From rhill at asis.org Thu Oct 6 16:08:57 2016 From: rhill at asis.org (=?utf-8?Q?Richard=20B.=20Hill?=) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 20:08:57 +0000 Subject: [SigLT-L] =?utf-8?q?All_the_Facts=3A_A_History_of_Information_in_?= =?utf-8?q?the_United_States_Since_1870=C2=A0?= Message-ID: MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES All the Facts: A History of Information in the United States Since 1870 Join us for a discussion on Oct 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT. FREE for ASIS&T members; $15 for non-members REGISTER NOW! (http://asist.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=4881eba613&e=bdee677865) James W. Cortada discusses the key findings from his new book, All the Facts: A History of Information in the United States Since 1870. He will also introduce a framework for studying information history that can be applied at the national level and in more narrowly focused studies. 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For the library and publishing communities, the IoT presents opportunities and challenges around the gathering, organization, and processing of the tremendous amounts of data the network generates. How will these data be incorporated into traditional publication, archiving, and resource management systems? Additionally, how will the IoT impact resource management within our community? In what ways will interconnected resources provide a better user experience for patrons and readers? This session will introduce concepts surrounding and potential implications of the IoT on the information management community. It will also explore applications related to managing emerging resources in a library environment. Hear these experts on: (1) Education in the Internet of Things Bryan Alexander, Consultant (2) What Does the Internet of Things Mean to a Museum? Robert Weisberg, Senior Project Manager, Publications and Editorial Department, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; (3) The Role of the Research Library in Unpacking The Internet of Things Lauren Di Monte, NCSU Libraries Fellow, Cyma Rubin Fellow, North Carolina State University. For additional information and details on how to register for this webinar, visit the NISO event page: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2016/webinars/oct19_webinar/ NISO 3600 Clipper Mill Road Suite 302 Baltimore, MD 21211-1948 Email: nisohq at niso.org From junus at mail.lib.msu.edu Fri Oct 14 17:59:54 2016 From: junus at mail.lib.msu.edu (Junus, Ranti) Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:59:54 +0000 Subject: [SigLT-L] Code4Lib 2017 Call for Proposals Message-ID: <13CEDD3CC20A8D40BC18DD7A7C9135EFB07267FE@mailbox1.lib.msu.edu> Code4Lib 2017 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please visit http://code4lib.org/about/. The conference will be held at the Luskin Conference Center at UCLA http://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/, from March 6, 2017 - March 9, 2017. More information about Code4lib 2017 will be coming soon. We encourage all members of the community to submit a proposal for a prepared talk. Prepared talks should focus on one or more of the following areas: -Projects you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software - Tools and technologies - How to get the most out of existing tools, standards, and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better) - Technical issues - Big issues in library technology that are worthy of community attention or development - Relevant non-technical issues - Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc. This year, in order to provide increased opportunities for a diversity of speakers and topics, we'll be soliciting 10, 15, and 20 minute talks. You'll be asked to indicate which talk lengths you would be willing to accommodate for your proposal. We are also considering holding a poster session at this year's conference. If you would be interested in presenting your topic as a poster, please indicate so on the form. https://goo.gl/forms/GbM0jmSdXFkRdHAr2 In addition to "traditional" presentations and posters, we plan to include a panel session this year. If you have a topic you'd like to suggest for a panel, and are willing to work with the Program Committee to organize / recruit for the session, please use the following form. https://goo.gl/forms/q2KbVcO4ntkh6bPp1 As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they would like to see included in the program. The top 10 proposals are guaranteed a slot of their preferred length at the conference. The Program Committee will curate the remainder of the program in an effort to ensure diversity in program content and presenters. Community votes will, of course, still weigh heavily in these decisions. Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will have conference registration slots held for them (up to 2 speakers per talk). In addition, panel participants will have registration slots held. The standard conference registration fee will apply. Proposals can be submitted through November 7, 2016 at midnight PST (GMT-8). Voting will start on November 16, 2016 and continue through December 7, 2016. The URL to submit votes will be announced on the Code4Lib website and mailing list and will require an active code4lib.org account to participate. The final list of presentations will be announced in December. Thank you, The Code4Lib 2017 Program Committee -- Ranti Junus, Systems/Electronic Resources Librarian Library Science Collection & Museum Studies Liaison Michigan State University Libraries 366 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 +1.517.884.0878 | @ranti From niso-announce at niso.org Tue Oct 18 10:54:08 2016 From: niso-announce at niso.org (NISO Announce) Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:54:08 -0400 Subject: [SigLT-L] Provide your input for NISO publications priorities Message-ID: *[with apologies for cross-posting]* NISO is undertaking a substantive review of our publications portfolio to determine our best focus and attention in the future. To help us fully understand the broader impacts of the various standards, recommended practices, technical reports, white papers and other documents that NISO has published, we want include as much community input to this process as possible. *All are invited to participate in our publications portfolio survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/niso-portfolio .* The survey will be open through November 20. NISO publishes several types of documents: - *Standards*: The most formal, "fixed" documents that NISO publishes, providing rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results. ANSI/NISO standards are approved by the American National Standards Institute and represent the highest form of stakeholder consensus. - *Recommended Practices*: "best practices" or "guidelines" for methods, materials, or practices in order to give guidance to the user. These documents usually represent a leading edge, exceptional model, or a proven industry practice. - *Technical Reports*: provide useful information about a particular topic, but do not make specific recommendations about practices to follow. They are thus "descriptive" rather than "prescriptive" in nature. - *White Papers, Primers, etc*.: contributed or solicited papers whose purpose is a call for action, a position paper, or an educational treatise on a specific issue. 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URL: From junus.msulibraries at gmail.com Thu Oct 27 12:55:10 2016 From: junus.msulibraries at gmail.com (Ranti Junus) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:55:10 -0400 Subject: [SigLT-L] Reminder: Code4Lib 2017 Call for Proposals Message-ID: <01cf01d23072$e17e1ff0$a47a5fd0$@gmail.com> Reminder: Code4Lib 2017 proposals submission closes on November 7th. Thank you. ranti. > -----Original Message----- > From: Asis-l [mailto:asis-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Junus, Ranti > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 6:00 PM > Subject: [Asis-l] Code4Lib 2017 Call for Proposals > > Code4Lib 2017 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people > working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage > and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge > collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please > visit http://code4lib.org/about/. > > The conference will be held at the Luskin Conference Center at UCLA > http://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/, from March 6, 2017 - March 9, > 2017. More information about Code4lib 2017 will be coming soon. > > We encourage all members of the community to submit a proposal for a > prepared talk. Prepared talks should focus on one or more of the following > areas: > > -Projects you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of > existing technologies and/or development of new software > - Tools and technologies - How to get the most out of existing tools, > standards, and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better) > - Technical issues - Big issues in library technology that are worthy of > community attention or development > - Relevant non-technical issues - Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib > community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, > diversity, organizational challenges, etc. > > This year, in order to provide increased opportunities for a diversity of > speakers and topics, we'll be soliciting 10, 15, and 20 minute talks. You'll be > asked to indicate which talk lengths you would be willing to accommodate for > your proposal. We are also considering holding a poster session at this year's > conference. If you would be interested in presenting your topic as a poster, > please indicate so on the form. > https://goo.gl/forms/GbM0jmSdXFkRdHAr2 > > In addition to "traditional" presentations and posters, we plan to include a > panel session this year. If you have a topic you'd like to suggest for a panel, > and are willing to work with the Program Committee to organize / recruit for > the session, please use the following form. > https://goo.gl/forms/q2KbVcO4ntkh6bPp1 > > As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they > would like to see included in the program. The top 10 proposals are > guaranteed a slot of their preferred length at the conference. The Program > Committee will curate the remainder of the program in an effort to ensure > diversity in program content and presenters. Community votes will, of > course, still weigh heavily in these decisions. > > Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will > have conference registration slots held for them (up to 2 speakers per talk). > In addition, panel participants will have registration slots held. The standard > conference registration fee will apply. > > Proposals can be submitted through November 7, 2016 at midnight PST > (GMT-8). Voting will start on November 16, 2016 and continue through > December 7, 2016. The URL to submit votes will be announced on the > Code4Lib website and mailing list and will require an active code4lib.org > account to participate. The final list of presentations will be announced in > December. > > > Thank you, > The Code4Lib 2017 Program Committee > > -- > Ranti Junus, > Systems/Electronic Resources Librarian > Library Science Collection & Museum Studies Liaison Michigan State > University Libraries > 366 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 > +1.517.884.0878 | @ranti > From ischoolumd at gmail.com Mon Oct 24 10:24:39 2016 From: ischoolumd at gmail.com (iSchool UMD) Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:24:39 -0000 Subject: [SigLT-L] Diversity in Children's Literature Short Course Coming in January - Register Today! Message-ID: *Diversity in Children?s Literature?An Online Short Course Offered by Maryland?s iSchool* Register now for *Diversity in Children?s Literature*?a fully online, 6-week short course designed for children?s and school librarians and K-12 teachers offered through the Professional Education program at the University of Maryland?s iSchool. Participants will explore diversity issues in literature written for children from birth through age 14. The course will focus on the definition, identification, characteristics, and evaluation of diverse books, and strategies for building and promoting diverse collections. At the completion of the short course, participants will receive a certificate of completion and earn eighteen (18) contact hours of continuing education units (CEUs), which fulfill professional development requirements for educators in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area. Instructor Edie Ching is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland?s iSchool with a wealth of knowledge and experience in literature and materials for children. She has worked as a K-12 educator, as a training specialist for the IRS, and as a school librarian. She is an active member of The Children?s Book Guild in Washington, DC, and is an author escort for authors visiting the Washington metropolitan area. *Short Course Details* ? Dates: January 9, 2017?February 5, 2017 ? Location: Online asynchronous course ? Price and Refunds o $349.00 (payable by debit or credit only) o Refunds will only be given under extreme circumstances at the discretion of the Professional Education Committee. *Registration Details* To register for this short course, visit http://go.umd.edu/ diversity-child-lit17. For more information, visit http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education. If you have any questions, please contact Tricia Donovan (donovant at umd.edu), Coordinator of Professional Education at Maryland?s iSchool. *The Professional Education program at Maryland?s iSchool is committed to providing quality professional and continuing education opportunities to library and information professionals. These opportunities include short courses, webcasts, workshops, and other experiences, both in-person and virtually. For more information, visit http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education .* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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