From brad.eden at valpo.edu Fri Feb 3 08:31:29 2017 From: brad.eden at valpo.edu (Brad Eden) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 07:31:29 -0600 Subject: [Sigvis-l] CFP: ALAO call for Challenging Jacks of all Trades proposals Message-ID: Call for proposals Advances in Library Administration and Organization Challenging the ?Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None? Librarian Syndrome Publication due 2018 Series Editor: Samantha Hines, Peninsula College Volume Editor: George J. Fowler, Old Dominion University Librarianship may be said to be facing an identity crisis. It may also be said that librarianship has been facing an identity crisis since it was proposed as a profession. With the advent of technology that lowers barriers to the access of information, the mission of a library has become indistinct. This volume will explore the current purpose of librarianship and libraries, how we become ?Masters of our Domains?, develop expertise in various elements of the profession, and how we extend outward into our communities. Proposals in the following areas would be of particular interest: ? What is the purpose of a library in a community? And what roles in the community best align with that purpose? ? How ought we gather and implement expertise from outside the profession? ? How can we communicate and garner support from the government, the private sector and users in order to achieve our purpose? ? How can libraries balance demands to serve other needs that detract from the library?s ability to fulfil its purpose? ? How can libraries build community around this purpose, and how ought they reach out to their communities to engage and serve them? ? How can libraries demonstrate positive impact on young generations? ? What opportunities are opened to libraries and librarians by recent and potential future technological advancements? This will be the second volume of *Advances in Library Administration and Organization* (ALAO) to publish in 2018. About the Advances in Library Administration and Organization series *ALAO* offers long-form research, comprehensive discussions of theoretical developments, and in-depth accounts of evidence-based practice in library administration and organization. The series answers the questions, ?How have libraries been managed, and how should they be managed?? It goes beyond a platform for the sharing of research to provide a venue for dialogue across issues, in a way that traditional peer reviewed journals cannot. Through this series, practitioners can glean new approaches in challenging times and collaborate on the exploration of scholarly solutions to professional quandaries. How to submit If you are interested in contributing to this volume, please send an abstract of 300 words or less as well as author details and estimated length of final submission to Samantha Hines at shines at pencol.edu by March 31, 2017. *Submission deadlines* Submission deadline for proposals: March 31, 2017 Notification of acceptance sent by: June 30, 2017 Submission deadline for full chapters: August 31, 2017 Comments returned to authors: October 31, 2017 Submission deadline for chapter revisions: November 30, 2017 From j_ru at hotmail.com Fri Feb 3 10:43:08 2017 From: j_ru at hotmail.com (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 15:43:08 +0000 Subject: [Sigvis-l] A new website and logo for SIG VIS Message-ID: To help us re-engage with our members and lovers of visualization, images, and sound across the ASIST community, I am happy to announce that we've migrated and updated the SIG VIS website and we designed a new logo for the group. Check out the new website here: https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGVIS/ The new site is designed to further the SIG VIS mission "to promote the exchange, development, communication, and dissemination of information and research related to visual and graphic information among ASIS&T members and to the larger community of practitioners and scholars." There will be additional content and other enhancements in the coming months. I would like to thank the efforts of all of the 2016-17 VIS Officers who helped with the re-design, especially our Webmaster, Arjun Sabharwal, and Communications Officer, Gerald Benoit. If you have any suggestions for an event or webinar, if you would like to contribute content to the website or an upcoming Newsletter, or if you would like to share feedback, please get in touch with SIG VIS at sigvis.asist [@] gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Jeremy L. McLaughlin Chair, SIG VIS From rhill at asis.org Thu Feb 9 17:05:44 2017 From: rhill at asis.org (=?utf-8?Q?Richard=20Hill?=) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 22:05:44 +0000 Subject: [Sigvis-l] =?utf-8?q?Coming_Soon=3A_Top_Trends_=26_Tips_in_LIS_Re?= =?utf-8?q?search!?= Message-ID: ** ------------------------------------------------------------ MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Marie L. Radford Discuss Research Methods for LIS Researchers, Students, and Professionals February 16, 2017 11:00 AM ? 12:00 PM EST, U.S.A. The new edition of Research Methods in Library and Information Science is a practical and comprehensive introduction to research design, presenting up-to-date coverage of the principles and data collection techniques for quantitative and qualitative research methods ? along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Receive a 30% discount when purchasing the book through ASIS&T (http://asist.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=5d50b91574&e=b6c0a2b8e1) ! Co-authors, Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Marie L. Radford, provide a foundation of research practice and process for library and information science researchers, students and professionals. The book includes instruction on conducting research using an array of tools as well as guidance in critically reading and evaluating research publications, proposals, and reports. Connaway and Radford will provide an overview of some of the topics and tools included in the book such as research strategies for library and information science doctoral students; planning for research; defining the problem, forming and testing a theory; the scientific method of inquiry and data collection techniques; survey research methods and questionnaires; analyzing quantitative data; interview-based research; writing research proposals; and time management skills. LEARN MORE OR REGISTER NOW! (http://asist.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=a770d8ae48&e=b6c0a2b8e1) ============================================================ Copyright ? 2017 ASIST, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? 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