Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Call for papers EAHIL
before submitting the article.
The deadline for submission of articles is the 15 March.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
call for book chapters
Dr Anne Woodsworth has recently been appointed Editor of the book series Advances in Librarianship. The series has a long-standing reputation for in-depth reviews of major issues facing librarians and information professionals.
The first volume to be published under Dr Woodsworth’s editorship is Volume 32. Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for consideration by 31 May 2010 for publication in December 2010. Author guidelines can be found at:
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=0065-2830
Prospective contributors with queries concerning potential suitability of topics, editor expectations, or additional requirements are invited to contact Dr Woodsworth directly by e-mail - awoodsworth@emeraldinsight.com
Kind regards,
Mary Miskin
Assistant Commissioning Editor
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Switchboard +44 (0) 1274 777700
Direct Line +44 (0) 1274 785155
Fax +44 (0) 1274 785200
mmiskin@emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com
Call for papers - LIR Annual Seminar
The seminar will analyse the benefits of mobile technologies in a library context, as well as showcasing developments and experiments in the area. In addition, the seminar will consider how the current climate has allowed libraries to assess ways of minimising the impact of reduced budgets and encouraged libraries to evaluate ‘freesources’ as well as examining the changing relationship with publishers.
Speakers confirmed for the day include Nicky Whitsed (Director of Library Services, Open University), and Fiona McGoldrick and Rita Pinhasi (IRIS).
- Practical experiences to date with mobile technologies (especially backed up by any available evidence/usage stats)
- Submissions on the topic of access control (IP address, Athens, Shibboleth)
- Exploiting mobile technologies to enhance service delivery
- Interactive multimedia to support learning & teaching
- How the advent of mobile technology is changing perceptions of us as information professionals
'Freesources'
- Clusters of useful freesources: by subject, crossdisciplinary, or reference
- Decisions in collection management on reducing costs (while protecting access to meaningful content)
- Strategies for reducing the impact of e-resource cancellations
- Free resources for research … quality, referencing, acceptable standards for academic work
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Call for proposals
Calling all New Library & Information Professionals. Have you joined the profession, either through work or study, in the last 5 years? If yes, why not submit a proposal for the 2nd New Professionals Conference?
Proposal abstracts (no longer than 300 words) must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 26th February 2010
http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/careerdevelopment/what-we-do/newprofessionals/Pages/new-professionals-conference-call-for-papers.aspx
Monday, February 1, 2010
call for papers
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
If you are interested in submitting an article, send the manuscript directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by February 19, 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.
Award - Information Literacy
http://www.lilacconference.com/dw/awards/il_irish_award.html