Showing posts with label Montreal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montreal. Show all posts

Friday, February 20, 2009

Revised call for papers for Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change

Revised call for papers for Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change
Le Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec

Friday, May 29, 2009
(note the revised date)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Collection Development & Management Interest Group (CDMIG) of the Canadian Library Association is still acceptiong proposals for papers that deal with the theme of “Collections in times of innovation and change” or other collections-related topics. Each presentation should feature one or two speakers and be about 30 minutes in length. Papers with broad applications or with applications to more than one library sector or community of users will be given preference. Panel proposals will also be considered. Proposals will be reviewed by a committee of three collections librarians.

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended. It is now March 6, 2009

Send proposals, including a short abstract, to:

Andrew Waller
MLB 402B
University of Calgary Library
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB
T3K 2C3
waller@ucalgary.ca
(403) 220-8133 voice
(403) 284-2109 fax

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

CFP: Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change

CFP: Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change
Le Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Collection Development & Management Interest Group of the Canadian Library Association seeks proposals for papers that deal with a “Collections in times of innovation and change” theme or other collections-related topics and should result in a presentation of about 30 minutes in length. Each presentation should feature one or two speakers. Papers with broad applications or with applications to more than one library sector or community of users will be given preference. Panel proposals will also be considered. Proposals will be reviewed by a committee of three collections librarians.


Deadline for submission of proposals: February 23, 2009
Send proposals, including a short abstract, to:

Andrew Waller
MLB 402B
University of Calgary Library
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB
T3K 2C3
waller@ucalgary.ca

(403) 220-8133 voice
(403) 284-2109 fax


Keynote speaker for the pre-conference to be announced soon!
Registration begins on February 3, 2009

Monday, November 26, 2007

World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council

World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council

"Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding"
10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada

URL: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/call-papers-en.htm

The content of the IFLA Conference Programme is organised by different professional groups (Sections and Core Programmes).

Call for papers will be submitted through these groups and made available on this web page as soon as delivered.

See the above links for the specific sections call for papers. Here is a list:


Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Theme: "In and Out (of Copyright): Contrasting Perspectives on Digitization of Library Collections"

Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, with the Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters, the National Libraries Section, and the Section on Bibliography
Theme: "The Legal Deposit of Audiovisual and Multimedia materials: practice around the world"

Asia and Oceania Section
Theme: "From me, to you, to us: how libraries in the Asia and Oceania region contribute to global understanding"

Bibliography
Theme: "National Bibliography Agencies without borders - experiences on collaboration with other producers of bibliographic data"

Cataloguing Section
Theme: "Sharing standards: cooperation with other actors"

Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section
Theme: "Global resource sharing across borders: crossing geographical, language and conceptual boundaries in interlibrary loan and document delivery services"

Government Information and Official Publications Section
Theme: "Globalization of government information: creating digital archives for increased access"

Health and Biosciences Libraries Section
Theme: "The Role of Humanities in Medical Education and Patient Care"

Information Technology Section
Theme: "Enabling access to the global library - Small is Beautiful: Distributed deployment of library services for small and special libraries"

Latin America and the Caribbean Section
Theme: "Cultural Identity and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean libraries"

Library Theory and Research Section
Theme: "Theoretical Approaches to Research on Libraries as Space and Place"


Management of Library Associations Section with Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP)
Theme: "Leadership skills and advocacy for libraries: best practices in library association management"

Management & Marketing Section;Statistics & Evaluation Section; andLibrary Theory & Research Section
Theme: "Managing Libraries in a Changing Environment - Legal, Technical, and Organizational Aspects"

Newspapers Section
Theme: "The North American Ethnic Press"

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
Theme: "Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge: Documents of Exploration, Discovery, and Travel"

Reading Section in co-operation with the Public Libraries and Multicultural Sections
Theme: The Global Literacy and Reading Fair: sharing good library practices in support of the United Nations Literacy Decade 2003-2012

Reference and Information Services Section
Theme: "Have we have blown up the reference desk? Reference Services in virtual worlds"

Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
Theme: "Navigating the world of serials: New initiatives in management and cataloguing"

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

CFP: IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section

CFP: IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section

*IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section Division of Collections and Services

74th World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Canada, 10-14 August 2008

*Session Theme: "In and Out (of Copyright): Contrasting Perspectives on Digitization of Library Collections"

The IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section invites librarians and other interested parties to submit proposals for papers for the Section's two hour Open Programme during the Quebec Congress.

A broad range of initiatives are underway in the library and information community focusing on digitization of print collections, including materials both in and out of copyright. We invite papers that present contrasting views, from participating libraries or organizations, of these various digitization efforts. We are interested in learning about the opportunities that are presented and the challenges that have arisen in participating libraries and organizations.

Please send a detailed abstract (1 page or at least 300 words) of the proposed paper (must not have been published elsewhere) and relevant biographical information for the author(s)/presenter(s) _by 1 February 2008_ via email to:*

*Lynn Sipe (Mr.)
Chair, IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Standing Committee
Collection Development Coordinator
USC Libraries
University of Southern California
WAH B4D
Los Angeles, California 90089-0294
Tel: (213)740-2929 Fax: (213)740-3148
e-mail: lsipe@usc.edu

*The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Acquisition and Collection Development Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 22 February 2008. Full papers will be due by 15 May 2008. Papers should be no longer than 20 pages. A maximum
of 20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Section's Open Programme in Quebec.

Please note that the expenses of attending the Quebec conference (including travel, conference fee, and any other expenses) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of the accepted papers.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

CFP: ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) 2008

CFP: ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) 2008

10th biennial ISKO Conference
Culture and Identity in Knowledge Organization

The 10th biennial International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) is organised and hosted by the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal.

Time and Place of ISKO 2008: Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 of August 2008, at
the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada).

Website: http://www.ebsi.umontreal.ca/isko2008/

Contact: isko2008@gmail.com

Conference Theme: Culture and Identity in Knowledge Organization.
The proposed research topics for this edition include:
– Epistemological Foundations in KO
– Models and Methods
– Systems and Tools – Ethics
– KO for Libraries, Archives, and Museums
– Non-Textual Materials
– KO in Multilingual Environments
– Users and Social Context
– Discourse Communities and KO
– KO for Information Management and Retrieval
– Evaluation

Types of Contributions Accepted to ISKO 2008
Research papers, posters, and workshop proposals are accepted for
this conference.

The authors should clearly outline the central objective or
hypothesis of the research, and present preliminary or intermediary
results. If authors intend to present their most recent findings (not
yet available at the submission date) at the conference, they should
clearly indicate their potential significance. Research-in-progress
papers may also be submitted but may not be retained if underdeveloped.

Research Papers
Professionals and researchers are invited to submit abstracts with a
maximum of 1500 words for full and research-in-progress papers by
November 9th, 2007. Full papers that are not accepted might be
retained as posters.

Posters
Professionals and researchers are invited to submit abstracts with a
maximum of 500 words for posters by November 9th, 2007.

Workshop Proposals
Submission for workshops are also invited.

Review of Contributions
The international programme committee will review the abstracts, and
authors will be notified of decisions by December 14th 2007. The
deadlines for submission of papers for the printed conference
proceedings are below. All abstracts should be submitted through
email (isko2008@gmail.com) by November 9th 2007. Late submission will
not be eligible for consideration.

Guidelines for Submission of Abstract
First page should include the following information (copy&paste in
your document):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tenth International ISKO Conference
Montréal, August 5–8, 2008

Author name(s): {fill in}
Affiliation(s): {fill in}
Full contact information: {fill in}
Title: {fill in}
Conference topic: {fill in}
Type of submission: {Paper / Poster / Workshop}
Number of words: {fill in}
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The abstract should follow on the second page (no name should appear
on this page).

Format: Word or RTF.

Conference Chair
Dr. Clément Arsenault, Associate Professor,
École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information.
Université de Montréal, Canada. E-mail: clement.arsenault@umontreal.ca

Programme Chair
Dr. Joseph T. Tennis, Assistant Professor,
The Information School of the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
E-mail: jtennis@u.washington.edu

Poster Session Chair
Dr. Michèle Hudon, Associate Professor,
École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information.
Université de Montréal, Canada. E-mail: michele.hudon@umontreal.ca

Programme Committee
To be announced soon (please check the website).

Authors will be requested to submit their final accepted
contributions using the ISKO 2008 formatting guidelines.

Valid Document Formats: Microsoft Word (.doc) and Rich Text Format
(.rtf).

Submission for Accepted Papers and Posters
– Papers — max. 7 pages (~3500 word). Papers will be published in
the printed proceedings.
– Posters — max. 2 pages (~1000 words). Posters will be published
on the website.
– To prepare your camera ready manuscript you must use and conform
to the ISKO 2008 paper template or to the ISKO 2008 poster template.
The templates and guidelines will be posted on the website at a later
date.
– Failure to conform to templates will lead to paper rejection from
Proceedings and Conference.
– The working language of the conference is English.

Important Dates
– Abstract submission, deadline: November 9th 2007.
– Notification of acceptance of paper submissions: December 14th 2007.
– Notification of acceptance of posters: January 18th 2008.
– Camera ready papers due in MS Word/RTF format: 1st March 2008.

Contact: isko2008@gmail.com

CFP: Navigating with youth: In this technological era, how can public libraries attract and keep their young clientele? (IFLA Satellite Meeting)

CFP: Navigating with youth: In this technological era, how can public libraries attract and keep their young clientele? (IFLA Satellite Meeting)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5-7 August 2008

Public Libraries, Children and Young Adult Libraries, and Management and Marketing Sections of IFLA in collaboration with Les Bibliothèques Publiques du Québec

URL: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/satellite1call-en.htm

Important Dates
September 30th, 2007: Deadline for submissions
December 2007: Notification of acceptance/rejection
February 2008: Final program and registration information released
May 2008: Deadline for submission of text

Public Libraries, Children and Young Adult Libraries, and Management and Marketing Sections in collaboration with Les Bibliothèques Publiques du Québec are currently organizing a satellite meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from August 5-7, 2008. This event will precede the 74th Annual IFLA conference in Quebec city (August 10-14, 2008.)

Themes and Objectives
The general theme of the conference is to conduct a survey of children and young adult services offered in public libraries around the world.

The objectives of the satellite meeting are:
-To bring together library personnel and other participants working with a young clientele in order to facilitate the sharing and exchange of information and ideas.
-To benefit from the experience of innovators in the field of youth library services (see the list of subjects below)
-To present speakers from around the world

Subject of Papers:
-The library's impact and social role in the community: professional ethics, homework help, library teen board, etc.
-How to effectively market youth services to their target audience
-Innovative practices in integrating cultural materials, literacy programs, school visits
-Technology: trends, on-site users, distance users, developing new services, impact on reading
-Physical place: lay-out and desegregation of youth library services
-Reading programs inside and outside library walls: innovative practices

Submission Guidelines
Interested parties are invited to submit a proposal before September 30th, 2007. The presentations will each last approximately 15 minutes and thirty proposals will be selected.

The proposals must be submitted in an electronic format and must contain:
Title of paper
Summary of paper (maximum 300 words- ½ page)
The speaker's name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional affiliation, email address and biographical note (40 words)
Language of submission
French and English are the two official languages of the satellite meeting. Proposals may be submitted in either language.

Send submissions to:
Patricia Lemieux, responsable du comité scientifique (patricia.lemieux@banq.qc.ca)
Coordonnatrice Espace Jeunes
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
475, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est
Montréal (Québec)
CANADA

Evaluation
The call for papers will be evaluated by the members of the selection committee and by a member of each IFLA section involved in the satellite meeting.
The committee may revise the time alotted to the submitted presentations in accordance with their relevance and complimentarity.

Registration fees for the satellite meeting will be waived for the speakers. However, they will have to assume their own travel and room and board expenses.