UL Professional Development

It’s not peer-reviewed, but it might be a way to get a foot in the door.

Journal call for papers from Library Hi Tech News

Library Hi Tech News (LHTN), is actively seeking submissions.
LHTN is an established (1984+) print and online monthly journal that quickly publishes articles of interest to our international readership. The journal’s major focus is on developments in library technology. Although not formally peer reviewed, LHTN is indexed in Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA), Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Scopus, INSPEC, Current Index to Journals in Education and others.
Published by Emerald Publishing Group, LHTN is interested in articles of varying lengths, reports from relevant conferences, and case studies of library use of technology. The editors will work with authors that are new to LIS publishing, and those who are seeking outlets for reporting on practical uses of IT in libraries. Publishing your article in LHTN can be “a place to start,” analogous to a “poster session in print” and does not preclude publishing a more fulsome piece in a peer-reviewed journal at a later date. Readers consider LHTN the source to hear what’s coming next in terms of technology development for academic and public libraries.
Submissions particularly welcome in the following areas (for example):
* New Web Browsers/Search Engines
* Virtual Reference/Pilots/Experiments
* Library Uses of Skype/VOIP
* Integrated Library Systems (ILSs) and ILMS
* Blogging
* Discovery Tools/Federated Search
* Library Mobile Applications
* EContent/Ebooks/Digital Collections
* Social Networks/Collaboration
* Virtual Worlds
* Instructional Technology
* Content Management Systems
* Library as Publisher
* Twitter Applications for Libraries
* Gaming and Simulations
* Digital Textbooks
* New Library Learning Spaces
* Digital Preservation/Data Curation
* Virtual Conferencing
* Citation Managers
* Digital Video
* Technology for Library Users with Disabilities
* LibGuides and similar products
* Data Visualization
* EScience/EResearch/Cyberinfrastructure
* Open Source Software
* Cloud Computing
* Metadata and Tagging
* Crowdsourcing
* Web analytics tools
* Web 3.0 and the semantic web

For a free sample issue, please see:
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=lhtn

We look forward to hearing your ideas, and to reading your submissions for LHTN.

Thank you very much,
Martin Kesselman and Laura Bowering Mullen, Co-Editors of LHTN
martyk[at]rci.rutgers.edu, lbmullen[at]rci.rutgers.edu

Call for Proposals:

Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2011 Conference
Technical Services Renaissance
Miami University, Oxford, OH
May 15-17, 2011

http://techserv.lib.muohio.edu/ovgtsl11/

Description: In this time of turmoil for libraries, some Technical Services librarians are building a foundation for the future. Some study past successes and failures to guide future decisions and actions. Others apply current tools and concepts to reinvent existing services and to create innovative new services more relevant to today’s information environment. Finally, some are creating entirely new concepts and paradigms that will help drive the future of libraries. The foundation we are building will support a rebirth of function, form and purpose — a Technical Services Renaissance.

Keynote speakers: Karen Coyle, Librarian and Consultant, and Susan Gibbons, Vice Provost and the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester.

The Conference Program Committee invites forward thinking submissions in all areas related to technical services librarianship including acquisitions, cataloging, serials, electronic resources and preservation in academic, public, and special libraries. Participants are encouraged to think about where we are headed and where we want to go and to share work in areas on the leading edge of librarianship. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

•             Approaches to metadata creation, reuse and interoperability
•             Approaches to training
•             Authority control in open source repository platforms
•             Automation / technology assisted cataloging and metadata creation
•             Cloud based solutions
•             Collaboration within and outside the library
•             Digital library projects
•             Digital object curation and preservation
•             Discovery and access
•             Emerging roles for technical services / technical services librarians
•             Integration of metadata creation with traditional cataloging workflows
•             Linked data publishing and applications
•             Local documentation practices
•             Network level data management
•             New staffing models
•             Role of Technical Services in open access and scholarly communication
•             Patron driven acquisitions and services
•             Role of the catalog
•             Special formats cataloging
•             Strategies for working with limited budgets and resources
•             Use and development of open source tools and platforms
•             Vendor relations

Participants are invited to submit proposals that report on recent research, address emerging trends, or showcase new tools, services and projects. Time slots for all sessions are 50 minutes in length including time for questions.

Submissions for presentations, workshops and panel sessions will be considered in addition to specific proposals to lead sessions in non-traditional formats (birds of a feather, lighting rounds, free-for-all forums, unconferences).

Submit the following information at http://techserv.lib.muohio.edu/ovgtsl11/call-for-proposals <http://techserv.lib.muohio.edu/ovgtsl11/call-for-proposals>  by November 15, 2010:

*   Title
*   Abstract (no longer than 250 words)
*   Names, affiliations, and contact information of all presenters
*   Primary contact for presenters
*   Format (presentation, lightning round, workshop, etc.)
*   Equipment and other special needs

Presenters will be notified of proposal acceptance by February 1, 2011. For more information, please contact Jody Perkins at perkintj@muohio.edu <mailto:perkintj@muohio.edu>

About OVGTSL
The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) was founded in 1924 and draws its members from the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The annual conference rotates among these three states on a regular basis. Membership is open to anyone interested in library technical services.

Thank you,
Becky Yoose
Bibliographic Systems Librarian
Miami University
Oxford, OH
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Carrie Preston
Continuing Resources/Database Maintenance Librarian
Ohio University Libraries
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~prestonc/
prestonc@ohio.edu
740-597-1973

This year’s theme, Learning Through Innovation, invites proposals that embrace thoughtful integration of technology into the classroom experience; share efficiencies with technological advances in the administering of education; and evaluate tools for teaching all of our students.  The Ohio Learning Network and eTech Ohio continue to collaborate with numerous state agencies and educational institutions to provide a premiere professional development event for faculty, instructional designers, administrators, librarians, students, teachers and technology coordinators. We are seeking interactive and engaging proposals for presentations, pre-conference workshops and technology demonstrations.  Proposals are sought for the following topics:

• Digital textbooks
• K-16 Collaborations
• Assessment
• Fostering Collaboration
• Emerging Technologies
• Planning and Designing Learning Environments
• Applying Technology in Learning and Assessment
• Your ideas!

Deadlines and Submission Form(s)

The deadline to submit a proposal is Sunday, October 17th at 11:59 pm.

Session proposal status will be provided by email to the primary presenter no later than Friday, November 12th.

Submitting a proposal requires completing two forms. You must complete both the web form and the adobe form template.

The proposal submission process:

1. Create an account

2. Download and complete the adobe form template

3. Complete the web form

4. Upload your completed adobe form

5. *optional* Upload your presentation materials (can be uploaded at any time)

6. Review the submission and enter your program book description.

You can begin the proposal process, by creating a new account here <https://conference.etech.ohio.gov/ei/cm.esp?id=3&pageid=_30E13O0CA> .

The Ohio Educational Technology Conference <http://www.etech.ohio.gov/conference/>  will be held January 31-February 2, 2011, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center <http://www.columbusconventions.com/> .

Educating in the Open: Philosophies, Innovations, and Stories

Feb 14-16, 2011 Washington DC

Info on Proposals (Due Sept 17, 2010)

Join us at the 2011 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting, “Educating in the Open: Philosophies, Innovations, and Stories,” where we as a community will explore the theme of openness. Education “in the open” can have many meanings: open textbooks, open curriculum, open research, and open resources, as well as openness to new ideas. Today’s technologies have transformed the way we interact and engage with the world around us. New devices, services, and effective practices have increased access to information while new policies and philosophies that explore openness have accelerated that change. The growth of social networks and virtual communities has transformed the learning environment into an interactive place to share and build content and community using collaborative systems. What are the opportunities and the challenges associated with educating in the open? How might our learners benefit from becoming producers and consumers in this environment? How can we, as a community of teaching and learning professionals, collaborate more openly? What evidence do we have that the trend toward openness is having the impact we hope for?

In the ELI tradition, the annual meeting promotes interactive, hands-on learning and networking through a variety of presentations, discussions, seminars, and learning activities. Sessions will fall into one of three interest areas—learners, learning principles and practices, and learning technologies—and include Learning Circles, Innovation Showcases, Experience IT sessions, and Lightning Rounds.

In line with Carol Singer’s excellent advice, take a look at:

CFP: Internet Reference Services Quarterly

The editor of Internet Reference Services Quarterly seeks manuscripts for Volume 15 (2010) and 16 (2011). The journal covers all aspects of reference service provided via the Internet.

Why publish in IRSQ?
o Peer reviewed
o Four-week initial review process
o Editorial support for new authors
o Narrow scope focuses on web technologies as they relate to reference services
o Wide audience of all library types and disciplines – public, academic, special, humanities, science, etc.

More information for authors is available at the journal website –
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1087-5301&subcategory=AH250000&linktype=44

Contact the editor with questions or to discuss your manuscript.

Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. Manuscripts that have completed the review process by the dates below will be published in the corresponding issue listed.

Review completed by September 21 – published in December Vol 15 (4)
Review completed by December 9 – published in March 2011 Vol 16 (1)

This journal is published by the Taylor & Francis Group, with offices in Philadelphia, London, and other countries. Request a free online issue at the journal website
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1087-5301&subcategory=AH250000.

Brenda Reeb
Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Director, Business & Government Information Library
River Campus – Rhees 210
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
voice 585-275-8249
email brenda.reeb@rochester.edu

SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE OF COLLEGE & UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARIES
CALL FOR ARTICLES/PROPOSALS

The New Normal:  leveraging library resources in a brave new world of fiscal reality and institutional change

College & Undergraduate Libraries, a Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed publication, invites proposals for articles to be published in a special issue addressing how libraries are finding creative solutions to maximize resources and provide services in a challenging economy.

The issue will be co-edited by Kevin Gunn of the Catholic University of America (gunn@cua.edu) and Elizabeth Hammond of Mercer University (hammond_bd@mercer.edu).

In their pieces, authors should focus on how libraries are finding opportunities for new services, partnerships, roles, and initiatives amid fiscal constraints at the same time colleges and universities are rethinking their institutional priorities.  Authors are invited to submit articles/proposals for pieces such as:

1.  theoretical, philosophical, or ideological discussions on re-engineering services and operations
2.  opinion or position papers on the impact on libraries and their users
3.  case studies of library projects and initiatives
4.  new opportunities for consortial partnerships or library collaboratives
5.  collaboration or partnerships between librarians and other campus units
6.  research studies
7.  annotated reviews of the literature.

We welcome proposals from librarians and faculty or other partners both individually and as teams. The proposal should consist of an abstract of 500 words together with all author contact information. Articles should run at least 20 double-spaced pages in length.

For additional information, please contact either editor. Please submit proposals to Kevin Gunn (gunn@cua.edu) by August 15, 2010.  First drafts of accepted proposals will be due by November 15, 2010. Feel free to contact either of us with any questions you may have.

Kevin Gunn
Beth Hammond

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Kevin B. Gunn, MA, MLIS
Coordinator of Religious Studies and Humanities Services
Lecturer, LSC 704 Humanities Information
Research Advisory Tool:
http://www.lib.cua.edu/rat/SPT–Home.php
314 Mullen Library
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC  20064
Phone:(202)-319-5088  Fax:(202)-319-4735
Email: gunn@cua.edu