CFPs, Webinars, and more! This week’s Educational Opportunities
Posted: May 16, 2012 Filed under: ArLiSNAP, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Professional Development, Professional Associations, Workshops Leave a comment »See educational opportunities, such as CFP, workshops, events, webinars, etc.? Please email Braegan Abernethy (bcabernethy[at]gmail[dot]com) or Emilee Mathews (mathewse[at]indiana[dot]edu) to get them posted here.
For ongoing opportunities and deadlines, please visit the new Educational Opportunities Calendar.
ALCTS webinar: Archival Materials: Using RDA with DACS
Date: May 30, 2012
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.
Description: Overview of RDA provisions related to archival collections, including both bibliographic and authority records. Explores the possible connections between RDA and Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), and their potential application as supplementary standards.
Who Should Attend? Attendees should have some understanding of archival cataloging practices and a desire to learn more about archival cataloging rules.
For additional information and links to registration, please click on the following link:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/cat/053012
ARLIS/NA Pasadena Conference 2013: CALL FOR PROPOSALS – Papers, Sessions and Workshops
Proposals for Papers, Sessions and Workshops are now being accepted for The 41st Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) to be held on April 25-29, 2013 in Pasadena, California. We welcome submissions from librarians, visual and media resource specialists, archivists, curators, museum professionals, educators, artists, designers, architects, historians, researchers, practitioners and others.
The submission deadline is Friday June 22, 2012.
The conference theme, Crafting Our Future, is inspired by Pasadena’s renowned arts and crafts heritage and emphasizes the importance of building upon our past as we actively shape the future of art librarianship.
Individuals and groups are invited to submit proposals that will elicit critical exchange and debate and support opportunities for interaction between participants, as well as those that offer practical advice and solutions to the many challenges facing the profession.
Further information regarding papers, sessions, and workshops can be found within the detailed online submission forms.
Call for Proposals – Papers and Sessions, online submission form: www.surveymonkey.com/s/PAS2013PapersSessions
Call for Proposals – Workshops, online submission form: www.surveymonkey.com/s/PAS2013Workshops
Crafting proposals: Pasadena and beyond
Friday, May 25, 2012
2PM Eastern | 1PM Central | 12PM Mountain | 11AM Pacific
*Chat URL to be announced the morning of May 25th on ARLIS-L*
Guests:
Sarah Sherman, Getty Research Institute; 2013 Conference Program Co-Chair
Cathy Billings, Brandy Library & Art Center; 2013 Conference Program Co-Chair
Nedda Ahmed, Georgia State University
Tony White, Maryland Institute College of Art
Moderator: Emilee Mathews, Indiana University; ARLISNAP Education Liaison
ARLISNAP and the Professional Development-Education Subcommittee are pleased to present a Lunchtime Chat on developing conference proposals. We hope you will join us for a lively and informative discussion about
- approaches to refining research interests into a presentation at a specific venue (conference, symposia, webinar or other presentation format)
- presentation formats and the work behind the scenes in the fit between presenter, topic, format, and theme
- tips for less-experienced ARLISians interested in developing themselves as researchers, scholars, and contributors to the field
This chat is geared towards anyone curious about how to become more involved in presenting research. Bring your questions! We also welcome more experienced ARLISians to share their experiences and tips related to the topic.
For more information about Lunchtime Chats, visit: http://www.arlisna.org/chats/index.html
Authority, Connectivity, and Discovery: The Evolving Role of Reference in the Wiki Age
https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=462517&sessionid=1&key=67590F730BBF54C0DB5A508813F81A32&partnerref=ljweboxfordupwikiage06142012&sourcepage=register
SPONSORED BY: Oxford University Press and Library Journal
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 2:00-3:00 PM EST/11:00 AM -12:00 PM PST
Why are traditionally-published reference resources still necessary? What are publishers doing to make them accessible, usable, and discoverable in the library and on the free Web? How are these changes impacting reference’s presence in the library? How are user habits affecting how reference is published, developed, and utilized? Register now to hear our esteemed panel, including Oxford University Press’ Robert Faber, Editorial Director for Reference (UK), Dave Tyckoson, reference librarian and Associate Dean at California State University, Fresno, and Dinah Birch, Professor of English Literature and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Liverpool and Editor of the newest edition of the classic Oxford Companion to English Literature, 7th Edition, on a panel moderated by Library Journal and School Library Journal Reference Editor Etta Thornton-Verma, as they tackle the topic of the ever-changing role of, and need for, authoritative reference in today’s libraries in the “Wiki age.”
Can’t make it June 14? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!
For more information about this webcast, please visit Library Journal.
Research Writer’s Consultations at the ALA Annual meeting
The ACRL Research Program Committee (RPC) is once again sponsoring Research Writer’s Consultations at the ALA Annual meeting, held June 22, 2012 – June 26, 2012 in Anaheim, California. Aimed at the new or inexperienced writer, the Research Writer’s Consultations will pair new or inexperienced writers with an experienced writer or editor, who will offer guidance and critique.
AUTHORS:
Are you an ACRL member working on a research article? Would you like some constructive feedback? Submit a draft research paper for consultation. RPC will match new writers with experienced writers and the pairs will meet face-to-face during the ALA Midwinter meeting. Draft research papers must be submitted by June 15, 2012. Papers will be shared only among the designated pairs. Submission details follow:
Include on first page: Author’s name and contact information in upper left and a paragraph describing what you would like others to comment on about your paper (e.g., grammar, writing style, clarity, presentation of the research methodology).
Page limit: 25 double-spaced pages, standard 1″ margins.
Preferred format: Microsoft Word. Number pages. Footers should include author’s full name and e-mail.
Draft research papers should be in complete enough form for others to read easily.
Submit by June 15, 2012 to: Cheryl Middleton: cherly[dot]middleton[at]oregonstate[dot]edu.
MEET DURING ALA 2012 Annual
The experienced writer/editor and the writer they have been paired with will correspond ahead of time to determine the best time to meet at the meeting.
Questions should be directed to Cheryl Middleton: cherly[dot]middleton[at]oregonstate[dot]edu
NEDCC PRESERVATION TRAINING NEWS:
The 2012 Training Calendar is now up through December.
NEDCC has expanded its program to include even more digital topics,
while continuing to offer accessible, affordable hands-on and online
training on the essentials of physical collections care.
Check out the NEW Workshops and Webinars:
http://www.nedcc.org/eblasts/2012TrainingCalendar2.html
QUESTIONS?
Contact Donia Conn, dconn@nedcc.org
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Andover, MA
Deadline is approaching…
DIGITAL DIRECTIONS
New Foundations: Creation, Curation, Use
June 13-15, 2012
Join Us in Boston!
www.nedcc.org
ALA Virtual Conference
Framing the ALA Virtual Conference on July 18 and 19, 2012, “Mapping Transformation” hosts keynote speakers and interactive 45-minute Web sessions providing insights from experts and offering opportunities for conversation around key issues related to transformation in libraries. Ideal both for those who can’t attend 2012 ALA Annual Conference and for those who are ready for more, right at their desktop!
Speakers include: George Needham and Joan Frye Williams on Libraries in a Post-Print World; Lee Rainie (Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project), on the rise of e-books and next steps in the Project’s research on the evolving role of libraries; Brian Mathews, Jamie LaRue, Emily Dowdall (Senior Associate- Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative), Nate Hill, and others on transformative thinking and activity in libraries, and more.
And back by popular demand–30-minute author lunches hosted by Booklist editors Brad Hooper (talking with Katherine Boo) and Donna Seaman.
Special 25% discount for 2012 ALA Annual Conference full registrants on Virtual Conference registration–recommended for making the most of the interactivity and conversations, one of the best bargains in continuing education in the library world today.
The archive of ALA Virtual Conference will be available free to registrants for up to six months, and also free after the event to all full registrants of ALA Annual Conference.
Individual registration is $69 ($51.75 with Annual Conference discount), and group registration for up to 15 IP addresses is an affordable $300 ($225 with Annual Conference discount).
Educational Opportunities
Posted: May 9, 2012 Filed under: Academic Librarianship, Blogs, Cataloging, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Events, Opportunities: Professional Development Leave a comment »Please note the first two items in bold are happening tomorrow!
Blended Librarian Webcast: Flipping the Classroom: Overturning the Traditional Lecture Thursday, May 10th @ noon (12pm) EDT
This is a free event & no registration is needed. There are a limited number of seats that are available on a first come first served basis. Please go to the BL site http://www.blendedlibrarian.org/ and log in to the “Quick Login” early to obtain your seat. It will be the webcast listed at the top of the webpage.
(Note: You need to be a member of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community to participate. No fee to join. To join go to the following page http://www.blendedlibrarian.org/join.html prior to logging on to LearningTimes to join the webcast – you should do this at least 12 hrs prior to attending a webcast.)
METRO & ACRL/NY Present: Catablogging – Leveraging Blogging Software to Present Your Collections on the Web
Speaker Chela Weber
Chela Scott Weber is the Associate Head for Archival Collections at the Tamiment Library & Robert f. Wagner Labor Archives at NYU. Prior to coming to the Tamiment, she was the Director of Library & Archives at the Brooklyn Historical Society, where she implemented Emma, their WordPress based catablog of archives and special collections. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science and Certificate of Archival Administration from Wayne State University in beautiful Detroit, MI.
This event is co-sponsored/hosted with ACRL/NY Special Collections and Archives Discussion Group.
Visit the event website for more information and to register:
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS — ARCHIVING THE ARTS
The AMIA Student Chapter at New York University invites presentation proposals for Archiving the Arts, to be held jointly with IMAP in New York City on Saturday, October 13, 2012 as part of New York Archives Week organized by Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York.
Please submit a 250-word proposal to Kathryn Gronsbell atNYU.AMIA@gmail.com Priority will be given to submissions received by Friday, May 4, 2012.
FINAL DEADLINE for submissions is Friday, July 13, 2012.
The 3rd annual ShareAcademy will be held on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 at the CPCC Harris campus in Charlotte, NC. The theme for this year’s ShareAcademy is:
“Under New Management: Adventures in Leadership”
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Share with us your challenges, joys, reflections, techniques, skills and eye-opening moments about becoming a better, more efficient, more productive leader and manager. What habits or tricks have you learned or utilized to manage yourself, your time or your staff? How have you identified your strengths and skills and used them to your best advantage?
Workshop proposals are expected to be interactive, hands-on, and engaging for participants.
Call for proposals CLOSES: May 30
ShareAcademy Registration OPENS: June 4
*ShareAcademy is created and hosted by CPCC Library, but is open to anyone interested in the conference theme. Our primary goal is to provide a conference full of practical, hands-on material for its attendees.*
Submit your proposal here! http://www.cpcc.edu/library/shareacademy
ALCTS webinar: Rare Materials and RDA: Exploring the Issues
Date: May 23, 2012
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.
Description: Are you unsure about how (or whether) to apply RDA to rare materials? This webinar will present an overview of RDA provisions related to rare materials, including both bibliographic and authority records, and will explore how well RDA and Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials
(DCRM) can be used together to describe rare materials. The webinar will reflect work sponsored by the ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section’s Bibliographic Standards Committee, including a white paper prepared by the presenters.
Single Webinar Registration Fees: $39 ALCTS Member; $49 Non-member; $39 International; $99 Group (a group of people that will watch it together).
Check the ALCTS Web site for discount pricing for the entire webinar series.
For additional information and links to registration, please click here.
ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce@ala.org.
See educational opportunities, such as CFP, workshops, events, webinars, etc.? Please email Braegan Abernethy (bcabernethy@gmail.com) or Emilee Mathews (mathewse@indiana.edu) to get them posted here.
Call for Submissions: Archiving the Arts symposium
Posted: April 3, 2012 Filed under: Archives, Art Librarianship, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Professional Development, Special Collections | Tags: AMIA, archives week, archiving the arts, artists, association of moving image archivists, audiovisual archivists, IMAP, independent media arts preservation, new york city, preservation Leave a comment »The Association of Moving Image Archivists Student Chapter at New York University and Independent Media Arts Preservation invite submissions for…
Archiving the Arts: addressing preservation in the creative process.
This symposium will explore the relationship between media artists and audiovisual archivists. Archiving the Arts allows for a dialogue that can enhance mutual understanding between both constituencies. By exposing these communities to best practices, working methods, and the technological and industrial realities faced by members of each group, we hope to foster a discussion, improve the current conditions, and widen awareness of preventative preservation for the long term.
The combined problems of born-digital works and media obsolescence intensify the urgency of preemptive preservation practices. Film and video archivists know all too well the risks media artworks face. At the same time, artists face the same concerns—not just with completed works, with the raw materials of film, video, audio, digital objects—that are essential to their ongoing creative process. But often these two groups lack a common language and a way for their communities to interact and develop tools that serve all parties. Archivists don’t necessarily understand the creative process. Artists don’t always think about their work in terms of its preservation.
Archiving the Arts promotes dialogue between working professionals, artists, students, and other interested parties whose goal is to prevent avoidable loss of creative works by integrating preservation strategies into moving image creation and production.
The day-long symposium of panels, screenings, and workshops will tackle the practical, theoretical, and technical issues that affect the artist and the archivist. Working across disciplines will result in a dynamic conversation and create a deeper understanding of the importance of preventative preservation.
Please see the Call for Papers below and join us on October 13th, 2012 during Archives Week in New York City.
www.imappreserve.org www.AMIAstudentsNYC.com
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CALL FOR PAPERS – ARCHIVING THE ARTS
The AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Student Chapter at New York University invites presentation proposals forArchiving the Arts, to be held jointly with IMAP (Independent Media Arts Preservation) in New York City on Saturday, October 13th, 2012 as part of Archives Week organized by Archivists Roundtable of New York - www.nycarchivists.org.
Please submit a 250-word proposal to Kathryn Gronsbell at NYU.AMIA@gmail.com
Priority will be given to submissions received by Friday, May 4, 2012.
Papers, presentations, workshops, and posters are welcome on all issues concerning artists and audiovisual archivist. Possible topics include:
Preventative Preservation
How do we integrate preservation strategies into creation? What are the benefits? What are the disadvantages?
Technically Speaking – creating & ingesting born-digital objects
What are the technical issues/specs regarding metadata crawling, signal problems, and the application of preventative preservation in production?
Temporal Art
How does ephemeral art act as a counterargument to preservation? How do conservators work with artists who wish to intentionally destroy or abandon their own work? How do artists who restrict their work to a single format exist for posterity?
From the Studio to the Archive
How do artists’ intentions affect collection development? Archive policies and practices?
Growing an “Organic” Archive
“Organic” archives are repositories that develop from the intentions and desires of the contributing artist(s). How are artists and archivists working (or not working) together to create this type of archival system? What is known about existing “Organic” archives and what methods can be used to expand their potential?
Put Your Best Fail Forward
Share your unique collection/archival challenges that were not resolved, and why. Artists – what attempts have you made to ensure the welfare of your work? What is the disconnect between theory and practice?
Reminder: ARLIS/NA 2012 New Voices Panel submissions!
Posted: January 10, 2012 Filed under: ARLIS/NA 2012 Conference, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences | Tags: arlisna12, conferences, Professional Development Leave a comment »Papers are being accepted through Thursday, Jan. 12, so there’s still time to submit!
Call for Papers – New Voices Panel at ARLIS/NA Conference
Paper proposals for the New Voices in the Profession session at the 2012 ARLIS-NA conference in Toronto are now being accepted!
New Voices showcases exceptional academic work by students and new professionals (under 5 years post MLS.) Paper topics should relate strongly to Art and/or Visual Resources Librarianship, but also digital library projects, archives, library instruction, reference and the changing nature of libraries, among other topics.
To see papers presented in past sessions, you can look at the Conference Proceedings from previous years on the ARLIS website (http://www.arlisna.org/news/conferences/conf_index.html). Papers will be selected by representatives from ArLiSNAP and the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee.
If interested, please send a paper topic and detailed abstract to mportis@nysid.edu by January 12th. Please feel free to re-post.
Call for Papers – New Voices Panel at ARLIS/NA Conference
Posted: December 13, 2011 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, ARLIS/NA 2012 Conference, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Student Research | Tags: arlis/na 2012, arlis/na conference, call for papers, new voices panel, student scholarship, toronto Leave a comment »Call for Papers – New Voices Panel at ARLIS/NA Conference
Paper proposals for the New Voices in the Profession session at the 2012 ARLIS-NA conference in Toronto are now being accepted!
New Voices showcases exceptional academic work by students and new professionals (under 5 years post MLS.) Paper topics should relate strongly to Art and/or Visual Resources Librarianship, but also digital library projects, archives, library instruction, reference and the changing nature of libraries, among other topics.
To see papers presented in past sessions, you can look at the Conference Proceedings from previous years on the ARLIS website (http://www.arlisna.org/news/conferences/conf_index.html). Papers will be selected by representatives from ArLiSNAP and the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee.
If interested, please send a paper topic and detailed abstract to mportis (at) nysid.edu by January 12th. Please feel free to re-post.
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Assistant Director of the Library
New York School of Interior Design
T: 212-452-4196
mportis@nysid.edu
Gerd Muehsam Award reminder!
Posted: November 15, 2011 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers | Tags: awards, conferences Leave a comment »Are you a student with an art libraries-relevant paper or project? Interested in presenting your work at the next conference?
If you’ve missed it, the deadline for the 2012 Gerd Muehsam Award is this Friday, November 18.
From the ARLIS-L listserv:
Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), the Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually in recognition of excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. The award was established to honor the memory of Gerd Muehsam (1913-1979), distinguished scholar, teacher, and art bibliographer, whose support of and dedication to ARLIS/NA was an inspiration to her colleagues and students.
Award Details
- $500 award
- Up to $300 travel reimbursement to attend the ARLIS/NA 40th Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada, March 29-April 2, 2012
- Registration fee to this conference
- Opportunity to present the winning paper at the conference as part of the New Voices panel
- A one year membership to ARLIS/NA
Requirements
- The paper or project must have been created or written during the preceding 18 months by a graduate student enrolled in an accredited graduate library program or in a post-graduate library school program in art history or a related discipline
- The paper or project must be in conjunction with a course assignment
- One submission is allowed per person
Call for Papers: Artists’ Records in the Archives symposium
Posted: July 18, 2011 Filed under: Archives, Art History, Art Librarianship, Artists Books, Museum Librarianship, Museums, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Professional Development, Professional Associations | Tags: archives, archivists round table, art, art history, artists records, artists' records in the archives, Copyright, new york, nypl, scholarship, symposium Leave a comment »Artists’ Records in the Archives: A One Day Symposium – Call for Participation
The archives of many institutions contain artists’ records—documents created by artists that often bear witness to the creative process, as evinced by sketches, doodles, and other notations. Artists’ records differ from other types of records due to their inherent connection to the art object and the art market. In recent years there has been a plethora of symposia and conferences dedicated to artist archives, art history and “the archive,” as well as to the use of archival materials by contemporary artists. While crucial, these investigations have been driven almost entirely by art historians and have not included the perspectives of archivists and special collections librarians. As part of an effort to broaden the discussion surrounding artists’ records, the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York has organized a one day symposium, “Artists’ Records in the Archives,” to be held on October 11, 2011 in conjunction with the New York Public Library. Focusing on the perspective of the information professional, this symposium will address how contemporary artists use artists’ records in their work, the significance of artists’ records in archives for scholars and curators, and how archivists and special collections librarians manage artists’ records in their repositories.
Possible topics or areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
*Artists’ use of other artists’ records
*How archivists manage artists’ records and how this might differ within a museum, estate, gallery, and university setting
*Collecting artists’ records
*Appraisal of artists’ records
*Underdocumented artists and the archives
*Exhibitions and artists’ records
*Artists’ records and the digital environment
*Born digital artists’ records
*Copyright, moral rights, and the artist
*Conversations between archivists, artists, and art historians regarding archives
Date: October 11, 2011
Location: New York Public Library
All individual presentations will be 20 minutes long (10 page paper).
Submissions must include a title, name of author and institutional affiliation, abstract (250 words max), and indication of technological requirements.
Individual papers or entire panel proposals accepted.
A small travel stipend is available. If interested please indicate in the submission.
Deadline for Proposals: Proposals should be emailed to artistsymposium@gmail.com by August 15, 2011.
Call for Proposals: 11th Annual Milka Bliznakov Prize
Posted: April 27, 2011 Filed under: Architecture Librarianship, Archives, History, Images, Images: Architecture, Libraries: Academic Art & Architecture, News, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Student Research, [ Libraries and Collections ], [ Opportunities ] | Tags: architecture, design, IAWA, International Archive of Women in Architecture Center, Milka Bliznakov Prize, scholarship, VIrginia Tech Leave a comment »Call for Proposals: 11th Annual Milka Bliznakov Prize
IAWA (International Archive of Women in Architecture Center)
Deadline for receipt of proposals: May 31st, 2011
The IAWA invites architects, scholars, professionals, students, and researchers to honor IAWA founder Milka Bliznakov through research on women in architecture and related design fields. This research, in concert with the preservation efforts of the IAWA, will help fill the current void in historical knowledge about women’s professional achievements. The archive encourages such research in addition to the goal of preserving archival materials related to the work of women who shaped the designed environment, thus preserving for posterity a record of their achievements.
The Board of Advisors of the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center (IAWA) presents this Annual Prize of $1000 (with an additional $500 available for travel) following a two-stage process:
STAGE ONE: PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
In Stage One, applicants submit their proposal, which outlines the work they plan to complete at the Archive, and should include the following elements:
1. Outline of research to be completed
2. Proposed schedule for residency to include a talk open to the university community and the general public
3. Intended product of research, a copy of which is to be donated to the archive upon completion.
Examples of the product of research may include, but is not limited to, the following:
• Research paper
• Self-published book documenting the activities and work of the residency
• Notebook or sketchbook produced during the residency
• Visual or physical original work that references or utilizes research from the Archive
A 500-word proposal with curriculum vitae must be received or postmarked by May 31st, 2011. The proposal should be submitted both electronically as a PDF, and as a hardcopy by mail.
Proposals may include an original project, research, or scholarly work that contributes to and advances the recognition of women’s contributions in design.
The proposal shall draw upon and expand the IAWA collections to reflect upon the broader context of women’s contributions in the field of design. The product of the work should be specified in the proposal.
STAGE TWO:
The IAWA Jury awards the Bliznakov Prize for the research proposal that best demonstrates an important advancement to the recognition of women’s contributions to architecture and the related design fields while encouraging the use and growth of the International Archive of Women in Architecture. The winner will be announced by June 15th. The final project must be completed by Dec. 15th, 2011. The final project will become a part of the Archive to contribute to the historical record.
The prize money will be awarded in two installments: the first $500 will be made available to the recipient upon arrival at the IAWA for the residency period, and the second $500 will be paid upon receipt of the final product. Up to $500 will be
available to support travel and residency expenses.
If further information is required, please contact Helene Renard, helene@vt.edu.
Proposals should be sent to:
IAWA Center Executive Committee
ATTN: Helene Renard, RA
Chair, Milka Bliznakov Prize
School of Architecture + Design
201 Cowgill Hall (0205)
College of Architecture + Urban Studies
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
helene@vt.edu
Call for Papers: 7th International Digital Curation Conference
Posted: April 18, 2011 Filed under: Digital Curation, Digital Libraries, International, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, [ Opportunities ] | Tags: 7th international digital curation conference, call for papers, CNI, data collection, digital curation, IDCC11, networked information Leave a comment »7th International Digital Curation Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS Title: “Public? Private? Personal? navigating the open data landscape”
5 – 7 December 2011
Bristol, UK
IDCC11 will be presented by the Digital Curation Centre, UK in partnership with the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The Programme Committee invites submissions of papers that reflect current concerns in digital curation and specific concerns arising from our conference theme:
- Lessons learned from the inter-disciplinary use of open data: examples of enablers, barriers and success stories
- Curation of mixed data collections, with open and sensitive or private content
- Gathering evidence for benefits of data sharing
- Building capacity for the effective management, sharing and reuse of open data
- Scale issues in the management of sensitive data
- Tensions between maintaining quality and openness
- Linked data, open data, closed data and provenance
- Technical and organisational solutions for data security
- Developing new metrics for open data
- Ethical issues and personal data
- Legislation and open data
Full details of the Call for Papers can be found at:
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc11/call-papers
Submissions will be accepted from 9 May 2011.
CALL FOR PRESENTERS: ACRL ARTS SECTION’S DISCUSSION FORUM
Posted: April 11, 2011 Filed under: ALA, Art History, Art Librarianship, Libraries: Academic Art & Architecture, Libraries: Art & Design Schools, Libraries: Museum Libraries, Libraries: Public Art Libraries, Libraries: Visual Resources Collections, Museum Librarianship, News, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Professional Development, Professional Associations, Student Research, [ Opportunities ] | Tags: ACRL, ACRL Arts section, discussion forum, feedback, performing arts, presentation, research, visual arts Leave a comment »
Are you doing research in the arts that you would like to share with fellow librarians? Is there something you’re doing at your library dealing with the arts that you think others should know about? Do you have a presentation you’d like to float by a group of friendly colleagues for some benevolent critique?
If so, the ACRL Arts section invites you to submit a presentation proposal for our Discussion Forum held on Saturday, June 25th from 10:30-12noon during the ACRL Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Details:
–Proposals can be about any topic dealing with the visual or performing arts and design (see list of possible topics below).
–Everyone is welcome to submit a proposal. Students are also encouraged to make a submission.
–Each presentation will have 15-20 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A. We anticipate being able to accept 4-5 proposals for presentation.
–Proposals will be reviewed by a committee drawn from the Arts Section Executive Board and Publications & Research Committee.
Deadline: Please submit your proposals to Yen Tran (nttran@callutheran.edu), chair of the Arts Section’s Publications & Research Committee no later than May 27th. Those submitting proposals will be notified by June 3rd, as to whether or not your proposal was accepted for presentation.
Possible topics:
–Research of any topic related to the arts
–Developments in the display and/or preservation of arts materials
–Innovative information literacy or visual literacy techniques with arts students
–Emerging technologies in arts libraries
–Inventive collection management and development in the arts
–Strategies for reaching out to arts users (students and faculty)
–Copyright and fair use in the arts environment
–Evaluating the needs of arts users
–Use of images in information literacy instruction
–Creative physical or online/virtual exhibits
The possibilities are endless; please consider submitting a proposal.
Call for Chapters: New Directions in Information Organization
Posted: April 6, 2011 Filed under: Cataloging, News, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Web 2.0 | Tags: call for chapters, Cataloging, dr. jung-ran park, dr. lynne c. howarth, information organization, ischool at drexel, new directions in information organizationw, open access, university of toronto, web 2.0, writing Leave a comment »Call for Chapters: New Directions in Information Organization
Accepted Full Chapters Due: December 15, 2011
INTRODUCTION
New information standards and digital library technologies are being developed at a rapid pace as diverse communities of practice seek new ways to organize massive quantities of digital resources. Today’s environment creates an increased demand for new perspectives, methods and tools for research and practice in information organization. New Directions in Information Organization, co-edited by Drs. Jung-ran Park and Lynne Howarth, seeks to provide a better understanding of future directions, leading edge theories, and models for research and practice in information organization. This book also seeks to provide readers with the current state of the digital information revolution with associated opportunities and challenges to information organization.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: new generation library catalogs, Resource Description and Access (RDA), classification systems and/or theory, metadata standards and/or applications, semi-automatic metadata generation and management, Semantic Web, linked data, social tagging, markup language (e.g., XML), Web 2.0 modules and social networking in relation to information organization and user access, information architecture, and open access.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a 1-2 page chapter proposal by April 30, 2011 detailing the background and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified in short order as to the status of their proposal. Full chapters (7500-9000 words) are expected to be submitted by December 15, 2011. All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Final revised manuscripts are due on May 1, 2012.
INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS can be forwarded electronically to the book editors:
Dr. Lynne C. Howarth -lynne.howarth@utoronto.ca
(h/t: a library writer’s blog)
Toronto 2012: Call for Papers & Workshops
Posted: March 29, 2011 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, Opportunities: Calls for Papers 1 Comment »You are hereby invited to submit Proposals for Papers and Workshops for Colouring Outside the Lines: The 40th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) to be held March 29-April 2, 2012 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Canada.
As a metaphor for creative thinking, “colouring outside the lines” suggests openness to change, willingness to risk, confidence to lead, and courage to reaffirm values and traditions. As a programmatic framework, it enables a focus on professional excellence from diverse viewpoints, sharing knowledge, celebrating innovation, exploring alternate formats, and promoting collaboration. It provides opportunities to showcase creative thinkers from community-based arts organizations in one of the most multicultural cities in the world.
Information on the conference programming process can be found on the Toronto 2012 Conference website along with links to the Call for Papers and Call for Workshops.
Paper and Workshop Proposals are due on May 15, 2011.
Call For Papers: “Writing With Images: An Art Symposium”
Posted: March 1, 2011 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers Leave a comment »Call For Papers: ”Writing With Images: An Art Symposium”
Submission deadline: March 18, 2011
Symposium date: April 22, 2011
Host: Graduate Program in Visual Culture, School of Art, College of Fine
Arts, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
Contact: Lisa Phillips llphill [at] ilstu.edu
Submission website: http://www.writingwithimages.wordpress.com
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: “Writing With Images: An Art Symposium”
We invite proposals for papers and presentations from graduate and
advanced undergraduate students for Writing With Images, a student
research symposium sponsored by the Graduate Program in Visual Culture,
School of Art, College of Fine Arts, Illinois State University.
The Symposium is being held in honor of Dr. Annette Lermack, Associate
Professor of Art History, upon her retirement from ISU.
THEME: Over the past twenty years a good deal of debate has centered on
the so-called split between traditional art historical analysis and the
newer milieu of visual culture. This year the field of visual culture
studies has been declared dead–at least in theory–by some of the same
people, such as James Elkins, who breathed life into the budding field
of study. Yet at the same time prominent visual culture scholars such as
Irit Rogoff and Sunil Manghani are calling for a shift in the
relationship between writing and the image: a shift from writing about
the image to writing with the image. Such a shift seeks to disrupt the
hierarchical nature of much scholarly analysis of images and to allow
the image to “speak for itself”: to attend to the ways that images
exceed or resist total apprehension/comprehension by language. Manghani
(2008) has proposed the term ?image critique? as a new kind of “living
methodology” that responds to these concerns.
This symposium asks what is might mean to write with images or to allow
images to “speak for themselves.” To date, no local attempt has been
made to draw various strands of inquiry together to identify specific
qualities of image critique. This symposium will begin to address this
deficit by exploring creative reconsiderations of the relationship
between text and image, writing and looking, theory and practice. What
must our research and writing practices take into account in order to
engage with images on their own terms? What new kinds of thinking do
images invite?
Successful submissions will reflect issues ranging from current debates
regarding what Manghani terms “image critique” as a source of creative
input for Visual Culture, Art History, Studio Practice, and Art
Education. Participants will share cutting edge research and practices
that illuminate areas of overlap between the respective disciplines. The
symposium is a space to highlight the scholarly pursuits of students
representing the visual culture and visual art.
Graduate and advanced undergraduate students of all disciplines are
encouraged to apply, especially (but not limited to) visual culture, art
history, studio artists, and art education.
The one-day symposium will take place at Illinois State University
Gallery with a concurrent morning session in the Center for Visual Arts,
Room 201, located on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
Illinois. There will be a keynote address by Dr. Kristine Nielsen, the
Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
This call is addressed primarily to students in Central Illinois and
vicinity–we are unable to offer lodging for overnight stays, although
we can recommend local hotels upon request.
See the website for abstract submission and symposium details.
We hope you can join us!
Best,
Lisa Phillips
ISU School of Art
Museums & Social Issues Publishing Opportunities
Posted: February 23, 2011 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers Leave a comment »Museums & Social Issues, a peer-reviewed journal published by Left Coast
Press, is pleased to share a sneak peek at several potential themes for
future issues of the journal (below). We welcome your feedback and invite
you to contact MSI’s editor, Kris Morrissey, if you are interested in
submitting, reviewing or helping with any of these topics
*Future Topics:*
*Being Human:* How does current research shape and inform what it
means to be human? How is “being human” studied and viewed today
in the fields of philosophy, cognition, computer science, biology
and others? How are we as individuals, museums and a society
connecting with and grappling with changing ideas of our human-ness?
*Prisons* *& US:* The United States has the highest proportion of
our population in prison. What does this reflect about our
society? How are prisons experienced by those within? How has the
concept and practice of prison shaped our music, literature,
identity? How have museums reflected life in prisons or served
populations within prisons?
*Aging:* How does aging affect the way we live in the 21st
century? What are the implications of aging on government,
relationships, and family structures? How is research changing our
assumptions about aging? What are the implications of an aging
population on museums and other cultural and educational
institutions?
*Homelessness*: Who are the homeless and what is the path to
homelessness? What is the daily life and culture of the homeless?
What are the rights, hopes and future for those without homes? How
do museums connect with and tell the stories of these audiences?
*Exhibit, Book or Program Reviews:* The journal is always
interested in reviews of exhibit, books and museum projects that
address these or any other questions or issues of concern to society.
For information about submissions and deadlines contact:
journaleditor [at] me.com
Editor: Kris Morrissey (Morriss8 [at] uw.edu)
Managing Editor: Alex Curio
Designed Learning Futures 2011 Call for Proposals
Posted: January 28, 2011 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences Leave a comment »
DML2011 is calling for Ignite Talk proposals. It would be a great opportunity to feature something like a recent student project information literacy education.
Deadline is 9 a.m. PST Feb. 7th, 2011 & the conference is in California.
For more info, go to http://dmlcentral.net/conference2011/call-for-proposals
AAM Emerging Voices Forum: Call for Proposals
Posted: January 21, 2011 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences Leave a comment »The Registrar’s Committee hosted the first ever Emerging Voices Forum at the 2008 AAM Marketplace of Ideas, in support of emerging professionals in the fields of collections or exhibits management and museum registration. This event was so successful that we’re bringing it back for a fourth year at the 2011 AAM Annual Meeting in Houston! RC encourages you to submit proposals for this event.
The Marketplace is a venue for the informal exchange of ideas on timely issues and information sharing about innovative programs in collections management. Organized as an informal poster session, this event is the perfect opportunity to share knowledge with the larger museum community.
Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals based upon thesis work, innovative projects, or other research endeavors related to collections or exhibits management and museum registration. The setting of the marketplace lends itself to poster session style presentations, which can be supplemented with personal laptops, handouts, etc. Tables and chairs will be provided according to the presenter’s specifications. The goal of the Emerging Voices Forum is to promote new ideas and to discuss current topics in the field – it is a great opportunity to highlight your work as a student and meet established professionals in an informal setting.
If you would like to be considered as a presenter for this forum please submit your idea, using the format provided below, to Christina Schwartz (Schwartzc [at] si [dot] edu) no later than February 9, 2011. Selected presenters will be notified by February 14, 2011.
The Marketplace of Ideas will be held at the AAM annual conference in Houston on May 23, 2011, from 3:30 – 5:30pm.
SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Name:
Title:
College/University:
Contact information
Home/Cell phone:
Email:
Brief description of your topic: (No more than 250 words)
Space requirements (choose from the following): 66” round table or 6’ rectangular table, chairs, power outlet, etc.
New Voices in the Profession 2011 Call for Papers
Posted: December 1, 2010 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, Art Librarianship, Conference Planning, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Professional Development, Professional Associations, Student Research, VRA 1 Comment »Paper proposals for the New Voices in the Profession session at the joint ARLIS-NA, VRA joint conference (2011, Minneapolis) are now being accepted.
New Voices showcases exceptional academic work by students and new professionals (under 5 years post MLS.) Paper topics should relate strongly to Art and/or Visual Resources Librarianship, but also digital library projects, archives, library instruction, reference and the changing nature of libraries, among other topics.
To see papers presented in past sessions, you can look at the Conference Proceedings from previous years on the ARLIS website (http://www.arlisna.org/news/conferences/conf_index.html).
If interested, please send a paper topic and explanation/abstract to me (mportis (at) nysid.edu) by December 20th. Please feel free to re-post.
Thanks!
Maggie Portis
Assistant Librarian, New York School of Interior Design
2010 Gerd Muehsam Award Competition
Posted: November 3, 2010 Filed under: Opportunities: Awards, Opportunities: Calls for Papers Leave a comment »Art Libraries Society of North America
Announces the 2010 Gerd Muehsam Award
Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), the Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually in recognition of excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. The award was established to honor the memory of Gerd Muehsam (1913-1979), distinguished scholar, teacher, and art bibliographer, whose support of and dedication to ARLIS/NA was an inspiration to her colleagues and students.
Award Details
* $500
* Up to $300 travel reimbursement to attend the ARLIS/NA 39th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN, March 24-28, 2011- this year a joint conference with the Visual Resources Association
* Registration fee to this conference
* A one year membership to ARLIS/NA
Requirements
* The paper or project must have been created or written during the preceding 18 months by a student enrolled in an accredited graduate library program or in a post-graduate library school program in art history or a related discipline
* The paper or project must be in conjunction with a course assignment
* One submission is allowed per person
Required Format
* Papers: The paper must be 10-25 pages, typed, double-spaced on single sides of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. The paper must include an abstract of 250 words. The title page must include a paper title, the name of the entrant and the institution attended, the name of the faculty member for whom it was written, and the course title. The bibliography and footnotes should follow an accepted format, such as the Chicago Manual of Style or The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. In addition, authors should inform the committee chair if their contribution has been published previously or is being considered for publication.
* Internet projects: If an Internet project, a 250 word summary of the project, its URL, the name of the institution and course for which it was created, and the name of the faculty member assigning the project must be included. It must also be accessible to all of the committee members for review.
* All applicants must include their mailing addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers with their applications.
Judging Criteria
* Papers and projects will be judged on their relevance to art librarianship or visual curatorship, depth of research and scholarship, quality of organization, appropriate use of terminology, style and readability, and originality of thought or observation.
Deadline
* Entries must be postmarked by the end of the day, Friday, November 19, 2010. They will not be returned. All applicants should receive notification of the results by mid-February 2011.
This announcement as well as additional information about ARLIS/NA can be viewed at: http://www.arlisna.org/ and http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/muehsam_info.html
Mail or Email Entries To
Erin Elliott
Chair, Gerd Muehsam Award Committee
Librarian
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
570 Lexington Ave. – 6th floor
New York, NY 10022 USA
E-mail: e.elliott [at] sothebysinstitute [dot] com
Museum Computer Network 2010 – Call for Proposals
Posted: April 13, 2010 Filed under: Museum Librarianship, Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Professional Development, Technology | Tags: conferences, Professional Development Comments OffThe MCN (Museum-Computer Network) annual conference will take place in Austin, Texas Oct 27-30, 2010 and proposals are now being accepted.
- Behind the scenes and transparency in the museum
- Commons and digital collections
- Igniting the Imagination: building communities locally and globally, on-site and online
- Open Source, Open Content, Open Learning
- User-generated and museum content: quality, trust, reputation and relevance
- Integrated communication strategies in print and online
- Bridging the Digital Divide
- Individual Paper: 20-30 min presentation
- Case Study Showcase: 5 minute presentation followed by break-out discussions
- Complete Panel: 3-4 presenters united by a common theme
- Roundtable: moderated discussion of a theme without formal presentations by panelists
- Unconference Session: ad hoc & informal, unconference sessions allow us to address very focused topics and specific needs
Deadline: May 3
For more information visit http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2778
Call for Papers: EPOCH Student Symposium
Posted: April 1, 2010 Filed under: Opportunities: Calls for Papers, Opportunities: Conferences Comments OffCONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Engaging in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (EPOCH) Student Symposium
September 24-25, 2010
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
Engaging in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (EPOCH) Student Symposium aims to bring together an international group of graduate students who are involved in the research and practice of protecting cultural heritage. In order to prevent the loss of material and intangible culture due to both human and natural causes, EPOCH will engage a new generation of scholars in the practices and methodologies necessary to preserve our cultural legacies for today and the future. The two-day conference will allow students from diverse backgrounds in heritage protection studies (including library and archival science, museum studies, architecture history, anthropology, and art conservation) to share findings, pose questions, and develop collegial networks. In order to encourage further dialogue, presenters’ papers and posters will be published in an online format after the symposium.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Registration is free and travel funds will be available for presenters. However, we do ask that all presenters and participants register at our website: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~epoch. Confirmation emails will be sent to all registered participants two weeks prior to the symposium to verify attendance.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The conference organizers invite Master’s and Ph.D. students and recent post-doctoral scholars to submit papers for both individual and panel presentations. In consideration of the EPOCH Student Symposium theme, papers with any of the following or related subjects would be appropriate for presentation:
- What is cultural heritage?
- Conservation science
- Architectural preservation
- A/V preservation: film, video
- Intellectual property, intellectual commons
- Selection for preservation: politics, psychology of collecting, connoisseurship
- International preservation research, projects, & collaborations
- Custodial and post-custodial care
- Community outreach to preserve cultural heritage
- Preservation of intangible culture
- Tangible/intangible dialectic
- Museum studies: environments, exhibit design, organization, ethnography
- Digital & new media
- Policy, public affairs, & preservation
Paper and Panel Submission Guidelines
- The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, May 14, 2010. Selected presenters will be notified by mid-June. Conference organizers reserve the right to combine paper presentations into panels.
- Proposals should be 250-300 words (maximum of 500 words for panels) and include a cover sheet with the title of the paper, name and affiliation of the presenter(s), a primary email contact, mailing address, and phone number. Do not include any personal or contact information anywhere else on the submission.
- Proposals may be submitted via email to epoch [dot] student [at] gmail.com or via regular mail to the following address:
EPOCH
c/o Lorrie Dong
The University of Texas at Austin School of Information
1616 Guadalupe Suite #5.202
Austin, TX 78701-1213
Presentation formats
- Paper sessions: Each presenter will have 15-20 minutes to deliver his/her paper, followed by a brief question and answer session.
- Panel sessions: Panels will consist of three or four presenters. Each presenter will have 8-10 minutes for their presentation, followed by a question and answer session at the end of the panel.
CALL FOR POSTERS
- EPOCH invites the submission of poster abstracts that address any of the topics listed under the call for papers. The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is Friday, May 14, 2010. Poster presenters will be notified by mid-June, 2010.
