"Using Library Experts Wisely"

There was a recent post in Inside Higher Ed about "Using Library Experts Wisely" (http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/instant_mentor/weir27) that is interesting. The structure itself isn't innovative. But this might be a good post to link to in order to show professors that we want to partner with exactly what we're talking about and what the rationale and potential are.

Call for papers

BWICH is an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort dedicated to recovering the history of black women as active intellectual subjects. We aim to encourage scholarship on black women's intellectual activities among a diverse and enduring community of senior and junior scholars, whose intellectual exchanges will cross generations and foster a scholarly tradition that outlives this particular project.

Accepted papers will be featured at a conference on the Intellectual History of Black Women in New York City on April 28-30,2011. The conference is sponsored by Columbia University's Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference, which will also cover the participants' travel and lodging expenses. Submissions are due no later than October 15th, 2010, and should include a one-page abstract of the projected paper, as well as short C.V. Paper proposals and C.V.s should be submitted by email to: bwhichconference@gmail.com

PROJECT DIRECTORS
Mia Bay, Rutgers University
Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University
Martha S. Jones, University of Michigan
Barbara D. Savage, University of Pennsylvania
For more information see website below
http://www.socialdifference.org/events/call-papers-intellectual-history-black-women

Articles to Publish, Conferences to Attend , Places to Go

Summertime gives us a little window to breathe, reflect and apply .... Check out some of the opportunities below.


Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI)
The editors of the Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI) are accepting submissions of research articles and articles about innovative practices in libraries.
If you have tried out a new program, changed a work flow, connected with patrons in a way different from the way you have done so in the past, please consider sharing your experience by writing about it.
For more Information about the focus and scope of JOLI, along with the first issue, can be found at the journal's website:  http://www.libraryinnovation.org/
If you have any questions, please contact Pamela Jones, Managing
Editor, at pjones@medaille.edu

International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation  ICERI 2010
15th-17th November 2010, Madrid, Spain
The objective of ICERI2010 is to share your experiences in the fields of Education, Research, Innovation, Technology and International Collaboration.
For more information can be found on their website:
http://www.iated.org/iceri2010/registration

NCLA NMRT Networking Breakfast

Mimi's Café , Shops at Friendly,  Saturday, July 31, 2010  at 9:30am
Are you a new librarian or paraprofessional, a library school student or recent graduate?  Are you a seasoned library staffer or new in town and looking to further your professional contacts?  Do you have coworkers, classmates, or friends in the library field who aren't yet NCLA members? Summertime is the perfect time for relaxed networking.   NMRT Networking Events are back in full swing for the summer!  Whether you came to an event last spring or this is your first opportunity to take part, please consider joining us for one of these great events! Drop in for a coffee, a quick bite to eat, or just to say hello.   You may even qualify for a prize! For more information contact Iyanna Sims, iyanna@ncat.edu

ACRL 2011 Philadelphia, March 30 - April 2, 2011

Call for Presentations

November 1, 2010  Deadline for Cyber Zed Shed presentation, Poster Session, Roundtable Discussion, and Virtual Conference Webcast proposals
ACRL Conference Scholarship 

Deadline  November 9, 2010.

Provides opportunities for Librarians five or fewer years of post-MLS experience and Library support staff