CFP: Special Library Association (SLA) Annual Conference
SLA 2006 Annual Conference
Baltimore-Where Tradition and Transformation Converge
June 11-14, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland and for publication on its Web site.
Abstract Due: December 8, 2005
URLS:
Call for Papers:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/conference/callforpapers.cfm
Main Conference Page:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/
The papers will not be formally peer reviewed. Instead, a panel of SLA members will evaluate abstracts of the papers. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be asked to write the paper.
Topics of the papers should be related to library science, information management, research or other issues related to the work of special libraries. Abstracts also will be judged on substance, potential member interest, and relevance to the conference theme (Where Tradition and Transformation Converge) or to the SLA tag line (Connecting People and Information).
Authors need not be in academia, but the author (or at least one co-author) must be a member of SLA.
Submission Guidelines and Specifications
Deadlines
December 8, 2005 - Abstract due. Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Terri Brooks, at brooks@ici.org. Abstracts should be approximately 250-300 words in length, roughly one page in 12-point text with normal margins. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by January 6, 2006
May 1, 2006 - Paper due. Submission deadline for the complete paper and copyright assignment to SLA. The copyright assignment form is available online at www.sla.org/documents/conf/copyrightform.html. Please print, complete and mail the copyright assignment to Contributed Papers, SLA, 331 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
June 11-14, 2006 - Conference presentation. Presentation of papers will occur during the SLA Conference in Baltimore.
Minimum Requirements for Acceptance
In addition to the quality and relevance of the proposed paper, it must meet these requirements:
* The abstract has been received by the deadline.
* The author (or co-author) is a member of SLA. Not a member? You can join online.
* The author (or a co-author) commits to present the paper at the annual conference.
* The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group.
* The author (and any co-authors) also must be willing to sign a copyright assignment that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats. Accepted papers will be posted on the SLA Web site shortly before the 2006 conference begins.
For examples of papers from SLA's 2005 Annual Conference in Toronto, go here:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2005/contribpapers/index.cfm
