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Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009

February 9-12, 2009
Los Angeles, CA

Call for Proposals

ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009 Conference to be held February 10-12, 2009 with pre-conferences on February 9th. The conference location will be the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.

View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/trackPolicies

Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The Proposal Deadline is October 15, 2008.

Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. We will also hold a period of open voting to allow potential attendees to help shape the program. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.

Compensation: Presenters receive 50% off the cost of registration.

More info: ER&L provides a forum for information professionals to explore ideas, trends, and technologies related to electronic resources and digital services. The idea of this event is to bring together stakeholders inside and outside of the library to look at the impact the digital environment has on library collections, access to resources, and our organizations. We invite various perspectives and approaches to managing, promoting and accessing electronic resources. We hope to foster collaborative, cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to the issues e-resources have brought to our environment.

More information about the Call for Proposals is available at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009/schedConf/schedConf/cfp

Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to Elizabeth Winter (elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu). Please direct questions related to preconferences to Xan Arch (xanadu@stanford.edu).

ER&L ’09 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2009

Check out the ER&L Forum blog for up-to-date conference announcements:
http://electroniclibrarian.org/forum/

Third International Workshop on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications (BWCCA-2008)

In conjunction with iiWAS-2008 and MoMM-2008 http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conferences/bwcca2008/

Theme:

Communication networks of today are going through a rapid evolution. Different kinds of networks with different characteristics are emerging and they are integrating in heterogeneous networks. For these reasons, there are many interconnection problems which may occur at different levels in the hardware and software design of communicating entities and communication networks. These kinds of networks need to manage an increasing usage demand, provide support for a significant number of services, guarantee their QoS, and optimize the utilization of network resources. Therefore, architectures and algorithms in these networks become very complex and it seems imperative to focus on new models and methods as well as mechanisms, which can enable the network to perform adaptive behaviours.

The success of all-IP networking and wireless technology has changed the ways of living for the people around the world. The progress of electronic integration and wireless communications is going to pave the way to offer people the access to the wireless networks on the fly, based on which all electronic devices will be able to exchange the information with each other whenever necessary. Also, ubiquitous computing is an emerging field of research for computing paradigms in the 21st century. This emergence is the natural result of research and technological advances mainly in wireless communications, mobile computing and agent technologies. Supported by recent technological advances in low power wireless communications along with silicon integration of various functionalities such as sensing, communications, intelligence and actuations, ad-hoc networks and sensor networks are emerging as a critically important disruptive computer class based on a new platform, networking structure and interface that enable novel, low cost, high volume applications such as nuclear, biological and chemical attack detection and protection, home automation, battlefield surveillance and environmental monitoring.

The aim of this workshop is to present the innovative researches, and technologies as well as developments related to broadband networking, mobile networking and wireless communications. The workshop seeks original contributions in all relevant areas, including but not limited to the following topics.

Topics:

� Broadband Networks Applications
� High-speed Network Protocols
� Routing Algorithms
� Congestion Control
� Multimedia Communication and Applications
� WDM Networks
� Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
� P2P Systems
� Wireless Communication Protocols
� Wireless Communication Systems and Applications
� Wireless Networks Modelling
� Wireless Positioning and Tracking Systems
� Ubiquitous Computing Applications
� Lower Power Mobile Devices
� Mobile Ad Hoc Networking
� Mobile Agent Framework
� Mobility and Location Management
� Mobile Networking Applications
� Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
� Wireless Sensor Networks
� Wireless Ubiquitous Networks
� Network Security and Privacy
� Web Applications

Important Dates:

Submission due date: September 5, 2008

Notification of acceptance: October 5, 2008 Camera-ready paper due date: October 15, 2008 Workshop Dates: December 24-26, 2008

Submission Guidelines

Proceedings

The proceedings of the BWCCA-2008 workshop will be published together with iiWAS-2008 and MoMM-2008 proceedings by ACM digital library and indexed in major indexes properly.

Styles

The papers submitted to BWCCA-2008 International Workshop should be formatted according to the ACM guidelines (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates). Authors using Latex need to choose the LateX2e. The maximum number of pages is 6 pages (or 5000 Words).

Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition.

The papers should be submitted to Workshop Co-Chair Leonard Barolli (barolli@fit.ac.jp).

Submissions are only accepted in PostScript or PDF format.

Camera Ready Submission

The camera ready submission of your accepted paper has to be sent by October 15, 2008. Papers not sent in time won’t be published in the proceedings.

Some of selected papers from BWCCA-2008 International Workshop will be considered for publication in the Special Issues organized by iiWAS-2008/MoMM-2008 International Conferences.

For any further questions or inquiries please contact Workshop Co-Chairs or PC-Chair:

Workshop Co-Chairs:

Leonard Barolli
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Faculty of Information Engineering
Fukuoka Institute of technology (FIT)
3-30-1 Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811-0295 Japan
Tel: +81-92-606-4970
Fax: +81-92-606-0758
Email: barolli@fit.ac.jp

Arjan Durresi,
Department of Computer and Information Science Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
723 W. Michigan St., SL 280M
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Tel: +1-317-274-8942
Fax: +1 317-274-9742
E-mail: durresi@cs.iupui.edu

Fatos Xhafa,
Department of Languages and Informatics Systems, Polytechnic University of Catalonia Campus Nord, Ed. Omega, C/Jordi Girona 1-3
08034 Barcelona, SPAIN
Tel: +34 93 413-7880
Fax: +34 93-413-7833
E-mail: fatos@lsi.upc.edu

PC Members:
Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
Jelena Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada
Vojislav Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada
Runhe Huang, Hosei University, Japan
Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK
Hui-huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Muhammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Raj Jain, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Goutam Chakraborty, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Bhed Bahadur Bista, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia Univiversity, Canada
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
Timothy Shih, Tamkang Univ., Taiwan
Bijay Karki, Louisiana State University, USA
Hsiao-Chun Wu, Louisiana State University, USA
Vamsi Paruchuri, University of Central Arkansas, USA
Mukul Goyal, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA
Markus Aleksy, University of Mannheim, Germany
Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan
Takuo Suganuma, Tohoku University, Japan
Jiandong Li, Xidian University, China
Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia
Ismail Khalil Ibrahim, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Fabio Postiglione, University of Salerno
Salvatore Loreto, Ericsson Research, Finland
Antonio Pescape’, University of Naples, Italy
Maurizio Longo, University of Salerno, Italy
Giuseppe De Marco, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan

Web Chair:
Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

ITVirtualizationLive

Call for Papers
Deadline for Submissions: August 22, 2008

Dear Colleagues,

ITVirtualizationLive, the premier conference addressing the business and technology drivers behind the adoption of virtualization technologies, has officially opened up its Call for Papers and will be accepting speaking proposals until August 22, 2008.

Taking place in Orlando, Florida on December 9th – 11th, we are expecting an impressive audience of business and IT executives to be in attendance. Conference attendees will be looking to understand the business benefits that virtualization has to offer and the technical challenges facing IT organizations looking to implement these new technologies.

I am honored to serve as the conference chairperson for ITVirtualizationLive. We are committed to providing in-depth, unbiased technical content to our attendees. To that end, I am asking you and your colleagues to submit proposals that achieve that goal. The topics listed below are suggestions, broken down into three broad categories. If you have another topic that fits into one of the categories and would like to submit it for consideration, feel free to do so.

Thank you for submitting your speaking proposal for consideration. I hope to see you in Orlando in December.

Sincerely,

Keith Ward
ITVirtualizationLive Conference Chairman

Topics of Interest :
TOPIC 1: Virtualization Planning and Implementation
This track covers the basics of virtualization – how to lay the groundwork for getting the most out of your virtual infrastructure. Suggested topics include:

Understanding the layers of virtualization and how they affect your planning
Capacity planning
Performance benchmarking
Security architecting
Understanding the different virtualization architectures
Why go with Microsoft vs. Citrix vs. VMware
Installation issues
Choosing the right hardware for virtualization
Implementation gotchas
Virtual desktop infrastructure planning – thin client/fat client/zero client considerations
TOPIC 2: Management
Once your virtual infrastructure’s in place, you need to manage it. Virtualization brings unique management challenges, and we’ll help you get a handle on them. Suggested topics include:

Differing management frameworks
Managing the physical vs. the virtual
Is a single pane of management glass best?
Management tools – what’s out there? What works best? Free vs. commercial
Virtual storage management
Virtual network management
Virtual I/O management
Virtual desktop infrastructure management
TCO/ROI considerations
TOPIC 3: Best Practices
Your virtualization infrastructure is humming along, but you need to keep it running smoothly and efficiently. Here’s how. Suggested topics include:

Optimizing your network for virtualization
Improve your disaster recovery system
Backup tips and tricks
What you need to know about licensing to save money and stay in compliance
Top tips for application virtualization
Best practices for: VMware/Microsoft/Citrix/Virtual Iron/Parallels
Security best practices
Lifecycle management best practices
Submission Guidelines
Please include the following information with your submission:

Speaker’s Name
Speaker’s Title
Speaker’s Company
Title of presentation
100-word description of presentation
3-5 bullets explaining what the attendee will learn from presentation
Speaker’s color photo (hi-resolution)
Speaker’s Bio, including previous conference speaking/presentation experience

How to Submit Your Proposal
Submit your speaking proposals by going to: www.itvirtualizationlive.com/speak.aspx

For more information on ITVirtualizationLive
Please visit: www.ITVirtualizationLive.com

Inspiration, Innovation, Celebration: an Entrepreneurial Conference for Librarians

To all Librarians, Entrepreneurs, and Innovators:

We seek pioneers, adventurers and inventors to tell their stories. The libraries of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University are organizing a conference entitled, “Inspiration, Innovation, Celebration: an Entrepreneurial Conference for Librarians”. We strive to provide a forum for you to share your path to change.

Conference dates: June 3rd and 4th, 2009 in the Elliott University Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The mission for this conference is threefold:
1) To share and celebrate entrepreneurial accomplishments in libraries
2) To inspire each other to innovate in our libraries
3) To create a community of interested librarians who will perpetuate the discussion beyond the conference

Entrepreneurial activity may have taken place in areas such as: instruction, services, processes, facilities or resources, but this list is not exhaustive. We’re interested in hearing about your process and the successful presentation could include the following:

Identification of an unmet need or development of an innovative approach that extends the scope of service
A non-traditional approach to fulfilling our mission as libraries
A description of how a solution was designed and implemented including any obstacles that were encountered (financial, structural, human…)
A discussion of lessons learned or what you would do differently next time and the project’s current status
A description of the keys to success
A tone that inspires us all to become more entrepreneurial in our libraries, however small the project

Format:

Sessions should be one hour in length to include 45 minute presentation with 15 minutes for Q&A.
We will accept panel discussions

Timing:

If interested, submit a letter of intent – a one paragraph description of your presentation – immediately. Those who submit a letter of intent by September 1st will receive priority consideration.
Please submit your final proposal by 5:00 pm on Monday 1 November 2008; it should include a detailed outline of the presentation with a textual description of the entrepreneurial project.
Photos, drawings or other multi-media aids are welcome; display space will be available at the conference.
Invitations to present will be delivered by mid-December

Send your submission to:
Rosann Bazirjian
Dean of University Libraries
The University of North Carolina – Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
E-mail: Rosann_Bazirjian@uncg.edu
Phone: (336) 334-3418
Fax: (336) 334-5399

Conference Steering Committee: Rosann Bazirjian, Wanda Brown, Michael Crumpton, Mary Krautter, Mary Beth Lock, Barry Miller, Mary Scanlon

Collection Management

The first issue of the quarterly peer-review journal /Collection Management/ under the Editorship of ALCTS member Faye Chadwell is now off-press, and welcomes the submission of papers for review and possible publication. Ms. Chadwell is Head of Collection Development and Acquisition, Oregon State University. She has taken over the editorial reins from long-time editor, Ed Shreeves, Associate University Librarian and Director, Collections & Content Development at the University of Iowa Libraries.

Interested authors may correspond with the Editor for instructions for authors and upcoming deadlines by sending an email to faye.chadwell@oregonstate.edu.

New Literacies

Call for manuscripts: New Literacies (Peter Lang Publishing)

One of the premier education publishing groups, Peter Lang Publishing is
looking for works that understand how new literacies and new ways of seeing
education are being invented — as people from all walks of life, in diverse
sites, wrestle with new technologies, shifting values, changing
institutional forms and processes, and emerging structures characteristic of
postmodernity/New Times/the Global Informational Age. These texts aim to
explore these emerging domains and to create awareness of key trends and
features, translating them into educational consciousness and practice.
These texts should explore in depth and from a range of perspectives the
extent, nature, and implications of new literacies in global context,
challenging familiar ways of framing education, and what it means for
education to be powerful, effective, and enabling under current and
foreseeable conditions.

We wish to encourage and support new, early-career authors as well as
established scholars.

We welcome single-author manuscripts as well as edited collections which
examine and engage with the current concerns of education, educators,
students, learning, especially how technology has impacted education.

Topics of particular interest are:

* critical pedagogy/ies
* literacy/ies and technology/ies
* education and disability
* the history of schools and schooling, particularly institutional histories
* education and innovation
* education psychology
* multiculturalism, urban schooling
* environmental education

* theory of play
* gender and education, particularly masculinity and adolescents

Thank you. To send proposals or for more information and a full list of
guidelines, please email:

Rebecca.Shapiro@plang.com
Rebecca Shapiro, Ph. D.
Acquisitions Editor
Peter Lang Publishing
29 Broadway, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10006
212.647.7700, ex. 3006

CFP: ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group (ALA Midwinter 2009)

The ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group invites proposals for presentations for our meeting at Midwinter in Denver. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 24th, from 1:30-3:30. Our theme is Cataloging Born-Digital Materials. Proposals are due by October 31, 2008.

The charge of the Catalog Management Discussion Group is as follows: to discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after the initial cataloging has been performed. In this respect, catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book or on-line. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs.

For questions, contact:

Melissa De Fino
Chair, ALCTS CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group, 2009
Special Collections Catalog Librarian and Acting Coordinator of Gifts Cataloging
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
47 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
mdefino@rci.rutgers.edu

AECT in Second Life

AECT is now accepting requests to present in Second Life for the up-coming months of September, October and December. If you would like to present an educational based event or suggest an AECT sponsored event in Second Life in the coming months, please contact Cheryl Comstock at cheryl@c-idesign.com to set your date.

Best,
Cheryl/Ize Mesmer

AECT, Second Life Events Coordinator
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland/119/177/23
For more information about SecondLife go to: www.aect.org/SecondLife

Pennsylvania School Library Assocation

THE 36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THEME: Evidence Found!!!@your library

April 30 – May 2, 2009
Penn Stater Conference Center
215 Innovation Boulevard
State College, PA 16803
Toll-Free 800-233-7505
Phone 814-863-5000
FAX 814-863-5002

Proposal deadline is November 1, 2008

For more information go to: http://www.psla.org/conferences/Conference2009/conferenceprop2009.pdf

The Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship

Call for Papers
Deadline: September 20, 2008*

The University of Chicago Press is pleased to announce the competition for the 2009 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship. Named in honor of the founding editor of /Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society/, the Catharine Stimpson Prize is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the work of emerging feminist scholars.

The Catharine Stimpson Prize is awarded biannually to the best paper in an international competition. Leading feminist scholars from around the globe will select the winner. The prize-winning paper will be published in /Signs/, and the author will be provided an honorarium of $1,000. All papers submitted for the Stimpson Prize will be considered for peer review and possible publication in /Signs/.

/Eligibility: / Feminist scholars in the early years of their careers (less than seven years since receipt of the terminal degree) are invited to submit papers for the Stimpson Prize. Papers may be on any topic that falls within the broad rubric of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship. Papers submitted for the prize must be no longer than 10,000 words and must conform to the guidelines for /Signs/ contributors. Guidelines for submission are available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/Signs/instruct.html.

/Deadline for Submissions:/ The deadline for submissions for the next Catharine Stimpson Prize is September 20, 2008.

Please submit papers online at http://signs.edmgr.com . Be sure to indicate submission for consideration for the Catharine Stimpson Prize in the cover letter. The honorarium will be awarded upon publication of the prize-winning article.

Papers may also be submitted by post to:

The Catharine Stimpson Prize Selection Committee

/Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society/

Rutgers University

8 Voorhees Chapel

5 Chapel Drive

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901