Monthly Archives: November 2009

Popular Culture/American Culture Association’s “Women’s Studies” area

Abstracts for the Spring 2010 joint ACA/PCA conference to be held in St. Louis March 31-April 3, 2010.

 
To find additional information about the association and conference, visit
 
Please send 250 word abstracts to me by 12–15–09 via e-mail:  lscoleman@eiu.edu 
PCA and ACA are interdisciplinary organizations that give us a great opportunity to work across the usual  academic borders and have fun in the process.
 
 

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: Communication, Community, Ubiquitous Learning, Mobility and Best Choices

15th Annual
TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE
April 20-22, 2010
Pre-conference dates: April 7-8, 2010

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
~ Communication, Community, Ubiquitous Learning, Mobility and Best Choices ~

Submission deadline: January 15, 2010
Homepage: http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu


CALL FOR PROPOSALS


TCC 2010 invites faculty, support staff, librarians, counselors, student affairs professionals, students, administrators, and educational consultants to submit proposals for papers and general sessions.

THEME
Since the first TCC Online Conference, the Internet has evolved into a global workspace for communication, collaboration, and community. People, technologies, services, and perspectives have converged on a single platform.

  • The Internet has changed the teaching profession. How do faculty communicate, collaborate, innovate to produce useful student learning outcomes that differs from the past?
  • College students place high priority on using mobile smart phones and engaging online social communities daily. What can we learn from our students? How do we build on our students’ expertise in digital media, personal publishing, and social networking?
  • Web 2.0 will continue to evolve. What effective practices have emerged in online learning? How do we assess student learning? How will smart mobile devices be adapted for learning? What is the institutional affect of virtual worlds such as Second Life?


TOPICS
TCC invites papers and general sessions on the continuing progress of distance learning, virtual communities, collaborative learning, social networking, and best choices for instructional technologies such as:

– Retrospectives and personal experiences with the evolution of learning technologies
– Perspectives and applications of Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning
– Technology applications that facilitate communication, collaboration, sharing, and social networking
– Building and sustaining learning communities
– Instructional applications in virtual worlds (Second Life, etc.)
– Distance learning including mobile learning
– Ubiquitous and lifelong learning
– Open content and open source
– E-portfolios and other assessment tools
– Student orientation and preparation
– Student success and assessment strategies in online learning
– Student services online (tutoring, advising, mentoring, career planning, technology support, help desk, etc.)
– Online learning resources (library, learning centers, etc.)
– Online, hybrid, blended or other modes of technology enhanced learning
– Professional development for faculty and staff
– Accessibility for seniors and persons with disabilities
– Gender equity, digital divide, intercultural understanding, and open access
– Managing information technology and change in educational institutions
– Institutional planning and pedagogy catalyzed by technology advances
– Global learning, ubiquitous learning, and intercultural communication
– The status of educational technology around the world
– Other topics related to online learning and the application of educational technologies

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS
This conference accepts proposals in two formats: papers and general sessions. Submissions will be accepted online.

For submission details, see:
http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/2010/pres-info.html

To submit a proposal, go to:
http://bit.ly/tcc2010proposal

The coordinators are especially interested in receiving proposals that involve student collaborators. Fees for student presenters will be waived.

The submission deadline is January 15, 2010.

PRESENTERS
– Conduct a 45-minute informal, interactive online session for your paper or general session.
– Upload a photo and brief professional bio to the conference web site.
– Respond to questions and comments from conference participants.
– Participate in a wrap-up session on the day of your presentation.
– Verify descriptions that will be posted to registered participants before the conference.
– Respond to email, as appropriate, from the conference and presenters mailing lists.

REGISTRATION
All presenters are required to register online and pay the conference fee ($99 USD; $149 USD after March 31). Group registration rates for faculty and students are available. Contact Sharon Fowler for details <fowlers@hawaii.edu>.

VENUE
This conference is held entirely online using a
web browser on a computer equipped with a headphones and a microphone. Broadband Internet access is highly recommended.

SPONSORS & VENDORS
Organizations or companies interested in becoming a sponsor of this event may contact John Walber of LearningTimes <john@learningtimes.com>.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information, see <http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu>. For further inquiry, contact Bert Kimura <bert@hawaii.edu> or Curtis Ho <curtis@hawaii.edu>.

Technology support and services for this event is provided by our partners at LearningTimes.org.

Women & Girls of Color: History, Heritage, Heterogeneity

Southern Connecticut State University Women’s Studies Program Presents The 19th Annual Women’s Studies Conference Women & Girls of Color: History, Heritage, Heterogeneity  Keynote: Dr. Andrea Smith, University of California, Riverside   To be held at Southern Connecticut State University Friday and Saturday,   Proposal Submission Deadline: December 1, 2009 April 16 and 17, 2010 INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE WORK Both inside and outside of academe, women of color have actively participated in theoretical, artistic, and cultural production, influencing the ways we perceive and think about issues pertinent to women and girls. Situated by both gender and race, yet often at the margins, women of color have been instrumental in challenging scholars to critically re-conceptualize the discourses on race, gender, class, sexuality, and nationality. The scholarly work by women of color and on women of color is simultaneously multicultural, heterogeneous, interdisciplinary, and, in most instances, global and transnational. This body of literature, which has spawned a whole new area of study at universities and colleges, is among the most exciting and vibrant in feminist scholarship and publications. As a site of innovative knowledge production, women of color writing does not simply travel throughout academic disciplines in the U.S., but it also travels globally, generating

 significant connections with women’s writing especially globally. In the 19th annual SCSU Women’s Studies conference, we will take a close look at women and girls of color, looking back at their achievements throughout history but also pushing our thinking forward into the 21st century. Who are women and girls of color and what issues are important to them? How have women of color contributed artistically, culturally, and politically, inside universities as well as out in our communities? What challenges do woman and girls of color across races, classes, religions, and cultures face in an increasingly globalized world? How can the discourse surrounding women and girls of color challenge our ideas about race, gender, class, nationality, and sexuality? � PROPOSAL FORMAT: � PANELS: Each 75 minute session usually includes three presenters and a session moderator, but individual presenters may request an entire session for a more substantial paper or presentation. Presenters are encouraged, though not required, to form their own panels. The conference committee will group individual proposals into panels and assign a moderator. Please indicate in your contact information if you are willing to serve as a moderator. �  POSTERS, ART DISPLAYS, AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS: � In keeping with the conference theme, suggested topics include, but are not limited to: Submission Deadline: Postmarked by December 1, 2009Women’s Studies Conference Committee Women’s Studies Program, EN B 229 501 Crescent Street New Haven, CT 06515 Or via email to: womenstudies@southernct.edu, with attention to Conference Committee. If you have any questions, please call the Women’s Studies office at (203) 392-6133. Please include name, affiliation, E-mail, standard mailing address, and phone number. Proposals should be no longer than one page, with a second page for identification information. Panel Proposals are welcome. �  The Annual Women’s Studies Conference at SCSU is self-supporting; all presenters can pre-register at the discounted presenter’s fee. The fee includes all costs for supporting materials, entrance to keynote events, and all meals and beverage breaks. 

 

 Yi-Chun Tricia Lin Director & Professor, Women’s Studies Program Vice President, National Women’s Studies Association Past President, Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages Southern Connecticut State University E-mail: liny4@southernct.edu Office: (203) 392-6133; (203) 392-6864 Fax: (203) 392-6723 www.southernct.edu/womensstudies

Please submit proposals and supporting materials to: Women of Color as a Social Construct Women & Girls of Color in Pop Culture Women of Color & Women’s Movements Histories of Women & Girls of Color Women of Color Consciousness Literature by & about Women/Girls of Color Politics of Women of Color Girls of Color & Leadership Women’s Studies & Girls’ Studies Girls Globally & Child Labor Race & Class in Girls’ Studies Women of Color Performance Women of Color & Sexuality Ethnography & Women & Girls of Color Representations of Women & Girls of Color Women of Color & Children’s Literature Orientalism and Women of Color Women & Girls of Color Zines This Bridge Inter & Intra-Community Challenges Indigenous Women and Girls Human Rights of Women & Girls of Color Diasporic Women & Girls Globalization and Women & Girls of Color Women & Girls of Color and Resistance Public Policies & Women of Color Media and Gendered/Racialized Identities Transnational Adoption & Girls of Color Violence against Girls & Women of Color Womanism and/or 21st Century Feminism Education and Mentoring of Girls Women of Color & Third World Women Comparative Women of Color Studies Women of Color and Grassroots Activism Growing up Incarcerated Women & Girls of Color across/between Worlds �  We also invite your ideas and suggestions. Conference sessions will juxtapose cultural, generational, and geopolitical perspectives in order to re-examine narratives on women and girls of color, their histories, and their representations. Expect serious fun through meals, performance, and poetry slam, with women and girls of color and their allies speaking of their struggles and power. � & Women of Color A poster presentation consists of an exhibit of materials that report research activities or informational resources in visual & summary form. An art display consists of a depiction of feminist concerns in an artistic medium. Both types of presentations provide a unique platform that facilitates personal discussion of work with interested colleagues & allows meeting attendees to browse through highlights of current research. Please indicate in your proposal your anticipated needs in terms of space, etc. Faculty, students, staff, administrators, and community activists from all disciplines and fields are invited to submit proposals for individual papers, complete sessions, panels, or round tables. Poster sessions, performance pieces, video recordings, and other creative works are also encouraged. For individual papers, please submit a one-page abstract. For complete panels, submit a one-page abstract for each presentation plus an overview on the relationship among individual components. For the poster sessions and artwork, submit a one-page overview. All proposals must include speaker’s/speakers’ name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information (address, E-mail, & telephone number). Please also indicate preference for Friday afternoon, Saturday morning or Saturday afternoon; all attempts will be made to honor schedule requests.

 

IFLA EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION

76th IFLA General Conference & Council, Gothenburg, Sweden ,

August 10-15, 2010

IFLA EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION – Open session

Call for papers

New digital directions and library education:  sustaining library education  programs.

 

Colleagues from around the world are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for the SET Open Session.  

 

The IFLA Section for Education and Training (SET) seeks papers for its Open Session on the topic New  digital  directions and library education: sustaining library education  programs. This topic has been chosen in accordance with the main theme of the conference, Open access to knowledge: promoting sustainable progress.  A separate call for papers has been issued for the Section’s satellite session and for a joint SET session with the IFLA E-learning special interest group on Understanding the value of ePortfolios to reflect on and present learning and professional development. 

 

We are particularly keen to have papers and perspectives from LIS educators, practitioners and students and from a wide range of library sectors (e.g. public, academic, school, special).  Papers must be original and could cover issues like:  

  • The impact of new information technologies : reconceptualizing, and/or globalizing library education?
  • Library education in iSchools
  • Pedagogy for online/virtual library education and training
  • Employability of graduates in the digital library world.
  • Interdisciplinarity, synergies and/or convergences of digital archives, libraries and museums in library education.

 

Language of the session: The paper should be in one of the IFLA official languages. It is hoped that simultaneous interpretation will be available for this session, but we strongly recommend that the presentation slides are in English, even if the presentation is delivered in one of the other official languages.

Important dates and information:  Proposals for papers must be submitted by: 31 December  2009. The proposal should clearly indicate the session it is for and include a title, an abstract of no more than 300 words, plus a brief speaker biography. All proposals will be evaluated by a refereeing committee representing the IFLA Section of Education and Training: Dr. Gillian Hallam, Professor S.B. Ghosh, Mouna Benslimane, Mai Poldaas, Chihfeng Lin, Dr. Kerry Smith.  Please email your proposals to: Dr Kerry Smith (Australia),

Successful candidates will be notified by 28 February 2010 and must supply the full paper by 16 April 2010  to allow time for the review of papers and preparation of translationsDetails on the format and length of the final paper will be emailed to those candidates whose abstracts are accepted.

 

At least one of the paper’s authors must undertake to be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the Section’s programme in Gothenburg.  PLEASE NOTE that the Section for Education and Training has no funds to assist prospective authors; abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that the expenses of attending the Gothenburg conference (including travel, expenses and conference fee) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers. Some national professional associations may be able to help fund certain expenses, and a small number of grants for conference attendance may be available at: http://www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm

 

Technology and digital preservation

Library Hi Tech is preparing a theme issue on technology and digital preservation. Technology can be understood broadly to include systems, metadata, migration, emulation, or human interation with digital preservation systems or standards, as well as other related issues.

Articles should be 4000 to 8000 words long and should be submitted via Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lht) (ideally) by the end of January, 2010. Questions or proposals should be sent to lht.editorial.staff at googlemail.com.

Library Hi Tech is an ISI-indexed, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd in England.

Prof. Michael Seadle
Editor, Library Hi Tech
— Links: Submissions via Manuscript Central / Guidelines
Director, Berlin School of Library and Information Science
(Institut f�r Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft)
Humboldt Universit�t zu Berlin
Location: Dorothenstrasse 26
Mailing address: Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Secretary: +49-30.2093.4466
Phone: +49-30.2093-4248
Fax: +49-30.2093-4335

Connections 2010

Connections 2010 (May 15-16, 2010) is a conference for Library and Information Science doctoral students and candidates. To celebrate its 15th anniversary Connections is returning to the place of its origin, the University of Western Ontario.


It is a student oriented conference, and as such provides several excellent opportunities. It is one of the best venues for LIS doctoral students and candidates to meet and discuss with their colleagues from not only the Great Lakes region but from across Canada and the United States. Furthermore, because the conference is run and organized by and for us it serves as a forum for research at any stage in the process.


Call for Papers


Connections 2010 will feature twenty-four 20 minute presentations over the course of the conference. Presentations may cover any Information or Library Science related subject including library or information behavior, policy, or systems. Students and candidates interested in presenting are required to submit a 500 word abstract for a double-blind peer review.


Abstract Guidelines


All proposals should be in a Microsoft Word compatible format; in either French or English. Abstracts must include, on a detachable cover letter, the author’s name(s), contact information (mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address), affiliation, and a brief biography including the authors research area. Papers written with students outside of LIS or with MLIS students will be accepted.


Abstract Submission


Abstracts must be submitted electronically to Sarah Camm at scamm@uwo.ca by Feb. 1, 2010 with the subject line “Connections 2010 Abstract”.


Publication of Proceedings and other conference materials


Subsequent to the conference, the proceedings, papers, abstract, and slides can, on a case by case basis, be published on the open access directory Scholarship@Western portal.

For further information please visit the conference website:


http://conferences.fims.uwo.ca/connections2010/

Surviving and Thriving in the Recession: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians

 Seeking Submissions from Practicing Librarians

Book publisher: Neal-Schuman

Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS. Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook, American Library Association 2010; Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010; Thinking Outside the Book, McFarland 2008. Some others are Peter Lang, Libraries Unlimited, Linworth, Scarecrow. For more background: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646

Afterword: Dr. Loriene Roy, Professor in the School of Information, the University of Texas at Austin, Past President of the American Library Association, Director/ Founder, If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything Reading Club.
Contributor, Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010

Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing their experiences on how librarians are handling the recession. Concise, how-to case studies, using bullets, headings, by librarians in the trenches based on experience using creativity and innovation. A sample will be supplied as to style.

No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. One or two chapters sharing the range of your experience, 2100-2300 words total. One article 2100-2300 words; or two articles divided so they total 2100-2300 words. Chapters welcomed by one librarian, or co-authored by two

Possible topics: creative staffing, financial planning, grant writing, community donations, sharing facilities, cooperative buying, maximizing the media, legislative participation, workshops for job hunters, innovative technology

The deadline for completed chapters (Call A) is January 10, 2010. Contributors will receive an agreement to sign before publication. Compensation: a complimentary book if sole author–if co-authored the complimentary book is shared; discount on additional copies

To receive a “go-ahead” before completing writing, please e-mail in an attached Word File 1-3 topics each clearly proposed in separate paragraphs by December 10 along with a 80-90 word bio beginning with: your name, library of employment, city/state location, employment title, where you got your degree, awards, publications, and career highlights. If co-authored, each of the two librarian-writers will need to send a separate bio. You will be contacted as soon as possible telling you which one (if any) of your topics will work, inviting you to e-mail your completed chapter; an invitation doesn’t guarantee acceptance. Please place RECESSION/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net

Southeastern Women Studies Association 2010: Cultural Productions, Gender and Activism

Southeastern Women Studies Association 2010: Cultural Productions,
Gender and Activism

 Looking for individuals for panel focusing on vampires in popular culture

Potential Proposal:

We are currently interested in finding additional members for a panel
discussion whom are interested in critical cultural studies, feminist
analysis and textual analysis of media. We are aiming to investigate the
vampire revival within popular cultural emergence through cultural
productions of text, films, television, books etc. Various
methodologies are
welcomed with a feminist focus as well as all the formation of an
interdisciplinary based discussion.

Please send brief abstract of paper proposal by November 30th.

Thank you for your time  –

Emily Cittadino
Ecittadi@fau.edu

Library Technology Conference, 2010 date extended

Library Technology Conference, 2010  Call for Proposals The Library Technology Conference 2010 Committee invites you to submit proposals for presentation at the Library Technology Conference to be held at Macalester College, St. Paul MN, March 17-18, 2010.  To submit a proposal, please visit the conference website at: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/libtech_conf/2010/ , and click “Information for Presenters”.  Those who wish to submit a proposal must create a free account on the Digital Commons site.  Proposals will be accepted until midnight on Sunday, December 6th, 2009.

Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Applications now available for Summer 2010 Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston.  Open to academic scholars, independent researchers, and graduate students. 

The Library’s newly public collections, centered on the papers of Mary Baker Eddy and records documenting the history of Christian Science, offer scholars countless opportunities for original research.  A select list of such resources includes:  Mary Baker Eddy’s scrapbooks and copybooks; household account ledgers and receipts; a fully-indexed file of newspapers clippings that date to the late nineteenth century; Eddy’s sermons and lectures; an extensive historic photograph collection; architectural records; early histories of branch Churches of Christ, Scientist; and Eddy’s voluminous correspondence and manuscript material, which offer opportunities for new analyses of her life and ideas.  Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) authored a ground-breaking book on science, theology, and healing titled Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, a publishing society, and The Christian Science Monitor. 

Stipend provided. Application and supporting materials must be postmarked by February 8, 2010.  For further information about the Library’s holdings and the fellowship program, including the application and instructions, please go to http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/collections/fellowships or contact 617-450-7316, fellowships@mbelibrary.org.