CALL FOR PAPERS

SIGIR 2008 Workshop on Aggregated Search July 24, 2008 Singapore http://www.yr-bcn.es/sigir08/

OVERVIEW

The search paradigm by which a user types in 3 or 4 words for a query, and receives a ranked list of results, becomes less effective when the information the user seeks is not contained in a single document, or even in a single category of resource. Furthermore, such an interface which requires a user to scan a ranked list, and click the result and then search the document for the information, is cumbersome if the user is using a mobile phone, or hand-held device. As this is an emerging area of interest, in a fast-growing and dynamic environment, there are a number of directions search technology might take. Aggregated search is the task of searching and assembling information from a variety of sources, placing it in a single interface.

Examples of aggregated search include Alpha Yahoo and Universal Search by Google. A single query yields results from a variety of vertical searches, including image, video, community question answering sites, news articles, and sponsored results. The challenge is to decide what vertical properties to present results from, and how to organize the results for the user. Furthermore, although Alpha Yahoo and Universal Search are restricted to textual queries, it need not be the case as the uses for search expand into a wider range of devices.

We encourage submission of papers and demos about result aggregation over a variety of information sources such as blogs, images, etc., the design of user interfaces for aggregated results and the evaluation of such systems. These papers and demos must be within the overall workshop theme of the aggregated search. The emphasis of the workshop is on future directions for aggregated search.

IMPORTANT DATES
16 May: Paper submission deadline
6 June: Notification of acceptance
20 June: Camera-ready papers due
ORGANIZERS
Mounia Lalmas, Queen Mary University of London
Vanessa Murdock, Yahoo! Research Barcelona

For more information visit the website: http://www.yr-bcn.es/sigir08/

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Prof. Mounia Lalmas
Department of Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
London E1 4NS
phone: (+44|0)20 7882 5200
fax: (+44|0)20 8980 6533
email: mounia@dcs.qmul.ac.uk
www: http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~mounia

The International Conference on the Arts in Society is pleased to announce its 3rd annual Conference, to be held at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, UK, 28-31 July 2008.

This year's Arts Conference will feature arts educators, artists, practitioners, researchers and theorists in all forms of disciplinary practice through paper presentations, workshops and colloquia. Submissions are invited for papers, workshops and alternative presentation formats for consideration in the Conference program. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of the Arts in Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of Journal. While submissions in all areas of the arts will be considered, we especially welcome presentations in keeping with this year's conference theme: Art and Communication.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 14 February 2008. Proposals are reviewed within three weeks of submission.

Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website - http://www.Arts-Conference.com

Yours Sincerely,

Prof. Mario Minichiello
Head of Department and Chair of Visual Communications
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
Birmingham City University
United Kingdom

Fourth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Ninth COLLNET Meeting
> 29 July - 1 August, 2008 at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Library and Information Science Berlin, Germany

We have already accepted enough papers to fill the conference program with interesting talks, but posters can still be submitted till May 4, 2008. The authors of accepted papers come from 23 Countries and regions:
Africa (1): South Africa
America (4): Canada, Mexico, USA
Asia (7): Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey
Australia(1): Australia
Europe (12): Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Spain, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom
For further information please see Second Announcement at http://www.collnet.de
Hope to see many of you in Berlin this year!
Hildrun Kretschmer
COLLNET coordinator & Program chair
Frank Havemann
Program co-chair
Michael Heinz
Organizing chair
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Michael Heinz
Institute of Library and Information Science Humboldt University
Dorotheenstr. 26
D-10099 Berlin
Germany
tel.: (0049) (030) 2093 4251

Call for Participation - A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends

August 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO

Conference website: http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance

Sponsored by BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) and RUSA (Reference and User Services Association), an ALA Division

Rumors of the “death of reference” have been greatly exaggerated! Reference and information services now encompass not just traditional forms such as in-person point-of-service, telephone, and e-mail, but also Instant Messaging, Text Messaging (SMS), blogs, wikis, library pages on MySpace and Facebook, and virtual reference desks in Second Life.

A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends conference will explore all aspects of reference service in a broad range of contexts, including libraries and information centers, in academic, public, school, corporate, and other special library environments. This two-day conference will incorporate the multitude of established, emerging, and merging types of reference service including both traditional and virtual reference. It presents an opportunity for all reference practitioners and scholars to explore the rapid growth and changing nature of reference, as an escalating array of information technologies blend with traditional reference service to create vibrant hybrids.

Our theme of a “Reference Renaissance” was taken from an editorial by Diane Zabel, in a recent issue of Reference and User Services Quarterly (winter 2007). Zabel wrote of a “resurgence of interest in reference” and that “reference is experiencing a regeneration, a reference renaissance.”

Submissions of papers, panels, and workshop proposals are welcomed that analyze issues, identify best practices, advance organizational and technological systems, propose standards, and/or suggest innovative approaches that will reveal as well as invent the future of reference in this exciting and unfolding landscape. The conference will be organized around the following interest tracks. Please note that the sub-bullets are intended to be suggested topics, not to be a comprehensive listing. * Virtual Reference (including e-mail, chat, IM, SMS, Second Life, etc.)
* Interpersonal aspects of reference service across different types of service
* Comparison of VR modes
* Innovative Service Models (including face-to-face, outreach, and Web 2.0)
* Comparison of different modes (locations, configurations, etc.) of service delivery
* Social networking applications (such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, MySpace, etc.)
* Case studies in virtual outreach
* Satellite (or outpost) reference, roving reference
* Managing Reference Services
* Assessment/Evaluation (including guidelines and best practices, benchmarking performance, service quality, accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency)
* Hiring, training and motivating staff in an era of rapid change (including performance issues)
* Marketing initiatives
* Approaches, Values, & Philosophy of Reference Services
* Reference as teaching
* How much help to give (e.g., homework, course assignments)
* Wild Card (including, but not limited to, controversial issues, comparisons, other innovative topics – be creative!)
* Sustainability and budgeting issues
* Reference consortia issues
* Software and hardware development
* Vendor (including demonstrations and workshops)
* Vendor software and hardware development

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS:
1. Papers (500 word abstracts): include reports and research studies on any aspect of reference, user studies, evaluation projects, innovative practical applications, theme papers, or theoretical developments. In addition, works in progress and student papers are invited. Submissions should include: 1) a cover sheet with the paper title, author(s), contact information and affiliations(s) for each author, conference track(s) and 2) a second page consisting of a 500 word abstract that summarizes the paper but does NOT show your name or any contact information. Papers will be refereed by the program committee.

2. Panels: include proposals for 1.5 hour long sessions on topics such as reference innovations, implementation of new technology, evaluation projects, reports by practitioners on current initiatives, theme panels, and contrasting viewpoints on controversial or hot issues. Innovative formats are sought, especially those that encourage audience participation, such as: roundtable discussions, debates, forums, or case studies. Submissions should include: panel title, names, affiliations, and contact information for all participants (moderators, panelists, respondents, etc.), conference track(s), and a brief overview (250 words) of the issues, projects or viewpoints to be discussed. Panels will be refereed by the program committee.

3. Workshops, Demonstrations, and Reports from the Field: include proposals for 30 minute sessions on working projects, new services, new approaches to reference instruction, or to developments-in-progress. These can be educational in nature. Submissions should include workshop of demonstration title, names and affiliations of all participants, contact information, conference track(s), and brief overview (250 words) of the session.

DEADLINES:
April 4, 2008 Deadline for All Submissions
May 5, 2008 Notification of Acceptance to Speakers
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Submissions should be sent in electronic format (as an e-mail attachment as a Word document or pdf) to Program Chair Marie L. Radford (mradford@scils.rutgers.edu).

Information on conference registration and hotel reservations will be forthcoming on the conference website at: www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Annual International Course and Conference

LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2008 Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia
2-7 June 2008
Inter-University Centre (http://www.iuc.hr/ ) Don Ivana Bulica 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia, and Hotel Odisej, island Mljet, Pomena, Croatia (http://www.hotelodisej.hr) Web site: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/
Email: lida@ffos.hr

The annual international conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. Since its inception in 2000, LIDA has emphasized the examination of contemporary problems, intriguing advances, innovative approaches and solutions. Each year a different and ‘hot’ theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covers research and development and the second part addresses advances in applications and practice. LIDA brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations.
Themes LIDA 2008
Part I: Education and training in digital libraries

In a relatively short period of time, spanning less than two decades or so, digital libraries became a global phenomenon, characterized by an accelerated, explosive growth. Digital libraries are a subject of great many activities worldwide. These include diverse practical applications, research and development (R&D) on many fronts, continuing innovation, policy formulations, management changes, and more. A number of fields are involved, among the most prominent being information science, librarianship, and computer science.
Considerable and rapidly growing amounts of funds are spent on practical applications in building and operating a variety of digital library collections, components and service and on R&D in digital libraries. Many commercial enterprises are providing digital resources and software for digital libraries. This all creates demands for well educated and trained professionals in these areas.
However, the education and training for digital libraries is most often based on apprentiship and practical courses and conferences without receiving the same attention (and resources) of digital libraries applications and other areas mentioned. A number of institutions are teaching digital libraries modules and courses, or beginning to, and struggling with this relatively new and volatile educational area. Many practitioners are finding it hard to learn more and to keep up. The goal of the first part of LIDA 2008 is to explore efforts, concepts and ideas related to education and training of professionals, dealing with the academic quality standards and practical training requirements for digital libraries and in variety of fields and contexts related to knowledge, values and skills needed for digital librarians. The general aim is to help further development of current efforts, as well as development of frameworks within which diverse efforts could be compared, evaluated, and improved.

Contributions are invited covering the following topics (types described below):
•knowledge, values and skills of the digital librarian to be reflected in educational offerings
•conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches to digital library education
•instructional design, development, and evaluation of programs of study and specialization for digital librarians in a variety of schools and on different levels – existing and proposed
•convergence and place of digital library education in broader curricula of library and information science, computer science, and other fields; impact of digital library education on other parts of the curriculum
•examples of good practices of specific courses (or sequence of courses)and programs related to various aspects of digital libraries and digital library technology; examples of various modes of delivery
•continuing education and training in digital libraries oriented toward practicing professionals
•student evaluation of digital library education, as well as expectations and perceptions of professionals in continuing education courses and efforts
•international aspects and cooperative opportunities in digital library education
•benchmarking and evaluation of educational and training programs in digital libraries
•cultural and social elements in digital library education.

Part II: Reference in digital environments

As access to electronic information through library Web pages has proliferated in recent years, an increasing number of libraries have added digital reference assistance to their list of user services. E-mail reference has become an expected venue for asking reference questions, having been included among the suite of information services for over 20 years. Live chat reference services are relatively new-comers, but have already been successfully operating for over 10 years. Information seekers are increasingly turning to virtual reference (also known as digital reference) for the anonymity and convenience of remote access and for the extended hours of operation, since many services operate 24/7/365. An increasing number of libraries and information centers are now experimenting with Instant Messaging, Text Messaging (SMS), and other emerging modes for offering reference services to increasingly tech savvy library users. Web 2.0 applications are opening new vistas for digital library services including reference blogs and wikis. Digital reference desks are appearing in virtual worlds such as Second Life. Although the proliferation of these alternative methods for service delivery highlights the need for research focused on understanding users and staff behavior and impact on issues of satisfaction and success, their assessment poses new challenges for researchers.

The goal of the second part of LIDA 2008 is to explore the totality of the virtual reference environment (including live chat, e-mail, IM, and Web 2.0 reference initiatives) and its relationship to digital libraries.
Special attention will be on the evaluation of virtual reference services from a variety of research perspectives and approaches. The general aim is to concentrate on scholarship that increases our understanding of the needs, interests, and experiences of users as well as librarians/information providers in the context of virtual reference.

Invited are contributions (types described below) covering the following topics:
•evaluation of various modes of digital library services
•application of theories and models in study of users and use of virtual reference
•application of theories and user information needs assessments for design and development of digital reference systems
•assessment of the decision making process for users who choose virtual reference over other modes (e.g., face-to-face, phone)
•advantages and disadvantages of different virtual reference modes
•the role of knowledge databases in digital reference
•sustainability and cost-effectiveness of virtual reference services
•evaluation of virtual reference consortia and comparison of service models
•benchmarking service quality and development of evaluation standards in virtual reference
•evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of different virtual reference modes
•assessment of the quality of interpersonal communication in virtual reference
•studies of accuracy and efficiency in virtual reference
•explorations of question negotiation in virtual environments
•issues in archiving digital reference questions.

Types of contributions
Invited are the following types of contributions:
1. Papers: research studies and reports on practices and advances that will be presented at the conference and included on the conference Web site. Papers of up to 4000 words in length should be submitted, following the American Psychological Association (APA) style, followed, among others, by the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) and Information Processing & Management (IP&M). The papers will be refereed. All accepted contributions will be published in on-line proceedings, as well as provided in the conference kit.
2. Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances, examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented in a special poster session. Awards will be given for Best Poster and Best Student Poster. Proposals for posters should be submitted as a short, one or two- page paper.
3. Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services, interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration sessions. These should involve some aspect of users and use. Proposals for demonstration should provide short description and a URL address, if available.
4. Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the main part of the conference and will require separate fees, to be shared with workshop organizers. Proposals for workshops should include a short description, with indication of level and potential audience.
5. PhD Forum: short presentations by PhD students, particularly as related to their dissertation, in a session organized by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (EC/ASIST); help and responses by a panel of educators.

Submissions should be sent in electronic format (as an email attachment) to Prof. Tatjana Aparac at taparac@ffos.hr. Inquires can also be addressed to the Co-Chair of the conference Prof. Tefko Saracevic and Program Chairs (for Part I Prof. Jeffrey Pomerantz and Prof. Anna Maria Tammaro . and for Part II Prof. Marie L. Radford). Full contact information is provided below. All submissions will be refereed.
Deadlines:
For papers and workshops: 10 February 2008.
For demonstrations and posters: 10 February 2008. Acceptance by 1 March 2008.
Final submission for all accepted papers and posters: 15 March 2008.

Invitation to institutions
We are inviting libraries, information agencies, professional organizations, publishers, and service providers to consider participation at LIDA by providing a demonstration, workshop, or exhibit about their products, services or advances, or by presenting a paper or poster about their activities, as related to themes. Sponsorship of an event is also invited. Institutions can benefit as well: we will provide course materials to participants so that they can communicate and transfer topics of interest to their institution. Thus, we are organizing LIDA to reach a wider audience.

Conference contact information
Course co-directors:
TATJANA APARAC-JELUSIC, Ph.D.
Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Philosophy; J.J. Strossmayer University 31000 Osijek,
Croatia taparac@ffos.hr (contact for general correspondence)

TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.D.
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies;
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 USA
tefko@scils.rutgers.edu

Program chairs:
For Part I:
JEFFREY POMERANTZ, Ph.D.
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360, USA
pomerantz@unc.edu

ANNA MARIA TAMMARO
Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dello Spettacolo Sezione di Beni Librari
University of Parma 43100 Parma, Italy
annamaria.tammaro@unipr.it

For Part II: MARIE L. RADFORD, Ph.D.
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies;
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
mradford@scils.rutgers.edu

Organizing committee:
MAJA KRTALIC
Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Philosophy; J.J. Strossmayer University 31000 Osijek,
Croatia
mcujic@ffos.hr

Local organizing committee:
MARICA SAPRO FICOVIC
Dubrovnik Libraries
20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
msapro@dkd.hr

Venues:
The first part of LIDA 2008 will be held in Dubrovnik and for the second part the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran. Pre-conference workshops are planned for 26 May 2008 in Dubrovnik and post-conference workshops for 31 May 2008 on Mljet.
Dubrovnik, Croatia is recognized as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites by UNESCO. It is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times. A beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea, a lavish architecture of squares, palaces, and churches, small, intriguing hill-hugging streets, pedestrian-only traffic within the walls, outings to the enchanting near-by islands - all these and more combine to make Dubrovnik one of the most popular destinations in Europe. For Croatia see http://www.croatia.hr/ and for Dubrovnik at http://www.dubrovnik-online.com/
Mljet is one of the most enchanting islands in the Adriatic, a sea that abounds with beautiful islands to start with. Hotel Odisej (http://www.hotelodisej.hr) is in a small harbor. Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park (http://www.np-mljet.hr/) with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes, a small island with a monastery in the middle lake, paths for walking, and spots for swimming in the blue and green sea.

Marija Dalbello, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1071
Voice: 732.932.7500 / 8215
FAX: 732.932.6916
Internet: dalbello@scils.rutgers.edu
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~dalbello

International Conference on the History of Records and Archives

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR ICHORA4, Perth, Western Australia 3-5 August 2008

Minority reports: Indigenous and Community Voices in Archives

The general theme of this conference explores issues relating to the history of recordkeeping by and about Indigenous peoples, migrant communities, minority communities, forgotten and disappeared communities. This includes historical and contemporary responses by these groups to recordkeeping by dominant communities. This conference also welcomes discussion on the impact and histories of the destruction of archives relating to the above communities and peoples, and the role of records in human rights contexts, including slavery and reconciliation.

We invite submissions of proposals for papers that report on original research into topics and themes that have not been widely discussed in the archival literature. Papers may treat any time period, any format and any national jurisdiction. Topics might include, but are not limited to the following areas:
• Cultural provenance / virtual repatriation
• Collecting against the grain
• Representation and self representation
• Approaches to keeping cultural memory
• Expanding definitions of archives beyond traditional formats (for example Rock art)
• Reading traditional records to tell new stories
• Historical and contemporary approaches to outreach and access
• Absences and silences in archives and cultural institutions


We encourage cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives on issues relating to the scope of the conference.

Proposals may be for individual papers or for whole sessions which may consist of 2-3 papers and a panel discussion.

Papers by people from Indigenous, migrant, minority and forgotten communities are particularly welcome.

Proposals for papers
Abstracts should be approximately 300 words and in word or RTF format.
All papers will be refereed.
Proposals should be sent to ichora4@ecu.edu.au by 14 July 2007. We will advise on acceptance by the end of October 2007.
The language of the conference is English.

ICHORA4 Conference Programme Committee Joanna Sassoon (SROWA) Karen Anderson (ECU) Toby Burrows (UWA) Carly Lane (UWA) Michael Piggott (UMelb) Kirsten Thorpe (SRNSW) Adrian Cunningham (NAA)

This conference is timed to be directly after the ICA Congress in Kuala Lumpur, and just prior to the Australian Society of Archivists Conference, Perth, Western Australia 7-9 August 2008. A call for papers for the Australian Society of Archivists Conference will be made in a few months. For further information in the meantime please contact Dr Karen Anderson k.anderson@ecu.edu.au

Satellite meeting with IFLA ALP program / Colloque satellite en partenariat avec le programme ALP de la FIAB Montréal, August 3-6 Août 2008

Call for papers / Appel à communications

In conjunction with the Association internationale Francophone des Bibliothécaires et Documentalistes (AIFBD) first congress / À l¹occasion du premier congrès de l¹AIFBD

General theme / thème général : Francophonies et bibliothèques : innovations, changements et réseautage »

Venue / Lieu de la conférence : New building of BAnQ: «Grande Bibliothèque» http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/a_propos_banq/renseignements_generaux/grande _bibliotheque/rg_grande_bibli.jsp Proposals for a communication should be received by December 1st 2007 / La date limite pour proposer une communication est le 1er décembre 2007

Note that the official language of the meeting is French / Les communications doivent être présentées en français

All the details / Tous les détails : http://bibliodoc.francophonie.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=61

For information / pour information :
Rejean.Savard@umontreal.ca

Call for Proposals

Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment

August 4*6, 2008. Seattle, Washington

All proposals due by February 1, 2008

October 2, 2007, Washington DC*The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Virginia Library, the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Planning Committee are pleased to issue this call for proposals for the second Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4*6, 2008. The conference goal is to support and nurture the library assessment community through a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion.

Audience

The conference is designed for library and information professionals and researchers with responsibility for or an interest in the broad field of library assessment with an emphasis on (but not limited to) North American academic libraries.

Conference Topics

Conference presentations are sought in /all areas of library assessment/, including the following:
Digital libraries
Return on investment (ROI)
Information resources & collections
Services
Learning & teaching
Space planning & utilization
Management information
Usability
Methods & tools
Usage & e-metrics
Organizational issues
User needs
Performance measurement & measures
Value & impact

The Conference Planning Committee is especially interested in contributions that show how assessment results have been used to improve library services and add value to the user community.

Presentation Formats

Proposals are invited for presentations in a variety of formats, including papers, posters, and panel discussions. Presentation time for papers should be no more than 25 minutes. Panels will be given 50 minutes or less, including time for questions from the audience. Poster sessions are particularly welcome from attendees and specific time will be set aside for attendees to discuss posters with the presenters. The language of the conference is English (bilingual French/English or Spanish/English posters will also be accepted). Accepted proposals will be published in the conference proceedings, and all PowerPoint presentations will be posted on the conference Web site.

Proposal Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures
1. All proposals will be submitted via the conference Web site http://www.libraryassessment.org/.
2. Proposals will include a title, author(s), format, and abstract (maximum 500 words) describing the proposal.
3. Authors will provide a separate biographical statement (50 words).
4. The Conference Planning Committee will evaluate all proposals based on:
* their relevance to effective, sustainable, and practical library assessment;
* the significance of their contribution to the body of work associated with library assessment; and
* clarity of expression.
5. Proposals must be submitted by February 1, 2008.
6. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status by March 15, 2008.
7. Presenters will be guaranteed a registration place and will be expected to pay registration fees.

Conference Planning Committee
Conference Co-Chairs

Steve Hiller, University of Washington
Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Jim Self, University of Virginia

\ 2008 Conference Planning Committee:
Colleen Cook, Texas A&M University
Francine DeFranco, University of Connecticut
Margaret Martin Gardiner, University of Western Ontario
Debra Gilchrist, Pierce College
Irene Hoffman, OCLC
Kristina Justh, Association of Research Libraries
Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
Joan Stein, Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen Town, York University
Stephanie Wright, University of Washington

Additional Information

The conference Web site http://www.libraryassessment.org/ will provide complete information about the conference, including plenary and keynote speakers, workshops, registration, and accommodations.

For further information, please contact:
Kristina Justh
Statistics and Measurement Program
Association of Research Libraries
E-mail: laconf@arl.org
(202) 296-2296 office
(202) 872-0884 fax

Megan Oakleaf
School of Information Studies
326 Hinds Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
(315) 443-6889
moakleaf@syr.edu

Genealogy and Local History Section and Reference and Information Services Section of IFLA announce an important and fascinating satellite conference:
Genealogy and Local History for All: Services to Multicultural Communities

Librarians, archivists and those who provide library services to the genealogy and local history public are invited to join us in Ottawa on August 6 & 7, 2008 for a conference that highlights the services and techniques required to respond to the needs of multi-cultural communities.

Over two days this conference will explore aspects of genealogical research relating to specific ethnic and cultural communities,such as African-American, First Nations, French-Canadian, Caribbean, Chinese and Continental European.

Many of the topics will cover areas of research that have been difficult to support. As well as popular methods of research, DNA testing will be one of the topics and also how genealogical societies can partner with genealogy librarians.

There will be time to visit and associate with those who are working in the libraries providing services to Genealogists and Historians.
Take an opportunity to share with others some of your techniques and successful ventures in serving our patrons who are passionate about genealogy.

The conference will take place at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, Canada, approximately 450 kilometres (275 miles) west of Québec City. Located at 395 Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada is the country’s premier heritage institution and home of the Canadian Genealogy Centre. While most activities will occur at this location, some events will take place at Library and Archives Canada’s preservation facility in nearby Gatineau, Québec.

Further information on the programme and registration at
http://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc/
An essential conference for librarians and archivists working with genealogy and local history patrons and collections, either as specialists or as part of a broader reference service. Don’t delay – register today!

Amanda Duffy
burntoak@dsl.pipex.com
On behalf of the organising committee

In her presentation about the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative given last year in Pretoria, South Africa, Kim Baker, Chair of the IFLA Document Delivery & Resource Sharing Standing Committee stated that: “Libraries need to stop looking at designing processes and systems to suit librarians – they need to adapt and modify their processes and systems to suit the user. This new paradigm thus STARTS with the user, and not the other way around.”

This statement encompasses precisely the focal point of the IFLA Satellite Meeting “Rethinking Access to Information: Evolving Perspectives on Information Content and Delivery” which will be held at The Boston Public Library in Boston, MA, August 6 - 7, 2008 just before the start of the 74th World Library and Information Congress in Quebec City, Canada.

So please mark your calendars for this exciting international event which is hosted jointly by the following three IFLA sections:
* Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
* Acquisition and Collection Development
* Reference and Information Services
The conference will allow 150 -200 delegates from the US, Canada and countries around the Globe to register for a unique opportunity to learn about innovative ideas and how libraries are rethinking their services.

We aim to keep the registration fee as low as at all possible and thanks to our sponsors we will be able to bring in some world renowned speakers.

Save those dates and watch for more information coming soon on the conference’s own website, various listservs as well as on the IFLA Satellite Meeting website:
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/satellite-en.htm
Poul Erlandsen
(Conference contact person)
Afdelingsleder / Head of Dept.
Dokumentlevering & Samlinger/ Document Access Services & Collection Management
Danmarks Pædagogiske Bibl. / National Library of Education Postbox 840 / PO Box 840 2400 København NV / DK-2400 Copenhagen NV Danmark / Denmark
Tlf. 88 88 93 06 / Phone +45 88 88 93 06 Mobil 26 30 66 78 / Cell +45 26 30 66 78 Fax 88 88 93 92 /
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The International Federation of Library Associations Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations presents:
An IFLA Satellite Conference, Vancouver, Canada, August 5-7, 2008
www.bcla.bc.ca/ifla2008

Call for Papers and Panelists
General Theme: Multicultural to Intercultural: Libraries Connecting Communities

The IFLA Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations is pleased to announce a Satellite Pre-conference in Vancouver, Canada, August 5-7, 2008. Themed, “Multicultural to Intercultural: Libraries Connecting Communities”, this conference will explore models of practices of libraries in different multicultural environments. The library needs of First Nations/Indigenous peoples will also be addressed in the conference. In addition, there will be an examination of the changing demographics of our communities and institutions and the many challenges and opportunities that arise with cultural diversity.

The expected audience of the conference is informed specialists providing services to diverse populations.

Suggested topics for this session include, but are not limited to:
* Innovative Library Services to Multicultural Populations
* Successful Strategies in Library Services to Aboriginal/Indigenous Populations
* Impact of Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity and Changing Demographics on Library Services
* Best Practices in Library Services to Students

Submissions:
* Please send an abstract of approximately 500 words, in English no later than February 4, 2008 to:
Chrysalyn Tolentino
Email: chrystol@vpl.ca
* Please attach brief biographical information of the author/s including their name(s), contact details, professional affiliation(s) and a short statement on their career(s).
* Successful applicants will be notified by mid-March, 2008.
* Papers accepted will be due no later than July 1st 2008.
* Papers should be submitted in English and be ready for publishing.
* Papers should not be longer than 20 pages.
* A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for the presentation of each paper.
* At least one of the authors of the paper must present the paper. The papers must be presented in English.

**Please note that the Programme Committee has no funds to assist prospective authors: abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that the expenses of attending the Vancouver conference (including travel, expenses) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers. Authors of accepted papers will receive complimentary conference registration.
For further information on the conference please visit our website at: www.bcla.bc.ca/ifla2008 (*under construction*) or contact Michael Burris at execdir@bcla.bc.ca
ww.bcla.bc.ca/ifla2008

Deadlines:
February 4, 2008: Deadline for submission of proposals.
Mid-March, 2008: Notification of acceptance of proposals.
July 1, 2008: Submission of full papers.

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the 2008 International Association of School Librarianship Program Committee, I am pleased to announce that the online submission site for 2008 conference proposals is now open and will accept proposals through 15 January 2008. Please note that this time frame is later than what was originally posted to the IASL Web site.

We seek proposals for four types of presentations: professional papers, Research Forum, workshops/demonstrations, and poster sessions.

Please refer to the call for proposals page at http://www.iasl-online.org/events/conf/2008/call-papers.htm for detailed information on this year's theme, "World Class Learning and Literacy Through School Libraries," its related subthemes, descriptions of each type of presentation, and a link to the online submission site.

The online submission form will require that you register, input some information into the form provided, and upload your proposal (without name or contact information to ensure a fair peer review). You will also be offered the opportunity to volunteer to review incoming papers.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at iasl2008@gmail.com if you have any questions.

We are looking forward to receiving and reviewing your submissions.
Sincerely,
Kristin Fontichiaro
Program Chair, IASL 2008
3 - 7 August 2008, University of California, Berkeley
iasl2008@gmail.com

Call for Papers: IFLA Social Science Libraries Section, Pre-Conference

Disappearing disciplinary borders in the social science library - global studies or sea change? University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 6-7 August 2008

Conference Web: http://ilabs.inquiry.uiuc.edu/ilab/ssls/

Theme and Objectives

Over the past decade, the nature of social science research and scholarship has undergone shifts that have blurred the traditional disciplinary boundaries as research attempts to grapple with phenomena and issues that require interdisciplinary knowledge and collaboration. For example, a growing number of institutions and scholars are venturing into the arena of global studies and globalization studies. Situated in economics, political science, policy studies, and other discrete fields of the social sciences, global studies encompass both the perception and reality of an interconnected world society. The multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of studies and resources in this and similar emerging disciplines draws upon and influences knowledge in the natural sciences, social sciences, and policy studies, spanning the entire spectrum of IFLA interests, including agricultural libraries, information literacy programs, digital libraries, government libraries, information technology, health and biosciences libraries, and professional development, and while covering all of the world's geographic regions.

Given the changes within the social sciences as they have traditionally been defined, how can academic and special libraries continue to provide services and resources to researchers who are working on necessarily interdisciplinary research questions within the constraints of organizational structures (universities, libraries, associations, and journals) that can't easily support this work?

The conference organizing committee invites proposals for papers on any topic related to the theme of Disappearing Disciplinary Borders in the Social Science Library. Conference papers will be peer reviewed for acceptance and become eligible for the Social Science Section's proposed IFLA monograph on the subject.

Paper topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
* What resources are available to support the librarian's work in interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary fields?
* What strategies are available to promote this type of librarianship?
* What resources are being developed to assist the interdisciplinary scholar?
* How are virtual spaces being used to foster collaboration?
* How can libraries foster and support research communities that focus on interdisciplinary research and teaching among colleagues locally and internationally?
* How are new library services such as support for electronic publishing and archiving affecting interdisciplinary scholarship?
* How are changing models of librarianship, such as the "field" or "imbedded" librarian, changing the scholarly landscape?
* How do libraries respond to emerging disciplines: at what point do they become emerging disciplines and when are they simply passing fads?
* How can collection development strategies support interdisciplinary collections?
* How can catalogers and indexers use classification systems to provide better access to works of interdisciplinary importance?
* How can we help better educate our "global" students?
* What are the changing roles of data and datasets?
* Social networking and digital difference, how can the librarian facilitate communication?

Final papers should be no more than 5,000 words in length. Presentations for the conference should be approximately 20 minutes in length, with an additional 10 minutes available for discussion of the presentation.

Submission of Proposals

Please submit an abstract of no more than 1,000 words in electronic format - preferably via e-mail. Proposals sent as e-mail attachments must be in either a generally available word-processing file format such as Word, or in RTF format. Include the following information:

1. Name of Presenter/s
2. Institutional Affiliation
3. Mailing address
4. E-mail address
5. Phone and/or fax information
6. Title of Paper
7. Abstract of Paper (maximum 1,000 words)
8. Brief biographical statement (maximum 150 words)

English is the official language of the conference.

Submit to: Steve Witt
Chair, Social Sciences Section
swwitt@uiuc.edu
FAX: 1.217.265.7519
Center for Global Studies
302 E. John, Suite 1705
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
Important Dates
1. Proposal must be received by January 15, 2008
2. Notification of acceptance will be sent by February 1, 2008
3. Deadline for text of presentation is May 1, 2008

Conference Venue
The conference will be held in Toronto, Canada. The venue includes the University of Toronto Robards Library and the University Faculty Club. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Toronto Holiday Inn Midtown, 280 Bloor Street West, which is very nearby.

Registration Costs

Details on the cost of the conference will be available before December 1, 2007. Invited speakers and presenters will be required to pay the registration fee and their own travel, accommodation and associated costs. The registration fee will cover a set of the published conference presentations, lunch, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments, and the conference dinner. Registration options will include registration for the full 2 day conference and single day registration. An optional tour package at the conclusion of the conference will also be available.

More Information is available at: http://ilabs.inquiry.uiuc.edu/ilab/ssls/

Navigating with youth: In these days of technology, how can public libraries attract and keep their young clientele?

August 5-7, 2008, Montreal (Quebec, Canada)

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

Call for Papers

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)’s 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 November 2nd, 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) Chef de service, 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.

Important Dates
November 2nd 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

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.

Venue: The conference will be held at McGill University with the support of the School of Information Studies.

Susann Allnutt
Administrative Assistant
School of Information Studies
McGill University
Tel.: 514-398-6387
FAX: 514-398-7193
susann.allnutt@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/sis

Knowledge Sharing Strategies & Initiatives

IFLA KM Section Workshop

Friday August 8, 2008

Université Laval, Quebec City

Registration required, no cost.

Start networking with your colleagues over breakfast.

Enjoy an interactive morning discussing social tools and knowledge sharing with KM thought leader, Dave Pollard, VP, Knowledge Development, CICA, author of the "How to Save the World" weblog (http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/), and former CKO, Ernst & Young Canada. Pollard shares success stories of how organizations have introduced Weblogs, wikis, instant messaging, desktop videoconferencing, just-in-time canvassing, RSS aggregators, “know-who” directories, and other social networking methods and tools to their budget-conscious organizations; the practical approaches used; and the secrets of their success. Pollard looks at tools that improve work productivity, decision-making and innovation; and tools that increase capacity, understanding of risk, as well as connectivity, collaboration and knowledge transfer. He focuses on social networking tools: people connectors that find and strengthen relationships, social publishing and information sharing tools that publish, subscribe, discuss and link what you know, collaboration and communication allowing people to connect and work together more powerfully, and other interesting leading edge tools. Join Pollard and colleagues in an interactive discussion about the tools and their use in libraries and knowledge organizations.

The afternoon focuses on international knowledge sharing initiatives. Frank Tulus, Senior Program Officer, Telecentre.org leads the discussion about the Joint Gates Foundation/IDRC global research project that is investigating the social and economic impact o f public access to information and communication technologies. Good knowledge of why people use various computer and information services and the usage rates of these services has been acquired over the last several years. Little is known, though, about the actual connection of use to benefits, especially in transitioning and developing countries, and the magnitude of the social and economic benefits from this use. Such an understanding is essential to calculate the cost/benefit ratio of producing these social and economic benefits. As funders and interested stakeholders across the world, we need hard evidence to help us design and implement better programs and to help partner governments and other local players understand the value of continued investments and how they can make a difference in people’s lives. Hear about this large-scale research study covering every region of the world over a five-year period which will generate a far more authoritative and comprehensive understanding of this field than has been accomplished through earlier studies. On-the-ground longitudinal and comparative research in a number of countries where major library and telecentre programs have been undertaken, and progress on these research results looking at the social and economic impacts of these programs are shared.

Khaled Fourati, Program Officer, IDRC ACACIA Initiative (Communities and the Information Society in Africa), discusses the second initiative focuses on access to knowledge in Southern African universities and open approaches to research in the Internet age. Southern African universities face several constraints to access published knowledge for research and teaching whether in print or digital forms. Removing these constraints is essential for the effective participation of universities in the knowledge economy and for the development of research centres in Africa. It explores approaches to open access for research and how they can facilitate the availability of academic and other relevant research publications to the benefit of students and researchers. The project is a collaboration between the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) and the LINK Centre looks at new approaches to knowledge production and dissemination in the Internet age, elucidates insights on the meaning of open access for scientific collaboration, and investigates the value of creating a SARUA regional open access network based on an “Open Knowledge Charter”.

Judith J. Field,Senior Lecturer
Wayne State University
Library and Information Science Program
106 Kresge
Detroit MI 48202
(V) 313-577-8539; (F) 313-577-7561
aa4101@wayne.edu

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' Section on Cataloguing and the RDA Organization are pleased to present:
IFLA Satellite Conference on RDA: A New Standard for a Digital World
Friday, August 8, 2008
09:00 hrs - 16:30 hrs
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

RDA - Resource Description and Access will be a new standard for resource description and access, designed for the digital world.

Built on foundations established by the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR), RDA will provide a comprehensive set of guidelines and instructions on resource description and access covering all types of content and media.

RDA will enable users of library catalogues and other systems of information organization to find, identify, select, and obtain resources appropriate to their information needs.

To help inform the international community about this exciting project, the IFLA Section on Cataloguing in conjunction with the RDA team is presenting this one-day Satellite Meeting just prior to the World Library and Information Congress (IFLA 2008) in Quebec City, Canada.

Location: Hotel Château Laurier
1220, Place George-V Ouest
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Registration Fee: CDN$100, includes lunch and breaks
More information and to register: http://www.cla.ca/source/meetings/app_rda.cfm

Due to room size, space is limited to the first 200 registrants.

World Library and Information Congress website: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm

Program Information:

Science Policies and Science Portals: Progress and Activity From Around the World

This program will be held in Montreal on Friday, August 8, 2008 as a satellite pre-conference to the IFLA Meeting that will convene August 10 in Quebec City, Canada. The program is sponsored by the IFLA Science and Technology Libraries Section (STS) and the Government Information & Official Publications Section (GIOPS). Session will be held at the Polytechnique Montreal.

This one-day program will address the ways in which national governments and organizations are dealing with the issues and challenges in disseminating scientific information created in the public sphere to meet the needs of the global community. The various portals that have been implemented and the policies that have been put in place will support the roles of the science and technology librarians around the world. The portals affect their ability to provide efficient and comprehensive access to important sources of scientific information.

For more details, please visit
http://lib.tkk.fi/ifla/IFLA_Science_Portals/index.html
Or contact Irma Pasanen, e-mail irma.pasanen@tkk.fi
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Irma Pasanen
Associate Library Director for Information Services
Helsinki University of Technology P.O.Box 7000
02015 TKK
Finland
tel. +358-9-451 4125
fax. +358-9-451 4132
e-mail irma.pasanen@tkk.fi

ISKO 2008 - Montréal. Call for Papers

10th biennial ISKO Conference: Culture and Identity in Knowledge Organization

Official Call is OPEN and the DEADLINE EXTENDED to NOVEMBER 16

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.

Previous ISKO conferences took place in Darmstadt (1990), Madras (1992), Copenhagen (1994), Washington (1996), Lille (1998), Toronto (2000), Granada (2002), London (2004) and Vienna (2006).

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 16th, 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 16th, 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 16th 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):
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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}
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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
Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science José Angel Martínez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Tom Baker, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Clare Beghtol, University of Toronto Michael Buckland, University of California-Berkeley D. Grant Campbell, University of Western Ontario Allyson Carlyle, University of Washington Jonathan Furner, University of California-Los Angeles Claudio Gnoli, University of Pavia Rebecca Green, Dewey Decimal Classification, OCLC Birger Hjørland, Royal School of Library and Information Science Elin K. Jacob, Indiana University Barbara Kwasnik, Syracuse University Traugott Koch, Max Planck Digital Library, Berlin Kathryn La Barre, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Maria López-Huertas, Universidad de Granada Ia McIlwaine, University College London Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Eva Méndez Rodríguez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Shawne Miksa, University of North Texas William Moen, University of North Texas Widad Mustafa, Université de Lille 3 Marianne Lykke Nielsen, Royal School of Library and Information Science Peter Ohly, Sozialwissenschaftliche Fachinformation John Old, Napier University Hope Olson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Uta Priss, Napier University Jian Qin, Syracuse University Ali Shiri, University of Alberta Alexander Sigel, Semantic Knowledge Services Richard Smiraglia, Long Island University Stuart Sutton, University of Washington Douglas Tudhope, University of Glamorgan Martin van der Walt, Stellenbosch University Marcia Zeng, Kent State University.

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 the Proceedings and Conference.
- The working language of the conference is English.

Important Dates
- Abstract submission, deadline: November 16th 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

Come hear about new preservation developments and meet international colleagues -

IFLA 2008 World Library and Information Congress Satellite Meeting Preserving Cultural Heritage into the 21st Century: Current perspectives and new directions

Date: August 6-8, 2008
Location: Ottawa
Sponsors: IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section, IFLA Newspapers Section and IFLA-PAC Core Activity with Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Conservation Institute
Audience: Librarians, archivists, collections managers and preservation administrators
The satellite meeting to the IFLA 2008 Congress offers an intensive 2-1/2 day programme designed to inform and enable library and archives administrators and managers to more effectively plan and manage preservation and access to their collections, traditional and contemporary in today's changing world. The meeting will showcase Canadian and international initiatives with particular focus on larger scale strategies and models.

IFLA and non-IFLA members are welcome to attend.
For information and registration see - http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/satellite-12-en.htm
Per Cullhed
Chair
IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section

IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section

Call for Papers for Satellite Session

Saturday August 9th 2008
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Note: (This satellite session will precede the IFLA conference in Quebec City August 10-14, 2008.)

"Role of Evidence-based Research in Medical Libraries"

The one day session will have two sub-themes:
1. Library efforts in support of evidence-based research.
2. Research conducted by health science libraries and librarians.
The audience of this session is likely to include health care professionals, educators, researchers and librarians.
You are invited to submit an abstract for one of the two themes. It is hoped that papers will cover a wide range of areas - for example:
* How libraries train library staff and library users in using the evidence
* Partnerships and Collaborations that support evidence based research
* Research that has made a difference to library services
* The librarians' role in critical appraisal of the evidence
* Clinical librarians - walking the talk
* Tools to support evidence based medicine
* Research methods
* Promoting the evidence

It is anticipated that presentations be 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions Submission Guidelines The proposals must be submitted in an electronic format and must contain:
* Title of paper
* Summary of paper (250 - 350 words maximum)
* Speaker's name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional affiliation, email address and biographical note (40 words)
* Submissions are to be submitted before December 24th, 2007 preferably by email to:
Heather Todd
University of Queensland Library
St Lucia campus
St Lucia, Queensland 4072
Email: h.todd@library.uq.edu.au

Important dates
December 24th 2007: Deadline for submission of abstract January 25th: Notification of acceptance/rejection May 2008 : Deadline for submission of text.
Regrettably IFLA's Sections do not have funds available to pay for speakers' expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation, although there may be limited funding available through other IFLA channels, especially for people from developing countries. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/satellite2call-en.htm

Heather Todd
Executive Manager,
Engineering and Sciences Library Service
University of Queensland Library St Lucia Campus St Lucia QLD 4072 AUSTRALIA
phone: +61 7 334 64394
email: h.todd@library.uq.edu.au

World Library and Information Congress: Quebec – Canada, 10 – 14 August 2008

IFLA Reference and Information Services Section invites the submission of proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in Quebec

Theme:
Have we have blown up the reference desk? Reference Services in virtual worlds
Subjects of interest:
This open session will provide pro and contra experiences and arguments for reference services in virtual worlds. We have moved on from the reference librarian on the internet or in an ‘ask-a-librarian’ service. By looking at both the virtual world (such as Second Life) and the physical world, there will the opportunity for an open-minded investigation into the suite of information services now on offer.

This Session is not about connectivity or technology, but about user expectations, service delivery and staff. It looks at the following questions:
Are there new roles for libraries and librarians in virtual worlds?
What does it mean to be a virtual librarian and what knowledge base and skills does that librarian need?
How does real life service link in with virtual / Second Life services and can the same level of service be provided in both environments?
Will reference staff as gamers be able to connect to and be of relevance to users, or do they stay with their more traditional roles?
In the mean time what is happening in the real life service? How are services being provided and from where? Can physical and virtual services work side by side?
Do we need to re-think our purposes and infrastructures?

Proposals

Deadline for submitting a detailed one-page abstract and full author details is January 22, 2008. Late submissions will not be considered.

The selected presenters will be notified by end of February 2008.
Papers:
Must be original; written in English, or with an English translation attached, and should be no longer than maximum 5,000 words with an abstract of 350 words.

Selected papers will be published on the IFLA website prior to the conference and must be submitted no later than May 1, 2008

Presentations at the session will be a summary of the paper in English or a virtual presentation with accompanying introduction - either should not exceed 20 minutes in length. There will be an open forum to allow audience interaction with the speakers, who should be fluent in English.

Please note that the expenses of attending the Quebec conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers and at least one of the presenters/authors must be present for the programme.

Please send your abstract via e-mail to:
Amanda Duffy
184 Burnt Oak Lane
Sidcup, Kent
DA15 9DG
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone (+44) 208 300 0845
E-mail burntoak@dsl.pipex.com

74th IFLA General Conference & Council, Quebec, Canada, August 10-14, 2008

IFLA EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION – Open session

Call for papers

The IFLA Section for Education and Training (SET) seeks papers for its Open Session on the topic “Recruiting students into LIS programmes: Navigating towards global understanding” This topic has been chosen in accordance with the main theme of the conference, Libraries without borders, Navigating towards global understanding. A separate call for papers has been issued for the Section’s offsite session.

Colleagues from around the world are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for the SET Open Session under the theme:

Recruiting students into LIS programmes: Navigating towards global understanding.

We are particularly keen to have papers and perspectives from LIS educators, practitioners and students and from a wide range of library sectors (e.g. public, academic, school, special). Papers must be original and could cover issues like:
• Attraction to the profession (What attracts students to this profession?) ( Are we attracting the right people and the best people to the profession?);
• They might be relevant, but are our educational programs attractive?
• Is there a need for a professional qualification?
• Employability of graduates.
• Differentiation in educational programmes; or one size fits all?
• Am I getting what I want after library school (are students getting the jobs they expect after graduating? Are employers getting the type of new graduate they expect?)

Language of the session: The paper should be in one of the IFLA official languages. It is hoped that simultaneous interpretation will be available for this session, but we strongly recommend that the presentation slides are in English, even if the presentation is delivered in one of the other official languages.

Important dates and information: Proposals for papers must be submitted by: February 1st 2008. The proposal should clearly indicate the session it is for and include a title, a 200-400 word abstract plus a brief speaker biography. All proposals will be evaluated by a refereeing committee representing the IFLA Section of Education and Training: Mouna Benslimane (Morocco), Barbara I.Dewey (United States), Jacqueline Dussolin-Faure (France), S.B. Ghosh (India), Niels Ole Pors (Denmark) and Kerry Smith (Australia). Please email your proposals to: Dr Kerry Smith (Australia), k.smith@curtin.edu.au

Successful candidates will be notified by 3 March 2008 and must supply the full paper by 15 April 2006 to allow time for the review of papers and preparation of translations. Details on the format and length of the final paper will be emailed to the successful candidates.

At least one of the paper's authors must undertake to be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the Section's programme in Québec. PLEASE NOTE that the Section for Education and Training has no funds to assist prospective authors: abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that the expenses of attending the Québec conference (including travel, expenses and conference fee) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers. Some national professional associations may be able to help fund certain expenses, and a small number of grants for conference attendance may be available at: http://www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS
Two sessions on digital preservation:
Session 1: Digital objects on physical carriers
Session 2: Preservation infrastructures

Jointly organised by:
IFLA Section on Preservation and Conservation, IFLA CDNL Alliance on Bibliographic Standards (ICABS), IFLA Information Technology Section,
IFLA Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) and IFLA Law Libraries Section

74th World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Canada, 10 -14 August 2008
Session 1: DIGITAL OBJECTS ON PHYSICAL CARRIERS
Digital preservation R&D had focused mainly on webarchiving, archiving of online journals and how to set up preservation systems and workflows. A very practical issue, preservation of digital objects on physical carriers (floppies, cd-roms, etc.) has received less attention. This is changing however. A number of institutions are currently carrying out risk assessments of their physical digital material and tests are being performed on how to preserve this material.

Digital objects on physical carriers, also referred to as physical format digital publications, are digital publications, datasets or programmes stored on floppy-disks, cd-roms, dvd’s or any other kind of medium. Nowadays, many publications are released on dvd, but libraries also hold collections with older material still on floppy-disks and cd-roms. To preserve these objects, they have to be transferred to archiving systems and strategies have to be set-up to ensure their future accessibility.

Some specific issues have to be addressed when preserving of physical format material. These issues include the following:
- How to transfer the objects from the carrier to the archiving system?
o Install everything manually, develop a robot…
- In case of old objects: do we still have the hard- and software to read the floppy-disk? And how do we give access to this old material in the future?
- Security: many floppies and cd-roms have read/write restrictions that interfere with the preservation process.
- Future accessibility of cd-roms/dvd’s: many digital publications that are released on dvd, are very complex objects, containing all sorts of embedded files, audiovisual material etc. To keep this kind of material accessible is a major challenge.
- When objects are transferred to other carriers: how can we do this in the most durable way?
- How can a risk assessment be performed that helps us to prioritise our actions?
We invite papers that address the challenges as mentioned above.

All types of digital material that are held on physical carriers can be the focus of a paper – irrespective of the type of content : multimedia applications, e-publications (e-journals, e-books), audiovisual materials, old tapes and floppy-disks, ‘new’ dvd’s, etc.
We especially call for papers that offer practical solutions. One of the aims of this session is to offer guidance to ‘smaller’ libraries that want to preserve digital objects on physical carries but don’t have the possibility to set up full-fletched digital preservation systems and workflows.

Session 2: PRESERVATION INFRASTRUCTURES
During the past decade, the growing awareness of the need to preserve our digital publications, has led to a better understanding of activities that a library should set up to implement a digital preservation workflow. We realise now that implementing a system is not enough: there are a number of organisational issues that have to be addressed apart from the technical ones.

Currently, libraries are setting up repository systems in different ways: buying something off-the-shelve (not really an option yet), building something themselves, joining others to build open-source solutions, etc. There are different technical and organisational models that describe how this can be set up. But with implementing the archiving system, digital preservation has just begun. The library then needs different and innovative tools to address several challenges in the digital workflow, either for characterising the digital objects, or to ensure future accessibility.

The number of steps involved, and the complexity of this new workflow that is required, means that any institution that is responsible for the long-term maintenance of digital collections, needs new preservation tools and services as well as a (trusted) digital repository. This is not a task that can be performed by one single institution alone: libraries have to set up new ways to collaborate to address this new challenge. In general, we now see different models emerging:

a. The library runs its own repository and develops and/or employs its own services.
b. The library runs its own repository and shares the development and use of services with others
c. The library shares both its repository as well as the development and use of services
d. Any other model…
We call for papers that give examples of preservation infrastructures in any of these four models. Submitted papers can describe developments within a specific library, national project or international project. Together, the papers should present possible directions and practical experiences in collaboration and joint infrastructures for digital preservation.

SUBMISSIONS
1. The deadline for submitting a detailed, abstract (500 words) and full author details is 30 January 2008. Selection of papers is based on the abstract, and presenters will be notified by 1 March 2008 at the latest whether they have been successful
2. The full paper is due on 15 May 2008 and must be an original submission not published elsewhere
3. All submissions should be sent to Hilde van Wijngaarden, Head of Digital Preservation at the National Library of the Netherlands, e-mail: hilde.vanwijngaarden@kb.nl. Please make clear for which session the paper is intended.
4. Both abstracts and full papers should be submitted by e-mail; fax or post should be used only as a last resort
5. Papers should be up to 4000 words
6. 20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper in the Conference
7. The author(s) should indicate his/her personal full contact details and include a summary curriculum vitae with the paper. Also, a digital photograph would be useful.

CALL FOR PAPERS and Presenters, HALF-DAY SESSION by the Reading Section in co-operation with the Public Libraries and Multicultural Sections

In Québec, Canada at the 74th World Library and Information Congress under the theme “Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding”

10-14 August 2008

Session title: The Global Literacy and Reading Fair: sharing good library practices in support of the United Nations Literacy Decade 2003-2012

In order to optimize global sharing and learning at the 2008 IFLA Conference, the Reading Section is proposing to capture and showcase the innovation demonstrated globally by libraries in the field of literacy and reading promotion, by holding a Global Literacy and Reading Fair.

The session will be organised as an open, interactive, and participatory space, as the world in miniature that reflects innovation to face a global challenges in reading and literacy issues. The intention is to provide an open space for participants and enable them to display their materials (books, reports, posters etc), to present audio-visuals (video, DVD), and to demonstrate their experiences and products. Presenters are asked to present visually enticing materials to engage IFLA delegates and show best practices. Participants’ contributions could include demonstrations of reading activities, story telling, the provision and use of local language materials, training techniques, reading promotion, theatre etc that take place as part of a library or community programme in different parts of the world.

The session will be more interactive than the traditional lecture style to create a more dynamic and more participative learning environment. All participants will be expected to actively take part.

You are invited to submit proposal for this session.
The following should be provided:
- name and institution of presenter(s)
- description of programme/project/research/campaign/storytelling session etc. (1 page, up to 350 words)
- relevant biographical information of author(s)/presenter(s)
- kinds of materials to be presented
- equipment needed (table, board) – organisers will not be able to supply computers or electronic equipment
Send your proposals by December 20, 2007 via e-mail to Robert Sarjant: robert.sarjant@bookaid.org

The abstracts will be reviewed by the Review Committee and 10 proposals will be selected. The RC will make every effort to have representation from all continents. Diversity of language will be accepted but a simple hand-out in one of the IFLA languages will be encouraged. Successful proposals will be identified and announced by January 31, 2008.

All presenters will be listed in the final IFLA Programme. Therefore they will be invited to prepare a full text of presentation of their programme, by April 15, 2008 to allow time for the review of papers and preparation of translations; papers should be no longer than 20 pages.

Expenses: It is the presenters’ responsibility to find funding for their participation (registration fee, travel, accommodation and associated costs). IFLA, the Reading Section and partner sections are not in a position to fund the attendance at the Conference.

Ivanka Stricevic, Ph.D.
Chair of IFLA Reading Section
Assistant Professor
University of Zadar
Library and Information Science Department Tel/fax +385 (0)23 311 540
E-mail: ivanka.stricevic@zg.t-com.hr

World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council "Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding"
10-14 August 2008, Québec City, Canada
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm

Call for Papers
Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section
Theme: Library Services without Cultural Borders: Navigating through Demographic Realities and Best Practices in Multicultural Library Services

The IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section invites librarians and other interested parties working in the fields of multiculturalism, demographics/human geography and library services to diverse cultural communities to submit proposals for papers for its open session in Quebec City.

The two-hour session entitled, Library Services without Cultural Borders: Navigating through Demographic Realities and Best Practices in Multicultural Library Services, invites papers that explore:
· The subject of changing demographics and overcoming cultural borders in cities, countries and globally.
· How current demographic realities influence library services.
· Best practices in multicultural library services, especially in regions such as the Americas with long and rich histories of immigration and diversity. All types of libraries are encouraged to highlight their programs and services.
Submissions:
· Please send an abstract of approximately 500 words, in English, French or Spanish, no later than February 15, 2008 to:
Susana Alegre Landáburu
e-mail: susana.alegre@mcu.es

· Please attach a summary curriculum vitae of the author/s including their name(s), contact details, professional affiliation(s) and a brief statement on their career(s).
· Successful applicants will be notified by mid-March, 2008.
· Papers accepted will be due no later than May 1st 2008.
· Papers should be submitted in English.
· Papers should not be longer than 20 pages.
· A maximum of 20 minutes will be allowed for the presentation of each paper during the Section’s session in Québec City. Please note, although every effort will be made to provide simultaneous interpretation into other IFLA languages, its availability may not be possible. Therefore, the presentations must be made in English. An author who feels uncomfortable presenting in English could ask a colleague to do so on their behalf.
· At least one of the authors of the paper must present the paper.

**Please note that the Programme Committee has no funds to assist prospective authors: abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that the expenses of attending the Quebec City conference (including travel, expenses and conference fee) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers. Some national professional associations may be able to help fund certain expenses, and a small number of grants for conference attendance maybe available at: www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm

Susana Alegre Landáburu
Member of SC of IFLA Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations
Head of International Cooperation
Subdirectorate General for Libraries Coordination
Ministry of Culture
Plaza del Rey, 1.
28004 Madrid
Spain
Tf: (00) (34) 91 701 74 62
Fax: (00) (34) 91 701 73 39
susana.alegre@mcu.es

World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council "Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding" 10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada

Call for Papers

The IFLA National Libraries Section (http://www.ifla.org/VII/s1/index.htm) together with the Statistics and Evaluation Section (http://www.ifla.org/VII/s22/index.htm ) are holding a joint 4 hour Session in 2008 during the IFLA conference in Québec, Canada on the theme of "Ensuring quality in national libraries: performance measures and quality evaluation supporting cultural heritage and research."

The session will be composed of invited papers and selections from this call. There will be two invited papers, one covering the current work being carried out in ISO on performance indicators for national libraries, the other addressing the impact and quality of national libraries or university libraries in research and learning. It is planned to illustrate these topics by case examples on implementation of indicators and quality measurement, including examples of measurement of online services, followed by a panel discussion on experiences and plans.

Proposals are therefore invited for short discussion papers addressing the theme:
"Ensuring quality in national libraries: performance measures and quality evaluation supporting cultural heritage and research”
The overall theme of the 2008 World Library and Information Congress is "Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding" and proposals should also take into account how measuring and improving quality can contribute to this overall goal world-wide.

Please send an abstract, in English or French, of the proposed paper (1/2 page ), plus relevant brief biographical information for its author(s), by 30 January 2008, via E-mail to Genevieve Clavel ( genevieve.clavel@nb.admin.ch ) and Natalia Verbina (n.verbina@nlr.ru )

The abstracts will be reviewed by a Programme Committee, and successful proposals will be identified by 28 February 2008.

Full papers will be due by 15 April 2008 to allow time for the review of papers and preparation of translations.

The paper should be in one of the IFLA official languages. It is hoped that simultaneous interpretation will be available for this session, but we strongly recommend that the presentation slides should be in English, even if the presentation is delivered in one of the other official languages.

At least one of the paper's Authors must undertake to be present* to deliver a summary of the paper (up to 20 minutes, including immediate questions) during the Section's programme in Québec.

We look forward to receiving your proposals
Kind regards
Genevieve Clavel and Natalia Verbina
Genevieve Clavel-Merrin
National and International Cooperation
Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA
Swiss Federal Office of Culture FOC
Swiss National Library NL
Hallwylstr. 15, CH-3003 Bern
Phone +41 31 322 89 36
Fax +41 31 322 84 63
genevieve.clavel@nb.admin.ch
www.nb.admin.ch
*PLEASE NOTE that the Programme Committee has no funds to assist prospective Authors: abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that the expenses of attending the Québec conference (including travel, expenses and conference fee) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers. Some national professional associations may be able to help fund certain expenses, and a small number of grants for conference attendance may be available at: http://www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS

WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS & 74TH IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, 10-14 AUGUST 2008

AFRICA SECTION OPEN SESSION

Theme: “Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for African Libraries"

The IFLA Africa Section invites practitioners and academics to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at the Africa Open Session of the World Library and Information Congress to be held in Quebec City 10-14 August 2008. The Africa Section Open Forum will focus on the effect of globalisation of libraries in Africa. Globalisation is seen as providing both an opportunity and a threat to Africa Libraries. In what ways can libraries leverage on globalisation t enhance librarianship in Africa? In what ways is globalisation a challenge to African libraries? Papers that examine practical applications and original research on the subject are welcome.

The deadline for submission of a detailed, one-page abstract (in English or French) and full author details is 31 January 2008. Selection of papers will be based on the abstract.

Other requirements are as follows:
1. Paper must be original and never been published before
2. Paper should be of 20 pages maximum, do