold

Electronic Resources&  Serials Cataloging Librarian

University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Call for Bloggers at ALA Annual (Metadata Interest Group)

Call for Bloggers at ALA Annual (Metadata Interest Group)

Going to ALA Annual? Interested in metadata and digital library development?  The Metadata Interest Group is searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Metadata Interest Group's Blog.  Get your name out on the Internet and join a group of dedicated and interested metadata specialists.  Posting to the blog is easy and no prior experience is necessary. Have your own blog and reporting on sessions? Let me know and I'll link to your report.   If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:
http://www.alcts.ala.org/metadatablog/2012/06/ala-annual-conference-2012-best-bets-for-metadata-librarians-and-call-for-bloggers/.

Thanks,

Kristin

Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian and Acting Electronic Resources Librarian
University of Illinois at Chicago

UKSG Conference 2013 - call for topics

UKSG Conference 2013 - call for topics

Reminder: Deadline Monday 11th June 2012.

We are inviting you to suggest topics and speakers for UKSG's next annual conference, which will be held in Bournemouth, UK from 8-10 April 2013.

The conference is attended by librarians, publishers and intermediaries, and addresses standards, processes, technologies and initiatives relating to the knowledge community. For full details of our international audience, previous programmes, previous conference presentations and feedback, please visit
http://www.uksg.org/events/annualconference

Suggestions should be in the format of a brief synopsis and ideas for speakers to talk on that topic, as well as others identified to speak on the same panel, if possible.

You may propose others as speakers and we will contact them should the topic be picked up by our planning committee. Suggestions may be for plenary sessions or for smaller breakout sessions.

*** New for 2013: Lightning Talks ****

Similar to poster sessions, if you would like to give a 10 minute presentation about a current project or case study (not a product review) as part of the conference and would be prepared to chat to delegates informally about your topic afterwards, please let us know. UKSG will cover the cost of a conference place for speakers whose proposals are accepted.

Please send your suggestions / proposals (not the final presentation) to c.l.price@surrey.ac.uk by: Monday 11th June 2012

Regards,
Kate Price
Secretary, UKSG

NASIG Call for Webinar Proposals

NASIG Call for Webinar Proposals

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) needs experienced librarians, publishers, and vendors from the field of serials and electronic resources to propose and deliver webinars.  NASIG supports continuing education for all members of the serials information community. We welcome proposals on a variety of topics important to NASIG members, such as usage statistics, collection development of serials
and e-resources, access, e-books, and serials cataloging.

If you have innovative ideas, new workflows, and new applications of technology that would be of interest to
NASIG members please consider submitting a proposal. The proposals will be reviewed on an on-going basis by the Continuing Education committee.

To submit a webinar proposal, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HLGFHLL.

Established in 1985, the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. is an independent organization that promotes communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information chain – anyone working with or concerned about serial publications.  For more information about NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/.


Amanda N. Price
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
akn.price@gmail.com

Call for Speakers: LITA/ALCTS Library Code Year IG meeting at ALA 2012 Annual

Call for Speakers: LITA/ALCTS Library Code Year IG meeting at ALA 2012 Annual

The LITA/ALCTS Library Code Year IG will be having our first meeting at ALA Annual and we need your help. We are looking for speakers to give lightening talks:

Call for Speakers

What strategies, or roadblocks, have you found in learning to code? How have you used programming to improve library service models or workflows?

The Library Code Year Interest Group seeks speakers for lightning talks (5 minutes) on any aspect of coding and libraries, including projects you have completed, your experience learning to code or thoughts on projects you would like to see in the future.  Speakers at all levels of coding skill and from all types of library backgrounds are invited to participate.

Our inaugural meeting will be Saturday, June 23, 1:30-3:30pm at the Doubletree Suites (Tuscany AB). You can find it on the ALA Scheduler at http://ala12.scheduler.ala.org/node/651

Feel free to contact me with any questions at carli.spina@gmail.com or post your thoughts on our Connect page: http://connect.ala.org/node/167971

Even if you don't want to give a talk, I hope to see you there! 

Thank you,

Carli

Call for Submissions: Social Sciences Directory

Call for Submissions: Social Sciences Directory

Social Sciences Directory is an online public database that provides the full contents of the published record of research and scholarly discourse in the social sciences in a freely accessible, fully searchable, interlinked form. Our aim is to facilitate a revolution in social sciences publishing by providing a compelling demonstration of the value and feasibility of open-access publication.

Scientific progress requires the exchange and discussion of data and ideas. Social Sciences Directory is a unique publication dedicated to presenting the results of scientific research from any social sciences discipline in an open-access environment.

Researchers, scholars, and practitioners are invited to submit research papers and book chapters that will be evaluated on a peer-reviewed basis. Also, we accept postgraduate dissertation theses, case studies, conference papers and datasets that will be published free of charge, subject to editorial approval. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers.

Submission Requirements:

Submission requirements are listed at the link below:

http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/pages/view/how

Submission Fees:

Authors of peer-reviewed submissions will be charged a small administration fee to cover editorial and production costs. Alternatively, an Institutional Membership can provide unlimited submission numbers for a 12 month period. A complete description of fees are provided at the link below:

http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/submissions#authorFees

Guidelines for Authors:

A complete description of guidelines are provided at the link below:

http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/pages/view/authors_guidelines_authors

If you are interested, there is a short timeline for publication; your submission can be published as early as July/August 2012.  For more information, contact dan.scott@socialsciencesdirectory.com

Reviewers:

To volunteer as a reviewer, send an email to dan.scott@socialsciencesdirectory.com with your contact information, CV/resume, and a brief description of your qualifications.

Archives and Activism: Call for Papers (New York, October 12, 2012)

Archives and Activism: Call for Papers (New York, October 12, 2012)

“The rebellion of the archivist against his normal role is not, as so many scholars fear, the politicizing of a neutral craft, but the humanizing of an inevitably political craft."
-- Howard Zinn "Secrecy, Archives, and the Public Interest," Vol. II, No. 2 (1977) of Midwestern Archivist.

The boundaries between "archivist" and "activist" have become increasingly porous, rendering ready distinctions between archivists (traditionally restricted to the preservation of records, maintaining accountability, and making critical information available to the communities they serve) and activists (who, with greater frequency, look to archives or adopt elements of archival practice as a means of documenting their struggles) virtually unsustainable. In the past year, archivists and citizen activists collaborated to document the Occupy Wall Street movement, and archivists committed to open government worked with the New York City Council to advocate for keeping the Municipal Archives as an independent city agency. While the apparent convergence of archival and activist worlds may appear a timely and relevant topic, these distinct communities often deliberate their roles separately with little dialogue.

The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York and the New School Archives and Special Collections are sponsoring a symposium to bring together a diverse group of archivists, activists, students, and theorists with the aim of facilitating discussion of their respective concerns.  Among its proposed topics, the symposium will address potential roles that archivists may engage in as activists, as well as how archivists can assume a greater role in documenting and contributing toward social and political change.

Possible areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

-Archivists documenting the work of activists and activist movements
-Activists confronting traditional archival practice
-Possible models for an emergent “activist archives”
-Methodologies for more comprehensively documenting activism
-Archivist and activist collaborations -Community-led archives and repositories operating outside of the archival establishment
-Archives as sites of knowledge (re)production and in(ter)vention -Relational paradigms for mapping the interplay of power, justice, and archives
-Critical pedagogy in the reference encounter
-Interrogating preconceptions and misunderstandings that obscure common goals

Date: Friday, October 12, 2012

Location: Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, The New School

All individual presentations will be 20 minutes long (10 page paper).
Submissions must include a title, name of author and institutional affiliation (if applicable), abstract (250 words max), and indication of technological requirements.
Individual papers or entire panel proposals accepted.

Deadline for Proposals: Proposals should be emailed to admin@nycarchivists.org by August 1, 2012.

Call for ALCTS program and preconference proposals for ALA Annual 2013

Call for ALCTS program and preconference proposals for ALA Annual 2013

The ALCTS Program Committee invites proposals for ALCTS programs and preconferences for ALA Annual 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The dates of the 2013 Annual Conference are June 27-July 2.

If you're interested in planning a preconference or program, please complete the appropriate web form (see below) and plan to visit with the Program Committee during ALA Annual 2012 in Anaheim.  Appointments with the committee usually take about 15 minutes. The committee and ALCTS staff will help refine your ideas and coordinate logistics.  You don't need to have all the details when you initially fill out the proposal form or visit the committee to pitch your idea.  And although programs or preconferences often originate with ALCTS sections, committees, or interest groups, they can also come from individuals or other groups.

Beginning with Annual 2013, all program time slots are either 60 or 90 minutes.  All ALCTS programs take place during Annual Conference in Chicago on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday.

In-person preconferences (may be 1 day or 2 days) take place in Chicago on the Thursday and/or Friday immediately prior to Annual Conference.

Links to proposal forms:

--Program: http://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-program-proposal/

--In-person preconference: http://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-preconference-proposal/

More information about the planning process can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/mgrps/howto/plan/index.cfm

Please contact me or any other member of the ALCTS Program Committee with questions.

Susan C. Wynne, co-chair of ALCTS Program Committee (through ALA Annual 2012)

Cataloging & Metadata Librarian

Georgia State University

100 Decatur Street SE

Atlanta, GA 30303

404-413-2729

swynne@gsu.edu

susan.c.wynne@gmail.com