Workshop - Processing and Managing Congressional Papers

The Society of Southwest Archivists is sponsoring the following upcoming workshop: Processing and Managing Congressional Papers Workshop February 22, 2013, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the University of North Texas (Denton, Texas) - Willis Library, 4th floor classroom Congressional papers pose unique challenges to even the most seasoned archivists. This workshop will provide an overview of current thinking on congressional papers including acquisition, appraisal and processing. During this workshop we will look at sample processing plans, address electronic records issues and learn what to do if sensitive or classified documents are found within a collection. We will examine the types of documents typically encountered in congressional collections and their purpose within a congressional office. We will discuss the use of congressional papers in current research, how to promote the use of congressional papers and the unique benefits of holding congressional papers. Participants are encouraged to come ready to discuss challenges they face in their own collections. Instructor Morgan Davis Gieringer is the Head of Archives and Rare Books at the University of North Texas. She has served as the Head Project Archivist for Congressman Richard A. Gephardt's papers and as Senior Archivist at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Between 2008 and 2012 Morgan was Co-editor of the Congressional Papers Roundtable Newsletter. Instructor Robert Lay is the Archivist for the Carl Albert Congressional Archives at the University of Oklahoma. This workshop will inform archivists about the unique nature of congressional papers and special considerations in the acquisition, appraisal and processing of congressional papers. Participants will be better equipped to make the decisions necessary to work with these large and often complicated collections. Cost: $80; co-sponsored by the University of North Texas Libraries Registration: You can register for the workshop by clicking here and then clicking on the "Register" button on the top left. Payment: Once registered, you may pay online using PayPal or credit card or by sending a check payable to: Society of Southwest Archivists P.O. Box 301311 Austin, TX 78703-0022 SSA Members: Please sign in to the web site before registering. Please contact Leslie Meyer , Professional Development chair, with any questions.

Workshop - Intermediate Book Repair

Intermediate Book Repair, October 30-31, Dallas, TX You’ve taken Basic Book Repair, used the techniques at your library, and now it’s time for more training. Join Rebecca Elder at our Intermediate Book Repair workshop at SMU and develop your expertise with advanced techniques such as complex paper repair, spine replacement, corner repair, enclosures, sewing in loose signatures, and recasing a book in its original cover. You will also review and discuss decision-making, workflow, how to set up a repair unit, and how to identify items requiring the expertise of a conservator. Contact Klein@amigos.org for more information. The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Elizabeth Klein, Program Coordinator Imaging & Preservation Service Unit Amigos Library Services 14400 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75244 1-800-843-8482 ~ 972-991-6061 FAX 972-340-2844 direct ~ 469-223-4900 cell phone klein@amigos.org ~ www.amigos.org

Workshop- Basic Book Repair

Instructor: Amigos Library Services Preservation Field Services Officer Rebecca Elder, MSIS Where: Patrick Heath Public Library, 451 N. Main Street , Boerne, TX 78006 When: Wednesday-Thursday, October 17-18, 2012 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register Online at: http://www.amigos.org/node/306 Basic Book Repair description: This two-day course is designed to provide information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections. Participants learn about treatment decisions, repair options, and supplies. They will practice a variety of repair techniques in the supervised, hands-on portions of the workshop. Topics and techniques covered include surface cleaning and paper repair, attaching loose pages, book structure, paperback reinforcement, endsheet replacement, enclosures, workflow, and selecting supplies and equipment. The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities Elizabeth Klein, Program Coordinator Imaging & Preservation Service Unit Amigos Library Services 14400 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75244 1-800-843-8482 ~ 972-991-6061 FAX 972-340-2844 direct ~ 469-223-4900 cell phone klein@amigos.org ~ www.amigos.org http://www.amigos.org/fast_forward

Call for Participantion for iConference 2013

Call for Participantion for iConference 2013. Please distribute this to your faculty and student lists, as well as any information community venues in which you participate. Crowd-sourcing has proven our most effective method of publicizing the conference, and you help is appreciated! -Clark Call For Participation: iConference 2013 Fort Worth, Texas February 12-15, 2013 http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/ The iConference is an annual gathering of scholars and researchers concerned with critical information issues in contemporary society. iConference participants advance the boundaries of information studies, explore core concepts and ideas, and create new technological and conceptual configurations—all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. These issues will be addressed during our four-day event in Fort Worth, Texas, February 12-15, 2013. The conference theme is Data, Innovation, Wisdom: Scholarship in Action. Please join us for a multitude of high-quality papers, posters, and workshops, along with interactive alternative events that will frame the conversation. In addition, the will host a Doctoral Colloquium and an Early Career Workshop, lots of social events, and many networking opportunities. iConference 2013 is hosted by the College of Information at the University of North Texas. The presenting sponsor is Microsoft Research, which is also providing support for the conference’s inaugural Social Media Expo. The iConference series is presented by the iSchools (www.ischools.org), a growing association of Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite of participation; we encourage all information scholars and practitioners to take part in the conference. * Conference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/ * iCaucus: http://www.ischools.org/site/ * Past Proceedings: http://www.ischools.org/site/conference/ SUBMISSION INFORMATION In response to requests for more varied opportunities to participate, we are offering several new submission formats this year. * Papers: Results of completed original research, 8-10 pages in length in publication format; papers will be refereed in a double-blind process. Submissions will be in PDF format. Submission deadline: September 3, 2012. Notification: Early November. Final version due: December 3, 2012. * Notes: Reports of early and partial results, 4 pages or less in length in publication format; Notes will be refereed in a double-blind process. Submissions will be in PDF format. Submission deadline: September 10, 2012. Notification: Early November. Final version due: December 3, 2012. * Posters: We welcome submission of Posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Applicants will submit an abstract describing the proposed Poster, and these abstracts will undergo a single-blind blind review process (i.e., reviewers will know the identity of authors, but not vice versa). Poster abstracts are not to exceed two pages in length. Abstract submissions will be in PDF format. Completed Posters will be presented at the iConference. Abstract submission deadline: September 24, 2012. Notification: Mid-November. Final abstract due: December 7, 2012. Completed poster due: February 12, 2013 * Workshops: Workshops can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area related the conference theme (Scholarship in Action) or more broadly to the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among information, people and technology. A proposal template is provided on the website; submissions should be in PDF format. Submission deadline: September 24, 2012. Notification: Early October. Final version due: Early November. * Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging, and pluralistic. A proposal template is provided on the website; submissions should be in PDF format. Submission deadline: September 24, 2012. Notification: Mid-November. Final version due: December 7, 2012. * Research Paper Development Roundtable: This new iConference submission track is for researchers developing manuscripts for submission as journal articles. The goals of this track are to provide a forum for interactive development of research papers, enable a discussion of current research ideas, provide a clear path to journal publication, and increase collaboration opportunities for junior faculty. Papers reporting work in progress and late breaking research are welcome. See website for additional details. Submission deadline: Extended abstracts due August 1, 2012. Notification: Early October. Full draft due: January 7, 2013. OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED * Doctoral Colloquium: The doctoral student colloquium will provide doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students will receive feedback on their dissertation and/or current research from participating faculty and student peers. Participation in the doctoral colloquium is restricted to students who have applied for and been accepted into the colloquium. The colloquium will not be open to observers. Visit the doctoral colloquium webpage for more information: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/doctoral/ Application deadline: September 24, 2012. Notification: Mid-November. * Early Career Colloquium: This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or others in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly successful events at past iConferences. The program will include an introductory presentation on the tenure process, panels by recently tenured faculty and experienced former deans, and small group discussions to provide informal dialogue, guidance, and insights. Visit the early career colloquium webpage for more information: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/jr_faculty/ * FUSE Labs iConference Social Media Expo: The iConference, in collaboration with FUSE Labs of Microsoft Research, is pleased to announce the first iConference Social Media Expo. The exposition is designed to showcase exceptional interdisciplinary research and development work from information school programs specializing in social media. Students are asked to form interdisciplinary teams of 3-5 students to perform research, design, development or community engagement exploring technological solutions to people’s real needs around the theme of leveraging social media to foster lifelong learning in everyday life. A representative team from each participating school will be selected to attend and featured in a presentation at a special session of the iConference in February of 2013. Visit the Social Media Expo webpage for more information: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/expo/ Initial notification: Letters of Interest due September 14, 2012 * New this year, the leadership of the iCaucus and the iConference 2013 organizers have arranged for a special full-day workshop on Information Privacy. The workshop is being co-organized by the following iCaucus members: University of California, Berkeley School of Information; Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College; Indiana University, School of Informatics and Computing; University of Michigan, School of Information; and Singapore Management University, School of Information Systems. The deans from each of these five iSchools have committed to send top faculty researchers in information privacy (spanning technology, management, law and policy) to participate. Details on how to take part will be publicized in the future. ORGANIZERS Honorary Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Liddy, Syracuse University; Herman Totten, University of North Texas Conference Chair: William Moen, University of North Texas Program Co-Chairs: Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University; Martin Halbert, University of North Texas

3rd Annual Symposium on Open Access

I am writing to announce an upcoming symposium on May 21st, 2012 concerning the emerging landscape of research data management and strategies for ensuring that publicly funded research remain openly accessible to the public. The 3rd Annual Symposium on Open Access will be held at the University of North Texas in the Dallas area; early registration rates are available until the end of April. The keynote for this symposium will be Dr. Myron Gutmann, head of the NSF directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Additional presenters will include: • Dr. José-Marie Griffiths (Provost of Bryant University and chair of the National Science Board Committee on Strategy and Budget Task Force on Data Policies, http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2011/nsb1124.pdf) • Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier (Vice President of Research at the University of Oklahoma and co-founder of the NSF Science and Technology Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms) • Dr. Robert Hanisch (Director of the International Virtual Astronomy Observatory) • Brian E. C. Schottlaender (University Librarian at University of California, San Diego) • Sayeed Choudhury (Associate Dean for Research Data Management and Hodson Director of the Digital Research and Curation Center at the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University) • Allen Renear (Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GSLIS) • Michael Hulsey (Immunocytometry Systems Group of Becton Dickinson Biosciences, the largest vendor of cytometry equipment in the world) For more information and to register, see website at http://openaccess.unt.edu/symposium/2012 or email shannon.stark@unt.edu Best regards, Martin Halbert, PhD, MLIS Dean of Libraries University of North Texas

Symposium - DataRes Symposium

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), the University of
North Texas Libraries, and the UNT College of Information invite submissions
for the DataRes Symposium.

A half-day open conference, the DataRes Symposium will provide a forum for
peer-reviewed papers and discussion concerning the future of research data
management in the LIS field. The symposium will be held on Monday, December
10th, 2012 in Washington D.C., as a pre-conference to the December CNI
Membership Meeting.

The DataRes Symposium invites papers addressing the following broad topics in
data management:
• How will the “data deluge” change the way libraries, library and
information schools, and data repositories interact with researchers?
• What are the challenges in terms of technology and infrastructure that
libraries face to support research data management?
• How do mandates from funding agencies affect libraries, and how can
libraries best respond to these demands?
• How can library and information schools better prepare future
information professionals to address data management needs?
• How can library and information schools better collaborate across
disciplinary and institutional boundaries to respond to the data management
needs of researchers?
• How can research universities respond to the challenges of research
data management in terms of policy, infrastructure, and support services? How
can these responses be implemented in ways that are meaningful and sustainable
across the institution?

We challenge presenters to think speculatively and broadly about the future of
their field. As such, we are not looking for show-n-tell procedural stories
from individual institutions, but rather comparative research analyzing the
interventions of multiple institutions to evaluate and prescribe best practices
for the future of data management.

Papers for the symposium will be subject to peer review. Final papers will be
published in a CLIR report and made available via an open access website.

Please submit abstracts not to exceed 250 words by May 15, 2012 to:
datares@unt.edu.

Initial acceptance notifications will be made by June 15, with final papers due
October 31, 2012.

For inquiries, please email datares@unt.edu.

The DataRes Project, funded by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, investigates how the
library and information science (LIS) profession can best respond to emerging
needs of research data management in universities. DataRes is a collaboration
between the University of North Texas Libraries, the UNT College of
Information, and the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Internship- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Position Available:
2012 Summer Archives Assistant
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The MFAH is seeking a Summer Archives Assistant to aid in the daily operation of the museum's archives. Half of the assistant's hours will be devoted to the processing of photographs and image materials from the Frank Freed and Eleanor Freed Stern Collection. Work will be conducted in accordance with standard conventions. In conjunction with the processing of the photographs, the assistant will assist with the development of an online exhibition highlighting the collection. Remaining responsibilities will include providing reference services and assisting with other duties necessary to the operation of the Archives Department. The Summer Archives Assistant is invited to attend behind-the-scene tours and lectures hosted by the Education Department.

Requirements: Current enrollment in accredited Masters in Library Science or Archives Studies program. Completion of basic archives course at graduate level or prior work experience in archival or special collection setting. Knowledge of MARC, DACS, LCSH and AACR2 strongly preferred. Experience using OCLC beneficial. Art history background preferred. Word processing and database skills. Ability to lift twenty-five pound boxes and climb ladders.

Application: Please submit a letter of application, current resume, an official college transcript, a sample of writing or work, and a letter of reference to:

Lorraine A. Stuart
Archives
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, TX 77265-6826

Work schedule: Ten-week position, June 4 through August 10, 2010. (Some flexibility in starting and ending dates.) Hours are 9am - 5pm, M-F.

Salary: Total salary for ten weeks is $3500.

Deadline for application: April 18, 2012

Interviews with final candidates residing out-of-state will be conducted by phone.

For additional information write to lstuart@mfah.org

Lorraine A. Stuart
Archives Director
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(713) 639-7733

Fellowhips - The Harry Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, annually awards over 50 fellowships to support research projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

The fellowships range from one to three months, with stipends of $3,000 per month. Also available are $1,200 to $1,700 travel stipends and dissertation fellowships with a $1,500 stipend. Complete applications for the 2012-2013 Research Fellowships in the Humanities must be received by February 1, 2012.

More information about the fellowships and the Ransom Center¹s collections is available online at http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fellowships/. Questions about the fellowships should be directed to Bridget Gayle at brigayle@mail.utexas.edu or 512-232-3214.

CFP - ICHORA 6

ICHORA 6: International Conference on the History of Records and Archives 6

Exploring Shared Heritage in the History of Archives with Libraries, Information Science/Documentation, Preservation/ Conservation, and Museums

Conference dates: August 2-4, 2012
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Call for Papers Deadline: 2011 December 12
Further information: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ichora6/

Twenty-first century archivists and librarians, information scientists and documentalists, preservation administrators and conservators, and museum professionals share a common rich enterprise of managing information. Yet the fields of each through time have included work that others stake as their province. Consequently through the centuries this shared heritage often has been honored in rivalry grounded

? in the different purposes archivists and librarians, museum curators and administrators, information scientists and documentalists, and preservation administrators and conservators have claimed as their work,
? in the different traditions of practice grown up to deliver the special contribution of each field to society, and
? in the education appropriate to practicing in each tradition.

We invite proposals for papers for this international conference to explore work in progress, theoretical perspectives, and needs and opportunities for research in the broad area of the history of the shared, conflicting, and complementary heritage of archival enterprise with these related fields.

Proposals for papers should be made in the form of abstracts of 500-750 words.

Please submit proposals as an RTF e-mail attachment to Professor Patricia Galloway, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin, at: ichora6@ischool.utexas.edu.

Deadline for submission of proposals is Monday, December 12, 2011.
Announcement of papers to be included on the program will be made no later than February 3.

Professor Patricia Galloway
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
1616 Guadalupe, Suite 5.202
Austin, Texas 78701-1213
Phone: 512-232-9220
Fax: 512-471-3971