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ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016

Posted on January 19, 2016 | Leave a comment
Dear Colleague,
It is with great pleasure to inform you about the ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016 that will be held in Sarajevo / Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2 to 4 June 2016 (http://www.erpacongress.com). We hope that the conference will enable you to share your research with an international research community and to engage in discussion about the current issues in the field of education. Congress languages are English and Turkish. Nine branch congresses will be held concurrently in ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016;

  • ERPA International Educational Sciences Congress
  • ERPA International Science and Mathematics Education Congress
  • ERPA International Social Sciences Education Congress
  • ERPA International Health and Sports Science Education Congress
  • ERPA International Music and Fine Arts Education Congress
  • ERPA International Special Education Congress
  • ERPA International Computer Education and Instructional Technology Congress
  • ERPA International Language Education Congress
  • ERPA International Management of Education Congress
The main purpose in incorporating nine congresses within the scope of ERPA International Congresses on Education is to make the researchers aware of current trends in different fields, learn about the research conducted in different areas and help them discuss new trends and encourage interdisciplinary research. Therefore, the theme of the ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016 is “Interdisciplinary Research in Education”. Highlighting this theme does not mean underestimating or neglecting other important aspects of educational research and practice.

The ERPA International Congresses on Education will publish an “e-book of abstracts” and “e-book of full texts”. The proceedings should be well-written in terms of language use (the language of proceedings is English) and should be 3 to 6 pages in length. Meanwhile, selected manuscripts will be considered for the publication in the journals that supporting the ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016.

Thanks for your consideration and we look forward to meeting all of you in Sarajevo / Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Best regards,
Organizing Committee of ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016
​Important Dates

Early Bird Registration Deadline*: 28 March 2016
Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 April 2016
Registration Deadline: 7 May 2016
Full Paper Deadline: 24 June 2016
Congress Dates: 2-4 June 2016

*the registration fee should be paid till this date
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Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about the ERPA congress 2016 or your ERPA congress login, please contact the secretary at ​erpacongress@gmail.com.

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Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology

Posted on January 19, 2016 | Leave a comment

Call for papers: Open issue
| adanewmedia.org
Issue 10, forthcoming November 2016

http://fembotcollective.org/blog/2015/09/22/call-for-papers-issue-10-open-call/

Edited by Radhika Gajjala (Bowling Green State University) and Carol
Stabile (University of Oregon)

We invite contributions to a peer-reviewed open call issue featuring
research on gender, new media and technology. We are particularly
interested in contributions that exemplify Ada’s commitments to politically
engaged, intersectional approaches to scholarship on gender, new media and
technology.

Contributions in formats other than the traditional essay are encouraged;
please contact the editors to discuss specifications and/or multimodal
contributions.

*Submission Details*
All submissions should be sent by FEBRUARY 1, 2016 to editor@adanewmedia.org.
Contributions should be no more than 5,000 words, inclusive of notes and
citations. Please attach your contribution as a word document and use “Ada
Open Call Contribution” for your subject line and include the following in
the body of your message:

• Your name and a short biography
• A 50 word abstract
• A list of five keywords/subject tags
• Preferred email address
• Citation style used

*About Ada*
Ada is an online, open access, open source, peer-reviewed journal run by
feminist media scholars. The journal’s first issue was published online in
November 2012. Since that launch, Ada has received more than 200,000 page
views. Ada operates a review process that combines feminist mentoring with
the rigor of peer review.

We do not — and will never — charge fees for publishing your materials, and
we will share those materials using a Creative Commons License.

*About the Editors*
Radhika Gajjala [@cyberdivalivesl] is professor of media studies and
American culture studies at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, where she
teaches courses in global media, international communication, media and
cultural studies and feminist research methods. She is the author of
Cyberselves: Feminist Ethnographies of South Asian Women and of
Cyberculture and the Subaltern: Weavings of the Virtual and Real. She has
also co-edited South Asian Technospaces and Cyberfeminism 2.0 She is
co-editor of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology.

Carol A. Stabile [@castabile] is head of the Department of Women’s and
Gender Studies at the University of Oregon, where she teaches
interdisciplinary courses on gender, race, and class in media at the
University of Oregon. She is the author of Feminism and the Technological
Fix, editor of Turning the Century: Essays in Media and Cultural Studies,
co-editor of Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American
Culture, and author of White Victims, Black Villains: Gender, Race, and
Crime News in US Culture. She is completing a book on women writers and the
broadcast blacklist in the 1950s, entitled The Broadcast 41: Women and the
Television Blacklist. She is a founding member of Fembot, an online
collaboration of scholars conducting research on gender, new media, and
technology, co-editor of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and
Technology, and edits the Feminist Media Studies book series for University
of Illinois Press.

*Questions or Queries?*
Direct them to issue editors: editor@adanewmedia.org or to the Fembot
Webmistress: shamid@uoregon.edu

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Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives

Posted on January 19, 2016 | Leave a comment

The IFLA Library History Special Interest Group and the  Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section  invite proposals for papers to be presented at their joint session on  “Libraries and Immigrants: Historical Perspectives”  during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio, USA, 13-19 August 2016 and you can find more detail on our proposed session at  http://2016.ifla.org/cfp-calls/library-history-sig-joint

The closing date for abstracts at 31 January 2016

Regards

Dr Kerry Smith, FALIA

Convenor IFLA Library History SIG

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The Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Research Associates

Posted on January 19, 2016 | Leave a comment

The Five College Women’s Studies Research Center<https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fcwsrc/> announces a call for applications<https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fcwsrc/applying_to_the_center> for Research Associates in 2016-2017 (DEADLINE February 15, 2016):

Located in a geographic area with one of the largest concentrations of scholars dedicated to feminist scholarship and teaching in the world, the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center encourages engaged, critical feminist scholarship from diverse perspectives. To support this work, the Center established its Associates Program more than 20 years ago. Scholars come to the Center from around the world, seeking a supportive environment to carry out their research. Given an office with access to extensive consortium resources, associates gather regularly to discuss their research with each other and interested local faculty in a variety of settings.

Applicants should complete our online application<http://apply.interfolio.com/33104> (http://apply.interfolio.com/33104) that includes a project proposal (up to three pages in length), curriculum vitae and contact information for two professional references. Project proposals should include 1) a statement about the contribution to and significance of the project or dissertation for research and teaching in women and gender studies, 2) a detailed description of the project or dissertation and timeline, and 3) how a stay in the Five Colleges will advance the project or dissertation.

Travel, housing and living expenses are the responsibility of the associate in this unpaid residency. It is important that associates remain in residence for the duration; beyond this requirement for the facilitation of community, associates define the scope of their research program for the semester or year. The Center’s director will help identify conversation partners and resources as requested.

For further information, contact the Center at fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu<mailto:fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu> or 413-538-2275.

https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fcwsrc/applying_to_the_center

Five College Women’s Studies Research Center
Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075
413-538-2275<tel:413-538-2275>
fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu<mailto:fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu>
https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fcwsrc

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Race Matters: Libraries, Racism, and Antiracism

Posted on January 16, 2016 | Leave a comment

LACUNY Institute 2016

Date: May 20, 2016

Location: Brooklyn College, City University of New York

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jelani Cobb

Associate Professor of History and Director, Africana Studies Institute, University of Connecticut; staff writer, The New Yorker; winner of the 2015 Sidney Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism and author of several books, including The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress

Opening Talk: April Hathcock, JD, LLM, MLIS, Scholarly Communications Librarian, NYU; recent scholarship includes “White Librarianship in Blackface: Diversity Initiatives in LIS”

Submission Deadline Extended: February 1, 2016

Submission Form: http://lacuny.org/institute-call-for-proposals/

Critical Race Theory holds “that race is central, not peripheral, to American thought and life” and “that racism is common and ordinary rather than rare and episodic” (The Oxford Companion to American Law). From hashtags (#BlackLivesMatter, #CharlestonSyllabus, #BlackOnCampus) to podcasts (About Race, Intersection with Jamil Smith, Real Talk with Nekima Levy-Pounds), from city streets to college campuses, these are some of the spaces and places where dialogues about race and racism are happening. This is where the theme for the 2016 LACUNY Institute begins, where it seeks to join the national conversation on race.

In addressing this theme, we are interested in amplifying and extending recent important conversations and scholarship in the library profession which have interrogated the role of libraries in systemic racism, the collusion of library neutrality in oppression, and white privilege and fragility in the profession, among other issues. Libraries attract professionals with “good” and “noble” intentions, but as Ta-Nehisi Coates writes in Between the World and Me, “‘Good intention’ is a hall pass through history.”

How can we move the dialogue beyond good intention, where it has been mired in well-meaning diversity and multiculturalism initiatives? How do we move the profession from racial liberalism, as articulated by Lani Guinier, to racial literacy, which “requires us to rethink race as an instrument of social, geographic, and economic control of both whites and blacks”? How can and do libraries contribute to the national conversation on race, racism, and anti-racism? What are the foundations that librarianship can use to address racism both within the profession and society at large?

The LACUNY Institute Committee seeks proposals that address race in libraries, archives, and the information studies, across myriad roles (staff, faculty, students, patrons, etc.) and functions (technical services, public services, instruction, etc.).

Example topics include but are not limited to:

  • Counter-narratives
  • Race and critical information literacy and pedagogy
  • Race and racism in information organization
  • Intersectionality
  • Microaggressions
  • Libraries, race, and access
  • What is and is not collected

The Institute will have three tracks: panel presentations, facilitated dialogues, and alt-sessions.

  • Panel papers (15 minutes/presenter): Moderated panel presentations with time for questions and discussion.
  • Facilitated dialogues (45 minutes): Teams of two lead a discussion on topic of their choice related to the theme, with one person presenting context and the other facilitating conversation.
  • Alt-sessions (15-30 minutes): An opportunity for exploring topics through multiple ways of knowing (e.g., short documentary, spoken word, performance art).

Please submit proposals, including a 300-500 word abstract, through http://lacuny.org/institute-call-for-proposals/ by January 25, 2016.

The goal of this event is to create a space for respectful dialogue and debate about these critical issues. We will be publishing a formal code of conduct, but the event organizers will actively strive to create a public space in which multiple perspectives can be heard and no one voice dominates.    

Questions may be directed to Jean Amaral, jamaral@bmcc.cuny.edu.

For more information, visit the 2016 Institute website: http://2016lacunyinst.commons.gc.cuny.edu/

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Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant Call for Proposals extended deadline

Posted on January 15, 2016 | Leave a comment

 Do you have a project that is just waiting for the right funding?  Are you thinking about ways that libraries can improve services to users?

The American Library Association (ALA) gives an annual grant for those conducting research that will lead to the improvement of services to users.  The Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant is given to one or more librarians or library educators who will conduct innovative research that could lead to an improvement in services to any specified group of people.

The grant, up to $3,000, will be given to a proposed project that aims to answer a question of vital importance to the library community that is national in scope. Among the review panel criteria are:

  • The research problem is clearly defined, with a specific question or questions that can be answered by collecting data. The applicant(s) clearly describe a strategy for data collection whose methods are appropriate to the research question(s). A review of the literature, methodologies, etc. is not considered research (e.g., methodology review rather than application of a methodology) for purposes of the award, except where the literature review is the primary method of collecting data.
  • The research question focuses on benefits to library users and should be applied and have practical value as opposed to theoretical.
  • The applicant(s) demonstrate ability to undertake and successfully complete the project. The application provides evidence that sufficient time and resources have been allocated to the effort. Appropriate institutional commitment to the project has been secured.

Any ALA member may apply, and the Jury would welcome projects that involve both a practicing librarian and a researcher.

Extended Deadline is January 22, 2016.

Procedures and an application form are available at:   http://www.ala.org/offices/ors/orsawards/baberresearchgrant/babercarroll.  See the section on How to Apply

Also see related documents linked near the bottom of the page for:

The full press release is available at: http://www.ala.org/news/baber-submissions-2016

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Congressional Research Grants

Posted on January 15, 2016 | Leave a comment

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than April 1, 2016.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress.  The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress.  Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has invested more than $998,026 to support over 450 projects. Applications are accepted at any time, but the deadline is April 1 for the annual selections, which are announced in May.

The Center has allocated up to $50,000 in 2016 for grants with individual awards capped at $3,500.

The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress.  Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible.  The Center encourages graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply and awards a significant portion of the funds for dissertation research.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United States.

The grants program does not fund undergraduate or pre-Ph.D. study.  Organizations are not eligible.  Research teams of two or more individuals are eligible.  No institutional overhead or indirect costs may be claimed against a Congressional Research Grant.

Download the Word document — Congressional Research Grant Application — and complete the required entries. You may send the application as a Word or pdf attachment to an e-mail directed to Frank Mackaman at fmackaman@dirksencenter.org. Please insert the following in the Subject Line:  “CRG Application [insert your surname].” Thank you.

All application materials must be received on or before April 1, 2016. Awards will be announced in May 2016.
Complete information about what kind of research projects are eligible for consideration, what could a Congressional Research Grant Award pay for, application procedures, and how recipients are selected may be found at The Center’s Website:http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRGs.htm. PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY. Frank Mackaman is the program officer –fmackaman@dirksencenter.org

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The Internet of Things in the Modern Business Environment

Posted on January 14, 2016 | Leave a comment

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: February 28, 2016

A book edited by In Lee
To be published by IGI Global:

Introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT), also called the Internet of Everything or the Industrial Internet, is a new technology paradigm envisioned as a global network of machines and devices capable of interacting with each other. The true value of the IoT for firms can be fully realized when connected devices are able to communicate with each other and integrate with enterprise systems, cloud computing, and business analytics. The adoption of this technology is rapidly gaining momentum as technological, societal, and competitive pressures push firms to innovate and transform themselves. Because of the potential yet uncertain benefits and high investment costs of the IoT, firms need to carefully assess every IoT-induced opportunity and challenge to ensure that their resources are spent judiciously. However, there is still a paucity of studies on the social, behavioral, economic, and managerial aspects of the IoT. This makes it very challenging for firms to make informed decisions on IoT adoption and development.
The book, The Internet of Things in the Modern Business Environment, will seek chapters that address different aspects of the IoT applications within business settings, ranging from monitoring, information sharing, collaboration, data analytics, and related topics. Additionally, this book will explore the impact of the IoT on business operations, business models, and competitiveness, and address managerial challenges that firms have faced.

Objective of the Book
This comprehensive and timely publication aims to be an essential reference source, building on the available literature in the field of the IoT for businesses, while providing further research opportunities in this dynamic field. It is hoped that this book will provide professors, researchers, students, and professionals with cutting-edge IoT research models and management techniques integrated with a solid grounding in management theories and practices.

Target Audience
Researchers, professors, managers, and college students in various programs will find this book useful in furthering their exposure to pertinent topics in the IoT within business settings and undertaking their own research and management efforts in this field.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to the IoT adoption, usage, and management within business settings:

– Business Value of the IoT
– Case Studies in the IoT
– Challenges and Opportunities in the IoT
– Costs, Benefits, and Risks related to the IoT Development
– Data Analytics and the IoT
– Data Management for the IoT Applications
– Economic Analysis of the IoT
– Future Trends of the IoT for Businesses
– Impact of the IoT on Contemporary Business Models
– IoT Asset Management
– IoT for Business Applications
– IoT for Information Sharing and Collaboration
– IoT for Smart Manufacturing Operations
– IoT for Supply Chain Management
– IoT in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
– IoT Management Issues
– IoT Planning
– New Product Development and the Role of the IoT
– Privacy in the IoT
– User Acceptance of the IoT Applications

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February 28, 2016, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by March 31, 2016 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by June 30, 2016. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this book.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This book is anticipated to be released in early 2017.

Editorial Advisory Board
Raquel Alexander, Washington and Lee University, USA
Donald L. Amoroso, Auburn University Montgomery, USA
Preetam Basu, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
Ye-Sho Chen, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, USA
Stuart Dillon, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Wen-Jang (Kenny) Jih, Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Faouzi Kamoun, ESPRIT, Tunisia
Keng-Boon Ooi, UCSI University, Malaysia
Narasimha Paravastu, University of Central Missouri, USA
James Prieger, Pepperdine University, USA
Ravi S. Sharma, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Thierry Warin, HEC Montreal, Canada
Robert Wu, CQUniversity, Australia
Lai Xu, Bournemouth University, UK
Mark Xu, University of Portsmouth, UK
Sergey Yablonsky, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA

Important Dates
February 28, 2016:                Proposal Submission Deadline
March 31, 2016:                        Notification of Proposal Acceptance
June 30, 2016:                          Full Chapter Submission
August 31, 2016:                Review Results Returned
September 30, 2016:                Final Chapter Submission
October 15, 2016:                Final Chapter Acceptance Notification

Inquiries can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Dr. In Lee
School of Computer Sciences, Western Illinois University
Macomb IL, 61455
Tel.: (309) 298-1409
E-mail: I-Lee@wiu.edu

Submit your proposal at:

http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2074

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Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (PaLRaP)

Posted on January 14, 2016 | Leave a comment
Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (PaLRaP) is accepting submissions for research, practice, feature and commentary articles and for news items for the Spring 2016 issue (vol. 4, no. 1).

Research, practice, feature, and commentary manuscripts are welcomed at any time; however, for full consideration for the spring issue, please submit your manuscripts by February 26, 2016.

News item submissions are also welcome at any time, too. For full consideration for the spring issue, however, please submit your news items here by March 18, 2016.

 

See the submission guidelines and section policies at palrap.org for more information.

PaLRaP is a peer reviewed, online, open access publication of the Pennsylvania Library Association’s College & Research Division. This journal provides an opportunity for librarians in Pennsylvania to share their knowledge and experience with practicing librarians across the Commonwealth and beyond. It includes articles from all areas of librarianship. Contributions from all types of libraries and library personnel in the Commonwealth are welcome.

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Rural and Small Public Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities

Posted on January 14, 2016 | Leave a comment

Call for chapters from Advances in Librarianship

Rural and Small Public Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities is an edited volume from the Advances in Librarianship book series. It is meant to act as both a scholarly guide to the state of rural and small libraries (RSLs) and a practical guide that can help rural and small libraries to improve their service offerings, better advocate for greater funding and support, and form partnerships that will help them meet the needs of their communities.
For the purpose of this book, rural and small public libraries are defined as libraries that are designated by the Census or other national geographic classification system as being located in a rural area, or that have service populations of 25,000 or less for those located in more populated areas. Proposals for chapters are welcome from academics, librarians, and professionals who engage with RSLs to promote the goals of their organizations.
This book is edited by Brian Real, PhD. Chapters may focus on, but are not limited to, the following themes:
• Perspectives on RSL funding and support;
• RSL partnerships, including collaboration with government agencies and local businesses;
• Education and training for rural and small librarians;
• The importance of professional organizations such as the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services, and the American Library Association, as well as how these organizations can improve their services to RSLs;
• Advocacy and promotion for RSLs, especially in ways that can lead to increased funding and support;
• How digital technologies have expanded RSL services, including efforts to promote digital inclusion;
• The technology offering and capability divide between RSLs and libraries in more populated areas;
• The value of bookmobiles in expanding service to RSLs’ communities;
• How community centers, church computing centers, and other local organizations perform similar functions to RSLs;
• Challenges faced by tribal libraries and the similarity of these outlets to RSLs; and
• The role of RSLs in promoting and preserving regional culture.
Chapter proposals should include a ~500 word abstract. Supplemental materials and additional, longer form proposals may also be included with abstracts.
Please direct inquiries and chapter ideas to Brian Real at breal@umd.edu.
The proposal submission deadline is February 7, 2016. If accepted, full chapters will be due on June 16, 2016.

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