CFP:"Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships" (IFLA 2007)
Call for Papers:
World Library and Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and
Council, Durban, South Africa, 19-23 August 2007
"Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships"
SOCIAL SCIENCE LIBRARIES SECTION
The IFLA Social Science Libraries Section Standing Committee invites Library
and Information Science professionals to submit paper proposals on the
theme:
Evidence Based Practice in Social Science Libraries: Using research and empirical data to improve service
Proposals should focus on one or more of the following areas within Social Science Library settings:
. Case Studies that demonstrate the use of Evidence Based Practice to improve or create new library services
. Case Studies that focus on the use of Evidence Based Practice to guide professional development of librarians
. Essays that provide theoretical or practical approaches to Evidence Based Practice for social science libraries (this may include the application of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies such as Fieldwork and Observation, Interviewing, Qualitative Inquiry, Meta-analysis, Evaluation Studies etc.)
IMPORTANT DATES
Please e-mail abstracts (maximum 500 words) by 1 FEBRUARY, 2007 to:
Steve Witt, Standing Committee Chair
swwitt@uiuc.edu
Accompanied by the following information:
* Abstract
* Names of presenter(s)
* Position or title of presenter (s)
* Employer or affiliated institution
* Mailing address
* Telephone/fax numbers
* E-mail address
* Short biographical statement and resume
Notifications of abstracts acceptance will be issued by 1 March, 2006
The deadline for submission of full papers is 1 May, 2006
IMPORTANT NOTES
Regrettably, no financial support can be provided, but a special invitation
can be sent to authors of accepted papers.
Abstracts and papers must be submitted in one of the official IFLA languages
(Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish).
