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E-Learn 2009

     World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate,
     Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education

     October 26-30, 2009 *  Vancouver, BC Canada

                 (Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre)

              FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

      ** Submission Deadline: September 8, 2009 **

                                  Organized by:
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
                           (http://www.aace.org)
                    
                              Co-sponsored by:
                 International Journal on E-Learning
                     (
http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijel)
                                            and
         Education & Information Technology Digital Library
                            (
http://www.EdITLib.org)

______________________________________________________________

“The International Forum for Researchers, Developers, and Practitioners to Learn
about the Best Practices/Technology in Education, Government, Healthcare, and Business”

** What are your colleagues saying about E-Learn conferences? **
          
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/testimonials.htm

COLOR POSTER–E-Learn 2008 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb)
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/EL09poster.pdf

                  >> CONTENTS & LINKS  (details below) <<

1. Submission Information, Deadline Sept. 8:
Call for Presentations:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm
Submission Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm
Presenter Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge

2. Major Topics:  www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm
3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm

4. Keynote/Invited Speakers: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/speakers/
5. Tutorials/Workshops: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/tutorials

6. Products/Services Showcases & Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/corporate.htm

7. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs
8. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm

9. Vancouver. Canada:  http://www.aace.org/conf/cities/vancouver.htm
10. Deadlines: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm

INTRODUCTION
More info:
http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/Intro.htm
E-Learn, the premiere international, non-commercial conference in the field, spans all
disciplines and levels of education and attracts more than 1,000 attendees
from over 60 countries. We invite you to attend E-Learn and submit
proposals for presentations.

INVITATION:
This Final Call for Participation is offered for those who were:
– unable to meet the first deadline for submissions in April, or
– were not ready to present a finished paper or project, or
– have a work-in-progress topic to present, and
– do not yet have a proposal accepted for presentation.

All presentation proposals are reviewed by three of the respected, international Executive Advisory Board ( http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/exec.htm) and Program Committee, based on merit and the perceived value for attendees. Accepted presentations are included in the conference program, Proceedings (book and CD-ROM formats) and the digital library, EdITLib–Education and Information Library, http://www.EdITLib.org/

We invite you to attend the E-Learn Conference and submit proposals for
these presentation categories:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm

E-LEARN IS UNIQUE AND A MUST TO ATTEND:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/unique.htm
http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/MustAttend.htm
E-Learn is an innovative collaboration between the top public and private academic researchers, developers, education and business professionals, and end users from the Corporate, Healthcare, Government, and Higher Education sectors offering a unique international forum to discuss the latest issues, strategies, applications, development, and research, to explore new technologies, and to identify solutions for today’s challenges related to online learning.

E-Learn is THE essential resource to make international connections for collaboration with others who may share similar problems as well as those offering solutions.

E-LEARN KEY FEATURES
More info:
http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/KeyFeatures.htm
The E-Learn Conference offers attendees a complete educational experience, with opportunities for collaboration and networking among leaders and peers working to make effective e-learning a reality.  E-Learn offers varied sessions designed to produce effective results for all types of learning styles. From pre-conference tutorials to paper presentations to informal discussions, and more than 600 concurrent sessions, you are given the content you need by knowledgeable presenters and peers–all in one conference!

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:
* Keynote Speakers
* Invited Panels/Speakers
* Papers
* Best Practice Sessions
* Roundtables
* Demonstrations/Posters
* Research/Technical Showcases
* Products/Services Showcases
* Tutorials/Workshops

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
– For Call for Presentations:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm
– Submission guidelines and Web form: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm
– For Presentation and AV Guidelines: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge

TOPICS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, these topics as they relate to the e-Learning and the technologies supporting e-Learning.

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful
activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

KEYNOTE/INVITED SPEAKERS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/speakers/

TUTORIALS/WORKSHOPS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/tutorials

PRODUCTS/SERVICES SHOWCASES & PRESENTATIONS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/corporate.htm
Organizations have the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their e-learning related
products and services in through Products/Services Showcases & Presentations.

PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS:
http://www.aace.org/pubs
Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Proceedings Book and on
CD-ROM. Proceedings in this series serve as major resources in the multimedia/
hypermedia/telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of
the art in the discipline.  In addition, the Proceedings also are
internationally distributed through and archived in EdITLib–
Education and Information Library,
http://www.EdITLib.org/

Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for
publication in AACE’s respected journals especially in the
– International Journal on E-Learning (IJEJ),
– Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH), or
– Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).

All presented papers will be considered for Outstanding Paper Awards within
several categories. Award winning papers may be invited for publication in
the AACE journals.

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm
The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be
approximately $395 U.S. (AACE members), $465 U.S. (non-members).
Registration includes proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions
except tutorials. The conference dinner (if offered) will be an extra fee.

All conference sessions will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
(
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/hotel.htm)
located in the heart of Vancouver shopping, dining, and attractions. 
Special discount hotel have been obtained for E-Learn participants at $146 (single/double).

VANCOUVER, CANADA: Experience the Shows, Dining, Shopping, Attractions, & Tours!
http://www.aace.org/conf/cities/Vancouver/

DEADLINES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm

Final Call Submissions:   Sept 8, 2009
Final Authors Notified:     Sept 15, 2009
Proceedings File Due:    Sept. 25, 2009
Early Registration:           Sept. 25, 2009
Conference:                     Oct. 26-30, 2009

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To be added to the mailing list for this conference, link
to 
http://www.aace.org/info.htm

AACE Blog: http://blogs.aace.org/aace
E-Learn Blog: http://blogs.aace.org/elearn

If you have a question about E-Learn, please send an e-mail to
AACE Conference Services, conf@aace.org
Contact:
AACE–Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
P.O. Box 1545
Chesapeake, Virginia 23327  USA
Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760
E-mail: conf@aace.org  * 
http://www.AACE.org

Digitization in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Small to Medium-Sized Digitization Projects

The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) is pleased to announce a call to participate in a forthcoming book, tentatively titled Digitization in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Small to Medium-Sized Digitization Projects. This book is intended to document experiences with digitization projects that fall outside the spectrum of mass digitization initiatives that have tended to be more thoroughly discussed and documented. Digitization in the Real World will be co-edited by Professor Kwong Bor Ng (Queens College, CUNY) and Jason Kucsma (METRO).

Your experiences will provide useful case studies on what works and what does not for libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations managing small- to medium-sized collections. Librarians, archivists, and students stand to benefit from your experiences — learning about the how the key elements of digitization projects play out in diverse institutional contexts. How was your project started? How was it implemented? What organizational and technological obstacles were encountered, and how were they overcome? Were they overcome? What new solutions did your project implement, and were those experiments successful or not? What are some of the lessons learned from your project? Is your project still growing? If not, why?

The scope of these case studies will inherently diverge, and we encourage that diversity. A book that candidly discusses your projects will be of great value to other libraries, archives, museums, cultural institutions, and graduate school students in library science and archives programs.

If you’d like to participate, please submit the following information via email on or before August 31, 2009.
Name:
Email:
Institution:
Chapter Abstract: 500-1000 words describing the scope of your project and key elements you intend to address in your chapter.

Should your proposal be accepted, you will be notified by September 21, 2009 with chapter guidelines and editorial suggestions. The final chapter would be due on December 14, 2009, upon which it will be sent for double-blind peer review. The book is scheduled to be published by METRO, and you will, of course, receive a copy of the book.

CONTACT:
Jason Kucsma
Emerging Technologies Manager, METRO
jkucsma_at_metro.org

Professor KB Ng
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Queens College, CUNY
kbng_at_qc.cuny.edu

ABOUT METRO:
The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) was chartered in 1964 by the New York Board of Regents to “promote and facilitate utilization of existing resources and to develop additional library services in the New York metropolitan area.” Today, with 250 member organizations throughout New York City and Westchester County, METRO is the largest of New York State’s nine reference and research library resource systems, and one of the largest library service organizations in the world. Since 2005, METRO has provided over $300k in digitization grants to fund over 30 small to medium-sized digitization projects as part of its Digital Library Services Plan.

ABOUT THE EDITORS:
Prof. Kwong Bor Ng is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, CUNY. His most recent publication is Using XML, published by Neal Schuman in 2007. His other book (co-edited with S. Rummler), Collaborative Technologies and Applications for Interactive Information Design: Emerging Trends in User Experiences, will be published in Sept 2009 by IGI Global.

Jason Kucsma is the Emerging Technologies Manager at the Metropolitan New York Library Council where he manages METRO’s Digitization Grant Program and is the point person for member inquiries related to the resources, training and referral services associated with digitization, digital preservation and emerging technologies issues. Jason received his M.A. in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University and an M.L.S. from the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science. He is currently working part-time on a certificate in Digital Information Management (University of Arizona), is part-time lecturer in Rutgers’s Library and Information Science graduate program, and is a recent graduate of ALA’s 2009 Emerging Leaders Program.

NASIG 25th Annual Conference

An Oasis in Shifting Sands: NASIG at 25
June 3-6, 2010
Palm Springs, California
The 2010 Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals
and/or program ideas for pre-conference, vision, strategy,
and tactics sessions. The Program Planners are interested in
hearing from publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in
the field of serials and electronic resources about issues
relating to scholarly communication, publishing, licensing,
and cataloging. Proposals based on both descriptive and
experimental research findings are especially welcome. The
Program Planning Committee will review all submitted
proposals for their content and timeliness and may work with
potential presenters to blend or refocus proposals to
maximize their relevance to attendees and avoid duplication.

This Call for Proposals will close on September 25, 2009.
The Program Planning Committee hopes to notify applicants of
the status of their proposals in December 2009.
 
Inquiries may be sent to the PPC co-chairs, Morag Boyd and
Anne Mitchell at: prog-plan@nasig.org

 

For additional details and to suggest a proposal or idea,
please complete the online form
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ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

XXVI IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2009

25-27 November 2009

ON THE THEME

ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE
EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Invitation and call For papers

Organised by
Department of Library and Information Science
The University of Burdwan
Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104
West Bengal
www.buruniv.ac.in

IATLIS:

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science
(IATLIS) (founded 1969) is a professional association of about 600
teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in
India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking
up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the
development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers’
training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional
interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts
national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out
its official organ ‘IATLIS Communication’ besides publishing
pre-conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is to
be held at Department of Library & Information Science, University of
Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104, West Bengal. The theme of the
conference is “Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing
Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society”. The conference is
scheduled to be held from 25-27 November 2009.

About Burdwan (in Bengali language: Barddhaman):

Burdwan (Barddhaman) is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India.
It is the district capital since the times of the Mughals. The city is
situated a little less than 100 Km north-west of Kolkata on the Grand
Trunk Road (NH-2) as well as on Eastern Railway as a junction railway
station. The city holds the literal meaning of the name, a prosperous
and growing centre due to diversity of agricultural productivity and
industrial belts. It has a multi-cultural heritage which is exhibited
through the existence of various mosques, tombs, churches and temples.
The town owes its historical importance of being the headquarters of
the Maharajas of Burdwan who tried their best to make the region
culturally, economically, educationally and ecologically healthier.

The University of Burdwan:

The University of Burdwan was formally inaugurated on 15 June 1960. It
is a University of national character and stature. The Mahatab Manjil
(the Palace of King: Rajbati) serves as Administrative Block of this
university and Academic Complex is situated in Golapbag (the Garden of
Rose) which is 2 km from Rajbati. The University is all set to enter
in Golden Jubilee Celebration phase from June in this year after
offering excellent educational services to the community. It offers
graduate courses through 105 affiliated colleges and post-graduate
courses in Arts, Science and Technology. As a dual mode university, it
has 29 teaching and research departments along with a separate
Directorate of Distance Education. With social responsibilities in
mind, the university actively patronised the construction of a Science
Centre and a Planetarium, named as Meghnad Saha Planetarium.

Department of Library and Information Science:

The Department of Library and Information Science, one of the oldest
departments of the University of Burdwan, initiated post-graduate
diploma in Library Science in 1965. This course later on fragmented
into three separate programmes namely BLIS (1 year, two-semester
programme), MLIS (1 year, two-semester programme), and M.Phil (2
years, four-semester programme). Ph. D. programme has been started
since 1980. The department has two state-of-the-art computer
laboratories with high-speed ATM LAN and high bandwidth Internet
connectivity. One ICT lab is dedicated for the use of Free/Libre/Open
Source Software (FLOSS). The department regularly updates its
curriculum to keep pace with the emerging job-market. development.
Theme of the Conference

ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE
EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Sub-themes:

1. Relevance of existing LIS courses to the job- market.
2. Developing LIS courses for the emerging job market.
3. Equity, diversity and expansion of LIS education.
4. Choice-based credit system and internship programmes.
5. Resource-based student-centred learning.
6. Accreditation, quality assurance and standardization with special
reference to distance education.
7. Continuous Professional Education and Development for Faculty
improvement.
8. Physical, technological, and learning support infrastructure.
9. Liaison with and feedback management from students, alumni, and
employers.
10. Marketing of LIS courses.
11. Research agenda for future.
12. International Cooperation and collaboration
13. Role of stakeholders in LIS education and research.

The above sub-themes are not comprehensive rather indicative only.

Call for Papers:

Papers on the above-mentioned facets of the theme “Envisioning
Employable LIS courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging
Knowledge Society” for the XXVI IATLIS National Conference should
reach Dr. Trishanjit. Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department
of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala –
147002 (Punjab) latest by 30 September 2009
. The paper should not be
more than three thousand words. Please send your paper both in print
and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and also a soft copy
through email to iatlis.patiala@gmail.com. The paper should include
title, name and address of author(s), abstract, and keywords. Use the
APA Style Manual for preparing the paper. For further information
about this check this link:
http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html

Registration fee:

Indian Delegates:

Sponsored: Rs. 3000/-
Non-Sponsored: Rs. 2500/-
Retired Professionals: Rs. 1500/-
Local Participants: Rs. 1500/-
Accompanying Person: Rs. 2000/-
Students:            Rs. 600/-

Foreign Delegates:

SARRC Countries: $ 100
Other Countries: $ 200

The registration fee covers conference kits, proceedings of the
conference, accommodation, and meals on the days of the conference.
Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying
person. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference
kits. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for
accompanying person while forwarding their registration forms since it
would not be possible to entertain last minute requests in view of
shortage of accommodation. Delegates are also requested to intimate
their travel plan in advance to avoid inconvenience. The Demand Draft
along with duly filled Registration Form should be sent latest by 15
November 2009 to:

Dr. Tridib Tripathi
Organizing Secretary, IATLIS Conference 2009
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan
PIN-713104
E-mail: tridibtripathi@yahoo.co.in
Mobile- 09475123934

Accommodation:

Accommodation in hotels, University and other guest houses will be
arranged by the local organizing committee for which prior information
has to be provided well in time.

Climate and Clothing:

Winters are quite comfortable in this part of the country. Temperature
during winter (November/December) varies from 15�C to 22�C. Delegates
are requested to bring light woolen clothes.

How to Reach Burdwan (Barddhaman):

Burdwan city is well connected through rail (located on New Delhi –
Howrah route) and road (located on the G.T. Road). The university
campus is 4 km from railway station and may be reached by rickshaw,
town buses, auto and taxi services. Burdwan city is 85 km. away from
Kolkata city and is connected via trains and buses. The nearest
airport is at Kolkata.

Reception:

The Organizing Committee will make arrangements to receive
participants at Barddhaman (Burdwan) Junction Railway station.
Delegates are requested to arrange their return tickets and
reservation well in advance.

XXVI IATLIS National Conference
25-27 November 2009
Department of Library & Information Science
University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan-713104

REGISTRATION FORM

Name (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs/Ms.):
______________________________________________

Name of Accompanying Person (if any):
______________________________________

Designation: _____________________________________________________

Institution: _____________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________
E-mail: ___________________________________________

Phone: (R)______________________(O)____________________(M)
____________________

Payment Details:

Bank Daft No. _________________ dated ______________ Amount (Rs.)
_______________

(Drawn in favour of “The HOD, Department of Library and Information
Science, University of Burdwan”, payable at “Burdwan”

Drawn on (Bank) ________________________________________________

Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No

If yes, number of persons              :        ________

Arrival Details (Train No., Date, Time
etc.):____________________________________
___________________________________

Signature

Important Dates:

Receipt of full papers : 30 September 2009
Last date for Registration : 15 November 2009
Conference Dates : 25-27 November, 2009

We extend a very cordial invitation to all LIS teachers and librarians
for participation in XXVI IATLIS National Conference 2009.

Organizing Committee:

Chief Patron
Prof. S. Pal
Vice Chancellor, University of Burdwan
Burdwan

Prof. Jagtar Singh, President, IATLIS, Dept of Library and Information
Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179,
3046180 Email: jagtar.kindu@gmail.com, iatlis.patiala@gmail.com

Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS,  Dept of Library and
Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002
(Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: trishanjit.kaur@gmail.com

Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel, Director of the IATLIS  National
Conference 2009, Head, , Dept. of  Library and Information Science,
University of Kalyani,  Kalyani -741 235

Prof. Krishnapada Majumdar, Rapporteur General, of the IATLIS
National Conference 2009, Dept. of  Library and Information Science,
Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032

Dr.Tridib Tripathi, Organizing Secretary, Head, Department of Library
and Information Science, The University of Burdwan , Golapbag, P.O. +
Dist. – Burdwan-713104
E-mail: tridibtripathi@yahoo.co.in
Mobile- 09475123934

Prof. Subal Chandra Biswas, Joint Organizing Secretary, Department of
Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan , Golapbag,
P.O. + Dist. – Burdwan-713104    E-mail:  scbiswas_56@yahoo.co.in
Mobile: +91-9434354814

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

_Cataloging & Classification Quarterly_ will be publishing a special issue on 21st-century challenges for library administrators in the management and strategic planning of operations and personnel in cataloging and metadata departments.  The guest editor is looking for articles that articulate new directions and opinions, as well as case studies, related to re-visioning, repurposing, establishing efficiencies, and/or redirecting both workflows and personnel within cataloging and metadata departments.  Articles that examine how to justify and/or defend what are commonly known as “behind-the-scenes” or “back-end” library operations and personnel in the current budget crisis are especially timely.  The guest editor is looking for a wide range of international participation, so proposals from authors outside of the United States are encouraged.  Articles can be of any length, and figures and screen shots are encouraged.

If you are interested in contributing, please send the guest editor your name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article.  Deadline for proposals is September 1, 2009.  Articles would be due to the guest editor by January 1, 2010.  Any questions can be directed to the guest editor.  Thank you.

Dr. Brad Eden
Guest editor, _Cataloging & Classification Quarterly_
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
eden@library.ucsb.edu

Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World

We are inviting academic editorial contributors to the Multimedia
Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World, a new print and electronic
reference that will look at women today around the world and delve into the
contexts of being female in the 21st century. Thus the scope of the
encyclopedia will focus on women’s status starting in approximately 2000
and look forward. The work will present state-of-the-art research,
ready-to-use facts. The 1,000 signed entries (with cross-references and
recommended readings) will cover issues in contemporary women’s and gender
studies and the articles will include information relevant to the following
academic disciplinary contexts: women in different cultures/countries; arts
and media; business and economics; criminal justice; education; family
studies; health; media; military; politics; science and technology; sports;
environmental studies; and religion. We are making assignments with a
submission due date of December 1, 2009.

This comprehensive project will be published in stages by SAGE Reference
and will be marketed to academic and public libraries as a print and
digital product available to students via the library’s electronic
services. The General Editors, who will be reviewing each submission to the
project, are Dr. Mary Zeiss Stange of Skidmore College, and Dr. Carol K.
Oyster of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it is
a unique opportunity to contribute to the contemporary literature,
redefining women’s issues in today’s terms. Moreover, it can be a notable
publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits.
SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for
smaller articles up to a free set of the printed product or access to the
online product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more.

The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we
will e-mail you the Article List (Excel file) from which you can select
topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, Style and
Submission Guidelines will be provided that detail article specifications.

If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference
with the Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World, please contact
me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your
academic/publishing credentials in women’s and gender issues.
Thanks very much.

Sue Moskowitz
Director of Author Recruitment
Golson Media
women@golsonmedia.com

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

/Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian/ is now accepting manuscripts for volume 29(1). The submission deadline is September 18, 2009.
/B&SS Librarian/ is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
Ethnic Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women’s Studies

And the following areas of focus:
publishing trends
Technology
User behavior
Public service
Indexing and abstracting
Collection Development and evaluation
Library Administration/management
Reference and library instruction
Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources

We will also advise on prospective research projects/articles and provide you with preliminary feedback.

Consider /Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian/ as the journal for your publication and let us help improve your publication record and demystify the publication process.

Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at: L-ROMERO@illinois.edu <mailto:L-ROMERO@illinois.edu>

System and Circuit Design for Biologically-Inspired Learning

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

 

Proposal Submission Deadline: August 22, 2009

System and Circuit Design for Biologically-Inspired Learning

A book edited by Dr. Turgay Temel, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

 

To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com

 

Introduction

Learning refers to the concept evolving in decision making on  a multi-choice process, such as recognizing and classifying distinct information contents in patterns in either artificial or natural ways. Mostly, research in the field covers well-known topologies such as neural networks, fuzzy-systems, dynamic neural networks, and so on. It is significant to   adopt digital, analog and/or mixed design techniques into best-suited application or field depending on their pros and cons in realizing intelligent systems along with abstract methods and schemes. Planned book study aims at bringing in most major well-known aspects in these topics, as well as approaches to build system/circuit architectures by which can simulate such intelligence with learning supposedly performed by biological systems. It is expected that the outcome of the book will present a comprehensive and vast source to those who are interested in the following areas: fundamentals of decision making and learning, circuit design for learning: neural networks, fuzzy systems, and so forth, biologically-inspired learning, circuit design for biologically-inspired learning systems, and prospective studies including dynamic neural networks and  evolvable systems.

 

Objective of the Book

The objective of the book is to introduce and bring together well-known circuit design aspects, as well as to cover up-to-date outcomes of theoretical studies in decision-making, biologically-inspired, and artificial intelligent learning techniques. Theoretical aspects are still highly favorable among researchers spanning from information technologists to neuroscientists. However, circuit implementation in these topics has not made progress at the same pace as the theory and, to our knowledge, available resources are quite limited. This book is expected to be a major resource for those who are interested in implementation aspects as well as theoretical issues.

 

Target Audience

 

The target audience of this book will include:

–          Those who are working on learning systems in theory and/or implementation of such systems

–          Those who are carrying out works on biologically-inspired systems, such as those working on robotics

–          Those engineers and technologists who are interested in artificial systems for biological mechanisms, such as artificial ears, noses, and so forth

 

This list can be expanded in many dimensions of academia and industrial areas, too.

 

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

 

–          REPRESENTATION OF NEURO-INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE

–          PRINCIPLES OF INTELLIGENCE AND LEARNING

–          LEARNING ANALOGIES FOR NEURAL SYSTEMS

–          FUNDAMENTAL SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT DESIGN BLOCKS

–          CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR LEARNING AND INTELLIGENCE

–          SENSING-ACTING-LEARNING ASPECTS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

–          BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED LEARNING AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEM MODELING

–          CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED LEARNING SYSTEMS

–          PROGRAMMABILITY FOR BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED LEARNING SYSTEMS

–          RECONFIGURABLE, EVOLVABLE DESIGN FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LEARNING

–          PROSPECTIVE AREAS IN CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR INTELLIGENCE

 

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 22, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 27, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by September 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

 

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010.

 

Important Dates

August 22, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline

August 27, 2009: Notification of Acceptance

September 15, 2009: Full Chapter Submission

October 15, 2009: Review Results Returned

January 31, 2010: Final Chapter Submission

February 5, 2010: Final Deadline

 

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

Dr. Turgay Temel

Engineering Faculty

BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY

Tel.: +90 212 3810541   •   Fax: +90 212 3810550   •   GSM: +90 555 6159346

E-mail: turgaytemel@hotmail.com or turgay.temel@bahcesehir

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice -Classic Research Studies

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), a peer-reviewed, open access journal published since 2006, seeks nominations and contributors for its “Classic Research Studies” feature.

Contributions to the EBLIP “Classics” feature follow a structured format designed to highlight research studies that have stood the test of time and that have had (and continue to have) an impact on library and information practice. Previous “Classics” features have reviewed the work of William Postell, Constance Mellon, Carol Kuhlthau, and Robert Taylor. For an example of a “Classics” feature, see <http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/1760/3331>.

LIS educators and advanced LIS students are in a unique position to identify research that has had a lasting impact on LIS practice. If you can identify such a study, articulate its value to LIS practice, and are willing to write a summary and appraisal of that study in order to make EBLIP readers aware of this “Classic,” we would like to hear from you.

Information on Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is available at <http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index>.

Information about submitting essays and articles to EBLIP is available at <http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/about/submissions>

Access to EBLIP Evidence Summaries and Classics by subject is available at <http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/library/gosford/ebl/toolkit/classicstudies.html>

We want to continue to highlight past research that is important and bring that research to the attention of new readers. Please consider nominating a great research article to be featured in EBLIP.

For more information, or to nominate a research article, please contact Scott Walter <swalter@illinois.edu>, Associate Editor (Classics and Using Evidence in Practice). Nominations should be accompanied by a full bibliographic citation and an explanation of the contribution of the research to the field of library and information practice. If the article is selected, a schedule for publication and deadlines will be arranged with the Editor.

Our Stories, OurSelves: The EmBODYment of Women’s Learning

Call for Proposals
Our Stories, OurSelves: The EmBODYment of Women’s Learning
Mev Miller, Ed.D. & Kathleen P. King, Ed.D., Editors
How do women’s bodies matter in adult literacy and basic education? 
Our Volume 1 (Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience 
women in the classroom and primarily addressed intellectual and 
personal barriers to and growth for women’s literacy learning. The 
editors seek to gather writings about the many dimensions of 
womanhood, specifically related to em-body-ment, as they are 
experienced in literacy and basic/developmental educational settings. 
We encourage a variety of genres including stories, creative writing, 
poetry, articles, drawings, and research. More details (http://www.litwomen.org/publications/embody/)
Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2009