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Call for papers
You are invited to submit proposals for papers & posters that will focus on areas related to the theme of the conference.
The 11th Annual LIASA Conference aims to provide opportunities to debate share and learn from local and international professional colleagues and partners. All relevant stakeholders and partners are invited to participate in discussions and workshops around the proposed topics. Papers based on case studies and best practice would be given preference.
Papers and poster proposals on topics such as the following will be considered for inclusion in the conference programme:
- Transforming library and information services for the future
- conditional grants
- world campaign @ your library
- improved service delivery
- omnipresent/ubiquitous libraries
- Libraries and 2010
- Libraries - learning and teaching
- information literacy and lifelong learning
- a reading nation
- research and academic excellence
- Libraries supporting:
- Year of Science
- International Year of Reconciliation
- International Year of Astronomy
- International Year of Human Rights Learning
- International Year of Planet Earth
The deadline for receipt of proposals is 3 April 2009
Proposals, in electronic format (MS Word) must be submitted to:
Ms Naomi Haasbroek
Tel: 021 843 1259
Fax: 021 843 3525
Cell: 082 895 9931
Email: naomi@tlabs.ac.za
Important information about the submission of abstracts
- Preference will be given to short papers based on practical experience, case studies and best practice.
- Priority will be given to papers on the main theme, although papers on related topics may also be considered.
- Papers must be presented in English.
- Submissions must include:
- full title of the paper
- name(s) of author(s)
- institutional affiliation
- full contact details of author(s)
- an abstract of the paper of 300 - 500 words
- Each abstract file should be named with the surname of the presenting author, e.g. Smith abst1.doc
- Include the contact details of author(s) in the abstract file
- brief CV of the author(s) (separate file) named with the surname of the presenting author, e.g. Smith CV.doc
- The abstracts of the accepted papers may be published in the conference programme
- Authors of accepted papers will be notified as soon as possible after 30 April 2009
- No correspondence will be entered into about acceptance or non-acceptance of papers
- The final version of the presentation/paper must be submitted in electronic form (as an MS Word file) by 20 September 2009 for publishing on the LIASA website
- Papers presented at the LIASA Conference will be considered for publication in the South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science.
- This call for papers is for the plenary and parallel sessions of the Conference. Papers that are more suitable for the Interest Group sessions will be forwarded to the relevant Interest Group Conveners.
- Proposals for papers for a specific Interest Group session can also be submitted. Please indicate which Interest Group.
- Please note that all presenters are responsible for their own expenses to attend the conference.
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