IS&T is pleased to announce the Archiving 2011 Call for Papers.  
 
The deadline for submitting presentation abstracts for Archiving 2011 to be held May 16-19, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is October 17, 2010.  A PDF of the Call for Papers can be found at www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/archiving <http://www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/archiving> .

The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together a unique community of imaging novices and experts from libraries, archives, records management, and information technology institutions to discuss and explore the expanding field of digital archiving and preservation. Attendees from around the world represent industry, academia, governments, and cultural heritage institutions. The conference presents the latest research results on archiving, provides a forum to explore new strategies and policies, and reports on successful projects that can serve as benchmarks in the field. Archiving 2011 is a blend of invited focal papers, keynote talks, and refereed oral and interactive display presentations. Prospective authors are invited to submit oral and interactive presentations by the October 17th deadline.
 
Proposed program topics include:
·         Preservation of and Access to Digital Assets

• Strategies and tools for dealing with file format obsolescence
• Metadata for preservation and discovery
• Collaboration and cooperatives in digital preservation
• Digital curation micro-services and modularity
• Design, development, audio and certification of trusted repositories
  

·         Technical Processes: Imaging, Metadata Creation, Workflow

• Effective imaging methodologies & processes
• Indexing items for specialized audiences
• Crowd-sourcing metadata creation
• Archival file formats and compression
• Color management in capture and display
  

·         Digital Curation

• Prioritizing collections for digital archiving
• Intellectual property rights management
• Models for funding and sustaining digital collections
• Digital curation education and training
• Content authentication of digital assets
  

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. We hope to see you there.

Best regards,

Diana Gonzalez
IS&T Conference Program Manager
archiving2011@imaging.org
703/642-9090 x 106

 W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group - http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/

Call for Use Cases: Library Linked Data

Are you currently using linked data technology [1] for library-related data, or
considering doing it in the near future? If so, please tell us more by filling
in the questionnaire below and sending it back to us or to public-lld@w3.org,
preferably before October 15th, 2010.

The information you provide will be influential in guiding the activities the
Library Linked Data Incubator Group will undertake to help increase global
interoperability of library data on the Web. The information you provide will
be curated and published on the group wikispace at [3].

We understand that your time is precious, so please don't feel you have to
answer every question. Some sections of the templates are clearly marked as
optional. However, the more information you can provide, the easier it will be
for the Incubator Group to understand your case. And, of course, please do not
hesitate to contact us if you have any trouble answering our questions.
Editorial guidance on specific points is provided at [2], and examples are
available at [3].

We are particularly interested in use cases describing the use of library
linked data for end-user oriented applications. However, we're not ruling
anything out at this stage, and the Incubator Group will carefully consider
all submissions we receive.

On behalf of the Incubator Group, thanks in advance for your time,

Emmanuelle Bermes (Emmanuelle.Bermes_bnf.fr), Alexander Haffner (A.Haffner_d-nb.de),
Antoine Isaac (aisaac_few.vu.nl) and Jodi Schneider (jodi.schneider_deri.org)

[1] http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/UCCuration
[3] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/UseCases

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=== Name ===

A short name by which we can refer to the use case in discussions.

=== Owner ===

The contact person for this use case.

=== Background and Current Practice ===

Where this use case takes place in a specific domain, and so requires some prior
information to understand, this section is used to describe that domain. As far
as possible, please put explanation of the domain in here, to keep the scenario
as short as possible. If this scenario is best illustrated by showing how applying
technology could replace current existing practice, then this section can be used
to describe the current practice. Often, the key to why a use case is important
also lies in what problem would occur if it was not achieved, or what problem
means it is hard to achieve.

=== Goal ===

Two short statements stating (1) what is achieved in the scenario without
reference to linked data, and (2) how we use linked data technology to achieve
this goal.

=== Target Audience ===

The main audience of your case. For example scholars, the general public, service
providers, archivists, computer programs...

=== Use Case Scenario ===

The use case scenario itself, described as a story in which actors interact with
systems. This section should focus on the user needs in this scenario. Do not
mention technical aspects and/or the use of linked data.

=== Application of linked data for the given use case ===

This section describes how linked data technology could be used to support the
use case above. Try to focus on linked data on an abstract level, without
mentioning concrete applications and/or vocabularies. Hint: Nothing library
domain specific.

=== Existing Work (optional) ===

This section is used to refer to existing technologies or approaches which achieve
the use case (Hint: Specific approaches in the library domain). It may especially
refer to running prototypes or applications.

=== Related Vocabularies (optional) ===

Here you can list and clarify the use of vocabularies (element sets and value
vocabularies) which can be helpful and applied within this context.

=== Problems and Limitations (optional) ===

This section lists reasons why this scenario is or may be difficult to achieve,
including pre-requisites which may not be met, technological obstacles etc. Please
explicitly list here the technical challenges made apparent by this use case. This
will aid in creating a roadmap to overcome those challenges.

=== Related Use Cases and Unanticipated Uses (optional) ===

The scenario above describes a particular case of using linked data. However, by
allowing this scenario to take place, the likely solution allows for other use
cases. This section captures unanticipated uses of the same system apparent in the
use case scenario.

=== References (optional) ===

This section is used to refer to cited literature and quoted websites.

Request for Proposals
 
Publication Title:  Managing in the Middle: The Librarian's Handbook
Publisher:  American Library Association (Fall 2011)
Editors: Robert Farrell and Kenneth Schlesinger (Leonard Lief Library, Lehman College, CUNY)
Contact: inthemiddle2011@gmail.com
 
Scope:  This "grab and go" volume for ALA's Librarian's Handbook series seeks brief, real world articles of use to mid-level managers in academic and public libraries. 
 
Topic and Audience:  Top-level library managers, responding to contemporary trends, are increasingly delegating responsibilities to those in the middle, demanding innovation and entrepreneurial creativity, as well as accountability and day-to-day coordination of staff and services.  Today's mid-level managers face a variety of new supervisory challenges.  Of the roughly 70,000 academic and public librarians, about a third find themselves "managing in the middle" reporting to top-level managers while supervising teams of peers or support staff.  Our target audiences are current mid-level library managers, new librarians assuming these roles, and library management students looking for grounded insight into the administrative issues they'll soon be facing.

Authors:  We invite essays from those who know the realities of the job best:  those managing in the middle.  We also seek perspectives from management experts, former mid-level managers, scholars, nascent supervisors, top-level managers, as well as librarians and paraprofessionals who have been "middle managed"  A variety of formats are encouraged:  "how to," interviews with practitioners, case studies, illuminating anecdotes, brief tips, theory in practice pieces, rants and confessionals, annotated bibliographies, etc.

Some possible themes for consideration include:
� middle manager as leader and entrepreneur
� management expectations of midddle managers
� "sandwich effect� getting it from above and below
� real world applications of leadership principles and management techniques
� developing reflective management practices
� project management:  best practices and skills, challenges and successes
� managing the top-level manager
� supervising administrative units and  empowering work teams
� risk taking and learning from failure
� both sides now:  conflict resolution from the middle
� communicating and listening in the middle
� recruiting, training, retaining
� building trust and morale
� coaching, facilitating, mentoring
� goal setting and annual evaluations
� nightmare bosses and problem employees
� creative problem solving:  achieving  the impossible
 
Please submit a one-page proposal (multiple ideas welcome) including a biographical sketch by November 1, 2010 to: inthemiddle2011@gmail.com.  Brief e-mail queries or questions about the project are also welcome. Contributors will receive a free copy of the publication and discounts on subsequent copies.
For an archive of past messages from the ILI listserv, visit: http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/ili-l.

FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW

 

The HistoryMakers is pleased to offer a year-long fellowship (June 6, 2011 through June 1, 2012) working in African American archives. This fellowship is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The purpose of this fellowship program is to provide training for African American archivists and other archivists interested in working with African American archival collections. The year will include a 3-month immersion training program at The HistoryMakers Chicago location (June 6 - August 26, 2010) and an on-site residency (September 6, 2010 - June 1, 2012) at one of the following host institutions:

 

§  Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL

§  Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

§  Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

§  Franklin Library at Fisk University, Nashville, TN

§  The HistoryMakers, Chicago, IL

§  Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD

§  Mayme Clayton Library and Museum, Culver City, CA

§  Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

 

FELLOWSHIP ELIGIBILITY

 

All applicants must:

§  Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

§  Hold a recent graduate degree in library science from an ALA accredited school (current graduate students are encouraged to apply if their degrees will be completed prior to beginning the fellowship).

§  Have a demonstrated interest in archives administration and management. Applicants must have taken at least two courses related to archival information and practice.

§  Have a demonstrated interest in African American history. This interest can be demonstrated through academic coursework, volunteer or work experience, and/or through a personal statement in application essay.

§  Have a GPA of 3.50 or higher.

 

 

FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION

 

During the immersion training program, fellows will receive training in arrangement, description, preservation, reference, and outreach for collections of African American archival materials.  Fellows will process collections and create EAD and EAC-CPF finding aids and will learn to appropriately utilize Brown’s Subject Headings in addition to Library of Congress Subject Headings to provide access points to African American materials in print, video, and electronic resources.  Fellows will attend lectures presented by African American scholars and representatives from other African American archival repositories. The purpose of these lectures is for fellows to gain a deeper understanding of African American history. Fellows will also take field trips to Chicago-area African American collections. 

 

During the on-site residency period, fellows will utilize knowledge and skills gained during their immersion training to process African American collections.  Fellows will be required to organize a public program/community outreach event(lecture, exhibit, etc.) while in residency at their host institution. They will also be expected to give presentations on their education and career choice to other students at the high school and undergraduate levels. Fellows will also be required to keep a log of their experiences and progress throughout the fellowship. Fellows will also be strongly encouraged to submit papers for presentation at professional conferences such as ALA, SAA, MAC etc.

 

STIPEND

 

$37,000.00

 

LODGING

 

Lodging arrangements during the training institute and during residency at host institution are the responsibility of the fellow.  Applicants will be provided with information on local housing options upon acceptance to the program.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

 

All applicants should submit the following:

§  Cover letter stating their interest in the internship and future career goals (please include an email address and a daytime telephone number). They should also rank their choicef of host institution placement from 1 through 8 (one being the first choice).  They may also explain their choices, if they wish.

§  Essay or written statement (2,000 words or less) addressing one or all of the following:

§  their interest in African American history and archival collections;

§  their view on the importance of increasing diversity in the archival profession; and/or,

§  the importance of this fellowship to their future career.

§  Resume or CV indicating their academic background, work experience, and volunteer service.

§  Undergraduate and graduate transcript. They should also include a printout of classes in which they are currently enrolled, if applicable.

§  Three letters of recommendation.

 

Emily Martorano

2011-2012 Archive Fellowship Program

The HistoryMakers

1900 S. Michigan Ave

Chicago, IL 60616

em@thehistorymakers.com

 

Call for Proposals - Deadline September 15
2010 NMC Symposium for the Future
October 19 - 21, 2010, via the Internet

Proposals for presentations for the NMC Symposium for the Future, a special 3-day, live online event to be held October 19 - 21, 2010, are being solicited through Wednesday, September 15.

See http://www.nmc.org/2010-future-symposium for full details.

About the Symposium
The Symposium grows from the NMC's Emerging Technologies Initiative, which seeks to answer the question of how to keep abreast of emerging technologies that may be important to our collective work as educators. At the core of this initiative is a focus on emerging technologies and the ways they can be applied in the service of teaching, learning, research, and creative inquiry. A major goal is to stimulate systematic thinking and discussion of the real challenges that face our world and our society, and in particular, how emerging technologies might be applied to solve them.

To set the stage for the intensive discussions this symposium will foster, Case Western Reserve University CIO Lev Gonick will describe a vision for a digital city that is being built, bit by bit, right now in Cleveland. His keynote address, "From Digital Campus to Connected Community," will illustrate some of the ways emerging technology can be applied to the larger challenges faced by a thriving, diverse community like Cleveland.

Symposium Themes
As its name suggests, the Symposium looks toward the future: what might the world look like in five years? Ten? Further out? Technologies and practices that are just beginning to show promise in an educational or social context may well be commonplace in that time frame. The applicability of technology -- whether established or emerging -- to the social, environmental, and educational challenges we face today is a central theme of the Symposium. Projects that test the applicability of new ideas, research into new solutions for global problems, and demonstrations of cutting-edge tools are all part of this exploration of the future.

Proposals are encouraged on how emerging technologies might be applied to any of the following themes, but this list is not exhaustive and selections will not be limited to these categories:

• Sustainability (physical and natural resources; economic resources; educational resources)
• Renewable energy; clean energy
• Global warming and its impacts
• Ethics in the digital age
• Politics in a globally connected World
• Social issues

The NMC Symposium for the Future is intended to be an ongoing conversation, focused the applications of new technologies to global concerns and issues, and how they will shape the future of education.

Proposals for sessions and demonstrations may be submitted online at
http://www.nmc.org/2010-future-symposium/call
 
This event continues the ongoing series of specially focused online gatherings that explore new ideas and issues related to technology, learning, and society.  The NMC Series of Virtual Symposia is itself an exploration of emerging forms of collaboration and tools.
 
Additional information about the Symposium can be found at http://www.nmc.org/2010-future-symposium
 
Please circulate this announcement to any and all areas on campus that may be interested in participating.

Call for Speakers for "Going Green @ Your Library 2:  Working Green, Teaching Green"

Amigos' second Going Green @ Your Library online conference will be Wednesday, November 3, 2010.  We are looking for librarians interested in sharing their ideas, experiences and excitement about green practices at their library. Our keynote speaker will be Monika Antonelli, co-editor of the forthcoming  Greening Libraries  (Library Juice Press, 2011) and Reference/Instruction Librarian at Minnesota State University Mankato.

In addition to the keynote session, we hope to have two simultaneous tracks running throughout the day:

Working Green
This track will focus on the green practices implemented in libraries. Some of the areas of interest include:
* Green library buildings/renovations
* Green IT
* Green practices in the library (e.g. Green ILL, Green Cataloging)

Teaching Green
This second track focuses on ways your library shows the way to be green to others in your community.  Topics might include:
* Green programming at the library
* How your library facilitates research on environmental topics
* Green by example:  how your library leads others in implementing green practices

Other topics are welcome!  Each session will be 45 minutes in length.  If you're interested in presenting, but have never done it online, don't worry -- we will teach you what you need to know! We welcome submissions from librarians in academic, public, school, and special libraries.

To submit your presentation idea(s), go to  http://greenlibs2.amigos.org/ and complete the submission form.  Proposals will be accepted until September 30.

If you have questions, please contact us at mailto:greenlibs@amigos.org.

 

The SEIU District 925 Legacy Project in conjunction with the Walter P.
Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University is
accepting applications for the SEIU District 925 Educational Research
Fellowship for the Study of Women in Organized Labor. This research
grant will provide assistance for an advanced graduate student,
college/university faculty member or other qualified individual to use
the SEIU District 925 Collection and/or the SEIU District 925 oral
histories at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Secondary consideration will
be given to qualified applicants pursuing another topic concerning the
role of women in organized labor. An award of $1000.00 will be issued
for travel and related expenses for research in these resources.


Terms and Conditions:

1.  The successful applicant must use the award by the end of 2011.
2.  The $1000.00 award will be issued within one month following the
    research visit to the Reuther Library.
3.  The successful applicant will be required to submit a two-page report
    outlining reflections on the research conducted within one month
    following the research visit.

How to Apply:
Applicants must complete the application form and, on a separate sheet,
a summary not to exceed 300 words that specifies the nature of the
applicant's project, resources at the Reuther Library to be used and the
projected goal of the research.

Applications and summaries will be accepted beginning September 7, 2010
and must be postmarked no later than November 12, 2010. Applications
are available at http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/opportunity. The award
recipient will be announced no later than December 10, 2010.

Please submit applications and summaries to:

Dr. Louis Jones
Walter P. Reuther Library
Wayne State University
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202

The Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning, a peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge, welcomes the submission of manuscripts.

 

The journal is devoted to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with distance education and delivering library resources and services to this growing community of students. 

 

Topics can include but are not limited to:

• Faculty/librarian cooperation and collaboration
• Information literacy
• Instructional service techniques
• Information delivery
• Reference services
• Document delivery
• Developing collections

While we accept submissions year-round, if you are interested in submitting an article for possible inclusion in our next published issue, send the manuscript directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by November 5, 2010.  Inquiries and questions are welcome.

 

Instructions for authors are available at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1533-290X or can be emailed to you directly.

 

 CALL FOR PAPERS

 

The Medicalization of Sex is a complex and fascinating phenomenon with historical roots in nineteenth century sexology. As a contemporary phenomenon, it occurs at the intersection of technology, culture, gender, medicine, sexuality, global capitalism, and rapid social change.

  

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University invites you to a conference on The Medicalization of Sex in Vancouver, BC, April 29-30, 2011. Conference highlights include keynote speakers Leonore Tiefer (NYU Medical School), author of Sex is Not a Natural Act, and Jennifer Terry (University of California, Irvine), author of An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society; special guests Virginia Braun (University of Aukland); Carol Groneman (CUNY); Barbara Marshall (Trent University); Elizabeth Reis (University of Oregon) and Judy Segal (UBC); a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Orgasm Inc.: The Strange Science of Female Sexual Pleasure with an introduction by director Liz Canner; and 'Antidote,' a reception featuring local art celebrating genital diversity.This conference is made possible by the Ruth Wynn Woodward Endowment and the sponsorship of the New View Campaign, (a feminist educational project, newviewcampaign.org). Ruth Wynn Woodward was a BC pioneer dedicated to the advancement of gender equality.

 

We seek international, interdisciplinary contributions from a diversity of junior and senior scholars in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, health professions, as well feminist health activists and artists working in this area. Possible topics are the medicalization of sex as it relates to:

• Sexual 'normalcy' & deviancy
• Sexual 'function' & dysfunction
• Sexual 'hygiene' & pollution

 

• The Sexuopharmaceutical Industry
• Cosmetogynecology
• Sexology & Sexual Medicine

 

• Queer Sexualities
• Intersexualities
• Heterosexualities
• Asexualities

 

• Strategies for education, resistance, and activism related to age, ethnocultural and cultural, bodily, and sexual diversity

 

Proposals must include the paper title, abstract (max 250 words), and a biography of the author(s) (max 250 word per person). To be considered for early acceptance and reduced registration, please send all proposals via email toThea Cacchioni, Junior Ruth Wynn Woodward Chair, Simon Fraser University at rwwp@sfu.ca by Friday, October 1, 2010. A later set of proposal may be solicited in November.

 

Be sure to bookmark this page: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/MedicalizationofSex.html.

 

Medicalization of Sex Conference will be held at:
Simon Fraser University
Segal Graduate School of Business
500 Granville St, Vancouver, BC

Canada

on April 29 + 30, 2011

 

Thea Cacchioni is the Ruth Wynn Woodard Chair in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. Thea earned her BA in Women's Studies at UBC and her MA and PhD in Gender Studies and Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. Thea's research interests include gender; sexuality; health; medicalization; 'Female Sexual Dysfunction;' and 'Sexual Revolution.' She has published in the journals Sexualities, Sociology, and the Sociology of Health and Illness. She is currently working on a book entitled 'The Labour of Love: Women in the Second Sexual Revolution' (University of Toronto Press). Thea believes that a truly integrated perspective on women's health does not end in the classroom. In June, 2011 she testified at an FDA advisory hearing against the approval of Flibanserin, a daily anti-depressant drug with several 'unsexy' side-effects (proposed to treat 'hypo-active sexual desire disorder' in pre-menopausal women). During her residency at SFU, she will teach classes on the medicalization of sex, chair an interdisciplinary, multi-media conference on this theme (April 29th-30th, 2011), and engage in other forms of public outreach in this area.

 

Call for Submissions: 

Public Services Quarterly (PSQ) invites submission of manuscripts for a special thematic issue (volume 7, issue 1/2) on "Rethinking Reference." 

Theme:

As reference statistics from traditional reference desks decline each year, librarians are rethinking delivery of reference services.  From combined service desks (reference and circulation) to tiered models (an information desk serving as triage to the reference office) to roving reference, librarians continue to search for ways of reaching out to patrons at their point of need.

 

In this special issue, we seek to explore new and innovative ways of the delivery of reference services.  Some questions that may be addressed include, but not limited to:

• If you've done away with a traditional reference desk, what service replaces it?
• How do you balance delivery of in-person and virtual reference services?
• In staffing an Information Commons, do you need technology support, librarian support, both, or librarian as technology support?
• What are the skills and knowledge required of reference librarians in the 21^st century
• How, if at all, do generalist reference librarians develop subject specialist expertise, and vice versa?  Are the two roles complimentary?

 
Nicole Cooke, Librarian/Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, and Ellen Keith, Reference Services Coordinator and Librarian for Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, will edit this special issue of PSQ.

Deadlines:

• Manuscript submissions are due December 1, 2010
• Accepted authors will be notified on January 3, 2011
• Author revisions are due February 1, 2011.

 

Please submit manuscripts and direct questions to the special issue editors, Nicole Cooke (cooken@mail.montclair.edu) and Ellen Keith (ekeith@jhu.edu).

Publication:
Public Services Quarterly, a Taylor & Francis Group/Routledge publication, is a peer reviewed journal that examines traditional and nontraditional areas of public service in academic libraries.  This special issue of PSQ will NOT be refereed.

This special issue is scheduled for publication in June 2011.

 For more information on Public Services Quarterly and the Instructions for Authors, please visit:
<http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1522-8959>

Informing Science & IT Education:
A Conference in Four Parts:
Connect, TeachIT, TeLE, and Inform

 June  19 - 24,  2011  
Novi Sad, Serbia

 

Deadline for proposals November 30, 2010

This is also a call for reviewers

 

For more information go to http://2011.informingscience.org/

 

IⁿSITE:  Connect consists of study in various locations on the transmission of information across time and across space.  Connect focuses on the interrelationship between context (historical forces and culture) and information and knowledge transfer. 

IⁿSITE: Inform solicits papers in any area that explores issues in effectively and efficiently informing clients through IT (information technology).

IⁿSITE:  TeachIT focuses on research topics related to teaching  IT, including curricular issues, capstone courses, pedagogy, and emerging topics in IT. 

IⁿSITE:  TeLE focuses on research topics related to using IT to teach.  For example, these topics include e-Learning, m-Learning, making classroom teaching more effective, and distance learning.

Call for proposals:  ACRL/DVC wants to know how you use technology!

 

For the fall 2010 program, we are changing things a bit.  We want to hear how academic libraries in our own service area have been using technology.  As librarians, we are constantly bombarded with new technologies that promise great results, but it's hard to tell which ones will actually work for our own library.  What technology have you employed that made your work easier, services better, or had a great end result?  Come share it with your colleagues and get them jumpstarted on something new!

 

We encourage proposals from any area of library services (instruction, reference, tech services, outreach, etc.) but favor presentations on ideas that are quick/cheap/easy to implement, since none of us have a lot of time or money to spare.

 

The program will be Friday, November 12, at Penn State Great Valley.   All presentation slots will be 20 minutes long.  To submit a proposal, simply send an email with a presentation title and description (300 words maximum) to Pat Newland pnewland@wcupa.edu  by Friday, September 10. A committee of ACRL/DVC board members will determine the final presentations; this is a chance to add a peer-reviewed presentation to your CV!

 

We will close out the day with roundtable discussions and are taking suggestions for these as well. If you have a topic in mind that you would like to discuss with your colleagues, please submit it to Susan Markley susan.markley@villanova.edu  by Friday, September 10.  If your submitted topic is selected, you will have the option to lead the discussion.

 

Call for Chapter Proposals

 

Edited by Leanne VandeCreek, Lynn Gullickson, and H. Stephen Wright

To be published by Scarecrow Press

 

The Psychology of Librarianship will be a collection of scholarly essays examining the psychological aspects of library work and the profession of librarianship.  This will be the first book-length, in-depth study of the psychological implications and underpinnings of the library profession.  Although there have been occasional articles about the psychological dimensions of library work (especially in regard to job stress), and a few theses that study specific issues (such as training) in detail, there has never been a book that attempts a broader and more comprehensive examination of this topic.

 

Psychology is a factor in virtually every aspect of librarianship.  Beyond the expected psychological issues inherent in any organization, there are psychological dimensions that are unique to library work.  The Psychology of Librarianship will address both of these: how traditional organizational psychology applies to librarianship, and how library work involves unique psychological situations.

 

Potential contributors will be encouraged to submit scholarly papers that are supported by citations to appropriate literature; some topics may require original psychological research.  Papers consisting primarily of anecdotes, or which draw mainly on the personal experiences of the author, are discouraged.

 

Possible chapter topics may include, but are not limited to:

 

·         Why people choose to become librarians

·         Managing conflict among librarians

·         Generational conflicts: old-school librarians and "geeks"

·         Fear and insecurity in the library

·         Recognizing and dealing with personality disorders

·         Perfectionism vs. the "good enough" syndrome

·         The repercussions of technological and organizational fads

·         Substance abuse in the library profession

·         The self-image of librarians: stereotypes and overcompensation

·         The psychology and pathology of collecting

·         We'll change it back once he's gone: managing administrators

·         Technological change: stresses and resistance

·         Bibliographic essay on previous studies of the psychological aspects of librarianship

·         Librarians and library users: relationship dynamics

·         Bunker mentality: librarians in a defensive posture

 

Proposals for chapters must be submitted by October 15, 2010.  Authors whose proposals are accepted will be notified by November 15, 2010; completed chapters are due by June 1, 2011.

 

Please send proposals and questions to any of the editors:

 

• Leanne VandeCreek, lvandecreek@niu.edu
• Lynn Gullickson, lynn.gullickson@wheaton.edu
• H. Stephen Wright, hswright@niu.edu