Dolores' List of CFPs

CALL FOR ARTICLES

The Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University
of Pennsylvania is seeking scholarly articles for its two professional
publications:

1) Rural Libraries, focusing on current trends and issues affecting
small and rural libraries

2) Bookmobile and Outreach Services, concentrating on current trends
and issues in library outreach.

Each journal is published twice annually, once in the spring and once
in the fall. Articles may take the form of scholarly papers or essays
and may reflect librarianship from any part of the world. Submissions
must conform to guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association 5th Edition and should be 10-25 pages in
length. Please review earlier issues of each journal available at
http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/services.htm or through WilsonWeb’s
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text database to
familiarize yourself with the preferred style for each journal and to
review previous article topics.

Submissions in MS Word 2003 format may be:

1) mailed to the address below in hard copy with electronic version on
floppy disc or CD, or

2) e-mailed as an attachment to csrl@clarion.edu.

Include the following information with your submission:

1) Name
2) Title/Position
3) Institution
4) Address
5) Phone Number
6) E-mail Address
7) The Name of the Journal to Which You Are Submitting
8) An abstract of no more than 120 words
9) A biographical sketch of the author(s) of no more than 100 words each

Notification of receipt of your submission will be sent via e-mail.

The deadline for spring issue submissions is: January 11, 2008

Thank you and we look forward to reviewing your work.

Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship
Department of Library Science
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214
814-393-2014
csrl@clarion.edu

Please send all correspondence ATTN: Editorial Staff

Dr. William Buchanan
Professor
Department of Library Science
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214
814.393.2447 (office)
814.393.2150 (fax)

August 5-7, 2008, Montreal (Quebec, Canada)

Public Libraries, Children and Young Adult Libraries, and Management and Marketing

Sections-IFLA

In collaboration with Les Bibliothèques Publiques du Québec

Call for Papers

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)’s Public Libraries,

Children and Young Adult Libraries, and Management and Marketing Sections in collaboration

with Les Bibliothèques Publiques du Québec are currently organizing a satellite meeting in

Montreal, Quebec, Canada from August 5-7, 2008. This event will precede the 74th Annual IFLA

conference in Quebec city (August 10-14, 2008.)

Themes and Objectives

The general theme of the conference is to conduct a survey of children and young adult services

offered in public libraries around the world.

The objectives of the satellite meeting are :

• To bring together library personnel and other participants working with a young clientele

in order to facilitate the sharing and exchange of information and ideas.

• To benefit from the experience of innovators in the field of youth library services (see

the list of subjects below)

• To present speakers from around the world

Subject of Papers :

• The library’s impact and social role in the community : professional ethics, homework

help, library teen board, etc.

• How to effectively market youth services to their target audience

• Innovative practices in integrating cultural materials, literacy programs, school visits

• Technology : trends, on-site users, distance users, developing new services, impact on

reading

• Physical place : lay-out and desegregation of youth library services.

• Reading programs inside and outside library walls : innovative practices

Submission Guidelines

Interested parties are invited to submit a proposal before November 2nd, 2007.

The presentations will each last approximately 15 minutes and thirty proposals will be selected.

The proposals must be submitted in an electronic format and must contain :

• Title of paper

• Summary of paper (maximum 300 words- ½ page)

• The speaker’s name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional affiliation, email

address and biographical note (40 words)

Language of submission

French and English are the two official languages of the satellite meeting. Proposals may be

submitted in either language.

Send submissions to :

Patricia Lemieux, responsable du comité scientifique (patricia.lemieux@banq.qc.ca)

Chef de service, Espace Jeunes

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

475, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est

Montréal (Québec)

CANADA

Evaluation

The call for papers will be evaluated by the members of the selection committee and by a

member of each IFLA section involved in the satellite meeting.

The committee may revise the time alotted to the submitted presentations in accordance with

their relevance and complimentarity.

Important Dates

November 2nd 2007 : Deadline for submissions

December 2007 : Notification of acceptance/rejection

February 2008 : Final program and registration information released

May 2008 : Deadline for submission of text

Registration fees for the satellite meeting will be waived for the speakers. However, they will have to assume their own travel and room and board expenses.

Venue

The conference will be held at McGill University with the support of the

School of Information Studies.

CFP (edited volume):
Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion

Librarians increasingly have access to vast amounts of data, but more
important than the data itself is how it is handled,
interpreted, and used. This is your opportunity to contribute to the
critical discussion concerning the theory, uses, and best
practices concerning numerical evidence in libraries today.

As its working title suggests, this collection proceeds from the basic
observation that library data serves two primary
functions: informing decision-making and providing support for
communication beyond library walls. Some data analysis projects may
support both activities, but most (appropriately) primarily address just
one or the other. Therefore, the finished work will include papers that
focus on data-driven practice or data-strengthened persuasion, as well
as studies that may speak to both.

Some topics to address might include:

*how existing data sets may be used to make a case for funding,
resource, or other changes
*how "non-library" data (community demographics, economics, etc.) may
relate to library trends
*interesting or non-traditional sources of data and how they may be used
in library decision-making
*assessing the integrity of electronic data (web site "hits,"
vendor-supplied versus internal data, etc.)
*librarians for planning, assessment, data analysis, etc.: a new
specialization within the profession?
*critiques of commercially available tools for data analysis
*comparing apples and oranges: data on different scales
*a crash course in statistics for non-statistician librarians
*how you have made a potentially "ho-hum" data presentation data
engaging and persuasive

You may find inspiration in:

*Summary and presentation documents from the recent ACRL Education &
Behavioral Sciences Section's 2007 conference panel, "Empowering Data,"
available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/EBSS/ebssconferencein
fo/empoweringdata.htm

*Publicly available (and understudied) reports and data from the U.S.
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) web
site:
http://www.nclis.gov/survey.htm

*Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics,available at:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/arl/

Please send inquiries or brief proposals (of approx. 150 words) to:
darby_orcutt@ncsu.edu (Darby Orcutt, North Carolina State University
Libraries)

Deadline for proposals: November 19, 2007
Deadline for completed chapters: March 31, 2008

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

INFORMATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (ISC) ISSN 1364-694X

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Summer 2009 issue of the online journal Information for Social Change (ISC) will focus on the theme of SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR UTOPIAS.

This issue of ISC aims to document 21st century science and technology initiatives designed for utopian societies. The intended audience is hands-on Utopian makers, as well as those individuals and groups who share in the vision of Utopian futures.

ISC seeks submissions in the following two areas aimed at encouraging adaptations, constructive intercultural dialogue, and international participation:

1) General action research, development based participatory action research, case studies, and DIY (do-it-yourself) aspects of creating low cost, long term science and technology solutions to our present ecological mess, which also make for viable long term social justice (e.g., ethical aid, alternative transportation, living labs, green housing, and slow food movements) and the role of library and information workers and work therein.

2) Thoughts on information ecology, sharing, and recycling as they relate to the production of human and natural resources and how best to achieve egalitarian societies in which there is free flow of information (e.g., social, cultural, communication, and information systems which combine ICT within egalitarian decision making processes in the context of non-proprietary systems and free information movements).

Anyone interested in contributing work related to the above expressed theme is invited to share their ideas with issue co-editors Martyn Lowe (martynlowe@usa.net) & Toni Samek (toni.samek@ualberta.ca).

Whilst encouraging rigorous debate, the journal exists primarily for workers and practitioners, so simple and clear English is preferable. Articles should, where possible, be between 500 and 2500 words. This is to ensure a wide coverage of topics in each issue. However, longer articles may be excerpted in the journal and the full text made available from the author(s), if you wish. As well as articles we are also interested in shorter pieces (including letters, review articles, and poems).

The closing date for final submission is December 10 (HUMAN RIGHTS DAY), 2008.

For more information about ISC, see: http://libr.org/isc/

ELUNA 2008, the annual meeting of the Ex Libris Users of North America, aims to offer Ex Libris customers and staff an opportunity to share information, experiences, best practices, and works in progress in an informal, collegial environment. Thought provoking content is encouraged to insure an interesting and worthwhile program. Presentation proposals are reviewed and selected by the ELUNA 2008 Conference Planning Committee.

Information about the conferernce can be found at http://www.hawaii.edu/uhlib/ELUNA08/ELUNA08PresenterInfo.html

The ELUNA 2008 Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit proposals for the poster session at the 2008 ELUNA Conference, July 30 - August 1, 2008, Long Beach, California.

Posters will be displayed in the meeting area throughout the conference. During the one-hour poster session, poster presenters will have the opportunity to present their projects in a relaxed and informal environment. Posters may address a wide range of topics related to any Ex Libris product or of interest to ELUNA members.

POSTER SUBMISSONS

Proposals are to be submitted through the following website. Please fill out the Poster Submission Form by April 30, 2008.

http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/eluna08proposalsubmissionform.html

POSTER GUIDELINES

For detailed guidelines, please see this website:

http://www.hawaii.edu/uhlib/ELUNA08/ELUNA08PosterGuidelines.html

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

You will receive acceptance notification by e-mail no later than May 30, 2008

This is a great opportunity to try out new ideas and receive instant feedback from your colleagues. We sincerely hope you will consider submitting a proposal.

If you have any questions, please send email to Chulin Meng (cmeng@luc.edu).

Call for papers for an “Age Studies Tomorrow: Future Scholarship” panel at the Modern Language Association conference. Submissions welcome on new avenues for exploration, new arenas in which the concepts can be applied, and the future of the field. One-page abstracts by 15 March to leni@agingstudies.org.

October 17 & 18, 2008 What does it mean to be a girl? Who defines girlhood in an age when puberty and sexualization are happening at younger ages? How do girls assert their own identity in an increasingly mediated and consumerist culture which targets girls as a prime audience? Why do U.S. girls who are told that they can do anything feel like they have to do everything, and perfectly? What challenges do girls across races, classes, religions, nations, and cultures face in an ever more globalized world? What is the relationship between girls and feminism? What effect can feminism have on constructions of boyhood and masculinity and how in turn can this effect girls? In the 18th annual SCSU Women's Studies conference, we will take a close look at girls' culture and girls' studies, among the most vibrant areas in women's studies. We invite individuals, groups, scholars, activists, artists, girls and all, to submit proposals for panel presentations, roundtable discussions, or artistic performances that address topics including the following:

Girls and Pop Culture
Construction of Girlhood Media and Girls' Culture
Girls & Cutting/Self-Mutilation Politics of Girls Studies
Girls & Leadership Women's Studies & Girls' Studies
Girls & Child Labor Race & Class in Girls' Studies
Girls & Performance Coming of Age Glocally
Gender Research & Girls Body Image and Girls
Girls & Disabilities Girls & Sexuality
Girls & Ink. Human Trafficking & Girls
Girls & Religion Indigenous Women and Girls
Human Rights of Girls Chick Lit
Globalization and Girlhood Girls & Sports Construction of Tween Agers/Girls Girls & Resistance
Girls & Gangs Race, Ethnicity, and Class in Girls Studies
Transnational Adoption of Girls Violence against Girls & Women
Girl Power & Feminism/Anti-Feminism Girl Power and Politics
American Girls and Beyond Girls' Studies in Academe
Girls and Grassroots Activism Reviving Ophelia, Surviving Ophelia, Resisting Ophelia Growing up Incarcerated Girls across/between Worlds Parenting/Raising Girls Representations of Girls
Girls as Parents

We also invite your ideas and suggestions. Conference sessions will juxtapose cultural, generational, and geopolitical perspectives in order to construct feminist renditions of girls' cultures, histories, and representations. Expect fun through meals, performance, and poetry slam, with girls and their allies speaking of their struggles and power. Send submissions electronically by June 12, 2008, to womenstudies@southernct.edu. Please include name, affiliation, E-mail, standard mailing address, and phone number. Proposals should be no longer than one page, with a second page for identification information.

Information and Communications Technology Law
Submissions for a Special Issue: Government-held Information, Privacy and Civic Access

Governments are most frequently the largest collectors of data within their jurisdictions, and often that data collection and storage is financially supported with public taxes. How governments manage and make available that information when
requests are made by non-government parties varies in each country. As the data-sharing world finds new and multi-platform ways to network, the variations of legal access to government-held information create both opportunities and difficulties.

This special issue will collect the state of access to government-held information with special attention to concerns for civilian privacy and civic activists’ oversight of government operations.

Submissions should conform to normal journal specifications noted http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cictauth.asp

Please send submission no later than August 1, 2008
Prof. D.L. Rabina Pratt Institute School of Information & Library Science, 144 West 14th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011-7301 or by email drabina@pratt.edu

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Got Teens with Homework? We've Got Answers! Your Guide to Developing a Homework Help Center at Your Public Library is scheduled for publication by Libraries Unlimited early in 2009. Chapter proposals for this book are being sought.

Proposals should be no longer than 250 words and include the title of the chapter, an outline or description of the material to be covered, and a brief bio of the author. Deadline for submission is March 31st, 2008. If accepted, completed chapters will be due July 31, 2008. Please send proposals as electronic attachments (.doc or .pdf) to the contact listed below.

Book Description: There are undoubtedly many good reasons for creating a HomeworkHelp Center at a public library, but perhaps one of the most important reasons is to offer a welcoming and comfortable place for teens to obtain assistance with academic projects from caring and qualified professionals. Creating a Homework Help Center at a public library presents the ideal venue for positive collaboration between the library, schools, and community agencies. Additionally, Homework Help Centers provide teens with a safe and nurturing space to congregate after school ends for the day. This guide will offer librarians and library professionals with “how to” guidance for creating a homework help center in their library, as well as practical advice (inclusive of sample forms, best practices and lessons learned) on getting started by conducting a needs assessment, to staffing the homework help center, to developing service hours, to how to handle publicity.

Sample Chapter Include:

Why Create a Library Based Homework Center?

Could Your Library Use a Homework Center? Conducting a Needs Assessment

Funding: Will You Need a Grant?

Operations 101: Policies, Staffing, Hours, Equipment, and Collection Development

Collaboration with the Schools-----How To Make It Work!

Publicity and Public Relations------Get The Word Out!

Assessing Your Homework Help Center--------How's It Going?


For additional information, please contact:

Veronica L. C. Stevenson-Moudamane; MSLS, MA
2007-2008 Co-Chair NMRT Mentoring Committee
Manager of Junior Services
The Danbury Library
170 Main Street
Danbury, Connecticut 06810
203-797-4528 Voice
203-796-1677 Fax
vstevens@danburylibrary.org

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

The College Libraries Section of ACRL invites you to submit a presentation
proposal for a program tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 12, 2009 from
10:30 until noon at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The title of the
program is Our Town, Common Ground: Academic Libraries' Collaboration with
Public Libraries.

This session is co-sponsored in name only by the Public Library Association
(PLA) and the Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS).

We would like the program to provide real-world examples of academic and
public libraries cooperating with one another. Experiences and reflections
may be presented by individual librarians or co-presenters who represent
academic and/or public libraries. Examples of cooperative endeavors include
but are not limited to shared systems, buildings, or programming;
cooperative digitization projects; services for distance learners; and
consortial relationships. The collaborations may be short-term endeavors or
permanent partnerships.

Four presentations of 15 minutes each will be selected through a blind
review process. This will permit time for dialog between the presenters and
questions from the audience within the 90 minutes allocated for our meeting.
This presentation may be recorded as a web cast, and made available on the
ALA website.

If you are interested in presenting, please send a proposal of 500 words or
less to Ruth Connell at ruth.connell@valpo.edu by October 1, 2008. Please
send questions to the same e-mail address. Notification of acceptance will
be made by November 1, 2008.

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

Seeking Submissions from Practicing Librarians (U.S.) for Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook (publisher: American Library Association)

Foreword: Kathy Barco, READiscover New Mexico: A Tri-Lingual Adventure in Literacy (Sunstone Press, 2007); children’s librarian, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Public Library

Afterword: Edith Campbell, Media Director, Arlington High School, Indianapolis. Indiana Libraries, Viewpoints; http://campbele.wordpress.com

Articles by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians sharing their experiences on how U.S. librarians are not tied to computers inside libraries: how librarians partner, outreach, and market libraries in their communities. Librarians with ethnic backgrounds serving diverse cultures are encouraged.

One article, 1900-2100 words; no co-authors. Practical, concise, how-to contributions are needed.

Possible topics: workshops at senior centers, story hours at community swimming pools, innovative literacy outreach, partnering with artists and writers, creative youth participation, effective advocacy with elected officials, working with the media.

Editor Carol Smallwood, MLS, 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, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her 2008 chapbook, a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3

The deadline for current cycle of submissions is October 30, 2008.
Contributor’s sign an ALA Writer Agreement before publication. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies,

Please submit 3 topic proposals (each 3-4 sentences) in descending order of choice–hopefully your first will not have been already taken. Please also send a 65-70 word bio beginning with your library of employment, title, highlights of your community library outreach activities, awards, and related professional contributions. Place PARTNERS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net