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The 14th Off-Campus Library Services Conference

Posted on June 23, 2009 | Leave a comment

The 14th Off-Campus Library Services Conference has begun accepting proposals

for the upcoming conference in 2010.

 

The Off-Campus Library Services Conference is extending a formal invitation to librarians, administrators, and educators to present their research and share their knowledge with their peers. Individuals who provide library resources and services to students and faculty participating in instruction either away from a main campus or in the online environment are invited to submit a proposal. Through formal proceedings and the publication of Conference papers in the Journal of Library Administration, this information is made available to all who have an interest in this field. Deadline for submitting a proposal is September 15, 2009!

 

For more information, please visit the conference website or contact us at ocls2010@cmich.edu

 

Guidelines for Presenters

 

 

 

Please use the guidelines below when preparing a proposal for presentation to the 14th Off-Campus Library Service Conference. If you have any additional questions or need assistance, please contact us.


SUBJECT TRACKS

The following subject tracks are appropriate for this conference. It is understood that a presentation may fall into more than one track.


Research
Surveys, assessment, statistics, theories, overviews

Teaching and learning
Methods, strategies, models, one-on-one, classroom

Electronic information and delivery
E-books, databases, online tutorials, streaming video, virtual reference

Collaboration
Librarian, faculty, consortia, or other

Administration and support services
Program development, ILL, document delivery, reference management systems, collection development, budgets, staffing


FORMATS

Presentations
Presentation sessions should be 55 minutes in total length, with 10 minutes included for questions. Presenters are encouraged to use technological aids to augment their presentations. Online access and a laptop will be available in all rooms; please see our audio-visual request form if you need additional support. Presenters are encouraged to supply handouts or other materials as appropriate. Session evaluation forms may be provided at the discretion and expense of the presenters. A written paper that will be included in the official conference proceedings is required of all presentations.  Please refer to the manuscript guidelines for proper formatting and other details.


Workshops
Workshops will be scheduled for two-hour sessions and should offer hands-on learning for the attendees. An abstract for the workshop must be presented for inclusion in the proceedings but no written paper is required.


Panel Discussions
Panel discussions should include several speakers and run a total of 55 minutes, with 10 minutes included for questions. A written paper is not required for the proceedings.


Poster Sessions
Posters sessions provide an informal forum to report innovative projects, introduce new services and resources, or test research ideas of interest to the off-campus library community. Posters may include narratives, tables, graphs, and handouts. They may be in print or electronic format or a combination of the two. Presenters must provide their own laptop if needed. Internet access will be available.  Presenters are required to set-up and host their display for one hour and 10 minutes and to provide an abstract for the program. No written paper is required.


SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL

To submit a proposal, complete the online proposal form available from the link below. The deadline for submission is September 15, 2009.


EVALUATION AND ACCEPTANCE

After September 15, 2009, the OCLS Conference Program Advisory Board members will be provided with blind copies of the proposal abstracts. Proposals will be evaluated based on their potential interest to conference attendees, contribution to the body of knowledge associated with the field of off-campus library services, and their clarity of organization and expression. Program balance and room space will also be a factor in proposal selection. All presenters will be notified regarding their status of their proposals by October 15, 2009.


Form to Submit a Proposal

 

 

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Cataloging & Classification Quarterly/Administrative issues

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment

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

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Approaches to Teaching and Learning Information Retrieval

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment

 CALL For BOOK CHAPTER Proposals

 

TITLE: Approaches to Teaching and Learning Information Retrieval

 

Editors:

 

Efthimis N. Efthimiadis

The Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

efthimis@u.washington.edu

 

Juan Manuel Fernandez Luna, Departamento de Ciencias de la Computacn

Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad de Granada, Spain

jmfluna@decsai.ugr.es

 

Juan Huete

Departamento de Ciencias de la Computaci?n e Inteligencia Artificial,

Universidad de Granada, Spain

jhg@decsai.ugr.es

 

Andrew MacFarlane

Dept. Of Information Science,  City University, London, UK

andym@soi.city.ac.uk

 

Proposal Submission Deadline:             September 15, 2009

Author Notification:                      October 15, 2009

Full Chapters Due:                        March 1, 2010

 

INTRODUCTION

Web search is part of our daily lives, and this has made understanding of the Information Retrieval (IR) principles paramount to many professions that were not previously concerned with search and its associated activities.  System builders, information scientists, human computer interactions specialists, librarians, educators in K-12, scientists, information architecture designers, IP lawyers, advertisers and retailers in e-Commerce, to name a few professions are involved in building and running search systems.

 

Consequently, the Teaching and Learning of IR is changing in nature. It is being practiced in many different forms, so that it satisfies the separate needs in those fields that makeup the field search as we know it today.

 

OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK

This book will aim to coordinate and integrate the current thinking of teaching and learning IR.  It will focus on both educational and domain-specific research and practice and how that reaches the learners.

 

CHAPTER SECTIONS

Planned book sections include, but are not limited to, the following:

A.  Technical Levels (non-technical to highly technical)

B.  Educational Goals:

�         discipline specific (CS, LIS, CL, MIS)

�         by domain or search task

�         search (Web, DL, .)

�         other

C.  Teaching and Learning Methods:

�         classroom

�         e-learning (distance/online learning)

�         use of IR systems for teaching

D.  Assessment and Feedback

E.  Curricula

 

The above levels are to be examined in the broadly defined IR areas that include and are not limited to:

�         Advertising and IR

�         Data Mining and IR

�         e-Commerce and IR

�         Evaluation (user-centered or system focused)

�         Log analysis / web analytics

�         Natural Language Processing and IR

�         Personalization / Recommendation

�         Search Engine Optimization

�         Structured data (XML) and IR

 

TARGET AUDIENCE

The target audience of this book will be composed of educators, professionals, and researchers working in the fields of information retrieval, information studies, information science, information management, knowledge management, computer-supported cooperative work and human-computer interaction.

 

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Potential contributors are invited to submit a 2-5 page chapter proposal to the Editors by September 15, 2009. Authors will be notified by October 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length and are due by March 1, 2010.

 

INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically to the editors listed above.

 

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Threat Level: An Evening of Queer Shorts

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment
Threat Level: An Evening of Queer Shorts, the Chicago Queer film/video screening, is seeking submissions.

This is a bi-monthly screening series of both new and old short (max 30 minutes) queer film/video work. If you identify yourself or your work as somehow queer, then you and your work belong.

Submissions due July 3rd for the upcoming July screening ­ the LAST of Threat Level in its current form.

Stay tuned for Autumn ’09 when Threat Level morphs and becomes…
• Quarterly!
• In both NYC and CHI simultaneously!
• Full of surprises!

Please send all submissions to:

“Threat Level”
c/o Feder/Rosskam
1265 W. Early Ave #2
Chicago, IL 60660

**please send only DVD’s, along with a short description of the work, and contact info of the filmmaker**

Questions?
Email us : threatlevelqueershorts@gmail.com
facebook.com/threat.level
myspace.com/threatlevelqueershorts
All proceeds benefit current film projects of MamSir Productions, Moving Train Media and Actor Slash Model.

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Climate change and simulation/gaming

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment

A special edition of Simulation & Gaming, an international journal of theory, practice and research (Sage Publications), will focus on the numerous pedagogical and investigative methods employed to examine climate change – methods that cross disciplines, from the natural and geo sciences, through the social sciences, to education. Climate change is a quintessential issue requiring rigorous analysis and careful understanding by scientists, educators, policy makes and global citizens. We seek submissions from multiple disciplines and perspectives, employing a variety of methods to understand and teach a broad variety of climate change dimensions – process, causes, consequences and responses – social, economic and geopolitical impacts such as international migration, reconfiguration of states, poverty, trade wars, etc. We encourage articles related to climate change utilizing such methods as games, role-plays, simulations, experiential learning exercises, case studies; internet-based and digital games; modeling, game theory, computer simulation, etc.; virtual reality, augmented reality, virtual environments.

Proposals may submitted now through the end of 2009. Proposals will be reviewed within one month. Manuscripts will be published on line as articles are accepted. A printed symposium will be available after all articles are printed online.

Proposals of one to two pages may be submitted electronically (.doc, not .docx). Proposals should contain your name, email, phone, fax, address, etc.; working title for proposed paper; and a set of objectives, an abstract and/or working plan.

Proposals may be submitted to the Guest editors: Klaus Eisenack, University of Oldenburg, Germany, klaus.eisenack@uni-oldenburg.de, Mary Pettenger, Western Oregon University, USA, pettengm@wou.edu, Diana Reckien, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany, reckien@pik-potsdam.de, Richard Warrick, International Climate Change Exchange, New Zealand, cearsr@waikato.ac.nz,  Niki Young, Western Oregon University, USA, youngn@wou.edu.

 

Editor of Simulation and Gaming: A Sage Journal: David Crookall, simulation.gaming@gmail.com.

Further information available at http://sg.sagepub.com and http://www.unice.fr.sg

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Manchester Workshops in Political Theory

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment
2-4 September 2009
Manchester Metropolitan University

Politics has always been at the heart of feminism. The wide variety of traditions of feminist thought and activism have engaged in diverse and rich ways with politics and the political. But the landscape of feminist political theory is marked by the divide between analytic and continental philosophy, and by the different strands in women’s and gender studies. This workshop aims to engage constructively with these differences, by inviting papers from all traditions in feminist political theory, both from the centers and the margins, on any topic. Furthermore, it invites papers that address and challenge the traditional divisions, or that focus on their intersections.

Please send a 300 word abstract to Annelies Decat (K.U.Leuven) or Janice Richardson (University of Exeter) by June 30th: Annelies.Decat@hiw.kuleuven.be<mailto:Annelies.Decat@hiw.kuleuven.be> or Janice.Richardson@exeter.ac.uk<mailto:Janice.Richardson@exeter.ac.uk>

This workshop is part of the sixth annual series of Workshops in Political Theory, at the Manchester Metropolitan University. For more information, visit the conference website:

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Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’sWorld

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment
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 now making assignments with a
deadline 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

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Unlikely Bedfellows: Unexpected Collaborations Within the Information Environment

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Leave a comment
ALISE Conference 2010 – January 12-15, 2010; Boston, MA

From the American Library Association&rsquo;s alignment with “Hustler”
publisher Larry Flynt, to YALSA reading programs with the World Wrestling
Federation, information workers have historically enjoyed – or, perhaps,
tolerated – improbable partnerships and alliances. The Historical
Perspectives SIG invites papers on this topic, for a panel at ALISE 2010.
Papers should explore the unusual collaborations information workers in
all venues or environments have built or been part of in order to
accomplish their goals.

Within this topic, authors are encouraged to be broad as well as deep in
their consideration of &ldquo;venue&rdquo; and &ldquo;information
worker,&rdquo; while still operating within the Information Science
field.

Venues may include but
 are not limited to:

 *  Public, school or academic libraries
 *  Museums
 *  Archives
 *  Corporate or commercial information environments
 *  Library and Information Schools

Information workers may include but are not
 limited to:

 *  Librarians
 *  Paraprofessionals
 *  Archivists
 *  Documentalists
 *  Information architects
 *  Catalogers
 *  LIS Educators

Who were these unlikely partners and why were they considered curious?
What situations or issues prompted the engagement? What challenges did
they encounter? Were these challenges overcome or insurmountable? Was
there an impact on the LIS
profession? How – or did – this change
practice? Were the collaborations successful? What lessons were learned
as a part of the collaborative dance? Were the partnerships or
collaborations ephemeral or enduring? Why?
Submit 300-500 word abstracts in PDF or WORD format by July 13, 2009, to
Cindy Welch, University of Tennessee, cwelch11@utk.edu.

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Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies

Posted on June 18, 2009 | Leave a comment
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies is a peer-reviewed,
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary journal of scholarship,
creative work, and personal essays.  Please see below for our
guidelines for art and creative writing submissions.

CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS

Frontiers seeks art submissions that critically engage issues of
gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and place. We are
interested in all kinds of creative work; however, the art must
photograph well in black and white. The images could serve as cover
art and/or as part of an art essay.

All correspondence, including submissions, should be addressed to:
Editors
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies
Department of History
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 874302
Tempe, AZ 85287-4302
frontiers@asu.edu
480-965-4787/3876
Fax: 480-965-0310

Submissions must conform to the following guidelines:

Works must be original, not previously published in whole or in part,
and not in any version under consideration for publication elsewhere
Art work should be identified only by title, medium, and number.
A list of all art works submitted and contact information for the
artist should appear on a separate sheet.
Images, whether original art or illustrations, must be submitted in
one of the following ways:
5 x 7-inch or 8 x 10-inch black and white glossy photographs
in TIFF files, scanned at least as 300 dpi (dots per inch) and at
least 4,000 x 6,000 pixels (or 4 by 6 inches)
Deadline: Ongoing

CALL FOR CREATIVE WRITING SUBMISSIONS

Frontiers seeks creative writing that critically engages issues of
gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and place. We are
interested in all kinds of creative work from poetry to short fiction
to personal essays.

All correspondence, including submissions, should be addressed to:
Editors
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies
Department of History
Arizona State University
P. O. Box 874302
Tempe, AZ 85287-4302
frontiers@asu.edu
480-965-4787/3876
Fax: 480-965-0310

Deadline: Ongoing

For more information, please see

—
Morgan Hoodenpyle
Editorial Assistant
FRONTIERS: A Journal of Women Studies
Arizona State University
PO Box 874302
Tempe, AZ 85287-4302
Morgan.Hoodenpyle@asu.edu

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Library Intranets 2.0

Posted on June 18, 2009 | Leave a comment
The Journal of Web Librarianship is pleased to announce an upcoming special issue, “.”  Manuscript proposals are now being accepted!

Web 2.0 tools have dramatically increased opportunities for communication and collaboration in all areas of our online lives. Library literature abounds with accounts of how libraries are successfully using these tools to connect with users, but how are librarians and library staff leveraging 2.0 technologies to improve internal communication? This special peer-reviewed issue of the Journal of Web Librarianship focuses on use of 2.0 tools, technologies, and philosophies for creating organizational synergy via Web 2.0 intranets in all kinds of libraries.

Nina McHale, Assistant Professor and Web Librarian at the University of Colorado Denver, will be guest editing this special issue. She has experience in reference and systems, and prior to coming to Auraria Library, she held academic positions at Howard Community College (Columbia, Maryland) and Georgetown University. Her research interests include Web and Library 2.0, usability testing, user-centered design, and federated searching. She holds a joint MA/MSLS in English and library science from The Catholic University of America.
 
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
 
-identifying/creating best practices for internal information sharing (formats, workflow, access control, etc.)
-2.0 tools for improving internal communication
-use of open source software, i.e., Drupal, MediaWiki, for library intranets
-use of proprietary products, i.e., Microsoft SharePoint
-migrating intranets, managing content
-failed intranets: lessons learned
-2.0 buy-in and staff training
-spanning physical distances: connecting consortium members, branches, etc.
 
Query letters and preliminary proposals are welcome if potential authors would like to discuss their ideas with the editors. Please submit queries and manuscripts to guest editor Nina McHale at jwl.special@gmail.com. Please refer to the JWL web site, http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl for Instructions for Authors.

Timeline:
November 1, 2009 – Manuscript submissions due.
January 2010 – Authors will receive preliminary notices and/or peer-review comments
March 2010 – Revisions due for accepted manuscripts
The Journal of Web Librarianship
Nina McHale, Special Issue Editor
Jody Condit Fagan, Editor

Email:     jwl.special@gmail.com

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