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Folks, it's in January in Ontario. How can you say no to that? ---------- OLITA Superconference 2015 Call For Proposals Super Conference 2015’s theme is “Think it. Do it!” Turning great ideas into workable solution is what so much of our work in library technology is about. We’re interested in sessions that explore the creative process, and the hard work needed to push a project to completion—and excellence. OLA Superconference: Think it. Do it! January 28-30, 2015 Submit your proposal here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vr1AlGGgttqbsFZbo0IFyhwSz4UVRdc1aF1iKVRyLC8/viewform The submission deadline is May 16th. Types of Sessions: We are looking for both 40 and 90 minute sessions from all types of libraries and all kinds of staff. Shorter sessions will usually be more traditional presentations, while longer sessions will be for in-depth exploration of a topic, or for presentations with highly interactive components. Poster proposals are happening at the same time as regular session proposals, so if you have an idea that would lend itself to visualization, please consider submitting a poster! What kinds of sessions are a good fit for OLITA? Some suggestions: Big data and open data Linked data and the semantic web Digitization workflows, systems, and challenges Research data management workflows, systems, and challenges Electronic records/digital asset management, retention, and preservation Open source development Digital humanities scholarship and text mining Data visualization Digital citizenship Computational thinking User experience testing Privacy & security in information systems (ILSs, chat solutions, etc.) Maker culture and hackerspaces Wearable computing Teaching with technology/teaching technical literacy Programming for all ages Evaluating and assessing technology Peer-to-peer training Cheap or free software for library tasks Tools for productivity Making videos Online education/e-Learning Web analytics/evaluating your web content As well as: digital forensics; web and mobile app development; altmetrics; data curation; social media and communications; electronic, online, and open access publishing; discovery layers and universal resource managers; responsive or accessible web design; gaming in the library and gaming in teaching; GIS and mapping; cloud computing and storage; online collaboration; tech lending. These are only suggestions—please feel free to submit on any topic or innovative projects you think might be of interest to the OLITA community. Submit your proposal here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vr1AlGGgttqbsFZbo0IFyhwSz4UVRdc1aF1iKVRyLC8/viewform The submission deadline is May 16th. The program will be established by the end of June. If you have not had a response to your proposal by the end of June, please get in touch! Questions? Comments? Brilliant suggestions? Get in touch with your OLITA Planners! We’d be happy to discuss your proposal prior to submission. Jacqueline Whyte Appleby [log in to unmask] & Stephanie Orfano [log in to unmask]