Friday, February 25, 2011

Call for papers: Library Hi Tech

Call for papers: Library Hi Tech

Library Hi Tech is looking for articles specifically on the following topics:
-- Plagiarism and libraries: specific case studies or software tools / tests are of special interest.
-- Libraries using tablets: new applications and studies.
-- Persuasive Technology in libraries
While interest in these topics is ongoing, authors are encouraged to send a proposal by 31 March 2011. Potential due dates are 31 May and 31 July. Please write to lht.editorial.staff@googlemail.com.
Other topics related to libraries and technology are of course welcome too.
Library Hi Tech is a peer-reviewed, ISI-indexed scholarly journal published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

Call for Contributors: Against the Grain Column on vendors and librarians who shifted ranks

Call for Contributors: Against the Grain Column on vendors and librarians who shifted ranks

I'm editing a column in ATG entitled "The Grass is Often Greener."  I'm looking for contributions from vendor types who have moved into librarianship or librarians who have joined the vendor ranks.  Please 
contact me off of the list at linkf@tcnj.edu.  Thanks!

--
Forrest E. Link
Acquisitions Librarian
The College of New Jersey
609.771.2412
609.637.5177(fax)

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly

Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly

Featured Editors: Alys Jordan and Matt Buckley
       
We are looking for Research Manuscripts which are between 2000-5000 words that address some of the following questions:
1. What are the best methods for successful instruction in a virtual environment?
2. What are the most effective instruction practices, methods, and strategies for this environment?
3. What instructional design processes, techniques, and technology are the most successful in developing high quality Web-based distance education courses?
4. How do we support students’ academic needs in this environment to ensure their success?
5. What are the most innovative uses of technology to deliver courses in this environment?

Who May Submit:
Ideal contributors will be those who teach Web-based distance education courses or who are responsible for various elements of these courses. This can include faculty, librarians, administrators, instructional designers, graduate students, and various other academic personnel. Please identify your submission with keyword in the subject heading of your email: DISTANCE-4.
Manuscript format and guidelines are available here: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
Submit Manuscript to academicexchange@yahoo.com and in the subject heading indicate:  DISTANCE-4
Deadline:

Winter 2012 edition deadline is November 30, 2011.

If you have additional questions contact: Alys Jordan
(alys.jordan@nova.edu) or Matt Buckley (mbuckley@nova.edu), http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/4distance.htm

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Journal of Library Innovation: Call for Review Authors

Journal of Library Innovation: Call for Review Authors

The editors of the Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI) are seeking librarians, library staff, and library school students to review materials such as books, conferences, and computer applications. Our reviews are designed to provide library professionals with information about items containing new and innovative ideas to try in their
libraries or in their professional development endeavors. If you are interested in writing reviews, please email a writing sample to Reviews Section Editor Samantha Gust at gust@niagara.edu. Please share this email with colleagues who might be interested as well.

For further information about JOLI, please visit: http://www.libraryinnovation.org

Journal of Library Innovation is published by the Western New York Library Resources Council, Buffalo NY. http://www.wnylrc.org



Tuesday, February 22, 2011

CFP: The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances Special Issue on Library Marketing and Strategic Market Planning

CFP: The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances Special Issue on Library Marketing and Strategic Market Planning


The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances will be publishing a special issue on library marketing and strategic market planning. TBL is an Emerald publication that explores the business management side of libraries and it’s role in their success. The editor of this special issue is looking for articles that consider, theoretically or practically, the role marketing and marketing strategy plays in the success and viability of library organizations of all kinds.  Articles can be of any length and should feature new or innovative ideas regarding the idea of marketing the library and its services in ways that promote value, aid in the implementation of strategic plans or promote more effective delivery of patron/customer need. Preference will be given to articles that explore the applicability of sales and marketing ideas in non-library environments that inform and bolster what we collectively know about library marketing, in order to consider it in a fresh way. Ideal topics include:
•       Community-based social marketing
•       Sales and personal selling in library environments
•       Social networks and library marketing
•       Selling or marketing non-tangibles
•       Services marketing strategy and planning
•       Applying POS and retail concepts to library marketing
•       Merchandising
•       Value creation
•       Customer orientation
•       Consumer behavior
•       Market research strategies
•       Marketing virtual library services
•       Focus groups, surveys and best practices for understanding patrons
•       Selling the library to cultivate/raise funds
•       Cost-benefit analysis of services, materials etc.
•       New product/service development
•       Non-revenue based conceptual sales
•       Preference marketing
•       Benefit driven marketing
•       Market planning and innovation
•       Strategic planning and the marketing function
•       The role of selling in library promotions

If you are interested in contributing, please send the editor your name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article.  Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2011 with priority attention given to earlier submissions.  Articles would be due to the editor by August 1, 2011 and submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tbl.  Any questions can be directed to the special edition’s editor at mgerman@calstatela.edu.  Thank you.
Michael Germano
California State University, Los Angeles
mgerman@calstatela.edu

Call for Papers -- CCQ Special Issue

Call for Papers -- CCQ Special Issue

A special issue of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly will be devoted to the experiences of catalog and metadata librarians at formal and informal RDA test sites during the recent U.S. testing phase. We invite submissions from professionals in cataloging and metadata, as well as other related disciplines. Submissions should address an aspect related to the RDA test, including but not limited to implementation, teaching, and training.

The guest editors of the special issue, Drs. Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis and Robert O. Ellett, Jr., welcome the submission of papers for consideration. Instructions for authors can be found at http://www.informaworld.com/0163-9374. The deadline for submissions is May 16, 2011. To submit a paper, please use the ScholarOne submission system.

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is dedicated to gathering and sharing information in the field of bibliographic organization. This highly respected journal considers the full spectrum of creation, content, management, use, and usability of bibliographic records and catalogs, including the principles, functions, and techniques of descriptive cataloging; the wide range of methods of subject analysis and classification;
provision of access for all formats of materials; and policies, planning, and issues connected to the effective use of bibliographic data in catalogs and discovery tools.  The journal welcomes papers of practical application as well as scholarly research.  All manuscripts are peer reviewed.  Once published, papers are widely available
through Taylor & Francis’ Informaworld database and other outlets.

CFP: Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group

CFP: Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme: Libraries Providing Integration, Innovation and Information for Women

URL: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/calls-for-papers/libraries-providing-integration-innovation-and-information-for-women

The Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA Congress in Puerto Rico
Scope / Objectives of the Session

The session aims to provide case studies illustrating how libraries and information centres are responding tothe needs of women around the world,providing services for the benefit of women, and helping them to survive the current world economic crisis. Papers can cover a wide range of related areas including:

* Which role are libraries and information centres playing in supporting access to information for the empowerment of women within their local communities?
* Are libraries providing services and access to information and knowledge (to health information, lCT, literacy skills, confidence building training, etc) specially aimed at girls / women, and what is the impact of those services on them and the whole community?
* How are public libraries supporting women who are loosing their jobs as a result of the recession?
* Are there any specific programmes assisting women migrant workers to acquire new skills, access services, communicate with their families, etc?
* Are libraries and information centres working in partnership with other organisations to support women?

Submission Guidelines

Proposals to be submitted by email to wilsig@googlemail.com including:

* Title of the paper
* Abstract of approximately 100 words, summarising the paper
* Speaker's name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address and brief biographical note.

Proposals will be reviewed by a selection panel chaired by the Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group Convener.

IFLA has first publication rights to papers selected.

Conference presentations can be made in English or Spanish. They will be no longer than 20 minutes, with extra time for questions at the end of the session.

Letters of invitation can be issued to presenters upon request.
Deadlines

1st March 2011: Submission of abstracts

15th March 2011: Notification of acceptance / rejection

1st May 2011: Submission of full text
Submissions

All proposals must be in before 1 March 2011.
Please note

All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Congress Attendance Grants

The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.

Monday, February 21, 2011

CFP: Library Buildings and Equipment Section & Information Technology Section

CFP: Library Buildings and Equipment Section & Information Technology Section

    Theme:     The Effect of Technologies on Library Design: building the 21st century library

10-11 August 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Technology provides a tool for the delivery of library service. Technology also shapes and limits how service can be delivered. The effective library building supports changing service patterns, changing modes of service delivery, and changing technological applications.

The IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment, with the support of the Information Technology Standing Committee, offers this satellite workshop in advance of the 2011 IFLA World Library and Information Congress to explore the ways technology impacts library service today, and, more specifically, how our buildings have responded to those changes in recent projects and how our buildings will have to designed to respond to future changes.

Sessions will be organized around the following topics:
Impact of technology in support of library operations

New operational patterns such as self-service circulation, automated materials handling, mobile staff service desks, and automated materials dispensing kiosks are changing how basic library work routines occur.

    * How have service patterns changed in light of these new operations?
    * What new requirements are placed on the library building as a result of these new patterns of operation?
    * What further changes in the physical building can we expect as a result of new operational technologies?

Impact of technology for patron use

Patrons come to the library to use a variety of up-to-date technology. Today, their expectations often extend beyond information-seeking. Increasingly, library users want to generate electronic content in production labs and other similar spaces. In addition, library users are bringing their own technology into the library. Although devices such as e-book readers are hardly “new” anymore, the impact of such devices on library service continues to evolve.

    * How have these technologies affected library service patterns?
    * What new service patterns (such as media production labs) are starting to emerge?
    * What is the latest thinking about how these patterns will continue to evolve?
    * How does building design and layout have to change to support these changes?
    * What new design strategies and building products are available to accommodate these new patterns of use?

Shifting user expectations

A new generation of users brings to the library a new set of expectations for service.  “Digital natives” – young people who have had electronic access to information their entire lives – arguably approach e-resources differently than older “digital migrants.” At the same time, as segments of the population grow older, their expectations of what they want from the library – and their physical capabilities – change. The library building must respond.

    * How do we provide new types of spaces and facilities that enable users to co-operate face-to-face on site while integrating their electronic workspace in a collaborative manner – physical spaces (and often space-intensive ones) where users can work together virtually and which are conducive to relaxation, communication and debate?
    * How do “digital natives” differ from “digital migrants” in their approach to the library?
    * How do library service strategies change as a result and what strategies must be employed in library design?
    * How can the library building accommodate those variations?

Beyond technology

The availability of electronic access to information prompts some members in the community to declare the library is obsolete. In fact, there is abundant evidence that any such declaration is premature. Just as the library has long been more than just books, today it is about more than just technology. Still, while they have incorporated technology into their services, libraries have also expanded into other areas and services. Some libraries, for example, have become community gathering places and centers for programs and activities. All of these changes also affect a library’s building needs.

    * What additional service patterns have emerged in libraries, as a result of or in parallel with the adoption of electronic services?
    * What requirements have these additional service patterns imposed on library design?

A new library for the 21st century

For the last ten years, we have designed “libraries for the 21st century,” but all too many of them have looked more like a 20th century library with a new cover. This session will explore:

    * How does a 21st century library building differ from a 20th century library building?
    * How does a 21st century library building successfully blend traditional service with
    * newer patterns of use?
    * What design aspects in the building reflect a 21st century library?

Presentation of case studies is encouraged to highlight recently constructed or remodeled libraries that model traits of what a 21st century library could be.

The IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment welcomes submission of abstracts from prospective presenters regarding each of these topics. From among the abstracts received 3-5 papers on each topic will be selected for presentation at the satellite meeting. Papers may describe recent projects that have successfully emulated the themes discussed above. Papers may also offer a more speculative viewpoint, with forecasts of how libraries and their services will evolve to meet future needs of the community and how library buildings will need to change as a result.

The abstract should include a brief description (2-3 paragraphs) of themes to be presented in the full paper. Provide a short summary of the credentials of the speaker(s), as well as contact information for the primary presenter (name, institution, address, and email).
Submit program proposals electronically to:

Anders C. Dahlgren
President
Library Planning Associates, Inc.
Normal, IL 61761 U.S.A.
anders@libraryplan.com

Abstracts should be received by March 1, 2011. Papers will be selected for presentation by March 18, 2011. Participants selected for the satellite meeting will be expected to submit the full text of the presentation by June 1, 2011. Accompanying PowerPoint files will be submitted by July 1, 2011 for posting on the web page of the IFLA Standing Committee on Library Buildings and Equipment for program registrants in advance of the conference.
Submissions

All proposals must be in before 1 March 2011.
Please note

All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Congress Attendance Grants

The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.

Call for Proposals: ACRL ULS Current Topics Discussion Group

Call for Proposals: ACRL ULS Current Topics Discussion Group

The ACRL University Libraries Section Current Topics Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for presentation at its meeting at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.

The ACRL-ULS Current Topics Discussion Group is for librarians holding positions in academic libraries.  We meet at both ALA Midwinter and Annual.  Usually, we select a topic for discussion at Annual and then host the presentation and subsequent discussion at Midwinter, but this year we are trying something new—we would also like to have a discussion at Annual.

At the recent Midwinter conference, the topic was “Strategic Planning During Difficult Times”.  Our discussion leader was Gillian McCombs, Dean and Director of Central University Libraries at Southern Methodist University (SMU), whose outstanding overview of strategic planning at SMU engendered lively conversation among participants!  At this year’s Annual conference, we are interested in themes focusing on the non-administrative side of librarianship.  We realize this is a very broad category, but here are some examples of possible discussion topics:

*Institutional repository development
*Social Media in Libraries
*Current trends in information literacy

The presenter should plan to speak for about 15 minutes and expect to be actively engaged in the discussion.

Proposals are due by March 15, 2011. Notification of acceptance will be made by April 15.  Please include the following information in your proposal:

1. A cover sheet with your name, title, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address.
2. A second sheet that contains no identifying information and includes the title and a brief description (no more than 250 words) of your presentation.

Please submit the proposal as an attachment to lburtle@gsu.edu.

CFP: CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI7)

CFP: CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI7)

Held at the University of Geneva on 22-24 June 2011.

http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceCFA.py?confId=103325

You are invited to submit a description in the form of a short abstract if you wish to bring a poster to the workshop giving details of your project. The poster should be of interest to OAI7 participants and directly related to the general themes of the workshop.
Posters will be displayed in the Uni Mail main hall and an extended coffee break will take place on Thursday 23 June 2011 . This will give attendees the chance to view these and discuss them with the author. Posters should be A0 in size (841 x 1189 mm) for portrait or A1 (594 x 841 mm) for landscape. Any special equipment requests should be addressed to the workshop organisers when a poster has been accepted.

If your poster is accepted you should still register for the workshop as normal and you will be expected to pay your own expenses. Owing to the large demand on accommodation, we advise you to register early - you may cancel your registration later if your submission is not successful.

Poster abstracts can be submitted between 17 February 2011 - 1 April 2011 after a quick registration process (different from the conference registration). Decisions will be made on an ongoing basis (and no later than the end April) and communicated to the submitters.

Call for Papers: Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record

Call for Papers: Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record

CALL FOR PAPERS
 Dynamics of Value Reporting: A Special Issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record
Libraries & the Cultural Record, a peer-reviewed journal of history published by the University of Texas Press, invites submissions for a special issue devoted to exploring historical perspectives on the reporting of the organizational performance and value created by libraries, archives and museums. Contributors are encouraged to consider the topic in diverse ways. Possible themes might include (but are not limited to):
  • The historical role of organizational performance and value reporting by agency type, appropriate to a geographical area, or within a segment of time
  • Comparison of organizational performance and values being reported in terms of types (i.e. cultural, economic, and social), perceived need, or effectiveness over time   
  • Biographical sketches of significant individuals, including organizational  performance and value reporting leaders, innovators, or advocates 
  • Relationships between the business sector and libraries, archives, and/or museums regarding organizational performance and value reporting developments and schemas
  • Cultural factors influencing the organizational performance or value reporting of libraries, archives, or museums
  • Impacts of organizational performance and value reporting by libraries, archives, or museums on rural, diverse or underserved communities
  • History of the development and/or implementation of a specific organizational performance or value reporting schema within libraries, archives, and museums
  • Comparative histories of two or more agencies using different organizational performance or value reporting schema
  • Measuring the value of the library’s or archives’ collections or resources
  • Determining the value for / impact on the library or archives over time when its collections and resources are sold for operating revenue
  • Successes/failures, and their causes and effects, of value reporting to resource allocators from senior administrators to policy makers (particularly legislators)
Proposal guidelines:
  • Submissions should be based on original research utilizing appropriate sources, including relevant archival or museum materials or collections. Articles must provide a coherent narrative and analysis that situate organizational performance and value reporting in the broader historical or social context of the profession and/or culture in which they operate. Submissions should not have been previously published or be currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Completed manuscripts should be approximately 5,000 – 6,000 words including notes. Proposals for articles must include: the author’s contact information, including name, title, e-mail address, telephone number, and institutional address (if more than one author, include information for all authorship contributors and designate which is the primary author for purposes of communication)
  • Title of the proposed article
  • An abstract of 500 words or less
  • Brief list of principal primary and secondary sources that will be used in the research
  • A statement on the status of the research and prospect for completion by deadline
Proposals should be prepared using Microsoft Word and submitted electronically to the guest editor, Larry Nash White (whitel@ecu.edu). Proposals must be received by the editor no later than September 1, 2011. Submissions will be acknowledged via e-mail, indicating that the proposal has been received. Authors of proposals will be notified by February 1, 2012, regarding the status of their submission. Proposals that are accepted will receive an invitation to submit a manuscript for peer-review by November 1, 2012. Following peer-review, manuscripts will be returned to authors by January 15, 2013, indicating any revisions required. Final revised manuscripts are due to the issue editor no later than March 15, 2013. The special issue will be published in early 2014, as volume 49, number 1 of the journal. For more information about the journal’s submission requirements and peer review process, see L&CR’s web page for submissions at http://sentra.ischool.utexas.edu/~lcr/submissions/index.php.


About the journal:
Libraries & the Cultural Record (ISSN1932-4855) explores the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of collections in libraries, archives, and museums in the context of cultural and social history. The quarterly journal publishes historical research from scholars worldwide, along with thoughtful essays and book reviews. In 2010, Libraries & the Cultural Record was rated among the top twenty percent of journals in its field by the Australian Research Council in a ranking of 148 scholarly journals in the field worldwide.  In 2011, it is being added to the “Information Science & Library Science” and the “History of Social Sciences” categories of the Social Sciences Citation Index.  Articles are available in full-text beginning with the winter 2001 issue (Volume 36, Number 1) for subscribers to Project Muse at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/libraries_and_culture/.


About the guest editor for this special issue:
Larry Nash White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library Science at East Carolina University. Dr. White is an internationally invited speaker, presenter, and author in the areas of library administration, leadership, organizational performance assessment, and competition for library service. His research interests include competition for library and Information services and resources, organizational performance assessment, analytics, leadership, and strategic information use by library administrators.

Friday, February 18, 2011

CFP: 2011 LITA National Forum

CFP: 2011 LITA National Forum
September 29-October 2, 2011

Call for Proposals
(Due Date for proposals: February 18, 2011)
The 2011 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 14th annual LITA National Forum to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, September 29-October 2, 2011.

The 2011 theme is: Rivers of Data, Currents of Change

The Forum Committee is interested in pre-conferences and presentations about projects, plans or discoveries in areas of library-related technologies related to the identification, location, harvesting, harnessing, use, misuse, preservation and loss of data of all types and all formats in dynamic and emerging web environments. We welcome proposals related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special and corporate. Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are solicited.

The Forum Committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting projects that are experimental or involve risk-taking. New this year to the Forum is a "Risky Business" contest in which attendees will vote for the presentation that best exemplifies these qualities.

Possible ideas for topics might include:

  • Dynamics of Data
  • The Intelligent Web
  • Geolocation
  • Data integration
  • The Semantic Web
  • Preservation of privacy and social data
  • Linking data for personal growth, for enterprise and commerce
  • Frameworks, boundaries and protocols
  • Linking, sharing and intellectual property rights
  • Public data vs. private data
  • Data on the move
  • Authentication, verification, validity
  • Data economics
  • Metadata and tagging

Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. Sessions can be full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions (50 minutes), or poster sessions. The format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of projects.

We welcome and invite proposals for:
Preconference (8 hours)
Concurrent Session (50 minutes)
Poster Session
All concurrent sessions will be 50 minutes this year.
Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as attendees; discounted registration will be offered.
Submit proposals to: http://lib.skidmore.edu/library/LITA_Proposal.html

The online form will ask for:

  • Contact information
  • Title
  • Summary (one sentence, 200 characters) (Please exclude any information identifying the presenter(s) or his/her/their organization.)
  • Abstract (400 words max.)
  • Participatory elements of the presentation
  • Level indicator (basic, intermediate or advanced)
  • Brief biographical information
  • Preferred choice of format
  • Whether you would like to consider a paper in ITAL based upon your talk

You will be notified about the status of your proposal by mid-April.
Any questions regarding the Forum? Please contact the LITA Office:
lita@ala.org
(312) 280-4268

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly

Call for Research Articles are needed for Academic Exchange Quarterly

Featured Editors: Alys Jordan and Matt Buckley

We are looking for Research Manuscripts which are between 2000-5000 words that address some of the following questions:

1. What are the best methods for successful instruction in a virtual environment?

2. What are the most effective instruction practices, methods, and strategies for this environment?

3. What instructional design processes, techniques, and technology are the most successful in developing high quality Web-based distance education courses?

4. How do we support students’ academic needs in this environment to ensure their success?

5. What are the most innovative uses of technology to deliver courses in this environment?


Who May Submit:
Ideal contributors will be those who teach Web-based distance education courses or who are responsible for various elements of these courses. This can include faculty, librarians, administrators, instructional designers, graduate students, and various other academic personnel. Please identify your submission with keyword in the subject heading of your email: DISTANCE-4.

Manuscript format and guidelines are available here: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm

Submit Manuscript to academicexchange@yahoo.com and in the subject heading indicate:  DISTANCE-4

Deadline:
Winter 2012 edition deadline is November 30, 2011.


If you have additional questions contact: Alys Jordan

Monday, February 14, 2011

CFP: ART DOCUMENTATION (Art Libraries Society of North America)

CFP: ART DOCUMENTATION (Art Libraries Society of North America)

Editors are inviting articles for ART DOCUMENTATION, the semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America.  The articles should fall within the scope of art and architecture librarianship, visual resources curatorship, digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, art publishing, artists’ books, and related fields. 

For the Fall 2011 issue, papers should be close to completion; the first draft deadline is April 1, 2011.  For the Spring 2012 issue, please send your abstracts for articles concerning research or projects that you are still developing. The first draft deadline for this issue is September 1, 2011.   

Have you recently given a presentation at a conference or prepared a poster session that would be appropriate to expand as a journal article?  Please send an abstract if the subject falls within the scope of ART DOCUMENTATION.

For additional information and a description of the review process, ART DOCUMENTATION contributor guidelines may be found at http://www.arlisna.org/artdoc/contrib_guidelines.html.


Judy Dyki
Editor, ART DOCUMENTATION   
Library Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art
39221 Woodward Avenue, Box 801
Bloomfield Hills, MI  48303-0801
248-645-3364 voice
248-645-3464 fax
jdyki@cranbrook.edu

Call for papers: social learning and social media in higher education

Call for papers: social learning and social media in higher education

Submissions are now being accepted for The HETL Review. See the Editorial Policies page at http://hetl.org for submission requirements. The major theme for 2011 is University 2.0

Theme topic areas:
-University 2.0: using Web 2.0 and other social media technology in higher education
-University 2.0: Web 2.0, social media, and the internationalization of teaching and learning
-University 2.0: social learning theories, instructional design, and learning outcomes
-University 2.0: social, institutional, and policy-making challenges and opportunities

Patrick Blessinger, Executive Editor
The HETL Review
Email: hetlportal@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://hetl.org

CFP: Empathy: Self, Society, Culture (Conference at Indiana University)

CFP: Empathy: Self, Society, Culture (Conference at Indiana University)


Call for Papers--Empathy: Self, Society, Culture. Growing out of a two-year grant-supported project on “Virtuous Empathy: Scientific and Humanistic Investigations,” this symposium aims to explore theories and practices of empathy. The symposium will be held November 11-12, 2011 at Indiana University. We invite papers to explore both virtuous and vicious forms of empathy, and to do so from a variety of perspectives. Proposals for papers are invited in three broad categories: Empathy and Psychology; Empathy and Ethics; and Empathy in Culture, History, and Society.

Proposals should include a 500-word abstract and paper title, a 100-word description of the author's research interests, and a one page CV. Authors should aim to present their papers within 40 minutes to allow for response and discussion. All proposals are due by May 9, 2011. Applicants will be notified of acceptance on or around June 8, 2011.

Send proposals to: Empathy Symposium, c/o Richard B. Miller, Poynter Center, 618 E. Third St. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47045, miller3@indiana.edu.
Empathy Symposium
c/o Richard B. Miller
Poynter Center
Indiana University
618 E. Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812)855-0261
Fax: (812)855-3315
Email: miller3@indiana.edu
Visit the website at http://poynter.indiana.edu/empathy.shtml

Call for Papers: WSQ Special Issue: Viral

Call for Papers: WSQ Special Issue: Viral
Special Editors: Patricia Clough and Jasbir Puar

URL: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=182873
See link for all information on this CFP

The viral most often is invoked in contemporary parlance to point to the intensified speed and reach of information transit, especially in relation to the internet. It also refers to indiscriminate exchanges, often linked with notions of bodily contamination, uncontainability, unwelcome transgression of border and boundaries. More positively it points to the porosity, indeed the conviviality, of what has been treated as opposed: information and matter, digital and biological, body and mind, organic and non-organic life. The concept of the viral raises questions about the assumptions informing our thinking about life on the one hand and the transmission of knowledge or circulation of data on the other -- broadly speaking, relations between epistemology and ontology. Or to put it another way, viral processes pressure our assumptions about the actual and the virtual.

Fast becoming the figure and form of movement, of its speeds and trajectories, viral transmission is eliciting responses that open up pathways or free up access but also edit, stifle, gag, or repress. The event of the viral, therefore, informs discussions about biopolitical governance, securitization of hetero and homo-nationalism, policed racial, sexual and gender bodily formations, surveilled communication and social media, and censored or concentrated knowledge formations in politics, new media, art, performance, architecture, design, medicine, journalism, literature, music. In this special issue of WSQ titled Viral, we invite a rethinking of institutions of education, family, religion, health, military, media, law, welfare, insurance, financialization, with effects that are differently distributed over various populations, bodies, nations, regions, territories, and temporalities. We seek, in Viral, to inaugurate an inventive cultural criticism from scholars from a wide range of disciplines engaged with a wide range of topics.

Patricia Ticiento Clough and Jasbir K. Puar, the guest editors of this special issue of WSQ on Viral, welcome academic papers from a variety of disciplinary approaches including theory, empirical research, literary and cultural studies, biology, physics, geography, design as well as creative prose, poetry, artwork, memoir and biography.

If submitting academic work, please send articles by March 15, 2011 to the guest editors, Patricia Ticiento Clough and Jasbir K. Puar at WSQViralIssue@gmail.com . Submission should not exceed 20 double spaced, 12 point font pages. Full submission guidelines may be found at: http://www.feministpress.org/wsq/submission-guidelines. Articles must conform to WSQ guidelines in order to be considered for submission.

Poetry submissions: Please review previous issues of WSQ to see what type of submissions we prefer before submitting poems. Please note that poetry submissions may be held for six months or longer. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the poetry editor is notified immediately of acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that has been previously published. Please paste poetry submissions into the body of the e-mail along with all contact information. Poetry submissions should be sent to WSQ's poetry editor, Kathleen Ossip, at WSQpoetry@gmail.com by March 15, 2011.

Prose submissions: Please review previous issues of WSQ to see what type of submissions we prefer before submitting prose. Please note that prose submissions may be held for six months or longer. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the prose editor is notified immediately of acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that has been previously published. Please provide all contact information in the body of the e-mail. Fiction, essay, and memoir submissions should be sent to WSQ's fiction/nonfiction editor, Jocelyn Lieu, at WSQCreativeProse@gmail.com by March 15, 2011.

Art submissions should be sent to the guest editors, Patricia Clough and Jasbir Puar at WSQViralIssue@gmail.com by March 15, 2011. After art is reviewed and accepted, accepted art must be sent to the journal's managing editor on a CD that includes all artwork of 300 DPI or greater, saved as 4.25 inches wide or larger. These files should be saved as individual JPEGS or TIFFS.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

CFP: 2011 Michigan Library Association Annual Conference

CFP: 2011 Michigan Library Association Annual Conference
October 26-28
Radisson Plaza Hotel--Kalamazoo, MI
CALL FOR BREAK-OUT SESSION PROGRAM PROPOSALS
Submissions welcome through March 1, 2011

CFP Form: http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/files/11%20MLA%20Conf%20-%20Call%20for%20Presentations%20Form%201-28-11%20DC_0.pdf

During the 2011 Annual Conference, our primary programming and networking event, the theme of Common Goals, Uncommon Good will be at the forefront of our learning experiences and idea exchanges as we come together to discover new trends in the profession and reinforce standard methods of operation.  We hope you will consider being a part of the conversation and experience that brings us all together in a challenging economy and an ever-changing technological world.  Our challenges may be very different, but our essence is the same: to realize our commonalities and the often unforeseen good that comes from those.
Program Submission General Guidelines

1. Program submitter may or may not also be the presenter.  Either is acceptable.
2. Communications by MLA’s Program Subcommittee will be with the submitter only.  It is expected that pertinent information is then conveyed by the submitter, serving as communication liaison, to all presenters. Contact information is required for each presenter as well.
3. Program sessions are sixty minutes of content.
4. Only 3 presenters may deliver any one program (including panel discussions).
5. MLA members are not reimbursed or compensated for session time, mileage, or any other such item.
6. Presenters must register for the day(s) they attend Annual Conference if they intend to stay beyond their allotted presentation time.

Agreements and Selection Notification
The MLA Program Subcommittee will contact each program’s submitter in writing with regards to final decisions of the juried acceptance process by April 30, 2011.
Closer to the Annual Conference, MLA will send all individual presenters a Presenter Agreement indicating date, time, and details of their presentation.  This will be confirmed by the presenter and returned to MLA.

Program AV & Room Setup
1. All presentation rooms will be supplied with a projector and screen; a microphone will be available as applicable.
2. Internet access may be available but is not guaranteed.  Be sure to indicate if Internet access is desired on the application form.
3. Presenters will provide their own laptops and have presentations on laptops, flash drives, cloud, etc.  Remote mouse devices/pointers are the responsibility of the presenter.  Apple users will be responsible for also providing their own cable for connection to the projector.
4. Rooms will be set up according to needs of presentation (ex:  for a panel discussion if applicable).

Program Handouts & Evaluations
Printed handouts are not distributed on site by MLA during the conference.  Presenters  may provide handouts  if desired.
Handouts may be posted to MLA’s website before the conference.  Call for handouts come six to eight weeks prior to conference.
Recording of Programs
Permission to record a single program must be granted by all presenters of that program.
Permission must also be granted by the MLA Program Subcommittee to record any program.

Program Tracks
The following education tracks are available.  Your proposal may fit into more than one track.  If so, list up to three (3) tracks on your application.  Please note that the Miscellaneous Track is designed for program proposals that may not fit into the other eight categories.
Academic Interests Adult Services
Advocacy and Marketing Ask the Expert
Collections/Cataloging Leadership Development
Technology Youth Services
Miscellaneous

Timeline
March 1, 2011—Final day to submit program proposals
May 1, 2011—Selection notifications distributed via email from Program Subcommittee to program submitter
July 1, 2011—Presenter agreements sent from MLA office to program presenters
October 1, 2011—Handouts received for posting on MLA website
October 26-28—Annual Conference, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI
Questions
Please feel free to contact the Program Subcommittee Chair (Jennifer Cornell, jenniferc@kpl.gov) or MLA Director of Professional Development (Denise Cook, cookd@mlcnet.org) with any questions you may have prior to your submission.

CFP: Public Services Quarterly, Next Generation Library Services issue, June 1, 2011

CFP: Public Services Quarterly, Next Generation Library Services issue, June 1, 2011

The deadline for submitting articles for a Special Issue of Public Services Quarterly dedicated to the practical application of “Next Generation” Library Services is June 1, 2011.

This issue will be edited by Beth Blakesley and Alex Merrill; all queries and submissions should be sent to them (see below).

Details: Over the past decade libraries have faced increasing pressure to provide more with less. Academic libraries have developed innovative programs to meet the challenge of continuing to provide the same level of service using different methods. Many of these programs have been implemented using new web technologies or social media platforms. Unfortunately, these new and novel methods are not created equal.

This special issue of Public Services Quarterly seeks papers reporting the success (or failure) of “Next Generation” library services in any type of library environment. These services are not limited to web applications or projects and  can most certainly include all manner of analog or digital services that have proven (or not) to be effective. Case studies or “How we did it here” papers are welcome but the editors are looking for a solid underlying framework for discussing the methodologies used to prove or disprove why the service was or was not a success.

Submission of Manuscripts
All submissions must be in English, should represent original work done by the authors, and must NOT have been published, accepted for publication, or be presently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared according to Public Services Quarterly Instructions for Authors: http://tinyurl.com/psq-authors  Reviews of the submitted manuscripts will proceed in accordance with Public Services Quarterly editorial policy. Submissions should be by electronic transmission ONLY (using a Word file attachment) and must be sent to the guest editors.

Please direct any questions about the special issue and your submissions to the Special Issue Guest Editors:

Elizabeth Blakesley
Assistant Dean of Libraries
Library Administrative Office
Washington State University Libraries
PO Box 645610
Pullman WA 99164-5610

Alex Merrill
Digital Initiatives Librarian/ Systems Operations Manager
Washington State University Libraries
Systems Office / Terrell 1G
PO Box 645610
Pullman WA 99164-5610


Important Dates

June 1, 2011                Deadline for submission
July 1, 2011                 Author notification
August 1, 2011           Author revisions due
Mid-September 2011  Articles posted online
October 2011              Volume 7 Issue 3/4 officially published 

Monday, February 07, 2011

CFP: "E-Resource Round Up" column in Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL)

CFP: "E-Resource Round Up" column in Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL)


The latest "E-Resource Round Up" column for volume 23, issue 2 of the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL) is currently in preparation and the column editors are looking for additional contributions. If you've attended a conference or program recently that related to electronic resources in libraries, please consider submitting a report on it 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 sessions you attended that may benefit others in our profession.

The editors would like to receive contributions to the column by Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

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

Bob Wolverton
Mississippi State University Libraries
(662) 325-4618

Karen Davidson
Mississippi State University Libraries
(662) 325-3018

IFLA 77th Call for papers: Health and Biosciences Satellite Session. August 12, San Juan, Puerto Rico

IFLA 77th Call for papers: Health and Biosciences Satellite Session. August 12, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Aug 12, San Juan, Puerto Rico

World Library and Information Congress:
77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

Health and Biosciences Section – Satellite Session

Amphitheatre I, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. (Located on the Third Floor, Main Building, Medical Sciences Campus). San Juan, Puerto Rico
Friday 12th August 2011,
TIME: 10am – 3pm


CALL FOR PAPERS

Developing Health Science Librarians Expertise: From graduate school curriculum, to post-graduate training, and to professional development offered by employing libraries
The Health and Biosciences Section are pleased to invite proposals for papers to be presented at this pre-conference satellite session.
Subjects of interest include:
o   How do we identify the information literacy needs of our customers to determine the skills/competencies needed for health librarians?
o   What are the competencies required for health librarians?
o   Examples of health competency frameworks and how they are being applied
o   What national approaches are being made to develop and maintain health librarian skills and how are these skills recognized?
o   What is the responsibility of library and information associations to support the needs of specialist librarians?
o   How do ‘library schools’ and the library profession work together to ensure graduates are given opportunities to have relevant workplace experiences?
o   Clinical Librarian /Informationist positions are now being created – how are their skills developed?
o   How effective are online training programs in areas such as evidence based healthcare?
o   How can critical knowledge be transferred when experienced staff leave?
o   How are knowledge gaps identified?
Proposals should include:
· A structured abstract (Objectives/Project Scope; Methods; Results; Conclusions/Implications) of 350 – 400 words.
· Summary of the author(s) details (name, institution, position) and brief
biographical statement of no more than 50 words.
· Submit proposals electronically to Heather Todd (heather.todd@uq.edu.au) or Carmen M. Santos-Corrada (carmen.santos4@upr.edu) no later than February 25th, 2011.
· Selected presenters will be notified by March 25th, 2011.
Papers or presentations
Presenters will be expected to submit final versions of their papers or presentations by June 1, 2011. The language of the session will be English and Spanish. Presenters will have up to 30  minutes at the programme to deliver their presentations, and time will be allowed for an open forum to allow audience interaction.
Please note that the Programme Committee has no funds to assist prospective authors: abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that the expenses of the attending the San Juan conference (including travel, expenses and conference fee) will be the responsibility of the authors(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers. Some national professional associations may be able to help fund certain expenses, and a small number of grants for conference attendance may be available at: www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm
For more information, please contact Heather Todd (heather.todd@uq.edu.au) or Carmen M. Santos-Corrada (carmen.santos4@upr.edu)

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Call for Posters: Innovation & Best Practices in Business Librarianship (SLA Annual Conference)

Call for Posters:   Innovation & Best Practices in Business Librarianship (SLA Annual Conference)
Location:         2011 SLA Annual Conference – Philadelphia, PA 
Date/Time:      Monday, June 13, 2011 – 4:00pm – 5:30pm 
In this call for posters, the Business and Finance Division of SLA is providing an opportunity for business librarians to share ideas and develop research collaborations.  We are looking for case studies or practical applications on a wide range of issues including:

  • Standards and competencies for business information librarians
  • Pedagogic approaches to business information education
  • Assessment of learning outcomes
  • Integrating business information with the curriculum
  • Librarian / faculty collaboration
  • New technologies for teaching business information topics
  • Business information education in multi-disciplinary contexts
  • Professional development for business librarians
  • Promoting business information research services

Help your colleagues learn from your work, both successful and unsuccessful.   
Share the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Philadelphia, June 2011.

This session is sponsored by the Business & Finance Division and the College & University Business Librarians Section.  

Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Business & Finance Division website at  http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/conferences/2011posters_guidelines.html  

The deadline for abstract submissions is March 7, 2011.  Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Karen MacDonald at the address given below.  
Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Business & Finance Division will be given preference. Not a member of the SLA Business & Finance Division?   Click here to join: http://www.sla.org/  
All applicants will be notified no later than April 5, 2011 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted.   
If you have any questions about this session, contact 

Karen I. MacDonald, MBA, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Business Librarian
PO Box 3967
University Library
Georgia State University 
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
Ph. (404) 413-2856
Fax: (404) 413-2851

CFP: 2011 LITA National Forum

CFP: 2011 LITA National Forum
September 29-October 2, 2011
Call for Proposals

(Due Date for proposals: February 18, 2011)
The 2011 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 14th annual LITA National Forum to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, September 29-October 2, 2011.


The 2011 theme is:  Rivers of Data, Currents of Change


The Forum Committee is interested in pre-conferences and presentations about projects, plans or discoveries in areas of library-related technologies related to the identification, location, harvesting, harnessing, use, misuse, preservation and loss of data of all types and all formats in dynamic and emerging web environments. We welcome proposals related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special and corporate. Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are solicited.
The Forum Committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting projects that are experimental or involve risk-taking. New this year to the Forum is a "Risky Business" contest in which attendees will vote for the presentation that best exemplifies these qualities.
Possible ideas for topics might include:
  • Dynamics of Data
  • The Intelligent Web
  • Geolocation
  • Data integration
  • The Semantic Web
  • Preservation of privacy and social data
  • Linking data for personal growth, for enterprise and commerce
  • Frameworks, boundaries and protocols
  • Linking, sharing and intellectual property rights
  • Public data vs. private data
  • Data on the move
  • Authentication, verification, validity
  • Data economics
  • Metadata and tagging
Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. Sessions can be full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions (50 minutes), or poster sessions. The format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of projects. 
We welcome and invite proposals for:
  • Preconference (8 hours)
  • Concurrent Session (50 minutes)
  • Poster Session
 All concurrent sessions will be 50 minutes this year.
Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as attendees; discounted registration will be offered.
Submit proposals to: http://lib.skidmore.edu/library/LITA_Proposal.html
The online form will ask for:
  • Contact information
  • Title
  • Summary (one sentence, 200 characters) (Please exclude any information identifying the presenter(s) or his/her/their organization.)
  • Abstract (400 words max.)
  • Participatory elements of the presentation
  • Level indicator (basic, intermediate or advanced)
  • Brief biographical information
  • Preferred choice of format
  • Whether you would like to consider a paper in ITAL based upon your talk
You will be notified about the status of your proposal by mid-April.
Any questions regarding the Forum?  Please contact the LITA Office:
lita@ala.org
(312) 280-4268