Call for chapters -- Library Go: Augmented Reality in Libraries

The call for chapters is open for Library Go: Augmented Reality in Libraries. It is edited by Christine Elliott, Marie Rose, and Jolanda-Pieta van Arnhem and will be published by LITA

Chapters are being accepted on real-life applications of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in academic and public libraries that show librarians how they can easily augment materials, displays, lesson plans, and more to incorporate a new level of interactivity to existing services and activities.The book is currently drafted to be divided into the following chapters:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: About AR and VR
• History of AR & It’s Uses
• History of VR & It’s Uses
• Differences & Similarities ****Chapters Needed
• Theory ****Chapters Needed
• Chapter 2: Library Case Studies
• Research/Lit Reviews
• Instruction
• Learning Materials & Curriculums
• Services/Outreach/Collections/Displays
• Events/Activities
• Patron Interaction
• Chapter 3: Assessing AR/VR ****Chapters Needed
• Assessment efforts ****Chapters Needed
• How to assess ****Chapters Needed 
• The Future of AR and VR in Libraries ****Chapters Needed

Authors interested in submitting chapters should complete this form on or before the 7th April 2017.

The proposal format should follow:

• Proposed chapter title
• 150-300 words
• Author(s) name, professional title, & contact information
• Short 100 word bio for author(s)

The deadline for chapters is the 1st May 2017. The chapter format should follow:

• 2500-5000 words
• Submit chapters in Microsoft Word format
• Use Times New Roman 12-point font
• Double-space entire chapter
• Do not insert hyperlinks
• Do not import figures or other artwork into your document; use placement callouts instead (e.g., <Insert Figure 1.1>).
• Use the latest Chicago citation style for any references used

If submitting supplemental images (screenshots, graphs, etc.):

• Minimum image resolution: 300 dpi (at least 1500 pixels) 
• Maximum image size: 7.5 inches wide x 9.5 inches high

Please send questions, or inquiries to LITAlibraryAR@gmail.com.

Call for Case Studies - Libraries and Nonprofits: Collaboration for the Public Good

The call for case studies has been extended for Libraries and Nonprofits: Collaboration for the Public Good. It will be published by Library Juice Press.

The new deadline for submissions is 20th March 2017.

More information.

Call for case studies - Reading for health and wellbeing in libraries and information services

The call is now open for case studies on "Reading for health and wellbeing in libraries and information services" to be published by Facet Publishing.
The book will cover "bibliotherapy" which is defined as "the therapeutic use of books and other materials with individuals or with groups of people" (Howie, 1988). This includes activities:

• involving people of different ages
• focused on people with a particular condition or concerned with promoting wellbeing more generally
• working with individuals or groups
• focused on specific groups or a more general audience
• making use of self-help books or imaginative literature or other media
• taking place in a traditional library setting or in other locations 
• run as short term projects or as embedded services

Final chapters will be 3000-4000 words. 

Interested applicants should send an abstract (200-300 words) and a brief biographical statement to s.mcnicol@mmu.ac.uk by the 3rd March 2017.

Suggested format for abstracts is:

• Brief project description: what are you doing? Are you following a particular model of bibliotherapy? Who is the audience?
• Aims: What do you hope people will gain from participating?
• Outcomes: What have people actually gained from participating?
• Reflections: What are you most proud of? What would you do differently?

Call for Case Studies - Libraries and Nonprofits: Collaboration for the Public Good

Libraries and Nonprofits: Collaboration for the Public Good (published by Library Juice Press) are seeking case studies which highlight successful (or problematic) collaborations between libraries and nonprofit organizations for inclusion. 

Case studies can cover but are not limited to:

• civic engagement
• public health
• social safety nets/social work
• arts and culture
• education/literacy
• environment/sustainability/food justice
• LGBTQIA
• anti-racism
• disability rights
• legal aid/human rights
• housing/planning
  

Proposals should be submitted as a Word or PDF document by 20th February 2017. The proposal should be in Chicago Style and explain the intent and details of the proposed case study as it relates to the topics. Proposed case studies should be based on unpublished work, unique to this publication and not submitted or intended to be simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

Proposals should include:

• Author name(s), institutional or organizational affiliation, job title/role
• Brief author(s) bio
• Proposed case study title
• A summary of the proposed case study (300-500 words)

Authors will be notified by 27th March 2017 about the status of their proposals and sent case study guidelines. Completed case studies are expected to be 2,000-4,000 words. Full case studies are expected to be submitted by 26th June 2017.

Call for papers - Journal of Scholarly Publishing Open Access Special Issue

The call for papers for the Journal of Scholarly Publishing special issue on Open Access is now open. 

The deadline for submissions is 15th March 2017.  

More information.

Call for chapters - Library as Technology Facilitator (LITA Guide)

The call for chapter proposals for Library as Technology Facilitator (LITA Guide) are now open.

Though libraries are known as technology facilitators, resources vary drastically from location to location. Certain communities (e.g. new immigrants, rural communities) are not exposed to technology extensively. Of particular interest for this LITA Guide are case studies of libraries that have been able to offer high quality technology and training, and proposals that address physical access, patron and staff training, makerspaces, technology for jobs and business, and technology industry partnerships. 

Proposals must include:

• Author name(s)
• Brief author bio(s)
• Proposed chapter title
• A 300-500 summary of the proposed chapter 

Proposals should be emailed to laurenandreacomito@gmail.com. The deadline for proposal submissions is 1st January 2017.  

Chapter drafts will be due 1st May 2017 and should include:

• Explanation of the problem and community need, including demographics and geographical information for the community
• Project summary (budget, resources, methods, process, etc.)
• How the project affected the community and the lessons learned
• May include up to five figures

Call for chapters/case studies proposals: Succession Planning through Mentoring in the Library

Proposal Submission Deadline: December 15, 2014

This book will be co-written and edited by Julie Leuzinger & Jennifer Rowe (University of
North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA) to be published by Elsevier
In order to prepare future leaders and fill staffing gaps in libraries, we must
recruit, develop, and advance current library workers.  We are looking for case
studies from a variety of library types that have succession or mentoring plans
in place.  Case studies should include details about formation and
implementation of these plans, discussion of successes and failures, and
recommendations for best practices and changes.  The main authors will analyze
the contributed case studies, provide recommendations, best practices, and
suggestions for implementing a succession planning program in any library
through the use of mentoring.

Other topics in the book (written by the co-editors) will include:
•       Succession planning and mentoring introduced and defined
•       The private sector model
•       The public sector model
•       Literature review
•       Application of succession planning and mentoring models in business and higher education

Target Audience
Library Administrators and Managers

Case Studies from Academic, Public, School, & Special Libraries solicited
regarding formal or informal succession planning models, especially those with
an emphasis on mentoring. Case studies should include a description of the plan
and successes and challenges of the plan.

Proposal Submission Procedure
Practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 15, 2014, a chapter
proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words providing a clear overview of the library’s
plan and the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will
be notified by January 15, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected by April 15, 2015. All submitted
chapters will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review editorial process.

Proposals submission

Important Dates
December 15, 2014: Proposals due
January 15, 2015: Notification of acceptance
April 15, 2015: Full chapters due
May 31, 2015: Peer-reviewer comments returned
June 30, 2015: Revised chapters due
July 15, 2015: Final acceptance notification
July 31, 2015: Final revision due

Inquiries can be forwarded to
Julie Leuzinger  and Jennifer Rowe

Call for Case Studies

The Academic & Special Libraries Section Annual Seminar, Friday 24^th February 2012.

Proposals should be a maximum of 300 words. Deadline: Monday 24^th October 2011.

Email submissions to: aslsectionevents@gmail.com

(Please include A&SL Annual Seminar Proposals in the subject line)

Successful submissions will be notified by Monday 7^th November 2011.

We are looking for four case studies on the theme of:

“Unlocking the potential: Innovative approaches in library service delivery”

Submissions welcome from within the island of Ireland.

Case studies should be practically based and no longer than 20 mins with 10 mins for questions. Presenters will also be required to participate in a panel Q&A.

Themes (please note these are suggested themes and the list below is not intended to be comprehensive).

Web 2.0

Mobile technology

Resource Discovery

Federated Search

Wikis

Blogs

Search and Discovery

Social media

Usage stats

Librarians/information professionals coping with change driven by technology, economics, user expectations

Marie G. Cullen

Secretary,

Academic & Special Libraries Section of the LAI

call for case studies

Forwarded on behalf of Marion Huckle at CILIP - please contact the researcher directly if you are interested.


Colleagues

Norman Horrocks, a Canadian colleague and very good friend of CILIP, has passed to me a request from a PhD candidate at McGill University, Yusuke Fitzgibbons.

Yusuke has conducted a survey on librarians' educational experience teaching international students. The data she has gathered is to be included in a book to be published by the Association of College & Research Libraries in 2011. The book will present case studies of academic library initiatives that support the library, research, and information literacy needs of international students. The target audience of this book will be other librarians and the editors wish to include a number of case studies to illustrate successful initiatives that support the library, research, and information literacy needs of international students, including case studies from outside the US. Yusuke has gathered some responses from Australian librarians and now hopes to gather experiences from the UK and New Zealand. The case studies will offer varied perspectives and share ideas about how to encourage international students to use the library and break down barriers to their success.

I'd be most grateful if you could alert members of your Group to this project and invite them to contact Yusuke direct if they wish to find out more information or contribute a case study. Her email address is:
yusuke.ishimura@gmail.com


The deadline for receiving a proposal (not the finished case study) is 30th June 2010.

call for case studies - digital repositories

Call for Case Studies: Building Digital Repositories with Limited Resources

I am writing a book, Building Digital Repositories with Limited Resources, which is scheduled to be published by Chandos Publications in 2010. I am planning to include a section of case studies and best practices to give readers ideas they can easily and inexpensively adopt. If you have developed a tool, technique, method, project, or program that you would like to have considered to be included in the book, please fill out this questionnaire: http://bit.ly/bdrlr-survey01
I am particularly interested in examples from institutions outside of the United States and case studies that would be applicable to academic libraries.
Specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to): integrating web2.0 technologies into digital libraries; strategies for outreach and assessment; cost-effective digital preservation strategies; tools to automate metadata production; metadata production and repository workflow tools; and scalable methods for working with faculty to deposit their publications in open access repositories.

For further information about the book, please visit its page on the Woodhead Publishing web site: http://bit.ly/chandos-clobridge.

If you have any questions, please contact me at abby_clobridge@hks.harvard.edu.

Thank you.

Abby Clobridge
Associate Director, Research & Knowledge Services
Harvard Kennedy School Library
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-1772
abby_clobridge@hks.harvard.edu