[MCN-L] VALA2014 – Thought Leaders - Introducing 6 outstanding Keynote Speakers for VALA2014.
Dear Colleague, VALA* is pleased to announce an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers at VALA2014 (Melbourne, Australia - 3-6 February 2014):- ? Johan Bollen (Indiana University) ? Professor Christine Borgman (UCLA) ? Dr Kimberley Christen (Washington State University) ? Joe Murphy (libraryfuture) ? Mia Ridge (Open University, London) ? Gene Tan (National Library of Singapore) Breaking all the stereotypes and challenging our preconceptions, don?t miss a moment of VALA2014 in plenary. Registrations for VALA2014 will open on 2 September 2013 (early bird registrations available until 30 November). For more details of each of our keynote speakers, visit www.vala.org.au/keynote-speakers2014. Please feel free to share this email with interested colleagues. Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 443 Warrandyte VIC 3113 Phone: (03) 9844 2933 Fax: (03) 9844 3191 Email: vala at vala.org.au *VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. was formerly known as the Victorian Association for Library Automation.
[MCN-L] VALA2014 Conference - Would You Like to Help Review Papers? Reply by 1 August
Dear Colleague, VALA2014: Streaming with Possibilities As you may be aware, papers (except for keynote speakers and invited papers) published in VALA conference proceedings are peer-reviewed in accordance with HERDC guidelines. The VALA2014 Programme Committee is looking for people to take on the role of independent reviewer for the VALA2014 conference papers that are due to be submitted on 16 September 2013. Reviewers would be asked to read and comment on about two or three papers (the more reviewers we have, the fewer papers each receives), and are provided with guidelines/comment forms to assist them with rating the papers. Papers and guidelines will be distributed by email, and reviewers will be asked to complete the task within *two* weeks of receiving the papers. If a paper has to be revised (most do), then it will have to be reviewed again after revision, and this will also need to be done in two weeks. Papers are due mid-September, and it is anticipated that most papers will be distributed to reviewers by early to mid-October. Each paper is reviewed by at least two reviewers, and then the reviews are combined anonymously and returned to the authors. Following this, authors are given up to three weeks for revisions, and on receipt revised papers are re-reviewed. This would take the process to late November (all being well). It is, of course, possible that there may be delays with particular papers (illness, etc.), which would result in the process starting and finishing later. Any reviewers whose paper(s) will be delayed will be advised in advance if possible. Please remember that the aim is to be able to distribute abstracts according to areas of skill, but also, as much as possible, to give each reviewer about the same workload. Each paper will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. If you are interested in being considered for the review panel, we would like you to do the following, please. 1. Download the reviewing skills spreadsheet from www.vala.org.au/reviewing2014 and complete it, to help with gathering information about your skills. 2. Complete the spreadsheet, as described below. This should take around three minutes to complete and email back to me at editor at vala.org.au ASAP, please, but no later than Thursday 1 August 2013. 3. In your covering email, please supply us with 50-100 words about yourself, *full* contact information (including secondary email addresses and phone numbers), plus any spread of dates between now and Christmas when you will not be available for reviewing. **Even if you have reviewed for VALA before, we ask that you please complete this task, to simplify the process.** (That is, don't tell us that we know your skills and expect us to complete the spreadsheetgrin.) In the spreadsheet, the first column is the list of topics we arrived at for the Call for Papers. The second column asks you to insert your name and institution at the top (overwrite what is there), and then the rest of the column shows each cell marked with the default value of O (for OK). Please change the value of O as follows: Y If you are relatively strong in that area (please use Caps Lock) N If you are really not familiar with the area (please use Caps Lock) *Topics remaining as O will be considered as OK for you to review if necessary*. Please complete and return to me at editor at vala.org.au by **Thursday 1 August 2013** with details in the covering email as requested above, so that we can compile the list of skills and allocate papers taking into account this information and any known possible conflicts of interest. Please feel free to pass on this message. Many thanks Alyson Kosina VALA Editor VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 443 Warrandyte VIC 3113 Phone Direct: (03) 9725 2725 Email: editor at vala.org.au -- VALA Executive Officer valasec at fastmail.fm
[MCN-L] 200 Days to Conference - VALA2014 is coming!
Dear Colleague, It?s time to mark your diary for VALA?s 17th Biennial Conference and Exhibition, ?VALA2014 ? streaming with possibilities?, coming to the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre from Monday 3 - Thursday 6 February, 2014. An exciting programme over 4 bumper days includes:- ? 100+ Exhibitors ? 45 Concurrent Sessions ? 22+ Hours of peer-reviewed papers ? 6 Keynote Speakers ? outstanding, international thought-leaders in plenary ? 6 VALAtech Boot Camps ? workshop style learning ? 7 L-Plate Series ? untangling the jargon Registrations will open 2 September 2013. Early Bird registrations will close 30 November 2013. Look for regular VALA2014 News Updates on our website ? www.vala.org.au ? or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. We look forward to seeing you at VALA2014. 200 days and counting! Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 443 Warrandyte VIC 3113 Phone: (03) 9844 2933 Fax: (03) 9844 3191 Email: vala at vala.org.au -- VALA Executive Officer valasec at fastmail.fm
[MCN-L] VALA Event and AGM - Wednesday 26 June 2013 - An Evening with Sue Roberts
Dear Colleague, Event: ?An Evening with Sue Roberts? Guest Presenter:Sue Roberts, CEO and State Librarian, State Library of Victoria VALA is delighted to welcome Sue Roberts as our very special Guest Speaker for the June event. About our Speaker: Sue Roberts is CEO and State Librarian of Australia?s oldest and busiest State Library ? the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne. Prior to moving to Melbourne in April 2012, Sue worked in strategic library leadership and management roles in the tertiary sector in the UK and New Zealand. Throughout her career Sue has focused on the transformation of library and information services to meet the changing landscape and on the engagement of stakeholders and partners to establish and achieve shared goals. Sue is also a published author and has undertaken a range of professional leadership roles at local, national and international levels. Please Register: your attendance by logging on to our website at www.vala.org.au/meetings. This talk will follow the business of the Annual General Meeting, as previously advised to VALA members. What: VALA Guest Speaker Event and AGM When: Wednesday 26 June 2013 Time: 5.30 for 6.00 ? 7.30pm Where: University of Melbourne Dulcie Hollyock Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library (Public transport via train or tram. On-street parking in surrounding area - have gold coins available.) Cost: Free to VALA members and guests Complimentary drinks and nibbles on arrival; join us afterwards for pay-as-you-go dinner with VALA Committee and our Speaker, in the Bistro, University House. Dinner RSVP: Please RSVP by 5.00 p.m. Monday 24 June to: vala at vala.org.au or (03) 9844 2933, clearly indicating that you will be joining us for dinner. Please feel free to forward this email to your colleagues. Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 443 Warrandyte VIC 3113 Phone: (03) 9844 2933 Fax: (03) 9844 3191 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA Event - Wednesday 22 May - Library web OPAC
Dear Colleague, You are cordially invited to the next VALA Guest Speaker Event which will be held on Wednesday 22 May. This event is FREE to attend, but online registration is essential (see below for details). About the Event:- Topic: Real-time user stats for your Library web OPAC Speaker: Justin Kelly, Swinburne University Library See what your library users are doing on your system right now, how their behaviour changes over time and how to use this data to enhance your Library web OPAC. Identify 'right-now' library usage trend and produce data visualisations to reflect usage trend to enable librarians and library staff to better serve the current needs of your users. About our Speaker:- Justin Kelly is a web developer at Swinburne University Library. He manages their ExLibris Primo system and has worked on the Aleph, Primo, Primo hosted, and Alma migration/implementation projects. Please Register:- your attendance by logging on to www.vala.org.au/meetings What: VALA Guest Speaker Event When:Wednesday 22 May 2013 Time: 5.30 for 6.00-7.30pm Where: University of Melbourne Dulcie Hollyock Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library Melways Map 571I6 Access: Public transport via tram (Swanston Street). On-street parking in surrounding area. Cost: FREE Join us for complimentary drinks and nibbles on arrival. Please feel welcome to share this email. Kind regards, Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 443 Warrandyte VIC 3113 Phone: (03) 9844 2933 Fax: (03) 9844 3191 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2014 - Call for Abstracts extended to 10 May
*Apologies for cross-postings* Dear Colleague, VALA2014 ? Call for Abstracts extended to 10 May Online submission of abstracts for VALA2014 is now open. This year?s theme ?streaming with possibilities? opens the door for papers on a wide range of topics including Data, Bigger Data, Discovery, Publishing, Collaboration, Social, Stewardship, Maker/Hacker, Cloud, Future Proofing and Patron. This is your opportunity to present your latest research or experience to hundreds of delegates at VALA2014. Full details are available at www.vala.org.au/conf2014 and the Call for Abstracts will now remain open until 10 May 2013. VALA2014 Conference papers for publication are due to be submitted before the end of September when the peer-review process will begin, during which time you will have the opportunity to update the paper as events and technologies unfold. At the Conference you are asked to talk to your paper. VALA2014 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 4 February to Thursday 6 February 2014, with Boot Camps and L-Plate Series on Monday 3 February. (Monday and Friday are also available for associated events, meetings or workshops - contact the VALA Conference Office at vala at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event.) The Main Announcement and Registration Portal will be available online from September 2013 at www.vala.org.au/conf2014. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2013, so make your budget plans for the rest of this year accordingly! If you know of other people who are doing work that may be of interest, please direct them to the Call for Abstracts too. And there's a bonus: there is one discounted registration available per paper accepted for presentation at the Conference. If you know a vendor you would like to see at the trade exhibition, the Sponsorship and Exhibition Brochure is also available online - follow the links from the VALA2014 website. All VALA2014 information is updated regularly on our website so bookmark this page www.vala.org.au/conf2014 to keep in touch with the premier Australian forum for library and information professionals. We appreciate you passing this notice on to your colleagues. Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 443 Warrandyte VIC 3113 Phone: (03) 9844 2933 Fax: (03) 9844 3191 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2014 - Call for Abstracts is OPEN
*Apologies for cross-postings* Dear Colleague, VALA2014 ? Call for Abstracts OPEN Online submission of abstracts for VALA2014 is now open. This year?s theme ?streaming with possibilities? opens the door for papers on a wide range of topics including Data, Bigger Data, Discovery, Publishing, Collaboration, Social, Stewardship, Maker/Hacker, Cloud, Future Proofing and Patron. This is your opportunity to present your latest research or experience to hundreds of delegates at VALA2014. Full details are available at www.vala.org.au/conf2014 and the Call for Abstracts will remain open until 30 April 2013. VALA2014 Conference papers for publication are due to be submitted before the end of September when the peer-review process will begin, during which time you will have the opportunity to update the paper as events and technologies unfold. At the Conference you are asked to talk to your paper. VALA2014 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 4 February to Thursday 6 February 2014, with Boot Camps and L-Plate Series on Monday 3 February. (Monday and Friday are also available for associated events, meetings or workshops - contact the VALA Conference Office at vala at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event.) The Main Announcement and Registration Portal will be available online from September 2013 at www.vala.org.au/conf2014. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2013, so make your budget plans for the rest of this year accordingly! If you know of other people who are doing work that may be of interest, please direct them to the Call for Abstracts too. And there's a bonus: there is one discounted registration available per paper accepted for presentation at the Conference. If you know a vendor you would like to see at the trade exhibition, the Sponsorship and Exhibition Brochure is also available online - follow the links from the VALA2014 website. All VALA2014 information is updated regularly on our website so bookmark this page www.vala.org.au/conf2014 to keep in touch with the premier Australian forum for library and information professionals. We appreciate you passing this notice on to your colleagues. Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA Event - Wednesday 27 March 2013 - Technolust
Dear Colleague, Please feel free to pass on this email. VALA Event Topic: Technolust: the fifth column of the information counter-revolution Guest Presenter: Hugh Rundle AALIA (CP) Information Management and Kew Librarian, City of Boroondara As libraries see their funding reduced and their relevance questioned across the world, they are eager to introduce and use new technologies to remain valued and vibrant. In this talk, Hugh will argue that in a rush to remain relevant, it is easy for librarians to unwittingly support and champion technologies that oppose the values upon which our profession is based. He will also highlight some of the technology projects libraries are successfully running without compromising their commitment to openness, confidentiality and freedom. About our Speaker: Hugh Rundle is Information Management and Kew Librarian at the City of Boroondara. Mal Booth, University Librarian at UTS, recently wrote that Hugh is now one of the leading thinkers with regard to libraries in Australia. Then again, David Lankes of Syracuse University has accused him of the worst bit of logical reasoning I've seen in quite a bit of time, which just goes to show the value of a thorough literature review. Hugh is active on Twitter and writes a blog called It's not about the books at www.hughrundle.net Please Register: your interest in attending by logging on to our website - www.vala.org.au. This talk will follow the (brief) business of the Special General Meeting, as previously advised to VALA members. What: VALA Guest Speaker Event and SGM When: Wednesday 27 March 2013 Time: 5.30 for 6.00 ? 7.30pm Where: University of Melbourne Dulcie Hollyock Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library Melways Map X871 (Public transport via train or tram. On-street parking in surrounding area - have gold coins available.) Cost: Free to VALA members and guests Complimentary drinks and nibbles on arrival; join us afterwards for pay-as-you-go dinner with VALA Committee and our Speaker, venue to be confirmed. Dinner RSVP: Joining us for dinner? Please RSVP by 5.00 p.m. Monday 25 March to: vala at vala.org.au or (03) 9725 2725 clearly indicating that you will be joining us for dinner. Lesley Ryall Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc.: - New Appointments
Apologies for cross-postings VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc.: - New Appointments VALA is delighted to announce the appointment of Lesley Ryall and her team at The Good Work Group as the incoming VALA Secretariat. Lesley will be the new VALA Executive Officer, and she and Alyson Kosina are working on a staged transition from the current Secretariat at CSE Systems to The Good Work Group. As many VALA members are aware, Alyson has long foreshadowed the retirement of herself, as VALA Executive Officer, along with her team at CSE Systems. Alyson does not leave us completely, as she will continue to be the Editor for VALA Conference papers, working with authors and peer-reviewers to ensure the best possible outcomes. VALA's email address will not change, and changes to other contact details will be notified via the VALA website when they occur. Please bear with us through this period of change. On behalf of the committee I would like to thank Alyson and Petra at CSE Systems for the professional service they have delivered over a long period. Bart Rutherford President VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA End-of-Year General Meeeting Wednesday 28 November 2012: Lightning Talks - share your innovation story
Apologies for cross-postings--- Dear Colleague, Please feel free to pass on this message. VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. NOTICE OF MEETING VALA End-of-Year General Meeting ** Venue: Baillieu Library** Wednesday 28 November 2012 ***Lightning Talks - share your innovation story*** Join Victoria?s community of Library IT Professionals for an evening of brief ?lightning talks? to showcase local ideas or practices with a focus on IT innovation. Lightning talks are simple 5 minute presentations that offer insights into a single topic. This format offers an excellent opportunity for you to participate and share knowledge with colleagues from a diverse cross section of Library and Information Services. Possible topics might include: * Customised software or hardware solutions * Web or mobile technologies * IT in spaces and the design process * Social technology * Learnings from projects that didn?t work out * You tell us! The VALA Committee is encouraging anyone who can talk to an example of innovation (whether successful or not) at their organisation to come to this dynamic and inspirational event. How do I participate? Reflect on one or two examples of innovation at your organisation and prepare a simple, ?punchy? 5 minute talk that will convey the example to an audience of Library IT Professionals. Slides/PowerPoint etc. are optional but if used can be brought along on the night. There will be provision in the programme for a certain number of impromptu talks. FREE ENTRY Not a VALA member? Visitors are welcome at VALA meetings - just come! Express your interest in attending or participating at www.vala.org.au - registration is free. VENUE Dulcie Hollyock Room (formerly known as Tutorial Room) Ground Floor, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, Melways Map X871 I6. (Public transport via train or tram. On-street parking in surrounding area - have gold coins available.) DATE TIME Wednesday 28 November 2012 Christmas drinks and nibbles from 5:30 pm. Please feel free to pass on this message! Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA Reminder: Nominations Now Open across Australia for the VALA Award and for VALA Travel Scholarships - Closing Next Week!
---Apologies for cross-postings--- Dear Colleague, Remember that nominations for the VALA Award and applications for Travel Scholarships close next week, on Friday 2 November 2012. Do you know of an institution in Australia that has made really innovative use of information technology during the last two years? *Now* is your chance to nominate it (and it could be your own institution) for the 2012 VALA Award. Nominations are now invited for the 2012 VALA Award, for applications implemented between July 2010 and June 2012 inclusive - go to our Website at http://www.vala.org.au/vala-award for more information. Or perhaps you wonder how people get VALA Travel Scholarships, and whether you should try. Go to our Website at http://www.vala.org.au/travelscholarships/travel-scholarship-nomination and find out more - it's worth up to $13,000! Applications for both the Award and the Travel Scholarships close on Friday 2 November 2012. Please feel free to promote these awards and circulate this email to your colleagues. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA General Meeeting Wednesday 24 October - Open Access Forum
Apologies for cross-postings Dear Colleague, Please feel free to pass on this message. VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. NOTICE OF MEETING ** Venue: Baillieu Library** Wednesday 24 October 2012 Setting the Default to Open Access: Three Points of View This year VALA is celebrating Open Access Week with a panel of three fabulous guest speakers. Each has their own unique perspective on Open Access: the research librarian, the academic and a provider of published content. Come along and join the discussion. Rebecca Parker will give an overview of open access issues and consider the likely impact of the Finch report. Birgit Loch has an academic's perspective on what open access means for her and her colleagues. She will discuss aspects such as the success of MathsCasts, whether journal articles should be available openly, how to choose where to publish and whether open access has an impact on that choice. Lian Todd will view the topic from the publisher's perspective. Speakers: Rebecca Parker is the Research Services Librarian at Swinburne University of Technology. She has managed Swinburne's institutional repository since 2008, and is responsible for developing and delivering the Library's services to researchers. Her expertise includes open access repositories, copyright for researchers, metrics, data management, online publishing support, and research profile management and promotion. Dr Birgit Loch is a senior lecturer in mathematics education in the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences at Swinburne University, and the Head of the Maths and Stats Help Centre. Her research area is in educational technologies. She is the initiator of the MathsCasts project ? an international research collaboration producing short narrated screen videos on mathematical topics to support students. MathsCasts are available as OERs via iTunes U and on YouTube. Lian Todd was an academic librarian who went to work for vendors and publishers after nearly 20 years in libraries. Currently she is the Regional Sales Manager, ANZ at SAGE Publications, and before that she worked for OCLC and DA Information Services. Lian has worked in a number of universities in Melbourne and her interests areas are IT in libraries, eContent and ePublishing. She has been an active member of VALA for many years. FREE ENTRY Not a VALA member? Visitors are welcome at VALA meetings - just come! Express your interest in attending at www.vala.org.au/general-meetings/blog VENUE Dulcie Hollyock Room (formerly known as Tutorial Room) Ground Floor, Baillieu Library University of Melbourne, Melways Map X871 I6 (Public transport via train or tram. On-street parking in surrounding area - have gold coins available.) DATE TIME Wednesday 24 October 2012 Drinks and nibbles from 5.30 pm Want to join Committee and the speakers for dinner (your expense) afterwards? DINNERS RSVPs only by 5.00 pm Tuesday 23 October: vala at vala.org.au Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA General Meeting and AGM Wednesday 27 June 2012 - Digging Big Data - Reminder
Apologies for cross-postings Reminder: Dear Colleague Please feel free to pass on this message. VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. NOTICE OF MEETING Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne Wednesday 27 June 2012 Digging Big Data Speaker: Heather Burns The first release of Census 2011 data is happening on Thursday 21 June 2012. Be among the first to learn about the information contained in this wonderful resource, how the Census (and Victoria) has changed since the 2006 Census, and the various ways you can access this data for your clients. Speaker: Heather Burns works in State and Territory Statistical Services, Australian Bureau of Statistics. She has extensive experience with Census data, along with a detailed knowledge of the new ABS Geography. FREE ENTRY Not a VALA member? Visitors are welcome at VALA meetings - just come! VENUE ** Note return to Baillieu Library** Dulcie Hollyock Room (formerly known as Tutorial Room) Ground Floor, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, Melways Map X871 I6. (Public transport via train or tram. On-street parking in surrounding area - have gold coins available.) DATE TIME Wednesday 27 June 2012 Drinks and nibbles from 5:30 pm. Brief AGM at 6:00 pm, followed by Heather's presentation. Want to join Committee and the speaker for dinner (your expense) afterwards? DINNER RSVPs only by 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 26 June: vala at vala.org.au or (03) 9725 2725 Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2012 - Boot Camp, L-Plate Series and Registration - 16 Days to Go!
-Apologies for cross-postings- Dear Colleague, VALA2012 Conference 6-9 February 2012 Melbourne, Australia VALA2012: eM-powering eFutures is only 16 days away - did you see that applications for the L-Plate Series and the RMIT Publishing / VALAtech Boot Camp at VALA2012 are open? These events are free to registered delegates, or to people currently registering. Spaces are limited so register now. If you have already registered for the Conference but not for these events, you can log back in at https://wsm.com.au/ei/cm.esp?id=549pageid=_3AA0VVA6W and apply for the session(s) of your choice. If you have not yet registered, there is still time to do so. Just go to http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/conf2012 and follow the links for the latest information and Registration. You can apply for the Boot Camp or the L-Plate Series as part of registering for the Conference. The L-Plate Series has short introductory sessions as follows: Tablets vs Netbooks / Notebooks Cloud Computing 101 XML Exposed Trove API and what it can do for you Content Management Systems: Making the Choice (Joomla vs. Drupal vs. WordPress) Gaming 101 See http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/vala2012-l-plate-series for more information. What's on in the Boot Camp? Here's a taste of what you will find at http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/vala2012-boot-camp;vala2012-boot-camp. Monday 6 February 2012 0900-1300: RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session A: Co-design an ILMS for the Future 1400 - 1700: RMIT Publishing VALAtech Boot Camp Session B: Using Mobile and Social Media to Enrich the Visitor Experience Tuesday 7 February 2012 1050 - 1230: RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session C: Drupal Basics 1405 ? 1545: RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session D: Drupal Advanced Thursday 9 February 2012 1030 ? 1210: RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session E: A Speed Date with Design Thinking 1345 ? 1525: RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session F: Working with the Trove API - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We look forward to seeing you there soon! Please feel free to pass on this message. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2012 Conference - Earlybird Deadline Extended!
*** Apologies for cross-postings*** VALA2012 Conference - eM-powering eFutures Melbourne, Australia 6 - 9 February 2012 Dear Colleague, Having trouble getting that payment for the VALA2012 Conference Registration organised in time for the 30 November Earlybird deadline? You're not alone, so we have extended the Earlybird deadline to help you. Register and pay by Sunday 11 December 2011 and still be eligible for the earlybird discount! Join the hundreds of people who have already registered for what should be the best ever VALA Conference and is the biggest Trade Exhibition we've had yet, with 100 exhibition stands already sold. You can register online, or download a registration form and get that payment through fast - go to http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/conf2012 now and follow the links to the Registration page. Remember you get maximum value for money by being a VALA member and paying now online. Check the Conference Programme page at http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/vala2012-programme-grid;vala2012-programme-grid for latest details of the Programme, including the L-Plate series and preliminary details of the high-end VALAtech Boot Camp. Did you see the latest on the keynote speakers? Go to http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/vala2012keynotespeakers to find out more about: Jason Griffey, from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Liz Lyon, from UKOLN Eric Miller, from Zepheira Inc, and formerly from MIT and W3C Eli Neiburger, from Ann Arbor District Libraries Eibhlin Roche, from the Guinness Storehouse Xiaolin Zhang, from the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Please feel free to pass on this email. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at valavala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA General Meeting - VALA Presents David Lee King with Hamish Curry - Friday 23 September - Register **Now**
***Apologies for cross-postings*** Dear Colleague, Please feel free to pass on this message. VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. NOTICE OF MEETING Friday 23 September 2011 ** Note Different Venue ** Majorca Room, 1st Floor, City Library, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VALA is delighted to present David Lee King with Hamish Curry Freak Out, Geek Out, or Seek Out: Trends, Transformations, and Change in Libraries Speaker: David Lee King Digital Branch Services Manager at the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, USA Putting IT back in Reality Speaker: Hamish Curry Education and Onsite Learning Manager at the State Library of Victoria When: 2.00pm to 5.00pm on 23 September 2011. Where: The Majorca Room, City Library, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Cost: $33 incl GST. Afternoon tea is included Freak Out, Geek Out, or Seek Out: Trends, Transformations, and Change in Libraries We have a choice with technology change - we can freak out about it, jump in unprepared, or seek out the best tools and trends for our libraries... and plan for those! David describes the current social media transformation taking place, and applies those changes to a library setting. Then David also discusses the changes a library needs to make to meet and participate in our new online, participatory world, and provides pointers to plan for these changes. David Lee King is the Digital Branch Services Manager at the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He speaks internationally about emerging trends, website management, digital experience, and social media, and has been published in many library-related journals. David was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for 2008, and published his first book, Designing the Digital Experience, in 2009. His second book will be published in 2011. David writes the Wired Library column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter, and maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Putting IT back in Reality Some have likened libraries as museums for information handling in the industrial age. If only they knew what you were really up to, right? If technology is shaping learning and literacy, then the evolution of social media, video games, and an app-for-everything is a sure sign libraries better get on board the information freight train, onsite and online. Re-thinking the way we partner and deliver library programs is the first step. This presentation will highlight the strong correlation between library services in the web world and the real world, and how ?merging? them onsite and ?mirroring? them online can stimulate new networks and new audiences for libraries. Hamish Curry is the Education and Onsite Learning Manager at the State Library of Victoria. As a teacher with 14 years experience, in the UK, Japan, and six years coordinating a city campus in Melbourne, he understands the importance of engagement and creativity in stimulating learning. In his work at the State Library, information and technology go hand-in-hand with amazing collections and exhibitions, and an array of education workshops, online resources and innovative public programs. Cost: $33 incl GST. Go to www.vala.org.au and register now - places are strictly limited Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2012 Conference - Keynote Speaker Announcement
---Apologies for cross-postings--- VALA2012: eM-powering eFutures 6-9 February 2012 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia www.vala.org.au/conf2012 Dear Colleague, Please remember to pass on this email! VALA is excited to announce that Liz Lyon, Jason Griffey and Xiaolin Zhang will be keynote speakers for the VALA2012 Conference. Liz Lyon is the Director of UKOLN, a research organisation that aims to inform practice and influence policy in the areas of: digital libraries, information systems, bibliographic management, and web technologies. In 2009, she published the Open Science at Web-Scale Report, which considered a range of issues associated with open data, citizen science and participative technologies for science. She also co-authored the Scaling Up Report, which presents the results of a JISC-funded scoping study to assess the feasibility of a federated model for data repositories in the domain of crystallography. In 2007, Liz completed a piece of consultancy for JISC, to investigate the relationships between data centres and institutions which may develop data repositories. This consultancy resulted in the direction-setting report Dealing with Data. For further details on Liz, go to http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/e.j.lyon/ Jason Griffey is Associate Professor / Head of Library Information Technology, Lupton Library, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Jason is a librarian, technologist, writer and speaker. His most recent print publication is an issue of Library Technology Reviews entitled Gadgets Gizmos: Personal Electronics and the Library. His latest book is Mobile Technologies and Libraries and he was the co-author of Library Blogging. He has a blog at Pattern Recognition. For further details about Jason, go to http://jasongriffey.net/. Xiaolin Zhang is Executive Director of the National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, one of the largest research libraries in China. He has also been active at the national level for coordinated and collaborative development of digital libraries, for strategic planning of the National Scientific Information Platform, for promotion and experimentation of knowledge-oriented services, and for leading the national effort in digital library standards. He led the large scale study of copyright issues and policies for the Chinese Science Digital Library, was one of the first to be involved in the Open Access movement, and was instrumental in organising Chinese studies on digital preservation policies and infrastructure. He has been a Governing Board Member of IFLA and is a Standing Committee Member of Asia and Oceania Section on 2005. For further details, see http://www.las.ac.cn/zxl/. Colleagues may recall that Xiaolin was unable to attend VALA2010; VALA has renewed our invitation to him, and is delighted that he has accepted. With the theme eM-powering eFutures, VALA2012 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 7 February to Thursday 9 February 2012, with Boot Camps and L-Plate Series on Monday 6 February. Monday and Friday are also available for associated events, meetings or workshops - contact the VALA Conference Office at vala at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event. The Main Announcement and Registration Brochure will be available in September 2011. Go to http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/expression-of-interest and provide your details if you would like to be added to the list to receive a copy. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2011, so make your budget plans for the rest of this year accordingly! And if you know a vendor you would like to see at the trade exhibition, the sponsorship and exhibition proposal will shortly be available - follow the links from the VALA2012 Home page for a copy. Note: Emails replying to this address are not checked regularly; if you wish to contact me, please reply to vala at vala.org.au. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2012 Conference - eMpowering your eFuture? Abstract Submissions Closing Next Week!
---Apologies for cross-postings--- VALA2012: eM-powering eFutures 6-9 February 2012 ***Call for Papers Reminder*** Dear Colleague, As you are aware, the deadline for submission of abstracts for VALA2012 has been extended by request to close of business on Monday, 9 May 2011 (next week!), so there is still time to add your abstract to those already received. Check out the details of the Call for Papers and submit your abstract by 9 May 2011. As you will see, VALA is looking for papers, from across Australia and internationally, on a wide range of subjects; this is your opportunity to present your latest research or experience to the delegates at VALA2012. If you know of other people who are doing work that may be of interest, direct them to the Call for Papers too. And there's a bonus: there is one discounted registration available per paper accepted for presentation at the Conference. With the theme eM-powering eFutures, VALA2012 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 7 February to Thursday 9 February 2012, with Boot Camps and L-Plate Series on Monday 6 February. Monday and Friday are also available for associated events, meetings or workshops - contact the VALA Conference Office at vala at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event. Remember that VALA conference papers for publication are due to be submitted before the end of September when the peer-review process will begin, during which you have the opportunity to update the paper as events and technologies unfold. At the conference you are asked to talk to your paper, which allows you to be up to the minute with the latest in your field. So go to http://www.vala.org.au/conf2012 and submit online now! The Main Announcement and Registration Brochure will be available in September 2011 - go to http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/expression-of-interest and provide your details if you would like to be added to the list to receive a copy. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2011, so make your budget plans for the rest of this year accordingly! And if you know a vendor you would like to see at the trade exhibition, the sponsorship and exhibition proposal is now available - follow the links from the VALA2012 Home page for a copy. Please remember to pass this notice on to your colleagues. Note: Emails replying to this address are not checked regularly; if you wish to contact me, please reply to vala at vala.org.au. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2012 Conference - Call for Papers Deadline Extended by Request
---Apologies for cross-postings--- VALA2012: eM-powering eFutures 6-9 February 2012 ***Call for Papers Extended*** Dear Colleague, Is Easter getting in the way of submitting your abstract for VALA2012? In response to a number of requests, the deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to close of business on Monday 9 May 2011. Check out the details of the Call for Papers and submit your abstract by 9 May 2011. As you will see, VALA is looking for papers, from across Australia and internationally, on a wide range of subjects; this is your opportunity to present your latest research or experience to the delegates at VALA2012. If you know of other people who are doing work that may be of interest, direct them to the Call for Papers too. And there's a bonus: there is one discounted registration available per paper accepted for presentation at the Conference. With the theme eM-powering eFutures, VALA2012 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 7 February to Thursday 9 February 2012, with Boot Camps and L-Plate Series on Monday 6 February. Monday and Friday are also available for associated events, meetings or workshops - contact the VALA Conference Office at vala at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event. Remember that VALA conference papers for publication are due to be submitted before the end of September when the peer-review process will begin, during which you have the opportunity to update the paper as events and technologies unfold. At the conference you are asked to talk to your paper, which allows you to be up to the minute with the latest in your field. So go to http://www.vala.org.au/conf2012 and submit online now! The Main Announcement and Registration Brochure will be available in September 2011 - go to http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012/expression-of-interest and provide your details if you would like to be added to the list to receive a copy. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2011, so make your budget plans for the rest of this year accordingly! And if you know a vendor you would like to see at the trade exhibition, the sponsorship and exhibition proposal will shortly be available - follow the links from the VALA2012 Home page for a copy. Please remember to pass this notice on to your colleagues. Note: Emails replying to this address are not checked regularly; if you wish to contact me, please reply to vala at vala.org.au. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2010 Conference - Latest News
Apologies for cross-postings Dear Colleague, Please feel free to pass on this message* It is with regret that VALA advises delegates to the VALA2010 conference that Dr Xiaolin Zhang, the Executive Director of the National Library of the Chinese Academy of Science, is unable to attend the VALA2010 conference to give his keynote address. Dr Zhang is unable to attend because of family health issues. However, in his place, VALA is delighted to announce that Tom Tague from OpenCalais in Boston will be giving a keynote address on the Semantic Web. Tom Tague is internationally recognised as a speaker on the Semantic Web. He gave a keynote address at last year?s Semantic Web conference in the USA http://www.semantic-conference.com/session/2120, and has participated in a number of the Tallis Semantic Gang session of podcasts http://semanticgang.talis.com/tom-tague. Thomas (?Tom?) Tague leads the Thomson Reuters OpenCalais initiative, spearheading strategy and product development. He also oversees the OpenCalais developer community at OpenCalais.com, evangelising the Calais Web service and its free and open API while working closely with commercial and non-commercial developers as well as publishers and media providers of all kinds. Previous positions include Executive Vice President, Client Solutions for Darwin Partners, and co-founder and COO for Tessera Enterprise Systems, as well as senior roles at Epsilon and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). On behalf of the VALA Programme Committee, we welcome you to the VALA2010 conference to hear Tom Tague?s plenary address in Melbourne on Tuesday 9 February. See the VALA2010 Programme web site for details http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/prog2010.htm#tue. VALAtech Boot Camp News Still deciding about the Boot Camp Sessions? There are still some places at some sessions, which are free to registered delegates. Full details at http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/boot2010.htm. VALA2010 L-Plate Series Interested in the L-Plate Series instead? Despite an early flood of applications, there are also still some places available, which are free to registered delegates. Full details at http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/lplt2010.htm. VALA looks forward to seeing you at the Conference - less than two weeks to go! Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2010: VALAtech Boot Camp Applications Are Open - and Earlybird Registrations Close Friday!
Apologies for cross-postings Dear Colleague, (Please feel free to pass on this message.) As announced in the VALA2010 Registration brochure in August, we are launching the inaugural VALAtech Boot Camp at the 2010 Conference in February. The VALAtech Boot Camp is VALA's new series of high-end technical and practical sessions. Book into these interactive sessions (no passive participation here) and expand your knowledge of some of the key and emerging technologies used today. As a high-end and practical stream, a core level of technical knowledge is required. Participants are also asked to bring their notebooks / netbooks. The VALAtech Boot camp is FREE to conference delegates, but spaces are limited and conditions apply. To attend the Boot Camp you must first complete the online application form. Applicants will be advised whether they have been successful before 22 January. To apply for any of the following sessions please go to: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/boot2010.htm. Remember, you need to be a registered delegate to apply - and earlybird registrations close on Friday 11 December! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Monday 8 February 2010 Boot Camp Session A: OCLC API Mashathon 09:00 to 17:30: session for up to 50 delegates at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Facilitator: Roy Tennant OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, USA As announced in August, this all-day workshop will give participants a firm grounding in a variety of OCLC-provided APIs, including the WorldCat Search API. All of these services are free to OCLC cataloguing institutions. Besides learning about these services, you will have time to use them while having experts in the room to answer questions and assist. You will emerge well prepared to use a rich array of library APIs to enhance your local services. See http://www.oclc.org/au/en/worldcatapi/default.htm for details. Requirements: Attendees should bring laptops and be ready to code. Software used in this Boot Camp will be supplied via a flash drive on the day of the session. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Tuesday 9 February 2010 Boot Camp Session B: Video: Negotiating the Online and Mobile Space 10:50 to 12:30: session for up to 40 delegates in the VALA Showcase space. Facilitators: Simon Goodrich and Al Cossar, from the Portable Film Festival, Melbourne, Victoria The Portable team will take you through a variety of web tools and technical processes to ensure you are getting the best from your video content, and ensure you are connecting content to your audience online and on mobile. The studio session will include: Encoding for web and mobile and enabling for streaming, transcoding and problem solving, and optimising video standards for web and mobile presentation across a variety of popular transcoding tools. We will also look at changing distribution models, and a variety of case studies around forward-thinking video content solutions for web that you can make use of, from Tubemogul to Kaltura, Boxee to Vivaty. We will talk online content strategy, and how you can meaningfully connect your video to communities of interest around the internet. Requirements: Attendees should bring their laptops / notebooks. Software used in this Boot Camp will be supplied via a flash drive on the day of the session. This is a Macintosh and PC-friendly session. Boot Camp Session C: Semantic Web APIs 14:05 to 15:45 session for up to 40 delegates in the VALA Showcase space. Facilitator: Thomas (Tom) Tague, OpenCalais, USA Tom Tague will cover will how streamlining content operations can help contain costs, and the top 10 ways to add value with the free OpenCalais service. OpenCalais offers free metadata generation services, developer tools and an automatic connection to the Linked Data cloud. The free OpenCalais service and open API makes it easy to automate content operations, enhance content, increase audience engagement and extend distribution across the content ecosystem. Tom Tague leads the Thomson Reuters OpenCalais initiative, and the OpenCalais developer community. He is an internationally recognised expert and keynote speaker on top trends in the semantic web, and is a regular on Paul Miller?s Semantic Web Gang (http://cloudofdata.com/category/podcast/). Requirements: Attendees should bring their laptops / notebooks, and prior to attending this Boot Camp session must have registered and loaded their free OpenCalais API Key. See http://www.opencalais.com/APIkey for details. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Thursday 10 February 2010 Boot Camp Session D: Open Source Content Management Systems - Joomla! 10:30 to 12:10 session for up to 40 delegates in the VALA Showcase space. Facilitator: Representative from the Melbourne Joomla Day, Melbourne, Victoria Attendees will receive an introduction to the open source content management package Joomla! The session will include a hands-on introduction to the basic package, as well as some of
[MCN-L] VALA2010 Conference - Earlybird Deadline Extended!
Apologies for cross-postings VALA2010: Connections, Content, Conversations http://www.vala.org.au/conf2010.htm Dear Colleague, Having trouble getting that payment for the VALA2010 Conference Registration organised in time for the 30 November Earlybird deadline? You're not alone, so we have extended the Earlybird deadline to help you. Register and pay by Friday 11 December 2009 and still be eligible for the earlybird discount! You can register online, or download a registration form and get that payment through fast - go to http://vala.org.au/conf2010.htm now and follow the links to the Registration page. Remember you get maximum value for money by being a VALA member and paying now. Join the hundreds of people who have already registered for what should be the best ever VALA Conference and the biggest Trade Exhibition we've had yet. Interested in the high-end VALAtech Boot Camp? More details coming very soon! Please feel free to pass on this e-mail. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Australia Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2010 Conference - Register NOW!
Apologies for cross-postings Dear Colleague, VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future, Inc Australia Only 35 days to go to the earlybird deadline of 30 November, so register and pay *now* for VALA2010 and make your dollars go further. The VALA2010 15th Biennial Conference and Exhibition is the premier library technology conference for this region. With an exciting line- up of international and local speakers, and a packed programme focused on the challenges we face today, VALA2010 is a conference you can?t afford to miss. The theme for VALA2010 is Connections, Content, Conversations. This theme focuses on the processes, applications and technologies used to connect content, as well as collaborative and social networking services, with our patrons and fellow professionals. In attending VALA2010, you will be treated to presentations on the use of open source solutions, services delivered on portable devices, the strategic use of social networking to build online communities, eBooks, discovery layers, digitisation, repositories, and much, much more. VALA2010 will be held at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia, from Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 February 2010. The very popular L-Plate Series will be on Monday 8 February, as will the first sessions of our new VALAtech Boot Camp, a practical and technical stream for your systems staff. Monday 8 February and Friday 12 February are also for associated events, meetings or workshops: contact the VALA2010 Conference at info at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event - full details on the Website. Go to http://www.vala.org.au/conf2010.htm for all the latest information about this exciting Conference or to download a brochure. This is where you will find the list of Keynote Speakers, Conference Programme and Registration information - and you can register and pay online, or just download a Registration form and pay by cheque or credit card. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2009, so finalise your plans today. If you have already registered, congratulations! We look forward to seeing you in February 2010. Please feel free to pass on this notice. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2010 - Would You Like to Help Review Papers? Reply By September 22
Apologies for cross-postings - please feel free to pass on this email ***All replies to this email should be sent to vala at vala.org.au*** Dear Colleague, VALA2010: CONNECTIONS, CONTENT, CONVERSATIONS As you may be aware, papers (except for keynote speakers and invited papers) published in VALA conference proceedings are peer-reviewed in accordance with HERDC guidelines. The VALA2010 Programme Committee is looking for people to take on the role of independent reviewer for the VALA2010 conference papers that are being submitted now. Details of the conference programme are available from www.vala.org.au/vala2010/prog2010.htm, and you will see that, among other keynote speakers, we have Stephanie Orlic, from the Louvre Museum. Reviewers would be asked to read and comment on about two or three papers (the more reviewers we have, the fewer papers each receives), and are provided with guidelines/comment forms to assist them with rating the papers. Papers and guidelines will be distributed by email, and reviewers will be asked to complete the task within two weeks of receiving the papers. If a paper has to be revised (most do), then it will have to be reviewed again after revision, and this will also need to be done in two weeks. Papers are due mid-September, and it is anticipated that most papers will be distributed to reviewers by early to mid-October. Each paper is reviewed by at least 2 reviewers, then the reviews are combined and returned to the authors. Following this, authors are given two weeks for revisions, and on receipt rewritten papers are re-reviewed. This would take the process to mid to late November (all being well). It is, of course, possible that there may be delays with particular papers (illness, etc.), which would result in the process starting and finishing later. Any reviewers whose paper(s) will be delayed will be advised in advance if possible. Please remember that the aim is to be able to distribute abstracts according to areas of skill, but also, as much as possible, to give each reviewer about the same workload. Each abstract will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. If you are interested in being considered for the review panel, we would like you to do the following, please. ? Download the reviewing skills spreadsheet from www.vala.org.au/revw2010.htm and complete it, to help with gathering information about your skills. ? Complete the spreadsheet, as described below. This should take around five minutes to complete and email back to me at vala at vala.org.au, ASAP, please, but no later than Tuesday 22 September. ? In your covering email, please supply us with 50-100 words about yourself, *full* contact information, plus any spread of dates between now and Christmas when you will not be available for reviewing. All emails to vala at vala.org.au ? do *not* use the Reply button in your email program. **Even if you have reviewed for VALA before, we ask that you please complete this task, to simplify the process.** In the spreadsheet, the first column is the list (now in alpha order) of topics we arrived at for the Call for Papers. The second column asks you to insert your name and institution at the top (overwrite what is there), and then the rest of the column shows each cell marked with the default value of O (for OK). Please change the value of O as follows: Y If you are relatively strong in that area (please use Caps Lock) N If you are really not familiar with the area (please use Caps Lock) *Topics remaining as O will be considered as OK for you to review if necessary*. Please complete and return to me at vala at vala.org.au by **Tuesday 22 September**, so that we can compile the list of skills and allocate papers taking into account this information and any known possible conflicts of interest. Many thanks Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au
[MCN-L] VALA2010 National Conference - Keynote Speakers include Stephanie Orlic, from The Louvre
*Apologies for cross-postings* VALA2010: Connections, Content, Conversations 9-11 February 2010 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia Please remember to pass this email on to your colleagues! Dear Colleague, VALA is delighted to announce the remaining three keynote speakers for the VALA2010 Conference. Stephanie Orlic is head of the Unit Projects and Partnerships outside the museum, in the Multimedia division of the Cultural Production Department at the Mus?e du Louvre. She is in charge of the joint Louvre - DNP Museum Lab project (http://www.museumlab.jp/english), which is using geospatial tagging, mobile devices, and multilingual systems to engage with patrons. A graduate in Art History and in Information and Communication Sciences, she worked in multimedia companies with the audiovisual group CANAL+ before arriving at the Louvre in 2005, where she has been working on the issues of multimedia mediation for art museums. Karen Calhoun is Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services. In this role, she is charged with charting a course for the future of cataloging and metadata services and extending WorldCat?s global reach. With a background at OCLC and at Cornell University, Ms. Calhoun is active professionally in research and as a speaker. Recently Ms. Calhoun was principal investigator for The Changing Nature of the Catalog and its Integration with Other Discovery Tools, a Library of Congress-commissioned study that proposed new directions for the library catalog in the digital era. See also http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/summary.htm. Xiaolin Zhang is Executive Director of the National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, one of the largest research libraries in China. He has also been active at the national level for coordinated and collaborative development of digital libraries, for strategic planning of the National Scientific Information Platform, for promotion and experimentation of knowledge-oriented services, and for leading the national effort in digital library standards. He led the large scale study of copyright issues and policies for the Chinese Science Digital Library, was one of the first to be involved in the Open Access movement, and was instrumental in organising Chinese studies on digital preservation policies and infrastructure. He has been a Governing Board Member of IFLA and is a Standing Committee Member of Asia and Oceania Section on 2005. See http://www.las.ac.cn/zxl/ VALA has already announced the following three keynote speakers for VALA2010. Lee Rainie is the Director of the Pew Internet American Life Project, a non-profit, non?partisan fact tank that studies the social impact of the internet. Lee is a co-author of Up for Grabs: The Future of the Internet, Hopes and Fears, and the forthcoming Ubiquity, Mobility, Security, a series of books about the future of the internet published by Cambria Press and based on Project surveys. Lee is also co-authoring a book for MIT Press about the social impact of technology with sociologist Barry Wellman that will be published in 2010. The working title is Connected Lives: The New Social Network Operating System. An internationally respected speaker, Lee gave the opening keynote address at the recent 2009 US Computers in Libraries conference. For further details on Lee, see http://www.pewinternet.org/Experts/Lee-Rainie.aspx. McKenzie (Ken) Wark is the Associate Professor of Media Studies, Eugene Lang College and the New School for Social Research (http://www.newschool.edu/lang/faculty.aspx?id=23748). Ken is a theorist of media and new media with interests in new media technology, intellectual property, computer games, and new media art and culture. He is the author of A Hacker Manifesto (2004), Gamer Theory (2007), and other works. Ken was a member of the Nettime network of new media artists, theorists, and activists for many years and served as co-editor of their anthology Readme! (1999). He has also worked with the Institute for the Future of the Book http://www.futureofthebook.org/mckenziewark) Marshall Breeding is the Director for Innovative Technologies and Research from Vanderbilt University (http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/breeding). Marshall is also the person behind http://www.librarytechnology.org, as well as being the author of the annual survey into library automated systems, and of a number of important ALA Library Technology reports on open source ILS and next generation catalogues. As well as the six international keynote speakers, VALA2010 will feature a number of new, innovative, and practical programmes. The Conference will also feature quality papers from the Australian, US, New Zealand, and South East Asian library and information sectors With the theme of Connections, Content, Conversations, VALA2010 will take place at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (on the other side of the river) from
