tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27224754996575476712024-03-13T01:41:23.057-04:00Professional Development @ Virginia Tech LibrariesBrought to Virginia Tech Libraries by the Library Faculty Association's Mentoring CommitteeRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-16087659191424058232011-09-14T10:21:00.002-04:002011-10-14T10:19:58.886-04:00This Blog is MovingThis blog may be slow or dormant for awhile as it moves to a new location: <a href="http://www.led.lib.vt.edu/blog/">http://www.led.lib.vt.edu/blog/</a>. Thanks for your patience while we make this move!<br />
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Since the links in many of the posts still refer back to this blog, this blog will not be killed immediately. However, please update your RSS readers to the new site so that you can continue to receive professional development updates!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-27333032819122480542011-09-09T14:00:00.002-04:002011-09-09T14:00:06.479-04:00Weekly Roundup: 9/5-9/9<u>Publication CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/09/call-for-full-papers-reference-reviews.html">Call for Full Papers: Reference Reviews</a></li>
</ul><u>Conference CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/09/call-for-proposals-usain-2012-due.html">Call for Proposals: USAIN 2012. Due November 30</a></li>
</ul>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-66729245705349303172011-09-06T16:55:00.002-04:002011-09-06T16:55:35.483-04:00Call for Proposals: USAIN 2012. Due November 30<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) Contributed Papers and Posters Committee is now soliciting proposals for contributed papers, posters, and panel discussions for the 13th Biennial USAIN Conference, Minneapolis, MN on April 29-May 2, 2012.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The theme of the conference is, “Soil, Water, Food and Energy: Agriculture in an Era of Global Climate Change.” Please consider submitting a proposal, tied to this theme, in one of the following tracks:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">● Technology Track - Technologies at Lightning Speed<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">● Just in Time, Just in Case: Collection Development, Management, and Preservation<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">● Collaborative Research and Learning Environments for Physical and Digital Spaces<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">● Managing and Supporting Data and Publications: Innovative Curation<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">● Curriculum and Instruction for Twenty-first Century Learning<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">● Extended Education and Outreach to Nontraditional and Community Customers<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For detailed descriptions of the program tracks, please visit <a href="http://plant.lib.umn.edu/USAIN2012/program.php" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://plant.lib.umn.edu/<wbr></wbr>USAIN2012/program.php</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
There will also be a poster session, suitable for sharing preliminary research or short project reports.<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To submit a proposal, please use the form: <a href="http://abstracts.cce.umn.edu/conferences/submit.aspx?conference=109&type=abstract" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://abstracts.cce.umn.edu/<wbr></wbr>conferences/submit.aspx?<wbr></wbr>conference=109&type=abstract</a>. The proposal should be <b>a maximum of</b> 350 words, in <u>.DOC</u> format, and will be submitted in the “Upload Attachment” section.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper and panel submissions should indicate the program track of choice. <span> </span>Poster submissions should be so indicated. Proposal deadline is <b>November 30, 2011</b>. <span> </span>Notification of proposal acceptance will occur in January 2012.<u></u><u></u><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Criteria for proposal review are: relevance to the conference theme; contribution to the knowledge of the field; and appropriateness to presentation format. While preference is given to USAIN members, non-members are welcome to submit a proposal. Upon proposal acceptance, the author/presenter must register for the USAIN 2012 conference.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Presenters will be invited to submit their papers for post-conference publication in the <i>Journal of Agricultural and Food Information (JAFI)</i>. Information about the journal, as well as instructions for<i><u></u><u></u></i> authors, can be found at: <a href="http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1049-6505" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.tandf.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>journals/journal.asp?issn=<wbr></wbr>1049-6505</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information about proposal submissions, please contact committee chair Elizabeth Berman (<a href="mailto:elizabeth.berman@uvm.edu" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">elizabeth.berman@uvm.edu</a>; <a href="tel:802-656-8130" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank" value="+18026568130">802-656-8130</a>).</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-77968313521741962712011-09-06T16:46:00.002-04:002011-09-06T16:46:49.311-04:00Call for Full Papers: Reference Reviews<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reference Reviews (an Emerald journal) is seeking articles for publication in<br />
2012. These articles should focus on reference sources (as opposed to reference<br />
processes), and examples include, but are not limited to:<br />
<br />
1. An overview or annotated bibliography of a particular type of reference<br />
source (eg, bibliographies) or resources within a particular subject field<br />
2. A comparative review of two or more sources in a particular subject<br />
area<br />
3. A viewpoint article about a range of resources or type of resource<br />
4. Any other type of article which has as its focus a discussion of<br />
reference sources<br />
<br />
Articles which are international in scope are particularly desirable. The word<br />
count is 1000 minimum, 1500 average, but can be significantly longer.<br />
<br />
If you're interested in writing one of these articles for publication in 2012,<br />
have questions about a possible topic, or would like further information,<br />
please contact me at <a href="mailto:blatham@jsu.edu" style="color: #0000cc;">blatham@jsu.edu</a>.<br />
<br />
More information about the journal can be found here:<br />
<a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=rr" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.emeraldinsight.com/<wbr></wbr>products/journals/journals.<wbr></wbr>htm?id=rr</a></span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-60309191665311102612011-08-26T14:00:00.005-04:002011-08-26T14:00:04.882-04:00Weekly Roundup: 8/22-8/26<u>Publication CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-chapters-for-library.html">Call for Proposals: Chapters for The Library 2025. Due November 1</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-chapters-for_24.html">Call for Proposals: Chapters for Information Literacy and Social Justice: Radical Professional Praxis. Due September 15</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Conference CFPs</u></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-20th-annual-virginia.html">Call for Proposals: 20th Annual Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Conference. Due October 3</a></li>
</ul></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-34825700916026276772011-08-25T13:03:00.001-04:002011-08-25T13:03:49.266-04:00Call for Proposals: 20th Annual Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Conference. Due October 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
<ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 20th Annual Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional
Conference, “Communication 2012 – Paraprofessionals have come a long
way, 1992-2012″ will be held on May 20-22, 2012 at the Holiday Inn
Koger Center in Richmond. Now is the time to submit YOUR Concurrent
Session Proposal Form (Deadline for submissions is October 3, 2011).
<a href="http://www.vla.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/vlapf_session_proposal12_form.pdf" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.vla.org/wp-content/<wbr></wbr>uploads/2011/08/vlapf_session_<wbr></wbr>proposal12_form.pdf</a>
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Co-
Chairs Deloris Thomas (<a href="mailto:djthom@wm.edu" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">djthom@wm.edu</a>) and/or Susan Carroll
(<a href="mailto:carrollsk@longwood.edu" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">carrollsk@longwood.edu</a>).</span></ul>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-55094480237649599202011-08-24T11:45:00.002-04:002011-08-24T11:45:41.275-04:00Call for Proposals: Chapters for Information Literacy and Social Justice: Radical Professional Praxis. Due September 15<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Information Literacy and Social Justice: Radical Professional Praxis (An Edited<br />
Collection)<br />
<br />
Editors:<br />
Shana Higgins and Lua Gregory are instruction and reference librarians at<br />
University of Redlands.<br />
<br />
Outline:<br />
In her award winning essay “Information Literacy and Reflective Pedagogical<br />
Praxis,” Heidi L.M. Jacobs draws out the inherent democratizing and social<br />
justice elements of information literacy as defined in the “Alexandria<br />
Proclamation On Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning.” She suggests<br />
that because of these underlying social justice elements, information literacy<br />
“is not only educational but also inherently political, cultural, and<br />
social” (258). We propose to extend the discussion of information literacy<br />
and its social justice aspects that James Elmborg, Cushla Kapitzke, Maria T.<br />
Accardi, Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier, and Maura Smale have begun. If we<br />
consider the democratizing values implicit in librarianship’s professional<br />
ethics (such as intellectual freedom, social responsibility, diversity,<br />
democracy and privacy, among others) in relation to the sociopolitical context<br />
of information literacy, we will begin to make intentional connections between<br />
professional advocacy and curriculum and pedagogy. We hope this book will<br />
encourage a renewal of professional discourse about libraries in their social<br />
context, through a re-activation of the “neutrality debate,” as well as<br />
through an investigation of what it means for a global citizen to be<br />
information literate in late capitalism.<br />
<br />
Objective of book:<br />
This edited collection, to be published by Library Juice Press in Fall 2012,<br />
poses the following questions: What are the limits of standards and outcomes,<br />
such as ACRL’s "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher<br />
Education," in fitting information literacy instruction to the complex contexts<br />
of information in the real world? Would the teaching of social justice and the<br />
democratizing values of the library profession strengthen critical information<br />
literacy in the classroom? And how do we balance the need to teach search<br />
skills and critical information literacy in our instructional efforts?<br />
<br />
Target audience:<br />
The target audience for this book includes instruction librarians, library<br />
instruction program coordinators, faculty and instructors interested in<br />
information literacy, and all librarians interested in the political, economic,<br />
social, and cultural contexts of the production, dissemination, suppression,<br />
and consumption of information.<br />
<br />
Possible topics:<br />
We encourage proposals on the intersections of information literacy instruction<br />
with the democratizing values of the library profession.<br />
<br />
• Possible topics may include information literacy aspects of media<br />
coverage of war and embedded journalism, renewal of the Patriot Act,<br />
market-based censorship, for-profit libraries (Library Systems & Services), EPA<br />
library closures and access to environmental information, immigrants and<br />
library access, Wikileaks and government censorship, corporate censorship,<br />
anti-communism and anti-socialism in the media, classification of government<br />
documents, international and comparative studies on censorship, First Amendment<br />
protection to whistleblowers and the press, British Petroleum and oil spill<br />
research, global warming censorship, and library database mergers.<br />
<br />
• Examples of information literacy sessions focusing on the above<br />
topics and/or framed by democratizing and social justice values of the library<br />
profession. Examples can also be aimed at specific disciplines.<br />
<br />
• Discussions of theories/theorists (e.g. Noam Chomsky, Edward S.<br />
Herman, C. Wright Mills, Paulo Friere, Peter McClaren, etc.) and their<br />
usefulness in illuminating sociopolitical contexts of information within the<br />
classroom.<br />
<br />
• Discussions on the “neutrality debate” in light of the<br />
sociopolitical and cultural context of information.<br />
<br />
Submission Guidelines:<br />
Please submit abstracts and proposals of up to 500 words to<br />
<a href="mailto:ilandsocialjustice@gmail.com" style="color: #0000cc;">ilandsocialjustice@gmail.com</a> by September 15, 2011. Notifications will be sent<br />
by November 1 and manuscripts from 1,500-7,000 words will be due by March 1,<br />
2012.</span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-23220342594590120142011-08-23T07:19:00.002-04:002011-08-23T07:19:54.877-04:00Call for Proposals: Chapters for The Library 2025. Due November 1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call for Chapter Proposals: The Library 2025<br />
<br />
Are you an innovative librarian with administrative ambitions? Or are you already a dynamic new library dean or director? We want to hear your vision of the future of libraries: where you think things are -- or better yet, should be -- going. New and aspiring library leaders with a long view are invited to contribute to this upcoming edited volume of visionary essays from ALA Editions, The Library 2025, that will help to guide the profession into the future.<br />
<br />
--Book Abstract--<br />
<br />
In an information environment where the only constant is change, many wonder where libraries are headed, if not into oblivion. This edited collection brings together the brightest new minds in the profession to share their fresh vision of the future of libraries. These promising current and future library administrators will have a significant impact in shaping this future. Drawing from their personal experiences, they bring their barrier-breaking perspectives to the task of reinventing the library. Through their essays, they answer the question: What should libraries look like in the future, what barriers exist, and how can we overcome them to realize the library of the future? <br />
<br />
--Submissions--<br />
<br />
Library 2025 will gather together essays focusing on envisioned futures for all types of libraries. We seek chapter proposals from new library leaders – both those who occupy positions of authority and those who would like to lead a library later in their career. Chapters that focus on one aspect of libraries are welcomed, as are chapters that take a broad perspective. Chapter topics may include, but are not limited to:<br />
<br />
* Leadership & Management (i.e., leadership theories, new staffing models)<br />
* Services (i.e., next-generation reference services, liaison roles)<br />
* Library as Place (i.e., information/learning commons, shared spaces)<br />
* Collections & Access (i.e., new formats, purchasing models, resource sharing)<br />
* Instruction & Literacy (i.e., Information, Functional, Transliteracy, Media, Visual)<br />
* Outreach (i.e., marketing, non-legislative Advocacy)<br />
* External Relations (i.e., collaborating with non-library organizations, community partnerships, donor cultivation)<br />
* The Profession (i.e., LIS education, state/regional/national associations, DIY movements, professional expectations)<br />
* The Political & Economic Environment (i.e., intellectual freedom, Legislative advocacy, our financial future)<br />
* Publishing and Scholarly Communications (i.e., future of publishing, digital repositories, open access)<br />
<br />
Inspired by the guiding questions of Evans and O’Connor’s The Future By Us: Young Leaders Imagine Australia Beyond 2020, each chapter should address:<br />
<br />
* A notable experience that shaped the author’s perspective on the future of libraries;<br />
* The current challenge(s) and/or future opportunity(ies) in the world of libraries related to the topic of the chapter;<br />
* An idea and/or strategy to effect change;<br />
* The potential hurdles, costs, and competing interests involved in this strategy, and how they can be negotiated; and<br />
* The author’s vision of an ideal future library.<br />
<br />
--Propose a Chapter--<br />
<br />
The proposal deadline is November 1, 2011. To propose a chapter, submit a one-page chapter abstract with a brief CV or resume and writing sample (in Word format) to<a href="mailto:library2025book@gmail.com" target="_blank">library2025book@gmail.com</a>. Authors will be notified of acceptance on or before December 16, 2011, and will be expected to submit completed chapters by May 1, 2012. <br />
<br />
--Editors--<br />
<br />
Inquiries can be made to either of the editors:<br />
<br />
Eric Frierson, <a href="mailto:ericfr@stedwards.edu" target="_blank">ericfr@stedwards.edu</a>. Library Digital Services Manager, St. Edward’s University and Ph.D. student in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions at Simmons College.<br />
<br />
Kim Leeder, <a href="mailto:kimleeder@cwidaho.cc" target="_blank">kimleeder@cwidaho.cc</a>. Director of Library Services, College of Western Idaho, 2008 ALA Emerging Leader, Library Journal 2011 Mover & Shaker.</span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><img alt="" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6480136-3529604113819749482?l=librarywriting.blogspot.com" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" width="1" /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-84226025151443528832011-08-19T14:00:00.008-04:002011-08-19T14:00:05.170-04:00Weekly Roundup: 8/15-8/19<u>Publication CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-full-papers-journal-of-library.html">Call for Full Papers: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning. Due October 1</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-chapters-for_17.html">Call for Proposals: Chapters for Workplace Culture in Academic Libraries. Due September 1</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Conerence CFPs</u></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-computers-in.html">Call for Proposals: Computers in Libraries 2012. Due September 9</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-cdl-nasig-27th.html">Call for Proposals: CDL-NASIG 27th Annual Conference. Due September 16</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Conferences</u></div></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/conference-hastac-2011-digital.html">Conference: HASTAC 2011 Digital Scholarly Communications. December 1-3</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Call for Applicants</u></div></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-applicants-public-services.html">Call for Applicants: Public Services Quarterly Opportunities</a></li>
</ul></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-33822509978914450602011-08-19T09:12:00.001-04:002011-08-19T09:12:37.064-04:00Call for Applicants: Public Services Quarterly Opportunities<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Public Services Quarterly opportunities</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Public Services Quarterly is recruiting for several volunteer positions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*** Column Editor for “Best of the Literature” – this person will write columns and/or recruit others and edit columns that provide an annotated bibliography of 5-8 recent publications on a topic of interest to public services librarians.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*** Column Editor for “Internet Resources” - this person will write and/or recruit others and edit columns that review web resources that would be useful to public services librarians. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*** Members of the Editorial Board – we need two to four people to serve as peer reviewers for manuscripts submitted to the journal. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please send me a note expressing interest and providing information about your experience or qualifications.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See <a href="http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/WPSQ" style="color: #225588;">http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/WPSQ</a> for more details about the journal. If you don’t have access to the journal and would like to see samples of the columns, just let me know.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for considering, and please get in touch if you have any questions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beth Blakesley</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Incoming Editor, Public Services Quarterly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:beth.blakesley@wsu.edu" style="color: #225588;">beth.blakesley@wsu.edu</a></span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-53882439719499209892011-08-19T09:11:00.000-04:002011-08-19T09:11:04.438-04:00Call for Proposals: CDL-NASIG 27th Annual Conference. Due September 16<br />
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 2012 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for conference sessions. Publishers, vendors, librarians,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and others in the field of electronic resources and serials<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are encouraged to submit proposals relating to scholarly<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">communication, publishing, and resource acquisition,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">management, and discovery. Proposals based on emerging<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trends, case studies, and descriptive and experimental<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">research findings are encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The PPC is looking for topics within, though not limited to,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the following learning tracks:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Access and Discovery<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acquisitions and Licensing<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Archiving and Preservation<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cataloging and Metadata<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collection Development<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eResources, eSerials, eBooks and eManagement<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobile Technology<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open Access and Digital Repositories<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publishing and Scholarly communication<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Standards<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To propose a program or idea, please use the online form<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NASIG2012"><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NASIG2012></a>. This Call for<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Proposals will close on September 16, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note the following:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Formerly, NASIG conferences included sessions with the<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">designations of Strategy” and “Tactic.” These<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">designations will not be used at the 2012 conference, and<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all sessions that formerly held these designations will be<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one hour long.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* The Program Planning Committee welcomes proposals that are<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">still in the formative stages, and may work with potential<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">presenters to focus their proposals further.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Proposals should name any particular products or services<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that are integral to the content of the presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, as a matter of NASIG policy, programs should not be<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or institution.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Time management issues generally limit each session to two<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to three speakers for conference sessions. Panels of four<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(4) or more speakers must be discussed in advance with the<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Program Planning Committee (<a href="mailto:prog-plan@nasig.org">prog-plan@nasig.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* NASIG has a reimbursement policy<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/conference_compensation.cfm"><http://www.nasig.org/conference_compensation.cfm></a> for<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">conference speakers whose organizations do not cover<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">expenses.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inquiries may be sent to the PPC Chair (Michael Hanson) and<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vice Chair (Karen Davidson) at: <a href="mailto:prog-plan@nasig.org">prog-plan@nasig.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We look forward to a great conference in Nashville!<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Michael Hanson and Karen Davidson<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASIG PPC Chair and Vice Chair<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Established in 1985, the North American Serials Interest<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Group, Inc. is an independent organization that promotes<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">serials information chain – anyone working with or<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">concerned about serial publications. For more information<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about NASIG, please visit <a href="http://www.nasig.org/">http://www.nasig.org/</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-55673036529593474822011-08-19T09:08:00.001-04:002011-08-19T09:08:11.209-04:00Conference: HASTAC 2011 Digital Scholarly Communications. December 1-3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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University of Michigan<br />
202 South Thayer Street, Suite 1111<br />
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608<br />
Phone:(734) 936 3518<br />
Fax:(734) 763 5507<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:hastac2011.info@umich.edu" style="color: #663399;">hastac2011.info@umich.edu</a><br />
Visit the website at <a href="http://hastac2011.org/" style="color: #663399;">http://hastac2011.org/</a></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a call for proposals for chapters for an upcoming book titled “Workplace Culture in Academic Libraries: The Early Twenty-First Century.” This book will be edited by Kelly Blessinger and Paul Hrycaj of Louisiana State University and published by Chandos Press.<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book will focus on various aspects of workplace culture in academic libraries from the practitioners’ viewpoint, as opposed to that of the theoretician. Basic questions the book will be concerned with: What conditions contribute to an excellent academic library work environment? What helps to make a particular academic library a great place to work? Articles should focus on actual programs while placing the discussion in a scholarly context. Each article should minimally have an introduction, literature review, and conclusion. More research-based articles should also include a problem statement, methodology, and results. It will be preferable for authors to be current academic librarians, though articles from those who are not current practitioners will be acceptable as long as they are based on previous experience as a practitioner.<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The editors have already approved chapter proposals from several invited authors, but we still have areas where proposals are needed. These areas are:<u></u><u></u></i></b></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u><span>1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><u></u><b>Staff morale: Interpersonal relations and attitudes: </b>Staff organizations, social committees and other ways academic libraries can improve morale.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u><span>2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><u></u><b>Mentoring/coaching: Creating pathways: </b>Programs in place to match less-experienced librarians with more experienced librarians to provide personal assistance in their professional development.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u><span>3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><u></u><b>Communication and information sharing: Wikis, intranets, retreats, and just plain talking: </b>Different methods used to encourage communication pathways between staff members to increase awareness, retain knowledge, and prevent duplication of effort.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u><span>1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><u></u><b>Staff motivation/incentives: </b>Methods managers can use to motivate their staff (including practical examples) and innovative ways to provide incentives to staff in the absence of raises.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u><span>2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><u></u><b>Adventures in shared management: Models from other universities: </b>Innovations in less hierarchical and most holistic styles of management, how to empower workers by increasing their involvement in management and thereby their ownership of outcomes.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To submit a proposal</b>, please submit the following by September 1, 2011 to Kelly Blessinger at <a href="mailto:kblessi@lsu.edu" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">kblessi@lsu.edu</a>:<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 3.3pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) A one to two paragraph summary of your idea for a chapter<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 3.3pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) A current curriculum vitae<u></u><u></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Citations to current works or a writing sample<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any additional questions can be directed to either editor:<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelly Blessinger<u></u><u></u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:kblessi@lsu.edu" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">kblessi@lsu.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="tel:225-578-8538" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank" value="+12255788538">225-578-8538</a><u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paul Hrycaj<u></u><u></u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:phryca1@lsu.edu" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">phryca1@lsu.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="tel:225-578-2629" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank" value="+12255782629">225-578-2629</a></span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-5653761549288960532011-08-16T08:58:00.001-04:002011-08-16T08:58:45.879-04:00Call for Proposals: Computers in Libraries 2012. Due September 9<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CIL 2012 - Call for Speakers is Open</span></h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Computers in Libraries 2012<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">March 21 - March 23, 2012<br />
Hilton Washington, Washington DC<br />
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Bring Your Imagination!<br />
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Now is your chance to speak at CIL 2012.<br />
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Information Today, Inc. is pleased to announce the 27th annual Computers in Libraries – the most comprehensive North American conference and exhibition concentrating on all aspects of library technology. Our theme this year is Creating Innovative Libraries.<br />
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If you would like to participate in Computers in Libraries 2012 as a speaker or workshop leader, please submit a proposal as soon as possible (September 9, 2011 at the very latest).<br />
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Creating Innovative Libraries is what librarians, systems and information professionals, and teams of other partners and experts do with computers, the internet and cutting edge technology. At Computers in Libraries 2012, the focus is on practices and techniques, technology, and the imagination and creativity that makes innovative libraries. The conference offers a multifaceted program designed to meet the needs of librarians, information managers, systems professionals, webmasters and web managers, content evaluators, intranet strategists, portal creators, and information specialists. So bring your imagination and creative ideas to Computers in Libraries 2012 and help change the landscape of innovating libraries.<br />
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<a href="https://secure.infotoday.com/forms/default.aspx?form=cilspeakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Proposal!</a><br />
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We look forward to hearing from you!<br />
Jane Dysart<br />
Program Chair<br />
Dysart & Jones Associates</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><img alt="" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6480136-8252197978166252688?l=librarywriting.blogspot.com" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" width="1" /></div></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-2629962635250381962011-08-15T09:39:00.002-04:002011-08-15T09:39:57.523-04:00Call for Full Papers: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning. Due October 1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call for Submissions: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: black;">The </span><b><i><span style="color: black;">Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning</span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">, a peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge, welcomes the submission of manuscripts.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">The journal is devoted to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with distance education and delivering library resources and services to this growing community of students. </span><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Topics can include but are not limited to:</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div><ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Faculty/librarian cooperation and collaboration</span><span></span><span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Information literacy</span><span></span><span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Instructional service techniques</span><span></span><span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Information delivery</span><span></span><span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Reference services</span><span></span><span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">Document delivery</span><span></span><span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span>Developing collections</span><span></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">If you are interested in submitting an article, </span><span style="color: black;">this journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the “Guide for ScholarOne Authors” at <a href="http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/submission/ScholarOne.asp" target="_blank">http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/submission/ScholarOne.asp</a> before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">at <a href="http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1533-290X" target="_blank">http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1533-290X</a> or can be emailed to you directly.</span><span style="color: black;">WLIS receives all manuscript submissions electronically via their ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at: <a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/WLIS" target="_blank">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/WLIS</a>. ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitating the review process and internal communication between authors, editors and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support can be accessed via <a href="http://scholarone.com/services/support/" target="_blank">http://scholarone.com/services/support/</a>.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Inquiries and questions are welcome and can be sent directly to the editor, Jodi Poe, at <a href="mailto:jpoe@jsu.edu" target="_blank">jpoe@jsu.edu</a>.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br />
</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Please note:</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> We accept manuscript submissions through the year. The deadline to have your article appear in our next issue, if accepted, is <b>October 1, 2011</b>. Accepted and approved manuscripts received after this date have no guarantee of being included in the next published issue.</span></div></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-85000453960500278052011-08-12T17:15:00.000-04:002011-08-12T17:15:01.218-04:00Weekly Roundup: 8/8-8/12<u>Publication CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-chapters-for_10.html">Call for Proposals: Chapters for Continuing Education for Librarians. Due August 31</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-full-papers-library-leadership.html">Call for Full Papers: Library Leadership & Management "New Perspectives on Leadership" Column</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Conference CFPs</u></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/conference-thatcamp-cyprus-september-3.html">Conference: THATCamp Cyprus. September 3-4</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Calls for Nominations</u></div></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-nominations-ala-nmrt-2012.html">Call for Nominations: ALA NMRT 2012 Board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-nominations-miriam-dudley.html">Call for Nominations: Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award. Due December 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-nominations-2011-carnegie.html">Call for Nominations: 2012 Carnegie Corporation of New York/NYT I Love My Librarian Award. Due September 12</a></li>
</ul></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-42745706102084967482011-08-12T16:44:00.001-04:002011-08-12T16:44:44.967-04:00Conference: THATCamp Cyprus. September 3-4<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first THATCamp Cyprus will be held over the weekend of 3-4 September 2011 in Limassol, Cyprus, at the Cyprus University of Technology.<br />
<br />
THATCamp (The Humanities and Technology Camp) is an open meeting where humanists and technologists of all skill levels learn and build together in sessions proposed on the spot. It is an unconference which means that there are no presentations and all participants work together to form the program.<br />
<br />
THATCamp Cyprus is committed to explore the full breadth of how Technology and the Humanities intersect and integrate, while at the same time it wishes to take advantage of its Cyprus-specificity to suggest solutions to local questions. Hosted by the Visual Sociology and Museum Studies Lab (Cyprus University of Technology, Dept. of Multimedia and Graphic Arts) THATCamp Cyprus is also interested in how new technologies and platforms are changing fundamental things about social research, museums, archives, academia and education in more general terms.<br />
<br />
Who should attend?<br />
Anyone interested in studying, supporting, teaching, researching, creating or otherwise shaping digital humanities, humanistic social sciences, information sciences, new media, and any other allied fields. You can be an academic, a librarian, an archivist, a developer, a writer, a student (grad or undergrad), a curator, a designer, an educator, a public historian, an archaeologist, an independent scholar, or any combination thereof (as most of us are), or even a non-humanist. You can be an expert or a newbie; as long as you have something to talk about and things you want to learn regarding the intersection and integration of the humanities and technology, this is the place to be.<br />
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The sessions may range from software demos to training sessions to discussions of research findings to half-baked rants, but please no full-blown papers. Come to THATCamp with something in mind, and a desire to share it. This could be the place to bring up a project for rapid development, to articulate a theoretical concern or get feedback on an idea, and participants are also encouraged to propose coding and co-writing sessions where the emphasis is on doing, not talking.<br />
<br />
http://cyprus2011.thatcamp.org/</span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-52774653368035374592011-08-12T16:40:00.002-04:002011-08-12T16:40:30.808-04:00Call for Full Papers: Library Leadership & Management "New Perspectives on Leadership" Column<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Library Leadership & Management (LL&M), LLAMA's journal, is seeking<br />
contributors from the New Members Round Table for its new column, "New<br />
Perspectives on Leadership."<br />
<br />
Per co-editor Pixey Anne Mosley: "With this column we hope to offer a<br />
venue for a variety of thoughts and ideas that break away from what we<br />
normally think of as the tenets of management or leadership. This can<br />
include demonstrating creative leadership when one is not in the<br />
“management” ranks or a realization that challenges traditional<br />
thinking on what is leadership. It can be someone new to leadership<br />
or a leader with lots of experience who encounters something of an<br />
epiphany on trying something new and different. The writing style is<br />
expected to be less scholarly and more casual, relating a personal<br />
experience or an observation."<br />
<br />
If you're interested in submitting an article, you can submit one<br />
online: <a href="http://journals.tdl.org/llm/about/submissions#authorGuidelines" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://journals.tdl.org/llm/<wbr></wbr>about/submissions#<wbr></wbr>authorGuidelines</a></span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-8957810982654472662011-08-12T16:38:00.001-04:002011-08-12T16:38:44.645-04:00Call for Nominations: 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/NYT I Love My Librarian Award. Due September 12<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nominations are open for the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New<br />
York Times I Love My Librarian Award.<br />
<br />
The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the<br />
accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community<br />
college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives<br />
of people in their community. Nominations are being accepted online at<br />
<a href="http://atyourlibrary.org/ilovemylibrarian" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">atyourlibrary.org/<wbr></wbr>ilovemylibrarian</a> through Sept. 12.<br />
<br />
Up to 10 librarians will be selected. Each will receive a $5,000 cash<br />
award, a plaque and will be honored at an awards ceremony and reception<br />
in New York, hosted by The New York Times, in December.<br />
<br />
Over the past three years, 30 librarians from across the country have<br />
won the I Love My Librarian Award. Last year, more than 2,000 library<br />
users nationwide nominated a librarian. Previous winners have been<br />
lauded for starting community gardens, helping students with severe<br />
disabilities read classic works of literature, for helping<br />
non-traditional students learn new technology to get better jobs and<br />
more. For more information on previous winners, visit<br />
<a href="http://atyourlibrary.org/ilovemylibrarian" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">atyourlibrary.org/<wbr></wbr>ilovemylibrarian</a>.<br />
<br />
Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program<br />
accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master's<br />
degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit<br />
accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher<br />
Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a<br />
public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or<br />
university or at an accredited K-12 school.<br />
<br />
The Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian<br />
Award is administered by the Campaign for America's Libraries, ALA's<br />
public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and<br />
librarians. The Campaign is made possible by ALA's Library Champions,<br />
corporations and foundations.</span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-69913886555565302982011-08-12T16:37:00.000-04:002011-08-12T16:37:06.758-04:00Call for Nominations: Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award. Due December 2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ACRL Instruction Section is now accepting nominations for the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian of the Year Award. For more details please see below or the award Website: <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/awards/miriamdudley.cfm" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/<wbr></wbr>divs/acrl/awards/miriamdudley.<wbr></wbr>cfm</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This award recognizes an individual librarian who has made an especially significant contribution to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment. The award honors Miriam Dudley, whose pioneering efforts in the field of bibliographic instruction led to the formation of the ACRL Instruction Section (formerly ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section).</span></div><h2 style="color: #027e86; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Award</span></h2><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No cash award at this time. The Instruction Section is currently seeking a new sponsor for this award. The award is presented at the ALA Annual Conference.</span></div><h2 style="color: #027e86; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Criteria</span></h2><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nominees should have achieved distinction in one or more of the following areas:</span></div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-position: 0px 5px; line-height: 1.2em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Planning and implementation of an academic instruction program in a library environment that has served as a model for other programs nationally or regionally</span></li>
<li style="background-position: 0px 5px; line-height: 1.2em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Production of a body of research and publication that has a demonstrable impact on the concepts and methods of teaching and information-seeking strategies in a college or research institution</span></li>
<li style="background-position: 0px 5px; line-height: 1.2em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sustained participation in organizations, at the regional or national level, devoted to the promotion and enhancement of academic instruction in a library environment</span></li>
<li style="background-position: 0px 5px; line-height: 1.2em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Promotion, development, and integration of education for instruction in ALA accredited library schools or professional </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">continuing education programs that have served as models for other courses and programs </span></li>
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</ul>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-37092713808581587612011-08-10T14:41:00.002-04:002011-08-10T14:41:55.987-04:00Call for Proposals: Chapters for Continuing Education for Librarians. Due August 31<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Call for Chapters: Continuing Education for Librarians: Workshops, Conferences, College, and Other Ways<br />
</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Book Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Co-editor: Carol Smallwood,</span><i> The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">; and</span><i>Library Management Tips That Work,</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> both 2011 ALA Editions</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Co-editor: Vera Gubnitskaia, Orange County Library System, Orlando, Florida; contributor to</span><i>Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (ALA Editions, 2010)</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Co-editor: Kerol Harrod, Denton Public Library, Denton, Texas; 2011 Texas Library Association Public Relations Branding Iron Award</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chapters sought for an anthology by U.S. practicing academic, public, school, special librarians, LIS faculty, sharing practical how-to chapters on ways to continue education (librarianship and other fields) for advancement, keeping current, and personal satisfaction.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Possible topics: workshops, conferences, deciding on colleges, online classes, scholarships, graduate assistants, research and publication, stress management, financial aspects, teaching, balancing classes/family/work, networking, travel abroad.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Concise, how-to chapters using bullets, headings, based on experience to help colleagues. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. One author or authored by two/one complimentary copy per chapter as compensation; 3,000-3,500 words.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please e-mail 2-3 topics each described in 2-3 sentences by August 31, 2011 with brief biography sketch(s). Please place EDUCATION/Last Name on the subject line to:</span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span>kerolharrod@gmail.com</u></span></span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-4518169927126800102011-08-09T14:28:00.002-04:002011-08-09T14:28:20.167-04:00Call for Nominations: ALA NMRT 2012 Board<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The NMRT Nominating Committee seeks candidates to run for the following positions:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vice-President/President-Elect (3 years, 2012-2015)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Secretary (1 year, 2012-2013)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assistant Treasurer (1 year, 2012-2013. Followed by 2 years as Treasurer, 2013-2015.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Networking Director (2 years, 2012-2014)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outreach Director (2 years, 2012-2014)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All interested candidates or nominations should be submitted by <strong>October 1, 2011</strong> to: <a href="mailto:NMRTNominations@gmail.com" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">NMRTNominations@gmail.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To view this Post in Connect, go to <a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/153337" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank" title="http://connect.ala.org/node/153337">http://connect.ala.org/node/<wbr></wbr>153337</a>.</span><br />
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-16597114946455625792011-08-05T14:00:00.010-04:002011-08-05T14:00:01.791-04:00Weekly Roundup: 8/1-8/5<u>Publication CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-full-papers-academic-exchange.html">Call for Full Papers: Academic Exchange Quarterly Special Issue. Due February 29</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-full-papers-research.html">Call for Full Papers: Research & Discussion Journal</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-chapters-for.html">Call for Proposals: Chapters for Information Literacy and Social Justice. Due September 15</a></li>
</ul><u>Conference CFPs</u><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-2nd-national-joint.html">Call for Proposals: 2nd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. Due September 15</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-proposals-2012-information.html">Call for Proposals: 2012 Information Fluency Conference. Due October 14</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Calls for Participation</u></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-participation-acrlis-mentoring.html">Call for Participation: ACRL/IS Mentoring Program. Apply by August 8</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Calls for Contributions</u></div></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-contributions-comics-through.html">Call for Contributions: Comics Through Time</a></li>
</ul><div><u>Call for Applicants</u></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-applicants-aaas-annual-meeting.html">Call for Applicants: AAAS Annual Meeting Free Registration for Librarians</a></li>
</ul></div><div><u>Conferences</u></div></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/2011/08/conference-vla-2011.html">Conference: VLA 2011</a></li>
</ul></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-76465023809189669942011-08-05T09:13:00.003-04:002011-08-05T09:14:35.143-04:00Call for Applicants: AAAS Annual Meeting Free Librarian Registration<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting<br />
will be held February 16-20, 2012, in Vancouver, B.C.<br />
<a href="http://www.aaas.org/meetings/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.aaas.org/meetings/</a><br />
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I encourage you to plan now to participate! For the third year in a<br />
row, AAAS will fully fund the registration fee for 30 librarians. To<br />
request free registration please reply to <a href="mailto:alison.ricker@oberlin.edu" style="color: #0000cc;">alison.ricker@oberlin.edu</a>.<br />
Awards will be given on a "first come, first awarded" basis; if there<br />
are more than 30 requests, preference will be given to first-time<br />
attendees at an AAAS meeting.<br />
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The theme, “Flattening the World: Building the Global Knowledge<br />
Society,” is directly related to our work as information<br />
professionals, helping to address "complex, interconnected challenges<br />
of the 21st century" in the development of "global solutions through<br />
international, multidisciplinary efforts."<br />
<br />
Please contact me if you are interested in developing a conference<br />
session focused on strengthening collaboration among librarians,<br />
scientists, science writers and administrators, with the goal of<br />
increasing scientific literacy and basing policy decisions on unbiased<br />
scientific knowledge.<br />
<br />
Feel free to send this invitation to other science librarians. I look<br />
forward to hearing from you!<br />
<br />
Alison S. Ricker, ALA Liaison to the AAAS Section on Information,<br />
Computing, and Communication, 2011-2014<br />
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Science Librarian, Oberlin College<br />
Science Center Library, 119 Woodland St.<br />
Oberlin OH 44074</span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722475499657547671.post-78966722328077734632011-08-05T09:11:00.000-04:002011-08-05T09:11:27.191-04:00Call for Proposals: Chapters for Information Literacy and Social Justice. Due September 15<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Working title:</b>Information Literacy and Social Justice: Radical Professional Praxis (An Edited Collection)<br />
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<b>Editors:</b>Shana Higgins and Lua Gregory are instruction and reference librarians at University of Redlands.<br />
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<b>Outline:</b>In her award winning essay “Information Literacy and Reflective Pedagogical Praxis,” Heidi L.M. Jacobs draws out the inherent democratizing and social justice elements of information literacy as defined in the “Alexandria Proclamation On Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning.” She suggests that because of these underlying social justice elements, information literacy “is not only educational but also inherently political, cultural, and social” (258). We propose to extend the discussion of information literacy and its social justice aspects that James Elmborg, Cushla Kapitzke, Maria T. Accardi, Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier, and Maura Seale have begun. If we consider the democratizing values implicit in librarianship’s professional ethics (such as intellectual freedom, social responsibility, diversity, democracy and privacy, among others) in relation to the sociopolitical context of information literacy, we will begin to make intentional connections between professional advocacy and curriculum and pedagogy. We hope this book will encourage a renewal of professional discourse about libraries in their social context, through a re-activation of the “neutrality debate,” as well as through an investigation of what it means for a global citizen to be information literate in late capitalism.<br />
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<b>Objective of book:</b>This edited collection, to be published by Library Juice Press in Fall 2012, poses the following questions: What are the limits of standards and outcomes, such as ACRL’s [i.e. Standard 1.2 The information literate student identifies a variety of types and formats of potential sources for information. ], in fitting information literacy instruction to the complex contexts of information in the real world? Would the teaching of social justice and the democratizing values of the library profession strengthen critical information literacy in the classroom? And how do we balance the need to teach search skills and critical information literacy in our instructional efforts?<br />
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<b>Target audience:</b>The target audience for this book includes instruction librarians, library instruction program coordinators, faculty and instructors interested in information literacy, and all librarians interested in the political, economic, social, and cultural contexts of the production, dissemination, suppression, and consumption of information.<br />
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<b>Possible topics:</b>We encourage proposals on the intersections of information literacy instruction with the democratizing values of the library profession.<br />
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• Possible topics may include information literacy aspects of media coverage of war and embedded journalism, renewal of the Patriot Act, market-based censorship, for-profit libraries (Library Systems & Services), EPA library closures and access to environmental information, immigrants and library access, Wikileaks and government censorship, corporate censorship, anti-communism and anti-socialism in the media, classification of government documents, international and comparative studies on censorship, First Amendment protection to whistleblowers and the press, British Petroleum and oil spill research, global warming censorship, and library database mergers. <br />
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• Examples of information literacy sessions focusing on the above topics and/or framed by democratizing and social justice values of the library profession. Examples can also be aimed at specific disciplines.<br />
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• Discussions of theories/theorists (e.g. Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman, C. Wright Mills, Paulo Friere, Peter McClaren, etc.) and their usefulness in illuminating sociopolitical contexts of information within the classroom.<br />
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• Discussions on the “neutrality debate” in light of the sociopolitical and cultural context of information.<br />
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<b>Submission Guidelines:</b>Please submit abstracts and proposals of up to 500 words to <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://ilandsocialjustice@gmail.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">ilandsocialjustice@gmail.com</a></u></span> by September 15, 2011. Notifications will be sent by November 1 and manuscripts from 1,500-7,000 words will be due by March 1, 2012.<br />
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<b>Timeline:</b>September 15, 2011 Proposal Submission Deadline<br />
November 1, 2011 Notification of proposal acceptance<br />
March 1, 2012 Full Chapter Submission Deadline<br />
May 15, 2012 Review Results Returned<br />
July 15, 2012 Revised Chapter Submission Deadline<br />
September 30, 2012 Final Manuscript Completed</span></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805155089767781772noreply@blogger.com0