Conferences & Meetings 11/14/12

Career Development Opportunities from ALCTS; NASIG; CNI; & RUSA

Upcoming ALCTS Events

Publisher Metadata in Library Systems and How It Helps the User

Date:  Thursday, December 6, 2012 Time: 3:00 pm (EST) Length:  1 hour

Registration deadline:  TBA

Cost:

• NASIG members:  $10
• NASIG non-members:  $25
• Group registration:  $75

Description:

Publishers have a vested interest in making sure their content is widely accessible.  Libraries are increasingly relying on publisher-supplied metadata to support user access to electronic content.  This webinar will present case studies of how metadata created and managed by publishers is currently being used in library systems (library catalog, link resolver and discovery system) to support user access.   Although intended to provide background information to publishers and library-service providers, this session may also be of interest to librarians who manage some aspect of electronic resource content or access.

 Speaker:  Steven Shadle

For further information, contact the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Continuing Education Committee at cont-educ@nasig.org.

Project Briefings/Presentations CNI Fall 2012 Membership Meeting December 10-11, 2012

Held twice a year CNI membership meetings “are designed to explore new technologies, content, and applications; to further collaboration; to analyze technology policy issues; and to catalyze the development and deployment of new projects…

Project briefings, 45-minute or one-hour sessions that allow participants to interact informally about projects, initiatives, and ideas of their own choosing, are the very heart of every membership meeting. Plenary sessions are held at the beginning and end of each meeting and include presentations of CNI’s latest initiatives as well as insights from national and international leaders in the networked information community.”

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS – The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA

RUSA’s Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 19th Reference Research Forum at the 2013 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

…All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.

For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee’s website:
http://connect.ala.org/node/187004

The Committee employs a blind review process to select three projects for 20-minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Selected submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Chicago, IL.

Criteria for selection:

• Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;
• Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;
• Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;
• Research projects may be in-progress or completed;
• Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted.

Proposals are due by Monday, December 31, 2012. Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 11, 2013. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:

1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).
2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:

Title of the project;

• Explicit statement of the research problem;
• Description of the research design and methodologies used, and preliminary findings if any;
• Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research.

Please send submissions by email to:

Lynda Duke

Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee

lduke@iwu.edu