Call for Photos: “2019 Best Practices from World Libraries” Photo Gallery

The International Connections Committee (ICC) of the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) at the American Library Association (ALA) cordially invites you to contribute a photo from your library that best demonstrates this year’s ALA initiative, Libraries=Strong Communities, and help us build the “2019 Best Practices from World Libraries” virtual photo gallery.  The photos will be displayed via our websites, publications and/or social media outlets. Selected submissions will be physically displayed at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. June 20-25, 2019.

The deadline for photo submissions is Friday, February 15, 2019.
If you use a Google account to submit, use the Google submission form to upload your image. Or email your submission to irrt.icc@gmail.com following the instructions, requirements and format below.

General Email Submission Instructions/Format
Subject line: “2019 Best Practices from World Libraries” Photo Gallery
Include the following information in your email:

1.  Project Title (a short title for your library’s project)
2.  Library and its Affiliation (e.g. Fogler Library, University of Maine)
3.  Library Location (State/Province, Country; e.g. Illinois, USA)
4.  Library Type (select from the following: Academic library, Public library, School library, Special Library or other)
5.  Project Description (in under 200 words, describe why this project best demonstrates “libraries = strong communities”.)
6.  Project Contact (project leader and email is preferred but optional; the contact information will not be publicly displayed)
7.  Preferred Attribution for the Image (name of image owner)

*Image requirements: provide the image with the highest resolution you have; a horizontal photo that is at least 5400 pixels wide with 300 dpi is preferred.

Note:  With this submission, you grant the ALA, IRRT and ICC full permission to distribute, edit and build upon your work with attribution.

Additional questions regarding this contribution can be directed to the Chair of the IRRT International Connections Committee at irrt.icc@gmail.com

ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries June 2-6, 2019 – Urbana-Champaign, IL

ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries June 2-6, 2019 – Urbana-Champaign, IL

ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

June 2-6, 2019 – Urbana-Champaign, IL

Curated Knowledge. Connected People. Extraordinary Results.

UPDATED DEADLINE: January 25, 2019

JCDL welcomes interesting submissions ranging across theories, systems,

services, and applications. We invite those managing, operating, developing,

curating, evaluating, or utilizing digital libraries broadly defined, covering

academic or public institutions, including archives, museums, and social

networks. We seek involvement of those in iSchools, as well as working in

computer or information or social sciences and technologies. Multiple tracks

and sessions will ensure tailoring to researchers, practitioners, and diverse

communities including data science/analytics, data curation/stewardship,

information retrieval, human-computer interaction, hypertext (and Web/network

science), multimedia, publishing, preservation, digital humanities, machine

learning/AI, heritage/culture, health/medicine, policy, law, and privacy/

intellectual property.

Additional Topics of Interest:

In addition to the topics indicated above, the following are some of the many

topics that will be considered relevant, as long as connections are made to

digital libraries:

* Collaborative and participatory information environments

* Crowdsourcing and human computation

* Cyberinfrastructure architectures, applications, and deployments

* Distributed information systems

* Document genres

* Extracting semantics, entities, and patterns from large collections

* Information and knowledge systems

* Information visualization

* Infrastructure and service design

* Knowledge discovery

* Linked data and its applications

* Performance evaluation

* Personal digital information management

* Scientific data management

* Social media, architecture, and applications

* Social networks, virtual organizations and networked information

* User behavior and modeling

* User communities and user research

We invite submissions in many forms: short papers, long papers, panels,

posters, tutorials, and workshops. We also host a Doctoral Consortium.

Submission Deadlines:

Jan. 25, 2019 – Tutorial, workshop, full paper and short paper, and consortium

submissions

Jan. 29, 2019 – Panel, poster and demonstration submissions

Submissions are to be made in electronic format via the conference’s EasyChair

submission page. Please see the conference website for more details:

https://2019.jcdl.org/

Call for Proposals: Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference

Call for Proposals: Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference

Proposal Submission Deadline: Feb 19, 2019

Notification of Acceptance: April 15 2019

Conference Registration Opens: Mar 18, 2019

The Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) conference planning Committee seeks proposals for its

second annual conference at University of La Verne, La Verne, CA on July 10-11, 2019.

The MIRA Conference seeks to bring together a group of makers, librarians, educators and practitioners for a day of presentations, workshops,

discussions and networking. We encourage participation from all types of libraries, institutions and organizations.

Sessions can include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

·         How to set up a makerspace (costs, safety, staffing, training, location, value and buy-in, etc.)

·         How universities and schools are facilitating learning through making (hands-on training, integration into the curriculum, etc.)

·         Role of makerspaces in libraries and museums

·         How makerspaces inspire innovation and entrepreneurship (prototyping, disruptive technologies)

·         Future directions of makerspaces in education

·         Maker projects and concepts relating to machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality

·         Environmental effects of makerspaces and systems put in place to reduce impact

·         Assessment of makerspaces and making

·         Using makerspaces to create partnerships

·         Civic and community engagement in makerspaces

Session Types (Active learning and interactive sessions are encouraged):

·         Pre-Conference Workshop (3 hours): An in-depth, interactive, hands-on, deeper and thorough exploration of a topic. Presenter will need to

bring their own equipment and supplies.

·         Workshop (45 mins): A hands-on training session. Presenter will need to bring their own equipment and supplies.

·         Lightning Talk (5 mins): A 5 minute session to share a quick overview of your ideas, experience, and programs.

·         Presentation (20/45 mins): A session that can include ideas, experiences, original research, engaging discussion questions or activities.

·         Roundtable Discussion (45 mins): A session that offers conversations in a casual, round table setting.

·         Panel Discussion (45 mins) : A session that brings together 2-5 presenters into a cohesive conversation intended to engage audience members.

·         Makerspace Exhibit (30 mins): A session that offers an opportunity to showcase your makerspace and its programming and services in an informal setting.

Submit proposals here: https://goo.gl/forms/lBf3NchJGU98pelJ3

If you have any questions, contact Vinaya Tripuraneni, Planning Committee Chair, atvtripuraneni@laverne.edu.

Vinaya Tripuraneni, M.L.I.S., Ed.D.

University Librarian

Wilson Library

University of La Verne

1950 Third Street | La Verne, California | 91750

Office: 909 448 4300

vtripuraneni@laverne.edu

library.laverne.edu

Tackling Data in Libraries: Opportunities and Challenges in Serving User Communities

Deadline is Friday, March 1, 2019

Submissions are invited for the IOLUG Spring 2019 Conference, to be held May 10th in Indianapolis, IN. Submissions are welcomed from all types of libraries and on topics related to the theme of data in libraries.
Libraries and librarians work with data every day, with a variety of applications - circulation, gate counts, reference questions, and so on. The mass collection of user data has made headlines many times in the past few years. Analytics and privacy have, understandably, become important issues both globally and locally. In addition to being aware of the data ecosystem in which we work, libraries can play a pivotal role in educating user communities about data and all of its implications, both favorable and unfavorable.

The Conference Planning Committee is seeking proposals on topics related to data in libraries, including but not limited to:  

• Using tools/resources to find and leverage data to solve problems and expand knowledge,
• Data policies and procedures,
• Harvesting, organizing, and presenting data,
• Data-driven decision making,
• Learning analytics,
• Metadata/linked data,
• Data in collection development,
• Using data to measure outcomes, not just uses,
• Using data to better reach and serve your communities,
• Libraries as data collectors,
• Big data in libraries,
• Privacy,
• Social justice/Community Engagement,
• Algorithms,
• Storytelling, and
• Libraries as positive stewards of user data.

The Conference Planning Committee encourages presentations that are practical, hands-on, and include take-awayable tools, techniques, and/or strategies that librarians, library staff, and information professionals can implement to improve their resources and services for patrons, students, faculty, etc.

We are especially interested in hearing from presenters who would like to lead a longer workshop around the conference theme. Workshops could cover multiple session times and have use of the on-site computer lab, if desired.

Presentations will be reviewed and selected by the Conference Planning Committee.

IOLUG is a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for individuals to share and learn about current trends in libraries and technology to inspire innovation. IOLUG strives to:

• Foster an environment for individuals to network and grow professionally in the area of Librarianship,
• Provide opportunities for members to share current technology trends in libraries, and
• Provide continuing education opportunities on current technologies that impact libraries.

Submit proposals at www.iolug.org

IOLUG 2019 Conference

CFP Deadline approaching for TCDL 2019

Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2019     The deadline is approaching quickly! Interested in presenting at TCDL 2019? Don't forget to submit your proposal by January 25th, 2019. Visit our website to learn more about this year's conference theme and how to submit your presentation ideas.     Submit your proposal now   Are you looking for panel participants or have a topic you want to hear or learn more about? The 2019 Program Committee has created a Google Spreadsheet for you to informally connect with other TCDL attendees who are seeking ideas and/or collaboration on session proposals for TCDL 2019. Please note that the spreadsheet is not monitored by TDL or the 2019 Program Committee and is not part of the official submission process.   Share your bright idea     Need inspiration? Be sure to visit our Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Collection in TDL's DSpace repository to view presentations from TCDL 2018.   Check out last year's presentations   . Our mailing address is: Texas Digital Library 101 East 21st Street Stop S5471 Austin, TX 78712-1498 TCDL Planning Committee Clarke Iakovakis (Chair), Oklahoma State University Marcia McIntosh (Vice-Chair), University of North Texas Shelley Barba, Texas Tech University Jon Crossno, UT Southwestern Taylor Davis-Van Atta, University of Houston Taylor Fairweather, West Texas A&M University Kara Long, Baylor University Jeremy Moore, Texas State University Jessica Neal, Trinity University Mark Phillips, University of North Texas Sarah Potvin, Texas A&M University Linda Reynolds, Stephen F. Austin State University Kristen Weischedel, UT Rio Grande Valley Amanda Zerangue, Texas Woman's University Got questions or suggestions? Email TDL Conference Coordinator, Loryn McCullick, atlmccullick@austin.utexas.edu. Learn more about TDL, our services, trainings, staff, and leadership at tdl.org.

 

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Marcia McIntosh, MSIS

marmcintosh@utexas.edu

2019 RILA Conference: "Get Informed!"

Join us for the 2019 Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference

on May 22nd & 23rd at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI.

The 2019 RILA Conference will launch a statewide news literacy initiative, featuring engaging sessions on news and media literacy, civic education and democracy, and many other topics of interest to public, academic, school, and special librarians and library staff. We can't wait to see you at the conference! 

Interested in presenting? Submit your proposal today! Conference proposals are due February 22nd.

Sponsor & Exhibitor registration is now open! Please review our exhibitor package for details and contact conference@rilibraries.org with any questions.

Edward Garcia

Library Director

Cranston Public Library

140 Sockanosset Cross Road

Cranston, RI 02920

401.943.9080

Executive Board, American Library Association, 2018-2021

Cranston Public Library, Winner 2016 LibraryAware Community Award, Third Place

Chair, Legislative Action Committee, Rhode Island Library Association

[lita-l] Call for contributions to column in the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

Call for contributions to column in the Journal of 

Electronic Resources Librarianship

This is a call for contributions to the "E-Resource Round Up" column for volume 31, issue 2 of the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (JERL). Submissions can be related to any aspect of electronic resources and their use in libraries, including conference reports, professional discussion groups, meetings, and practices in using electronic resources in-house. This would be a great opportunity for you to report on topics that may benefit others in our profession.

The editors would like to receive contributions to the column by Friday, February 22, 2019. Contributions should not be published elsewhere.

If you have a submission or questions, please contact the column editors:

Bob Wolverton

Mississippi State University Libraries

(662) 325-0548

bwolverton@library.msstate.edu

Karen Davidson

Mississippi State University Libraries

(662) 325-3018             

kdavidson@library.msstate.edu