Preserving our Cultural Heritage
A Conference for Students and Beginning Professionals on Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections
March 5-6, 2011
Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University’s student chapter of the Society of American Archivists is proud to announce our third conference for students and beginning professionals, to be held on Saturday March 5-Sunday March 6, 2011 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
If you are a graduate student in a library science, archives, or rare books program or have entered the profession within the previous three years, we invite you to submit your papers on topics related to archives, rare books, or special collections for presentation at the conference. The conference theme of “Preserving our Cultural Heritage” can be interpreted broadly; we welcome papers on diverse topics within the field. In addition to paper sessions, the two-day conference will include a workshop and tours of Indiana University special collections and repositories.
Each paper session will be an hour long and will include two presenters. Each presenter will have approximately 20 to 25 minutes to speak, and the session will conclude with a ten to fifteen minute period for questions and answers.
To be considered as a presenter, please submit your paper (or, if your paper is not yet complete, an abstract of 150 to 200 words and a working title) to iusaaconference@gmail.com by Friday, December 3, 2010. Along with your paper or abstract, please include your name, email address, institutional affiliation, and any audio/visual needs you may have.
The papers will be discussed and voted on in a blind judging process and you will receive an acceptance or rejection by the end of December. If you have only submitted an abstract, your acceptance will be conditional. You will be required to submit the completed paper by mid-February to have your acceptance finalized.
If your paper is accepted, you will be sent a more detailed registration form. At that time, you will also be asked to submit a registration fee of $30 to cover the meals provided during the conference. More details about meals, accommodations available in Bloomington, and other logistics will also be provided at this time. For more information on our previous conference, please visit http://www.indiana.edu/~saarchiv/gradconference2010.html, and feel free to send any questions you may have to iusaaconference@gmail.com.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Sincerely,
The Conference Committee
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Workshops - preservation
Midwest Art Conservation Center Preservation Updates
*2010 A Space Odyssey: Storage Strategies for Cultural Collections*
Date: October 12-13, 2010 | 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN
Hosted and cosponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society; and in partnership with the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
This comprehensive 2-day program will address storage planning needs for institutions of all sizes. Participants in this two-day conference will hear experts in the field of design, space planning, and environmental control and modification speak about practical methods and applications to improve and maximize storage spaces for cultural collections.
*Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan*
Date: October 25-26, 2010 | 9:00 - 4:00
Location: South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD
Elisa Redman, Associate Director of Preservation Services will teach this two-day workshop in which participants will gain experience developing and writing a Long Range Conservation Plan, a useful tool that defines institutional preservation and conservation goals for a 5- to 10-year period.
*Introduction to Cleaning Museum Artifacts: What’s Right and What’s Wrong?* Date: Oct. 29, 2010 | 9:30 - 4:30
Location: North Dakota Governor’s Conference, State Historical Society of ND
This 1-day workshop taught by Neil Cockerline, Director of Preservation Services and Conservator, is designed for collections staff who have little or no formal conservation training and yet often find themselves charged with the responsibility for “sprucing up” collection artifacts for storage or exhibition purposes.
For more details about workshops, click here.
*2010 A Space Odyssey: Storage Strategies for Cultural Collections*
Date: October 12-13, 2010 | 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN
Hosted and cosponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society; and in partnership with the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
This comprehensive 2-day program will address storage planning needs for institutions of all sizes. Participants in this two-day conference will hear experts in the field of design, space planning, and environmental control and modification speak about practical methods and applications to improve and maximize storage spaces for cultural collections.
*Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan*
Date: October 25-26, 2010 | 9:00 - 4:00
Location: South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD
Elisa Redman, Associate Director of Preservation Services will teach this two-day workshop in which participants will gain experience developing and writing a Long Range Conservation Plan, a useful tool that defines institutional preservation and conservation goals for a 5- to 10-year period.
*Introduction to Cleaning Museum Artifacts: What’s Right and What’s Wrong?* Date: Oct. 29, 2010 | 9:30 - 4:30
Location: North Dakota Governor’s Conference, State Historical Society of ND
This 1-day workshop taught by Neil Cockerline, Director of Preservation Services and Conservator, is designed for collections staff who have little or no formal conservation training and yet often find themselves charged with the responsibility for “sprucing up” collection artifacts for storage or exhibition purposes.
For more details about workshops, click here.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
CFP - NERCOMP
On behalf of the NERCOMP Program Committee, I encourage you to consider
submitting a proposal for the 2011 NERCOMP annual conference library
track. More information and the proposal submission link is below.
Connect with innovators and forward thinkers and learn about current
and emerging best practices in higher education information services
by submitting a presentation proposal for the NERCOMP Annual
Conference. Help create an innovative and informative program, make
valuable contacts, and gain recognition for yourself and your
institution's achievements. The deadline for submissions is October
22. http://net.educause.edu/nc11
Cheers,
Beatrice
Beatrice R. Pulliam
Library Commons Librarian for Technology and Access
Phillips Memorial Library
Providence College
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 02918
(t) 401.865.1622
(f) 401.865.2823
IM: rhodylibrarian (AIM/iChat/Yahoo/GoogleTalk)
http://www.providence.edu/Academics/Phillips+Memorial+Library/
http://digitalcommons.providence.edu/
submitting a proposal for the 2011 NERCOMP annual conference library
track. More information and the proposal submission link is below.
Connect with innovators and forward thinkers and learn about current
and emerging best practices in higher education information services
by submitting a presentation proposal for the NERCOMP Annual
Conference. Help create an innovative and informative program, make
valuable contacts, and gain recognition for yourself and your
institution's achievements. The deadline for submissions is October
22. http://net.educause.edu/nc11
Cheers,
Beatrice
Beatrice R. Pulliam
Library Commons Librarian for Technology and Access
Phillips Memorial Library
Providence College
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 02918
(t) 401.865.1622
(f) 401.865.2823
IM: rhodylibrarian (AIM/iChat/Yahoo/GoogleTalk)
http://www.providence.edu/Academics/Phillips+Memorial+Library/
http://digitalcommons.providence.edu/
CFP - Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for volume
30(2). The submission deadline is November 30, 2010.
B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of
behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on
librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and
information centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
Ethnic Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women's Studies
And the following areas of focus:
publishing trends
Technology
User behavior
Public service
Indexing and abstracting
Collection Development and evaluation
Library Administration/management
Reference and library instruction
Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources
Please consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your
publication.
The journal's website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0163-9269&linktype=44
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
30(2). The submission deadline is November 30, 2010.
B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of
behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on
librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and
information centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
Ethnic Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women's Studies
And the following areas of focus:
publishing trends
Technology
User behavior
Public service
Indexing and abstracting
Collection Development and evaluation
Library Administration/management
Reference and library instruction
Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources
Please consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your
publication.
The journal's website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0163-9269&linktype=44
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Online wrokshop - Fair Use and Balance in Copyright: The Best Practices Model
Don't miss out on the fall Copyright Management & Leadership courses which include:
Fair Use and Balance in Copyright: The Best Practices Model.
http://cipcommunity.org/PA_PJ_FairUse.
Dates: November 8-19, 2010 (Register by 10/29).
Instructors: Patricia Aufderheide, Ph.D., & Peter Jaszi, J.D.
Description: What rights do new makers and users have to use copyrighted material without permission or payment, and how do they convince their own administrators that they have those rights? How risky is it to use those rights, and how can those risks be mitigated? What's at stake in exercising and defending fair use and other balancing features of copyright, and how does the balancing concept fit into the evolution and current reality of copyright law and practice?
The two pioneering academics who changed industry practice with best-practices codes for fair use explain both the law and the importance of these new codes as tools for practitioners. They describe how new makers of cultural material are designing and employing best practices codes that help them use the rights they have under law. They explain the historical and legal justifications for the fair use right (including why a defense can be a right!), troubleshoot interpretations and explore with you how this model could work in your community.
For more details on this course, please see- http://cipcommunity.org/PA_PJ_FairUse.
View the complete 2010-2011 Fall & Spring Course Line-up at http://cipcommunity.org/educationprogram.
Need more time or assistance? Please contact us at 240-582-2803 or ddefreitas@umuc.edu.
Fair Use and Balance in Copyright: The Best Practices Model.
http://cipcommunity.org/PA_PJ_FairUse.
Dates: November 8-19, 2010 (Register by 10/29).
Instructors: Patricia Aufderheide, Ph.D., & Peter Jaszi, J.D.
Description: What rights do new makers and users have to use copyrighted material without permission or payment, and how do they convince their own administrators that they have those rights? How risky is it to use those rights, and how can those risks be mitigated? What's at stake in exercising and defending fair use and other balancing features of copyright, and how does the balancing concept fit into the evolution and current reality of copyright law and practice?
The two pioneering academics who changed industry practice with best-practices codes for fair use explain both the law and the importance of these new codes as tools for practitioners. They describe how new makers of cultural material are designing and employing best practices codes that help them use the rights they have under law. They explain the historical and legal justifications for the fair use right (including why a defense can be a right!), troubleshoot interpretations and explore with you how this model could work in your community.
For more details on this course, please see- http://cipcommunity.org/PA_PJ_FairUse.
View the complete 2010-2011 Fall & Spring Course Line-up at http://cipcommunity.org/educationprogram.
Need more time or assistance? Please contact us at 240-582-2803 or ddefreitas@umuc.edu.
E-forum - Developing a Library Metadata Policy
Developing a Library Metadata Policy
October 13-14, 2010
Hosted by Melanie Wacker and Susan Massey
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
* Pacific: 7am – 3pm
* Mountain: 8am – 4pm
* Central: 9am – 5pm
* Eastern: 10am – 6pm
As libraries move toward using non-MARC metadata schema to describe their collections in addition to MARC format cataloging, many discover the need to develop a local metadata policy. This e-forum is intended to be a two-day session to discuss the following topics, as well as other related ideas:
* What kinds of information do you think should be included in a library metadata policy?
* What metadata policies that other libraries have applied successfully are available as models for developing a policy?
* If your library uses a metadata policy, does the scope cover only your library’s collections, other departments within your institution (such as an institutional repository), or a cooperative effort of multiple libraries? In situations with multiple sources of data input, are there issues with policy enforcement?
* Does the policy focus on one metadata schema and one resource format, or does it address multiple tools applied across a variety of formats? Are there guidelines for choice of schema depending upon the format?
* Is consistency of headings a concern of the metadata policy? How is name authority control or choice of controlled vocabulary addressed in an environment that uses multiple tools and formats?
* Does the policy provide for data cross-walking between schema or for a unified search environment? Are there specific elements that are mandatory for all records to enable user access?
Melanie Wacker is the Metadata Coordinator in the Original Serial & Monograph Cataloging unit of the Butler Library, Columbia University Libraries. She has previously worked as a cataloger at Columbia University Libraries and at the Watson Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Melanie is chair of the CUL Metadata Working Group and currently serves on the RLG Partners Working Group on Social Metadata.
Susan A. Massey is the Head of Cataloging at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and has also worked in cataloging at the Historic New Orleans Collection, the University of Alabama, Florida Institute of Technology, Brevard Community College, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. She currently participates on the Metadata Subcommittee of the Florida Council of State University Libraries Technical Services Planning Committee, and is the vice-chair of the ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/index.cfm
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at: http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
--
Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian and Acting Electronic Resources Librarian
Resource Acquisitions and Management (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti@uic.edu
October 13-14, 2010
Hosted by Melanie Wacker and Susan Massey
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
* Pacific: 7am – 3pm
* Mountain: 8am – 4pm
* Central: 9am – 5pm
* Eastern: 10am – 6pm
As libraries move toward using non-MARC metadata schema to describe their collections in addition to MARC format cataloging, many discover the need to develop a local metadata policy. This e-forum is intended to be a two-day session to discuss the following topics, as well as other related ideas:
* What kinds of information do you think should be included in a library metadata policy?
* What metadata policies that other libraries have applied successfully are available as models for developing a policy?
* If your library uses a metadata policy, does the scope cover only your library’s collections, other departments within your institution (such as an institutional repository), or a cooperative effort of multiple libraries? In situations with multiple sources of data input, are there issues with policy enforcement?
* Does the policy focus on one metadata schema and one resource format, or does it address multiple tools applied across a variety of formats? Are there guidelines for choice of schema depending upon the format?
* Is consistency of headings a concern of the metadata policy? How is name authority control or choice of controlled vocabulary addressed in an environment that uses multiple tools and formats?
* Does the policy provide for data cross-walking between schema or for a unified search environment? Are there specific elements that are mandatory for all records to enable user access?
Melanie Wacker is the Metadata Coordinator in the Original Serial & Monograph Cataloging unit of the Butler Library, Columbia University Libraries. She has previously worked as a cataloger at Columbia University Libraries and at the Watson Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Melanie is chair of the CUL Metadata Working Group and currently serves on the RLG Partners Working Group on Social Metadata.
Susan A. Massey is the Head of Cataloging at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and has also worked in cataloging at the Historic New Orleans Collection, the University of Alabama, Florida Institute of Technology, Brevard Community College, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. She currently participates on the Metadata Subcommittee of the Florida Council of State University Libraries Technical Services Planning Committee, and is the vice-chair of the ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/index.cfm
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at: http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
--
Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian and Acting Electronic Resources Librarian
Resource Acquisitions and Management (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti@uic.edu
Free eforum - Improving Facility Management within Libraries
Dean Evans & Associates is excited to announce the first of our ongoing FREE
series on “Improving Facility Management within Libraries”.
If you are looking to improve your overall facility management/rentals and
usage, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to speak with other Libraries
from around the country. This is not a sales presentation, rather it is an open
forum where other Libraries can come together to discuss what is working and
not working in terms of facility management/rentals.
Potential Topics:
- How is Your Library Marketing Space to Prospective Customers?
- How Can Your Library Improve Internal Event Management?
- Improving Communication with External Vendors?
- Resource/Inventory Management
Members of the Library community will discuss answers to this and other
important facility management questions in an online dialogue October 20, 2010
between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. MST.
To register goto -
http://www.dea.com/Regics/RSForm.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J6hQXke2fdpqw%3d%3d
series on “Improving Facility Management within Libraries”.
If you are looking to improve your overall facility management/rentals and
usage, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to speak with other Libraries
from around the country. This is not a sales presentation, rather it is an open
forum where other Libraries can come together to discuss what is working and
not working in terms of facility management/rentals.
Potential Topics:
- How is Your Library Marketing Space to Prospective Customers?
- How Can Your Library Improve Internal Event Management?
- Improving Communication with External Vendors?
- Resource/Inventory Management
Members of the Library community will discuss answers to this and other
important facility management questions in an online dialogue October 20, 2010
between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. MST.
To register goto -
http://www.dea.com/Regics/RSForm.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J6hQXke2fdpqw%3d%3d
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