[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Register of Access 2012 soon!
***as always, apologies for cross posting*** Spots are filling up at Access (in Montreal, October 18-21), and the cheap deal on hotels ends Sept 17, 2012, so register soon! Keynotes include Bess Sadler and Aaron Straup Cope, with Hugh McGuire giving the annual Binkley lecture. Check out the schedule: http://accessconference.ca/schedule/ To register: http://accessconference.ca/registration/ For questions - shoot an email to accesslib...@gmail.com Hope to see you in Montreal! Amy Buckland eScholarship, ePublishing Digitization Coordinator McGill University Library 514.398.3059
[CODE4LIB] Registration for Access 2012 now open!
Hi everyone, Just a quick not to let you know that registration for Access 2012 is now open. Check out the full schedule here: http://accessconference.ca/schedule For registration, see http://accessconference.ca/registration We hope to see you in Montreal! Cheers! Amy Buckland eScholarship, ePublishing Digitization Coordinator McGill University Library 514.398.3059
[CODE4LIB] Access 2012 CFP deadline extended
*apologies for cross-posting* http://accessconference.ca/2012/05/01/this-is-great-we-want-more/ Over the past few days we’ve received a ton of great proposals. Choosing the best is not going to be easy, and however we choose, I know there will be some great presentations that we won’t get to hear. Having said that… we want more! Specifically, more proposals for ignite talks and especially ideas for the hackfest event. (And if you have an idea for a traditional presentation, we’re interested in those as well!). The deadline for submitting proposals for Access 2012 is hereby extended to Monday, May 14, 2012http://accessconference.ca/2012/03/22/access-2012-call-for-proposals/. The presentations form the backbone of the conference, but the ignite talks are like high-bandwidth, multimedia knowledge transfer streams! They bring a whole other level of energy to Access, giving us all the opportunity to share a lot of ideas in a very short period of time. So more of those would be greathttp://accessconference.ca/2012/03/22/access-2012-call-for-proposals/! We also need ideas for the hackfest pre-conference event. Not everyone goes to the hackfest, but having a group of you spending the day before the conference hacking away on a problem of interest to all brings to the conference a fresh collection of insights, techniques, and maybe even solutions we’re all interested in. Remember that you don’t necessarily need to participate in the hackfest to submit an idea. If you have an idea that you’d like to see other folks work on, send it throughhttp://accessconference.ca/2012/03/22/access-2012-call-for-proposals/! Amy Buckland eScholarship, ePublishing Digitization Coordinator McGill University Library 514.398.3059
[CODE4LIB] Access 2012 - Come to Montreal!
Access 2012 Call for ProposalsThe theme for Access 2012 is discovery/découverte: We want to talk about new ways of doing things, how technology might encourage serendipity in the library and help our users get to the information they need. We want to talk about new ways of weaving together and providing access to information, resources and services. We want to talk about ways for the library to use technology to discover things about its communities and how they use their collections and services. We want to talk about discovering new roles for the library technology folks to play in their libraries, on their campuses and in their communities. We want to talk about dark discoveries, the spotting of cracks in the foundations, the sighting of monsters beyond the edge of the mapŠ We are now looking for submissions in the following areas: * Hackfest projects: Problems meet solutions during the full-day hackfest on October 18, 2012. Please submit a brief overview of the project you¹d like hacked/like to hack. * Ignite talks: Do you have something you want the rest of the community to discover? Prep a deck with 20 slides, and give yourself 5 minutes to tell your story, then wow us something new. Please submit a title for your talk, a brief overview of your talk, and let us know if you¹ve ever done an ignite/pecha kucha talk before. * Presentation ³classic style²: These are your traditional ³tell us about your awesome discovery² sessions, only now with a twist. We want the newest and freshest takes on getting things done. Please submit a title and an abstract (max 250 words) for your talk. All presentation submissions will be peer-reviewed by a panel of your colleagues. (The review will use a blind selection process.) All submissions should be sent to accesslib...@gmail.com by April 30, 2012. Amy Buckland eScholarship, ePublishing Digitization Coordinator McGill University Library 514.398.3059
[CODE4LIB] Bienvenue à Montréal (Access 2012 found a home)
Hey everyone - Just to let you know that Access 2012 will be in Montreal in October - http://accessconference.ca/2011/12/09/see-you-in-montreal/ More info to follow very shortly. In the meantime, holler if you have any questions! Cheers, Amy Buckland eScholarship, ePublishing Digitization Coordinator McGill University Library 514.398.3059
[CODE4LIB] Associate Director for Digital Initiatives - McGill University Library
McGill University is currently looking for an Associate Director for Digital Initiatives Duty statement: Provides leadership and coordinates digital library initiatives and programs for all libraries. Works collaboratively with university faculty and administration to develop and advance digital initiative programs including web-based services, information technologies, and programs supporting the integration of digital collections and digital library services. Directs the work of librarians, programmers and staff with expertise in development of digital services for public services, cataloging, multimedia, information technology, web development and learning technologies. Provides support and resources for digital library initiatives emerging from other departments in the library. Supervises the digital initiatives staff. Works with University, provincial and national groups to shape the University Library information environment. Develops goals and objectives, prepares budget requests and participates actively in library-wide planning processes. The full posting - http://www.mcgill.ca/files/library/ad-digitalinitiatives-june2011.pdf (We are still accepting applications - pls to ignore ze closing date) Cheers all, Amy Buckland eScholarship, ePublishing Digitization Coordinator McGill University Library 514.398.3059
[CODE4LIB] Access 2010 CFP
Hi everyone - The CFP is out for Access 2010, this year in Winnipeg, Oct 13-16, 2010. Promises to be a rockin' good time. http://access2010.lib.umanitoba.ca/CFP Hope to see you there! amy
