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2008 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA

The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA (June 26 - July 2). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Two LRRT Research Forums are scheduled for 2008, one on general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions.

This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user behavior, electronic services, service effectiveness, organizational structure and personnel, library value determination, and evaluation of library and information services. Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. LRRT Members and nonmembers of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.

The Committee will use a blind review process to select a maximum of six projects, three for each of the two forums. The selected researchers will be required to present their papers in person at the forums and to register for the conference. Criteria for selection are:

1. Significance of the study to library and information science research;

2. Quality and creativity of the methodology;

3. Potential to fill a research gap or to build on previous LIS studies;

4. Adherence to submission requirements (see below).

Previously published research or research accepted for publication by December 7, 2007, will not be considered.

Please submit a two-page proposal by Friday, December 7, 2007. Late submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to two pages in length. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address). The second page should NOT show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include: 1) The title of your project, and 2) A 500-word abstract. The abstract must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.

Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 18, 2008.

Please send submissions (via email or snail mail) to:

Denise E. Agosto, Ph.D.

Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect

Associate Professor

3141 Chestnut St.

College of Information Science & Technology

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215-895-1930

Denise.Agosto@ischool.edu

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlawards/samuellazerow.cfm

Samuel Lazerow led a distinguished career as a major contributor to the advancement of information technology at the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Agriculture Library among others. He ended his career as Senior Vice-president at the Institute for Scientific Information.

This award fosters advances in collections or technical services by providing fellowships to librarians for travel or writing in those fields. Research projects in the compilation of bibliographies will not be supported by this fellowship.

Award
$1,000 cash and a citation donated by the Thomson Scientific.

Criteria
The proposals will be judged with an emphasis on the following:

Potential significance of the project to acquisitions or technical services work
Originality and creativity
Clarity and completeness of the proposal
Evidence of an interest in scholarship (previous publication record)
Application Procedure
Brief proposals (five pages or less, double-spaced) should include the following:

Description of research, travel, or writing project
Schedule for project
Estimate of expenses (e.g., travel, faxing, data analysis, computer time, photocopying, typing)
An up-to-date curriculum vitae should accompany proposal
Awardee Obligation
Recipients of the fellowship are required to submit a 6-10 page report of the results of their research to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) within two months of the project's completion. A 500-word summary for possible publication in C&RL News is also due at that time.

Submissions
Send eight (8) copies of the application to: Association of College and Research Libraries, Samuel Lazerow Fellowship, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.

Submission Deadline: Postmarked by Friday, December 7, 2007

Information & Assistance
If you have questions or need help in compiling a nomination, please contact the award committee chair, Richard Bradberry, Dean, University Library, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD 20715, T: (310) 860-3849, E-mail: rbradberry@bowiestate.edu, or Megan Griffin, at (800)545-2433, ext. 2514, (312) 280-2514 or via e-mail at mgriffin@ala.org.

Previous Recipients
2007 – No recipient
2006 – Kyung-Sun Kim, "Factors Affecting the Selection of Information Sources."
2005– Kristin R. Eschenfelder, "Investigating the Impact of Digital Rights Management Systems on Libraries: A Pilot Study."
2004 – Karen M. Letarte and Jacqueline P. Samples for their research proposal entitled "Looking at FRBR Through Users' Eyes: Toward Improved Catalog Displays for Electronic Serials."
2003 – Katharine Farrell & Marc Truitt
2002 – Jeffrey Beall
2001 – Adam Chandler
2000 – Kyle Banerjee
1998 – Dilys E. Morris
1997 – Linda M. Golian
1996 – Jimmie Lundgren & Betsy Simpson
1995 – Karen A. Schmidt
1994 – Kuang-Hwei (Janet) Lee-Smeltzer
1992 – Eric A. Johnson
1990 – Terence K. Huwe
1989 – Robert H. Burger
1988 – Carol Kelley
1987 – Margaret Johnson
1985 – Anne L. Highsmith
1983 – Denise Bedford

Sponsorship provided by Thomson Scientific

There are a number of travel grants to attend ALA's annual conference. If you need help attending, particularly if you are thinking of presenting there go to http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2007/09/25/travel-grants-for-attending-annual-conference/

Submit a proposal for the ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute

Don't miss the opportunity to play an active part in the 2008 ACRL/LAMA Joint Virtual Institute, "Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions." Submit a proposal now for an interactive webcast or online poster session. Submissions will be accepted through December 10, 2007.

The ACRL/LAMA Joint Virtual Institute, to be offered April 29-30, 2008, will offer a forum for the exploration of issues and challenges facing middle managers and leaders. The institute will take place in an online conference community, which will provide an environment in which groups of participants, both small and large, can gather electronically to learn, collaborate, and network. The institute will offer both synchronous and asynchronous sessions and program sessions will be archived after the institute for viewing on-demand. Proposals are invited for session formats including:

--Interactive Webcast (Synchronous)
An interactive Webcast allows you to give a presentation in real-time, while also showing visuals, such as PowerPoint slides and desktop applications. Participants can also interact by talking with live audio or typing in questions and comments.

--Online Poster Session (Asynchronous)
The online poster session is a PowerPoint presentation that includes your voice recorded along with each slide. The poster session is posted in the online conference community area, where participants may review it at any time during the conference.

Submissions will be accepted through December 10, 2007. Full text of the Call for Proposals is available online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/springvirtualinstitute.cfm. Questions about the Call for Proposals or the Joint Spring Virtual Institute should be directed to msutton@ala.org, 312-280-2522.

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.

The mission of the Library Administration and Management Association (www.ala.org/lama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library leaders, and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management practices. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association and has a membership of more than 5,000.

Call for Papers
New Reference Research:
14th Reference Research Forum, 2008

The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA
is sponsoring its Fourteenth Reference Research Forum, "New Reference
Research," at the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim,
CA.

This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project conducted
in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic
services, reference effectiveness, and organizational structure and personnel.
Both completed research and research in progress will be considered. All
researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries,
library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are
encouraged to submit a proposal.

The Committee employs a "blind" review process to select a maximum of three (3)
projects for 25 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. The
selected researchers are required to present their papers in person at the
forum. Criteria for selection are:

• Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference
service;
• Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;
• Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build
on previous studies;
• Previously published research or research accepted for publication will
not be accepted.

Please submit a one-page proposal by Monday, January 7, 2008. Notification of
acceptance will be made by Friday, March 21, 2008. The submission must consist
of no more than two pages. On the first page, please list your name(s), title
(s), institutional affiliation(s), and address(es) (including your mailing
address, fax number and email address).

The second page should NOT show your name or any personal information. Instead,
it must include:

• Title of the project;
• Explicit statement of the research problem;
• Description of the research design and methodologies used;
• Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and
significance of the research.

Please send submissions preferably by email to:

Anne C. Moore, Ph.D.
Associate Director for User Services
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts Amherst
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
Voice: (413)-545-0148
FAX: (413)-545-6494

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR LHRT RESEARCH FORUM

“The History of American Libraries and Librarianship in the West.”

The Library History Round Table (LHRT) will sponsor a Research Forum at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California (June 26 - July 2, 2008). The Forum will consider new or continuing research to be presented at the annual conference in the following research area: the history of American libraries and librarianship in the West. The West will be defined as the “trans-Mississippi west” and the papers may be inclusive of all library development, including public, academic, private or membership libraries. Of particular interest will be studies on library development in frontier areas and the evolution of libraries and librarianship in the “new West.” The time frame considered will be the 19th and 20th century.

Researchers from all backgrounds, including faculty, practitioners, graduate students, and independent researchers, are invited to submit. LHRT members and non-members are welcome to submit; however, those selected will be required to be present and register for the conference at their own expense.

Please submit a two-page proposal by January 5, 2008. Late submissions will not be considered. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address). The second page should not show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include the following: 1) the title of your paper, and 2) a synopsis or abstract of not more than 500 words. It is desirable that the abstract include a problem or thesis, including a statement of significance, objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress). Please indicate whether the research is in-progress or completed.

Please send submissions either by email or land mail to:

Kenneth Potts

LHRT Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect

C/o University Library

California State University, Stanislaus

One University Circle

Turlock, CA 95382

Email: kpotts@csustan.edu

Dear members of the USA and International Library Community,

We want you to show the national and international library community your best ideas!

Applications for presenting poster sessions at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference are now being accepted. An application form is available on the poster session website at http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/ for both US
and international submissions.

The 2008 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, June 28, 29, and 30, 2008.

Please contact Candace Benefiel, Chair of the ALA Poster Session Review Panel, with any questions concerning the review process. Her email address is cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu; if you need to call, her number is (979) 862-1044.

The deadline for submitting an application is January 31, 2008. Applicants will be notified by March 31, 2008 whether their submission has been accepted for presentation at the conference.

Jody Condit Fagan, Chair, ALA Poster Session Committee and Candace Benefiel, Review Panel Chair

faganjc@jmu.edu, (540) 568-4265
cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu, (979) 862-1044

The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee is holding its second annual Research Poster Session and Discussion Forum during the second ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, Saturday, July 26, 2007. The forum seeks to provide beginning and established researchers an opportunity to present research in progress, and receive collaborative feedback on their work and recommendations for future publishing. Research/posters will be simultaneously presented and discussed in small informal groups.

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

The committee will use a blind review process.

Selection criteria
Proposals will be evaluated based on the extent to which they:

1. Measure and/or investigate library and information aspects in the fields of communication, psychology, social work and education.

2. Represent an original research project.

3. Clearly identify what stage in the research project has been completed and estimate a timeline for the remainder of the project.

4. Represent the current interest to the membership of EBSS.

Note: Research that has been previously published or accepted for publication by December 1, 2007 will not be considered.

Proposal submission instructions

1. Proposals should be no more than three pages.

2. The first page should include:
• Date of submission
• Name of applicant(s)
• Institution(s)
• Applicant address(es)
• Phone number(s)
• Email address(es)
• Title of the proposal

3. The second page should include:
• Title of the proposal
• Statement of the research question
• Research goals and objectives
• Description of the methodology
• Conclusions
• Format
• Double-spaced
• 12 pt. font
• One inch margins

4. Email or mail your submissions by December 7, 2007 to

Melissa Cast-Brede
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68182
mcast@mail.unomaha.edu

Join ACRL in Seattle for the 14th ACRL National Conference, March 12-15, 2009!

Join your colleagues at the premier professional development event for academic and research librarians and staff. The ACRL 14th National Conference will challenge you to push your boundaries and promises the opportunity to explore new ideas, engage in new learning, and extend the collective vision of the future of academic and research libraries.

Engage in professional learning and development in both structured and informal settings. In addition to program sessions, the conference planners are also building in time to have fun, share informal conversations and meals with colleagues, and explore Seattle. ACRL will continue to offer virtual conference presentations and will embrace social networking tools in order to "amplify" the impact of the National Conference. This year ACRL will implement more "green" practices than ever before, challenging us all to help reduce the meeting’s ecological footprint.

The Call for participation can be found at: http://acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/seattle/program/program09.cfm

Do you have a new or innovative way of providing services to your users? The LITA 2008 National Forum is a great way of sharing your knowledge with others.

Due Date for proposals: December 15, 2007

The 2008 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 11th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Hilton Netherland Plaza hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio from October 16-19, 2008

Theme: Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library

The Forum Committee is interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations; just over-the-horizon technologies that aren't quite ready for implementation; or information technology research. We are interested in all types of libraries: public, government, school, academic, special, and corporate. Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are welcome.

Some possible ideas for proposals might include:

Social Computing: social tools, collaborative software, etc.
User created content: Book reviews, tagging, etc.
Mobile connectivity: iPhones, iPods, handhelds
Virtual worlds
Multiplayer Gaming in Education and Libraries
Open Source Software: creative uses of OSS, technology on a budget.
Federated and Meta-Searching: design and management, integrated access to resources, search engines
Digital Libraries/ Institutional Repositories: developments in resource linking, preservation, maintenance, web services
Authentication and Authorization: Digital Rights Management (DRM), authentication, privacy, services for remote patrons
Web design: information architecture, activity-centered design, user-centered design, usability testing
Technology Management: project management, geek management, budgeting, knowledge sharing applications
Internet Law: privacy, copyright, filtering
RFID in libraries

Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 75 minutes in length. Forum 2008 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals. Presenters are required to submit handouts one month in advance for the Forum notebook, and handouts will be made available on the Web site after the event.

Your proposals are welcome and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, send the following information via email (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF format):

Title
Abstract and brief outline
Level indicator (basic, intermediate, or advanced)
Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic
Full contact information
Is this proposal for a concurrent session?
Is this proposal for a poster session?
If this proposal is for a concurrent session, might it be considered for a poster session?
How did you hear about the 2007 Forum call for proposals?

The 2008 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2008. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of February 2008.

Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2007 to:
Mary Taylor
mtaylor@ala.org
Executive Director
Library and Information Technology Association

The 2008 Annual Conference will be held in Anaheim, CA, from June 26–July 2, 2008.

Call for Proposals

Are you an expert? Do you have useful research, subject expertise, or innovative ideas to share? If so, we invite you to share your work with your colleagues. Submit a presentation proposal for the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference to be held in Anaheim, California, June 26-30, 2008. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008. No late entries will be accepted.

ALA invites proposals for the following tracks

Children & Young Adults
Children and youth are the library users of the future. The presentations should provide practical and theoretical information that will further develop skills and expand the minds of forward thinking administrators, teacher-librarians, and children's youth services specialists.

Subtracks
Best Practices and Programming
Literature & Collection Development
Technology
Early Literacy

Collection Management & Technical Services
The old is new again. Conflicts and convergence in collection management and technical services.

Subtracks
Cataloging & Media
Collection Development

Digital Information & Technologies
This track provides updates on the latest technologies, innovations, and standards involved in the provision of information and services.

Research
Exciting new research and tips on how to conduct and publish your own.

User Services
Who are our users and what do they want? The presentations should discuss how you can transform library services to meet the needs of your changing user communities.

Subtracks
Reference
Literacy and Learning
Outreach

Benefits of Presenting

As a presenter, you will not only help create an informative program, you will also:
Gain recognition
Highlight your institution's achievements
Expand your peer network
Hone your public speaking skills
Obtain feedback on your ideas/research
Advance the profession

Requirements

ALA Annual Conference presenters will be required to:
register for and attend the conference (complimentary registration may be requested for non-librarian presenters);
grant permission for possible taping (audiocassette and video) and broadcast (Web) of their presentation;
assign ALA first publication rights, as papers will be published as part of the ALA conference proceedings;
contributed paper presenters must provide completed papers in both hard copy and electronic versions by the deadline date.

Selection Criteria

The ALA Annual Conference subcommittees will evaluate the content of your proposal for relevance to the conference tracks and themes, clarity, originality, and timeliness. Proposals should be of original work that has not been previously published. Special attention will be given to proposals that:
Generate ideas or report research that contribute to ongoing discussion about the future of academic and research libraries.
Demonstrate innovative thinking.
Contribute ideas for positioning academic and research librarians to be leaders both on and off campus.
Present strategies for effectively implementing new ideas and technology.
Encourage active learning among conference attendees.

Presenters will be notified of acceptance of their proposals by February 18, 2008. A maximum of 20 proposals will be accepted.

Funding

In accordance with ALA practices, ALA or division members cannot receive honoraria nor have expenses reimbursed for presenting conference programs. Participants are required to pay for conference registration fees, travel, and other expenses. Non-librarian presenters may be eligible for per diem, travel reimbursement, and/or honorarium. All requests for reimbursement or honorarium are subject to approval by the program committee; acceptance of the proposal does not guarantee funding.

For more information go to: http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/proposals.htm

Dear members of the USA and International Library
Community,

We want you to show the national and international
library community your best ideas!

Applications for presenting poster sessions at the
2008 ALA Annual Conference are now being accepted. An
application form is available on the poster session
website at http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/ for both US
and international submissions.

The 2008 ALA Annual Poster Sessions will be held at the
ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA,
June 28, 29, and 30, 2008.

Please contact Candace Benefiel, Chair of the ALA
Poster Session Review Panel, with any questions
concerning the review process. Her email address is
cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu; if you need to call, her
number is (979) 862-1044.

The deadline for submitting an application is January
31, 2008. Applicants will be notified by March 31,
2008 whether their submission has been accepted for
presentation at the conference.

Jody Condit Fagan, Chair, ALA Poster Session Committee
and
Candace Benefiel, Review Panel Chair

faganjc@jmu.edu, (540) 568-4265
cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu, (979) 862-1044

Please submit your proposal for the 2008 ALA Annual Conference Poster Sessions. More information can be found at http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/howto.aspx
The deadline for proposals is January 31st, 2008.

Notifications of selected poster sessions for 2008 will be sent on or before March 31st, 2008.

If you have questions about the status of your submission, or need to change information on a submission, please e-mail Candace Benefiel, Poster Session Review Panel Chair.

Thank you for your interest in the ALA Poster Sessions!

ACRL invites proposal submissions for a half-day or full-day professional development programs to be held prior to the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting or the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Submissions will be accepted through April 7, 2008.

FORMAT

Professional development programs should allow participants to develop skills related to a specific topic and should focus on interactive learning through a variety of presentation styles. Programs that offer practical tips and cutting-edge techniques are especially encouraged. Proposals should explicitly outline activities that will be incorporated during the session to enable attendees to achieve the session’s learning outcomes. Programs can either be half-day or full-day sessions.

PRESENTATION DATES

2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting. ACRL workshops will be held on Friday, January 23, 2009, in Denver.
2009 ALA Annual Conference. ACRL preconferences will be held on Friday, July 10, 2009, in Chicago.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL
Proposals should be submitted via the online proposal form:

https://marvin.foresightint.com/surveys/Tier1Survey/ACRL/241

The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday, April 7, 2008. Proposals must include the following:

Complete contact information for all speakers.
Presentation title.
Presentation description. Outline the main points of the program, including its relevance to attendees and how you would incorporate at least one active learning exercise in your session (approx. 500 words).
Short presentation description. (approx. 100 words)
Support of ACRL Strategic Plan. Outline how your program would support the ACRL Strategic Plan.
At least three learning outcomes and how they will be achieved.
Indicate whether program will be held at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting or Annual Conference.
Indicate whether program has been offered before for ACRL
Program length.
Maximum number of attendees.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals will be evaluated by the ACRL Professional Development Coordinating Committee for clarity, originality, and timeliness. Selection criteria are online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/2009call.cfm.

Notifications will be issued by May 2008. Visit http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/2009call.cfm for complete details. Questions? Contact Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org or 312-280-2522.

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.

The New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG), an interest group of ACRL New England, is requesting proposals from those interested in presenting at this year's annual program, "How Students Learn," to be held at Western New England College, Springfield, MA on Friday June 6th, 2008.

We encourage proposals from individuals, groups of panelists or those interested in facilitating lunch time round table discussions. Proposals that address factors impacting student learning, and how librarians can leverage this knowledge to effectively teach information literacy skills are of particular interest. Proposal topics could include but are not limited to:

Studies of student learning or research habits (in the library, at home, online, etc.)
Innovation in instruction and information literacy programs to accommodate student learning styles
Learning styles in an online environment
Innovative use of library spaces to enhance the student learning experience
Learning styles through the generations (Gen X, Gen Y, The New Silent Generation, etc.)
Cognitive abilities of college students
Gaming as a learning tool
Managing the e-classroom to enhance learning

Each speaker or panel group should plan on presenting for approximately 25 minutes of a 45 minute session, leaving ample time for questions and discussion after the presentation. Interactive presentations are highly encouraged.

For speakers and panelists, please submit a one-page proposal including complete contact information and technology or equipment requirements.

For round table facilitators, please submit a brief paragraph describing your round table, 3 to 5 potential questions you would use to facilitate a lively discussion, and complete contact information. Technology and equipment will not be available at round tables.

All proposals should be submitted to Sara Marks (smarks@fsc.edu) or Laurie Sabol (laurie.sabol@tufts.edu) by February 22, 2008.

An RFP has been released to conduct a demographic study of the ALA membership http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/memresstudyrfp.pdf. Proposal is due by 4:30 p.m. (CST) March 14, 2008. Work on the study is to begin April 1, 2008 and must be completed by August 31, 2008.

Questions regarding the proposal should be addressed to Cathleen Bourdon, cbourdon@ala.org or (800) 545-2433, ext. 3217.

Call for Chapters
Hybrid Book/Wiki Publication
"Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries"
An ACRL Monograph
Editor: Laura B. Cohen

Library 2.0 is a response to the revolution in the way library users
create, edit, seek, use, organize and share information. Many observers
agree on several guiding principles of Library 2.0. These include the
use of social information tools favored by users; building personalized,
participatory library services driven by user needs; an embrace of
radical trust; taking the library to users; and rapid change mobilized
by assessment.

Academic libraries are spearheading Library 2.0 innovations, but many
libraries remain out of the loop. "Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic
Libraries" will be a hybrid book and post-publication wiki presenting
case studies of Library 2.0 initiatives and will serve as a guide to
action. It is the first professional library publication of its type.

"Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries" will consist of case
study chapters on a range of significant Library 2.0 initiatives taking
place in academic libraries throughout the world. Following its
publication, the authors will maintain follow-up reports on a wiki that
will track the subsequent evolution of their initiatives. These reports
can be tracked on the wiki site or by RSS feed.

The book and wiki will be published by the Association of College &
Research Libraries.

Recommended topics: Acceptable topics cover a range of significant
initiatives that embody the guiding principles of Library 2.0. Topics
may cover functional beta initiatives.

Chapter topics, and any combinations of these topics, may include but
are not limited to the following:

2.0-enhanced Web sites
Assessment of Library 2.0 initiatives
Blogging
Delivering customizable content
Engaging staff in Library 2.0 principles and practices
Engaging students in library planning and assessment
Gaming
IM communication
Innovative user-centered services in physical spaces
Library Web sites as community spaces
Mashups
Mobile computing-enhanced online spaces
OPAC innovations
Podcasting, videocasting, Web conferencing
Privacy and 2.0
RSS content delivery
Social bookmarking
Social networking tools used for outreach, community conversations,
teaching, research, etc.
Student collaboration in developing library services
Tagging
Taking the library to users in both physical and online spaces
Wiki publishing

Submissions: Individuals interested in contributing to this publication
are invited to e-mail a proposal to the editor. Significant writings
about the initiative should not have appeared elsewhere. The proposal
should be approximately 500 words and consist of your name, affiliation,
working title of the chapter, abstract, description of the initiative
and plans for its future development. Proposals should include a
statement that the author(s) agree to maintain periodic project updates
on the post-publication wiki for a period of at least two years
following publication of the book.

Please e-mail your proposal in an attached document to Laura B. Cohen,
editor, at lcohen@uamail.albany.edu by March 1, 2007. You will be
notified about the status of your submission by April 1, 2007. Following
acceptance of proposals, authors will have three months to prepare
chapters of 5,000-7,000 words. The book has an estimated publication
date of fall 2007.

______________________________
Laura B. Cohen
Web Support Librarian
LI-140 University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Voice: 518-442-3492
Fax: 518-442-3088

The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative was started to advocate for a complete rethink of the way libraries conduct resource sharing in the context of the global internet revolution. In order to showcase resource sharing innovation, the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative has created an award to encourage libraries and librarians to make changes in how they do resource sharing and improve service to users.

Up to three winning submissions will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000 each. Recipients will be announced at the ALA RUSA STARS Rethinking Resource Sharing ALA Preconference on June 27, 2008 in Anaheim, CA, and also will be invited to present at the IFLA satellite preconference, Rethinking Access to Information: Evolving Perspectives on Information Content Delivery in Boston in August 2008. Funding for the 2008 Innovation Awards was provided by the Alliance of Library Service Networks www.librarynetworks.org

To be considered for the award, please submit a description of the user-centric service change you have made that has improved resource sharing in your library, consortium or state. Full details for submission can be found at www.rethinkingresourcesharing.org.

The deadline for applications/nominations is May 15, 2008 (post-mark or date of e-mail).

Submissions are sent to the chair of the Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards

Committee:
Anne K Beaubien

Director, Cooperative Access Services

Grants Officer

University of Michigan Library

920 North University

106 Hatcher Graduate Library

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205

(734) 936-2322 fax (734) 647-2050

beaubien@umich.edu

PLA is seeking interested parties to submit virtual poster sessions as
part of the first-ever PLA Virtual Conference. The PLA Virtual
Conference will be held March 27 and 28 during the live PLA National
Conference in Minneapolis.

The topic of the poster session can be of the applicant's choosing, but
must be related to public librarianship. Virtual posters can be
submitted as Web pages, PowerPoint presentations, or other formats which
can be "mounted" on the Web. Accepted posters will be mounted on the
PLA Virtual Conference Web site prior to the event. Presenters are also
welcome to participate in online discussions about their posters during
the Virtual Conference.

To apply, please send an email to khughes@ala.org, detailing your idea.
Please include the following: primary contact name, phone number, email
address, job title and institution, names of additional contributors,
title of proposed virtual poster session, brief abstract (150-200) words
describing your poster session, format of virtual poster (e.g. .doc,
.html, .pdf) and if any special files/software/effects will be
incorporated. We are able to do voice-over narration, so if you would
like to take advantage of that, just include it in your proposal.
Proposals are due by February 21, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Selected proposals
will be notified by February 29, 2008.

The first-ever PLA Virtual Conference will offer librarians who are
unable to travel to Minneapolis the opportunity to participate in all
the excitement of a PLA National Conference. The Virtual Conference will
feature 10 education programs, special events, and networking
opportunities.

For more information about the Virtual Conference and PLA 2008, visit
the National Conference Web site at www.placonference.org
http://www.placonference.org/. For more information about other PLA
events and programs, contact the PLA office at pla@ala.org or
800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA, or visit PLA's Web site at www.pla.org
http://www.pla.org/ .

PLA is a division of the American Library Association. PLA's core
purpose is to strengthen public libraries and their contribution to the
communities they serve. Its mission is to enhance the development and
effectiveness of public library staff and public library services.

Time is running out to submit a proposal for the Juried Papers to be presented in Anaheim at the ALA Annual Conference. If you have useful research, subject expertise, or innovative ideas to share with your colleagues we invite you to submit a proposal.
Proposals which are accepted will be presented on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1, 2008. For more detailed information go to:
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/proposals.htm
To submit a proposal, please download and complete the proposal form. Email the completed form and detailed abstract to Kimberly Arnold at karnold@ala.org. If you have questions regarding the submission process please contact Kimberly at 312-280-3216.
The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008. No late entries will be accepted.

Call for Proposals – 5th ALA Forum on Education

We are pleased to announce a call for participation for the 5th ALA Forum on Education: Service Learning and Citizen Engagement to be held on Friday, June 27, 2008 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm during the upcoming ALA Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. Masters Level students who have participated in a service learning project or who have designed a yet to be completed service learning project are encouraged to submit a proposal.

The 5th ALA Forum on Education will feature a researchpooloza format followed by a traditional poster session. During the researchpalooza you will address the audience from a podium and present your service learning project in 90 seconds or less with the aid of one PowerPoint slide to an audience of 150 ALA members. Following the researchpalooza presenters will be asked to participate in a poster session where attendees will be able to ask questions and further discuss service learning projects. The researchpalooza format was a great success at MidWinter 2008 and we excited to offer an opportunity to participate in this innovative program.

To participate, please submit the following information via email to alaedforum@gmail.com
Name:
Title of Project:
University Affiliation:
Email Address:
Abstract or short description of service learning project:

Proposals will be accepted through March 16 and presenters will be notified by March 28

For more information please contact Joe Sanchez at joesanchez@austin.utexas.edu

Joe Sanchez
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~sanchez

Invitation to Participate in the Poster Session: Learning Virtually

Many innovative technologies are available for delivering flexible and inexpensive on- and off-site training and professional development programs.

What tools are you using? Are you doing a lot with what you’ve got? What have you achieved? Do you have a new take on distance learning?

Build on your success by presenting a poster!

Posters will highlight best practices and tools for virtual/online, innovative staff training in your library:

3:30-5:30pm on Saturday, June 28th
in Anaheim at ALA

Poster session will follow the program panel Learning Virtually: Online Professional Development for Library Workers with Tight Budgets and Full Schedules on Saturday, June 28th, 1:30-3:30 pm. For more information visit: http://web.gccaz.edu/~cmacdon2/LearningVirtually/LearningVirtuallyFlyer.pdf

To submit your poster session idea for consideration please go to: http://web.gccaz.edu/~cmacdon2/LearningVirtually/

ALA information about poster sessions in general is available at: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/default.aspx

Basically, poster sessions are an opportunity to informally present graphics and text about work you have done or are doing.

Usually posters are 4' x 8' or smaller - and in this case, must be self-standing (this location will not be providing boards for display). If you supplement your poster with computer graphics or other technology, you will need to bring your own projection equipment, laptops, etc.

Members of the Joint ACRL CJCLS-CLS-DLS Program Committee will be evaluating submissions on an ongoing basis through March 30, 2008.

The program and poster session are co-sponsored by the College Libraries Section, Community & Junior College Libraries Section, and the Distance Learning Section of ACRL.

ACRL Invites Applications for RBM Editor

ACRL invites applications and nominations for the position of editor of Rare Books & Manuscripts (RBM), the biannual, scholarly research journal of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The editor is appointed for a three-year term, which may be renewed for an additional three years. Applicants must be a member of ALA and ACRL.
Qualifications include professional experience in academic libraries, a record of scholarly publication, editing experience, an ability to meet publication deadlines, an understanding of the scholarly communication process, and a broad knowledge of the issues confronting academic libraries.

Appointment will be made by the ACRL Board of Directors at the 2008 Annual Conference upon the recommendation of the search committee and of the ACRL Publications Committee. The incoming editor will assume full responsibility upon appointment in July 2008.

Nominations or resumes and letters of application, including the names of three references, should be sent to:

RBM Search Committee
c/o Dawn Mueller
ACRL
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
dmueller@ala.org
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 28, 2008.
Finalists will be interviewed at the ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, 2008.

ACRL invites proposal submissions for a half-day or full-day professional development programs to be held prior to the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting or the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Submissions will be accepted through April 7, 2008.

FORMAT

Professional development programs should allow participants to develop skills related to a specific topic and should focus on interactive learning using a variety of presentation styles. Programs that offer practical tips and cutting-edge techniques are especially encouraged. Proposals should explicitly outline activities that will be incorporated during the session to enable attendees to achieve the session’s learning outcomes. Programs can either be half-day or full-day sessions.

PRESENTATION DATES

2009 Midwinter Meeting. ACRL workshops will be held in Denver on Friday, January 23, 2009.
2009 ALA Annual Conference. ACRL preconferences will be held in Chicago on Friday, July 10, 2009.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL
Proposals should be submitted via the online proposal form:

https://marvin.foresightint.com/surveys/Tier1Survey/ACRL/241

The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday, April 7, 2008. Proposals must include the following:

Complete contact information for all speakers.
Presentation title.
Presentation description. Outline the main points of the program, its relevance to attendees, and how you would incorporate at least one active learning exercise in your session (approx. 500 words).
Short presentation description. (approx. 100 words)
Support of ACRL Strategic Plan. Outline how your program would support the ACRL Strategic Plan.
At least three learning outcomes and how they will be achieved.
Indicate whether program will be held at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting or Annual Conference
Indicate whether program has been offered before for ACRL
Program length.
Maximum number of attendees.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals will be evaluated by the ACRL Professional Development Coordinating Committee for clarity, originality, and timeliness. Selection criteria are online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/2009call.cfm.

Notifications will be issued by June 2008. Visit http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/2009call.cfm for complete details. Questions? Contact Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org; or call 312-280-2522.

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.

Call for Special Issue Papers
Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge
Issue 9(1), March 2009

The editors of the online journal Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal) announce a call for papers for a special issue of the journal on the topic of “Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge.” Accepted papers would appear in Volume 9(1) to be published in March 2009.

Scholarly articles may report research describing (a) teachers or preservice teachers who demonstrate “TPACK” (also known as TPCK) in the K-12 classroom; (b) teachers/preservice teachers in the process of developing TPACK; or (c) teacher education programs with demonstrated success in developing TPACK in their graduates. We have a special interest in articles describing the development of instruments or methods to measure TPACK. Theoretical articles will also be considered, especially if they synthesize the research or development of TPACK thinking in a particular content area.

Additional information specific to each section of CITE Journal follows.

Science Education Section

Papers submitted to the science education section should address TPACK in the context of K-12 science teacher education. To submit your article, go to www.citejournal.org, click on the Submissions tab, and follow the directions. When you navigate to the page that enables you to select the journal for publication, be sure to select the CITE Journal “Special Issue: Science - Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge” radio button. We encourage you to think about the special advantages of publishing online by including media such as digital videos, images, audio and/or links to websites in your manuscript. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than September 15, 2008.

John C. Park
Science Section Editor
park@unity.ncsu.edu

Social Studies Education Section

This special issue of CITE Journal Social Studies will examine issues and problems associated with the application of TPCK in social studies. Manuscripts for this special issue should focus on one of the following two areas: (1) reports on data-driven research about the application of TPCK in social studies settings, both K-12 and teacher education; (2) theoretical considerations of TPCK, including but not limited to applications in K-12 social studies settings and implications for teacher education. To submit a paper from the CITE Journal submission Web page, select the CITE Journal “Special Issue: SocStu - Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge” radio button. Manuscripts must be submitted no later than September 15, 2008.

John Lee & David Hicks
Social Studies Education Section Editor
john_lee@ncsu.edu
hicks@vt.edu

Mathematics Education Section
Papers submitted to the mathematics education section should address TPACK in the context of K-12 mathematics teacher education. To submit a paper from the CITE Journal submission Web page, select the CITE Journal “Special Issue: Math - Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge” radio button. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than October 15, 2008.

Christine Browning & Mark Klespis
Mathematics Education Section Editors
christine.browning@wmich.edu
klespis@shsu.edu

English Education Section
Papers submitted to the English education section should address TPACK in the context of K-12 English/language arts teacher education. To submit a paper from the CITE Journal submission Web page, select the CITE Journal “Special Issue: English - Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge” radio button. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than October 15, 2008.

General Section

Scholarly articles addressing content areas not addressed in other sections of CITE Journal should be submitted to the General Section for review. Appropriate content may come from foreign and classical languages, exceptional learners, physical education, music and art education, or general teacher education including technology education/professional development courses that emphasize the development of pedagogical and content knowledge in conjunction with the development of technology proficiency. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of hyperlinks to provide supporting evidence such as course assignments and student-created products to validate TPACK methodologies.

To submit a paper from the CITE Journal submission Web page, select the CITE Journal “Special Issue: General - Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge” radio button. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than September 15, 2008.

Matthew Koehler & Judi Harris
General Section Guest Editors

Current Practice Section

Current Practices section of the CITE journal seeks articles for a special issue related to TPACK methodologies that demonstrate promising ideas, teaching practice, implementations, or preliminary/pilot findings from research studies or development projects targeting preservice and/or in-service teacher education. Authors are encouraged to take full advantage of the multimedia capabilities of the CITE Journal to support, illustrate, and provide relevant examples of the issues presented in the article. Papers submitted to the mathematics education section should address TPACK in the context of K-12 mathematics teacher education. To submit a paper from the CITE Journal submission Web page, select the CITE Journal “Special Issue: CP - Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge” radio button. Manuscripts must be submitted no later than September 15, 2008.

Natalie Milman & Pete Adamy
Current Practice Section Editors
nmilman@gwu.edu
adamy@uri.edu

Invitation to Participate in the Poster Session: Learning Virtually

Many innovative technologies are available for delivering flexible and inexpensive on- and off-site training and professional development programs. What are you using?
Present a poster on what you're doing!
3:30-5:30pm on Saturday, June 28th
in Anaheim at ALA

Posters will highlight best practices and tools for individual or staff training in your library. Share your good ideas with colleagues!

Poster session will follow the program panel Learning Virtually: Online Professional Development for Library Workers with Tight Budgets and Full Schedules on Saturday, June 28th, 1:30-3:30 pm. For more information visit: http://web.gccaz.edu/~cmacdon2/LearningVirtually/LearningVirtuallyFlyer.pdf

To submit your poster session idea for consideration please go to: http://web.gccaz.edu/~cmacdon2/LearningVirtually/

ALA information about poster sessions in general is available at: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/default.aspx

Basically, poster sessions are an opportunity to informally present graphics and text about work you have done or are doing.

Usually posters are 4' x 8' or smaller - and in this case, must be self-standing (this location will not be providing boards for display). If you supplement your poster with computer graphics or other technology, you will need to bring your own projection equipment, laptops, etc.

Members of the Joint ACRL CJCLS-CLS-DLS Program Committee will be evaluating submissions on an ongoing basis through April 30, 2008 (now extended for a limited time)

The program and poster session are co-sponsored by the College Libraries Section, Community & Junior College Libraries Section, and the Distance Learning Section of ACRL.

The deadline for proposals for ACRL 14th National Conference contributed papers, panel sessions, preconferences, and workshops is Monday, May 12, 2008.

The ACRL 14th National Conference, to be held in Seattle, March 12-15, 2009, will offer a forum for an exciting and energizing exchange of ideas on research, practices, developments, and visions in the field of academic and research librarianship. The conference theme, "Pushing the Edge: Explore, Engage, Extend," reflects the promise and the challenge of the Northwest. The ACRL National Conference Executive Committee invites submitters to send their edgiest, most "out-there" proposals, to help make ACRL 2009 a truly groundbreaking conference.

Proposals are sought for a variety of formats including contributed papers, panel sessions, preconferences, workshops, poster sessions, and roundtable discussions. Deadlines for proposal submissions are as follows:

• May 12, 2008 - Contributed papers, panel sessions, preconferences, and workshops

• October 20, 2008 - Poster sessions

• November 23, 2008 - Roundtable discussions

Full text of the Call for Participation is available online at www.acrl.org/seattle (Click "Proposals").

Complete details about the conference are online at www.acrl.org/seattle. Questions about the call for presentation and the 14th ACRL National Conference should be directed to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org, or by phone at 312-280-2522.

Second annual ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, which will take place on November 2-4, 2008, in Oak Brook, IL (a western suburb of Chicago).

General info at http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2008/05/call-for-presenters-for-glls2008.html

Submission information found at http://gaming.techsource.ala.org/index.php/Call_for_Presenters

The deadline for submitting proposals to present is June 15, 2008. We'll notify you by July 1, 2008, if your proposal has been selected or not. If multiple folks submit proposals for the same topic, we reserve the right to ask you to work together on a session due to the limited number of slots available. We only have two days' worth of symposium, and time flies when you're having fun!

Presentations will be limited to 45 minutes, so please make sure you can cover your topic in that amount of time. We wish we could let all of you speak for as long as you need, but again, we only have so many slots.

ALA makes no ownership claims on materials submitted for the 2008 Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium. We expect to make all presentations selected for the Symposium available on this site after the event under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Please submit a proposal to present only if you are willing to agree to this license.

We also hope to do some podcasts with presenters during the Symposium, so please be prepared to be asked to do this. If you really don't like doing audio, we'll be happy to interview you in a different medium (print or video, most likely).

First consideration will go to session topics that are unique, innovative, or otherwise new to our profession. Please be sure to note in your description why your topic/project is different from other ones.

We are tentatively scheduling three tracks for Monday, November 3, 2008. They are research on gaming and libraries, gaming and literacy, and going beyond videogames. These tracks may change, though, especially in light of submitted proposals. To suggest additional themes, please send your ideas to Jenny Levine at jlevine [at] ala.org .

Please use the template below to submit your proposal to present. If you don't include all of the information, we may or may not have time to pester you for the rest of it, which could adversely affect your status in the selection process. In other words, please include all of the information the first time so that we can guarantee your proposal will be considered from the beginning!

Potential Topics of Interest

Suggestions from readers, but feel free to submit beyond these topics

Designing games
Gaming industry perspectives and how to work together
Gaming and accessibility
Assessment and evaluation of gaming programs

Did you know??? A recent survey of the LAMA membership found that 73% of LAMA's 5,000-plus members ranked "LA&M" as the "most valuable" feature of their membership.

Don’t miss this valuable and rewarding opportunity to help shape LAMA’s flagship magazine as it moves from a traditional print publication into a fully web-based format. LA&M needs your creativity in finding original and exciting approaches to presenting content and developing new features. With support from the LAMA Publications and Editorial Advisory Board and ALA Production Services, you will build your skill set as an editor while giving back to your profession and serving more than 5,000 LAMA members.

For more information, please contact associate editor Eric Shoaf at ecs@brown.edu. He will be happy to talk with you.

Position description:

The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) seeks an experienced writer or editor to assist in the production and eventually take charge of LAMA’s quarterly magazine, Library Administration & Management (LA&M). As the flagship publication of LAMA, LA&M serves as an outlet for publishing and news information disseminated from LAMA committees and working groups, as well as for best practices in the field of library administration. The print magazine is transitioning into a full-feature web publication, expected to be complete in 2009-2010, and will continue to serve the membership in vital new ways by providing more timely information, multi-media features, and high quality graphics.

The associate editor will be responsible for working closely with the editor in the production of each issue of LA&M, establishing close working relationships with and serving as liaison to the LAMA section and committee chairs in reporting section news, and performing other duties as determined by the editor. After serving two years, the incumbent will assume the duties of editor in 2010. The associate editor serves as an ex-officio member of the LAMA Board of Directors and the LA&M Editorial Advisory Board. The first issue for which the newly appointed associate editor will share responsibility will be volume 23, no. 1, with a copy due date in late September 2008.

Applicants must be LAMA members and have a strong overall knowledge of the association and its goals, have an interest in and knowledge of management issues relevant to libraries, and a familiarity with management literature in general. Applicants must have written and published articles and/or have demonstrated editorial experience. Preferred applicants will have experience or familiarity with the technical and editorial issues associated with electronic and Web publishing, and knowledge of emerging technologies in this publishing format.

The successful candidate must make a four-year commitment to attend American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences, with emphasis on attending LAMA section and committee meetings, and other events. Compensation up to $1,500 annually will be provided to cover documented travel and/or editorial expenses. Applicants should send a resume and cover letter summarizing their editorial philosophy, two to four samples of written work or editorial activities, and three letters of reference addressing qualifications to: Kerry Ward, Executive Director, LAMA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, or e-mail materials to Kerry Ward kward@ala.org. Finalists will be interviewed at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.

The deadline for application is June 7, 2008.

Seeking Submissions from U.S. Librarians for ALA Editions
The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing
(publisher, American Library Association)

Introductory Note: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public
Library. Contributor to Illinois Librarians; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays
for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)

Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to
Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century
(Neal-Schuman, 2006)

Practical, concise, how-to articles. No previously published, simultaneously
submitted material, or co-authors. Two articles: 1900-2100 words total; one
article could be 1000 words, the other 900 words. No underlining, bold, all
caps for emphasis, please.

Editor Carol Smallwood, M.L.S., has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such
as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and
others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review,
The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding
House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging
co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3

Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research
skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books,
ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for
your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web
sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge,
promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as
censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.

Deadline June 30, 2008

Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please
submit articles for consideration with a 65-70 word bio. Place LIBRARIANS/your
name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net

Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe, a subject bibliographer at Central Michigan University, obtained
her M.L.I.S. from the University of North Texas. She has been published in
American Libraries, Beloit Poetry Journal, Library Trends. Her recent books
include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006); Adagio Sunset Candle (Poetry
Press, 2008); Midwest Library Organizations (McFarland, forthcoming). She
received the Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes
writing workshops for Pine Arts Council.

Is there something you would like to talk to other instruction
librarians about?

Consider convening a discussion with instruction librarians at the ALA
Midwinter convention in Denver in January, 2009, to share your ideas,
get feedback on your research, find a colleague for research, get more
ideas, increase your expertise.

ACRL/Instruction Section (IS) Current Issue Discussion Groups
Call for proposals for ALA Midwinter Conference, January 2009

Description
Current Issue Discussion Groups provide a way for IS members to
introduce instruction-related topics of current importance, to promote
discussion and encourage further exploration.

What to Include in the Proposal
The following five elements need to be addressed and clearly stated in
the proposal:

-A clear description of the discussion topic's issue/s
-Rationale for convening a discussion on the topic's issue/s
-Importance of the topic's issue/s for academic instruction librarians
-At least three sample discussion questions that may be used to facilitate group discussion
-Proposed strategies and structure that will maintain group discussion

The potential scope of issues includes, but is not limited to:
Teaching methods; Instruction and Information technology;
Assessment; Management of instruction programs; Outreach and
collaboration; Research in academic information literacy. The topic
should be focused enough to be covered reasonably well within the
allotted time. (For example "Everything about WIKIs" would be too broad,
while "Using WIKIs in Library Instruction at Academic Institutions"
might be just the right scope).

Expectations for Current Issue Discussion Group Conveners
For the selected proposals, the proposal author(s) will serve as
convener(s) and commit to:

-becoming up-to-date and familiar with the discussion topic;
-exploring possible discussion formats and selecting the appropriate format that allows for maximum discussion within the parameters and scope of the topic;
-drafting an initial two-page to three-page, double spaced
"Current Issue Digest" summarizing findings about the issue to be posted to ILI-L at least two weeks (by January 8, 2009) before the conference and handed out at the discussion;
-identifying a few key readings, related organizations and/or
programs to include in the "Current Issue Digest;"
-facilitating one of two "Current Issue Discussions" at the ALA Midwinter Conference (in Denver, CO: January 23-28, 2009);
-revising and submitting a final "Current Issue Digest" to be posted on the IS web site within one month (by March 1, 2009) of the discussion;
-distributing the final Current Issue Digest to the ILI Listserv after the ALA Midwinter Conference;
- maintaining communication with an assigned liaison from the Discussion Group Steering Committee throughout the planning, program, and follow-up processes.

Who May Apply
Applications are welcome from any IS members. (If it is a group, one person needs to be an IS member!)

How to Apply
Complete and submit the proposal form to the IS Current Issue
Discussion Group Steering Committee co-chair by June 1, 2008. The
proposal form is attached. Send the completed form to Rebecca Jackson
(rjackson@iastate.edu).

Contact committee co-chairs Rebecca Jackson (rjackson@iastate.edu) or Gail Gradowski (ggradowski@scu.edu) with questions.

Check the IS- DGSC webpage as well for more information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees/webpages/discussiongroup/index.cfm

Process
Selection will be based on the perceived importance and impact
of the proposed topic. Additional selection criteria used in the
selection process include evaluating proposed topics for: timeliness,
relevancy, currency, practicality (that the topic lends itself to a
discussion), innovation, evidence of applicant's knowledge, and clear
focus. Proposals must be submitted by June 1, 2008, for ALA Midwinter in
Denver, CO. Proposal writers will be notified by July 9, 2008, as to
whether or not their proposal was accepted and will be assigned one of
the two discussion time slots. Conveners are responsible for their own
conference registration and travel expenses.

IS Current Issue Discussion Group
Proposal Form

Proposals submitted by June 1, 2008, will be considered for one of two
discussion groups to be held at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver, CO.
Brief title:


(Approximately 8 words, providing a succinct description)


Please attach a summary of the proposed discussion's focus and
its importance to the profession (Note: Keep in mind the selection
criteria used: timeliness, relevancy, currency, practicality,
innovation, evidence of applicant's knowledge, and clear focus.):
(Up to 400 words)





Please attach a proposed outline as to how you will initiate and
facilitate discussion, as well as how you will maintain a discussion
format. Include a MINIMUM of 3 questions that will be posed in the
discussion. (Up to 400 words)





Contact information for proposed discussion group convener(s):


Name





Institution





Email Address





Phone





___ Please check to confirm that all proposed conveners are
current IS members.
___ Please check to indicate that you accept the
responsibilities of discussion group conveners.

If your proposal is selected, you will be notified by July 9,
2008. You will be appointed as a convener of your discussion group.
Conveners are responsible for becoming up-to-date and familiar with the
discussion topic, drafting an initial two-page to three-page,
double-spaced "Current Issue Digest" summarizing the discussion topic,
posting the "Current Issue Digest" to ILI-L at least one week before the
conference and handed out at the discussion, leading a discussion of the
topic, and creating a written digest of key discussion points to be
posted on the IS web site within one month after your discussion.
Conveners and other participants are responsible for their own
conference registration and travel expenses.

Submit your completed proposal form by email to Rebecca Jackson
(rjackson@iastate.edu), co-chair of the IS Discussion Group Steering
Committee, by June 1, 2008.

2009 Emerging Leaders Application Process Now Open

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2009 class of Emerging Leaders. Applications can be found at http://cs.ala.org/hrdr/emergingleaders/

The deadline to apply is July 31.

The program is designed to enable more than 100 new librarians to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. Participants are given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, network with peers and get an inside look into ALA structure and activities.

An ALA division, round table, ethnic affiliate, state chapter or AASL Affiliate will sponsor approximately one-third of the selected applicants. Each sponsor will contribute $1000 towards expenses ($500 for each conference). To be sponsored, apply directly to your division, chapter or round table on the application. A list of sponsoring units is included as part of the online application. You can also check with your state association and/or state chapter to find out how to apply for their sponsorship.

Sponsorship is not required for participation in the program. In order to be eligible for participation in the program, those selected must meet the following criteria:

Be under 35 years of age or be a new librarian of any age with fewer than 5 years post-MLS experience, and
Have a recent MLS degree from an ALA or NCATE accredited program or be in an MLS program currently, and
Be able to attend both ALA conferences and work virtually in between each,
Be prepared to commit to serve on an ALA, Division, Chapter or Round Table committee, taskforce or workgroup upon completion of program, and
Be an ALA member or join upon selection if not already a member.
Program information will be available and updated at: wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders. For questions or more information regarding the program, contact Beatrice Calvin at bcalvin@ala.org.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Library Materials and Services for Children and Young Adults: Historical Perspectives
Library History Round Table (LHRT) Research Forum, July 2009
Co-Sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) seeks papers for its Research Forum at the 2009 ALA Annual Meeting in Chicago, July 9-15, 2009. The theme of the Forum will be the history of library materials and services for children and young adults. This program is co-sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

LHRT welcomes submissions from researchers of all backgrounds, including students, faculty, and practitioners. Proposals are due on November 28, 2008. Each proposal must give the paper title, an abstract (up to 500 words), and the scholar's one-page vita. Also, please indicate whether the research is in-progress or completed. It is desirable that the abstract include a problem or thesis, as well as a statement of significance, objectives, methods/primary sources used for the research, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for works in progress).

From the submissions, the LHRT Research Committee will select several authors to present their completed work at the Forum. The program will be publicized in January 2009. So that the Forum's facilitator may introduce and react to each author, completed papers are due June 19, 2009. The Research Forum will likely occur on Sunday, July 12, 2009. All presenters must register to attend the conference. For registration options, see ALA's events and conferences page at http://www.ala.org/ .

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: November 28, 2008
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED PAPERS: June 19, 2009

Please submit proposals and direct inquiries to:

Bernadette A. Lear
LHRT Vice-Chair/Research Committee Chair
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
Telephone: (717) 948-6360
E-mail: BAL19@PSU.EDU

The Association of College & Research Libraries, with generous support from Thomson Reuters, makes an annual award of $1500 to support dissertation research in the field of academic librarianship.* Details are available online at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlawards/doctoraldissertation.cfm and applications are being accepted through December 5, 2008.

Are YOU the next Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship winner?

* No attempt will be made to define academic librarianship, but the subject should be consistent with topics usually published in College & Research Libraries or key refereed library and information science research journals or presented at ACRL meetings.