Monthly Archives: March 2008

Poster Session: Learning Virtually

Posted on March 6, 2008 | Leave a comment

Invitation to Participate in the Poster Session: Learning Virtually

Many innovative technologies are available for delivering flexible and inexpensive on- and off-site training and professional development programs.

What tools are you using? Are you doing a lot with what you’ve got? What have you achieved? Do you have a new take on distance learning?

Build on your success by presenting a poster!

Posters will highlight best practices and tools for virtual/online, innovative staff training in your library:

3:30-5:30pm on Saturday, June 28th
in Anaheim at ALA

Poster session will follow the program panel Learning Virtually: Online Professional Development for Library Workers with Tight Budgets and Full Schedules on Saturday, June 28th, 1:30-3:30 pm. For more information visit: http://web.gccaz.edu/~cmacdon2/LearningVirtually/LearningVirtuallyFlyer.pdf

To submit your poster session idea for consideration please go to: http://web.gccaz.edu/~cmacdon2/LearningVirtually/

ALA information about poster sessions in general is available at: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/default.aspx

Basically, poster sessions are an opportunity to informally present graphics and text about work you have done or are doing.

Usually posters are 4′ x 8′ or smaller – and in this case, must be self-standing (this location will not be providing boards for display). If you supplement your poster with computer graphics or other technology, you will need to bring your own projection equipment, laptops, etc.

Members of the Joint ACRL CJCLS-CLS-DLS Program Committee will be evaluating submissions on an ongoing basis through March 30, 2008.

The program and poster session are co-sponsored by the College Libraries Section, Community & Junior College Libraries Section, and the Distance Learning Section of ACRL.

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MESH 2008, International Conference on Advances in Mesh Networks

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CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS
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MESH 2008, International Conference on Advances in Mesh Networks

August 25-31, 2008 – Cap Esterel, France

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2008/MESH08.html

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2008/CfPMESH08.html

Submission deadline: April 5, 2008

Submissions will be peer-reviewed, published by IEEE CPS, posted in IEEE Digital Library, and indexed with the major indexes.

Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for specialized journals.

The wireless mesh networks came to rescue the challenging issues related for predicting the location of a user and choosing the position of access points in wireless distributed systems. Basically mesh networks guarantee the connectivity through a multihop wireless backbone formed by stationary routers. There is no differentiation between uplink and downlink, but performance depends on the routing protocols. There are several challenging issues for properly exploiting wireless mesh networks’ features, such as fast-link quality variation, channel assignments, performance, QoS-routing, scalability, slow/high speed mobile users, service differentiation, and others.
MESH 2008 is an inaugural event addressing the most challenging aspects for designing and deploying mesh networks. Contributions concerning unpublished results, lessons learnt, work in progress, positions, and future research are expected to be submitted on the following topics (but not limited to):

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Architectures and algorithms

o Frameworks
o Wireless interference models
o Topology models
o Large-scale networks
o Real-time and non-real-time communications
o Channel assignment schemes
o Resource allocation
o Centralized and distributed scheduling
o Performance
o Static/mobile scenarios
o Access control
o Service differentiation

Protocols

o Protocol interference models
o Access and routing protocols
o Single-channel multihop / multi-channel routing
o Joint routing and scheduling
o Routing metrics
o Multichannel routing
o Quality of Services routing
o Multimedia-centric routing
o Fast-link quality metrics
o Bandwidth estimation
o Cross-layer multicast routing

Applications

o Multimedia services
o Home IPTV
o WiMax
o Broadband home networking communications
o Emergency/disaster
o Telemedicine and e-health
o Smart buildings
o Broadband Internet access

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10th @WAS International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services (iiWAS2008)

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— 10th Year Anniversary —

24-26 November, 2008
Linz, Austria

http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/iiwas2008/
email: iiwas2008@iiwas.org

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IMPORTANT DATES
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July 1, 2008 : Full papers submission
September 15, 2008 : Acceptance Notification
October 15, 2008 : Camera-Ready Papers and Registration
November 24-26, 2008 : Conference

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Barely more than ten years after the birth of the World Wide Web, the Global
Information Infrastructure is daily reality. In spite of the many applications
in all domains of our societies: e-business, e-commerce, e-learning, e-science,
and e-government, for instance, and in spite of the tremendous advances by
engineers and scientists, the seamless integration of information and services
remains a major challenge. The current shared vision for the future is one of
semantically-rich information and service oriented architecture for global
information systems. This vision is at the convergence of progress in technologies
such as XML, Web services, RDF, OWL, of multimedia, multimodal, and multilingual
information retrieval, and of distributed, mobile and ubiquitous computing.
The goal of iiWAS’2008 is to provide an international forum for scientists,
engineers, and managers in academia, industry, and government to address
recent research results and to present and discuss their ideas, theories,
technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and experiences
on all theoretical and practical issues arising in information and service
integration.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Conference program will include invited talks, peer reviewed technical
program, demos, short papers, posters, tutorials, panels, workshops and
invited sessions on the same or related topics, industrial presentations,
exhibitions around but not limited to the following topics:

Web Engineering and Web Services Track:
– Web Data Integration, Monitoring and Management
– Web Data Models, Metrics, Tools, Languages and Performance
– Web Agents, Intelligence and Mining
– Web Security and Trust Management
– Web Visualization, Rich Web UI and Deep/Hidden Web
– Web-based Enterprise Systems and Business Processes
– Web-based Auction and Negotiation
– Federated and cross-organizational Web engineering
– Web Services Architectural styles
– Web Services performance
– Dependability, security and privacy of web services (blogs, RSS, wikis, etc.)
– Orchestration, choreography and composition of web services
– Tools and technologies for Web Services development, deployment and management
– The impact of Web Services on enterprise systems
– Impact of formal methods on Web Services

E-applications Track (e-Business, e-Commerce, e-Payment, e-Government,
e-Learning, e-science, e-communities):
– E-application design models and methods
– E-application development processes, standards and methodologies
– E-application usability, accessibility, reuse and integration
– E-application localization and internalization
– E-applications case studies and best practices
– E-applications social and legal issues
– E-applications service architectures
– E-applications competition and collaborations
– E-applications data analytics and visualization
– Digital libraries
– Innovative E-Frameworks & E-Applications
– Innovative E-applications in Web 2.0, AJAX, E4X and other new developments
– Model-driven E-application development
– Workflow and E-services

Web Data and Semantic Web Track:
– XML data and schema integration
– XML data models, query processing and data management
– XML data privacy and security
– Web databases and warehousing
– Web data mining, exploration, and visualization
– Document Engineering and Integration
– Web Data Markup Languages, tools and methodologies for representing and managing Semantic Web data
– Web Semantics content creation, annotation, and extraction
– Web Semantics brokering, integration and interoperability
– Web Semantics search, query, and visualization
– Web Semantics middleware and services
– Web Semantics provenance, trust & security
– Ontology creation, searching, extraction, and evolution
– Ontology mapping, merging, and alignment

Information Integration in Ubiquitous Computing Track:
– Mobile and Ubiquitous Information and Service Integration
– Tools and techniques for designing, implementing, & evaluating Ubiquitous Computing Systems
– Grid and P2P architectures for service and information integration
– Agent-based ubiquitous applications
– Location and context-aware applications and services
– Infrastructure support for mobility and pervasive Web
– Web proxies and content adaptation
– Service creation and management environments for pervasive web
– Low-cost web access devices and networking for emerging regions
– Privacy-enhancing technologies in pervasive web
– Social search and the use of “human computing” in web search
– Experience report on ubiquitous computing implementation
– Visionary scenario on ubiquitos computing

PUBLICATION
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iiWAS2008 Proceedings will be published by the Austrian Computer Society as a
volume set in the books@ocg series and indexed in ISI-Proceedings and included in IEEE Computer Society Digital Library and ACM Digital Library (approval pending).

Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be published in special issues of :
[1] International Journal of Web Information Systems
( http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ijwis.htm)
[2] International Journal of Web and Grid Services
( https://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=47)
[3] International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining
( https://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=143)
[4] Journal of System and Management Sciences
( http://www.acpublishers.info/jsms)
[5] More are pending approval

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Papers must be submitted electronically in Postscript, PDF, or RTF/DOC format at (( http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/iiwas2008/submission.html)
Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Submitted papers will be blindly peer reviewed by at least three members of the international program committee and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published by the Austrian Computer Society in books@ocg book series.
The submitted papers should not exceed 10 pages and must follow the OCG guidelines ( http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/iiwas2008/cfp.htm).

COMMITTES
Steering Committee Chair
Ismail Khalil Ibrahim, Johannes Kepler Uni Linz, Austria
General Conference Chair
Gabriele Kotsis, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
General Program Committee Co-Chairs
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia
Workshops Chair
Albrecht Schmidt, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Masters and Doctoral Colloquium Chair
Wolfram W��, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Organizing Committee Chair
Wieland Schwinger, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Publicity Coordinators
Kerstin Altmanninger, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Laura Rusu, La Trobe University, Australia
Publicity Co-Chairs
Bessam Abdulrazak, Sherbrooke University, Canada (Canada)
Saad Harous, Sharjah University, UAE (North Africa)
Ruzana Ishak, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia (Asia)
Rene Mayrhofer, University of Vienna, Austria (Europe)
Maytham Safar, Kuwait University, Kuwait (Middle East)
Bo Yang, Bowie State University, USA (North America)
Zhiwen Yu, Kyoto University, Japan (Asia)
Eduardo Carrillo Zambrano, Universidad Aut�noma de Bucaramanga, Colombia (South America)
Awards Co-Chairs
Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, AUstralia
Bernady O Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan

Program Committee
Zaher Al Aghbari, Sharjah University, UAE
AbdulMalik Al-Salman, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Tran Khanh Dang, HCMUT, Vietnam
Wolfgang Deiters, Fraunhofer ISST., Germany
Gillian Dobbie, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Klaus D. Hackbarth, University of Cantabria, Spain
Abdelkader Hameurlain, IRIT – Universiti Paul Sabatier, France
Saad Harous, University of Sharjah, UAE
Andreas Holzinger, Med. University of Graz, Austria
Maria Indrawan, Monash University, Australia
Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Roland Kaschek, Massey University, New Zealand
Lau Sim Kim, University of Wollongong, Australia
Andreas Langegger, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Ong Kok-Leong, Deakin University, Australia
Ghita Kouadri-Mostefaoui, Oxford University, UK
Tei-Wei Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan – R.O.C.
Reggie Kwan, Cartias F Hsu College, Hong Kong
Zoe Lacroix, Arizona State University, USA
Sang Ho Lee, Soongsil University, Korea
Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea
Heinrich C. Mayr, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria
Rene Mayrhofer, University of Vienna, Austria
G�nther Pernul, University of Regensburg, Germany
Ilia Petrov, SAP, Germany
K. Satya Sa i Prakash, Amrita University, India
Juha Puustjarvi, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Rodolfo F. Resende, Universidade Federal of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Werner Retschitzegger, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Colette Rolland, University of PARIS-1 Panth�on
Gustavo Rossi, LIFIA-UNLP, Argentina
Maytham Safar, University of Kuwait, Kuwait
N. L. Sarda, I. I. T Bombay, India
Alexander Schatten, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Miguel-Angel Sicilia, University of Alcala, Spain
Jolita Sorbonne Ralyte, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Zhili Sun, University of Surrey, UK
Seyed M.M. (Saied) Tahaghoghi, Microsoft Corporation
Robert Tolksdorf, Freie Universit�t Berlin, Germany
Hiroshi Tsuji, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University, UK
Edgar Weippl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Michael Welzl, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Werner Winiwarter, University of Vienna, Austria
Wolfram W��, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Aoying Zhou, Fudan University, China

ORGANIZATION
The conference is endorsed by the international organization for
information integration and web based applications and services (@WAS), hosted and organized
and by the Institute of Teleccoperation, Johannes Kepler University, Linz,
Austria and supported by Monash University, Australia, La Trobe University, Australia and will
be held in conjunction with the sixth international conference on Advances in Mobile Computing
and Multimedia (MoMM’2008 – http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/momm2008/).

CONTACT
David Taniar, iiWAS’2008 PC Co-Chair
Clayton School of Information Technology
Monash University
Clayton, VIC 3800
Australia
Email: david@iiwas.org

Eric Pardede, iiWAS’2008 PC Co-Chair
Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering
La Trobe University
Bundoora, VIC 3083
Australia
Email: eric@iiwas.org

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A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends

Posted on March 5, 2008 | Leave a comment

Call for Participation

August 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO

Conference website: http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance

Sponsored by BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) and

RUSA (Reference and User Services Association), an ALA Division

Rumors of the “death of reference” have been greatly exaggerated! Reference and information services now encompass not just traditional forms such as in-person point-of-service, telephone, and e-mail, but also Instant Messaging, Text Messaging (SMS), blogs, wikis, library pages on MySpace and Facebook, and virtual reference desks in Second Life.

A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends conference will explore all aspects of reference service in a broad range of contexts, including libraries and information centers, in academic, public, school, corporate, and other special library environments. This two-day conference will incorporate the multitude of established, emerging, and merging types of reference service including both traditional and virtual reference. It presents an opportunity for all reference practitioners and scholars to explore the rapid growth and changing nature of reference, as an escalating array of information technologies blend with traditional reference service to create vibrant hybrids.

Our theme of a “Reference Renaissance” was taken from an editorial by Diane Zabel, in a recent issue of Reference and User Services Quarterly (winter 2007). Zabel wrote of a “resurgence of interest in reference” and that “reference is experiencing a regeneration, a reference renaissance.”

Submissions of papers, panels, and workshop proposals are welcomed that analyze issues, identify best practices, advance organizational and technological systems, propose standards, and/or suggest innovative approaches that will reveal as well as invent the future of reference in this exciting and unfolding landscape. The conference will be organized around the following interest tracks. Please note that the sub-bullets are intended to be suggested topics, not to be a comprehensive listing.

Virtual Reference (including e-mail, chat, IM, SMS, Second Life, etc.)
Interpersonal aspects of reference service across different types of service
Comparison of VR modes
Innovative Service Models (including face-to-face, outreach, and Web 2.0)
Comparison of different modes (locations, configurations, etc.) of service delivery
Social networking applications (such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, MySpace, etc.)
Case studies in virtual outreach
Satellite (or outpost) reference, roving reference
Managing Reference Services
Assessment/Evaluation (including guidelines and best practices, benchmarking performance, service quality, accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency)
Hiring, training and motivating staff in an era of rapid change (including performance issues)
Marketing initiatives
Approaches, Values, & Philosophy of Reference Services
Reference as teaching
How much help to give (e.g., homework, course assignments)
Wild Card (including, but not limited to, controversial issues, comparisons, other innovative topics – be creative!)
Sustainability and budgeting issues
Reference consortia issues
Software and hardware development
Vendor (including demonstrations and workshops)
Vendor software and hardware development

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS:

1. Papers (500 word abstracts): include reports and research studies on any aspect of reference, user studies, evaluation projects, innovative practical applications, theme papers, or theoretical developments. In addition, works in progress and student papers are invited. Submissions should include: 1) a cover sheet with the paper title, author(s), contact information and affiliations(s) for each author, conference track(s) and 2) a second page consisting of a 500 word abstract that summarizes the paper but does NOT show your name or any contact information. Papers will be refereed by the program committee.

2. Panels: include proposals for 1.5 hour long sessions on topics such as reference innovations, implementation of new technology, evaluation projects, reports by practitioners on current initiatives, theme panels, and contrasting viewpoints on controversial or hot issues. Innovative formats are sought, especially those that encourage audience participation, such as: roundtable discussions, debates, forums, or case studies. Submissions should include: panel title, names, affiliations, and contact information for all participants (moderators, panelists, respondents, etc.), conference track(s), and a brief overview (250 words) of the issues, projects or viewpoints to be discussed. Panels will be refereed by the program committee.

3. Workshops, Demonstrations, and Reports from the Field: include proposals for 30 minute sessions on working projects, new services, new approaches to reference instruction, or to developments-in-progress. These can be educational in nature. Submissions should include workshop of demonstration title, names and affiliations of all participants, contact information, conference track(s), and brief overview (250 words) of the session.

DEADLINES:

April 4, 2008 Deadline for All Submissions

May 5, 2008 Notification of Acceptance to Speakers

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Submissions should be sent in electronic format (as an e-mail attachment as a Word document or pdf) to Program Chair Marie L. Radford (mradford@scils.rutgers.edu).

Information on conference registration and hotel reservations will be forthcoming on the conference website at: www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance

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PaLA Annual Conference

Posted on March 4, 2008 | Leave a comment

November 9-12, 2008 at the Valley Forge Scanticon
A Call for Proposals for the 2008 Conference!

Planning for the 2008 Annual Pennsylvania Library Association Conference is currently underway. The conference will offer more than 50 sessions and keynote sessions on topics of interest to Pennsylvania librarians from all types and sizes of libraries. If you are an expert on a topic that you feel will be of interest to librarians, we invite you to submit a session proposal.

For complete information go to: http://www.palibraries.org/events-conf/ann-conf.asp

The deadline for proposals is Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

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5th ALA Forum on Education

Posted on March 4, 2008 | Leave a comment

Call for Proposals – 5th ALA Forum on Education

We are pleased to announce a call for participation for the 5th ALA Forum on Education: Service Learning and Citizen Engagement to be held on Friday, June 27, 2008 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm during the upcoming ALA Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. Masters Level students who have participated in a service learning project or who have designed a yet to be completed service learning project are encouraged to submit a proposal.

The 5th ALA Forum on Education will feature a researchpooloza format followed by a traditional poster session. During the researchpalooza you will address the audience from a podium and present your service learning project in 90 seconds or less with the aid of one PowerPoint slide to an audience of 150 ALA members. Following the researchpalooza presenters will be asked to participate in a poster session where attendees will be able to ask questions and further discuss service learning projects. The researchpalooza format was a great success at MidWinter 2008 and we excited to offer an opportunity to participate in this innovative program.

To participate, please submit the following information via email to alaedforum@gmail.com
Name:
Title of Project:
University Affiliation:
Email Address:
Abstract or short description of service learning project:

Proposals will be accepted through March 16 and presenters will be notified by March 28

For more information please contact Joe Sanchez at joesanchez@austin.utexas.edu

Joe Sanchez
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~sanchez

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ALA Anaheim Juried Papers

Posted on March 3, 2008 | Leave a comment

Time is running out to submit a proposal for the Juried Papers to be presented in Anaheim at the ALA Annual Conference. If you have useful research, subject expertise, or innovative ideas to share with your colleagues we invite you to submit a proposal.
Proposals which are accepted will be presented on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1, 2008. For more detailed information go to:
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/proposals.htm
To submit a proposal, please download and complete the proposal form. Email the completed form and detailed abstract to Kimberly Arnold at karnold@ala.org. If you have questions regarding the submission process please contact Kimberly at 312-280-3216.
The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008. No late entries will be accepted.

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Rebel Girl, Rebel Worlds: An Anthology of International Grrrl Zines

Posted on March 3, 2008 | Leave a comment

Call for Submissions for

Rebel Girl, Rebel Worlds: An Anthology of International Grrrl Zines

By Elke Zobl (Austria) with Red Chidgey (UK),
Sonja Eismann (Germany/Austria) and Haydeé Jiménez (Mexico/USA)

DO YOU PUBLISH A ZINE WITH A FEMINIST TAKE AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO
AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY OF GRRRL ZINES?

We are zine activists who believe that the cut’n’paste revolution is an
important part of contemporary movements for social change ­ whether it’s
talking about messed up beauty standards, how to change rape culture, or
how to fix the wheels on your bike, zines are crucial documents for
everyday change, empowerment, and education.

To create a living archive of feminist zines from across the globe, we are
working on an overview of the international Grrrl Zine Network; bringing
together primary documents on a wide range of topics with analyses of the
strengths and challenges of the Third Wave feminist movement. Based on
Elke’s web site GRRRL ZINE NETWORK – A resource site for international
grrrl, lady, queer and trans folk zines, distros and DIY projects
(http://grrrlzines.net), we are compiling this anthology to document the
variety and fierceness of pro-girl zinesters’ voices and are looking for
your contributions!

The Book
Part grassroots history, part activist anthology, Rebel Girl, Rebel Worlds
is a pioneering text, consisting of a mix of essays, interviews with
zinesters, visual examples from zines, documentation of zine events, scene
reports from various countries, resource guides and manifestos – all from
a global viewpoint. We believe that zines are a vital form of alternative
media that provide stories, art, critiques and reportage lacking from the
corporate-run, male-dominated presses. Zines help us to resist the status
quo, engage with our feminism, and make a difference. This book hopes to
provide a comprehensive overview of this culture in order to introduce
zine-making to a broader audience, and to collect together some of the
most inspiring writing from grrrls and their allies today.

Aims
This non-profit book hopes to represent a wide range of voices and
experiences from the grrrl zine community. We do not strive for uniformity
of opinion, but hope to build a picture of dissent, skill-sharing,
collaboration and network building. This book will illustrate that grrrl
and ladies in many countries are working on zines and keep the feminist
movement alive and well! It is our aim that young women, feminists,
trans-folk and their allies across the world will gain a sense of personal
and political empowerment from reading this book, when they discover that
they too can take the tools of cultural resistance into their own hands
and contribute to the global feminist effort of dismantling patriarchy and
effecting social change.

Please submit!
We are eager for this project to be as collaborative as possible. Please
send us your zine, contact us if you know a cool zine you’d like to see
included, let us know if you’d like to do an interview or are just curious
about the project! We are open to suggestions and ideas! Submissions are
welcomed from feminist zine producers, editors and distributors from all
parts of the world (covering zines from 1980 to the present day).

Potential contributors could submit:
* Feminist zines (electronic or print) via email or postal mail
* Digital images from feminist zines (images, covers, photos,
illustrations, comics etc.) via email
* Interviews with grrrl zinesters
* Essays on the grrrl zine community and Third Wave feminism
* Scene reports – what is the history of grrrl/feminist zines in your
country?
* Comixs on third wave feminism/riot grrrl/girl zine culture

The call includes, but is not limited to, zines which address the
following topics:
– The personal is political
– Let’s smash patriarchy! Riot Grrrl, Feminism and Activism
– DIY revolution! Music, art, pop culture, and comics
– Ethnicity, race, colonialism
– Gender identities
– Women’s Bodies and Health, disabilities
– Zinemamas: Motherhood and alternative views of parenting
– The Beauty Myth: Body image and self-esteem
– Sex and Sexualities
– Survivor Culture: Abuse, Violence against women, self-defense
– Class, work and education
– Travel and leisure
– Religion and beliefs
– Environment and animal rights
– Protest, Dreams and Utopias

All submitted zines will be listed at www.grrrlzines.net. A selection of
zine articles, interviews, essays and scene reports will be chosen to
feature in the anthology.

Submissions:
Please include, a short biography, full contact details, date of birth and
nationality.

Zines should be submitted to elke@grassrootsfeminism.net or via postal
Mail to: Elke Zobl, Roemerweg 22, 5061 Elsbethen, Austria (Europe).

by Monday, March 31, 2008. Many thanks!

We expect to complete the book by June 30, 2008. (The book proposal will be
submitted to a feminist publisher in the USA)

Biographical notes on editors

Elke Zobl, Austria (*1975) created the online resource site Grrrl Zine
Network (www.grrrlzines.net) in 2001 and has been part of the Grrrl Zines
A-Go-Go collective conducting zine workshops with girls and young women in
San Diego, USA (www.gzagg.org). Since her return to Austria for research
projects on feminism and alternative media, she has conducted many zine
workshops and exhibits. She is currently working on a comprehensive web
site on Grassroots Feminism: An archive and resource platform of the
feminist movement today, www.grassrootsfeminism.net (up soon).

Red Chidgey, UK (*1979) has been involved in zine cultures for the past
ten years, including running the pro-girl zine resource fingerbang distro.
She received her MA in Critical Theory from the University of Sussex,
where she re-trained as a Life History researcher. She curated last year’s
ZineFest! at the Women’s Library, London, and recently published a chapter
on riot grrrl writing in Riot Girl: Revolution Grrrl Style Now! (Blackdog,
2007). www.redchidgey.net

Sonja Eismann, Germany/Austria (*1973) works as a pop culture journalist and
academic. She was a founding member of femzine nylon in Vienna and is
writing on feminism and pop culture (www.plastikmaedchen.net). Recently,
she published the anthology Hot Topic: Popfeminismus heute (2007).

Haydeé Jiménez , US/Mexico (*1981), grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. She studied
International Relations with a focus on Latin America and is interested in
issues such as human rights, gender issues, environment, and migration.
When she is not working with Elke on grrrlzines.net, she puts out her own
electronic music projects (www.myspace.com/hidhawk, http://umor-rex.com).

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Teaching Gen M: A Handbook for Educators and Librarians

Posted on March 3, 2008 | Leave a comment

Call for Chapter Proposals

Teaching Gen M: A Handbook for Educators and Librarians is scheduled for publication by Neal-Schuman early in 2009. Chapter proposals for this book are being sought. Proposals should be no longer than 250 words and include the title of the chapter, an outline or description of the material to be covered, and a brief bio of the author. Deadline for submission is March 14, 2008. If accepted, completed chapters will be due June 30, 2008. Please send proposals as electronic attachments (.doc or .pdf) to the contacts listed below.

“Generation M” (“M” for “Media”) is a term applied to young adults born in the early 1980s through the early 1990s. Conventional wisdom has it that Gen M’s are constantly-connected, early-adopting, techno-savvy, multi-taskers who enthusiastically embrace new technologies and weave them into the fabric of their daily lives. Is the stereotype of the wired, techno-savvy undergraduate accurate or is there a more complicated reality? The purpose of the book is to provide instructors with background information regarding the unique aspects of Gen M and to present practical suggestions for creating learning objects that can be used in both traditional and online educational environments.

Draft Table of Contents

Part One: Defining Gen M

Introduction: Gen M Myths and Realities
Cultural divides
Computer literacy v. information literacy
Part Two: Technology and Culture

The Gaming Culture: Second Life, World of Warcraft, and Living Life Virtually
Blogs, Facebook, YouTube and the Public Private Life
Wikipedia and Google: Friend or Foe?
Thumb Rules: Texting, Communication, and Language
Part Three: The Answers: educational theories and practical applications

Technology and Pedagogy
Ethics and Honesty
Critical Thinking and the New Informed Citizenry

For more information contact:

Vibiana Bowman , Rutgers University Libraries
bowman@camden.rutgers.edu
or
Robert J. Lackie, Rider University
rlackie@rider.edu

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Homework Centers in Public Libraries

Posted on March 3, 2008 | Leave a comment

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Got Teens with Homework? We’ve Got Answers! Your Guide to Developing a Homework Help Center at Your Public Library is scheduled for publication by Libraries Unlimited early in 2009. Chapter proposals for this book are being sought.

Proposals should be no longer than 250 words and include the title of the chapter, an outline or description of the material to be covered, and a brief bio of the author. Deadline for submission is March 31st, 2008. If accepted, completed chapters will be due July 31, 2008. Please send proposals as electronic attachments (.doc or .pdf) to the contact listed below.

Book Description: There are undoubtedly many good reasons for creating a HomeworkHelp Center at a public library, but perhaps one of the most important reasons is to offer a welcoming and comfortable place for teens to obtain assistance with academic projects from caring and qualified professionals. Creating a Homework Help Center at a public library presents the ideal venue for positive collaboration between the library, schools, and community agencies. Additionally, Homework Help Centers provide teens with a safe and nurturing space to congregate after school ends for the day. This guide will offer librarians and library professionals with “how to” guidance for creating a homework help center in their library, as well as practical advice (inclusive of sample forms, best practices and lessons learned) on getting started by conducting a needs assessment, to staffing the homework help center, to developing service hours, to how to handle publicity.

Sample Chapter Include:

Why Create a Library Based Homework Center?

Could Your Library Use a Homework Center? Conducting a Needs Assessment

Funding: Will You Need a Grant?

Operations 101: Policies, Staffing, Hours, Equipment, and Collection Development

Collaboration with the Schools—–How To Make It Work!

Publicity and Public Relations——Get The Word Out!

Assessing Your Homework Help Center——–How’s It Going?

For additional information, please contact:

Veronica L. C. Stevenson-Moudamane; MSLS, MA
2007-2008 Co-Chair NMRT Mentoring Committee
Manager of Junior Services
The Danbury Library
170 Main Street
Danbury, Connecticut 06810
203-797-4528 Voice
203-796-1677 Fax
vstevens@danburylibrary.org

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