September 2008 Archives

We invite you to submit a paper/abstract to The 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2009 (http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/EISTA). It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th ­ 13th, 2009.

The deadlines are the following:

Submissions: October 14th, 2008
Acceptance: December 8th, 2008
Final version: February 18th, 2009

Submitted papers or extended abstracts will have three kinds of reviews: double-blind (by at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer-to-peer reviews.

Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the reviews made to their submission so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors may not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.

Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be selected for their publication in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal (www.j-sci.com/Journal/SCI). Libraries of journal author's organizations will receive complimentary subscriptions of at least one volume (6 issues).

Also, we would like to invite you to organize an invited session related to a topic of your research interest. If you are interested in organizing an invited session, please, fill out the respective form provided in the conference web page. We will send you a password, so you can include and modify papers in your invited session.

More details about the reviewing process, the acceptance policy, organizing invited sessions, and submission deadlines can be found at our web site.

Best regards,

Professor Andrés Tremante
EISTA 2009 General Chair

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.

(an international journal for teaching and learning with technology)
http://www.idea-group.com/journals/details.asp?id=4287

Call for Papers

Publish your research papers, position papers, or practice abstracts, and book reviews in this international refereed journal.

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education publishes articles, papers, manuscripts, and book reviews promoting the advancement of teaching with technology at all levels of education encompassing all domains of learning. The primary mission of the IJICTE is to serve as a medium for introducing, collaborating, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating new and innovative contributions to the theory, practice, and research of technology education applicable to K-12 education, higher education, and corporate and proprietary education. Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of the highest quality not currently under review by another publication.

The IJICTE journal would be pleased to receive original materials concerned with the theoretical underpinnings, successful application, and potential for advancing technology education within formal education, corporate training, higher education, professional development, and proprietary education. The IJICTE publishes contributions from all disciplines of information technology education.

Submissions

Articles should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words in length. Articles outside these parameters will not be considered. Submitted manuscripts must be prepared in the American Psychological Association (APA) editorial style and references should relate only to material cited within the manuscript. The review process, copyright considerations, procedures for submitting your manuscript and the review process, and additional information is provided under Guidelines for Submissions at: http://www.idea-group.com/journals/details.asp?id=4287

Please email submissions (DEADLINE is Oct 31, 2008) to:

Lawrence Tomei: tomei@rmu.edu
Lawrence A. Tomei, EdD
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Robert Morris University
USA

We are inviting academic editorial contributors to the Encyclopedia of Motherhood, a new 3-volume reference to be published in 2009 by Sage Publications.

This comprehensive work will be marketed and sold to college, public, and academic libraries and includes some 750 articles, covering all aspects of a social science perspective on motherhood, including psychology, gender studies, sociology, education, human development, history, and other fields. We are now making assignments with a deadline of January 15,
2009.

Each article, ranging from 600 to 4,000 words, is signed by the contributor. The General Editor for the encyclopedia is Andrea O’Reilly, Ph.D., York University, who will review all
the articles for editorial content and academic consistency.

If you are interested in contributing to the encyclopedia, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. Payment for the articles are honoraria that range from a $50 book credit at Sage Publications for article submissions totaling 500 to 1,000 words up to a free set of the finished encyclopedia (a $400 value) for contributions totaling 10,000 words.

The list of available articles (Excel file) and Style Guidelines are prepared and will be sent to you in response to your inquiry. Please then select which unassigned articles may best suit your interests and expertise.

If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Encyclopedia of Motherhood, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a very brief summary of your background in social history and related subjects. Thanks for your time and
interest.

Susan Moskowitz
Author
Manager
Golson Media
golsonbooks6@hotmail.com

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

37th Annual LOEX Conference
April 30 – May 2, 2009
Albuquerque, New Mexico

The New Mexico LOEX Committee invites you to submit proposals to be considered for presentation at the 37th Annual LOEX Conference, April 30 – May 2, 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference theme, Blazing Trails: On the Path to Information Literacy, explores the diverse paths that librarians take to develop successful information literacy programs.

Presenters are encouraged to develop unique and creative proposals related to the theme. Proposals should model best practices, provide useful information that participants can use at their libraries, showcase effective and innovative practices, support collaboration, and be as applicable as possible to a wide range of academic institution types. Successful proposals reflect elements of one of seven themes:

- Luminarias: The Art and Practice of Teaching casts light on teaching strategies, curriculum design, learning styles, and student engagement.

- Trail Guides: Leadership and Management covers topics such as managing a significant project or team, leading an initiative such as integrating information literacy into institutions of higher education, or establishing and fostering a professional development program.

- Off the Beaten Path: Creativity and Exploration includes comprehensive planning or implementation of innovations or emerging trends in all aspects of information literacy and instruction.

- Shortcuts: Lesson Plans To Go has the presenter share a proven lesson or unit plan, including processes and materials. Session participants should be able to go back to their respective institutions and readily implement the lesson plan.

- From Covered Wagon to the Railroad: Technology in Education asks what are useful roles of instructional technology in the 21st century? This track focuses on building, utilizing, or sustaining the effective use of technology in education.

- Round-up: Collaborative Efforts and Spaces examines how collaborations between people and programs can enhance information literacy and what types of spaces are best for collaboration and instruction.

- Are we there yet? Assessment and Accountability focuses on evaluating teaching or instructional tools, peer evaluation, or assessing user needs, student learning, or information literacy initiatives.

SESSION FORMATS
Two types of proposals will be accepted.

Presentation: A 60-minute session that includes time for a 45-minute presentation and 10-15 minutes of question and answer. Most feature a successful program, practice or key issue related to instruction or information literacy. Presentations are intended for an audience typically of 50-70 people. Presenters should include in the proposal description the topic and an outline of the presentation.

Interactive Workshop: A 60-minute session where the presenter facilitates a learning environment in which attendees develop or explore teaching and/or research techniques. Presenters are expected to facilitate a well-planned and interactive session. Workshops are intended for an audience typically of 30-60 people. Proposals should include a description of the topic and details on how the presenter will make this session a “hands-on” experience for attendees.

In addition, there will be Poster sessions. Students currently enrolled in a Master's program in library and information sciences along with librarians in resident or intern programs will be invited to propose poster sessions. Details about proposing poster sessions will be posted in a separate call for proposal.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Proposals must be received by November 21, 2008. Proposals must be submitted through the online submission form. The primary contact on the proposal will be notified if the proposal has been accepted for presentation by Friday, January 16, 2009.

More information can be found at: http://www.loexconference.org/callforproposals.html

Contact for presenters: Cecilia Stafford at sessions2009@loexconference.org

Cecilia Stafford & Brad Sietz
LOEX 2009 Planning Committee
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Brad Sietz
Director, LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction
Bruce T. Halle Library
Eastern Michigan University
734-487-0020 x2152
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The LILAC (Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference) 2009 call for papers is now open. This year's conference will be held at Cardiff University from the 30th March - 1st April 2009. We welcome submissions from practitioners and researchers in a variety of formats including: short and long papers, posters, workshops, demonstrations and symposiums.

For further details please see: http://www.lilacconference.com/dw/2009/call%20for%20papers.htm

The 2009 conference themes are:
* Inquiry based learning and IL
* Emerging technologies
* Information literacy for life
* Supporting research

Please read the notes for presenters carefully, before submitted your abstract. Please note that this year we have developed a proposal template which needs to be downloaded and completed as part of the submission process. Also note we require an abstract not a full paper. The deadline for proposals is: 20th November 2008

If you have any queries please do get in touch with me. We hope to see you at LILAC 2009 and look forward to receiving your proposal.

Best wishes

Jane

Dr Jane Secker
Learning Technology Librarian,
LSE Centre for Learning Technology

CALL FOR PAPERS/DEMANDE DE COMMUNICATIONS
CANADIAN WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION/L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES
ETUDES SUR LES FEMMES (CWSA/ACEF)

DATE: May 24-26, 2009
LOCATION: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
CONGRESS THEME: Capital Connections: nation, terroir, territoire

The CWSA/ACEF is now seeking proposals, in either French or English, for
its annual conference, held in conjunction with the Congress of the CFHSS/FCSH.
Submissions for papers and panels can be made by individuals or groups, and as joint
sessions with other associations. The conference will be structured around two embedded
themes in addition to an open call:

Theme 1: Roots, Territories, and Territorial Struggles in Women's Studies
This theme honours a tradition of self-reflexivity within Women's Studies and encourages
presenters to reflect upon the nature of the discipline, its past, and its continuing
challenges.

a) What are the territories that Women's Studies has claimed and
occupied within academia? What struggles have been waged/continue/are evolving in order
to create and secure these spaces? What is the role of Capital in these struggles, in
the neo-liberal university? What have been the implications within the academy of
Women Studies commitment to interdisciplinarity/transdisciplinarity with respect to
capital, terroir (ground,roots), and territory? What are the territorial implications of naming
ourselves feminist/women's/gender studies?

b) Under this theme, presenters are also encouraged to consider
contested spaces within the discipline:

Diversity has been a central theme in feminist theoretical work for at
least two decades, but how has this translated into the classroom? How are
territories and boundaries of exclusion reproduced (or diminished) within this space?

Deconstruct/otherwise explore the binary between academic and activist
feminisms. Issues such as those raised by bell hooks in Theory as Liberatory
Practice could be considered: e.g., the appropriation of collective and/or non-academic
thought by academics; intellectual class hierarchies; disconnections between lived
realities and academic theory classes.

How is transnational feminism--with the new concepts space, nation,
territory it presumes--being translated in WS classrooms? Do the uncritical ways
transnational feminism is mobilized in WS merely replicate the imperialism it was
ostensibly meant to critique?

In Canada the concept of nation is crucial and has important
implications for the nature of Canadian Women's Studies. For example, Indigenous feminisms
often discuss nation, nation-building, and (dis)connections between First Nations and
non-Native women's issues. What are the potential connections and breaking points
between WS and Native Studies?

How are national issues of language/nation mirrored within Canadian
Women's Studies? How can CWSA/ACEF better fulfill its bilingual mandate, or
should it try? Are there better structures to encourage and improve dialogue?
& What connections/struggles/common ground/divisions can be productively
explored between Women's Studies and other contested and inherently
self-reflexive disciplines such as cultural studies, transgender and queer studies, race and
ethnicity studies,disability studies?

We encourage presenters to think about this topic broadly and welcome submissions that
address these debates at the institutional, administrative, intellectual, and pedagogical
levels.

Theme 2: Capital, nation, terroir, territoire: through the lens of gender

This conference theme inviteterritoriality from the perspective of women and/or through a gendered lens. Again, this theme may be applied broadly to include many areas of scholarship:

Empire: The relationship of gender to new forms of empire; historical
perspectives on the role of women in empire-building

Women, gender and discourses and practices of nationalism

War: Situating women and gender in nations currently at war (including
the US and Canada); feminist pacifisms

Relations among "race," racialization, and nations and nationalism

Gender in/and the relationship between nation and global flows of capital

Indigenous feminisms and the practices of nation they articulate

Francophone and Anglophone feminisms in Canada: How do French language
and the English language feminisms conceptualize/practice feminist issues and
struggles differently?

What are the spaces that women have created within government and as
independent activist organizations, and how are these being sustained or eroded?

Theme 3: Open Call. Papers which do not address the above themes
specifically.

**Please indicate clearly which theme you are submitting to on the proposal form.**

We encourage presentations in a variety of formats, including papers,
panels, workshops, roundtables, poster sessions, film and video screenings, performance art
pieces, exhibits, and cultural events. If you are proposing a non-traditional
presentation, please include a brief write up on any necessary audiovisual, technical, logistical, or room size and location considerations.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

The proposal form (as a Word document), can be found on the CWSA/ACEF
website: www.yorku.ca/cwsaacef.

All submissions must include the proposal form in addition to a maximum
250-word abstract for individual papers and panels. In addition to the 250 word
abstract summarizing the panel theme, pre-arranged panel submissions must also
include short (50-100 word) abstracts of the individual papers clearly indicating the
contributions of each member. All proposals will be anonymously reviewed.

**You must be a current member of CWSA/ACEF to submit an abstract.**

To join, please visit www.yorku.ca/cwsaacef.

Send proposals, by email only, in Word/RTF to:
Shana Calixte, Assistant to Dr. Andrea Levan, Program Chair, at
scalixte@laurentian.ca

Deadline: December 15, 2008. Late submissions and proposals over the
stated word limit will not be considered.

NECC 2009 Call for Participation Now Open; Proposals Due October 8

Washington, DC
June 28-July 1, 2009

ISTE is now accepting presentation proposals for NECC 2009. Submission opportunities are divided into four major categories and a variety of themes and strands. Dynamic, energetic presenters interested in engaging their audience in innovative ways should especially consider submitting proposals for Workshops or the highly interactive BYOL, Model Lesson, and Open Source Lab session categories. The firm deadline for proposals is October 8, 2008. For more information go to http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/program/

Will be held prior to the IFLA conference in Milan mid-August 2009. The Call for Proposals and submission form are too long to copy here, and are not yet posted by the sponsoring section, Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning. I will be happy to send as attachments to anyone interested in seeing the details.

Jana Varlejs, PhD
Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies (SCILS)
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071
732-932-7500 x8225; fax: 732-932-2644; cell: 732-718-3523
H: 732-846-6850 http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~varlejs/varlejs.html

MW2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2008.

Museums and the Web 2009
the international conference for culture and heritage on-line
April 15-18, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/

Museums and the Web addresses the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line. Taking an international perspective, the MW program reviews and analyzes the issues and impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage.

Proposals are invited from professionals and researchers in all areas actively exploring the creation, on-line presentation and use of cultural, scientific and heritage content, and its re-use and evaluation.

The bibliography of past MW papers (all on-line since 1997) can be searched at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/

* PROPOSAL FORM *
On-line proposal submission is required. Use the form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/mw2009.proposalForm.html

Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted.

Proposals are peer-reviewed individually by an International Program Committee; full sessions are rarely accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. The committee may choose to accept some papers and not others.

* DEADLINES *
Proposals due September 30, 2008
- for papers, workshops, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 31, 2009)

Proposals due December 31, 2008
- for demonstrations (written paper optional)

* PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS *
The Museums and the Web program is built from the ground up, from your proposals. Add your ideas to the on-line discussion at
http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/mw2009_ideas

* NEED FURTHER DETAILS? *
Review the MW2009 Call for Participation on-line at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/call.html

Contact the MW2009 Conference Co-Chairs
David Bearman + Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics
mw2009@archimuse.com

Abstracts for presentations from knowledgeable professionals in industry, government, military, and academia are solicited to provide presentations which would be part of a comprehensive conference program on the latest learning technologies as they are being applied to training, education and job performance improvement, including ways to implement technology, descriptions of education and technical skills applications, e-Learning, enterprise management, and instructional systems design, together with Knowledge Management systems.

The submissions should be in the form of individual presentations, panel discussions, and preconference tutorials. Topics of interest include:

Mobile Computing, Handhelds & PDAs
· Handhelds, PDAs, Smartphones, Tablet PCS

· Using Effective elearning and engaging distance learning for the enterprise

· Mobile-optimized Web Applications

· Pervasive computing devices and other ubiquitous computing technologies

· Virtualization, Process Migration, Thin-client Computing, Network Mobility

· Security Issues involved in interactions with Mobile Computing

· Mobile Computing’s Impact on Workforce Productivity

· Mobile Enterprise Asset Management Systems

Knowledge Management Systems
· Integrating EPSS

· Knowledge Management (KM) systems for operations improvement

· Purchasing KM systems vs outsourcing (ASPs)

· Learning Management Systems (LMS)

· Learning Content Managements Systems (LCMS)

· LMS Interaction with other Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

· LMS Interoperability standards (SCORM, AICC, IMS, IEEE)

Gaming and Simulation for Training and
Job Performance Improvement

· Online Games

· Military Applications

· Massively Multiplayer Simulation (MMP)

· Agent-Based gaming, Avatars, and Distributed environments

· Game-based Learning

· Simulations and Games for Strategy and Policy Planning

· Business Gaming Using Expert Systems

· Simulations Utilizing Problem Solving Tools

· Customizable, Computer-based Interactive Simulations

· Simulation gaming for Management Training

New Technologies & the Marketplace
· Defining the Learning Marketplace

· Social Networks & Net Communities

· Virtual Learning Environments

· Criteria for instructional design & delivery methods

· Return on Investment (ROI) and Improved Productivity

· Integrated Enterprise Learning and Performance Improvement

· Content and Technology Interoperability Issues

· Corporate Learning Portals vs. Application Service Providers (ASPs)

Instructional Systems Design
· Blended Learning strategies

· Strategies to address remote learners

· Implementing Accessibility into e-Learning

· Authoring tools and their effectiveness

· Evaluation processes and assessment techniques

· ISD for the Enterprise and Performance Improvement

· Prototyping in the development process

· Business cases for learning measurement

· Acquiring metrics and developing budgets

20-2Presenters and Attendees would include the following:

· Academic Professionals

· Chief Learning Officers

· Directors of E-Learning

· Directors of Training and Development

· E-learning Project Managers

· Military and Industrial Trainers

· Government Professionals and Managers

· Performance Support Professionals

· Managers of Training

· Management and Training Consultants

· Compliance Training Managers

· Hardware and Software Systems Manufacturers

· Education/Training Facilitators

· Human Performance Technology Professionals

· Instructional Designers

· Instructional Systems Developers

· Curriculum Developers

· Content Developers

· E-Learning Developers

· Application Development Managers

Please submit abstract(s) of your proposed presentation(s) (up to 100 words per topic suggested). Abstracts will be considered for an individual presentation, or as a participant in a panel discussion. We are also seeking proposals for 1/2 day preconference tutorials related to the foregoing. A proceedings will be prepared and you should indicate whether you will provide a paper prior to the conference for inclusion in the proceedings. Abstract submissions should be received by September 15, 2008. If your abstract is accepted, papers should be submitted by January 23, 2009 in order to be included in the Conference Proceedings. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the conference, present their work to their peers, and transfer copyright. Primary speakers receive a complimentary registration to the conference. All other speakers will be required to pay a discounted conference registration fee. If you have any questions or would like to discuss your ideas for a presentation, please call John Fox at (540) 347-0055.

Accepted speakers will have their biographies included on the SALT® conference web site as well as a photo if this material is provided to SALT®. Submit on-line at www.salt.org or send to SALT, 50 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, VA 20186. Phone: 540-347-0055 / Fax: 540-349-3169 / email: OrlandoProgram09@salt.org. The program schedule will consist of preconference tutorials on Tuesday, February 17, and the main conference presentation sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, February 18-20.

Author’s Information

Be sure to include the author’s name, title, organization, address, phone number, and email address. In addition, relevant biographical information about the author(s) should be included with the abstract submission so it can be posted on the SALT web site.

Key Dates to note

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: September 15, 2008

Notification of Acceptance: September 30, 2008

Submission of Papers: January 23, 2009

Conference Dates: February 18-20, 2009

To submit your abstract online, http://www.lti.org/maillist/maillist.asp?end=http://www.salt.org/osubmitabs.asp&target=_top&addType=Abstract&eText=to%20Abstract%20Form&aText=for%20Abstract%20SubmissionFor a PDF version of the Call for Papers, go to http://www.salt.org/docs/call.pdf






Society for Applied Learning Technology

50 Culpeper Street

Warrenton, Va 20186

Ph: (540) 347-0055 Fax: (540) 349-3169 Web: http://www.salt.org

I am writing to invite you to present at Montgomery County Community College's 14th Annual Technology and Learning Conference for faculty and administrators on Friday, October 3, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at its Blue Bell campus. The conference serves as a forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the development and application of:

- State-of-the-art information technologies
- Pedagogy and enterprise systems
- Contributions to a vision of the future of IT in the academic enterprise
- Exchanging ideas and best practices for incorporating technology, security and learning

The Technology and Learning Conference 2008 Committee invites proposals for papers, hands-on sessions and roundtables. The conference is free to the primary presenter and any additional presenters pay the full registration cost. We encourage you to share this with faculty and staff who may be interested in presenting.

We're excited to present Ms. Carie Windham-Page, as our keynote speaker.

Please place the date, Friday, October 3, 2008 on your calendar and consider bringing a contingent of faculty and staff with you to the conference. Please feel free to print out or distribute electronically the attached conference flyer with bio on Carie-Windham-Page to your faculty and staff.

We welcome poster sessions, 1 hour presentations and 2 hour hands-on sessions. To submit a proposal, please visit http://www.mc3.edu/techconf/ to locate the 2008 Call for Proposal Submission Application. Submission deadline is Monday, September 15, 2008.

We are keeping the cost of the conference as low as possible to allow as many attendees as possible with an $80 fee for Early Registration. Please return to the website at a later date for registration directions and information.

Please contact Katie Ishler at 215-641-6633 or techday@mc3.edu if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Technology and Learning Conference Committee

FLOWTV: CALL FOR PAPERS

Hockey Mom or Sarah Barracuda? Addressing the Media Coverage of Sarah Palin

In light of the overwhelming surge of discourse following John
McCain's selection of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his
vice-presidential running mate, the editors of FlowTV invite
submissions dealing with the media treatment, reaction, and handling
of Gov. Palin as a politician, a woman, a "Hockey Mom," a wife, an
Alaskan, and a Conservative. We hope the following quotes serve as a
jumping off point - what we view as some of the most poignant
examples of the recent media treatment - but we encourage submissions
to look to viral video, spoofs, celebrations, editorials, Facebook
status updates, blog entries, and myriad other sources of coverage.
Submissions should be between 1000-1500 words. Because of the
topicality of the particular subject, we welcome submissions as soon
as possible, and no later thanSeptember 30th. While we seek neither
diary entries nor diatribes, submissions need not be overly formal or
academic, and we encourage the incorporation of images and video.
Additionally, we encourage alternative perspectives from students,
non-Americans, bloggers, etc.

Please send submissions and inquiries to Anne Petersen
annehelenpetersen@gmail.com,Co-Coordinating Editor

For more info, see <http://flowtv.org/?p=1711>http://flowtv.org/?p=1711.

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: October 30, 2008

Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies:
Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables

A book edited by Dr. Jung-ran Park
College of Information Science and Technology
Drexel University

Introduction
Through an interdisciplinary perspective, this book will explore
interpersonal discourse realized in computer-mediated communication (CMC).
Interpersonal discourse concerns communication with another person in a
dyadic, public or small-group context. Human interaction in a dyadic,
public or group context through networked computers constitutes
computer-mediated communication. The development of communication
technologies enables dynamic social interaction through the CMC channel.
Accordingly, there has been rapid growth in multiple genres of social
interaction and online learning through the CMC channel. There exists a
need to explore the impact of interpersonal discourse in carrying
effective online learning and information seeking. This book will address
such an impact by applying conceptual fundamentals of interpersonal
discourse and online language usage to CMC contexts.

Objective of the Book
The rapid growth of CMC genres demands new perspectives, frameworks and
tools for research and practice. Also necessitated is an understanding of
online social interaction and an analysis of online discourse. This book
will aim to, through an interdisciplinary perspective, explore three
fundamental components of CMC: language, interpersonal
relations/communication and information technology. It will aim to provide
relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings
in the area. It also aims to address the impact of interpersonal discourse
in the building of online communities and in the design of interaction
systems and social technology.

Target Audience
The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and
researchers working in the field of information and communication in
various disciplines, e.g. library, information and communication sciences,
linguistics, computer science, information technology, education, and
management. Moreover, this book will provide advanced undergraduates and
graduate students in the above mentioned fields with an understanding of
the online social interaction and applications of interpersonal discourse
for effective online interaction across CMC channels.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Interpersonal relations in CMC a conceptual framework
Social and affective aspects of communication in the CMC
Communication norms for social interaction through CMC (e.g., netiquette)
Online language usage and discourse structure
Face, self, identity in online communication
Verbal and non-verbal signals for interpersonal communication in CMC
Meaning seeking and negotiation in CMC
Applications of interpersonal discourse to CMC contexts
Building online communities and interpersonal communication skills
Group interaction and virtual teams
Interpersonal relations in online learning and education
Digital information service and interpersonal relations
Interaction system design, social technology, social interface
Online interaction across languages and cultures

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October
30, 2008, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the objective and
concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals
will be notified by November 30, 2008 about the status of their proposals
and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters (7000+ words) are expected to
be submitted by February 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed
on a double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by
IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information
Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) and “Medical
Information Science Reference imprints. For additional information
regarding the publisher, please visit http://www.igi-global.com.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document)
or by mail at:
Dr. Jung-ran Park
College of Information Science and Technology
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Tel.: +1 215 895 1669 Fax: + 1 215 895 2494
E-mail: jung-ran.park@ischool.drexel.edu

The Western New York Library Resources Council is pleased to announce plans to
publish The Journal of Library Innovation, one of the first journals devoted
explicitly to innovation and creativity in libraries. This peer reviewed, electronic
journal will publish original research, literature reviews, commentaries, case
studies, reports on innovative practices, letters, as well as book and product
reviews. The journal will also welcome provocative essays that will stimulate
thought on the current and future role of libraries in an Internet Age.

The inaugural issue will be published in January 2010. Please watch for a call for
papers in the near future. For more information, please contact Editor-in-Chief
Sheryl Knab (sknab@wnylrc.org) or Managing Editor Pamela Jones
(pjones@medaille.edu).

CALL FOR PAPERS
13th Annual Conference in conjunction with York University's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Mothering and the Environment: The Natural, The Social, and The Built

October 23-25, 2009, York University, Toronto, Canada

We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, environmental
agencies and workers, environmental educators, artists, mothers and
others who work or research in this area. Cross-cultural, historical and
comparative work is encouraged. We encourage a variety of types of
submissions including academic papers from all disciplines, workshops,
creative submissions, performances, storytelling, visual arts and other
alternative formats.

Topics can include (but are not limited to):

maternal health and the environment; creating and maintaining
sustainable family systems; public/private spaces and the pregnant body;
procreation and fertility; declining fertility and the environment.
disability, environments and the maternal body; mothers, cancer and
pollution; mothering and HIV/AIDS, breastfeeding and environmental
toxins; mothering, environments, sustainability and technology; women,
children and 'nature'; gender, children and the language of 'the
natural'; resisting, embracing and challenging the image of Mother
Earth; the philosophy of nature and its relation to the feminine; nature
and culture as gendered concepts; New definitions of "environment";
environmental theory and mothering; feminist natural science; feminist
philosophy of natural science; essentialism and motherhood;. feminist
natural science; feminist philosophy of natural science. Indigenous
theories of mothering; mother environmental movements and maternal
activism; ecofeminism, maternal environmental activism and global
citizenship; the arts and mothering for social change; narrative inquiry
as a mother's story; imagination and motherhood; environmental activism
through the arts; representations/images of mothers and environmental
issues; mothering and social and environmental justice; mothering with
reduced resources; social environmental support for mothering; race and
(anti-) racism in parenting; mothering and educational environments;
mothering and children's play environments; mothering children in
data-driven school systems; mothering within the neoliberal context;
corporations, capitalism and the environment; commercialization of
nature; consumerism, the economy and performing motherhood; caring work,
waste and water; the effects of resource privatization/commodification
on poor and rural women; paternalism and dominant development models for
the global south; private and public geographies of mothering; mothering
and landscapes; geographies of mothering; mothering and geography;
mothering in public space and private space; the maternal in
architecture; modernist architecture as a symptom of patriarchy (phallic
skyscrapers); disability, environments and the maternal body; Internal
environments (mothering the self; internal/personal landscapes of
mothers); food, farming and the nurturer; GMOs ;The role of mothers in
creating food sovereignty; 'other' mothers; animal mothers, migration
and climate change.

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Cindy Sheehan, Mother, Anti-war activist, Peace advocate, author of Not One More Mother's Child

If you are interested in being considered as a presenter, please send a
250 word abstract and a 50 word bio
by March 1, 2009 to: arm@yorku.ca

*one must be an ARM member to present at this conference:
http://www.yorku.ca/arm/armmembership.html

Association for Research on Mothering
726 Atkinson, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3
(Tel) (416) 736-2100 x 60366 (Fax) 416-736-5766
email us at arm@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/arm

Call for papers:

The journal wishes to publish papers that offer a detailed analysis and discussion on sociotechnical philosophy and practices which underpin successful organizational change thus building a more promising future for today’s societies and organisations.

The OVERALL MISSION of this journal:

is to provide a practical and comprehensive forum for exchanging research ideas and down-to-earth practices which bridge the social and technical gap within organisations and society at large.

At the same time it will provide a forum for considering the ethical issues linked to organisational change and development.

It will encourage interdisciplinary texts that discuss current practices as well as demonstrating how the advances of - and changes within - technology affect the growth of society (and vice versa).

The aim of the journal is to bring together the expertise of people who have worked practically in a changing society across the world, for people in the field of organisational development and technology studies, including information systems development and implementation.

We look to:

To support sociotechnical philosophies for organizational change and development;

To advance the development and evolution of sociotechnical approaches in the context of changing technologies and organizations;

To provide an interdisciplinary outlet for information systems and organisational development papers;

To provide an outlet for qualitative and reflective papers;

To provide an overview of the developing field by publishing reviews of important books and papers.

To accomplish this goal, the journal encourages:

The exploration of social and technical artefacts as they apply to change and development;

Qualitative analyses of change and technical practices;

Interdisciplinary approaches;

Articles which describe new developments in sociotechnical thinking and practice;

Debate by publishing contentious articles and articles which wish to argue, or disagree with themes from prior issues.

POSSIBLE TOPICS to be covered by this journal

Subject Coverage

This journal will look for practical sociotechnical approaches that can assist practitioners, academics, researchers, and students. A particular focus will be on new ideas and approaches including studies of their practical implementation.

Appropriate themes might thus include (but are not restricted to), a sociotechnical perspective
on:

Knowledge management systems;

Systems failures;

Implementation issues of change and technology;

Design and technology development issues including requirements and stakeholder participation;

Innovation;

Knowledge sharing;

HRM issues for innovation and knowledge sharing;

Sociotechnical approaches in the context of complexity;

Technology and its role in society and organisations;

Culture and trust within organisations and their relevance to technological artefacts;

Critical success factors (and key performance indicators) for organisations and technological implementation;

Organisational change;

Performance and quality of working life;

Information systems development;

The influence of human factors on operational efficiency;

The relevance of the worker’s perspective;

Empowerment and team development;

Managing organizational knowledge as a strategic asset;

Using knowledge management principles to solve organizational performance problems;

Learning organizations;

Humanistic redesign and technological politics in organisations;

Ethical issues for the researcher and practitioner;

Quality assessment of computer information systems;

Social aspects of automation;

Sociotechnical systems;

Technological Forecasting and Social Change;

Technology in Society;

E-government and democracy as affected by technological change;

Applied Ergonomics.

This journal will normally be published Quarterly; but additional Special Editions may be added - if you have an idea for this please contact the Special Editions Editor:

Dr Jose Abdelnour-Nocera - Jose.Abdelnour-Nocera@tvu.ac.uk

SUBMISSION AND REVIEW

A submission should first go to the Editor-in-Chief, who would then allocate an Associate Editor to handle processes and the review.

According to topic it would be allocated to 3 members of the Editorial Board for double blind peer review.

For further detail on how to submit please go to the Journal Website: www.igi-global.com/ijskd

Editor in Chief

Dr Elayne Coakes

Westminster Business School

University of Westminster

35 Marylebone Road

London

NW1 5LS

+44(0) 207 911 5000 x 3338

+44(0) 207 911 5

coakese@westminster.ac.uk

http://www.igi-global.com/ijvcsn

Editor-in-Chief:
Subhasish Dasgupta, Ph.D.
George Washington University
dasgupta@gwu.edu

Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)

MISSION OF IJVCSN:

Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKING (IJVCSN). The primary objective of IJVCSN is to provide comprehensive coverage and understanding of the social, cultural, organizational, human, and cognitive issues related to the virtual communities and social networking. These issues include design, implementation, participation and use of virtual communities and social networks. The secondary objective of this Journal is to broaden the overall body of knowledge regarding participation of individuals, groups and organizations in these communities and networks, by providing an outlet for scholarly research in the area.

COVERAGE OF IJVCSN:

Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following:

Social issues in virtual communities
Social impact of virtual communities
Political impact of virtual communities
Economic impact of virtual communities
Trust in communities
Individual behavior and group dynamics in virtual communities
Models for virtual communities
Social models
Business models
Technology-based models
E-learning models
Knowledge management models
Social networking
Social network analysis
Social relationships
Social structures
Culture in social networks
Success of virtual environments and social networks
Effectiveness of virtual environments and social networks
Service quality of virtual community and social networking sites
Collaborative work in virtual environments
ROI in business-oriented virtual communities
Technology in virtual environments and social networks
Platforms
Hardware and software
Peer-to-peer networks
Web services, SOA and Web 2.0
Wiki’s and blogs
Human Computer Interfaces and virtual communities and social networks
Design of virtual communities
User friendly interfaces
Design of peer-to-peer networks
Mobile technologies and HCI
Cross-cultural issues in virtual communities and social networks
Culture in virtual communities and social networks
Multi-cultural environments
Cross-cultural studies
Design issues
Privacy and Security
Copyright issues
Privacy issues
Business implications
Trust issues
Virtual communities for gaming
Virtual communities for gaming
Game design
Social issues
Cultural issues
Virtual worlds
Technological issues
Social and cultural issues
Computer-based simulated environments

SUBMITTING TO IJVCSN:

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. Interested authors should consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/ijvcsn. All manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least three members of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal for a double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. Submissions must be forwarded electronically to drdasgupta@gmail.com or dasgupta@gwu.edu.

PUBLISHER:

The International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking is published by IGI-Global, Inc., publisher of the “Idea Group Publishing,” “Information Science Publishing,” “IRM Press,” “CyberTech Publishing” and “Idea Group Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit http://www.igi-global.com.

All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to:

Subhasish Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking
Associate Professor of Information Systems
George Washington University
2201 G Street, NW, Funger 515
Washington, DC 20052
E-mail: dasgupta@gwu.edu or drdasgupta@gmail.com

38th Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use
38e Atelier annuel sur la formation documentaire

Université Concordia University
Montréal, Québec, Canada

May 25-27, 2009 / 25-27 mai 2009

http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009

Submission deadline: Monday, December 8, 2008
Date limite pour soumettre une proposition : le lundi 8 décembre 2008

CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference theme: Reflections

We welcome papers that present variations on reflections, a word that signifies different aspects of our information literacy work and experience.

Reflections can involve:
* Research into learning theory
* Investigation into instructional practices
* Exploration of the learning behaviours of our students
* Examination of our identity as teachers

Our vision for the reflections of WILU 2009 is a spectrum of sessions that will inspire and engage the information literacy community. The idea of reflections connotes depth and thoughtful work, which we see presented through either theoretical or applied research. We envision sessions that will require the active participation of conference participants. The sessions of WILU 2009 will call on us to reconsider past practices and advance new ideas and approaches into the future.

Proposals can be submitted for either 45-minute presentations or 7-minute "lightning strike" presentations.

More information is available on the following topics:
* Session formats - http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/papers-en.php#formats
* Submission information - http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/papers-en.php#submission
* Submission criteria - http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/papers-en.php#criteria

You can also contact Co-chairs Olivier Charbonneau (o.charbonneau@concordia.ca) and Patrick Labelle (patrick.labelle@concordia.ca).

Is your institution interested in hosting WILU in 2010? Find out more at http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/about-hosting-en.php

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DEMANDE DE COMMUNICATIONS

Thème du congrès: Réflexions

Nous acceptons les propositions qui portent sur le thème « réflexions » ou ses variantes. Ce concept regroupe divers aspects de notre travail et de notre expérience quant à la formation documentaire.

Les « réflexions » peuvent comprendre :
* La recherche portant sur les théories d'apprentissage
* Une investigation de nos pratiques d'enseignement
* Une exploration des comportements d'apprentissage de nos étudiants
* Un examen de notre identité en tant qu'enseignant

L'objectif de nos réflexions à WILU 2009 est de présenter une gamme de sessions qui inspirerons et motiverons la communauté intéressée à la formation documentaire. Le thème « réflexions » sous-entend un processus de pensée profonde que nous prévoyons présenter par le biais de recherche théorique ou pratique. Nous envisageons des sessions qui nécessiteront la participation active des délégués. Les sessions de WILU 2009 nous demanderons de repenser nos pratiques antérieures tout en mettant de l'avant de nouvelles idées et des approches novatrices pour l'avenir.

Des propositions peuvent être soumises pour des présentations de 45 minutes ou des présentations « éclair » de 7 minutes.

De plus amples renseignements sont disponibles sur les sujets suivants :
* Formats des sessions - http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/papers-fr.php#formats
* Information relative à la proposition - http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/papers-fr.php#proposition
* Critères d'évaluation - http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/papers-fr.php#criteres

Vous pouvez aussi communiquer avec les co-présidents Olivier Charbonneau (o.charbonneau@concordia.ca) et Patrick Labelle (patrick.labelle@concordia.ca).

Votre établissement est-il intéressé à accueillir WILU en 2010? Apprenez-en davantage à http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/about-hosting-fr.php

Call for Papers
(Apologies for duplicate and/or cross postings)
http://www.ijds.org/

IJDS is seeking submissions of well-developed papers in the area of doctoral studies (see
full list below) for Volume 4, 2009.

PLEASE SHARE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES

International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS) (http://ijds.org/) is an
academically peer reviewed journal. All submissions are blind refereed by
three or more peers. Papers accepted for publication by IJDS appear online
as accepted. Papers published online at http://ijds.org/, are available to
colleagues around the world without charge and without regard to
membership. Papers are also printed annually in print and on CD.

IJDS, an official publication of the Informing Science Institute (ISI)
(http://informingscience.org/), is now accepting submissions for Volume 4, 2009.

MISSION:
The mission of the IJDS is to provide readers worldwide with high quality peer-reviewed scholarly articles on a wide variety of issues in doctoral studies using the Informing Science framework. The editorial objective of IJDS is the facilitation of knowledge enhancement related to doctoral studies in areas such as (but not limited to): informing science, information systems, information technology, information science, information security, and information technology/systems education. IJDS especially encourages publications authored by faculty members who actively supervise doctoral students. Joint publications between faculty members and their doctoral students are also encouraged.

COVERAGE:
IJDS is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on theory, practice, innovation, meta-analysis and research that cover all aspects of doctoral studies. Book reviews are also welcome, if applicable to the mission of IJDS. Authors may use body of knowledge from business, information systems, computer science, education,
psychology, engineering, anthropology, and such. Papers that essentially cover "teaching tips", "best practices" or unstructured anecdotal data are not considered for publication. In additions to the topics mentioned above, other topics of interest to IJDS include (but not limited) to the following:

* Admissions Criteria
* Advisement
* Attrition and Persistence
* Career Path and Employment
* Climate and Support for Doctoral Study
* Comparative Studies (e.g. U.S. versus EU models)
* Comprehensive Exams
* Copyright and Intellectual Property
* Dissertation Committee
* Diversity
* Doctoral Faculty Qualifications
* Family Support
* Historical and Philosophical Foundations of DS
* Innovative Doctoral Programs
* Statistical Skills, and Computer Skills
* Online Doctoral Programs
* Oral Defense
* Outcomes Assessment
* Practitioner Doctorate
* Public Policy and Doc Studies
* Research Assistant
* Research Competence
* Research Doctorate
* Research Ethics
* Research Grants
* Research Methods and Traditions
* Residency Requirement
* Structure of Doctoral Programs
* Writing Skills

Please consider submitting a well-developed paper to IJDS. To view the
author’s guidelines, references style, and paper submission process,
please visit http://www.ijds.org/.

For additional information contact:
Yair Levy, Editor-in-Chief (editor@ijds.org)
IJDS is an official publication of the Informing Science Institute (ISI)
HTML version of the call for papers is available via: http://www.ijds.org/

Sincerely,
Yair Levy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Nova Southeastern University
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
The DeSantis Building - Room 4058
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
Tel.: 954-262-2006 Fax: 954-262-3915
E-mail: levyy@nova.edu URL: http://scis.nova.edu/~levyy/

Deadline: September 15, 2008

Location/Date:
40th Anniversary Convention,
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Feb. 26-March 1, 2009 Hyatt
Regency - Boston, Massachusetts

Description:
Seeking papers for a roundtable on the theme of marginal spaces in the
works of Carmen Martín Gaite. How does marginality empower or
debilitate? How does it figure in Martín Gaite’s ideas about history and
feminism, aesthetics and politics? How does it link her to a feminist
canon from which she has been mostly excluded? How can Martín Gaite’s
works be repositioned within the Women’s Studies canon, graduate and
undergraduate? Range of critical/theoretical approaches welcome. Send
abstracts (500 word limit) for 15 minute papers to Elizabeth.Huergo@montgomerycollege.edu. (Requests for a more detailed description are also welcome.)

Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee)

The complete Call for Papers for the 2009 Convention will be posted in June: www.nemla.org.
Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA panel;
however, panelists can only present one paper. Convention participants
may present a paper at a panel or seminar and also present at a creative
session or participate in a roundtable.

5-Volume Illustrated Reference Series

We are inviting academic editorial contributors to a new series of social and cultural history reference books for the high-school and college library market. The Celebrating Women in
American History Series is composed of the following 5 titles:

Volume I: Beginnings to 1860: Colonization,Revolution and the New Republic

Volume II: 1861 to 1899: Industrialization,Political Activism, and the Temperance Movement

Volume III: 1900 to 1937: Emerging Roles in the Progressive Era and Great Depression

Volume IV: 1938 to 1960: Expanding Social Roles and Postwar Activism

Volume V: 1961 to the Present: Modern Feminist Movement and Contemporary Issues

Each volume is organized with the following chapters:

1) Introduction

2) Women in Society (changing roles)

3) Women’s Rights

4) Women’s Health

5) Women’s Education

6) Women in Politics

7) Women in Science and Medicine

8) Women in the Arts and Literature

9) Women in Business

10) Women in Entertainment (and Sports in later titles)

11) Motherhood

12) Marriage and Family

Thus a chapter assignment, for example, is: “Volume II 1861-1899: Chapter 3 Women’s Rights.” The Celebrating Women will be published by Facts On File, Inc., and is a production of Golson Books, Ltd. Elizabeth Purdy, Ph.D., serves as General Editor, reviewing all submissions for historical accuracy and acceptability.

Each chapter is assigned as 6,000 words, including sidebars and bibliographies. Deadline for submission is January 1, 2009. A $250 honorarium is paid for each chapter.

If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference on our ethnic heritage, please contact me at the e-mail address below. Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials. Thanks very much.

Best,
Susan Moskowitz
Managing Editor, Author Recruitment
Golson Books, Ltd.
golsonbooks1@hotmail.com

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