https://or09.library.gatech.edu/

Submission Deadline extended to 2/26/09

Repositories are being deployed in a variety of environments (education, research, science, cultural heritage) and contexts (national, regional, institutional, project, lab, personal). Regardless of setting, context or scale, repositories are increasingly expected to operate across administrative and disciplinary boundaries and to interact with distributed computational services and social communities. It is the aim of the Open Repositories Conference to bring together individuals and organizations responsible for the conception, development, implementation and management of digital repositories, as well as stakeholders who interact with them, to address theoretical, practical, and strategic issues.

A program of papers, panel discussions, poster presentations, user groups, and workshops or tutorials will bring together all the key stakeholders in the field. Open source software community meetings for the major platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) will also provide opportunities to advance and coordinate the development of repository installations across the world.

Submission Instructions

Conference Proposals: We welcome two- to four-page proposals for presentations or panels that discuss theoretical, practical, or administrative issues of digital repositories that focus on areas represented by the conference themes. Abstracts of accepted proposals will be made available through the conference's OCS site; all presentations and related materials used in the program sessions will be deposited in the upcoming Open Repositories 2009 community in Georgia Tech's institutional repository, SMARTech (http://SMARTech.gatech.edu).

User Group Presentations: Two- to four-page proposals for presentations or panels that focus on use of one of the major repository platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) are invited from developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators and practitioners describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use of repositories.

Posters: We also invite developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators and practitioners to submit one-page proposals for posters.

Workshops: Proposals for workshops for repository managers and developers can be accommodated on day four (May 21, 2009) of the conference. Please contact the local arrangements team for inquiries about workshop facilities at or09info@library.gatech.edu.

Please submit your proposal through the OCS system administered by Georgia Tech. The OCS system will be linked from the conference web site (http://conferences.library.gatech.edu/or/or09) and will be available for submissions as of December 1, 2008.

Important Dates and Contact Info

2009-02-06: Submission deadline for Conference proposals (presentations or panels)
2009-03-06: Notification of acceptance, Conference proposals

2009-02-06: Submission deadline for Workshops
2009-03-06: Notification of acceptance, Workshops

2009-03-06: Submission of User Group Proposals
2009-04-03: Notification of acceptance, User Group proposals

2009-03-19: Submission of Poster Proposals
2009-04-10: Notification of acceptance, Poster proposals

2009-05-18 Conference

Inquiries to:

DSpace User Group meeting Chair michele@dspace.org
Fedora User Group meeting Chair spayette@fedora-commons.org
EPrints User Group meeting Chair lac@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Program Committee Chair John.B.Howard@ASU.edu
Host Organizing Committee or09info@library.gatech.edu

Conference Themes

DATA, REPOSITORIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• Repositories and scientific workflows
• Managing the lifecycle for scientific data
• Repositories for qualitative data, the humanities, social sciences, virtual organizations, grid/cloud computing, etc.
• Integrating with publishing and publishing platforms
• Repositories and HPC applications (models and simulations; visualization)
• Integrating with other infrastructure platforms (e.g., SRB, iRODS)
• Scaling repositories to the demands of e-science

REPOSITORIES IN THE ORGANIZATION

• Organizational and financial sustainability, business models
• Organizational and strategic context of repositories (libraries, archives, institutes, etc.)
• Challenges in staffing digital repository and cyberinfrastructure services: recruitment; professional education; professional development; defining the roles and expertise of data curators and data scientists; training the next generation of repository managers
• Organizational synergies and collaboration
• Sustaining content over time: preservation; audit; certification; assessment; demonstrating value
• Repository policies and governance
• Embedding repositories in business processes and workflows
• Repository services and organizational culture
• Strategies for engaging with science and social science communities
• Making the case for organizational investment in repository services

INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA NETWORKS

• Integration and interoperability issues among repository platforms
• Collaboration among repository
• Integration of repositories with software tools and workflows
• Building federated repositories
• Developing computational services and interfaces across distributed repositories
• Achieving interoperability across administrative and disciplinary domains: technical and cultural challenges
• Middleware topics (integration with access management frameworks, workflow management systems, etc.)
• Content standards - discipline-specific vs general
• Metadata standards and application profiles
• Quality standards and quality control processes

SERVICES, INTERFACES, SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS

• Virtual organizations
• OAI services
• Social networking, annotation / tagging, personalization
• Searching / information discovery
• Multi-stakeholder value: preservation, open access, research, management, administration
• Multi-agenda, multi-function, multi-purpose repositories
• Usefulness and usability
• Interfaces between repositories and scholarly publications or publishing platforms
• Reference, reuse, reanalysis, re-interpretation, and repurposing of content
• Citation of data / learning objects
• Repository metrics
• Bibliometrics: usage and impact

REPOSITORY USE CASES AND CASE STUDIES

• E- research/E-science (e.g., data and publication; collaborative services)
• E-scholarship
• Discipline-oriented repositories
• Scholarly Publishing
• Digital Library
• Cultural Heritage
• Scientific repositories / data repositories
• Repositories that operate across multiple disciplines, organizations, and sectors (private/public; higher education/government; etc.)

Technology has become a ubiquitous part of daily life ever since the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). With the advent of social software heralded from the web2.0 era organizations have been using technologies such as blogs, wiki, collaboration websites and social networking tools to fulfil the personal and organizational, societal and humanitarian goals. This trend is creating a new set of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises supported by ICT. The growth of open source technology and public domain material such as  MIT open courseware and creative commons digital resources is allowing people from a variety of backgrounds and demographics to access educational resources, knowledge and expertise that would not be available to them without ICT.

The aim of this mini-track will be to offer a global perspective of how ICTs are being diffused, used and adopted within to support organizations, governments, NGOs, households and communities leading to social inclusion. By undertaking this research academics, industry and government agencies will learn what groups in society are being affected by social inclusion and what measures are being undertaken to have households and the various social communities adopt and use the ICTs.  Further benefits include, a novel focus to the social inclusion area that will be presented offering innovative ideas of how people are becoming active participants in society by adopting ICTs

Topics of interest to this track include:

·         How is the adoption and usage of  broadband networks, mobile phones  and other new communication technologies  leading to social inclusion

·         The impact of trends such as web2.0, open mobile internet, social networking on digital inclusion

·         The impacts of social /digital inclusion upon various social communities (eg. Residential neighbourhoods, genders, age groups)

·         Evaluation of the technological and non-technological aspects of the digital/social inclusion of ICTs

·         Evaluating the tangible and intangible benefits of social/digital inclusion occurring due to ICTs

·         The diffusion, adoption and usage of ICTs causing social/digital inclusion in developing countries

·         Evaluation and discussion papers investigating whether there are any  or no differences between social and/or digital inclusion.

·         The  diffusion, adoption and usage of ICTs causing social/digital inclusion within various social communities

·         Stakeholder theory and the social/digital inclusion issue occurring due to ICTs

·         How are e- government initiatives leading to social/digital inclusion due to ICTs

·         Human Computer Interaction issues leading to social/digital inclusion issues but in the context of ICTs.

·         Digital/Social Inclusion in an Organisational Context

Track chair: Dr. Jyoti Choudrie, Reader of information Systems, Business School, University of Hertfordshire, DeHavilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9AB.UK. 

e-mail:j.choudrie@herts.ac.uk;Jyoti.choudrie@btopenworld.com

Co-Chair: Professor Phillip Olla, Management Information Systems Dept, School of Business, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan, USA. 48150 e-mail: polla@madonna.edu

Co-Chair: Ms. Shauneen Furlong, School of Computing and Mathematical Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK e-mail: SFurlong@territorialcommunications.com

 

Important Dates
January 2, 2009: Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions
February 20, 2009 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper
submissions
April 2, 2009: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this
date
April 20, 2009 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers,
camera ready copy due

Further information about the conference and minitrack proposals is
available in AMCIS2009 Web site at: http://www.amcis2009.org

 

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2009 Telementoring in the K-12 Classroom: Online Communication Technologies for Learning A book edited by Dr. Deborah A. Scigliano Duquesne University, USA

 

Introduction

Telementoring, the practice of online mentoring, is a powerful tool to engage students in meaningful learning. Research has demonstrated the benefits for students and telementors who engage in inquiry and project-based learning with telementoring. It is important to understand the richness of the scope of telementoring partnerships and processes in order to facilitate the use of this beneficial practice. Telementoring is a relatively-recent newcomer to the field of practice and research. The need exists for an edited collection of articles in this continually-emerging field of telementoring.

 

Objective of the Book

This book seeks to provide the latest research and the best practices in the field of telementoring. Theoretical and pragmatic viewpoints on telementoring will provide guidance to the professionals who will use this book to inform their practice. A solid base of telementoring information and an expansive vision of this practice will combine to promote the understanding and the successful implementation of telementoring.

 

Target Audience

The target audience for this book are professionals in the P-12 environment who implement telementoring into their classroom practice, including administrators, classroom educators and technology specialists.

This book will also serve as a resource for teacher educators and those professionals who seek to promote the use of telementoring.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

•             Telementoring and the use of inquiry, problem-based, and project-based learning

•             Promoting successful telementoring relationships/partnerships

•             Construction of knowledge in an online environment

•             Telementoring benefits and limitations

•             Software designs to support telementoring

•             The role of the subject matter expert

•             The role of the online facilitator

•             Mediating an online personal presence

•             Telementoring models

•             Synchronous and asynchronous communication in telementoring

•             Telementoring to promote social capital

•             Future directions for telementoring

 

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the intended focus of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by February 28, 2009 about the status of their proposals and will be sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 30, 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. Please visit www.igi-global.com for additional information regarding the publisher.

 

An email of your intent to submit would be appreciated.

 

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

 

Dr. Deborah Scigliano

E-mail: sciglianod@duq.edu

Duquesne University

School of Education

Department of Foundations and Leadership 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA USA 15282

412.396.6114

The Michigan Library Association is seeking proposals from librarians for the 2009 Annual Conference, November 3-6, at the Lansing Center & Radisson Hotel, Lansing, MI.  Last year we received only 16 proposals from academic librarians and we would like to see that number increase. Of course, proposals from librarians at public, school, and special libraries will be readily considered. Proposals are due by February 20.  Please see the conference web site for more information: http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/node/934 The conference theme is Ready, Set, Go!, which reflects MLA's new strategic focus on the future and the energy, talent, and enthusiasm that will result in improved library services for the citizens of Michigan.  This conference will also pay tribute to our association's incredibly rich history that dates back to 1891. For academic librarians, let some of the ideas listed below stimulate your thinking. *New ideas or research that contribute to ongoing discussion about the future of academic and research libraries *Libraries role in shaping scholarly communication *Innovative library instruction or information literacy incorporating assessment, active learning, faculty/librarian collaboration, etc. *Innovative library services, such as embedded librarianship, RSS feeds of new books, mashups, etc. *Community partnerships *Innovative Library/Web 2.0 implementations *Gaming *Implementations of open source software *User studies or information seeking behavior and the resulting changes made to user services or procedures *Digital libraries, including developments in resource linking,  preservation, maintenance, web services *Web design, such as information architecture, activity-centered design, user-centered design, usability testing, etc. *Authentication and authorization, including Digital Rights Management (DRM), authentication, privacy, and issues with remote patrons. *Internet privacy, copyright, and filtering Thanks much, Kevin McDonough Electronic Services Librarian Olson Library, Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 49885 906-227-2118 For an archive of past messages from the ILI listserv, visit: http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/ili-l. F

We are accepting articles for the Taylor & Francis/Routledge peer-reviewed journal Resource Sharing & Information Networks and are particularly interested in shared virtual library services, digitization projects and other multi-library collaborative efforts including the following topics:

 

Administration and Leadership of Networks, Cooperatives, and Consortia

Resource Sharing

Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS)

Training and Continuing Education

New Academic/Industry Roles & Economics
Cooperative Purchasing

New International Roles for Consortia

New Publisher Roles

 

Please consider sharing this email with your colleagues who may have an interest in publishing.

 

Best regards,

Barbara Stites

Rebecca Donlan

 

Barbara J. Stites, Ph.D.

Editor, Resource Sharing & Information Networks

Florida Gulf Coast University Library

10501 FGCU Blvd.

Fort Myers, FL  33965-6501

bstites@fgcu.edu

(239) 590-7602 voice

http://informaworld.com/WRSI

 

Rebecca Donlan, MLS

Associate Editor, Resource Sharing & Information Networks

Florida Gulf Coast University Library

10501 FGCU Blvd.

Fort Myers, FL  33965-6501

rdonlan@fgcu.edu

(239) 590-7641 voice

Integrative Papers for Practitioners and Scientists, published internationally in electronic and paper formats by the Academy of Asian Scholars (AAS)

Description:

The information field evolves quickly. Working professionals who manage information - in companies, libraries, government, education or non-profits - must strive to keep up with the rapid development of the field.

A new series of papers, entitled Advances in Research on Information and Technology will provide a concentrated dose of critical updates for busy professionals who must access the latest and most important findings in the information field. Advances will publish articles representative of the scholarship of "integration" -- defined by Ernest Boyer in his work, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate (1990), as making connections across the disciplines, placing the specialties in larger context, illuminating data in a revealing way, and often educating non-specialists (18--19). Articles and publications representing the scholarship of integration are under-represented in the information and technology research literature, however such synthesis is increasingly necessary for effective and strategic practice in both the scholarly and professional domains.

Papers published in Advances will assemble, analyze, and synthesize primary research papers across the information disciplines, including:  library and information science, information systems, information policy, and related, newly emerging areas. The journal will target the readership of advanced information professionals, as well as the scholarly community, keeping readers current to the most timely and resonant themes in research on information and technology. Comprehensive literature reviews (e.g., synthesis articles derived from theses) and meta-analyses are encouraged.

The publishers of the Advances series is exploring a unique sales royalties model, in which authors will be paid for each published paper, based on print circulation, library and institutional subscriptions, and individual electronic article downloads.

Presently, we are soliciting submissions for the ongoing series, scheduled to launch with its inaugural issue in July 2009. Submissions of integration pieces may be either in "bulletin" format (~2500--3000 words) or "monograph" format (~5000--6000 words). We also welcome proposals for longer publications. Each paper should cover one topic in depth, with clarity.

The standard issue will cover a range of topics targeted towards the advanced information professional. Some special volumes will be themed. You may also propose to guest-edit a themed volume, thoroughly defining the theme proposed, and providing a list of relevant authors and individual article topics, to broadly reflect the given theme.

Below is a suggested list of topics in the field of information technology field; all topics related to information and technology are welcome.

* Data mining
* Digital asset management
* Digital literacy
* Digital libraries
* Evidence-based decision making
* Human-computer interaction
* Information economics
* Information management
* Information policy
* Information privacy
* Information retrieval
* Information security
* Large system design
* Library management
* Metadata
* Network management
* Open source technology
* User behavior
* Virtual organizations

Advances in Research on Information and Technology will deliver content to laptops, mobile devices, and book readers in multiple languages, almost immediately after the manuscript is finalized. The publication will also be available in paper and electronic form by subscription to libraries, institutions, and other organizations.

The editorial selection process is led by Senior Editor, Dr. Jian Qin of Syracuse University, as well invited guest editors for themed volumes, and our distinguished Editorial Board, to be announced in the first quarter of 2009.

The deadline for manuscript submission for the inaugural paper series is January 31, 2009. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis, and should be made in electronic format. Visit following link, provide the full article, and include an abstract of approximately 500 words.

For further instructions regarding format and submissions, please visit http://arit.syr.edu/ojs/index.php?journal=arit&page=about&op=submissions#onlineSubmissions

To submit an article online:  Register at the above link, visit the "User Home" page, click "Author," and follow the instructions for uploading your file.

For questions and inquiries about manuscript topics and submission, or to propose a themed issue, please contact:

Jian Qin, Ph.D., Senior Editor
School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
235 Hinds Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
Tel: +1 (315) 443-5642, Fax: +1 (315) 443-5806, Email: arit [at] syr.edu

Rebecca Reynolds, Ph.D., Managing Editor
School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
223 Hinds Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
Tel: +1 (315) 443-2527, Fax: +1 (315) 443-5806, Email: arit [at] syr.edu

Introducing ''JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES (JMCS)"

 

Dear Colleague,

 

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

 

Editors and reviewers

 

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

 

Call for Papers

 

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

 

·       Original articles in basic and applied research

·       Case studies

·       Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays

 

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

 

 

JMCS is an Open Access Journal

 

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

                                                             

Best regards,

 

Emeje Cynthia

Editorial Assistant

JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES (JMCS)

Academic Journals

E-mail: jmcs@acadjourn.org

 

http://www.academicjournals.org/JMCS  

Because of holidays for Martin Luther King Day and the Inauguration, we are extending

the deadline for summitting drafts of full papers of contributed papers, and
proposals for technical sessions/panels, and pre-conference sessions from January 21, 2009 to 

    January 28, 2009

Complete call is at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM09/am09cfp.html

Meeting:
Thriving on Diversity - Information Opportunities in a Pluralistic World
ASIS&T 2009 Annual Meeting 
November 6-11, 2009, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Dick Hill



Richard Hill
Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
FAX: (301) 495-0810
(301) 495-0900

'Integrative Approaches: Meeting Challenges'
Louisville, Kentucky
Concurrent Sessions: October 28-31
Workshop Sessions: Tue. October 27 , Wed. October 28, & Sat. October 31

Invitation To Present

Ongoing developments in learning and instruction as well as in scholarship and research require creativity and flexibility in meeting the challenges posed by emerging technologies, changes in learning and working situations, and new demands placed on education and training. Our professional community exists in an exciting and dynamic world that requires us to do more than merely maintain our knowledge and skills - we must engage in ongoing professional renewal, growth, and transformation.

The AECT International Convention supports our efforts to improve ourselves by bringing together participants from across this diverse nation and from around the world who offer practical applications, high quality research, hands-on workshops, and demonstrations of innovative approaches and developments in learning, instructional and performance technologies. You are invited to present at the 2009 AECT International Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Share your expertise and knowledge with your peers, with those new to the field, and with professional practitioners and researchers representing multiple disciplines.

This year's convention theme is Integrative Approaches: Meeting Challenges. Given developments in research, technology, and society, professional practice in the various disciplines that comprise the AECT community continue to change and evolve. To meet the challenges posed by ongoing changes, we need serious and sustained efforts to (a) actively incorporate findings from multiple disciplines; (b) involve key stakeholders at multiple levels to transform education and training; (c) integrate technologies seamlessly into learning, instruction, and performance; (d) dynamically interweave research, practice, and theory development; and (e) demonstrate what works when and why with regard to improving learning, instruction, and performance. Meeting these challenges is an ambitious undertaking. The most one can do in a short period of time is to take a few steps. One of those steps can be participation in the AECT 2009 International Convention in Louisville.

In keeping with the convention theme, proposals may be submitted that include the use of advanced information and communications technologies as well as more traditional proposals that present findings and discuss important developments in research and practice. This convention will introduce two innovative kinds of sessions: Integrative Panels and Present@Distance. The former is aimed at involving presenters from multiple disciplines and perspectives to discuss a central and focused issue. The latter is aimed at promoting the use of those very technologies that are changing our lives as designers, developers, media specialists, researchers teachers, and trainers. There are six sub-themes around which this year's presentations will be organized:

1. Transforming Learning and Instruction
2. Linking Design and Development with Learning and Performance
3. Establishing the Benefits of Integrative and Interdisciplinary Approaches
4. Exploring New Media in Learning, Instruction and Performance
5. Assessing and Evaluating Educational Technology Applications
6. Integrating Social Networking and Distributed Media into Learning and Instruction

General Information

Regular Proposals
Proposals Open - December 15, 2008
Proposals Close - February 14, midnight (EST), 2009

Proposal Process
All proposals must be submitted electronically (see Proposal Submission Process, below) to one primary AECT division or affiliated organization for consideration. Guidelines and principles posted at www.aect.org will assist in preparing proposals for submission. Presenters are expected to follow the AECT Code of Ethics, available at http://www.aect.org/About/Ethics.asp.

Presenters are limited to making no more than two (2) concurrent session presentations as key/first presenters during the convention. That is, proposers must select one division or affiliate to receive their proposal and not submit the same proposal (or one that is largely the same) to any other division or affiliate. Each division/affiliate has a Convention Planner (usually the President-Elect). If a Convention Planner and/or the peer review panel feel a proposal is not well suited to their division/affiliate, they may recommend it for consideration by another division/affiliate. This will occur without action by the proposer. In addition, a person may propose no more than two concurrent session presentations on which he or she is key presenter, although that individual may be a co-presenter on other proposals and may propose roundtables/poster presentations.

The intent of (1) not allowing submission of the same (or a very closely related) proposal to more than one division and (2) limiting the number of presentations on which a person may be key presenter is to assure a diverse program in which many strong presentations are included and little duplication occurs.

If you are unsure of the suitability of your proposal to a particular group, we encourage you to contact the Convention Planner for that group or organization.The following list describes particular topics suggested by each group and identifies the planner for each group.

AMCIS 2009 : The Diffusion, Impacts, Adoption and Usage of ICTs upon Society Track

  The aim of this mini-track will be to offer a global perspective of how ICTs are being diffused, used and adopted within society (households, small (micro) to medium sized organsiations, and social communities). By undertaking this research academics, industry and government agencies will learn of how ICTs are being utilised by various societies and what measures are being undertaken to have households and the various social communities adopt and use the ICTs with a further consideration of the impacts of the ICTs. Academic research has been focusing upon the diffusion, adoption and usage of broadband since about 2000. By undertaking this research and offering this track, now the focus could offer innovative ideas of diffusing, adopting and using ICTs that have not been considered before.

Topics of interest to this track include:

·         The adoption and usage of ICTs, broadband, mobile phones  and other ICTs within households

·         The impacts of ICTs upon households

·         The adoption and usage of ICTs upon various social communities (eg. Residential neighbourhoods)

·         The impacts of ICTs upon various social communities

·         Evaluation of the technological and non-technological aspects of the adoption and usage of ICTs

·         Evaluating the technological and non-technological aspects of the impacts of ICTs

·         The diffusion, adoption and usage of ICTs within households

·         The  diffusion, adoption and usage of ICTs within various social communities

·         Stakeholder theory and the adoption, diffusion and usage of ICTs

·         Policies and diffusion theories that lead to the adoption and usage of ICTs

·         Project management and the diffusion of ICTs

·         Project Management and the adoption and usage of ICTs

·         Project Management and the impacts of ICTs

·         Human Computer Interaction issues related to the adoption, usage and impact factors in the context of ICTS.

Important Dates
January 2, 2009: Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions
February 20, 2009 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper
submissions
April 2, 2009: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this
date
April 20, 2009 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers,
camera ready copy due

Further information about the conference and minitrack proposals is
available in AMCIS2009 Web site at: http://www.amcis2009.org/

 Track chair: Dr. Jyoti Choudrie, Reader of information Systems, Business School, University of Hertfordshire, DeHavilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9AB.UK. 

e-mail:j.choudrie@herts.ac.uk;Jyoti.choudrie@btopenworld.com

Co-Chair:  Dr. M. R. Lebcir, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Hertfordshire, DeHavilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9AB.UK. 

e-mail: m.r.lebcir@herts.ac.uk

Co-Chair: Professor Phillip Olla, Management Information Systems Dept, School of Business, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan, USA. 48150 e-mail: polla@madonna.edu

From: Malissa Minthorn [mailto:Malissa.Minthorn@tamastslikt.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:53 PM
To: Malissa Minthorn
Subject: 2009 Streams Conference Call for Proposals

Call for Submissions

SOLINET, Southeastern Library Network, and the SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting Planning Committee invite proposals for a panel or an individual presentation for the 2009 Annual Meeting to be held May 14-15 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The theme for the 2009 meeting is "The Changing World, Changing Libraries." The world is changing and we know the library is changing with it. In order to fully discuss this topic, we are looking for sessions that represent new ideas for the library world - not what has already been happening, but ideas about what may be just around the corner. It may be patron service that is on the verge of changing drastically, changes in public and private partnerships or innovations in technical services. The world is changing. Let us know how that change may affect your library and how you are preparing to face that challenge.

Accepted submissions will be offered space in one of our concurrent sessions. Each concurrent session will run one hour.

Please follow these guidelines:

1. All submissions must include a session title, short description appropriate for the conference program, and the names, institutions, job titles and email addresses of those who will be presenting the material at the conference. Session titles and descriptions will be final upon submission.
2. Note your intended audience, both library type and position(s) within the library.
3. Include A/V requirements for your session if it is accepted for the conference.

Please send a copy of your proposal to Laura Crook by 5PM on January 30, 2009 at the following street or email address. Acceptance emails will be sent before February 13, 2009.

Laura Crook
SOLINET
1438 W. Peachtree St., Ste. 200
Atlanta, GA 30309
lcrook@solinet.net

The SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting regularly welcomes over 300 librarians and library professionals from around the country. We hope you will be part of the 2009 meeting.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAL ISSUE PROPOSALS Journal of Organizational and End User Computing

 

JOEUC Special Issue Proposals

 

JOEUC invites proposals from well-published scholars for a special issue on End User Computing Security and Risks.  The proposal should be about 3-4 pages long

 

JOEUC also invites manuscripts in all areas covered by the journal. The journal publishes empirical and theoretical research concerned with all aspects of organizational and end user computing. 

 

Mission: 

 

The primary purpose of the Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) is to provide a forum to information technology educators, researchers, and practitioners to advance the practice and understanding of organizational and end user computing.  Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in JOEUC.  The journal publishes empirical and theoretical research concerned with all aspects of organizational and end user computing.  The journal is especially interested in those research studies that show a significant contribution to the area by relating organizational and end user computing to organizational and end user performance and productivity, strategic and competitive advantage, and electronic commerce.  It publishes full-length research manuscripts, insightful research and practice notes, and case studies from all areas of organizational and end user computing.

 

JOEUC Coverage:

Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas, with major emphasis on how to increase organizational and end user productivity and performance, and how to achieve organizational strategic and competitive advantage:

 

Organizational and end user computing (OEUC) productivity and performance; OEUC and how it affects organizational strategic and competitive advantage; OEUC and how it relates to information resources management;  using and managing emerging OEUC technologies including electronic commerce; OEUC satisfaction; OEUC in various management functions; OEUC usage; OEUC privacy, security, and copyright issues; OEUC success factors; OEUC controls for security and privacy; OEUC risk factors; OEUC management; OEUC hardware and software; OEUC supports and training.

 

In general, the journal seeks contributions concerning any aspect of organizational and end user information processing including development, usage, satisfaction, performance, productivity, success, failure, policies, strategies, and management.  The journal invites contributions from educators, researchers, and practitioners involved in research, management, and utilization of organizational and end user computing.

 

JOEUC Submissions: 

All manuscripts submitted to JOEUC will undergo a two-way blind review.  Authors are asked to submit electronically as an email attachment or mail four copies of their original, previously unpublished manuscript that satisfies the following conditions:

 

Ø       Must not be currently under review by another journal.

Ø       Must be written in APA (American Psychological Association) editorial style.

Ø       Should not exceed 25 double-spaced typed pages.

Ø       Must be accompanied by a cover page with author(s)' name, address, telephone number, and affiliation.

Ø       Should be accompanied by a 150-200 word vita of author(s) on a separate sheet.

Ø       Must be accompanied by a 150-200 word abstract on a separate sheet with appropriate key words for the papers.

 

JOEUC also invites significant and insightful research and practice notes, case studies, editorials, and book reviews from all areas of organizational and end user computing.  Submitted pieces for this section should not exceed 15 double-spaced pages.

 

JOEUC Review process:

To ensure high quality of the published materials, JOEUC utilizes a group of experts to review submitted manuscripts.  Upon receipt of a manuscript, two reviewers are selected from the Editorial Review Board of the journal to review the manuscript.  The selection is based on the area of expertise of the reviewers, matched to the subject matter of the submission.  An additional ad-hoc reviewer (usually an author who has previously published in JOEUC and who has expertise in the area) is also selected to review the manuscript.  Each submission is, therefore, blind reviewed by at least three reviewers.  If at least two reviewers make favorable recommendations on a manuscript, the author(s) are given an opportunity to revise the manuscript. The revised manuscript is blind reviewed by an associate editor (AE) and finally reviewed by the editor. Return of a manuscript to the author(s) for revision(s) does not guarantee an acceptance of the manuscript for publication but it is a step in the right direction.  The final decision on a manuscript is made based on comments of the reviewers and AE, and the quality of the revised manuscript.

 

ALL SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:

 

M. Adam Mahmood, Editor