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Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library

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Applications now available for Summer 2010 Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston.  Open to academic scholars, independent researchers, and graduate students. 

The Library's newly public collections, centered on the papers of Mary Baker Eddy and records documenting the history of Christian Science, offer scholars countless opportunities for original research.  A select list of such resources includes:  Mary Baker Eddy's scrapbooks and copybooks; household account ledgers and receipts; a fully-indexed file of newspapers clippings that date to the late nineteenth century; Eddy's sermons and lectures; an extensive historic photograph collection; architectural records; early histories of branch Churches of Christ, Scientist; and Eddy's voluminous correspondence and manuscript material, which offer opportunities for new analyses of her life and ideas.  Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) authored a ground-breaking book on science, theology, and healing titled Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, a publishing society, and The Christian Science Monitor. 

Stipend provided. Application and supporting materials must be postmarked by February 8, 2010.  For further information about the Library's holdings and the fellowship program, including the application and instructions, please go to http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/collections/fellowships or contact 617-450-7316, fellowships@mbelibrary.org.

A. R. Zipf Fellowship in Information Management

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The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is soliciting applications for the A. R. Zipf Fellowship in Information Management for 2010.  The fellowship is awarded annually to a student currently enrolled in the early stages of graduate school who shows exceptional promise for leadership and technical achievement in information management.  The amount of the award is $10,000, and applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.  For applications and additional information, please go to www.clir.org/fellowships/zipf/zipf.html
The University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies is pleased to announce the National 3rd Annual Celebration of Latino Children's Literature Conference: Connecting  Cultures & Celebrating Cuentos to be held in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 23-24, 2010. This exclusive conference was created for the purpose of promoting high-quality children's literature about the Latino cultures and to offer a forum for librarians, educators, researchers, and students to openly discuss strategies for meeting the informational, educational, and literacy needs of Latino children and their families. Featuring nationally-acclaimed Latino literacy scholars and award-winning Latin@ authors and illustrators of children's books, this Connecting Cultures & Celebrating Cuentos conference is truly an unforgettable experience.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: In keeping with the idea of celebrating Latino children's literature and creating intercultural connections, we invite poster and program proposals that contribute to and extend existing knowledge in the following areas: Latino children's literature, bilingual education, Latino family involvement in the school curriculum, Latino cultural literacy, library services to Latino children and their families, literacy programs utilizing Latino children's literature, educational needs of Latino children, educational opportunities and collaborations with El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), Latino children's responses to culturally-responsive literature, social influences of children's media on Latino youth, and other related topics. Presentations and posters can share recent research or provide practical suggestions for current or preservice librarians and educators.

PROGRAM PROPOSALS: To submit your program proposal, please provide the following information:  a 250 word (maximum) abstract of your presentation along with the program title;  the name of the program organizer; the names of all presenters and their affiliations along with their preferred contact phone, email, and address; and your preferred presentation day (Friday or Saturday) to conference chair Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo at celebratingcuentos@gmail.com. Please be sure to put "program proposal" in your subject heading.

POSTER PROPOSALS: To submit your poster proposal, please provide the following information:  the title of your poster; a 200 word (maximum) abstract of your poster; the subject of your poster (choose Literature/Media Studies, Programs & Services in Libraries, Educational & Literacy Strategies, or Exemplary Programs); your name and affiliation; and your preferred contact phone, email, and address to conference chair Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo at celebratingcuentos@gmail.com. Please be sure to put "poster proposal" in your subject heading.

 The deadline for proposal submissions is February 19th, 2010 with notification of acceptance by February 28th, 2010. Conference registration begins January 2010. Additional conference information will be available at that time via the conference website: http://www.slis.ua.edu/latinoliteracy1.html.

If you need additional information about the conference, please contact me at jcnaidoo@slis.ua.edu.
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Jaime Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Assistant & Foster-EBSCO Endowed Professor
School of Library & Information Studies
University of Alabama
513 Gorgas Library  - Box 870252
Tuscaloosa,  AL 35487-0252
Phone: (205) 348-1518
Fax: (205) 348-3746
Call for Proposals:  Re-Visiting the Lower East Side: A NYMASA Summer Institute

The New York Metro American Studies Association (NYMSA) invites proposals for participants in a summer institute from June 14th to June 18th, on the theme Re-visiting the Lower East Side. This weeklong series for educators will allow participants to visit and re-visit New York's Lower East Side (LES).  It will focus on the history of the LES as a site of immigration, urban development, architecture, commerce, and art as well as a site of fantasy and cultural tourism. Almost as long as immigrants and internal migrants have flooded into the LES to settle, survive, and create communities, readers and tourists have been curious enough about the LES to allow a culture of real and virtual cultural tourism to be sustained. The LES has been commercial as a neighborhood and has been commercialized for those not living there. The seminar will explore both aspects of LES history. The seminar will be interdisciplinary in nature, hoping to draw participants from immigration studies, urban studies, American studies, sociology, history, literature, theatre, women studies and other fields.

The institute is designed to bring together 15 scholars and teachers from the New York metropolitan area to engage in the study of the Lower East Side.  Our goal is to create an academic community that studies, reads about, and walks through the Lower East Side.

One segment of the institute will include visits to partnering organizations such as the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, the New-York Historical Society, and the Ellis Island Museum, in-depth tours of their exhibits, and discussions with curators about the issues that arise out of preserving histories of immigration in an area that bears the weight of so much personal and cultural memory. In visiting these cultural institutions, we hope to revisit not just the Lower East Side itself, but the narratives that have grown up around it.  The rest of the week will be taken up with seminar-style discussions of shared reading and writing workshops in which participants can present their own work and gain valuable peer analysis of their research in the field.

The instituted is sponsored by an American Studies Association Regional Chapters grant and hosted by Hunter College, CUNY.  The cost of the week will be $100, and will partly cover breakfasts and lunches and admission to all cultural events.  NYMASA is not able to provide accommodations for participants.

Proposals should include: a current cv; a writing sample, ideally on a relevant topic (scholarly, pedagogical, or creative writing are equally acceptable); and a cover letter outlining the applicant's interest in the institute, current project, and possible intellectual contributions to the group.  Please send two copies of all materials by January 31st, 2010 to Sarah Chinn, English Department, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065.

The institute is open to educators of all kinds, including doctoral students and college and university faculty; K-12 teachers are encouraged to apply.

 For more information, please contact either Sarah Chinn at sarah.chinn@hunter.cuny.edu or Hildegard Hoeller at hilhllr@aim.com.


A Library Slice of Life

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The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association invites proposals for posters to be displayed at the Chapter's annual conference, which will be held on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.

The theme of this year's conference is A Library Slice of Life. Share a slice of your library's life with a poster highlighting those programs and best practices that make your library special.

Poster proposals should be submitted as Word documents and e-mailed to LVPALA@gmail.com by Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

Call for Presentation Proposals

2010 Library Research Round Table Forums at
ALA Annual Conference,
Washington, DC

The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research
Forums at the 2010 American Library Association Annual Conference in
Washington, DC (June 24-29).  The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at
the ALA Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in
progress or completed, followed by discussion.  Two LRRT Research
Forums are scheduled for 2010, one on general LIS research and one on a
more specific topic that will emerge as we evaluate the submissions.
The two forums are:


Research to Understand Users: Issues and Approaches
This session will feature three library-related research papers
investigating users and their use of libraries and information.  An
LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality of study
design, significance of the research topic, and potential for
significant contribution to librarianship. 

Four-Star Research
This session will feature three library-related research papers
describing studies of libraries and librarianship.  An LRRT committee
will select the winning papers based on quality and creativity of study
design, significance of the research topic, and potential for
significant contribution to librarianship. 


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

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

1.      Significance of the study to library and information science
research;
2.      Quality and creativity of the methodology;
3.      Potential to fill a research gap or to build on previous LIS studies;
4.      Adherence to submission requirements (see below).

Please submit a two-page proposal by Tuesday, December 15, 2009.  Late
submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to
two pages in length.  On the first page, please list your name(s),
title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information
(telephone number, mailing address, and email address).  The second
page should NOT show your name or any other identifying information. 
Instead, it must include: 1) The title of your project, and 2) A
500-word or less abstract.  The abstract must include a problem
statement, problem significance, project objectives, methodology, and
conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in progress), and an
indication of whether the research is in-progress or completed.
Previously published research or research accepted for publication by
December 15, 2009, will not be considered.

Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 22, 2010.
Please send submissions (via email or snail mail) to:

Linda L. Lillard, Ph.D.
Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
Associate Professor
205 Carlson Library
Department of Library Science
Clarion University
Clarion, PA  16214
Phone: 814-393-2383
Email: llillard@clarion.edu
Larry Nash White, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Library Science
Mail Stop 172
1005 10th Street
102 Umstead Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina 27858
P: 252-328-2315 Fax:252-328-4368

Library Research Seminar (LRS-V)

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INTEGRATING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

LIBRARY RESEARCH SEMINAR V

October 13-16, 2010

College Park, Maryland

 

Call for Juried Proposals

The fifth Library Research Seminar (LRS-V) will bring together a diverse community of scholars from academia and practitioners from libraries and archives who are interested in research that informs policy-making, decision-making, and best practices.  Participants will share research projects and explore ways to develop future research agendas, refine research methods, and facilitate successful completion of research projects.

 

The LRS-V Program Committee invites proposals for various types of contributions (types are described below) on topics related to libraries and archives including but not limited to:

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Doctoral and Masters' students are especially encouraged to submit proposals.

 

Send submissions to lrs-v@umd.edu in either MS Word or PDF format. Proposals must be no more than 1000 words in length and additionally must include: title; author/organizer name, affiliation, and contact information; names and contact information for any other participants.  lrs-v@umd.edu may also be used for inquiries and questions.

 

Important dates:

Proposal submissions:      February 15, 2010

Notification:                       April 15, 2010

Conference dates:              October 13-16, 2010

 

Venue: University of Maryland, College Park (http://ischool.umd.edu)

 

LRS-V co-chairs:  Diane L. Barlow and Trudi Bellardo Hahn, University of Maryland

 

Sponsored by: Library Research Roundtable of the American Library Association and the Institute of Museum and Library Services

 

Discovery Systems: Solutions a User Could Love?"

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The MARS Local Systems & Services committee is calling for panelists for its 2010 ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston on Sunday, January 17, 2010, 1:30-3:00. The discussion forum topic is "Discovery Systems: Solutions a User Could Love?"

We will highlight the experiences of libraries that have implemented "next generation discovery tools" that attempt to provide access to disparate library collections from a single search box. Examples include Summon, Primo, WorldCat Local, and Encore; the system should be in production, and should have the ability to include resources beyond the catalog. We are interested in knowing why you made your choice, your implementation experience, what was gained, what surprises and challenges you may have encountered, and how your users have responded to the change.

Each panelist should plan to speak for no more than 15-20 minutes and participate in a general Q&A at the end of the session.

Please e-mail proposals to: Matt Lee (Reference Librarian, Minitex, Minneapolis, MN) at leems001@umn.edu

Proposals should include a title (including name of discovery system) and brief summary of the talk, as well as the names, positions and e-mail addresses of the presenters. Deadline for proposals: December 1, 2009.
Call for 2010-11 Mellon Sawyer Fellowship - Rupture and Flow: The 
Circulation of Technoscientific Facts and Objects

Receipt deadline: March 1, 2010

The Sawyer Seminar and the Institute of Advanced Study at Indiana 
University will award one Andrew W. Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral 
Fellowships for a one-year appointment beginning July 1, 2010. The 
Fellow will receive a stipend of $40,000 per year, as well as health 
insurance and an allowance for relocation. This Sawyer Seminar is 
based in science and technology studies and focuses specifically on 
how facts and technologies circulate among diverse communities of 
producers and consumers, acquiring or losing credibility and utility 
as they move. We will explore questions including: How has the 
treatment of failure and errors changed the practice of science across 
disciplines and over time? How and why do cultural, social and 
material forces interrupt or thwart the circulation of 
technoscientific knowledge and objects, and with what consequences for 
what kinds of communities? How do social, cultural, political, and 
legal barriers influence technological change historically and 
geographically? How is the increasing use of lay-produced science 
shifting what is acknowledged and implemented in scientific practice 
and policy? Applicants for this postdoctoral fellowship must have 
research projects that speak to the concerns raised by the circulation 
of technoscientific knowledge and objects, and the possibilities and 
consequences of interrupting, reorienting, or preventing this 
circulation. Besides pursuing his or her own research, the fellowship 
recipient will play an active role in the intellectual life of the 
Sawyer Seminar by helping to organize an ongoing seminar series and 
four workshops. There will be no teaching responsibilities.

Selection Process

Each proposal will be evaluated by the conveners of the Sawyer 
Seminar, an interdisciplinary group of IU faculty. The primary 
evaluation criteria will be intellectual fit with the core ideas of 
the Seminar, and the promise of the proposed research project, 
including prospects for publication and significant advances in 
tangible research. We strongly recommend applicants read the full 
proposal, available at http://sawyer.indiana.edu before beginning 
their application. Applicants will be notified of fellowship decisions 
in May 2010.

Requirements

Applicants should have completed the Ph.D. in STS, Sociology, 
Informatics, Geography, History, English, Anthropology, Philosophy, 
Comparative Literature, or other related fields no earlier than June 
30, 2005 and no later than August 1, 2010. We require proof that the 
fellow has received a Ph.D. degree before taking up residence. 
Applicants are welcome to send paper copies by mail or delivery to -

Ivona Hedin, Institute for Advanced Study,
Poplars 335, 400 E. 7th Street , Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

The application should include:

    * 1000-word research project proposal and one-page bibliography, 
in language appropriate for a multi- disciplinary panel. Please double- space and use 12-point type.
    * 250-word statement of the project's potential contribution to 
Indiana University's Sawyer seminar
    * Curriculum vitae
    * Three letters of recommendation

Fellowship recipients cannot currently hold a tenure-track position.

Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
employer. Scholars who are members of traditionally under-represented 
groups are encouraged to apply. There is no citizenship requirement or 
restriction for this fellowship. Non-U.S. nationals are welcome to 
apply. Employment eligibility verifications requested upon hire.

LIBRARY TRENDS

International Journal of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue

Information literacy beyond the academy: towards policy formulation


Edited by

Dr. John Crawford,

Glasgow Caledonian University

Information literacy has not been chosen as a subject for an issue of Library trends since 1991 vol. 39 (3) Winter 1991: Toward Information Literacy -- Innovative Perspectives for the 1990s �  http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/5379/browse?type=dateissued

The issue was heavily focused on the Higher education sector. Since then research, development and practitioner activity has moved on and activity and research and development work around information literacy also takes place in career choice and management, employability training, skills development, workplace decision making, adult literacies training and community learning and development, public libraries, school and further education, lifelong learning and health and media literacies. Information literacy has matured sufficiently to have become a national and international policy issue as evidenced by President Obama's proclamation http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/2009literacy_prc_rel.pdf �  and such international statements as the Prague Declaration of 2003. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19636&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

The planned issue which will contain 8-10 papers will celebrate this broadening of the agenda by calling for papers on the above subject areas and also those focusing on national and international policy making. Papers submitted must reflect on the wider policy implications of their content and suggest how findings can be more widely applied. Individual case studies and exemplars of good practice without a wider context will not be appropriate. While papers on the HE sector will be welcomed they must focus on information literacy training and activity in a wider or cross sectoral context such as employability training or working with other education sectors such as schools or colleges or the workplace and other non-educational environments. Papers are invited from all information sectors and academia.

Proposals of no more than 300 words to be sent by 15 January 2010 to:

John Crawford at jcr@gcal.ac.uk �  or polbae2003@yahoo.co.uk

In framing proposals intending authors may wish to be view author guidelines on the journal website at http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/guidelines.html

Decisions will be communicated to contributors no later than 26 February 2010.

Deliver date of manuscripts: 30 November 2010 . Each article will be in the range 3,000-10,000 words. All copyright permissions must be obtained by the author. Proof of permission must be sent at the same time that the manuscript is submitted. Articles will be published in Volume 60:1 Summer/August 2011.

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