Free symposium - NATIONAL DIGITAL STEWARDSHIP RESIDENCY SYMPOSIUM

Please see below for information about a free DC-area event, from the Library of Congress/IMLS/National Library of Medicine. Information is also available at http://ndsr2014.wordpress.com, where additional speakers will be announced soon. -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, IMLS, AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE TO HOST NATIONAL DIGITAL STEWARDSHIP RESIDENCY SYMPOSIUM ON APRIL 8, 2014 On April 8, 2014, the inaugural cohort of National Digital Stewardship Residents will present a symposium entitled "Emerging Trends in Digital Stewardship" at the National Library of Medicine. The symposium will consist of panel presentations on topics including preserving social media and collaborative workspaces, open government and open data, and digital strategies for public and non-profit institutions. It will also feature a demonstration of BitCurator. The National Digital Stewardship Residency is an initiative of the Library of Congress and Institute of Museum and Library Services. It "provide(s) a robust, hands-on learning experience to complement graduate-level training and education. The inaugural cohort began their residency at Washington, D.C. area libraries, museums, and cultural institutions in September 2013. Ten residents are embedded in institutions around the area, each completing a project related to an aspect of digital preservation and stewardship. The NDSR program aims to "serve the American people by developing the next generation of stewards to collect, manage, preserve, and make accessible our digital assets." Further information about the program can be found here: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsr/ All sessions will be held in the National Library of Medicine's Lister Hill Auditorium, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Information about the Auditorium and host site is here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/lhcaud_gen.html *The symposium is free and open to the public.* Pre-registration is encouraged. Program: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 8:30-9:30 Registration 9:30-9:45 Opening Remarks, George Coulbourne and Kris Nelson, Library of Congress 9:45-10:45 BitCurator Demonstration, Cal Lee, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science 11:00-noon Panel discussion on Social Media, Archiving, and Preserving Collaborative Projects 1:15-2:15 Panel discussion on Open Government and Open Data 2:45-3:45 Panel discussion on Digital Strategies for Public and Non-Profit Institutions For online registration, please go to: http://bit.ly/1fQeTtp For symposium updates and logistical information, please go to: http://ndsr2014.wordpress.com/ For all other information about the symposium, please contact Maureen Harlow at maureen.harlow@nih.gov. All are welcome.

CFP - Women's Archives Symposium

Call for Speakers:



The Organizing Committee of the Women's Archives Symposium to be held August 13, 2013 in New Orleans is seeking proposals (one paragraph) for our section devoted to the "Impact of Technology on Women's Archives and Collections: Born Digital, Digital Humanities, Digital Initiatives, and Social Media."



We are seeking two or three persons for a moderated panel discussion addressing cutting edge issues of technology as part of women's collections and gender studies. We are looking especially for speakers who have moved beyond "traditional" digitization projects. We would like to hear what you are doing with technology that is cool and worth sharing.



If you are interested, please see suggested topics below, and send a brief paragraph describing your interest and a c.v, to Susan Tucker, Susannah@tulane.eduSusannah@tulane.edu
> by June 1, 2013.  To see more information on the symposium, visit


http://tulane.edu/newcomb/womens-archives-womens-collections-what-does-the-future-hold.cfm



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Suggested Topics:

While the following is a broad list, we are particularly seeking participants who can speak to some of the following:



- the power of conventional structured archival metadata or other

data sets cross-walked to new platforms (including the

role of controlled vocabularies, etc. to non-archival communities);



- crowd sourcing, edit-a-thons, and other social opportunities to

engage "the public" in collecting, transcribing, or sharing women's and

gender history;



- innovative tools such as Fusion Tables, Voyant, Scripto, special features of Omeka, Google Refine, Tumblr or other products to inspire ideas about manipulation of data and the application of technology to promote access to, and exploration of, online sources;



- challenges you are experiencing in repository infrastructure and the implementation of digital projects;



- repository/academic/community collaborations supporting projects;



- skill sets required to make things happen digitally;



- issues involved with selecting content;



- problems of limited resources privileging fewer voices in the online world;



- changing descriptive practices to enable new presentations of collections and research in the digital world;



-enhancements and problems with classroom instruction and reference practices found in open access/full text searchability;



- challenges of visual literacy (reading images and non-textual content) or the inability of contemporary students to read cursive handwriting;



- barriers to researching these new presentations of collections and research;



- new partnerships between archivists and academics to build lesson plans and curricula;



- the balance of DH with the repository's other management concerns;



- comparisons of digital projects to traditional outreach through gallery

exhibitions;



- visions for new description portals and newly federated collections to discover women's history in this rapidly evolving environment.



Again, send your proposal to Susan Tucker, Susannah@tulane.eduSusannah@tulane.edu> by June 1, 2013.

CFP - New England Archivists Fall 2013 Symposium

*Call for Presentation Proposals*

New England Archivists Fall 2013 Symposium: Giving Color to Ideas

Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Symposium Focus: Big Ideas in the Archival Profession

http://newenglandarchivists.org/meetings/meetings.html



The New England Archivists Fall 2013 Program Committee calls for
presentation proposals for the Fall 2013 symposium. This
symposiuminaugurates a two-year trial period during which NEA will
host half-day
gatherings in the fall and three-day conferences in the spring. It will
feature a plenary talk by Jeffrey Schnapp, noted thinker in the realm of
digital humanities.

In keeping with the symposium's focus on innovative thinking in our field,
the program committee invites you to submit a presentation proposal
illustrating a new, innovative idea, or a "what if" scenario. We encourage
topics that impact the profession as a whole, subjects that inspire you, or
ideas that have yet to be explored by archivists in the New England region.
This is your chance to push the boundaries of current archival thought,
challenge your colleagues to think in new ways, and start a dialogue around
your idea.

Presentations will be grouped together, followed by a moderated discussion
between presenters and attendees. Presentations must be no longer than
seven minutes and must be in one of the following formats:

*Lightning talk* – a concise presentation that may or may not include a
simple visual element, such as a PowerPoint presentation with three to five
slides. For more information, visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Talk and
http://www.perl.com/pub/2004/07/30/lightningtalk.html.

*PechaKucha *– a presentation during which a 20-slide PowerPoint
presentation advances automatically at the rate of 20 seconds per slide.
For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha.

*TED talk* – a short presentation that may or may not include a visual
element. For more information, visit
http://www.danpink.com//2012/03/3-tips-for-ted-speakers.

Submissions should include the following elements:

1. working title of your presentation;

2. brief description of the topic;

3. name and contact information of the participant(s); and

4. presentation format.

Please submit your proposals by Friday, May 31, to Abigail Cramer and
Amanda Strauss with the subject line NEA Fall 2013 Presentation Proposal (
abigail.cramer@gmail.com, amanda_strauss@radcliffe.harvard.edu).
https://www.newenglandarchivists.org/meetings/meetings.html

CFP - Cultural Heritage Archives:

Cultural Heritage Archives:
Networks, Innovation & Collaboration

A Symposium at the Library of Congress

NOTE: This symposium is contingent on passage of the federal US budget.

Sept. 26-27, 2013

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will hold a
symposium entitled Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation &
Collaboration on Sept. 26-27, 2013. Cultural heritage archives serve as
valuable repositories of memory and knowledge that document the ongoing
community-based creativity of individuals and groups. During the past
decade, there has been an increasing acknowledgement of the value and power
of developing such archives at all levels, from very local and informal
collections to large national and international repositories.

The Cultural Heritage Archives symposium aims to energize the discussion of
ethnographic archival thought and practice by presenting fresh and dynamic
strategies for contemporary archival realities. It will also provide a
forum for new voices to present and discuss emerging archival initiatives
as well as case studies focused on several key topics for a public
audience. The symposium will combine longer presentations by invited
speakers with short papers generated through this call.

Symposium Sessions:

Session I: Users of Cultural Heritage Archival Materials
Session II: Preservation and Digital Stewardship
Session III: Archival Description
Session IV: Education and Training
Session V: Sharing Resources
Session VI: Forging Archival Collaborations and Alliances

For a fuller description of the symposium and the individual sessions, go
to: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/events/culturalheritagearchives/


Call for Papers

Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 22, 2013

Proposals for short presentations (5-7 min.) should be submitted as email
attachments and sent to folklife@loc.gov.  Please include the information
requested below and indicate which of the six symposium sessions would be
most appropriate for your presentation.

Name:
Affiliation:
Email address:
Title of your presentation:
Abstract of your presentation (300 words or less):
Preferred session:
Alternate session:

NOTE: We may have limited funds to support travel. If your proposal is
accepted, would you like to be considered for a stipend to support travel
to the symposium? If so, please provide a statement of need along with your
proposal.

Symposium - We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us

Save the date: February 8, 2013 Hosted by: ACA @ UBC International Symposium Topic: We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us Where: Frederic Wood Theatre, University of British Columbia The 5th Annual ACA@UBC International Symposium, “We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us", will bring together experts in digital forensics, preservation and recordkeeping in order to open a dialogue about the nature of different technologies used along the records lifecycle and the way they have come to influence records creation, maintenance, use and preservation. The presenters are: · Eric Borglund, Mid-Sweden University · Bethany Cron, US National Archives and Records Administration · Barbara Endicott Popovsky, University of Washington · Richard Marciano, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Nancy McGovern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Bruce Miller, RIMtech, Canada · Frank Tompa, University of Waterloo Registration will open in December! Be sure to keep an eye out for further updates on early bird registration specials, Symposium program, and presentations abstracts! For more information, please visit the Symposium website: http://acastudentchapter.sites.olt.ubc.ca/ Please join us in this interdisciplinary dialogue at the 5th Annual ACA@UBC International Symposium, as we investigate the challenges and opportunities of our professional tools! If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us at: aca.slais@gmail.com.

Symposium - Beyond the Text: Literary Archives in the 21st Century

Please save the date for a symposium, Beyond the Text: Literary Archives in the 21st Century, to be held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library April 26-27, 2013. The two-day symposium will bring together literary and information science scholars, historians, curators, archivists, writers, and publishers. Panelists will explore the collaborations between library professionals and scholars around use of manuscript material in teaching and research, the intersections between archival and literary theory, and the impact of the changing shape of archives on institutional stewardship and scholarship. For the symposium schedule and to add your name to the contact list, please visit: http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/beyondtext. Registration will open mid-January 2013.

Symposium - Engaging Students & Teachers

Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula October 18-20, 2012 Cincinnati, Ohio Registration is open until September 17 for the Midwest Archives Conference Fall Symposium to be held October 19-20, 2012. The Symposium is titled “Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula,” and it will gather archivists and educators to learn and discuss methods for connecting students with primary sources. Expert speakers will provide hands-on opportunities to work with primary sources, develop assignments and lesson plans using primary sources, and dialogue about best practices. The Symposium will be held at the Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront in Covington, Kentucky. The hotel is located directly across from Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River and near I-71/I-75. Space is limited: Register now at http://www.midwestarchives.org/registration-information to secure your spot! For more information on the program and accommodations, please visit the Midwest Archives Conference website at http://www.midwestarchives.org/2012-fall-symposium. Hotel room reservations must be made by September 17 for the discounted rate. Questions? Please contact Anne Ryckbost, Local Arrangements Chair, at ryckbosta1@nku.edu, or Lisa Sjoberg, Program Chair, at sjoberg@cord.edu.

Symposium: Photography as Model?

A Clark Symposium: Photography as Model? Clark Art Institute Symposium at Chicago, October 13 http://www.clarkart.edu/emails/enews/index.cfm?IID=276 The move from analog to digital imaging has prompted an avowed crisis in the study, display, and marketing of photography as art. Some twenty years after its initial popularization, digital photography is widely received in art-institutional circles as either the death or the rebirth of "classic" photographic practice. At this juncture it seems important to reflect on the models we currently have for discussing photographs as art.

Symposium - Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula

Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula October 19-20, 2012 Covington, Kentucky Mark your calendars for the 2012 Midwest Archives Conference Fall Symposium to be held October 19-20, 2012. The Symposium is titled “Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula,” and it will gather archivists and educators to learn and discuss methods for connecting students with primary sources. Expert speakers will provide hands-on opportunities to work with primary sources, develop assignments and lesson plans using primary sources, and dialogue about best practices. The Symposium will be held at the Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront in Covington, Kentucky. The hotel is located directly across from Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River and off of I-71/I-75. For updates and further information, please visit the Midwest Archives Conference website at www.midwestarchives.org. Sincerely, Adriana P. Cuervo Mac Public Information Officer

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

CFP - Archiving the Arts symposium

Archiving the Arts symposium - Call for Submissions For a downloadable version of this announcement, please visit http://amiastudentsnyc.com/committees-2/on-going-projects/archiving-the-arts/ 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 CALL FOR PAPERS -- ARCHIVING THE ARTS The AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Student Chapter at New York University invites presentation proposals for Archiving 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? Please forward this announcement to any interested parties concerned with creating or preserving media. -- Kathryn Gronsbell Moving Image Archiving & Preservation New York University President, AMIA Student Chapter at NYU

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.

Symposium - "Government Bits: Stewardship of Public Information in a Changing Digital Landscape"

Just a reminder that the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and School of Government (SOG) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) will hold a day-long symposium called "Government Bits: Stewardship of Public Information in a Changing Digital Landscape" on March 16, 2012 from 8-4:30 in Room 2601 of Knapp-Sanders Building on the UNC-CH campus. The symposium will include panel discussions and other interactive sessions related to lessons and strategies for professionals to engage in public information stewardship. The regular rate for the symposium is $60 per person. The student rate is $40 per person. Registration includes a continental breakfast (8-9 am), lunch, and beverages.

Online registration for the symposium is available at http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event=E8661CA4F537B1D326C269CB2A8187A7FE107726. The Symposium web page is available at http://ils.unc.edu/esopi21/symposium2012.html.

Panelists will contribute insights based on extensive experience in a variety of professional contexts. They include:

* Richard Barry, Principle, Barry Associates
* Earl Bunting, Director (retired), Information Technology Services, City of Jacksonville, NC
* Daphne DeLeon, Division Administrator/State Librarian, Nevada State Library and Archives
* Duncan Friend, Director of Enterprise Technology Initiatives, Kansas Department of Administration
* Alex Hess, Librarian of the Joseph Palmer Knapp Library, SOG, UNC-CH
* Sarah Koonts, Acting State Archivist, State of North Carolina
* Cal Lee, Associate Professor, SILS, UNC-CH
* Denny McGuire, Technical Policy Manager, State of North Carolina, Office of Information Technology Services
* Richard Marciano, Professor and Director of Sustainable Archives and Leveraging Technologies group (SALT), SILS, UNC-CH
* Theresa Pardo, Director of the Center for Technology in Government, Albany, NY
* William Rivenbark, Professor of Public Administration and Government/ Director, Master of Public Administration Program, SOG, UNC-CH
* Helen Tibbo, Professor, SILS, UNC-CH
* Shannon Tufts, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Public Technology, SOG, UNC-CH

Themes of the day will include challenges in the stewardship of electronic records; current solutions for digital records environments; moving from a paper-based environment to a digital environment; information stewardship strategies for public administrators; and building information systems for information stewardship.

The symposium is part of Educating Stewards of Public Information in the 21st Century (ESOPI-21), which is a three-year collaboration between SILS and the SOG at UNC-CH, sponsored by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

ESOPI-21 is based on the belief that the stewardship of public information is a fundamental responsibility of a democratic society. Public information (e.g. agency records, government publications, datasets) serves as evidence of governmental activities, decisions, and responsibilities at the local, county, state, and federal levels. Providing appropriate access to public information promotes accountability, rights of citizens, effective administration of policy, and social memory.

Public officials and public servants must increasingly make and enact decisions related to information systems; this requires an understanding of the ways in which people, information and technology can best complement each other. At the same time, information professionals are increasing required to engage in policy discussions and processes, in order to carry out their duties responsibly and effectively; this requires an understanding of the history, principles, processes and methods of public administration.

ESOPI-21 and ESOPI2 are developing educational and professional engagement opportunities to prepare for the stewardship of public information and the integration of policy with information technology solutions and workflows. They are funding graduate-level Fellows, who pursuing dual degrees at SILS and the SOG, and they are providing internships for the Fellows at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Archives and Records Section (NC-ARS), UNC-CH's University Archives, the Town of Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina's Orange County Office of the CIO, NC-LIVE, UNC's Environmental Finance Center, and the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. The project builds on the work and accomplishments of the DigCCurr I & II (Digital Curation Curriculum) [LINK TO DIGCCURR SITE] projects, which were also funded by the IMLS. ESOPI is also benefiting from the extensive knowledge of experts who compose its Advisory Board, and who are serving as panelists at the March 16 symposium.


For more information on registration, please contact Wake Harper at wharper@email.unc.edu.
For questions regarding the symposium, please contact Lori Richards at lorraine.richards@unc.edu.


Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor President, 2010-2011 & Fellow, Society of American Archivists School of Information and Library Science
201 Manning Hall CB#3360
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Phone: (919) 962-8063
Fax: (919) 962-8071
tibbo@email.unc.edu

Symposium - Toronto Convention. About Photographic Collections: Definitions, Descriptions, Access

We would like to inform you of the Ryerson Image Centre's 2012
symposium, *Toronto
Convention. About Photographic Collections: Definitions, Descriptions,
Access*. This event is being held from January 19-21, 2012. *
*

Organized by Dr. Thierry Gervais, the symposium will bring together
international speakers to Toronto for lectures and panel discussions.
During these three days, we aim to highlight the multifaceted nature of the
photographic object and the necessity to define terms of vocabulary and
vocabulary-related standards in use to describe and to make photographs
accessible. This symposium is one of several events leading up to the
launch of the Ryerson Image Centre (RIC), which will open it's doors to the
public in September 2012. This symposium has been made possible through the
generous support of Les Amis de la Bibliothèque Clémentine, The Howard and
Carole Tanenbaum Family Charitable Foundation and the Consulat Général de
France à Toronto.

Due to limited seating, if you wish to attend the conference, please
register online at http://aboutphotographiccollections.eventbrite.com. For
further information about the symposium discussions and speakers, please
consult the attached program.

All the best,

--
Chantal Wilson, MA
Media Collections Assistant

RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE
Gallery. Research. Collections.

Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street | Toronto, ON | M5B 2K3
P: 416.979.5000 x.2642
F: 416.979.5368
chantal.wilson@ryerson.ca
*
Ryerson Image Centre*
http://www.ryerson.ca/ric

*The Black Star Collection at Ryerson University*
http://www.ryerson.ca/collection

Free symposium - PhotoHistory XV

The Photographic Historical Society (TPHS) has announced that students are
invited to attend at no cost PhotoHistory XV, the world¹s only continuous
symposium on the history of photography. The symposium will be held in
Rochester, NY, at George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography
and Film on October 21-23, 2011.

³We want to encourage participation by younger potential historians and this
seems like a perfect way to do that,² says Martin Scott, president of The
Photographic Historical Society and general chairman of PhotoHistory XV.
Scott explained that the students would only have to show a student ID card
and fill out an advanced registration form that can be found at The
Photographic Historical Society¹s website: http://www.tphs.org. The free
admission applies to the presentation of papers at George Eastman House on
October 22 and to the Photographica Trade Show and sale at the DoubleTree
Hotel, Rochester on October 23, 2011. ³We think that this is a winning idea
for all concerned,² Scott concludes.

The most recent PhotoHistory XIV was held in October 2009 and was the last
on the traditional three-year interval, which first began in 1970. The two
­year frequency for the symposium was suggested and voted on by attendees at
the 2009 event that drew more than 200 visitors from the Americas, Europe,
Australia and Japan.

The Photographic Historical Society of Rochester, NY, is the world¹s first
organized society devoted to photographic history and the preservation of
photo antiques. Founded in 1966, TPHS has a membership of about 120
individuals. For more information see the Society¹s web site at
http://www.tphs.org.

Symposium - Mid-South E-Resources Symposium

Registration is now open for the Mid-South E-Resources Symposium and Mississippi State University Libraries Emerging Technologies Summit being held at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS on August 11-12, 2011. Both of these day-long conferences present a valuable professional growth opportunity for anyone involved in developing, maintaining and assessing a library’s electronic and technological resources. Register for both conferences and receive a 20% discount; NASIG members receive an additional discount.



Mid-South E-Resources Symposium

Thursday, August 11th

http://library.msstate.edu/eresource

The Symposium will host keynote speaker Matt Goldner, Product and Technology Advocate at OCLC, who will discuss cloud computing and the future of libraries. Come join us for this gathering of librarians, library staff, and library science students, featuring a focused symposium on the use and management of electronic resources in libraries. This event provides a unique and affordable opportunity to enhance knowledge of issues surrounding the acquisition, operation, collection and management of e-resources in libraries today.



MSU Libraries Emerging Technologies Summit

Friday, August 12th

http://library.msstate.edu/emergingtech

Are you wondering what iPads, wireless drone quadricopters, jQTouch, and Jog the Web have in common? Come meet our Steal-this-Idea speakers at the Summit and find out how they are using these technologies and more to keep our libraries innovative and relevant. Aaron Schmidt, design expert and UX guru, will provide the touchstone for our discussions, sharing his expertise in creating (good) user experience on the web.

Symposium - PRESERVING PAPER-BASED EPHEMERA

OUT OF THE ORDINARY: PRESERVING PAPER-BASED EPHEMERA
Presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts

Baltimore, MD - June 17, 2011

Held at:
The George Peabody Library

Cosponsored & hosted by:
Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries, Department of Conservation & Preservation

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

This symposium will examine the myriad of challenges faced in preserving a wide variety of non-standard paper items produced in the 19th and 20th centuries, including paper dolls, greeting cards, posters, maps, blueprints, baseball cards, miniature books, scrapbooks, and oversize objects such as posters, maps, and blueprints . The size, the use of mixed media, and the often-transient nature of these objects add to the complexity of their preservation needs. The symposium will address the need to retain basic preservation guidelines while creatively developing effective storage and handling solutions for a variety of items.

This program is intended for curators, librarians, archivists, collection managers, and others involved in the care of collections that include paper-based objects large and small.


LOCATION & TIME

Location: The George Peabody Library
17 East Mt. Vernon Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

When: Friday, June 17, 2011
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

REGISTRATION & FEES

$95 CCAHA members
$110 Non-members

Registration, secure credit card payment, and additional program information are available on our website at: www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar

Major funding for this program was generously provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

To learn more about CCAHA and its programs and services, please visit our website at www.ccaha.org.

QUESTIONS? Call 215-545-0613 or email pso@ccaha.org




KIMBERLY MAGYAR
Preservation Services Assistant
264 S. 23RD STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
t 215.545.0613 f 215.735.9313
e KMAGYAR@CCAHA.ORG

CFP - Assessment of Library Instruction Activities

"We're Teaching, But How Do We Know If They're Learning?'
Assessment of Library Instruction Activities
2nd Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium
Friday, June 3, 2011
The John Crerar Library/The University of Chicago

For more information about the symposium:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/kaz2011.html

Call for proposals

The organizers of the 2nd biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium to be held Friday, June 3, 2011 invite proposals for presentations in the area of assessment of library instruction activities. Proposals should be submitted using the form found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kaz2011 . Invited and contributed presentations will provide a framework for thinking about library assessment, as well as describing practical approaches for measuring learning outcomes. Proposals selected for full oral presentation will be eligible for a travel stipend.

Please consider the following questions when preparing proposals:

* How do we evaluate the effectiveness of our library's instruction programs?
* What kinds of tools and techniques may be used to provide evidence that library instruction contributes to positive learning outcomes?
* Should I partner with faculty or other groups on campus in doing this kind of assessment?
* How can the assessment of instruction programs be helpful in demonstrating the library's value to your community?

Specific topics for presentations may include (but are not limited to):

* Evidence based librarianship in library instruction
* Effective, sustainable, and practical assessment
* The role of the library in learning outcomes
* Demonstrating the value and impact of library instruction
* Methods and tools for assessing learning in library environment
Examples: Rubrics, Clickers, Pre- and Post-Tests, Grades or other curricular performance measures

The symposium organizers will also consider interactive alternatives to a traditional oral presentation. Proposals for small group exercises, demonstration of specific assessment techniques or other interactive activities will be given consideration. We will be offering presenters who do not wish to, or are not selected to make a full oral presentation the option of participating in a round of "lightning talks." These ultra-short format talks will offer a forum for sharing additional techniques, research findings or other focused information.

About the symposium series:

The Kathleen A. Zar Symposium is a biennial event held at the John Crerar Library of the University of Chicago. The symposium series is made possible through the generous support of Howard Zar.

Session organizers contact information:
Andrea Twiss-Brooks 773-702-8777 atbrooks@uchicago.edu
Barbara Kern 773-702-8717 bkern@uchicago.edu

CFP - Brick and Click Libraries

11th Annual Brick and Click Libraries
Friday, November 4, 2011

brickandclick.org

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri

"Brick and Click" is a one-day symposium of practical relevance to directors, librarians and paraprofessionals supporting traditional and online resources/services for academic library users. The annual symposium has been hosted by Northwest Missouri State University since its inception in 2001.



Presenter Benefits:

Presenters receive a reduced registration fee ($100) to the symposium and an opportunity to publish a paper in the symposium proceedings.



Presentation opportunities include a 50 minute session, and/or a 10-minute “Lightning Round” presentation. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/BCformats.



Topics suggested from the 2010 evaluation forms include: consortial purchasing, budget, embedded librarianship, RDA nuts & bolts, learning commons, mobile web, iPad applications, and reference trends. Sample topics are available at http://bit.ly/BCtopics.



Submit your proposal(s) by March 7, 2011 using the following link(s):

50-minute presentation: http://bit.ly/BC50mins

10-minute presentation: http://bit.ly/BC10min



If you have questions about presentation proposals, please e-mail Kathy Hart at: mailto:juliah@nwmissouri.edu.


We look forward to receiving your proposal!


Cordially Yours,



Kathy Hart & Carolyn Johnson

Symposium Co-Coordinators



Symposium Web site: brickandclick.org

Symposium Blog: http://brickandclick.blogspot.com/

Facebook: Brick and Click Libraries

Symposium - Stewardship of Personal Digital Archives

The 2011 DigCCurr Public Symposium - Curate Me: Stewardship of Personal
Digital Archives is now open for registration.

Date: January 7, 2011
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library, UNC-CH
Price: $45, includes coffee breaks and boxed lunch
Register:
http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event=513A1
2E904EF9455E079DCE306859A3DDC0EE38E

About the Symposium
* Explore strategies for:
* Integrating personal digital information into a curation workflow
* Guiding individuals to manage their own collections of digital content
* Engaging audiences with collections of personal digital information
* Meet other professionals working with digital collections and personal
information
* Participate in collaborative group discussions with attendees and panel
speakers

This one-day event will include panel discussions with experts and
interactive group sessions.

Panelists include:
* Cal Lee and Helen Tibbo, professors at the School of Information and
Library Science UNC-Chapel Hill
* Cathy Marshall, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research's Silicon Valley
Lab
* Nancy McGovern, the Digital Preservation Officer for the Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research
* Naomi Nelson, Director of the Rare Books, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library at Duke University
* Jeff Ubios, The Bassetti Foundation


For more information and to register for this event, visit
http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/symposium2011.html
.

Partially supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, grant
# RE-05-08-0060-08.