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
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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
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.
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.
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