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)
Nedda Ahamed, Facebook, & Georgia State University
Posted: February 9, 2011 Filed under: Academic Librarianship, Libraries: Academic Art & Architecture, Web 2.0 Leave a comment »In case you missed last year’s interview with Nedda Ahmed, Arts Liaison Librarian at Georgia State University (and ARLIS/NA webmaster), here it is!
Via: Nate Riggs
ArLiSNAP’s New Facebook Page
Posted: August 18, 2010 Filed under: ArLiSNAP, Web 2.0 Leave a comment »All,
In order to better serve you and potential new members, we are moving our Facebook group to a Facebook page. This will allow you to stay informed within a platform many of you already use, and it will allow us to push out our content automatically.
Please become a fan of the new page here: http://facebook.com/pages/arlisnap/147007038660779
We will be taking down the group on Friday, August 27. If you have any questions or concerns, please fee free to contact Bryan through Facebook or at bryan [at] theloars [dot] com.
Thanks,
Bryan Loar & Rosemary Davis, ArLiSNAP Coordinators
CMO’s Guide to the Social Landscape
Posted: April 24, 2010 Filed under: 2010 ARLIS/NA Conference Boston, Web 2.0 | Tags: arlisna10 Comments Off
Folks are all over this graphic here at the Tech Kiosk, so I’m re-posting it here so that everyone has a chance to look. Its original location is here.
Enjoy!
Tracy
Professional workshops & conferences roundup
Posted: January 26, 2010 Filed under: Lectures, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Professional Development, Professional Associations, SecondLife, SEI, Web 2.0 | Tags: conferences, events, Lectures, webcas, webinar Comments Off
I know you all are stoked for ARLIS/NA Annual in Boston - here are some other great events, workshops and conferences that may also be of interest.
SEI Pro – Summer Educational Institute For Visual Resources & Image Management – registration has officially opened.
Albuquerque, NM, June 8 – 11, 2010
This intensive workshop is intended to provide advanced instruction in visual resources and image collection management. ARLIS/NA and the VRAF are developing a special curriculum to offer in-depth training that is often not found in library and information science degree programs.
Info at http://www.vrafoundation.org/sei2010/
Online education offered by Lyrasis
This is just a small selection of upcoming events and workshops. Visit www.lyrasis.org for full schedule, Keyword: Classes and Events. Students and unemployed librarians receive a 50% discount, call for more info.
- 20 Questions: Art Resources
02/02/2010 10:00am-12:00pm EST - Digital Collections: Where to Begin?
02/04/2010 10:00am-12:00pm EST - Changes Ahead with AACR2, RDA, and FRBR
02/04/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST - Pop Culture Literacy: Keeping Up With Your Patrons
02/09/2010 – 02/10/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST - Gaming in Libraries
02/16/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST - Understanding Digital Photographs
02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
There are also few notable events related to mobile and virtual library and museum services:
Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services (Free online webinar)
Hosted by EDUCAUSE Live! ; presenters: David Woodbury and Jason Casden from North Carolina State University.
This ‘sold out’ event has passed, but if you missed it, you can view the event archive (sound and images) at http://www.educause.edu/Resources/LibraryinYourPocketStrategiesa/195003
Handheld Librarian (Virtual Conference)
Online, February 17 – 18
Featuring a wide array of collaboration, learning and networking activities focused on Mobile Library Services.
Conference website: http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/
Going Mobile: Planning for Audience, Content and Technology in the Museum (Seminar)
San Diego, February 16 – 17
This two-day seminar is for museum professionals who want to explore the value of mobile devices and portable computing for their institutions, patrons and learners with renowned leaders in the new media field. Attendees will learn how to evaluate technology platforms and options, create interpretive content and deploy systems for supporting them.
Seminar Website: http://www.bpoc.org/mobile
The Future is Now: Libraries and Museums in Virtual Worlds (Virtual Conference)
Online, March 5-6, 2010
This weekend conference is presented by the ALA VCL MIG (Virtual Communities and Libraries, Member Initiative Group) and the ACRL Virtual Worlds Interest Group. Expect presentations and panel discussions, as well as tours, demonstrations, poster sessions, social gatherings, and other events presented in OPAL, Second Life and other virtual worlds. Discounts for ALA Members, students, and others.
Conference Website: http://www.opal-online.org/finindex.htm
Free Webcasts from the MCN Annual Conference
Posted: October 29, 2009 Filed under: Museum Librarianship, Museums, Opportunities: Professional Development, Professional Associations, Technology, Web 2.0 | Tags: conference, Professional Development, Technology, Webcasts Comments OffInteresting (and FREE!) professional development opportunity:
The Museum Computer Network is pleased to announce that five MCN 2009 sessions will be webcast live, free of charge. MCN 2009 takes place week after next in Portland, Oregon.
The webcasts will be on Thursday and Friday, November 12 and 13. We’ll use Twitter to harvest online questions during Q&A in those sessions, which are:
Museum Data Exchange
Tweets to Sweeten Collaborations for Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Libraries, Archives, and Museums: From Collaboration to Convergence
Ramping Up while Scaling Down: Strategic Innovation in Challenging Times
2009 Conference Roundup Roundtable
http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2009online has more information.
Short URL http://bit.ly/mcn09oL leads to the same page.
libraries and e-books
Posted: October 15, 2009 Filed under: Academic Librarianship, Discussion, News, Public Libraries, Technology, Web 2.0 3 Comments »Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending
A recent article in the New York Times highlights ways that libraries are providing access to e-books and digital audio books for their patrons. E-books are certainly gaining in popularity at my institution. Most students actually seemed relieved when a book is online because that means they won’t have to brave the stacks at a large university library!
LITACamp
Posted: February 24, 2009 Filed under: ALA, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Events, Technology, Web 2.0 | Tags: speed-geeking Comments Offfrom ALA communications:
Have you ever been “speed-geeking”? Been struck by “lightning-talks”? Join your colleagues and our keynoters Joan Frye Williams and John Blyberg at the first-ever, LITACamp, “The Everywhere Library: Creating, Communicating, Integrating,” May 7-8 in Dublin, Ohio.
LITACamp is all about you. Participants determine the topic and format of the sessions on-site, sign up for time slots, and pitch session ideas to all. This format encourages collaboration, interaction, discussion, and real-time innovation. You get to be both a participant and a presenter, discussing and learning about topics you really care about.
The daily keynoters Frye Williams and Blyberg are both known for pushing library technology to directly serve patrons. Their presentations will be designed to stimulate discussions and ideas and energize each days’ sessions.
To register visit www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litaevents/litacamp/index.cfm
Registration includes Thursday lunch, continental breakfasts, parking and wifi at the conference center and is limited to the first 150. Visit
LITACamp wiki http://litacamp.pbwiki.com and
LITACamp blog http://litacamp.blogspot.com
for the most up-to-date information on the Camp.
LITACamp will be ideal for anyone interested in using technology to improve services and access for patrons. Librarians, information technologists, students and trustees from the user-centered information community are all encouraged to attend this un-conference focused on timely discussions of current library issues as determined by the participants themselves.
LITA, with over 4,000 members, has been serving the needs of the library and information technology community since 1966. Its mission is to educate, serve, and reach out to that community through its programs, publications and other activities. LITA is a division of the American Library Association.
Libraries on iTunes U
Posted: May 29, 2008 Filed under: Fun, Outreach, Web 2.0 | Tags: podcasts universities itunes promotion 4 Comments »From apple.com:
iTunes U puts the power of the iTunes Store to work for colleges and universities, so users can easily search, download, and play course content just like they do music, movies, and TV shows.
DePaul University Libraries (and probably others) offer podcasts on iTunes U. To see their page:
- Install iTunes on your computer
- Click on the following link to open iTunes U (will open your iTunes application): http://deimos3.apple.com/indigo/main/main.xml
- Look for DePaul University on the left in the Universities box.
- The DePaul University Libraries link is in the third box down on the right
PicLens
Posted: March 10, 2008 Filed under: Fun, Images, Technology, Web 2.0 Comments OffHere is a really exciting browser plug-in that makes Flickr and other image sites a lot more fun to view. It could potentially be used for presentations. Pulling images from the hard drive is not officially supported yet, but there is a way to work around this in FireFox. (Thanks to Arno Bosse for introducing me to this plug-in!)
From the PicLens site:
Think beyond the browser
PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing images on the web. Photos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With PicLens, browsing and viewing images on the web will never be the same again.
NEW! Immerse yourself in 3D Style.
Our new interactive “3D Wall” lets you effortlessly drag, click, and zoom your way around a wall of pictures for an extraordinary, full-screen viewing experience. Why mundanely flip through online photo galleries or squint at thumbnails from Google Image Search when you can fly through an immersive, full-screen experience instead? Learn more.
Volunteers needed for Denver Conference Tech Kiosk
Posted: January 22, 2008 Filed under: 2008 ARLIS/NA Conference Denver, ARLIS/NA, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Volunteer, Web 2.0 Comments OffWe’ve discussed it on here previously, but for those that missed it, I’m coordinating a new kind of program at the ARLIS conference in Denver… and I need your help!
The “Tech Kiosk” offers an opportunity for ARLIS members who haven’t had much exposure to Web 2.0 tools to get some hands-on experience. The Tech Kiosk will be located inside the exhibits hall, and is intended to allow conference goers to step up and try their hand at setting up a blog, a del.icio.us account, a flickr account, and more! The idea is to provide an opportunity for folks to try out these tools in a way that is casual and comfortable, and to let them walk away with experience (and an account) that they can continue to use after the conference!
So… where do you come in? If you’re well-versed in the basics of these kinds of Web 2.0 tools, and if you’re interested in helping your colleagues connect with the ways in which these tools can benefit art libraries, I’d love your help! We’ll need two “staffers” at the table from 8:45am to 12:30pm on Saturday and Sunday (May 3 & 4, 2008). I’m planning to have some basic “training” materials, as well as some common resources that everyone can use/point to when staffing the kiosk, so you’ll have plenty of guidance.
More details will follow, but if you’re interested, please email me (rebeccacooper AT gmail DOT com) and let me know the following:
1) What day/times you’re available (I’d prefer shifts of 2 hours)
2) Which technologies you’d feel most comfortable showing someone
Questions are also most welcome…
A side note: I’d love to staff the kiosk with ArLiSNAP folks, because I think this could be a great way of connecting new professionals with seasoned ARLIS/NA members. But everyone is welcome!
Libraries and Social Networking
Posted: December 11, 2007 Filed under: Professional Literature, Journals, Publications, Social Networking, Web 2.0 Comments Off 
“NextSpace (The OCLC Newsletter) asked nine experts to explore and comment on the trends and behaviors of users of the social Web.” Read Gerry McKiernan’s summary: OCLC NextSpace: Libraries and Social Networking
Here is the original OCLC article: http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/007/1.htm
Book Shelf View: Possibilities for Virtual Stacks Browsing
Posted: September 14, 2007 Filed under: Archival Management, Catalogs/OPACs, Visual Resources, Web 2.0 1 Comment »Imagine keyword searching through a book database, only the results come back as a picture of library stacks where the book is highlighted in context, where serendipity and browsing could happen. Read more…
Above is a quote from an O’Reilly Radar Blog post. Maybe someday image librarians will manage digital images of the stacks too. One potential problem with this idea — when would all the books be on the shelves so that you could take a complete picture of your library’s holdings? Have any of you ever tried Delicious Library (mentioned in a comment at the bottom of Book Shelf View post)?
Art and Second Life: Social and Experiental Opportunities
Posted: July 19, 2007 Filed under: Archival Management, Museums, SecondLife, Technology, Web 2.0, [ Suggestions for Improving this Blog ] Comments Off
So much energy is put into recreating physical spaces and their real-world limitations rather than experimenting with ways that virtual worlds create opportunity to do things that are impossible in real museums. These opportunities can be social–engaging with museum content with other visitors at their computers all over the world–as well as experiential–allowing visitors to jump into, smash, and manipulate content in ways that physics and conservators forbid in real space.
She then outlines two examples of these opportunities – an experiential recreation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night and social art gallery openings.
These are initiatives that information professionals (especially art librarians!) should be involved with!
via Steven M. Cohen’s Library Stuff
VuFind: NextGen, Web 2.0 Library Catalog
Posted: July 19, 2007 Filed under: 2008 ARLIS/NA Conference Denver, Archival Management, Catalogs/OPACs, Web 2.0 1 Comment »
VuFind is pretty exciting–one of the more interesting nextgen opacs I’ve seen. Digital images would look great in the catalog (although how they would be incorporated is another question.) Then users could tag them easily and send a response if the image or metadata needs to be edited. Right now, the similar items column on the right doesn’t seem to be functioning correctly, but the possibilities…! I don’t know how the technical end of catalog works, but if you find out, please share.
