Association of Jewish Libraries Research Libraries, Archives, and Special Collections Division Call for Papers, 2012 Annual Convention
The Research Libraries, Archives, and Special Collections Division (RAS) of the Association of Jewish Libraries is soliciting paper proposals for AJL's 47th Annual Convention in Los Angeles, California. Librarians, archivists, scholars, educators, authors and others will meet to share their interest in Judaica librarianship, Jewish literacy, and related topics. We solicit paper proposals on all aspects of Judaica librarianship as it is practiced in research libraries, archives, museums, and special collections. Examples of suitable topics include, but are not limited to: Future of libraries in the context of Jewish Studies; Technological developments and tools used in higher education libraries, such as cloud computing, academic social networks, or e-book platforms; Collection development practices and policies, patron-driven acquisitions, and the print book culture; Special and rare collections; Best practices for library operations such as licensing, copyright, cataloging and processing of print, electronic and non-text materials; Best practices for user-oriented library services such as interlibrary loan, virtual reference, or teaching information literacy; Collaborative programs among AJL libraries or chapters; A special theme this year is Jewish life in Los Angeles: we welcome presentations about local institutions, libraries, archives and museums, as well as programs celebrating Jews in Hollywood, the history of the Jewish community in California or the Israeli community in Los Angeles. Round table discussions are welcome. Submissions should include the following: Presenter's name, address, affiliation, telephone and email contacts. Brief biography Title of proposed presentation Summary of proposal Specific technology or equipment requirements, if any All submissions must be received by December 31, 2011. Please submit proposals by email to: ajl201...@gmail.com or by mail to: Sharon Benamou UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center 11020 Kinross Ave. Box 957230 Los Angeles, CA 90095-7230 Rachel Leket-Mor RAS President --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
