Call for articles: Digital Library Perspectives (DLP)

Digital Library Perspectives (DLP)

Articles for review can be submitted directly to the Emerald ScholarOne system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dlp.  

Previously published as OCLC Systems & Services:  International Digital Library Perspectives

Aims & Scope

Digital Library Perspectives (DLP) is a peer-reviewed journal concerned with digital content collections.  It publishes research  related to the curation and web-based delivery of digital objects collected for the advancement of scholarship, teaching and learning.  And which advance the digital information environment as it relates to global knowledge, communication and world memory.

The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends, initiatives, and developments.  Including those in digital libraries and digital repositories,  along with their standards and technologies.

The editor invites contributions on the following, as well as other related topics:

• Digitization
• Data as information
• Archives and manuscripts
• Digital preservation and digital archiving
• Digital cultural memory initiatives
• Usability studies
• K-12 and higher education uses of digital collections

CFP: 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy (Palos Hills, Illinois - April 29, 2016)

15th Annual Information Literacy Summit

Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy

Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:30am-3:30pm

Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library 

Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus

http://informationliteracysummit.org/call-for-proposals/

Keynote Address:

Critical Pedagogy in a Time of Compliance Emily Drabinski, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Library Instruction at Long Island University, Brooklyn The promise of critical pedagogy lies in its capacity to change lives--our own and those of our students--as we try new ways of thinking and teaching that challenge systems of power that privilege some and not others. In the last ten years, critical pedagogy has moved from the margins to the center, most clearly in its influence on the new Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education. Frames like Information has Value and Authority is Constructed have long been tenets of critical voices in the field, voices that can now be heard emanating from the center of our professional lives. And yet, critical approaches to teaching and learning face acute challenges from a higher education environment that increasingly values teaching and learning by the numbers, tying everything from accreditation to book budgets to quantifiable outcomes. In this talk, Emily Drabinski will explore these tensions and offer thoughts on how we can change the world while keeping our jobs.

Call for Proposals

We are seeking presenters to lead engaging and interactive discussions about information literacy and library instruction. We are especially interested in breakout sessions and panels which explore critical pedagogies the evolving nature of information literacy and are related to this year's theme, Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy. We hope to foster conversations across all types of libraries, schools and other organizations and encourage a diversity of perspectives in this proposal call.

The Summit is a regional conference which will be held at the Moraine Valley Community College campus. If you wish to propose more than one breakout session, please fill out a form for each topic. Breakout sessions and panels will be 50 minutes long and should include audience interaction or discussion. Panel discussions should have a three person maximum. Hands-on lessons and demonstrations (and/or practical takeaways) are encouraged. Sessions typically have 20-40 participants.

The submission should include a 200-300 word description of your session. Please include learning outcomes and a brief explanation of why people should attend your session and what they will take away. A shorter abstract (around 100 words) for publication in the Summit programming will be required as well.

To propose a breakout session: http://bit.ly/ILS2016

Deadline to submit proposals is Friday, January 22, 2016

Some possible topics for sessions include:

  *   Critical Information Literacy

  *   Critical Pedagogies

  *   Threshold concepts

  *   ACRL Framework for Information Literacy (applications, assessment, developing learning outcomes, critiques, etc.)

  *   Metaliteracy

  *   Digital Literacy

  *   Instructional design

  *   Pedagogy

  *   Adult learners

  *   Distance learners

  *   Online learning

  *   Open Educational Resources

  *   Visual literacy

  *   Collaboration across departments and organizations

  *   Information literacy and Common Core standards

  *   Transitions: High School to College

  *   Transferring: Community College to 4 year institutions

  *   Challenges and possibilities for the future

Tish Hayes

Information Literacy Librarian

Moraine Valley Community College

9000 W. College Pkwy

Palos Hills, IL 60465

708-974-5734

HayesL45@morainevalley.edu

Call for Participation: ACRL 2017 (Baltimore, Maryland - March 22-25, 2017)

CFP URL: http://conference.acrl.org/conference-content/

Call for Participation: ACRL 2017 (Baltimore, Maryland - March 22-25, 2017)

ACRL invites you to share your research and creative endeavors with your colleagues at ACRL 2017.

The harbor city of Baltimore evokes the spirit of exploration and discovery as we navigate to new ports through waters deep with history and practice. Librarians are building, responding, acclimating, and adapting to the changing climate of our larger ecosystem – the academic enterprise. Inspired by time-honored principles, yet subject to ever-evolving processes, today’s academic and research librarians are charting new paths to learning and transformation.

Share your expertise
Inspire your colleagues in the higher education community with proposals that explore the most dynamic issues and ideas currently facing the academic and research librarians today. ACRL 2017 offers eight session formats to suit a wide range of presentation and learning styles. From first-time presenters to seasoned experts, there is a format best suited to your ideas. Consult the conference tags to stimulate your thinking and position your proposal within the conference theme. The tags will serve to create a conference map and guide attendees to themes of interest and inspiration.

Proposal Deadlines

• May 6, 2016 - Contributed papers, panel sessions, workshops, and preconferences proposals due
• October 14, 2016 - Poster sessions, roundtable discussions, TechConnect presentations, and virtual conference webcasts proposals due

Proposal Instructions
ACRL 2017 proposals include the following core elements. Please read the descriptions and consider each one to give your proposal the best chance of success.

Primary Speaker
Each proposal must identify a Primary Speaker who will receive notification of the proposal’s acceptance or rejection. If the proposal is accepted, the Primary Speaker will serve as the main point of contact for the ACRL staff.

ACRL depends on Primary Speakers to perform a variety of functions in developing the program and ensuring that it is successful at the conference. The Primary Speaker will work with his or her co-speakers to determine the scope of content, the order of speakers within the program, audiovisual needs, etc.; will confirm program details, descriptions and arrangements with speakers and staff; and will facilitate the program’s presentation. The Primary Speaker also needs to be familiar with ACRL policies concerning expenses, honoraria, recording, and publishing; communicate regularly with co-speakers; respond to requests for information from ACRL staff and committee members; and adhere to deadlines. By submitting a proposal, you agree to perform these functions to the best of your ability if your proposal is accepted, or to identify a substitute Primary Speaker as necessary. ACRL reserves the right to reorganize content, combine proposals, and make other changes as necessary to render the proposal appropriate for presentation at its meetings. The involvement and agreement of the Primary Speaker will be sought on all such changes.

Additional Speakers Information
The Primary Speaker is required to provide full contact information for all of the speakers involved in the proposed session. ACRL requires complete contact information for every speaker (name, title, organization, address, phone, and e-mail) so we may issue appropriate speaker agreements to all presenters.

Session Format
Choose the session format you feel is the most appropriate for your proposal.

Program Title
Creative, interesting and informative titles and descriptions are most favorably viewed by the proposal review committees and prospective attendees.

Description
Provide both a detailed description (500 words max.), as well as a short description (75 words max.). Keep in mind that ACRL 2017 is a blind, peer-review process. Do not identify presenter and institution names in your proposal (e.g., replace the name of your institution with a descriptor such as “private, four-year institution”).

The detailed description should outline your session’s main points, its relevance to attendees, how it is unique and different from others that may address the same topic, and the ways you will engage your audience.

The short description should actively describe your session (e.g., ” Find out what fee-based and open source textbook options are available, how content can be effectively delivered, and how librarians can lead in the adoption of digital textbooks on their campuses.”) If the proposal is accepted, the short description will be used in promotional materials and may be edited for style and clarity by ACRL staff.

Program Tags
Select up to three tags reflect the program’s main topic areas. Identify the primary, secondary, and tertiary tags for your program.

Learning Outcomes
Develop three learning outcomes for your session. A well-written learning outcome will identify what participants will be able to do as a result of attending your program. How will your target audience’s skills, attitudes, knowledge, behavior, status, or life condition change or improve by participating in your program? Think about the intended impact of the program and how it fills a need or solves a problem.

Tip: Consider using a verb or action phrase + “in order to” + an impact statement to design your outcomes. The first phrase describes the skill or task you want to learner to perform, and the second phrase describes its impact and why it is important. Examples of well-written learning outcomes:
Define assessment in terms of student learning in order to identify its relationship to good teaching.
State several concepts and applications of assessment in order to apply it as a practical information literacy tool.
Critically examine different classroom assessment techniques in order to evaluate them for application in your own setting.*Adapted from: Debra Gilchrist, Assessment is Learning. ACRL Immersion Program, 2007

Session Hashtag
Optional. If provided your hashtag will be published in conference materials. Your hashtag should be short but descriptive and check Twitter to ensure it’s unique (e.g., Title: Mashup or Crashup: Collaborating with Intra and Extra Library Partners to Create a Merged Library Service Desk; Hashtag: #acrlmashup).

Type of Audience
Identity who the session is for:
People brand new to the topic
People with some experience in the topic, but looking to grow
People with experience in the topic, but who are transitioning to greater responsibilities in this area
People with extensive experience in the topic, but looking for ways to find out what is new or to refresh their knowledge

Funding
In accordance with ALA practices, librarian presenters cannot receive honoraria nor have expenses reimbursed for presenting conference programs. Non-librarian presenters may be eligible for complimentary registration, per diem, and/or travel reimbursement. All requests for reimbursement or honorarium are subject to approval by the program committee; acceptance of the proposal does not guarantee funding.

Questions should be directed to Margot Conahan, ACRL Manager of Professional Development.

ACRL/NEC Annual Conference: 2nd Call for Proposals

The Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC - http://www.acrlnec.org/) invites you to submit a proposal to present at the 2016 Annual Conference, Holistic Librarianship: Broad Thinking for Diverse and Creative Solutions, being held Friday, May 13, 2016 at a NEW VENUE, The Radisson Hotel, Manchester, New Hampshire.

The best of librarianship today calls for broad thinking and careful consideration of our complex social, economic, environmental, and political systems, both global and local.  The 2016 ACRL/NEC conference will provide our professional community with opportunities to discuss how we can think holistically to implement engaging and impactful library services for all.

The conference planning committee is seeking proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops and posters on topics including but not limited to:

• Embracing and engaging diverse populations
• Social justice and sustainability in libraries
• Creative collections management to meet diverse information needs
• Breaking down silos through collaboration in our libraries, on our campuses, and in our communities (both local and global)
• Project based and transdisciplinary research instruction
• Open source, open data, open collections, and crowdsourcing
• Respect and civility in libraries
• Higher education librarianship for all: 2-year, technical, and community colleges; colleges, universities, and graduate schools
• Universal design in spaces, collections access, services, and instruction
• Strategic assessment in services, collections, and instruction
• Increasing access to unique special and archival collections
• User-focused systems and search

Staff, faculty, administrators, and students in all areas of librarianship are encouraged to submit proposals.

To submit a proposal, follow this link: http://goo.gl/forms/7XhhR3MUhf

The deadline for proposal submission is midnight on Friday, January 8th, 2016.

Questions should be directed to Adam Williams (adamchriswilliams@gmail.com), Program Coordinator, or Laura Robinson Hanlan (lrob@wpi.edu), Conference Chair. 

We look forward to receiving your proposals!

Laura Robinson Hanlan

Gordon Library

Research & Instruction Librarian

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

100 Institute Road

Worcester, MA 01609-2280

Phone:  508-831-5414

lrob@wpi.edu

www.wpi.edu/+library

LACUNY Call for Proposals Race Matters: Libraries, Racism, and Antiracism LACUNY Institute 2016

Call for Proposals
Race Matters: Libraries, Racism, and Antiracism
LACUNY Institute 2016

Date: May 20, 2016
Location: Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jelani Cobb

http://lacuny.org/institute-call-for-proposals/

Associate Professor of History and Director, Africana Studies Institute, University of Connecticut; staff writer, The New Yorker; winner of the 2015 Sidney Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism and author of several books, including The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress

Submission Deadline: January 25, 2016


Critical Race Theory holds “that race is central, not peripheral, to American thought and life” and “that racism is common and ordinary rather than rare and episodic” (The Oxford Companion to American Law). From hashtags (#BlackLivesMatter, #CharlestonSyllabus, #BlackOnCampus) to podcasts (About Race, Intersection with Jamil Smith, Real Talk with Nekima Levy-Pounds), from city streets to college campuses, these are some of the spaces and places where dialogues about race and racism are happening. This is where the theme for the 2016 LACUNY Institute begins, where it seeks to join the national conversation on race.

In addressing this theme, we are interested in amplifying and extending recent important conversations and scholarship in the library profession which have interrogated the role of libraries in systemic racism, the collusion of library neutrality in oppression, and white privilege and fragility in the profession, among other issues. Libraries attract professionals with “good” and “noble” intentions, but as Ta-Nehisi Coates writes in Between the World and Me, “‘Good intention’ is a hall pass through history.”

How can we move the dialogue beyond good intention, where it has been mired in well-meaning diversity and multiculturalism initiatives? How do we move the profession from racial liberalism, as articulated by Lani Guinier, to racial literacy, which “requires us to rethink race as an instrument of social, geographic, and economic control of both whites and blacks”? How can and do libraries contribute to the national conversation on race, racism, and anti-racism? What are the foundations that librarianship can use to address racism both within the profession and society at large?

The LACUNY Institute Committee seeks proposals that address race in libraries, archives, and the information studies, across myriad roles (staff, faculty, students, patrons, etc.) and functions (technical services, public services, instruction, etc.).

Example topics include but are not limited to:

• Counter-narratives
• Race and critical information literacy and pedagogy
• Race and racism in information organization
• Intersectionality
• Microaggressions
• Libraries, race, and access
• What is and is not collected

The Institute will have three tracks: panel presentations, facilitated dialogues, and alt-sessions.

• Panel papers (15 minutes/presenter): Moderated panel presentations with time for questions and discussion.
• Facilitated dialogues (45 minutes): Teams of two lead a discussion on topic of their choice related to the theme, with one person presenting context and the other facilitating conversation.
• Alt-sessions (15-30 minutes): An opportunity for exploring topics through multiple ways of knowing (e.g., short documentary, spoken word, performance art).

Please submit proposals, including a 300-500 word abstract by January 25, 2016.

The goal of this event is to create a space for respectful dialogue and debate about these critical issues. We will be publishing a formal code of conduct, but the event organizers will actively strive to create a public space in which multiple perspectives can be heard and no one voice dominates.

Questions may be directed to Jean Amaral, jamaral@bmcc.cuny.edu.

For more information, visit the 2016 Institute website http://lacuny.org/institute-call-for-proposals/​

Academic Library Advancement & Development Network 2016 Call for Proposals

The ALADN 2016 Program Committee invites submissions for presentations at the 21^st Annual ALADN Conference in Boston, MA June 1 – 4, 2016.  We are looking for dynamic, original presentations that demonstrate best practices applied to library fundraising, development, and communications and marketing. We are interested in highlighting the application of the latest trends, statistics, best practices and research in the field while providing practical tips that can be immediately applied to a library development program. Proposals may include presentations, panels, and workshops. Sessions run for one hour, with the presentation lasting 45 minutes and 15 minutes for Q&A.

About the conference

Formed in 1995, the Academic Library Advancement and Development Network (ALADN) explores issues of interest, offers networking, and assists in mutual problem-solving for professionals involved in advancement and development for academic and research libraries through an annual conference, an electronic listerv (LIBDEV) and personal contacts.

Timeline

·         Call For Proposals: October 20, 2015

·         Submission deadline: January 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. EST

·         Notification: Monday, February 1, 2016

Proposal Submission Requirements

Please send a Word document with the following elements to Dorothy Meaney at Tufts University: Dorothy.Meaney@tufts.edu.

·         Name of presenter(s)

·         Institution and title(s)

·         Contact information

·         Short biography (75-100 words) for each presenter

·         Presentation title

·         Presentation abstract (75-100 words)

·         2-3 learning objectives/takeaways

·         Technical/AV requirements

·         Intended audience(s)

o   Beginners - Deans, Development Officers or Communications & Marketing Professionals new to Library Fundraising

o   Communications & Marketing Managers

o   Seasoned Fundraisers

o   Leadership/Library Deans

o   Institution Size (small, medium, large)

o   Development officers with Library within their portfolio

Based on feedback received from ALADN 2015 attendees, here are topics of interest that you might consider:

·         Creative ideas for library communications & marketing

·         The integration of development and communications -- how these two separate programs can best work together

·         Communications and PR best practices for library development

·         How a development program in an organization without a communications staff can manage enough communications to matter

·         Integrating development communication needs into an overall Library communications plan

·         Marketing programs and projects resulting in financial support

·         The Digital Library of the Future

o   How are library development officers succeeding in moving prospects to consider support for digital resources? How and when do you talk about the digital library which, especially for alumni and emeritus faculty, isn’t the library they remember?

o   What areas of the digital library are fundraisers succeeding in raising funds for? Digitization of collections? Support of digital resources?

o   What’s the focus on the entry level gift that is successful – collections? Student support? How are you successful in transitioning those donors to focus on digital library projects? 

·         Q&A with a panel of grant makers who give to Libraries discussing what they look for in grant applications

·         Successful strategies and stories in cultural or affinity group philanthropy

·         Using social media to engage students and donors; crowd sourcing/funding; how to get a social media for fundraising program started, resources needed

·         Corporate and foundation gifts

·         How to lead your dean, and how to get library staff and faculty to give

·         Major gifts fundraising; techniques for closing major gifts and success stories; best strategies for moving donors toward a major gift; successful major gift program other than gifts in kind; leveraging GIK donors into major gift donors

·         Out of the box ideas to identify donors to Libraries

·         Prospecting – specifically external to the university community, how to attract donors who are not staff, faculty or alumni.  What messages engage them? What communications vehicles?

·         New ways to engage prospects/donors, especially those who live far away from our institutions

·         Student Philanthropy

·         Planned Giving

·         Today’s fundraising metrics and how they influence our work with donors

·         Collaboration with Advancement and other units on campus - best practices, how to overcome obstacles in getting support from central development

·         Working together across organizational and professional divides

·         Strategies to collaborate across university units when approaching donors for gifts

·         Making the library a fundraising priority at your University

·         Making the case for the Library—deans, development and communication professionals, provosts, faculty, students

·         Events and Special Collections – forging a positive relationship to promote Library holdings

·         Donor passions and Library needs—what works

·         Communicating the Library’s value

·         More about the psychology of giving. What engages people to be involved?

·         Where do you go from here? Career advice from professionals at the middle and top of their career ladder

·         Research and best practices

·         Other topics welcome too!

CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS AND POSTERS - STS Research Commmittee

CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS AND POSTERS

 

The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section is hosting its Annual Research Forum (Sunday, June 26, 2016) and Poster Session (Monday, June 27, 2016) at the 2016 American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The Research Forum and Poster Session provide an excellent opportunity to share a wide range of research projects relevant to science and technology librarianship.

Submissions for the paper and poster presentations are selected based on the quality of the abstract and the demonstration of significant progress toward completing the research project by June 2016.  Your submission should include:

• brief background information about your project,
• the research question or problem that drove your project,
• the methods used,
• your findings and a brief discussion that includes the impact of your project.

 

Your proposal should total no more than 250 words. Because this is a blind review process, be sure to include your name, institution, phone, and email addresses of all participants (not part of word count) separate from your abstract.  

 

Submission Categories:

Research Forum Featured Paper Presentation.  The Featured Paper Presentation is 20 minutes in length and will be followed by a thoughtful 10-minute critique from a guest commentator, who will offer suggestions on how to prepare the paper for publication.  Proposals should reflect research that has been completed or initiatives that have already been implemented. At a minimum, significant progress should have been made toward completion or implementation.

Research Forum Short Paper Presentations.  Short Papers are 10 minutes in length and will be followed by a thoughtful 5-minute critique from a guest commentator, who will offer suggestions on how to prepare the paper for publication or generate additional ideas that will move the paper forward. Proposals should reflect research or initiatives that have been completed or are currently in progress.

Poster Presentations.  Posters should cover research endeavors or practitioner projects that enhance science and technology librarianship.  Proposals should provide useful and practical findings, and describe opportunities for discussion with participants.

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: Friday, February 12, 2016.  Submissions are selected by the STS Research Committee. The Committee adheres to mentoring principles and a “blind” review process to select proposals. We strongly encourage you to remove any identifying information in your proposal prior to submission; otherwise, the STS Research Committee co-chairs will take responsibility for removing identifying information, which may unintentionally alter the text of your submission.

Acceptance of proposals reflects a commitment by the author(s) to present at the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando. Specific logistical details will follow upon acceptance. 

 Please submit your proposal via this form:http://bit.ly/1Tox1Av

If you have any questions, please ask the STS Research Committee co-chairs:

Hannah Gascho Rempel, hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu

Elizabeth Berman, elizabeth.berman@uvm.edu

CFP: Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and Museums (IFLA Preconference)

IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite Preconference
DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus
Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 11-12th, 2016
Co-sponsored by Association of College & Research Libraries and
DePaul University Library

You are invited to submit a proposal for this preconference to be held in conjunction with the 82nd IFLA World Library and Information Conference, Columbus, Ohio, USA, August 13-19, 2016.

Curiosity and critical thinking skills are habits of mind that librarians, archivists, and museum educators strive to develop and exercise in their students, researchers, and visitors. Material culture and special collections encourage a multimodal approach to learning that can complement and extend traditional models of information literacy. This satellite conference will feature both practice and theory on the myriad ways in which primary sources and museum collections can be integrated into instructional programs.

We welcome proposals from library and museum practitioners, educators, and researchers from around the world. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Instructional Design and Delivery

• Active learning and class session design
• Beyond the humanities: connecting with the sciences and social sciences
• Visual literacy

Program Administration

• Assessment and analytics
• Mapping to learning outcomes and institutional mission
• Programmatic, developmental approach vs. one size fits all

Resources

• Traveling trunks and online teaching kits
• Building online collections and using digital objects in instruction
• Professional development/instructional design resources

Proposal formats can include research papers, practical presentations, panels, interactive workshops, pecha kucha/lightning rounds, and poster sessions.

How to Submit a Proposal (Deadline February 1, 2016)

All proposals must be submitted by February 1, 2016, using the Proposal Submission Form. First-time presenters and new professionals are encouraged to apply. Doctoral/Graduate students are also invited to participate. All satellite presentations will be delivered in English. Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 21, 2016.

Please note

At least one of the presenters must register and attend the satellite to deliver the presentation. All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a letter of invitation can be issued to authors.

Papers presented at the IFLA 2016 Information Literacy Satellite will be made available online via the IFLA Library: http://library.ifla.org/

The satellite is scheduled for 1 ½ days (Thursday, August 11, from 8am-6pm, and Friday, August 12, from 8am-12pm, plus lunch). The conference website will soon be available and registration will begin in February.

More information

Contact Sharon Mader, smader@uno.edu, or Terry Taylor, ttaylor@depaul.edu, for further information.

CFP: SUNYLA 2016: Convergence: Libraries from Every Direction Binghamton University, SUNY June 8-10, 2016

SUNYLA 2016: Convergence: Libraries from Every Direction

Binghamton University, SUNY

June 8-10, 2016

Call for Proposals

Deadline for workshops and presentation proposals: January 29, 2016

Libraries today are situated at a point of convergence: where traditional and innovative ideas, formats, and practices come together. The SUNYLA 2016 annual conference will explore convergence in academic libraries, including how we navigate the convergence of print and digital worlds; how we balance successful methods of the past with the drive to continuously improve our spaces and services for the future; how all the departments and people within a library work together to achieve our goals; and how libraries grow stronger by collaborating with each other. Please join us at Binghamton University, State University of New York, on June 8–10, 2016, as we ourselves converge in order to share knowledge and strengthen our libraries.

We invite all SUNY and non-SUNY librarians and staff to submit proposals for pre-conference workshops and conference presentations in the following tracks:

• Reference and Instruction
• Cataloging and Technical Services
• Archives and Special Collections
• Systems and Technology
• Collection Development
• Public Services and Interlibrary Loan
• Professional Development
• Management and Leadership
• Open Educational Resources
• Scholarly Communication

If you are not sure which track your presentation would fit into, submit your proposal anyway and we will determine which track would best suit your idea.

Please submit proposals here: Call for Proposals.  If you are submitting proposals for multiple workshops or presentations, please fill out a separate form for each.

Deadline for workshop and presentation proposals: January 29, 2016

Pre-conference Workshops

               When?  Wednesday, June 8th

               Length of Time?  90 minutes

               Questions?  Contact:  Rosanne Humes, rosanne.humes@ncc.edu

Conference Presentations

               When? Thursday, June 9th and Friday, June 10th

               Length of Time?  45 minutes

Questions?  Contact:  Violet Price, violet.price@downstate.edu, or Trevor Riley, riley@alfred.edu

For information on expense reimbursement, please refer to the Guidelines for the SUNYLA Annual Conference Expenses.

-> Mark your calendars and plan to meet up at the 2016 SUNYLA Conference <-

We look forward to seeing you all at SUNYLA 2016!

Call for Pre-conference Workshop presenters - NASIG 2016 Annual Conference

NASIG holds an annual conference each year with a wide focus in content. The 2016 conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM from June 6 to June 12. Designed as intense sessions, workshops are held the Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning prior to the conference opening and usually
last four hours. The NASIG Program Planning Committee is looking for workshop presenters in the following topics:

• Collection Development
• ILL
• Usage Statistics
• KBart
• Licensing
• NISO Standards
• Library Management/Library Leadership

If you, or someone you know, would like to present at NASIG on any of these topics, please contact the PPC chair or co-chair.

Danielle Williams, PPC Chair, daniellenasig@gmail.com
Corrie March, PPC Co-Chair, cmarch12@gmail.com

NASIG Website: http://www.nasig.org/

CFP: The Maker Librarian's Sourcebook

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS

We are seeking contributing authors who would like to author chapters in an upcoming book The Maker Librarian's Sourcebook, edited by Ellyssa Kroski to be published by The American Library Association.

The Maker Librarian's Sourcebook will be an essential all-in-one guidebook to the maker realm written specifically for librarians.  This practical volume will serve as an invaluable resource for librarians seeking to learn about the major topics, tools, and technologies relevant to makerspaces today.  Jam-packed with instruction and advice from the field's most tech-savvy innovators, this one-stop handbook will inspire readers through practical projects that they can implement in their libraries right now.  This is a title which every library will want to have in their collection.

 

Publication Date: Late 2016/Early 2017

We are seeking the following contributions:

·         Cover Art

·         Chapter Authors for these and other topics:

o   Creating a Library Makerspace

o   Pedagogy & Prototyping in Library Makerspaces

o   Safety and Guidelines in the Library Makerspace

o   A Librarian’s Guide to 3D Printing

o   Raspberry Pi for Librarians

o   Arduino for Librarians

o   Lilypad, Adafruit, and More:  Wearable Electronics for Libraries

o   Google Cardboard for Librarians

o   Lil Bits, Makey Makey, Chibi Lights and More: Circuitry Projects for Libraries

o   Robotics for Libraries

o   The Future of library makerspaces

o   And more!!!

 

TO SUBMIT:

Please fill out form here https://ellyssa.wufoo.com/forms/maker-librarianas-source-book-call4contributors

 

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  January 1, 2016

 

QUESTIONS: Contact ellyssakroski@yahoo.com

 

Thank you!

Best,
Ellyssa
________________________

Ellyssa Kroski

Writer/Librarian/Instructor/Speaker

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Call for Papers for Satellite Meeting of IFLA Child-YA section 2016 - California

WLIC 2016
IFLA World Library and Information Congress
82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
13–19 August 2016, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Call for Papers: Satellite Meetings
Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Theme:
"Child and Youth Reading in the Transition to a Digital Culture: Emerging Perspectives on the Role of Libraries"
Date

11 August 2016
Venue

San José State University, San Jose, California and Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, USA
Organizer

Libraries for Children and Young Adults in collaboration with the local Organizing Committee of Orradre Library, Santa Clara University and I-school, San José State University.

The organizers invite you to submit a proposal for a presentation on the theme “Child and Youth Reading in the Transition to a Digital Culture: Emerging Perspectives on the Role of Libraries” for the IFLA Satellite Meeting to be held in San Jose, California, USA, on Thursday, 11 August 2016, at the campuses of San José State University and Santa Clara University (located just 4 miles apart).

New technologies such as e-readers, smart phones and tablet computers have been adopted all over the world, and very often are the primary technology for reading for many people, including children and youth. Libraries around the world have had to adapt to the changing and growing digital culture. There are challenges and opportunities, and limited basis for making important policy choices.   This conference intends to address these questions and to produce recommendations useful to practitioners.

The expected audience is likely to include public and school librarians, teachers, cultural workers, students and scholars as well other professionals working with teenagers and young adults.
We are particularly interested in presentations on the following topics:

-- Deciding between promoting digital or print for children and youth reading: Parameters of the decision and would involve researchers and practitioners discussing the difficult choices that libraries face about budgetary and manpower tradeoffs between developing and promoting digital versus print resources. Included in this discussion are cost issues as well as impact (on reading practices and effects)
--    Library impact on children’s and young adult literature would stimulate discussion of how specialized libraries for children and youth are shaping the decisions of publishers and authors. For example, the decisions of libraries to deliberately build collections that include much diversity of reading material may support publications and publishers that might not survive in a purely household market for digital and print reading resources.
--    How do library spaces promote children and youth reading in an increasingly digital world would generate discussion of the design criteria (from best practices to cost-effective practices) that are being used to promote reading amongst the target population.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals should be sent before 31 January 2016 via email to :

Ingrid Kallstrom
Email: ingrid.kallstrom@mtm.se<mailto:ingrid.kallstrom@mtm.se>
and
Michael Kevane
Email: mkevane@scu.edu<mailto:mkevane@scu.edu>

Proposals must include in English or in French or in Spanish (please submit in both languages if it is possible for you):
    Title of paper
    Summary of paper (up to 500 words)
    The speaker’s name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional affiliation, email address and short biographical note (40 words)

The official language of the meeting itself is English. Unfortunately, at this time simultaneous translation cannot be provided. Papers may be submitted in English, French or Spanish. Every attempt will be made to have translations of papers available before the meeting.  The abstracts will be reviewed by the Review Committee. Successful proposals will be identified and announced by 21 February 2016.  Full text papers should be submitted in a Word or PDF file by 30 April 2016. Papers should be 3-20 pages long and written in English or in French. Papers must include an abstract and an appendix with practical recommendations derived from the paper.  The length of oral presentations of papers will be communicated in due time, but will likely be a maximum of 20 minutes. Presentations must be in English. The texts of oral presentations must be sent at least three weeks before the conference, so that their translation can be prepared.

Program committee for selection of papers
Anthony Bernier, I-school, San Jose State University
Michael Kevane, Santa Clara University (member IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults)
Ingrid Bon, Senior Advisor Reading, Learning, Informing, Rijnbrink Groep (Chair, IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults)
Ingrid Kallstrom, Senior Advisor, Swedish Agency for Accessible Media (secretary,  IFLA section Libraries for Children and Young Adults)

Karen Keyes, Coordinator of Young Adult Services at Brooklyn Public Library (member IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults)
Important Dates
31 January 2016     Deadline for submissions
21 February 2016     Notification of acceptance/rejection
April 2016     Final program and full registration information
30 May 2016     Deadline for submission of final papers
Registration and payment

The conference co-organizers have determined that a registration fee of $60 will be required of each participant in order to cover expenses. (Early registration before May 1 2016 will be $50.) An online registration form and Paypal electronic payment system will soon be available for registration at the Satellite meeting website https://iflasatellite2016.wordpress.com/

Registration fees will be waived for the speakers. However, it is the speakers’ responsibility to find funding for travel, accommodation and associated costs, which IFLA and its Sections are not in a position to fund.

Sponsors
IFLA Section ibraries for Children and Young Adults

Chair: Ingrid Bon
Senior Advisor Reading, Learning, Informing, Rijnbrink Groep, Netherlands
Email: ingrid.bon@rijnbrinkgroep.nl<mailto:ingrid.bon@rijnbrinkgroep.nl>

Information Coordinator: Ulla Pötsönen
Finnish Library Association, Finland
Email: ulla.potsonen@gmail.com<mailto:ulla.potsonen@gmail.com>

Local Organising Committee

Michael Kevane
Dept. of Economics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA USA
Email: mkevane@scu.edu<mailto:mkevane@scu.edu>

Anthony Bernier
School of Information, San José State University, San José, CA USA
Email: anthony.bernier@sjsu.edu<mailto:anthony.bernier@sjsu.edu>
Submissions

All proposals must be received by 31 January 2016.
Please note: At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program of the Satellite Meeting.  All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2016 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form. All expenses for attending the satellite meeting (eg. travel, accommodation, etc.) are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA.
Congress Participation Grants
Michael Kevane
Associate Professor
Dept. of Economics
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
408-554-6888