Call for Chapter Proposals: Transforming Library Standards and Practices Through Knowledge Management Principle

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS,
Transforming Library Standards and Practices
Through Knowledge Management Principles
A book edited by Karen Medin
 
 
Introduction
 
Knowledge Management (KM) is a multi-faceted movement, gaining momentum in the late nineties, and involving both professional service consultancies and academics.  Each arm of the movement saw management of knowledge differently.  The first saw hidden or tacit knowledge as the problem to be reigned in by technology.  People had to divulge tacit information that then would be stored in user-friendly computer systems and the problem would be solved.  The Information Age had arrived.  Knowledge truly was power.  On the other side of Knowledge Management, emerging in the 21st century, Knowledge Management was seen more as a people issue.  Technology could not manage the knowledge but only human-centered means such as Communities of Practice, Situated Learning and the like could.  Relationships, interactions within environments where processes occur must be the locus of KM.  The interest in database design with its rule-based linear models of knowledge transfer shrinks as interest in sharing, creation, acquisition, exchange, and retention of knowing between living beings take the forefront. 
        
Libraries, like other organizations, compete on knowledge.  As the professional library literature attests, we academic librarians are in the midst of an evolutionary and perhaps revolutionary period marked by retooling.  This is in part due to the fact that content is now produced on-line as well as in print.  Furthermore, we are no longer necessarily the collectors, maintainers, and distributers of the human record.  In many cases we are compelled to lease access and at a far greater price, especially when considering that it is ongoing.  We band together to be able to afford that price and the number of people who can (according to lease agreements and Digital Rights Management Systems) have access is limited rather than limitless both by time and space.  Libraries need new business models, new protocols for technology development, images for us as pioneers in entrepreneurship of all kinds.
        
On academic campuses library administrators need to take both arms of the Knowledge Management being into account as they begin to develop new standards and practices.  Industry and academe can inform us in this endeavor.  I proposed this reference book as a means to assist our community in finding out about Knowledge Management as it relates your field: Human Resource Management, Personnel Management, Business, Health Care, Education, Computer Science, Anthropology, Neuroscience, Systems, and the list goes on.  From these chapters we hope to show how KM can inspire librarians to integrate the insights and products referred to and make the best of a powerful new field now flourishing with its own journals and conferences, global firms and consultancies.  I hope that you will be part of that process by contributing to this seminal work with your contribution.
 
Objective of the Book/Target Audience
 
This comprehensive and timely publication aims to be an essential reference source, building on the available literature in the field of Knowledge Management.  It is hoped that this text will provide the resources necessary for policy makers, technology developers, and managers to adopt and implement Knowledge Management in libraries and other organizations across the world. 
 
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to
Knowledge Management adoption in technological or human-centered arenas as follows:
 
(NOTE:  This is not a HOW-TO publication)
 
What is the relationship of the Communities of Practice movement with the Human Resource Development emphasis on team building?  Mentorship? 
 
Does the Community of Practice emphasis on professionals leave out paraprofessionals in libraries? 
 
What are the up and down sides of Knowledge Management’s branding of the slogan “Knowledge is Power?”
 
Might Librarians learn anything from the systems side of Knowledge Management business models in terms of adjusting to the digital age of content access?
 
 
Submission Procedure
 
Researchers and Practitioners are invited to submit on or before
March 30, 2014 a 2-3-page proposal clearly explaining the nature and scope of your chapter.  You will hear back on May 15 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.  Full chapters are due by July 30, 2014.  Include with your proposal 8-12 highlighted index terms. Please use MS Word format.  References must be in APA style.  Your biography should be of 50-100 words in length.  Publication will be 150,000-180,000 words.
 
 
 
 
Publisher
 
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global, publisher of the “Information Science Reference,” “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.  This book is anticipated to be released in 2015. 
 
Important Dates
1st Proposal Submission Deadline:  March 30, 2014
2nd Proposal Submission Deadline:  April 30, 2014
Last Call for Proposals:  May 30, 2014
Full Chapter Submission:  July 30, 2014
 
Review Process July 30, 2014-September 15, 2014
Review Results to Authors: September 30, 2014
 
Revised Chapter Submission:  October 30, 2014
Final Acceptance Notifications:  November 15, 2014
Submission of Final Chapters: November 30, 2014
Final Deadline: January 15, 2015

Call for contributions to column in the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

Call for contributions to column in the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

The latest "E-Resource Round Up" column for volume 26, issue 3 of the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL) is currently in preparation and the column editors are looking for contributions. If you've attended a conference or program recently or plan to attend upcoming professional meetings related to electronic resources in libraries, please consider submitting a report for the column.

The "E-Resource Round Up" column is dedicated to helping JERL readers better understand topics related to the ever-changing world of electronic resources and their roles in libraries. It covers developments in the areas of new and emerging technologies and systems related to electronic resources and the digital environment; reports from professional discussion groups, meetings, presentations, and conferences; news and trends related to electronic resource librarianship; tips and suggestions on various aspects of working with electronic resources; opinion pieces; vendor activities; and upcoming events of potential interest to JERL readers.

Your contribution to the column does not have to be lengthy, and could be on any of the topics listed above. This could be an ideal opportunity for you to report on programs that may benefit others in our profession.

The editors would like to receive contributions to the column by Friday, May 23, 2014. Contributions should not be published elsewhere.

If you have a submission or questions, please contact the column editors:

Bob Wolverton
Mississippi State University Libraries
(662) 325-0548
bwolverton@library.msstate.edu

Karen Davidson
Mississippi State University Libraries
(662) 325-3018
kdavidson@library.msstate.edu

CFP: THE DIGITAL SHIFT: LIBRARIES @ THE CENTER

THE DIGITAL SHIFT: LIBRARIES @ THE CENTER
A Virtual Event presented by Library Journal and School Library Journal
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

URL: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/tds/call-proposals-libraries-at-the-center/

Since 2010, Library Journal and School Library Journal have produced an innovative full-day program tackling the challenges presented by ebooks and the digital transition’s impact on libraries, their communities, and related stakeholders. Last year’s event, “Reinventing Libraries” drew over 7,000 registrants and 3,500+ live attendees.

As planning begins for our October 2014 event, “The Digital Shift: Libraries @ the Center,” we’re looking for a wide variety of program proposals that relate to these areas of focus:

• Content, Containers and Beyond
  We are looking for programs on how libraries are creating, curating, licensing, digitizing, archiving, and delivering content in today’s fast-changing digital world. Examples: streaming media; licensed vs. purchased content; the new all-digital libraries; new ebook models (PDA and beyond); the library as publisher; open access; privacy and surveillance; alt-metrics; digital repositories; the DPLA; etc.
• Collaboration and Innovation
  We are looking for programs on how libraries are repositioning themselves as the digital nexus for their communities. Examples: digital librarianship; embedded librarianship; one to one computing; the Common Core and the digital shift/digital divide; leveraging the E-Rate; creating and sustaining innovative community partnerships (internal and external); maker-spaces; expanding the library’s community footprint; etc.
• Leading the Learning Revolution
  We are looking for programs on how libraries are essential links in a learning continuum. Examples: tech-centric GED and early literacy/literacy education; digital literacy at all ages and stages; college readiness; distance learning; workforce development and the new economy; DIY; green issues @ the library; business incubation; gaming; coding; hacking; next-generation MOOCs; etc.

If you have a proposal for a session you’d like to see on the TDS14 program, whether it’s based on one of the above topics or something else related to the broad theme of “Libraries @ the Center,” we’d love to hear from you.

How to submit a successful proposal

We’re looking for discussions and presentations that will help our attendees get up-to-date insights on new technologies and services; understand the latest developments in the publishing industry and how they impact libraries; and/or offer practical strategies to overcome critical challenges to accomplishing their respective missions.

• Provide a clear description of what attendees will learn. Whether your proposed session seeks to explain an emerging trend or teach a critical skill, you must provide a direct, concise description of what attendees will learn. We cannot emphasize this enough—be very clear in your proposal about what you will be presenting.
• Focus on lessons learned, NOT the benefits of your product or service. Product pitches will be rejected. Lessons learned from building or running your product, however, can be invaluable.
• Skip the jargon. The more buzzwords and industry jargon you use, the less we think you have something interesting to say.
• Aim for diversity. Please review our statement on Diversity at Our Events (PDF) before submitting your proposal.

Session formats

The virtual event format has certain inherent limitations that should be kept in mind, and access to a reliable internet connection and the appropriate OS/Browser combinations are a must.

We are accepting proposals for the following formats:

• 45-minute panel discussions – these are panel discussions (or debates) with two or more presenters and a moderator
• 30-minute panel discussions – these can either be an interview-style discussion between two speakers, or a panel discussion/debate with two or more presenters and a moderator
• 15-minute presentations – these are solo presentations focused on practical solutions to specific challenges (eg: case studies) or visionary ideas with practical applications

Important Dates

Proposals due: May 2, 2014
Notifications of acceptance: Early June
Registration Opens: July 7,2014

CFP: 3rd Annual Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium (August 2014)

^3rd Annual Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium

Location: IU South Bend in South Bend, Indiana

Date: Friday, August 1, 2014

Call for Proposals

The 3^rd Annual Indiana University Libraries Information Literacy Colloquium seeks engaging, innovative, and energizing proposals related to the conference theme:  Metaliteracy: Seeking Connections and Challenging Traditions.  

We seek thought-provoking proposals that examine metaliteracy, which is emerging as a relevant and interesting paradigm that is reshaping the way we think of information literacy and library instruction. As defined by Mackey and Jacobson (2011), “Metaliteracy promotes critical thinking and collaboration in a digital age, providing a comprehensive framework to effectively participate in social media and online communities. It is a unified construct that supports the acquisition, production, and sharing of knowledge in collaborative online communities. Metaliteracy challenges traditional skills-based approaches to information literacy by recognizing related literacy types and incorporating emerging technologies. Standard definitions of information literacy are insufficient for the revolutionary social technologies currently prevalent online” (p. 62). Moreover, the current ongoing revision of the ACRL standards includes metaliteracy as an “important anchoring element” in the new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. 

This year’s Colloquium invites you to investigate the implications metaliteracy has for library instruction theory and practice. Questions to consider include, but are not limited to: What do instruction librarians need to know about metaliteracy? What does metaliteracy look like, and what does it entail? How does it influence what we do in the library instruction classroom? How does this shape our learning outcomes and pedagogy? How do we assess metaliteracy? Clearly, metaliteracy is a stimulating and exciting concept that has much to offer library instruction and we hope that the Colloquium will contribute significant advances to the current conversations on this topic.

Proposal guidelines:

Proposals for 45-minute presentations or 45-minute roundtable discussions should be no more than 250 words in length and should contain at least two learning outcomes.  Proposals should be submitted via the online conference proposal form:  http://ius.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3meTvGpIhLHxiIZ

  

All proposals should clearly relate to the conference theme and offer innovative and interesting insights that will enhance the learning of the Colloquium community.

Proposal deadline: 

May 16, 2014. Proposal notifications will occur by May 30, 2014.

Colloquium website:
http://iusb.libguides.com/IULILC2014

Call for Preconference Workshops - 2014 Charleston Conference

Call for Preconference Workshops - 2014 Charleston Conference

Limited space is available for preconference workshop proposals at the upcoming 2014 Charleston Conference.  Preconferences will be held on Wednesday, November 5, at either the Francis Marion Hotel or the
Courtyard Marriott Historic District in Charleston, SC.  We invite sessions focused on any topic related to collection development and acquisitions. Our conference theme this year is "The Importance of
Being Earnest."

Submit your proposals online at:
http://www.katina.info/conference/participate/call-preconferences/.

Please contact Leah Hinds with questions at: leah@katina.info.

Best regards,

The Charleston Conference Crew

Tom Gilson
Associate Editor, Against the Grain
Head of Reference, Emeritus
College of Charleston,
Charleston, SC

Call for Chapter Proposals: Learning Support Services in Universities

Call for Chapter Proposals: Learning Support Services in Universities
URL: http://innovativelibraries.org.uk/index.php/press/collab/

This is a call for chapter proposals for a new book aiming to bring those working in learning support services in universities a little closer together, including librarians, learning developers, learning technologists, careers advisors, disability advisors, and everything in between!

To be published by Innovative Libraries Press, the book will be written, edited and published by practitioners for practitioners, to help facilitate collaboration between those working in these increasingly overlapping professions.  

Some of the themes we will be including are:

1. understanding and aligning differing approaches, frameworks, and priorities across the professions, as well as finding the common ground.
2. reaching out, networking, identifying and winning over partners to find fruitful collaborations and opportunities.
3. practical strategies for successful collaborations

However, don’t feel restricted! If you have an idea that doesn’t fit into these themes please do still send us your proposal.

We invite proposals covering the following:

• Chapter title
• Short description of your chapter’s topic/s (around 400 words)
• Indication of the structure your chapter would take
• Indication of the type of content your chapter would include (eg. case studies)

We would expect each chapter to be around 4,000-6,000 words long.

Send your proposals to: collaborate.submission@gmail.com

Timescales:

Deadline for proposals: 9th May 2014

Successful proposals notified: end of May 2014

First drafts due: September 2014

Book published: January 2015

We look forwarding to reading your ideas!

If you have any questions about your submission please email us.  

Dr Helen Webster, Jade Kelsall and Michelle Schneider

Call for Chapters: Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: May 30, 2014

Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries

A book edited by

Emy Nelson Decker (AUC-Robert W. Woodruff Library)

Jennifer Townes (AUC-Robert W. Woodruff Library)

To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/1fOOCfT

For release in Advances in Library and Information Science Book series

ISSN: 2326-4136

The Advances in Library and Information Science Book Series aims to expand the body of library science literature by covering a wide range of topics affecting the profession and field at large. The series also seeks to provide readers with an essential resource for uncovering the latest research in library and information science management, development, and technologies

Introduction

Library and archives disaster planning and contingency management go by many names: emergency planning, risk assessment, business continuity, etc. Awareness has increased over the past fifteen years, and now disaster planning is an ever-growing presence in modern consciousness. Any type of contingency planning for libraries is important because we are building more and more evidence that preparedness is possible, even if prevention is not. In general, anything involving extensive damage to the collections falls into the “disaster” category. However, it is important to draw a distinction between small-scale disasters, such as a burst pipe, and large-scale disasters, such as a category 5 hurricane. A naturally occurring disaster is an act of nature (tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes), as opposed to an anthropogenic disaster, which is caused or produced by humans (war, censorship, arson). The myriad ways in which we define disaster indicate our inability to predict them, and therefore we will never be able to prevent them. What we can do is prepare the one variable we do have control over: ourselves. By exploring disasters of different scale and devastation, we can begin to develop more complete and efficient disaster plans for our cultural institutions.

The literature about disaster planning has not given close examination to the different types of disasters to befall libraries, thus this book is based on emerging research and events exemplified by case studies. Contributions to this edited volume will explore libraries impacted by disasters of different scales, ranging from small to catastrophic and disasters of different types, from naturally occurring to anthropogenic.

Objective of the Book

This compendium of emerging research about disaster mitigation and contingency planning will better inform disaster planning at the design level. Additionally, this book will serve as a resource for those who have already experienced disaster and the ideas put forth will potentially spur positive change in organizational culture. This book will investigate the impact of large and small scale disasters -- both anthropogenic and natural in origin -- on libraries. Readers will learn from the experiences of others, expand their definition of disaster, and create or redesign their own disaster plans.

Target Audience

Our publication will benefit librarians, library staff, archivists, curators, students, local/state/national disaster preparedness professionals, private collectors, and corporations which store/archive collections.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to library disaster management and contingency planning:

·         Disaster management and contingency planning in libraries

·         Changes to disaster planning and recovery post-2000

·         Library safety measures

·         Changes to library materials conservation and restoration post-2000

·         Emerging disaster management theory

·         Emerging contingency planning theory

·         Lessons learned from small scale disasters (broken pipes, fires, vandalism, storms, etc.)

·         Lessons learned from large scale disasters (September 11^th, Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the Indonesian tsunami, Typhoon Haiyan, the Haitian earthquake, etc.)

·         Social implications of disaster preparedness and management

·         Public, academic, and private libraries and archives experiences with disaster of any scale

·         Naturally occurring disasters

·         Anthropogenic disasters

·         Challenges/crises not commonly included in disaster plans

·         Financial disaster planning (recession, staff cuts, effect on digital projects, etc.)

·         Electronic backup failure (loss of backup servers, born-digital data, electrical surges, etc.)

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before May 30, 2014, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 30, 2014 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted bySeptember 30, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Proposals should be submitted through the link at the bottom of this page.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This book is anticipated to be released in 2015.

Important Dates

May 30, 2014:                                    Proposal Submission Deadline

July 30, 2014:                                     Notification of Acceptance

September 30, 2014:                    Full Chapter Submission

November 30, 2014:                     Review Results Returned

February 15, 2015:                          Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries can be forwarded to

Emy Nelson Decker and Jennifer Townes

Atlanta University Center – Robert W. Woodruff Library

111 James P. Brawley Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30314

Tel.: (404) 978-2087, (404) 978-2053

E-mail: edecker@auctr.edu, jtownes@auctr.edu

Propose a chapter here

To find related content in this research area, visit InfoSci®-OnDemand:

Download Premium Research Papers

http://www.igi-global.com/infosci-ondemand/search/

SkyRiver Users Group - Invitation to submit presentation proposals (Detroit, Michigan - May 2014)

SkyRiver Users Group - Invitation to submit presentation proposals (Detroit, Michigan - May 2014)

SkyRiver users are invited to submit presentation proposals for the 2nd Annual SkyRiver Users Group meeting, to be held immediately after the Innovative Users Group Conference, on May 10, 2014.  The SkyRiver Users Group will be meeting from 8:30am to 12:30pm at the Detroit Marriott, Renaissance Center.

Both Innovative customer libraries and non-Innovative customer libraries are invited to attend the SkyRiver Users Group meeting, as well as to submit proposals for presentations.

Presentations of approximately 45 minutes are welcome, with a portion of that time set aside for Q&A.  Ideas for forums or panels to discuss a topic related to SkyRiver and cataloging are also welcome.

Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Using SkyRiver for RDA implementation
• Tips and tricks for using SkyRiver
• SkyRiver in a consortial environment
• Cataloging workflow improvements
• Academic library experience using SkyRiver
• Public library experience using SkyRiver
• Cataloging projects, practices, and innovations using SkyRiver

Please use the online form to submit proposals by April 11, 2014.  Presenters will be notified of proposal acceptance by April 18, 2014.  For any additional questions or inquiries, please email Regina Gong at gongr1@lcc.edu.

Lastly, for III libraries using SkyRiver, the registration for the SkyRiver Users Group meeting (concurrent with registration for the Innovative Users Group conference) is now open athttp://innovativeusers.org/.

For non-III libraries registration is now open at:  https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1440023&lbrd=1&rtypeid=356322

-Non-III libraries please note that this is the same form that III libraries use to register for the IUG but minus the login.  You will need to fill in the required fields, however, please note that in the IUG membership number field, you should put 000.  For the Innovative customer code, please put in srug.

-We apologize for the extra steps.  If you have problems registering, please don't hesitate to contact Kathy O'Gorman at kathy@innovativeusers.org.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

SkyRiver Users Group Steering Committee

-Regina Gong, Chair
-Marianne Abdoo, Bloomfield Township Public Library
-Lauren Douglass, East Lansing Public Library
-Emily Sanford, Michigan State University Libraries

CFP: Sports Culture (Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference 2014, Indianapolis, IN)

CFP: Sports Culture (Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference 2014, Indianapolis, IN)

Friday-Sunday, 3-5 October 2014
JW Marriott Indianapolis:
Address: 10 S. West St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (317) 860-5800

Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2014

We are currently seeking original work and panel suggestions in the area of Sports Culture for the annual Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference. Abstracts can include a wide variety of topics and approaches to sport. Abstracts or panels might include research focused on popular culture and sport in the Midwest; but papers / panels on all topics related to popular culture and sport are welcome and encouraged.

Please upload 250 word abstract proposals on any aspect of Sports Culture to the Sports Culture area: http://submissions.mpcaaca.org/.
Any questions? Please email Ben Dettmar at bdettmar@adrian.edu
More information about the conference can be found at http://www.mpcaaca.org/
Please note the availability of graduate student travel grants: http://mpcaaca.org/conference/travel-grants/
Please include name, affiliation, and e-mail address with the 250 word abstract. Also, please indicate in your submission whether your presentation will require an LCD Projector.

Ben Dettmar (bdettmar@adrian.edu)
Sports Culture Area Chair
Department of History
Adrian College
309b Jones Hall
517-420-4292
Email: bdettmar@adrian.edu
Visit the website at http://www.mpcaaca.org/

CFP: 14th International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications

CFP: 14th International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications

8-11 October 2014, Austin, Texas, USA

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Complete Call for Participation: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2014/cfp
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DCMI's annual conference addresses models, technologies and applications of metadata.

2014 THEME: "Metadata Intersections: Bridging the Archipelago of Cultural Memory"

Metadata is fundamental in enabling ubiquitous access to cultural and scientific resources through galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM). While fundamental, GLAM traditions in documentation and organization lead to significant differences in both their languages of description and domain practices. And yet, the push is on for "radically open cultural heritage data" that bridges these differences as well as those across the humanities and the natural sciences. DC-2014 will explore the role of metadata in spanning the archipelago of siloed cultural memory in an emerging context of linked access to data repositories as well as repositories of cultural artifacts.

IMPORTANT DATES:

--Peer-Reviewed Papers, Project Reports & Posters
    Submission Deadline: 3 May 2014
    Author Notification: 12 July 2014
    Final Copy: 16 August 2014

--Special & Panel Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops
    Submission Deadline: 3 May 2014
    Author Notification: 1 June 2014

--Best Practice Posters & Demonstrations
    Submission Deadline: 2 June 2014
    Author Notification: 30 June 2014

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS:

(1) Peer-reviewed Papers, Project Reports & Posters
(2) Special & Panel Session, Tutorials & Workshops
(3) From the field: Best Practice Posters & Demonstrations

CFP: Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium (The University of Toronto, October 18, 2014)

CFP: Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium (The University of Toronto, October 18, 2014)

 URL: http://litwinbooks.com/2014colloquium.php

Gender and sexuality are two of the critical organizing axes of contemporary life. Alongside and intersecting with race, class, nation, and others, they constitute the ways through which we make ourselves known to ourselves and to one another: as men, women, or one of the 58 new gender options offered by Facebook, and as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, and all the other varied and ever-changing linguistic markers of preferences of physical and emotional intimacy. Just as legal studies, the hard and social sciences, philosophy and literature, information studies is a discourse called to respond to the challenges posed by critical perspectives on gender and sexuality. Perhaps more than any other discipline, information studies confronts the theoretical with the material. How do both the “the archive” and the archive organize, and how are they organized by, gender and sexuality? From the collections we build to the access tools we design to the histories we collect, catalog, and preserve, information studies theorists and practitioners are always engaged in the projects of making and being made.

We invite proposals to join and extend these conversations during a one-day colloquium to be held at the University of Toronto on October 18, 2014. Presentations will consist of individual papers organized around themes that emerge from the submissions.

Suggested topics include:

• Information studies and its engagements with cross-disciplinary theories of gender and sexuality
• Practice-based responses to critical theories of gender and sexuality in information
• Critical approaches to cataloging and classification
• Feminist and queer library pedagogies, both in information studies schools and at the K-12 and undergraduate levels
• Queer and feminist archival practices, both theoretical and material
• Sexed and gendered labor in information environments
• Intersections of gender and sexuality with race, class, and other axes of social organization
• Critical feminist and queer critiques of the technologies of information production, organization, and dissemination

Please submit abstracts of no more than 500 words to emily.drabinski@gmail.com.

Proposals due May 1, 2014. Notification June 1, 2014.

Thanks to the University of Toronto Faculty of Information for generously hosting this colloquium.

Call for Chapter Proposals: E-Learning Innovations in Academic Libraries

Call for Chapter Proposals: E-Learning Innovations in Academic Libraries

Librarians from Appalachian State University invite you to submit a proposal for a chapter in their upcoming book, E-Learning Innovations in Academic Libraries, to be published by McFarland Publishing.  This practical book is intended to be a guide for academic librarians interested in the creation and uses of e-learning tools.

Examples of relevant topics include:
    Virtual tours
    Instructional games
    Geo-spatial applications
    Virtual reality applications
    Classroom use of technology

For consideration, e-mail a 1-2 page proposal to either of the editors by April 25, 2014, clearly presenting your e-learning innovation and its significance. Proposals should include information about the audience and need for the e-learning tool, the technology used to create it, the length of time it has been used, assessment, and the transferability to other libraries.  Final chapters will be 5-7000 words, excluding endnotes and bibliography. Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their proposals by May 12, 2014. Complete chapters will be due by August 30, 2014, as we anticipate publishing this book in Summer 2015.

Margaret Gregor, Ed.D., MALS
Associate Professor
Instructional Materials Center Coordinator
Appalachian State University
gregormn@appstate.edu

Scott Rice, M.A., M.S.
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Technology Services
Appalachian State University
ricese@appstate.edu