CFP: The Library Research Seminar IV, The Library in its Socio-Cultural Context:
Issues for Research and Practice, taking place at the Univsity of Western Ontario on October 10-12 2007, has issued a call for papers.
Conference URL: http://lrs4.fims.uwo.ca/main.htm
CFP URL: http://lrs4.fims.uwo.ca/cfp.htm
We invite papers that critically explore:
-the intellectual contexts that inform library research and practice
-the local, community contexts that shape the development and implementation of library programs and services
-the policy issues and general social forces shaping libraries
-the broad cultural trends affecting libraries
-multi- or interdisciplinary perspectives on the everyday contexts of libraries affecting their collections, services, budgets, user groups, external relations etc.
Abstracts of 600-800 words, including references, are due by February 1, 2007 to the
Conference Chair:
Dr. Gloria Leckie
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
The University of Western Ontario
240 North Campus Building
London, ON N6A 5B7
Canada
E-Mail: leckie@uwo.ca
Fax: 519-661-3506