Monthly Archives: March 2014

ACRL IS Current Issues Discussion Forum

Call for ACRL IS Current Issues Discussion Forum Proposals for the

2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas

The IS Current Issues Discussion Forum is an excellent opportunity for instruction librarians to explore and discuss topics related to library instruction and information  literacy. The steering committee welcomes proposals from individuals who are interested in convening this discussion in-person at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference.

If you would like to share your knowledge, help your peers learn from one another, and spark a lively conversation, apply to lead the IS Current Issues Discussion Forum today.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2014

To apply, complete the online submission form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N5XQ7SN

For inspiration, view the digests of past discussions online: http://bit.ly/ZW8NR6

Questions? Contact Jennifer Knievel (jennifer.knievel@colorado.edu) or Veronica Arellano (varellano@gmail.com)
ACRL IS Current Issues Discussion Group Steering Committee Co-chairs

Say-it-in-Six Lightning Rounds: Case Studies on Using Data to Improve Library Services

Call for Proposals:

The LLAMA MAES Using Measurement Data for Library Planning, Assessment, and Communication committee is planning a program at the 2014 ALA Conference in Las Vegas on Monday, June 30th, at 8:30am. This fast-paced program will feature presenters from a variety of settings who will share the ways they have used data to assess, promote, or improve their library. Have you used data to make changes in your own library? If so, we need you!

We are looking for proposals on almost any topic in which the data mattered: library spaces, library services, programming & outreach, collections, student learning/retention, or internal training & workflows, or anything else that worked for you! Innovative methods and tools used to analyze data, as well as interesting outcomes resulting from the data analysis, are especially of interest.

Some specifics of how the lightning rounds will work:

•         Each presenter will give a brief presentation (six minutes of presentation, followed by 4 minutes for Q&A) multiple times, rotating to small audiences sitting at informal banquet tables. All attendees will hear and ask questions of all speakers during the course of the program.

•         The format for the six minutes of presentation is adapted from Ron Hoff’s book Say It in Six: How to Say Exactly What You Mean in Six Minutes or Less. A template is attached, so you can see how to focus your presentation.

To submit your proposal (300 words or less), please include the following information:

•         Type and size of your library

•         Type of assessment method/how the data was collected (such as survey, observation)

•         Sample size of the data

•         Tools or methods used to analyze and present the data

•         How the data was used (resulting changes/improvements/realizations)

•         Name, position, and email address of the presenter.

Please e-mail proposals to susan.gardner@lmu.edu by Friday, March 28th, at 5pm PST. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status by mid-April.

Trends Impacting Young Adult Services

Trends Impacting Young Adult Services: A Paper Presentation Sponsored by YALSA Past Presidents

The YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation is an annual event sponsored by past presidents of YALSA.  Its purpose is to provide a venue for educators, librarians, students, and others interested in young adult librarianship to gather and explore a topic of current interest that impacts the field.  The YALSA Midwinter Paper Committee will select one paper to be delivered at the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting.  The paper will be published in YALSA’s peer-reviewed Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults after the conference.  For more information about the journal, visit http://yalsa.ala.org/jrlya.

Paper Topics

The YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee is seeking proposals for papers presenting points of view based on current research and relating either to topics covered in YALSA’s Future of Library Services  for and with Teens Report ((http://www.ala.org/yaforum/sites/ala.org.yaforum/files/content/YALSA_nationalforum_final.pdf)  or Research Agenda (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/research/researchagenda).  The agenda includes four priority areas:

    Priority Area 1: Impact of Libraries on Young Adults
    Priority Area 2: Young Adult Reading and Resources
    Priority Area 3: Information Seeking Behaviors and Needs of Young Adults
    Priority Area 4: Informal and Formal Learning Environments and Young Adults

 
Purpose

To provide a venue for educators, librarians, students, and others interested in young adult librarianship an opportunity to gather and explore a topic of current interest that impacts the field.
Application Requirements

Please use the official application form (http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/5yB7V3839o2Iqaj).

    Paper proposals are due no later than June 1, 2014.
    Only previously unpublished papers will be accepted.
    The winner will be selected, and all applicants will be notified by September 1, 2014.
    All paper presenters must register for the Midwinter Meeting by December 1, 2014.

    For questions, email the Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee Chair (smhughes@email.unc.edu)

Statement on Eligibility

Any individual from within or without of the library community is welcome to submit an application.  Membership in ALA/YALSA is not required.

 

Interactive Learning Technologies

2014 SALT Conference
August 13-15, 2014, Reston Virginia

March 5, 2014

Call for Papers

The SALT 2014 Interactive Learning Technologies conference will showcase the latest in mobile learning and education technologies, case studies, best practices, tools and platforms, authoring and development software, learning management systems, use of various mobile devices and smart phones in learning, design and development of learning, technologies such augmented reality, location-based technologies, image-recognition, gaming, simulation and other related technologies.

Abstracts for presentations from knowledgeable professionals in industry, government, military, and academia are solicited to provide presentations which would be part of a comprehensive conference program on the latest learning technologies as they are being applied to training, education and job performance improvement, including ways to implement technology, descriptions of education and technical skills applications, e-Learning, enterprise management, and instructional systems design, together with Knowledge Management systems.

The submissions should be in the form of individual presentations or panel discussions.

Standard Presentation
This type of presentation typically involves one or two speakers who present information on their topic of choice with the use of PowerPoint slides and/or other media residing on a laptop or the web and is 45 minutes in length. This kind of presentation constitutes the majority of slots on the conference program.

Panel Presentation
This type of presentation typically involves a moderator and three or four panelists with extensive experience or knowledge related to the panel topic. The moderator and the panelists generally are from distinct organizations (e.g., they are not from the same company, university or government agency). The moderator acts as the emcee and poses questions to the panelists as well as relaying questions from the attendees. 1 hour 30 minutes are allowed for this kind of panel presentation. During the course of the conference, 3 to 4 panel presentations will be accepted for inclusion in the program.

For more information or to submit please visit our web site – www.salt.org

Leadership and Research in Education: The Journal of the OCPEA

Mission:

Leadership and Research in Education: The Journal of the OCPEA offers an
academic forum for scholarly discussions of education, curriculum and
pedagogy, leadership theory, and policy studies in order to elucidate
effective practices for classrooms, schools, and communities.

The mission of the OCPEA journal is to not only publish high quality
manuscripts on various political, societal, and policy-based issues in the
field of education, but also to provide our authors with opportunities for
growth through our extensive peer review process.  We encourage graduate
students, practitioners, and early career scholars to submit manuscripts as
well as senior faculty and administrators.  We accept quantitative,
qualitative, mixed methods, and action research based approaches as well as
non-traditional and creative approaches to educational research and policy
analysis, including the application of educational practices.  

Leadership and Research in Education: The Journal of the OCPEA is a refereed
online journal published twice yearly since the inaugural edition in 2014
for the Ohio Council of Professors of Educational Administration (OCPEA).
The journal will be listed in the Current Index to Journals in Education
(CIJE), and will be catalogued in the Education Resources Information Center
(ERIC) database.

Submitting to the OCPEA Journal:

OCPEA Call for Papers and Publication Information, 2014

 

Leadership and Research in Education: The Journal of the OCPEA accepts
original manuscripts detailing issues facing teachers, administrators,
schools, including empirically based pieces, policy analysis, and
theoretical contributions.

Submissions must include a one hundred word abstract and five key words.
Send one electronic copy of the manuscript to the editor using MS Word as
well as a signed letter by the author(s) authorizing permission to publish
the manuscript.  Additionally, a separate cover page must be included
containing the article title, author name(s), professional title(s), highest
degree(s) obtained, institutional affiliation(s), email address(es),
telephone and FAX numbers.  Only the article title should appear on the
subsequent pages to facilitate a triple-blind reviewing of the manuscript.
Submissions should be approximately 15-20 pages including references.
Submissions must align to the standards of the APA Manual (6th ed.).
Submissions must be double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font with one
inch margins on all sides, each page numbered.  Deadline for submissions is
March 31st, 2014.

 

To submit materials for consideration send one electronic copy of the
manuscript and additional requested information to:

OCPEA Journal Editors at

 <mailto:ocpeajournal@gmail.com> ocpeajournal@gmail.com

 

This Call for Papers for the 2014 Journal is posted on the OCPEA website,
http://www.cehs.wright.edu/ocpea/

 

The deadline for submissions is March 31st, in anticipation for a summer
2014 publication date of the OCPEA Journal Volume 1, 2014.

 

2014 Themed Issue:

BUYING AN EDUCATION? EDTPA AND THE CORPORATIZATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

 

There are varying assessments on the ethics as well as the effectiveness and
appropriateness of teacher performance assessment.  Scholars, practitioners,
students, politicians, and those with business interests have differing and
conflicting opinions on how this change in the field will impact the field
itself, and the teachers and students living and working within this system.
According to Linda Darling-Hammond, “Like assessments in other professions,
such as the bar exam or the medical boards, the edTPA is a peer-developed
process that evaluates how well candidates have mastered a body of knowledge
and skills, and a tool that teacher educators and institutions of higher
learning can use to develop their programs. It does not restrict or replace
the judgment of professionals in designing their courses and supervising
their candidates, as they always have” (para 15).  We welcome manuscripts
that detail and dissect the practical and ethical implications of
implementing edTPA for students, teacher educators, and school districts.

References

Darling-Hammond, L.  (2012, August 12).  Real teacher ed reform.  Inside
Higher Ed.   Retrieved December 14, 2013 from
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/
2012/08/13/essay-argues-real-teacher-education-reform-going-led-profession#i
xzz2nT6ocgWJ

 

Submissions must include a one hundred word abstract and five key words.
Send one electronic copy of the manuscript to the editor using MS Word as
well as a signed letter by the author(s) authorizing permission to publish
the manuscript.  Additionally, a separate cover page must be included
containing the article title, author name(s), professional title(s), highest
degree(s) obtained, institutional affiliation(s), email address(es),
telephone and FAX numbers.  Only the article title should appear on the
subsequent pages to facilitate a triple-blind reviewing of the manuscript.
Submissions should be approximately 15-20 pages including references.
Submissions must align to the standards of the APA Manual (6th ed.).
Submissions must be double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font with one
inch margins on all sides, each page numbered.  Deadline for submissions is
June 30th, 2014.

 

To submit materials for consideration send one electronic copy of the
manuscript and additional requested information to:

OCPEA Journal Editors at

 <mailto:ocpeajournal@gmail.com> ocpeajournal@gmail.com

 

General Submission Guidelines

Leadership and Research in Education: The Journal of the OCPEA accepts
original manuscripts detailing issues facing teachers, administrators,
schools, including empirically based pieces, policy analysis, and
theoretical contributions.

General Areas of Focus

Advocacy

Policy Analysis

Preparing Educational Leaders

Diversity and Social Justice

Technology

Research

For more information, contact OCPEA Journal Senior Co-Editors, Jennifer
Martin at  <mailto:martinjl@mountunion.edu> martinjl@mountunion.edu or
Kathleen G. Winterman at  <mailto:wintermank1@xavier.edu>
wintermank1@xavier.edu

The 2nd International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud-2014)

27-29 August 2014, Barcelona, Spain

http://scim.brad.ac.uk/~iawan/FiCloud-2014/

The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is to provide a dynamic and global
network infrastructure which is characterized by intelligent and self
configuring capabilities. IoT is considered as an integral part of the
future Internet. It is based on interoperable communication protocols in
order to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as
physical Things such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars,
refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. Things can be seamlessly
integrated into the information network and interaction can be made
through the provision of intelligent interfaces. In not so distant
future, IoT will be forcing its way into every aspect of our lives and
technologies including smart homes, smart cities, environment and
nature, green energy, food, medicine, automotive, aerospace and
aviation, telecommunication, and so on.

IoT is generally characterized by real world and small Things, limited
capacity, constrained devices and the consequential issues such as less
reliability, security and privacy. Cloud computing on the other hand
deals mainly with virtual world and has unlimited capabilities in terms
of storage and processing power. Thus cloud and IoT are the main
complementary aspects of the future Internet. IoT can benefit from the
unlimited capabilities and resources of cloud computing. Similarly,
cloud can benefit from IoT by extending its scope to deal with real
world things in a more distributed and dynamic manner.

The theme of this conference is to promote the state of the art in
scientific and practical research of the IoT and cloud computing. It
provides a forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners
from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their
research work and share research and development ideas in the area of
IoT and cloud computing.

Conference Tracks:

– Network Design and Architecture
– Software Architecture and Middleware
– Mobile Services
– IoT and Cloud Data Management
– Context Awareness in Cloud and IoT
– Security, Privacy and Reliability
– Performance Evaluation and Modelling
– Standards in Cloud and IoT
– Networking and Communication Protocols
– Machine to Machine communication protocols
– Smart Environment
– Industry Track
– General Track-Future IoT and Cloud Computing

Publication:

All papers accepted for this conference will be published in the
conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Conference
Publishing Service (CPS). The proceedings will be submitted to the
IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The
proceedings are also submitted for indexing through IEE INSPEC, EI
(Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services;
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version
of their papers for special issues in international journals.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: 15 March 2014
Authors Notification: 30 May 2014
Final Manuscript Due: 20 June 2014

Organizing Committee:

General Chairs:
Xavier Franch, Universitat Polit�cnica de Catalunya, Spain
Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada

Program Chairs:
Antonio Pescape, University of Napoli, Federico II, Italy
Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK
Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Local Organising Chair:
Carme Quer, Universitat Polit�cnica de Catalunya, Spain

International Advisory Committee:
Athman Bouguettaya, RMIT University, Australia
Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College London, UK
Omer F. Rana, Cardiff University, UK
Weisong Shi, Wayne State University, USA
A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Chonggang Wang, InterDigital Communications, USA

Track Chairs:

Track 1: Network Design and Architecture
Chair: Payam M. Barnaghi, University of Surrey, UK

Track 2: Software Architecture and Middleware
Chair: Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Track 3: Mobile Services
Chair: Danish Aziz, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, Germany

Track 4: IoT and Cloud Data Management
Chair: Sylvain Kubler, Aalto University, Finland

Track 5: Context Awareness in Cloud and IoT
Co-Chair: Qiang Duan, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Co-Chair: Honggang Wang, The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

Track 6: Security, Privacy and Reliability
Chair: Jules F. Pagna Disso, EADS Innovations Works, UK

Track 7: Performance Evaluation and Modelling
Chair: Alessio Botta, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy

Track 8: Standards and Social Issues
Chair: Ivona Brandic, Technical University Wien, Austria

Track 9: Networking and Communication Protocols
Chair: Charalabos Skianis, University of Aegean, Greece

Track 10: Machine to Machine communication protocols
Chair: Vamsi Krishna Paruchuri, University of Central Arkansas, USA

Track 11: Smart Environment
Chair: Elisabetta Farella, Universita di Bologna, Italy

Track 12:Green Cloud and IoT
Chair: Jos� Luis V�zquez-Poletti, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Track 13: Industry Track
Chair: Noel Portugal, Oracle Corporation, USA

Track 14: General – Future IoT and Cloud Computing
Chair: Farookh Hussain, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Workshop Coordinator:
Ruben Casado, Treelogic, Spain

Journal Special Issue Coordinator:
Mohamed Bakhouya, Aalto University, Finland

Publicity Chair:
Satish Narayana Srirama, University of Tartu, Estonia

Website Administrator:
Hatem Musbah Ibrahim, University of Bradford, UK

ASCLA seeks webinar proposals

ASCLA encourages subject matter experts and experienced librarians to submit proposals for ASCLA webinars to be presented March 15 through May 15, 2014 and July 15 through August 30, 2014.

ASCLA welcomes proposals on topics that will assist our diverse membership in improved service delivery and job performance that are valuable for all types of libraries, librarians and library support staff.

Proposals must be submitted by March 14, 2014 for presentation March 15 through May 15, 2014 and July 15August 30, 2014. The webinar proposal form can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014ASCWEBPROP.

Webinar presenters will be paid $150 for each webinar presented and will receive training and support for Adobe Connect, the webinar technology platform used by the division. Webinars are generally 1-1 � hours long.

Proposal topics for webinars may include, but are not limited to the following:

  • ADA updates for libraries
  • Adult programming in a correctional library
  • Basics of a good prison/jail library
  • Best practices in correctional librarianship and providing services to the incarcerated
  • Consulting: marketing your services
  • Demonstration and review of current accessibility products
  • Ebooks
  • Emerging technologies in accessibility products and services, including screen readers, mobile devices, IPADS, etc.
  • Evaluating and improving cooperative services
  • Future trends in library service
  • Grants: best practices for finding funding and writing proposals
  • Group purchasing best practices
  • Hiring library consultants: best practices
  • How to be a futurist
  • Marketing library services to people with disabilities
  • Marketing on a shoestring budget
  • New apps that assist library users with special needs
  • Providing library services to people with cognitive or mental impairments
  • Review of best practices, standards and guidelines to improve library services
  • Technology trends for people with disabilities

Check out the online learning opportunities that ASCLA is currently offering. You can also find more information about the submission process on the ASCLA website under the Online Learning section

Questions about submissions or about ASCLA’s online learning programs may be sent to Andrea Hill, ASCLA web manager and online learning liaison at ahill@ala.org.

Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century

Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, public libraries consultant; Library Management Tips That Work, ed., (ALA Editions, 2011)

Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing public librarians and LIS faculty in the United States and Canada: creative, practical how-to chapters for a handbook on strengthening small and rural public libraries as centers of communities serving populations under 25,000. Possible topics: fostering positive staff attitudes; making an inviting atmosphere; successful living endowments; programming; handling patrons, volunteers, meetings;  using technology; effective networking; staff evaluations; professional development; needs assessment surveys.

Concise, how-to chapters based on experience to help colleagues totaling 3,000-4,000 words, or two chapters that come to 3,000-4,000 words. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. One, two, or three authors per chapter; if two chapters they are to be by the same author(s).  A complimentary copy per 3,000-4,000 word accepted submission as compensation, discount on more.

Please e-mail titles of  2-3 topics each described in 2 sentences by March 31, 2014 with brief biography sketch(s);  place SMALL and Last Name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net


Making Libraries Integral in the Lives of Baby Boomers

Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Editor: Carol Smallwood, Library Services for Multicultural Patrons to Encourage Library Use co-ed., (Scarecrow Press, 2013)

Chapters sought for an anthology by practicing public librarians and LIS faculty in the United States and Canada: creative, practical how-to chapters on strengthening and expanding services to the age group called baby boomers. Possible topics: fostering positive staff attitudes; encouraging endowments and advocacy; programming and workshops; maximizing their experience as volunteers; instruction in technology; needs assessment surveys; genealogy and oral histories; grants.

Concise, how-to chapters based on experience to help colleagues totaling 3,000-4,000 words, or two chapters that come to 3,000-4,000 words. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. One, two, or three authors per chapter; if two chapters they are to be by the same author(s). Compensation: one complimentary copy per 3,000-4,000 word accepted submission, discount on more copies.

Please e-mail titles of  2-3 topics each described in 2 sentences by March 31, 2014 with brief biography sketch(s); place BOOMERS and Last Name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net

Google in Libraries: Uses for Patron, Student and Staff

Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Editor: Carol Smallwood, Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities (Scarecrow Press, 2014)

Google has vast resources that are often insufficiently used by librarians or library users. To remedy this, chapters are sought for an anthology by practicing public, academic, school, special librarians, LIS faculty in the United States and Canada for creative, practical approaches that use Google applications. Topics sought such as: Google as a Library Partner or Competitor; Using Google in Library Operations; Google+; Youtube; Picasa; Earth; Sky; Research.

Concise, how-to chapters based on experience to help public, school, academic, special librarians, library consultants, LIS faculty/students, and technology professionals totaling 3,000-4,000 words, or two short chapters that come to 3,000-4,000 words. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material, please. One, two, or three authors per chapter; if two chapters they are to be by the same author(s). Compensation: one complimentary copy per 3,000-4,000 word accepted submission no matter how many co-authors, discount on more copies.

Please e-mail titles of  2-3 specific topics each described in 2 sentences by March 31, 2014 with biography sketch(s); place GOOGLE and your Last Name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net