CFP: Harnessing the Power of Grey - EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GREY LITERATURE
Lindy C. Boggs
International Conference Center
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
December 4-5, 2006
Deadline May 1, 2006
Conference Information
The Eighth International Conference on Grey Literature offers a global platform situated and constructed for the R&D community. One that is focussed on the state of the art in grey literature with applications and innovative uses in and for science and technology. The past three conferences in the GL-Series have brought to the forefront grey literature in networked environments, works-in-progress, and open access to resources. GL8 must now harness all of this in an effort to demonstrate the power of grey to other information professionals as well as policy and decision makers, funding bodies and new investors.
GL8 provides a solid platform in a metropolitan city devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This city and costal region is now in the throws of reconstruction unprecedented in recent history. The grey literature community is offered a tiered challenge this December in New Orleans. They are asked to demonstrate the state of the art in their field. They are encouraged to incorporate new and emerging areas in grey S&T. And, they are charged to address echelons within their own organizations responsible for the appropriation of material and human resources.
“Harnessing the Power of Grey” is outlined here by four main themes dealing with
--Collection Development, Collection Policies, and Collection Rescue
--Metadata schemes, Repositories and Software, Standards and Quality Assessment
--The Economics of grey, funding sources, production costs, pricing, and investment
--Licensing, intellectual property, copyright, and other rights issues
GL8 will provide the R&D community with a variety of settings in the presentation of their research results. These range from plenary and parallel sessions to panels and roundtables. On behalf of the Program Committee, I take this opportunity to welcome your contribution in finalizing the conference program.
Call for Papers
Participants who seek to present a paper at GL8 are invited to submit an English abstract between 400-500 words. The abstract should deal with the problem/goal, the research method/procedure, as well as costs related to the project, and the anticipated results/conclusions of the research. The abstract should include the title of the paper, the names of the author(s), and full address information.
Due Date and format used for submission
The abstract must be emailed on or before May 1st 2006 in MS Word. The author will receive written verification upon its receipt. The GL8 Program Committee will then use these abstracts to finalize the Conference Program.
URLS:
PDF version of the call for papers:
http://www.textrelease.com/images/GL8_Call_for_Papers.pdf
Web Version:
http://www.textrelease.com/pages/3/index.htm
