Library Tech. Newsletter 2009

CALL FOR ARTICLES/IDEAS

As co-editor for ‘Library Hi Tech News’ (LHTN), I am looking for articles on hot-topics such as the ones suggested below or any innovative use of technology for library applications and services. We are also looking for reports of library and non-library technology conferences. LHTN is a non-refereed publication which comes out ten times a year, so articles submitted can be published fairly quickly. In some cases your report on an innovative use of technology can later be submitted as a research paper in one of Emerald’s peer-reviewed journals such as ‘Reference Services Review’, ‘Library Hi Tech’ and others. So, you might think of your article as being a “poster sessions in print” and a way to get your information/ideas out to a wide international readership.

Some Article Ideas of Interest:

Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8.0: Review and Implications for Libraries Beyond Meebo Chat: Free Available Programs for Virtual Reference Library Uses of Skype Blogging Software – Comparison Guide Libraries on the Move: Mobile Web Browsers for Smart Phones Libraries on the Move: Library Mobile Applications Librarians on the Move: New Ultra Portable Mobile Computers (lightweights with 7” to 10” screens) WorldCat Local Library Toolbars Library Calendar Applications Google Books – New Developments and Implications for Libraries Ning – Create Your Own Social Networks MUVEs Beyond Second Life You Tube Videos Made Easy Open Source Content Management Packages – Comparison Guide Library as Publisher: E Journal Applications/Programs Collaboration Networks (e.g. 2collab.com) Twitter Applications for Libraries Novel Uses of Social Tagging Web-Based Gaming and Simulation Software for Libraries Freely Available Survey Tools for Libraries Rethinking E-Reserves Digital Textbooks New Library Learning Spaces Preservation of Born Digital Information Virtual Conferencing Keeping Up With Technology

More information on Library Hi Tech News can be found at: www.emeraldinsight.com/lhtn.htm

Contact me with your ideas for an article or if you are interested in writing on one of the topic ideas listed below. Also contact me if you would like to report on a particular conference (library or technology-focused) and, if needed, we can investigate getting you a press pass. Thanks!

Martin Kesselman, Co-Editor, Library Hi Tech News, Library of Science and Medicine, Rutgers, The State University of New York, 165 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854.

Email: martyk@rci.rutgers.edu This CfP was obtained from WikiCFP