Thursday, February 26, 2009

CFP: Journal of Library Innovation (new journal)

CFP: Journal of Library Innovation (new journal)



http://www.libraryinnovation.org/

The Journal of Library Innovation is seeking submissions for publication for its inaugural issue in January 2010.

The Journal of Library Innovation, one of the first journals devoted explicitly to innovation and creativity in libraries, is a peer reviewed, electronic journal published by the Western New York Library Resources Council. Its mission is to disseminate research and information on innovative practice in libraries of all types.

Innovation in libraries can include, but is not limited to the following:
•The discovery of unmet user needs.
•The introduction of new services or the retooling of traditional services resulting in a better user experience.
•Creative collaboration between libraries, or between libraries and other types of institutions, resulting in demonstrable improvements in service to users.
•Implementing new technologies to improve and extend library service to meet user needs.
•Explorations of the future of libraries.
•Pilot testing unconventional ideas and services.
•Redefining the roles of library staff to better serve users.
•Developing processes that encourage organizational innovation.
•Reaching out to and engaging library users and non-users in new and creative ways.
•Creative library instruction and patron programming.
•Finding new ways to make library collections or library facilities more useful.

The Journal of Library Innovation publishes original research, literature reviews, commentaries, case studies, reports on innovative practices, and book, conference and product reviews.

The journal also welcomes provocative essays that will stimulate thought on the current and future role of libraries in an Internet Age.

For more information and submission guidelines visit http://www.libraryinnovation.org/ or contact Pamela Jones, the Managing Editor, at pjones@medaille.edu.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Call for Chapters: "Handbook of Research on E-Learning Standards and Interoperability: Frameworks and Issues"

Call for Chapters: "Handbook of Research on E-Learning Standards and Interoperability: Frameworks and Issues"

*Proposals Submission Deadline: April 30, 2009
*Full Articles Due: July 30, 2009

Full call for chapters: http://www.scm.tees.ac.uk/flazarinis/

A book edited by Fotis Lazarinis, Steve Green, Elaine Pearson University of Teesside, UK

To be published by Information Science Reference, IGI GLOBAL

--Introduction & Objective of the book--

As the e-learning industry continues to expand every day, and the methods and tools necessary to create and maintain content and infrastructure applications become more complicated there is an inherent need for these applications to interoperate and exchange data in order to better support the needs of learners and educators. This book aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of e-learning standards
and interoperability. The main purpose of the handbook is to promote the discussion of and present specific solutions for increasing the interoperability of future standalone and Web-based educational tools. Further, the role and issues arising from the deployment of learning standards will be investigated. The ultimate goal of this publication is to be a scholarly edition suitable for practitioners and researchers in the area of educational technology with a focus on content reusability and interoperability.

--Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following
(Additional topics can be found at http://www.scm.tees.ac.uk/flazarinis/):
* Learning standards for interoperability
* Interoperability use cases
* Interoperability of Web-based educational systems
* Learning objects repository interoperability

--Submission Procedure--
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 30, 2009, 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 May 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.

--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," and "IGI Publishing" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.

Inquiries and submissions (Word document) can be forwarded
electronically or by mail to: Fotis Lazarinis,
f.lazarinis@scm.tees.ac.uk

--Important Dates--
April 30, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline
May 15, 2009: Notification of Acceptance
July 30, 2009: Full Chapter Submission Deadline
September 10, 2009: Review Result Returned
October 30, 2009: Final Chapter Submission

CFP: ACRL Women’ Studies Section Poster Session

CFP: ACRL Women’ Studies Section Poster Session

The Women's Studies Section will hold its second annual Research Poster Session during our General Membership Meeting at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Saturday, July 11, 2009, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. The forum seeks to provide an opportunity to present newly completed research or work in progress. Both beginning and established researchers are welcome to apply. Participants may receive collaborative feedback and recommendations for future publishing and/or new initiatives.

The potential scope of the topics includes, but is not limited to, teaching methods, instruction, information technology, collection development, interdisciplinarity, and collaboration with academic faculty. For research ideas, see the Women’s Studies Research Agenda.(http://www.libr.org/wss/committees/research/resagenda.html)

Attendees at the forum will find an arena for discussion and networking with their colleagues interested in related issues and trends in the profession.

The committee will use a blind review process.

Selection criteria:

1. Significance of the topic. Priority will be given to Women’s Studies Section members and/or women’s studies topics.

2. Originality of the project.

Proposal submission instructions:

1. Proposals should include:
Title of the proposal
Proposal narrative (no more than 2 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. font)
Name of applicant(s)
Affiliation
Applicant address(es), Phone number(s), Email address(es), Fax number(s)

Are you a member of Women’s Studies Section? ___Yes ___ No
If you would like to become a member, go to: http://www.libr.org/wss/join.html

2. NOTE: Submission deadline: March 23, 2009

3. Proposals should be emailed to: Cindy Ingold. Chair, Research Committee
(cingold@illinois.edu)

4. The chair will notify the applicants by April 27, 2009


Dolores Fidishun, Ed. D.
Head Librarian
Penn State Great Valley School of
Graduate Professional Studies
30 E. Swedesford Rd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone: 610-648-3227
Fax: 610-725-5223
Email: dxf19@psu.edu
Dolores' List of CFPs blog http://www.personal.psu.edu/dxf19/blogs/dolores_list_of_cfps/

Monday, February 23, 2009

Call for Papers: Edited Collection on Libraries and Cultural Rights Publication

Call for Papers: Edited Collection on Libraries and Cultural Rights Publication

Seeking chapters for a new edited collection entitled Beyond Article 19: Libraries and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

This book will address the subject of libraries and cultural rights, a topic that has received relatively little attention in the past, but which librarians and others concerned with human rights are beginning to recognize and discuss. Librarians have long been concerned with individual rights and have worked tirelessly to protect and preserve those rights, but little has been written about the role that libraries can play in protecting and promoting group rights, specifically cultural rights. This book will examine this shortfall by exploring the relationship between libraries, cultural rights, and community life and identity.

We are seeking chapters that take a theoretical, practical, and/or historical approach to the issue. Possible chapter themes include:

* Theoretical explorations of libraries and cultural, economic, and social rights
* Legislation that protects libraries as social and cultural institutions
* Legal and judicial aspects of libraries and cultural rights
* The role of libraries in creating and preserving cultural memory
* The history of libraries and cultural rights/community identity
* Libraries as vehicles for social, economic, and cultural expression
* Explorations of Article 27 – how and why do/should libraries participate in the cultural life of a community
* Cultural rights as social rights in the library – moving beyond static collections to dynamic spaces of interaction
* Libraries as cultural mediators – how is cultural life defined/negotiated in multicultural communities.
* Is there a difference between cultural life as represented in national archives versus common public libraries? Should there be?
* How can libraries represent community identity while operating in a globalized world?
* Libraries as reflective and/or prescriptive of cultural identity
* Can libraries as “neutral spaces” actually serve as centers of cultural and community identity?

This collection of essays will clarify these issues, underscore their importance and significance, and lay the groundwork for further inquiry.

Please send an abstract and vita to the editors, Julie Biando Edwards (julie.edwards@umontana.edu) and Stephan P.
Edwards(stephan.edwards@umontana.edu) by MARCH 30, 2009. Completed chapters will be due to the editors on JUNE 1, 2009.

Julie Biando Edwards
Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies Librarian & Multicultural Coordinator
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library - MLIB 314
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
406-243-4505

Stephan P. Edwards
Director, First-Year Interest Groups and 4-Bear Program
Adjunct Professor
Lommasson Center 280
The University of Montana
32 Campus Dr.
Missoula, MT 59812
406-243-4415

Sunday, February 22, 2009

CFP: Art Documentation (semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America)

CFP: Art Documentation (semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America)

Editors are accepting articles for both the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 issues of ART DOCUMENTATION, the semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America. Articles should fall within the scope of art and architecture librarianship, visual resources curatorship, digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, art publishing, artists’ books, and related fields.

The deadline for the Fall 2009 issue is April 1, 2009; the deadline for the Spring 2010 issue is September 1, 2009. ART DOCUMENTATION contributor guidelines may be found at
http://www.arlisna.org/artdoc/contrib_guidelines.html.


Judy Dyki
Editor, ART DOCUMENTATION
Library Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art
39221 Woodward Avenue, Box 801
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
248-645-3364 voice
248-645-3464 fax
jdyki@cranbrook.edu

Friday, February 20, 2009

Revised call for papers for Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change

Revised call for papers for Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change
Le Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec

Friday, May 29, 2009
(note the revised date)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Collection Development & Management Interest Group (CDMIG) of the Canadian Library Association is still acceptiong proposals for papers that deal with the theme of “Collections in times of innovation and change” or other collections-related topics. Each presentation should feature one or two speakers and be about 30 minutes in length. Papers with broad applications or with applications to more than one library sector or community of users will be given preference. Panel proposals will also be considered. Proposals will be reviewed by a committee of three collections librarians.

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended. It is now March 6, 2009

Send proposals, including a short abstract, to:

Andrew Waller
MLB 402B
University of Calgary Library
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB
T3K 2C3
waller@ucalgary.ca
(403) 220-8133 voice
(403) 284-2109 fax

CFP: UKSG Call for papers on E-Books

CFP: UKSG Call for papers on E-Books

The UKSG journal "Serials" will be publishing a supplement alongside the November 2009 issue on the topic of e-books. Articles on all aspects of e-books - library acquisition; innovative publishing models; usage; business models etc. - will all be considered for publication. All submissions will be subject to peer-review and may be rejected if they are deemed
unsuitable or too close in subject matter to another accepted article.

Length of articles should be around 2,000 words and the deadline for the receipt of papers is Friday 31st July 2009.

If you are interested in submitting an article please email Ally Souster - Serials Editorial Assistant ally@uksg.org for guide lines for authors.

Dr Hazel Woodward
University Librarian and Director of Cranfield University Press
Kings Norton Library
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754446
Email: hazel.woodward@cranfield.ac.uk

Thursday, February 19, 2009

CFP: Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ)

CFP: Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ)

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.

The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 7th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 7th issue, which is scheduled for publication in late June 2009, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals to c4lj-articles@googlegroups.com by Friday, March 20, 2009. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message.

C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical)
* Technology projects (failed, successful, proposed, or in-progress), including how they were done and challenges faced
* Case studies
* Best practices
* Reviews
* Comparisons of third party software or libraries
* Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
* Project management and communication within the library environment
* Assessment and user studies

C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed
journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 5 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org.

Remember, for consideration for the 7th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to c4lj-articles@googlegroups.com no later than Friday, March 20, 2009.

Call for Papers: Workshop on Legal Informatics and Legal Information Technology

Call for Papers: Workshop on Legal Informatics and Legal Information Technology
Workshop on Legal Informatics and Legal Information Technology, Poznan, Poland, April 28, 2009.

Submission details: at http://bis.kie.ae.poznan.pl/12th_bis/wscfp.php?ws=lit2009
.
Submission deadline: Feb. 22, 2009

Here is a description: The Legal Informatics and Legal Information Technology workshop held as part of the 12th International Conference on Business Information Systems. The BIS Conference is held annually and is a leading world conference in the area of Business Information Systems. Submissions are rigorously refereed. Accepted papers are published in the Springer's Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing Series. After a long hiatus, the domain of Law and Information Technology is finally receiving much attention, not only from researchers, but also from practitioners. Hence there is a need for forums that discuss new research and innovative applications in Law and Information Technology.

Call for papers: The workshop is receptive to all papers dealing with any topic in the interdisciplinary domain of Law and Information Technology.

Topics

Automated semantic indexing, information extraction and categorization of legal documents
Computational models for legal reasoning
Information Technology and Dispute Resolution
Information Technology and Crime Prevention
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining in Law
Knowledge management in the legal domain
Legal argumentation
Legal discourse modeling and legal reasoning
Legal electronic agents
Legal Expert Systems
Legal ontologies and their creation and use
Legal reasoning and its computer representation
Natural language processing in law
Online Dispute Resolution
Question answering retrieval in law and governmental services
Risk management in law
Semantic Web technologies for law and e-government
Specialized knowledge representation and logics for law
Text mining and knowledge extraction in law

Braverman Prize - Call for Papers

Braverman Prize - Call for Papers
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Are you an LIS student interested in activism and the struggle for social justice? Do you stay awake at night thinking about how your politics might inform your professional practice?

The MIRIAM BRAVERMAN MEMORIAL PRIZE, a presentation of the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG), is awarded each year for the best paper about some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship. Papers related to archivists, archives, and archival work are also eligible.

The winning paper will be published in the Summer 2009 issue of Progressive Librarian. The winner of the contest will also receive a $300 stipend to help offset the cost of travel to and from the 2009 American Library Association annual conference in Chicago, IL. The award will be presented at the annual PLG dinner.

Think you might be interested? Here’s the fine print.

1. Contestants must be library and/or information science students attending a graduate-level program in the United States or Canada.

2. Entries must be the original, unpublished work of the contestant, and must be written in English. Entries may not exceed 3,000 words, and must conform to MLA in-text citation style.

3. To facilitate the blind review process, each entry must include a cover sheet providing the contestant’s name, full contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address), name of the institution where the contestant is enrolled, and the title of the paper. No identifying information, other than the title, should appear on the paper itself.

4. Entries must be submitted electronically, in Microsoft Word or RTF format, to bravermansubmissions@gmail.com. Entries must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on May 1, 2009.

5. The $300 stipend is available only to help defray the cost of ALA conference attendance; if the winner of the contest is unable to attend, the money will remain in the Braverman Prize endowment fund and may be donated to a progressive cause at the discretion of the selection committee.

Any questions regarding the contest or the selection process can be directed to the chair of the selection committee, Marcel LaFlamme, at mlaflamme@indycc.edu. More information about Miriam Braverman and about the Progressive Librarians Guild is available at http://libr.org/plg.

CFP: Michigan Library Association Annual Conference (November 2009)

CFP: Michigan Library Association Annual Conference (November 2009)

MLA’s 118th Annual Conference will be held in Lansing, November 3-6, 2009. The Conference Program Committee is accepting program proposals through (new date!!) February 27th. The forms and instructions for completion are available at www.mla.lib.mi.us/node/934.

This is your opportunity to highlight something you and your colleagues have done: Have you made a change at your library that is worth replicating in other libraries? Have you done some research that would be of interest to practicing librarians? Did you present a program, change a procedure, reorganized your staff or increase revenue in some unique way?

We are looking for proposals that speak to all areas of our profession. Think of topics you'd like to see addressed, and then decide to give that talk!

We look forward to seeing you at the Fall Conference - Celeste

Celeste Choate
Associate Director of Services, Collections and Access
Ann Arbor District Library 343 South Fifth Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734-327-4241 Fax: 734-327-8309 Cell: 734-657-2306 E-mail: choatec@aadl.org

CFP: Western CONTENTdm Users Group - 3rd Annual Meeting

CFP: Western CONTENTdm Users Group - 3rd Annual Meeting
University of Nevada, Reno
June 4 & 5th
Pre-Conference workshops June 3rd
Hosted by
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, Nevada

Call for Proposals

Please consider participating in 2009 as part of a panel discussion, as a speaker or as a lightning session presenter. Proposals are needed by March 13th, 2009.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

* Audio and video projects
* Publicizing your collection
* Funding your collection
* Metadata practices
* Workflow models
* Campus wide or multi-institution collaborations
* Web templates and interface customization8
* Non-newspaper text projects (including OCR extension, compound object documents/monographs, PDFs)
* Collections Management & configuration
* Cool customizations of your collections
* File-wrangling; JPEG2000, audio, video, VR
* Digital archiving and preservation of digital collections
* Licensing, intellectual property and digital rights management
* Institutional repositories / organizational archives
* Programming & Application building (APIs, widgets, add-ons)
* Reports and statistics (generation and use)

Proposals may be submitted for a 40-min presentation; a 30-minute breakout session; 5-minute lightning round participant, or a presentation as a member of a panel discussion.

Please submit proposals to Megan Peacock at MeganP@BBHC.org
Deadline for submissions is March 13th, 2009.
Questions, please contact Angie Beiriger at Beiriger@reed.edu

To submit proposal(s) please provide the following information:

Name
Institution
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone
Fax
Email

Program Title
Target Level of Audience (user): Beginner or Intermediate/Advances
Type of program (40 minute presentation, 30 minute breakout session, Panel Presentation - topic (proposal submitter will coordinate the panel); Panelist (will participate as a panelist, preparing a 10 minute presentation), or Lighting-Round participant (will present 5-minutes on topic of choice))

Thursday, February 12, 2009

CFP: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning

CFP: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning

The Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning, a peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge/The Haworth Press, welcomes the submission of manuscripts.

The journal is devoted to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with distance education and delivering library resources and services to this growing community of students.

Topics can include but are not limited to:
• Faculty/librarian cooperation and collaboration
• Information literacy
• Instructional service techniques
• Information delivery
• Reference services
• Document delivery
• Developing collections

If you are interested in submitting an article, send the manuscript directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by March 27, 2009. Inquiries and questions are welcome.

Instructions for authors are available at www.haworthpress.com or can be emailed to you directly.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jodi W. Poe, Editor
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
Associate Professor, Head of Technical Services
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
TEL: (256) 782-8103
FAX: (256) 782-5872
Email: jpoe@jsu.edu

CFP: Special Issue: Open Access in Higher Education (Canadian Journal of Higher Education)

CFP: Special Issue: Open Access in Higher Education (Canadian Journal of Higher Education)

http://ss.ucalgary.ca/csshe/en/publications/the-canadian-journal-higher-education

The increasing adoption of an Open Access approach to knowledge production and
dissemination has presented the higher education community with a wide range of challenges and opportunities. The Canadian Journal of Higher Education endeavours to provide leadership in the field of higher education by fostering a dialogue on this multifaceted topic. In this special
issue, we invite submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following:

models of Open Access (e.g., financing structures; open review; self-archiving in central, distributed or thematic depositories); evaluation of Open Access journal content, including open peer review, new metrics (e.g., downloads, hits); the relationship between libraries and Open
Access journals (setting up and managing repositories, consortial support for Open Access
publications, repository consortia); Open Access and learned societies; Open Access and publishers; Open Access and the academic career: graduate student publications, tenure, promotion, and issues of citation; Open Access and funding agencies: mandating issues (e.g., SSHRC, CIHR, NIH, Wellcome Trust) Open Access and Open Data; Open Access in the humanities and the social sciences: the issue of Open-Access monographs; promotion and growth: building readership, authors, and reviewers; creating visibility authority and prestige;
Open Access and the promotion of national publications; key benefits and challenges of Open Access; the OA “Advantage” Open Access and the relationship of the wider public to knowledge;
Open Access and shifting power systems of knowledge in Canada and beyond; the impact of Open Access initiatives on university research; Open Access and issues of participation, citizenship, and democracy.

We particularly welcome interdisciplinary, inter-provincial, and international comparative
approaches with Canada on this topic. Also, we encourage submissions on Open Access that address the diversity of provincial, national and international contexts in which Canadian higher education operates

This issue will be published in December 2009.
The deadline for submissions is as follows:

Working titles and abstracts (1000 words) in
either English or French, are due March 31, 2009.
Authors who are invited to submit papers will be notified by April 30, 2009.

Invited full papers of 5000 to 7,500 words (firm
maximum) are due July 31, 2009.
All papers will undergo a full blind peer review process.

Final revisions are due on October 30, 2009.

Articles may be submitted in the following
formats: OpenOffice (*.odt), MS-Word (*.doc or *.docx).
Please send materials to

Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon
Guest Editor, Special Issue on Open Access
Littérature comparée, Université de Montréal

email: jean.claude.guedon@umontreal.ca
Phone: 514-343-6208 (office); 514-288-8857 (home)
Fax: 514-343-2211

Monday, February 09, 2009

CFP: Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

CFP: Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for volume 28(3). The deadline for manuscripts is March 13, 2009.

B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including the *following subject areas:*
-Anthropology
-Business
-Communication Studies
-Criminal Justice
-Education
-Ethnic Studies
-Political Science
-Psychology
-Social Work
-Sociology
-Women's Studies

*And areas of focus:*
-publishing trends
-Technology
-User behavior
-Public service
-Indexing and abstracting
-Collection Development and evaluation
-Library Administration/management
-Reference and library instruction
-Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources

We will also advise on prospective research projects/articles and provide you
with preliminary feedback.

Consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your
publication and let us help improve your publication record and demystify the
publication process.

Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2009

Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2009

Conference http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/OVGTSL2009

Opening Doors, Opening Minds: The Impact of Open Access & Open Source

Free access to information is the hallmark of US libraries. Technical innovations in the last 10 years have made such access to information faster, more timely, and more convenient for information seekers, while creation unique possibilities and hurdles for libraries. OVGTSL's 2009 Conference will focus on library technical service units' work overcoming obstacles of, and monopolizing on the opportunities provided by Open Access.

Call for Papers:

The OVGTSL 2009 Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit a 50 minute presentation. Proposals will include presenter contact information, paper title, 200-300 word abstract, and indication of technology needs. Papers should relate to open source or open access projects or principles in technical service library work. The deadline for paper submission is March 1, 2009.
Example topics include but are not limited to:

* Implementing an open source ILS such as Evergreen
* Use of open source content management systems such as Drupal
* Catalogers' participation in institutional repository development
* Building open access journals at your library
* Cataloging open access resources
* Open source software as your library's primary public software applications
* Utilizing and developing Web 2.0 library applications
Submit Papers Here: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228MZHE6LXR
For more on call for papers visit: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/OVGTSL2009/callforpapers

Contacts: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/OVGTSL2009/contact

CFP: OCLC Systems and Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

CFP: OCLC Systems and Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

_OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives_ will be publishing a special issue on open source development of digital tools and services. The editor is looking for articles that articulate the development processes (planning, scripting, testing, marketing,
dissemination, etc.) of various digital tools and services related to digital projects, grants, digitization, and collaborative and cooperative endeavors. Tools and services developed to reduce redundancies, create efficiencies in workflow, and allow for ingesting or exporting of data and/or manipulation of data for users are especially encouraged. Articles can be of any length, and figures and screen shots are encouraged. OSS: IDLP is a peer-reviewed journal.

If you are interested in contributing, please send the editor your name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article. Deadline for proposals is March 1, 2009. Articles would be due to the editor by August 1, 2009. Any questions can be directed to the editor.
Thank you.

Dr. Brad Eden
Editor, _OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library
Perspectives_
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly
Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
eden@library.ucsb.edu

Thursday, February 05, 2009

CFP: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (IJLIS)

CFP: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (IJLIS)

http://www.academicjournals.org/IJLIS

The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (IJLIS) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published that will be monthly by Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/IJLIS ). IJLIS is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject.

Editors and reviewers

IJLIS is seeking qualified researchers to join its editorial team as editors, subeditors or reviewers. Kindly send your resume to ijlis@acadjourn.org

Call for Papers

JGMR will cover all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish:

• Original articles in basic and applied research
• Case studies
• Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays

We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to ijlis@acadjourn.org for publication in the Maiden Issue (April 2009). Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/IJLIS/Instruction.htm

IJLIS is an Open Access Journal

One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal and thus increases the visibility and impact of published works. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content. IJLIS is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published.

CFP: Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies

CFP: Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies

The Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies (JEAPS) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published that will be monthly by Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS). JEAPS is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject.

Editors and reviewers

JEAPS is seeking qualified researchers to join its editorial team as editors, subeditors or reviewers. Kindly send your resume to JEAPS@acadjourn.org

Call for Papers

JEAPS will cover all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish:

• Original articles in basic and applied research
• Case studies
• Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays

We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to JEAPS@acadjourn.org for publication in the Maiden Issue (April 2009). Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS/Instruction.htm

JEAPS is an Open Access Journal

One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal and thus increases the visibility and impact of published works. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content. JEAPS is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published.

E-mail: JEAPS@acadjourn.org
www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

CFP: Effects of current recession/budget crisis on libraries (The Bottom Line)

CFP: Effects of current recession/budget crisis on libraries (The Bottom Line)

URL: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=bl

_The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances_ will be publishing a special issue(s) on the effect of the current global economic recession on libraries. The editor is looking for articles from all types of libraries: public, academic, private, special, corporate, etc. Articles that deal with managing layoffs, permanent cuts to staffing and collections, innovative collaborative and cooperative arrangements between and among libraries and/or other organizations because of budget cuts(including shared print, cataloging, collection building, etc.), and organizational change and/or strategic planning in a time of dramatic budget cuts are especially encouraged. Articles can be of any length, and figures and screen shots are encouraged.

If you are interested in contributing, please send the editor your name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article. Deadline for proposals is March 1, 2009. Articles would be due to the editor by July 1, 2009. Any questions can be directed to the editor.
Thank you.

Dr. Brad Eden
Editor, _The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances_
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly
Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
eden@library.ucsb.edu

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

CFP: Chinese Librarianship : an International Electronic Journal

CFP: Chinese Librarianship : an International Electronic Journal

URL: http://www.iclc.us/cliej

The mission of the Chinese Librarianship : an International Electronic Journal (CLIEJ) is to facilitate information exchange among librarians and information professionals worldwide. It strives to serve as a vehicle to channel contributions of librarians of Chinese heritage to the advancement of the world librarianship.

CLIEJ is a peer-reviewed e-journal. It focuses on both the practical and the theoretical aspects of the Chinese librarianship. It publishes research findings, theoretical explorations, and case studies by librarians, information scientists, library school faculty and students of Chinese heritage, as well as by librarians and information professionals of other nationalities on issues related to serving patrons with Chinese materials. It also reports any major development of the Chinese librarianship around the world.

Chinese Librarianship is indexed in Ebsco's Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Wilson's Library and Information Science Index (LISI), and CSA's Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA).

Sincerely,

Shixing Wen
CLIEJ editor
shixingwen@yahoo.com