Slavic Studies Librarianship

CONFERENCE/CFP- Environment, Identities and Space, GOSECA Pittsburgh, Feb. 26-28

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Source: GOSECA University of Pittsburgh <gosecaconference@yahoo.com>

University of Pittsburgh

Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia and Center for Russian and East European Studies present: Environment, Identities, and Space in Europe and Central Asia Seventh Annual Graduate Student Conference February 26-28, 2010

On the eve of the September 2009 meeting of the G20 in Pittsburgh, Josй Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, spoke of the "new challenges of the 21st century" as "challenges that have no respect for borders." Foremost among these Mr. Barroso listed climate change. He prevailed upon the citizens of all prosperous countries to cease gambling over the reality of environmental change and confront this threat with resolve. As he put it: "The time for playing high-stakes poker is over." From the city which welcomed the G20 summit, first heard Mr. Barroso's call for action, and will host the 2010 UN World Environment Day, we raise a call of our own. The Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA) at the University of Pittsburgh has committed its seventh annual conference to scholarship which seeks to better understand the complex bonds between human beings and their environments. How have societies imagined the "natural" world and their relationship to it? What role did the environment play in shaping identities and spaces - political, cultural, and social? How have images and conceptualizations of environment shifted and how did such changes affect societies, their economies, politics, cultures, and identities? As sites of dramatic cultural, social and political transformations, Europe and Central Asia offer a vast potential in addressing these questions

We strongly encourage submissions from the widest range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities (and particularly those which cross disciplines) that address the issues of environment, identities, and space, their interplay and the way in which they affect processes in the region. Topics include but are not limited to:

* representations and interpretations in art, literature,

geography/cartography, and history

* migration and demography

* policy and controversy

* "alternative voices": environmentalism and dissident politics

* the shaping of social and cultural identities

* historical legacies of land and resource use

* political violence, war, and ecoterrorism

* energy security, resource management, and cultures of consumption

Students currently enrolled in graduate programs are welcome to submit abstracts, which should be no more than 250 words long. Please submit abstracts, along with an academic CV (limited to two pages) to gosecaconference@yahoo.com no later than December 15, 2009. We will contact the authors of accepted abstracts by January 1, 2010.

Abstract Requirements

Abstracts must be no longer than 250 words. All submissions should be in PDF (preferred) or Microsoft Word format in a standard 12-point font and be double spaced. In order to ensure anonymity during the blind selection process, the body of the abstract should not contain the author's or authors' name(s) or other personal identifying information other than the title of the paper. The cover page must include: title of submission, author's or authors' name(s), institutional and departmental affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), geographic address(es), and a primary phone number. Although we require all of this information, correspondence will occur mainly via e-mail. An academic CV must also be submitted, but please limit these to two pages.

Paper Requirements

In order to facilitate presentation time limits, and to ensure time for active discussions, paper length will be limited to 8 typed pages, double-spaced, with 12-point font. All accepted participants will be required to submit a copy of the final paper one month prior to the conference.

Registration Requirements

To better promote a meaningful interdisciplinary exchange, participants are expected to attend all panels for the duration of the conference. Although we cannot provide travel support, we will be happy to arrange housing for the duration of the conference with graduate students. The registration fee is $25.00, which includes meals. Registration fee must be paid by cash or check at registration on February 26, 2010.

In Memoriam: Igor Starkin

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:53:00 +0000

9.11.2009

Прощание с Игорем Старыгиным состоится 12 ноября

Прощание с Арамисом российского кино, популярным артистом Игорем Старыгиным пройдет в фойе московского Дома кино в четверг, 12 ноября. Читать дальше

Balkan Turbo-folk-Latest Songs:Amela's Bas zbog nje or Just For Here

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:19:00 +0000

I want to introduce to my reader Amela. Amela's music is sentimental and keeps all the regular apparatus that characterizes Balkan Turbo-Folk. Her latest song Bas zbog nie (translated to English- Just For Her) is nostalgic and captivating.

Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Manuscripts Page

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:22:00 +0000

I accidentally stumbled upon this page as I was searching for a bibliography of repressed Azerbaijani poet Javad Ahmad. Originally, I did not anticipate finding anything interesting on this website as it looked like the registration was required. However, I realized that there was wealth of information that could be useful to those who study various aspects of information object production, dissemination and consumption. The manuscripts served as a media of choice till the movable printing press was introduced. Here you can browse scans of various Ottoman and other Turkish history related manuscripts. Here is the address of the website: https://www.yazmalar.gov.tr/detay_goster.php?k=2264&dill=eng

Call for Proposals: Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group – Fifth Annual Meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:59:00 +0000

April 8-9, 2010

Hosted by
University of Iowa
At the Hotel Vetro, Iowa City, IA

The fifth Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group annual meeting hosted by the University of Iowa will be held April 8 and 9, 2010 at the Hotel Vetro in Iowa City, Iowa.

Please consider participating in 2010, in a panel discussion, as a speaker or as a poster presenter. Proposals are needed by December 15, 2009.

Possible topics include:

Building text collections: institutional repositories, EAD, newspapers, yearbooks
Collection Customizations, such as website redesign, other technical aspects
Metadata Standards -- migrating, harvesting, repurposing, Unicode
Oral Histories – file management; rights, transcription and maintenance
Rights management
System integration and interoperability: CONTENTdm collections in the institutional landscape, (linking to website, RSS feed, meta-searches, API)
Tips and tricks for using CONTENTdm
Video projects
Workflow, staffing, and project management models

All presenters will be part of a "Minute Madness" session where you can speak about your topic for a minute!
We are offering an online proposal submission form. To submit a proposal, please visit the conference website at: http://ir.uiowa.edu/cdm_mw2010/ and click on the link for the submission form (either in the body of the page or under "Author Corner"). You will need to create an account to access the form.
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Maroso, program planning subcommittee chair, at maroso@uillinois.edu or 217-377-9189

Deadline for submitting proposals is December 15, 2009

Now in its fifth year, the Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group welcomes all CONTENTdm users. In 2009, the conference attendees represented these states: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

http://www.bsu.edu/library

UCLA Event- 1989: Assessing the Collapse of Communism Twenty Years Later

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:00 +0000

A symposium

Friday, November 06, 2009
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
Los Angeles, CA 90095

1989 was a momentous year in the history of Europe and the world. The collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe set the stage for unprecedented post-socialist "transitions" in the region and for post-Cold War geo-political changes as well. In recognition of the extraordinary events symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago, this symposium aims to reflect thoughtfully on the important political, economic and socio-cultural changes that have ensued.

8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:15 Welcome - Susan McClary, Associate Vice-Provost, UCLA International Institute

9:15-9:30 Opening Remarks - Gail Kligman, Director, Center for European and Eurasian Studies

9:30-11:30 Session 1 - Post-socialist Transformations I

Speakers: Ivan Berend (UCLA, History), Eva Fodor (Central European University, Sociology), Jan Kubik (Rutgers University, Political Science)

11:30-11:45 Break

11:45-1:15 Lunch (Light refreshments will be served.)

Download a campus map of nearby food courts. UCLA-Lot2-food-FacultyCenter.pdf

1:15-2:00 Session 2 - NATO Expansion

Speaker: General Wesley Clark (former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe)

2:15-3:45 Session 3 - Post-socialist Transformations II

Speakers: Adrian Favell (UCLA, Sociology), Wade Jacoby (Brigham Young University, Political Science)

3:45-4:00 Break

4:00-5:00 Keynote Speaker – Kenneth Jowitt (Hoover Institution, Pres and Maurine Hotchkis Senior Fellow; UCB, Robson Professor of Political Science, Emeritus)

5:00-6:30 Reception

Download File: UCLA-Lot2-food-FacultyCenter.pdf

Sponsor(s):
Center for European and Eurasian Studies, Burkle Center for International Relations

'Information Economy Report 2009'

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +0000

'The Information Economy Report 2009: Trends and Outlook in Turbulent Times' is the fourth in a series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report is one of the few publications to monitor global trends in information and communication technologies (ICTs) as they affect developing countries. It serves as a valuable reference for policymakers in those nations. It gives special attention to the impact of the global financial crisis on ICTs.

Contents:

* Global and regional trends in the diffusion of ICTs such as fixed and mobile telecommunications, Internet, and broadband

* Ranking of the most dynamic economies in terms of increased ICT connectivity between 2003 and 2008

* Monitoring of the "digital divide"

* Survey of national statistical offices on the use of ICT in the business sector

* A review of the changing patterns in the trade of ICT goods

* A mapping of the new geography in the offshoring of IT and ICT-enabled services

* Policy recommendations on how developing countries can reap greater benefits from ICT

* A statistical annex with global ICT data.

The Information Economy Report 2009 (IER 2009) offers a fresh assessment of the diffusion of key ICT applications between 2003 and 2008. While fixed telephone subscriptions are now in slight decline, mobile and Internet use continues to expand rapidly in most countries and regions. At the same time, there is a widening gap between high-income and low-income countries in broadband connectivity. Broadband penetration is now eight times higher in developed than in developing countries. The report explores policy options for countries seeking to improve broadband connectivity.

The IER 2009 includes a chapter on the use of ICTs in the business sector. Drawing on unique data, it examines how ICT use differs both between and within countries, highlighting the rural-urban divide as well as that between large and small companies. The report recommends that governments in developing countries give more attention to ICT uptake and use by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as they are lagging behind larger firms. And it discusses those aspects of ICT where government intervention can make a difference.

A third chapter is devoted to the impact of the financial crisis on ICT trade. While a growing share of exports of ICT goods and services is accounted for by developing economies, especially in Asia, the crisis has affected goods and services quite differently. ICT goods are among the categories of trade most negatively affected by the recession, while IT and ICT-related services appear to be among the most resilient. A statistical annex to the report provides data on ICT infrastructure, ICT use, and ICT trade for up to 200 economies. A PDF version of the IER 2009 and its statistical annex are downloadable from the UNCTAD website (www.unctad.org/ier) from 23 October 2009.

Download Full-text PDF: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ier2009_en.pdf

CONF./CFP.- Cultural & Linguistic Contacts across Central Asia, Leeds, June 7

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:14:00 +0000

Call for Papers

Traces of Empire: Cultural and linguistic contacts across Central and Inner Asia

A postgraduate symposium at the University of Leeds, Monday 7th June 2010

Keynote Speaker: Dr Alexander Morrison (University of Liverpool)

This gathering of postgraduates and early career academics is intended to combine historical depth with contemporary focus of anthropological and political approaches. It will consider the development and impact of political and religious ideology, patterns of exchange, travel and trade across the numerous polities, from the T?rk to the Qing to the USSR, that have shaped the region over the centuries. Areas of discussion might include:

* Silk routes, caravans, and passes: travel and landscape

* Sedentary/nomadic contacts: trade, peace, war, and conflict resolution

* Linguistic diversity and homogeneity

* Performance and communication: music, film, new media

* Material culture, art, manuscript and textual traditions

* Religious orthodoxy, syncretism and spread

* Centralization, control and resistance

* Construction and transmission of images of gender and sexuality

Abstracts (of up to 300 words) should be submitted electronically to Geoff Humble g.f.humble@leeds.ac.uk by Monday the 18th of January 2010.

Geoffrey Humble

University of Leeds

Buriat Mongol Pop Star- Medegma Dorzhieva

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:00 +0000

Who is Medegma Dorzhieva? She is my favorite Buriat Mongol Pop-Singer. Her songs are as lively as the nature of Buriatiia. Her songs always make me nostalgic about the mountains and the steppes of Eurasia. I wish I could live and work in Eurasia one day. I am posting these two pictures for the fair academic use so my readers have an idea about her recent compact disc covers. Isn't she very pretty? Her voice is also beautiful. Besides, being an excellent singer she has a doctorate in Economics. She has a myspace page (?), which can be found at http://www.myspace.com/midigmadorzhieva

I am introducing her two youtube clips. These are of relatively low resoultion so the quality has suffered. However the sound is loud and clear. I hope that you will enjoy these clips.

The second clip is from a New Year's concert in 2009.

Revisiting Buriat-Mongol Pop Music

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Dear Readers, I was in Buriatiia last year, it was one of the most memorable experiences in my life. I rediscovered what it means to be one with the nature as I camped at the banks of Lake Baikal. I, the person of Indian origin, breaking bread with my Buriat Mongol friends of the Ekherit clan was as surreal as being a librarian in one of the best libraries in the United States. Like my friend says, every day is a new adventure. Do not look at life with the lense of lost years or with the lense of being an imagined "Indian". Enjoy and help others.

I want to bring this new video from another duet from Buriatia. The singers are Chingiz Radnaeva and Dulma Sunrapova. The title of the song is "Khoyer Zurkhen". Enjoy this soothing music. Can someone please help me find the lyrics and help me with translation?

Afghanistan in 2009 by The Asia Foundation Released

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:46:00 +0000

The Asia Foundation http://www.asiafoundation.org/ released its fifth survey of the Afghan people. The report is "Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People" http://www.asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/Afghanistanin2009.pdf

According to their website "The Asia Foundation released its fifth survey of the Afghan people. Aiming to provide the Afghan citizenry, policy makers and influential actors in government, civil society, and the international community with useful, actionable information, the 2009 Survey of the Afghan People is a comprehensive assessment of national perception in key policy areas. These areas include: security, economy, governance, democratic values, and women and society. The 2009 fieldwork was conducted during June 17-July 6, prior to the August 20 elections, and builds upon previous surveys conducted in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Its value can be found in its rigorous methodology and reliable consistency in measuring public perceptions on a range of crucial issues each year."

The previously conducted surveys can be found as follows

2008

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/514

2007

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/20

2006

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/21

2004

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/22

Source:

Greta E. Marlatt

Outreach and Collection Development Manager &

Homeland Security Digital Library Content Team Manager

Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School

411 Dyer Rd

Monterey, CA 93943

Email: gmarlatt@nps.edu

Part-time Slavonic Regional Specialist Job at Oxford

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Part-time Slavonic Regional Specialist

University of Oxford - Oxford University Library Services, Taylor Institution Library

Grade 7: Salary £28,839- £35,469 p.a. (pro rata)

This highly specialized role involves collection development and management, academic liaison, user education and subject-based enquiries in support of research in the languages, literatures and area studies of parts of Eastern Europe. Please request a job description for full details.

Applicants should, ideally, have a degree or equivalent qualification in an aspect of Slavonic/East European Studies relevant to the post, a professional qualification in librarianship and at least two years' appropriate post-qualification experience in an academic library. Substantial experience in a similar post may be considered as equivalent to a professional library qualification. An excellent working knowledge of English, Polish and Czech and good working knowledge of other relevant languages will also be required. Good communication skills and enthusiasm for working with library users are essential.

This post is made up of two parts (A and B), which may be held by one or two individuals (A is 26.25 hours per week and B is 2 hours per week).

Further details and application forms are available from the OULS Personnel Office (tel. 01865 277171; email personnel@ouls.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 2 November 2009. Interviews are due to take place on 12 or 13 November 2009. Please quote our reference BL9068

REPORT - China - Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:35:00 +0000

China - Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation

The latest report from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission is "Capability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation."The report "presents a comprehensive open source assessment of China's capability to conduct computer network operations (CNO) both during peacetime and periods of
conflict" and is available at http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2009/NorthropGrumman_PRC_Cyber_Paper_FINAL_Approved%20Report_16Oct2009.pdf

The main committee and other reports are available at http://www.uscc.gov/index.php

Source:
Greta E. Marlatt
Outreach & Collection Development Manager &
Homeland Security Digital Library Content Team Manager
Dudley Knox Library
Naval Postgraduate School
411 Dyer Rd
Monterey, CA 93943
phone: 831-656-3500
fax: 831-656-2842

2009: Music from Kazakh/Qazaqstan- Part IV and Part V

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:11:00 +0000

Динара Кырыкбаева - Саған Жаным Асықтым (2009)

This Qazaq pop video was shot in Dubai, UAE. Well you be the judge of Dinara Karykbaeva's singing.I can only figure out mende zhanam..mahhabat etc.

Avraam Russo/Авраам Руссо & Diana Shik " Moonlight Sonata" (2009) in Russian.

2009: Music from Kazakh/Qazaqstan: Part 3-Tequila Sings in Russian!

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:59:00 +0000

This is a brand-new clip of Qazaqstani group called Tequila. These ladies sing in Russian. Are we in 80s with Bee-Gees???I will not comment on here about who should and in what language should they sing. I will say this much-Enjoy the music. I will also post some Qazaq rap for my readers.

Qazaq Rap 2009: Yerbolat - Бiздiн Жiгiттер

Finally, I found this interesting Rap clip from Qazaqstan.

Qazaq/Kazakh Pop- Part 1: Сағыну and Part 2: Iнжу sings in 2009- Махаббат

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:39:00 +0000

Dauys International Group from Kazakhstan is one of my favorite groups, not because of who is singing, but also because the pop beat that is included in their songs is for me captivating. Of course, a seasoned music critic will laugh and dismiss my claim. And this is why I love blogging. It is about responsible freedom of free speech. So can anyone help me translate what these Qazaqstani women are singing?

Or this beautiful 2009song about love by Iнжу - Махаббат. Is she singing in Kyrgyzh or Qazaq? Please help. Yes, Mahabbat-Aishq-Love...

The UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies Event

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:34:00 +0000

The UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies invites you to attend "Mediterranean Studies II: East and West at the Center, 1050-1600," the second part of a two-part seminar series organized by Professor Zrinka Stahuljak (UCLA French & Francophone Studies and CMRS Associate Director for Medieval Studies). This seminar has been considering the Mediterranean as an entity, the center for both East and West, and part of a world system rather than a line of separation between the emerging "West" and an exotic "East." For the second part of the seminar series we have invited our guests to reflect on the methodology applicable to Mediterranean Studies. Information about the entire seminar series is at http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/mediterranean2.html.

The fourth seminar is on Monday, October 26, 2009, from 3:00-6:00 pm in Royce 306. Professor Jocelyne Dakhlia (EHESS, Paris) will discuss "Lingua Franca: Hybridity and Conflict in the Mediterranean." The seminar leader is Professor Stahuljak (French & Francophone Studies, UCLA).

Advance registration is required. Call CMRS at 310-825-1880 or write cmrs@humnet.ucla.edu to let us know you will attend and to obtain the user name and password for the advance readings available at http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/medstudies_readings/index.html.

This seminar is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for Transforming the Humanities at UCLA.

UCLA Budget Situation Update from Chancellor-October 20, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:47:00 +0000

UCLA Office of the Chancellor

To the Campus Community:

Across campus, faculty, staff and students are experiencing the consequences of an unprecedented reduction in state support to the University of California system. The effects include larger class sizes, reduced library hours, and faculty and staff salary reductions; student fee increases are looming. These are difficult times, and I am deeply grateful for your patience, understanding and dedication as we make the often painful decisions necessary to ensure UCLA's continued excellence.

The measures we have taken are helping to close a 2009-10 budget shortfall of more than $150 million. But we still must make long-term, structural changes so that our academic programs and campus operations align with new funding realities. While we continue to advocate strongly for state funding, we must face reality and plan for a future that relies less on volatile state support, which is not expected to improve next year.

Currently, we are conducting a thorough review of our academic programs. Led by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh, working closely with the Academic Senate, the review is intended to streamline majors, reduce unnecessary units and courses, and focus on helping students graduate in a timely manner. Preliminary reports from the deans are due in January. The result will certainly be some shrinkage of UCLA's academic programs.

At the systemwide level, the Commission on the Future of UC is looking at long-term issues. The commission's charge is to develop a new vision for the university that affirms its core values of excellence and access while addressing financial challenges from declining state funding.

The issue of student fees is especially emotional. As you know, President Yudof has proposed two fee increases, one effective winter quarter and another effective in fall 2010. The UC Board of Regents is scheduled to act on the proposal at its November meeting at UCLA.

While I don't like the idea of raising the cost of education, I believe fee increases are necessary to maintain UCLA's academic quality. Without the additional revenue generated by higher fees, our academic programs would suffer irreparably. It's important to emphasize that approximately one of every three dollars in new fee increases would go toward financial aid programs to assist the students and families most in need. At UCLA, generating revenue for scholarships and fellowships is our top fundraising priority. The goal of our Bruin Scholars Initiative is to raise $500 million for this purpose by June 2013.

Many of you have expressed frustration, and even anger, about these circumstances, as well as your concern about the future of UCLA. I share your concern; this is a difficult process for all of us. As we work together, it's important to remember that we all want the same thing—to maintain academic excellence and the access that our mission as a public university requires of us.

I am grateful for the sacrifices you are making to help the campus through this process, and my administration is committed to sharing information as it becomes available and consulting with you during the decision-making process.

As I've stated in earlier communications, I firmly believe that UCLA will emerge from this challenging time stronger and of even greater benefit to students and society.

For additional details about the budget challenges we face and the steps we've taken, I encourage you to read this new Q&A with Steve Olsen, vice chancellor for budget, finance and capital programs.

Sincerely,

Gene D. Block
Chancellor

Potap & Nastya Kamenskih: bez lyubvi- without love!

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:02:00 +0000

An Interesting Video from Vintazh: No comments-just reflections from Moscow to NY!

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:51:00 +0000

Винтаж - Одиночество любви

Azerbaijani Language News Media on the net:

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:45:00 +0000

"Azərbaycan" (Official State newspaper. Outlet of Azerbaijani Parliament): www.azerbaijan-news.az
"Xalq Qəzeti"(Pro-governmental): http://www.xalqazeti.com/
"Yeni Azərbaycan" (Official outlet of ruling Yeni Azərbaycan party): http://www.yeniazerbaycan.com/
"525-ci qəzet" (İndependent. Most of Azeri poets, writers prefer to write their columns in this newspaper) http://www.525.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=0
"Yeni Müsavat" (Oppositional. Proxy of oppositional Müsavat Party): http://www.musavat.com/new/
"Azadlıq" (Oppositional. Proxy of oppositional People's Front Party): http://azadliq.az/
Bizim yol (Oppositional. Close to oppositional People's Front Party): http://www.bizimyol.az/

(Source: Dr. Altay Goyushov- UCLA Near Eastern Studies Department)

Prism: the newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation Published

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000

The Fall 2009 edition of Prism: the newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation is now available at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/accreditation/prp/prism/prism_current.cfm. This message is being sent to our constituent groups. I apologize if you receive multiple messages.

Features include:

Accreditation actions taken at the July meeting in Chicago
From the Director: Outlook - Karen O'Brien provides an update on the Standards review process and introduces the five new members of COA
From the COA Chair: Perspective - Vicki Gregory, new Chair of the COA, discusses the COA perspective on the Standards revision process
Spotlight on Process and Policy - a new column focusing on an aspect of ALA accreditation process and policy. In this issue, Laura Dare discusses sample Program Presentations and ERP Reports and their use in the review process
News and Announcements - events and trainings at ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, electronic communications from the Office, and recruitment of External Review Panelists
External Review Panelists who served on reviews during spring 2009 are acknowledged
NCATE/AASL recognition news - programs receiving recognition during spring 2009 reviews and reviewers of program reports in spring 2009 are acknowledged; also, information on reviewer training at ALA Midwinter Meeting

Laura Dare, Assistant Director

Office for Accreditation

American Library Association

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611

312-280-2435

www.ala.org/accreditation

Call for Presentations: RUSA at the ALA 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:31:00 +0000

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 16th Reference Research Forum at the 2010 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

The Reference Research Forum continues to be one of the most popular and valuable programs during the ALA Annual Conference, where attendees can learn about notable research projects conducted in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic services, reference effectiveness and assessment, and organizational structure and personnel. All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.

For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee's website:

http://tinyurl.com/rssresearchstatistics

The Committee employs a blind review process to select three projects for 20 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Winning submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Washington, D.C.

Criteria for selection:

• Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;

• Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;

• Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;

• Research projects may be in-progress or completed;

• Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted

Proposals are due by Monday, January 4, 2010. Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 8, 2010. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:

1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).

2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:

a. Title of the project;

b. Explicit statement of the research problem;

c. Description of the research design and methodologies used, and preliminary findings if any;

d. Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research

Please send submissions by email to:

Liane Luckman

Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee

lluckman@txstate.edu

Azerbaycan: Azadliq Newspaper

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Azerbaycan: Bizim Yol- An Opposition Newspaper??

noreply@blogger.com (Liladhar Pendse) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:33:00 +0000

Dear Readers, I want to know more about the state of publishing in Azerbaijan with respect to the freedom of press. Do you know of any opposition newspapers in Azerbaijan? Do you have any suggestions or any recommendations where I can find the examples of the opposition websites? After all, Azerbaijan is a democratic country. Please help. Thank you.

Bizim Yol (Translated as "Our Way"

Above is a screenshot of an opposition newspaper in Azeri called "Bizim Yol". As I understand from my superficial searches that it is indeed a newspaper that offeres differing perspectives.