CFP: ACRL Law and Political Science Section Program at ALA Annual - Blogs and Related Technologies
The ACRL Law and Political Science Section Program Committee invites proposals for a panel presentation to be held at the American Library Association Annual Meetings June 21-27, 2007. Deadline for submitting proposals is December 1, 2006.
This event is an opportunity for interested persons to present their original research, expertise, and/or best practices about blogs and related technologies. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
authors and readers of blogs
effective use of blogs in librarianship, academia, and/or the classroom
blogging in politics, law, political science, and/or related fields
the technology of blogs
new and improved blogs and blog software
the problems of blogs and blogging
searching, preserving and migrating blogs
ethical issues raised by blogs and blogging
credibility and reliability of blogs
blogs and the net generation
new uses for blogs
beyond blogs: new tools for information sharing and research
Proposals will be selected based on their originality, thoughtfulness, timeliness, importance to field of librarianship, and fit with the program theme and with the other panelists.
Proposals should include: a 200 to 400 word written proposal, title of the presentation, presenter/s' name, phone number, email address, mailing address, affiliation and job title. Submit your proposal to the LPSS Program Committee at lpssprogram@gmail.com. Any questions can be sent to Ann Marshall at ann.marshall@rochester.edu. For information
about the ACRL Law and Political Science Section (LPSS), visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/lawpolisci/lpsshomepage.htm
