NOMINATIONS FOR ASIS&T SIG-III INFOSHARE MEMBERSHIP AWARD I -- STUDENTS

The ASIS&T International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG-III) is pleased to announce that for 2015 we will be able to sponsor another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive). We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. The award will be given to master and/or PhD students.

Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG-III officers. All curricula vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers.

Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:

• sharing ASIS&T publications that they receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues
• promoting the SIG-III paper contest among their colleagues
• serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to their area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science
• having the ability to strengthen the relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations, and
• sponsoring lectures on information science topics in their area on behalf of ASIS&T

​Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.

We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minority, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Please feel free to circulate the Call in your professional networks (e.g., your alma mater listservs, professional contacts at IFLA, OCLC, international organizations, practitioner groups, academic institutions, etc.). Please send your nominations of deserving candidates to Selenay Aytac (selenay.aytac@liu.edu) or Christine Hagar (christine.hagar@sjsu.edu).

The deadline for submitting nominations is December 31st 2014.

Enter the CILIP Blogger Challenge

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.

Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.

You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.

You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:

1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.

The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.

The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.

The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference). 

A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues. - See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues. - See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.
Please note: original prize advertised as iPad 2 but this has subsequently changed to iPad mini.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.
Please note: original prize advertised as iPad 2 but this has subsequently changed to iPad mini.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.
Please note: original prize advertised as iPad 2 but this has subsequently changed to iPad mini.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

The CILIP Blogger Challenge is a competition giving you the opportunity to talk about important library, knowledge and information issues.
Can you bring your knowledge and experience to bear on one of the big topics of the day and offer a new perspective?

Who can enter?

Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas.
You don’t have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don’t have to live in the UK.
You could, for example, be:

• A librarian, archivist or information scientist
• A student studying an information science module
• A researcher, lecturer or teacher
• Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues.

What sort of topics could I write about?

You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as:

• Everyday life e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal…
• Copyright and the law e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities?
• Data, information and knowledge e.g. Why don’t people care about their own data?
• Education e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom
• Publishing e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology
• Research e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals
• Technology e.g. How do you archive a video game?
• The economy and business e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses

Judging criteria and guidelines

Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below:
1. Be short and focussed on one issue

• The word limit is 500-1500 words

2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title

• Less than 70 characters (including spaces)

3. Be relevant

• It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society.

4. Be bold and encourage debates

• It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources
• It should encourage comments and debate

5. Be original

• It should provide a new and original perspective
• It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog.

6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts

• Use simple, everyday language
• Try to explain all acronyms and technical language

We would also ask all entrants to try and write for screen reading, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance:

• Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information
• Try the inverted pyramid structure – start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece
• Find out more about how users read on the web.

How do I submit a blog?

Please email your submission to web@cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics.
The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email.

When is the deadline?

Your submissions should be sent to web@cilip.org.uk by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November.

What happens after I submit?

Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not.
The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014.

What can I win?

The writer of the winning submission will win an iPad mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (depending on the winner’s preference).
A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book of their choice up to a value of £60.
See terms and conditions.

Why is CILIP running this competition?

We want to promote:

• Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors
• The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any questions about the competition please email  web@cilip.org.uk.
Please note: original prize advertised as iPad 2 but this has subsequently changed to iPad mini.

- See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge#sthash.Qpa7xMlb.dpuf

Inviting research manuscripts to get published in forthcoming edited book "Librarianship in Digital Environment: A Global Perspective"

"Librarianship in Digital Environment: A Global Perspective" provides
a clear picture of innovations, approaches, strategies, management,
practical implications required for successful librarianship in
digital era. This book explores various ideas, knowledge, platforms,
practical practices, and other issues for developing proactive and
user centric services/ products in the different areas which presently
needed for effective librarianship in digital era at global level.

Contributions of Research Papers are invited on following broad
sections/topics but are not limited to below topics:

• Applications of ICT and web technology in libraries
• Open sources and librarianship
• Innovation approaches to information storage and retrieval
• Cloud based libraries-Challenges and Issues
• Consortia
• Cutting Edge Technologies in librarianship
• Virtual Learning Environment
• Digital Libraries
• Digital resources preservation, management and cultivation
• Semantic Web, ontology, Linked data
• E- resources: management, evaluation etc.
• IPR and copyright in digital age
• Marketing of Library service
• Digital humanities and librarianship
• Information literacy
• Knowledge management
• Total Quality Management
•  User satisfaction and behaviour in digital age

Target Audience:

Librarians, Libraries, executives, consultants, instructors, IT
specialists, managers, trainers, LIS students, and other LIS
professionals who intend to keep abreast of current trends in library
information science domain in the digital environment.

Submission Procedure:

LIS Professionals, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit
the manuscript clearly explaining the mission and concerns on or
before August 31, 2014.  Authors will be acknowledged immediately and
the acceptance of the manuscript will be notified within a month as
per receipt date of the manuscript. Authors may be required to help,
if need be, in terms of proof, clarifications, etc.  Manuscripts are
accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are
original and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Style manuals: Submissions must follow the styles outlines in the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001,
5th edition)

Abstract: Abstracts of a manuscript should not be more than 150 words.

Author identification: The complete title of the manuscript and the
name(s) of the author(s) should be only on the first sheet and the
main text should begin on the same sheet. Complete contact information
must be supplied for all authors and co-authors, including full
address and postal pin code, telephone, and e-mail address. The
corresponding authors should be identified.

Typescript: Manuscript should be typed on A-4 size paper,
double-spaced, with generous margins at top, bottom, and sides of
page. In soft copy it should be in IBM-compatible MS Word format.
Sub-heads should be used at reasonable intervals to break the monotony
of the text. Words and symbols to be italicized must be clearly
indicated, by either italic type or underlining. Abbreviations and
acronyms should be spelt out with its first occurrence, unless found
as entries in their abbreviated form in a standard dictionary. Pages
should be numbered consecutively.

Length: Manuscript should typically be of 10 to 15 pages including the
reference list.

Notes and reference:  Notes are for explanations or amplifications of
textual material. They are distracting to the readers and expensive to
set and should be avoided whenever possible. They should be typed as
normal text at the end of the text section of the manuscript rather
than as the part of the footnote or endnote feature of computer
programme and should be numbered consecutively throughout the
contribution.

A reference list should contain references that are cited in the text.
These should be accurate and complete. Personal communications
(letters, memos, telephone conversations) are cited in the text after
the name with as exact a date as possible. Examples of references to a
book, a chapter in book, and journal article follow, formatted in APA
style:

Tables, Figures, and Illustrations: Create tables, figure, and
illustrations in their electronic files, separate from the main text.
(You may use one file for all the tables, but place each figure or
illustration in a separate file. Each table should begin in a new
page). Figures and tables should be keyed to the text. The data in the
text need not be described in such detail that tables become
redundant. Figure captions should appear on a separate sheet, not on
the original figures. One high quality, camera ready version of each
figure must be submitted with the manuscript; photocopies may
accompany the additional manuscript copies. Compositors will typeset
the tables.

Note 1: Generalised writings are not encouraged.

Note 2: Any doubt(s) regarding the sub themes of the proposed volume
may be clarified preferably by e-mail before preparing the
contribution.

Note 3:  There will be a free copy to 1st author or corresponding author


Important dates

Submission of full paper: September 30, 2014

Finalization of review process: October 30, 2014

Final intimation/acceptance to the authors: 20 November, 2014

Copyright submission by the authors: 30 November, 2014


How to Submit

The soft copy of the article may be submitted to
drkaushikanna@gmail.com and CC to shriram.ncsi@yahoo.com in
MS-Word-2007/2003 format.

Editors Contact:

Dr. Anna Kaushik

Dy. Librarian and I/C

University of Kota

Kota(Rajasthan)

Mob:+91 9414936675



Shriram Pandey

Asst. Professor & Incharge

Department of Library and Information Science

Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur

Mob:+91 9636383110

Harvard library appointing "Wikipedian in residence"

Get Paid By Harvard to Post on Wikipedia

At $16-an-hour, you could become the next “Wikipedian-in-residence.”

Harvard Photo Uploaded by tpower1983 on Flickr

If you enjoy scouring Wikipedia all day, making sure that posts are accurate and information entered into the database isn’t fudging important historical facts and details, then Harvard’s Houghton Library has a job for you.

They’re seeking a “Wikipedian-in-residence,” or, to better describe what that means, a person who will “dedicate time to working in-house at an organization” to create new pages and update existing pages on the encyclopedia-esque website.

That’s right—Harvard is looking to pay someone for the next three-months to expand coverage on Wikipedia that’s relevant to the college’s Houghton collections.

According to the job description, the qualified applicant (it’s a requirement to have a good standing on Wikipedia with “substantial” experience in posting to the site), will be tasked with the following:

Provide appropriate formatting and metadata…to upload public domain content to Wikimedia and Wikisource, and facilitate the use of such materials by other Wikipedia users. Explore the creation of WikiProjects related to Houghton holdings and promote participation in such projects… [Must have a] demonstrated ability and enjoyment in writing both clear narrative text and documentation, excellent oral and written communication skills, [and] proficiency with Windows-based applications.

People still use Windows?

Anyways, while the prospect of telling your friends that you have a full-time gig at Harvard compiling Wikipedia posts about materials relating to American, Continental, and English history and literature—staples of the Houghton collection—sounds promising, this is not that.

The person who lands the job will ultimately serve as a liaison between Houghton and the Wikimedia community, but they will only be doing so for about 13 weeks.The role would also be as an “assistant,” rather than a lead in organizing posts about the library’s archives. The Wikipedian-in-residence would be working with John Overholt, the library’s curator of early modern books and manuscripts.

Overholt said he hopes to find an expert that can help get the library’s collection out to more people by filling the temporary role. “I want to make it better for them and for everybody. If those collections get more use, and get in front of people that have a research interest in the things that we have here, that’s a win-win,” he said. “You have someone come in who has a real solid background in Wikipedia and its systems, and its culture, who can do this job of taking resources in your collection and make Wikipedia articles better, and the material you hold in your museum becomes more accessible.”

Although it may sound odd, the idea of a Wikipedian-in-residence is not a made up title that the Houghton Library created to try and entice interested applicants. According to WikiMedia’s webpage, the concept was first introduced by the Galleries Libraries Archives Museums group, or GLAM. Since then, institutions such as Chateau de Versailles, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and the Museum of Modern Art have all had similar positions available at some point.

“There have been a number of major library and museum institutions that have been doing these sorts of projects for a few years now,” said Overholt. “It’s such an important information resource.”