Call for Proposals: USAIN 2012. Due November 30

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.

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:

● Technology Track - Technologies at Lightning Speed

● Just in Time, Just in Case: Collection Development, Management, and Preservation

● Collaborative Research and Learning Environments for Physical and Digital Spaces

● Managing and Supporting Data and Publications: Innovative Curation

● Curriculum and Instruction for Twenty-first Century Learning

● Extended Education and Outreach to Nontraditional and Community Customers

For detailed descriptions of the program tracks, please visit http://plant.lib.umn.edu/USAIN2012/program.php.

There will also be a poster session, suitable for sharing preliminary research or short project reports.

To submit a proposal, please use the form: http://abstracts.cce.umn.edu/conferences/submit.aspx?conference=109&type=abstract. The proposal should be a maximum of 350 words, in .DOC format, and will be submitted in the “Upload Attachment” section.

Paper and panel submissions should indicate the program track of choice.  Poster submissions should be so indicated. Proposal deadline is November 30, 2011.  Notification of proposal acceptance will occur in January 2012. 

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.

Presenters will be invited to submit their papers for post-conference publication in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Information (JAFI). Information about the journal, as well as instructions for authors, can be found at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1049-6505.

For more information about proposal submissions, please contact committee chair Elizabeth Berman (elizabeth.berman@uvm.edu; 802-656-8130).

Call for Proposals: Chapters for The Library 2025. Due November 1

Call for Chapter Proposals: The Library 2025

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.

--Book Abstract--

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? 

--Submissions--

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:

  * Leadership & Management (i.e., leadership theories, new staffing models)
  * Services (i.e., next-generation reference services, liaison roles)
  * Library as Place (i.e., information/learning commons, shared spaces)
  * Collections & Access (i.e., new formats, purchasing models, resource sharing)
  * Instruction & Literacy (i.e., Information, Functional, Transliteracy, Media, Visual)
  * Outreach (i.e., marketing, non-legislative Advocacy)
  * External Relations (i.e., collaborating with non-library organizations, community partnerships, donor cultivation)
  * The Profession (i.e., LIS education, state/regional/national associations, DIY movements, professional expectations)
  * The Political & Economic Environment (i.e., intellectual freedom, Legislative advocacy, our financial future)
  * Publishing and Scholarly Communications (i.e., future of publishing, digital repositories, open access)

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:

  * A notable experience that shaped the author’s perspective on the future of libraries;
  * The current challenge(s) and/or future opportunity(ies) in the world of libraries related to the topic of the chapter;
  * An idea and/or strategy to effect change;
  * The potential hurdles, costs, and competing interests involved in this strategy, and how they can be negotiated; and
  * The author’s vision of an ideal future library.

--Propose a Chapter--

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) tolibrary2025book@gmail.com. Authors will be notified of acceptance on or before December 16, 2011, and will be expected to submit completed chapters by May 1, 2012. 

--Editors--

Inquiries can be made to either of the editors:

Eric Frierson, ericfr@stedwards.edu. Library Digital Services Manager, St. Edward’s University and Ph.D. student in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions at Simmons College.

Kim Leeder, kimleeder@cwidaho.cc. Director of Library Services, College of Western Idaho, 2008 ALA Emerging Leader, Library Journal 2011 Mover & Shaker.

Conference: World Congress of Muslin Librarians and Information Scientists. November 16-17

The World Congress of Muslim Librarians and Information Scientists (WCOMLIS) is one of the congresses that gather information professionals consisting of librarians, information scientists, information managers, etc., from Islamic and non-Islamic countries all over the world. WCOMLIS emphasises on aspects such as bibliographic control, cataloging and classifying of Islamic information resources in various languages, and Arabic resources, subject heading system, development of databases, networking system, standard and benchmark, establishment of Islamic excellence center, as well as information exchanging and sharing. WCOMLIS acts as a medium that provides opportunity to the Islamic world to uplift and enhance the quantity and quality of Islamic information resources in line with changing times.

Secretariate WCOMLIS 2011 Dept. of Library & Information Science Kuliyyah of Information & Communication Technology International Islamic University Malaysia 53100 Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. Tel : (006) 03 6196 3596/ 03 6196 5671 Fax : (006) 03 6196 5179 Email: wcomlis2011@kict.iium.edu.my Visit the website at http://kict.iium.edu.my/wcomlis2011

Call for Proposals: Academic Exchange Quarterly. Due November 30

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