From Krystyna.Matusiak at du.edu Wed Jan 20 22:33:12 2016 From: Krystyna.Matusiak at du.edu (Krystyna Matusiak) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:33:12 +0000 Subject: [Sigvis-l] Call for Student Papers: Indexing and retrieval of non-textual information Message-ID: Dear SIG VIS members, SIG VIS is co-sponsoring with SIG AH a student paper competition. We are seeking previously unpublished papers for a Master's and a PhD student research paper award. Finalists will be invited to present their research at the Second Virtual Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 27 and 28) and winners will receive a Best Student Paper award and $500 cash prize. Finalist presentations and papers will be archived with other material from the event and published in a formal 2016 Symposium Proceedings. If you are a Master's and a PhD student please consider submitting a paper. Faculty, please forward the info to your students and encourage them to apply. The complete call for papers: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGAH/2016/01/15/2016-cfsp/ SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, April 4, 2016 FINALIST NOTIFICATION: Friday, April 15, 2016 FINALIST PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday, April 27 or Thursday, April 28, 2016 Krystyna K. Matusiak | Assistant Professor Library and Information Science Program SIG VIS Chair Research Methods and Information Science Department Morgridge College of Education | University of Denver 1999 East Evans Avenue | Denver, CO 80208-1700 303.871.6163 | krystyna.matusiak at du.edu https://portfolio.du.edu/kmatusia From brad.eden at valpo.edu Thu Jan 28 10:58:07 2016 From: brad.eden at valpo.edu (Brad Eden) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:58:07 -0600 Subject: [Sigvis-l] CFP: Special journal issue on digital preservation tools and partnerships Message-ID: Please excuse duplication. Please forward to interested colleagues and other listservs. *Digital Library Perspectives* (*DLP*)(formerly known as *OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives*) is looking for articles for a special issue on digital preservation tools and partnerships. Articles can be of any length, and figures and screen shots are encouraged. *DLP* is a peer-reviewed journal. Inquiries can be sent directly to the editor's email listed below (please do not reply to the list). Please send a title and short proposal, along with contact information, to the editor no later than February 15, 2016. Accepted proposals will be due by August 1, 2016, and can be submitted directly to the Emerald ScholarOne system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dlp. If you have any questions, please contact the editor directly. Thanks. Brad Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D. Editor, *Digital Library Perspectives* Dean of Library Services Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 brad.eden at valpo.edu 219-464-5099 ___________________________________________________ *Digital Library Perspectives (DLP)* Journal history Previously published as *OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives* *Aims & Scope* *Digital Library Perspectives (DLP) *is a peer-reviewed journal concerned with digital content collections. It publishes research related to the curation and web-based delivery of digital objects collected for the advancement of scholarship, teaching and learning. And which advance the digital information environment as it relates to global knowledge, communication and world memory. The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends, initiatives, and developments. Including those in digital libraries and digital repositories, along with their standards and technologies. The editor invites contributions on the following, as well as other related topics: - ? Digitization - ? Data as information - ? Archives and manuscripts - ? Digital preservation and digital archiving - ? Digital cultural memory initiatives - ? Usability studies - ? K-12 and higher education uses of digital collections