5th International Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference
Sweden, and the Karolinska Institutet University Library, invites you to the 5th Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, in Stockholm, Sweden.
June 29th – July 3rd 2009.
Further details can be found at http://blogs.kib.ki.se/eblip5

- First Open Announcement and Call for Papers

The 1st International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-1) will be held from 1 to 3 July 2009 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main theme is Connecting Africans to Their Own Resources/Developing Policies and Strategies for Africa’s Digital Future.

Rationale: African countries are lagging far behind in the global drive to build digital libraries and archives. As a group, they have not engaged in any significant discussions and dialogue on strategy and policy for preserving and accessing their cultural heritage and scholarship in digital forms. There is urgency to these policy discussions as major digital initiatives involving African content are currently being undertaken by non-African organisations without widely accepted protocols and agreements on issues of ownership of intellectual property rights, local African access rights, and long term sustainability.

Objective: The aim of this conference is to bring together key African and international stakeholders to discuss critical policy issues and explore approaches and challenges facing them in relation to the development of digital libraries, archives and related knowledge and heritage resources; and to create an opportunity for programme managers, project leaders, policy makers and technical experts working in this area to seek ways of strengthening, coordinating and forging stronger links between their various initiatives, networks and projects, so as to deliver greater development outcomes in Africa.

Sub-Themes & Issues: Knowledge as the basis of development effectiveness; Knowledge audits of African development strategies; How best to put knowledge on Africa’s development agenda; Re-orientating development policy in Africa for the information and knowledge age; Regional and national policies and strategies for developing digital libraries and archives in Africa to improve access to knowledge for development, including e-government, e-health, e-commerce, and e-learning; National perspectives, case studies and best practice projects and programmes involving the digitisation and online use of African heritage and scholarship; Access to knowledge in Africa: challenges and current technological innovations; Institutional repositories: policies, strategies, technological options, standards and best practices; Capacity building in context: necessary institutional and personal capacity for critical and sustainable digital libraries and associated services.

Format of the Conference: The first day of the conference (1 July) will take the form of a Strategic Roundtable with key African regional and sub-regional organizations to advocate for the inclusion of significant library, information and other knowledge input elements in African development strategies and programmes. The event, which is being held pursuant to IFLA Presidential theme, is titled Building on Knowledge: IFLA Roundtable with Intergovernmental Organisations on Putting Libraries on the African Development Agenda. The second and third days will be devoted to the main conference theme Connecting Africans to Their Own Resources/Developing Policies and Strategies for Africa’s Digital Future.

Who should attend? We invite participation from all African countries, private and public international development organizations, and other countries aiding Africa to tackle its development challenges. It is open to Librarians, Archivist, Researchers, Knowledge Management Professionals, Information Management Professionals, ICT Specialists, Policy Makers, Programme Managers, and Representatives of Institutions and Universities working in the development field. Submission of Abstracts: Pertinent and original policy/strategy-oriented papers are invited for oral presentations. Individuals and organisations are invited to submit proposals for papers in the form of abstracts - about 300 words long. Abstracts should briefly outline the focus of the paper, including the description of issue(s), methodology of analysis, policy and strategic frameworks, summary of the findings if applicable, and recommendations. Proposals and abstracts should be submitted by email as MS-Word97-2003 compatible file attachments to:

Mr. Felix Ubogu
Chairperson, ICADLA-1 International Organizing Committee
University Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand,
Private Bag X1, PO Wits 2050, South Africa
email: felix.ubogu@wits.ac.za; Tel: +27 11 717 1940; Fax: +27 86 553 3438

Mrs. Michele Pickover Organising Secretary, ICADLA-1 International Organizing Committee
Curator of Manuscripts, Historical Papers, The Library, University of the Witwatersrand,
Private Bag X1, PO Wits 2050, South Africa
email: michele.pickover@wits.ac.za; Tel: +27 11 717 1940; Fax: +27 (0) 86 553 3438
and
Mr. Abraham Azubuike
Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee
Chief Librarian, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
, P.O. Box 3005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia email: aazubuike@uneca.org; Tel. +251-11-5443667; Fax: 251-11-5514416

Deadlines:
Submission of paper titles and abstracts: 15 April 2009.
Notification of acceptance of paper: 30 April 2009.
Final submission of full paper or extended abstracts: 8 June 2009.
Registration: 17 June 2009
Exhibition Registration: 17 June 2009

Conference Fee and Sponsorship: No conference fee will be charged. However, delegates and participants are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and other costs and are encouraged to seek funding from their own institutions, or other sponsors. Subsidized attendance may be available to presenters of papers adjudged core to the theme of the conference, on early application. However, such funding might well be limited.

Exhibition: Companies, universities, institutions, libraries and information centres working in this or related fields are welcomed to display their products and services at the Exhibition. The space is limited therefore allocation is on a first come first served basis. Fees for exhibition booths are US$250 for single booth (3mx2m) or US$450 for double booth (6mx2m). For more information on the exhibition please contact us at the address below.

Organisation: ICADLA-1 has been made possible with seed funds from the IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme, and co-organized by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Africa Section, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa; and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

To download the preliminary programme, registration form and a list of recommended hotels please http://www.uneca.org/icadla1/home.htm. For submission of completed registration forms and for more information please contact:
Mrs. Frehiwot Fekadeselassie
ECA Library, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
P.O. Box 3005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
e-mail: ffselassie@uneca.org; Tel.: 251-11- 5443058; Fax: 251-11-5514416
This announcement and conference site can be accessed at: http://www.uneca.org/icadla1/home.htm
Abraham Azubuike
Chief Librarian
ECA Library, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
P.O. Box 3005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
email: aazubuike@uneca.org
Tel. +251-11-5443667 Fax: 5514416

Announcement
Call for Papers/Abstracts and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 3rd International Multi-Conference on Society , Cybernetics And Informatics: IMSCI 2009 (http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/IMSCI). It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th - 13th, 2009.

Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: November 6th, 2008 Authors Notification: January 28th, 2009 Camera ready, full papers: February 18th, 2009
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Main Topics:
Information Society Technologies
Knowledge-Based Society
eLearning
eSkills. Computer-Literacy
eHealth
eGovernment
eCommunities
eInclusion, Digital Inclusion or inclusive Information Society. Global e-Inclusion eAccessibility - Opening up the Information Society. Digital Divide eBusiness eCommerce Globalization and Informatics/Cybernetics Interdependencies between Society and Information and Communication Technologies Social and Societal Roles of Information and Communications Technologies Information Society Policy-Making Socio-Political regulations of Informatics and Cyber-Technologies Ethics and Informatics/Cybernetics
All Submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. From these session's best papers, the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.
For Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or directly to:
http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/imsci/Organizer.asp
IMSCI 2009 Organizing Committee

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organizing a Conference on Intellectual Property and Global Challenges to be held on July 13 and 14, 2009, at the International Conference Center Geneva (CICG), following a proposal by the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) at its 12th session held in Geneva from June 23 to 27, 2008 in the context of discussing a work program for the SCP. The Conference will address issues relating to the interface of intellectual property with other areas of public policy, notably health, the environment, climate change, food security and disability, and serve as a global forum to discuss issues and solutions to some of the major challenges in relation to intellectual property the world faces today.
The event is open to the general public.

An International Training Program on "INFORMATION": STIMULATE + Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and Libraries: an Active Training Environment
(Edition 9)
Announcement
Information about this training program can be found on the WWW starting from:
http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp/
The program is planned to take place mainly in Brussels, Belgium, for 3 months, May June July in 2009. Language used is English.
Our motto is: "Helping educators and innovators to advance knowledge and to enrich lives"

Context and evolution of the program:
The initiative has been approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) and is sponsored by the Belgian Government (the directorate named DGOS since December 2002). This fits in a series of similar international training activities that have been organized since 1991, named MIST 1, 2, 3, KNOW-HOW, and STIMULATE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
This initiative is aimed primarily at persons with a university degree (Bachelor or Master), who work in universities, information and documentation centres, and libraries, including of course university libraries, and who have a few years of practical experience.
The term Active Training Environment in the title of the training program reflects our wish to create an environment in which each participant is stimulated to get involved actively, supported by the lecturers and the infrastructure provided by the training program. This fits well into the general, worldwide trend away from "teaching" to "learning management".

Aim / goal of the training program:
This International Training Program offers a stimulating learning environment to information experts in the area of science and technology, who are in the early phase of their career. The aims are to sharpen their skills in collecting, storing, retrieving, presenting and managing information. This can be of great benefit to the teaching and research activities going on in their institute and to the further development of their organisation and region.
This initiative corresponds well with the basic, general aim of all the International Training Programs that are supported by VLIR: to train young scientists and professionals from developing countries in a domain that is relevant for the further development of the country, and to stimulate the participants to transfer their increased knowledge and skills to their colleagues and other stakeholders in their home country.

More specific objectives of the training program:
-- to provide participants with a clearer view on the importance of information in general and for their environment in particular, and on how to manage information: summarised: "Management in libraries and information centres"
-- to learn the participants to cope with modern technology, in view of the increasing importance of ICT; summarised: "Information and communication technology for libraries and information centres"
-- to guide them in retrieving information that is publicly accessible on an international scale: summarised: "Information retrieval/searching"
and
-- to learn them to store, organise, present, manage, publish information resources at personal, institutional, regional or national level: summarised: "Information architecture"

After being actively involved in this International Training Program, every participant will have improved the ability
-- to appreciate and explain the importance of access to information for their organisation
-- to present information to users and potential users, using appropriate information technology
-- to train interested persons in the use and management of information, using appropriate presentation techniques
-- to contribute to the planning of the (further) development of an information service
-- to communicate through the Internet with users of information, information providers, colleagues,
-- to apply quantitative methods in decision making related to information systems and services
-- to retrieve information from the Internet
-- to store information for later retrieval and access by potential users, using information technology

Contents of the program:
3 months means about 10 weeks or about 50 days. During about 3 days per week for 10 weeks = 30 days, the participants will be guided by professors and other experts. During the other 2 days per week for 10 weeks = 20 days, they will work on tasks=assignments as individuals or in groups, and their reports will be presented and discussed afterwards, again guided by professors and other experts.
The sessions are organised in such a way that --the first month = introduction level, --the second month = intermediate level, and --the third month = more advanced level.
Thanks to this approach and organisation, it may make sense to participate exceptionally during only one or two of the three months, depending on expertise. However, the available scholarships are granted only to persons who will participate for the full three months.
To start with, the participants are offered an orientation tour of the University and the University Library. Then some of the following subjects are covered. Of course, due to the limited available time, not all the mentioned subjects can be discussed in each training program, but a SELECTION will be made by the organisers. The concrete content of each training program depends on the availability of suitable expert lecturers from Belgium and from abroad during the period of the training program. As soon as possible, the concrete schedule is made available through the WWW site of the program.

1. Management in libraries and information centers:
Statistics to support decision making for information science and for library management. Business plans for libraries and information centers. Using spreadsheets in the management of libraries and information centers. Collection development. Consortia of libraries for the acquisition of electronic journals and databases. Scientific writing methods. ISBD = International Standard Bibliographic Description. Formats for computer-based cataloguing; MARC formats. National libraries and national bibliographies. Knowledge organisation: subject classification schemes; thesaurus systems, ontologies. Citation analysis. Assessing the influence of scientific journals; citations and impact factors. The bibliometric laws. Scientometrics. Architecture of libraries and information centers. Orientation of information users; relations with information users. Interlibrary lending and co-operation; document delivery. Development of a national or regional information network. The information society. Cultural aspects of the information society and information technology transfer. Copyright; information security; trans-border data flow. Writing a project proposal (for instance related to the establishment of an information network). Conservation/preservation of printed documents. Conservation/preservation of digital documents. Informetric aspects of the Internet. Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation in information science. Electronic journals: implementation in a library. Integration of e-learning environments and library services. Libraries involvement in scientific publishing. International co-operation projects.

2. Information and communication technology relevant for libraries and information centers:
Microcomputer systems: evolution of hardware. Disks for computers. CD-ROM. CD-ROM in a local area network. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. Microcomputer operating systems. Microcomputer systems: applications software. Text editing; word processing; desktop publishing. Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. Creating charts to present information. Image processing; graphics file formats; photo/image editing. Multimedia / Hypermedia. Data communication; computer networks; Internet. Internet services. Client-server systems. Electronic mail.World-Wide Web; hypertext and hypermedia. ata-communications networks and librarians. Selecting and procuring a computer system; writing a proposal for a computer implementation. Providing access to information through public Internet workstations. Methods for access to databases through Internet: telnet, http/WWW, Z39.50 and ISO239.50, Open Archives Initiative - Metadata Harvesting Protocol.

3. Information retrieval/searching:
Introductory concepts about information. Internet-based information resources: introduction. Bibliographic databases. The information industry and the information market. Online information retrieval and database searching; search tactics and strategies. Internet search engines. Information available free of charge; open access. Online access databases about books and about journal articles. Electronic newsletters and journals. Computer-network based interest groups. Patent information. Online systems versus CD-ROM. Citation searching. Theoretical and quantitative aspects of information retrieval. Evaluation of information retrieval strategies and systems. Evaluating the quality of information sources.

4. Information architecture and digital libraries:
Basic, fundamental, theoretical concepts. Software packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. Introduction to the ISIS software package family for information storage and retrieval. The application of ISIS: searching, editing data in a database, output of selected data to file or printer; developing a database structure; indexing data for fast retrieval; ISIS for Windows; WINISIS; history and future of ISIS; programming in ISIS. Formats: MARC; application of MARC in ISIS. Databases (and ISIS in particular) through the WWW. Downloading of information and record format conversion. Relational databases. Library automation. Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). Archives and records management. Archives in the domain of science and technology. Digital archiving. Institutional document repositories. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): an introduction. Developing a web site; HTML, CSS, XML, XSL; intranets; developing an intranet. Evaluating web sites. Dynamic web pages. Developing co-operative community WWW sites; Web contents management systems. Setting up an electronic newsletter. Extensions of the classical WWW. (Client-based and server-based).

Study visits:
In addition to the courses taking place at the university campus, study visits are organised. A selection from the following possible visits is made:
--to the Royal (National) Library, in Brussels, Belgium --to the European Patent Office in Brussels, Belgium --to the Information Service of the Geology Department of the Royal Museum on Africa, in Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium --to the inter-university postgraduate school on information and library science at the University of Antwerp, Belgium --to the various branches of the university library of the University of Antwerp, Belgium --to the library of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerpen / Antwerp, Belgium --to the historical city library of Antwerpen / Antwerp --to the public library of Antwerpen / Antwerp --to the old central library and to the modern science and technology library of the KUL (university) in Leuven, Belgium --to the VLIZ marine science information and documentation centre and to the UNESCO-IOC-IODE offices, near the sea coast in Oostende / Ostend, Belgium --to the central library of the University of Gent / Ghent, Belgium --to the Documentation Department of the KIT (the Royal Tropical Institute), and to the high school on libraries, documentation and information, both in Amsterdam, Nederland / The Netherlands --to the headquarters of IFLA and to the National, Royal Library in Den Haag / The Hague, in Nederland / The Netherlands --to the Institute for Social Studies (ISS) in Den Haag / The Hague, in Nederland / The Netherlands

More culturally oriented guided visits are organised by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. These may include trips to the old cities of Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Amsterdam, Paris, and to the North Sea coast.

About half of the time, the participants are guided by experts who are invited to the university. They use the other half time to solve problems, to make exercises, to use microcomputers and the Internet, to prepare discussions, for self study...
Besides the formal, guided course activities, the participants have access like any regular student at our university --to several rooms equipped with microcomputers connected to the Internet, --to the university library which offers printed material, CD-ROMs and PCs with Internet access, --to the university restaurant and to sport facilities at low student prices.

Poster session by participants:
Each participant creates a poster to present information to the other participants of the training program as well as to other interested persons who may be present, about
1. the location of their professional organisation/institute
2. the aims of their professional organisation/institute
3. their personal professional function and expertise
4. their professional needs, expectations, wishes, desires, priorities. The posters are shown once in a poster session that lasts for about 1 hour. This is organised as soon as possible, probably on day 2 of the program. The hope is that during this session, the participants can get to know each other better and they can make interesting professional contacts. The poster can consist of several sheets A4 or better A3 size, with printed text and figures and can contain a leaflet or brochure about their home organisation. The secretariat of the program will provide adhesive tape to mount the poster on a wall. In this way, participants and some professors get to know each other efficiently and the participants learn to present information in the format of a scientific poster. The poster should not cover more than 1 square meter. Each participant should collect some supporting materials like folders, leaflets, photos, maps, etc… well in advance for inclusion in their poster and bring these to the program!

Scientific tutorial presentations by participants:
Each participant is expected to present a tutorial presentation during the program of maximum 15 minutes, with 10 minutes of questions and answers plus discussion foreseen. The audience is composed of the other participants. The topic of each presentation is one aspect of their expertise. The aims are the following:
- participants improve their scientific presentation, teaching and communication skills,
- they share their knowledge with the other participants,
- participants get to know each other better,
- the session may form a basis for possible later co-operation, etc…

Recommendations by participants
Near the end of the program, each participant completes a presentation supported by slides managed on computer, with concrete, constructive comments and recommendations --to the organisers of this training program and --to the director(s) / manager(s) of their own organisation.

Teachers, professors, experts, resource persons:
The following will be invited. They may contribute as they did in previous programs, if their agenda and the limited duration of the training program allow this:
" Collier, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
" Dekeyser, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
" De Keyser, Hogeschool, and Library School, Belgium
" Dell'Orso, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
" De Smet, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, and INASP, UK
" Egghe, Hasselt University, Belgium
" Goovaerts, Hasselt University, Belgium
" Koninckx, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
" Holans, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
" Hopkinson, Middlesex University, London, England, UK
" Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
" Noordermeer, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
" Nyssen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
" Quiroga, University of Hawai, Hawai, USA
" Rousseau, Hogeschool Oostende, Belgium
" Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
" Van Borm, ex-director of the university library, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

Certificat:
At the end of the program all participants obtain a certificate stating that they have indeed participated, with a reference to the full detailed overview of the program contents on the WWW site of the program. Several substantial parts of the program are followed by an evaluation by the responsible expert of the knowledge and skills acquired by each participant; this can lead to a certificate of active and successful participation.

Social and cultural activities planned:
- Poster presentation by each participant to the other participants and to invited guests, about information management in their home institute, on the same evening as the welcome reception with drinks and appetizers, early in the program.
- Evening with the opportunity to learn more about beer tasting and to taste some of the world-famous Belgian beers and some Belgian food; with beer tasting contest.
- Tasting contest: various types of chocolate produced in Belgium.
- Two photography contests.
- Farewell gathering with drinks and snacks. (final evening of the program) Furthermore the participants can join some of the many activities at the university and in Brussels, which are organized by others.

Participation, registration=tuition fee:
Grants=scholarships:
Participation is free of charge (!) for 12 participants from selected developing countries. Those participants who receive a scholarship are selected by the Steering Committee of the program, by VLIR (the Flemish Inter-university Council) section for University Co-operation VLIR-UOS, and by DGOS. They also receive a return flight ticket plus a scholarship to cover the costs of transport from the airport upon arrival to their room, accommodation, health insurance during the stay in Belgium, transport in Belgium, and finally transport from their room to the airport. The ideal participant applying for a grant is younger than 40 years, and will be able to apply what has been learned directly in a professional scientific or technical environment afterwards. The detailed forms that are needed to request a grant=scholarship should be available through the Internet starting from November preceding the Program, from the WWW site of VLIR-UOS concerning scholarships http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be/
Applications for a scholarship must be received before the end of January! (and NOT before the end of February as in previous years up to 2005).
If you have requested a grant=scholarship for an earlier version of this program and you did not receive one of the scholarships, then you can send a complete, new request following the most recent procedure and using the most recent official forms.
Priority countries are selected by the government of Belgium, NOT by VLIR, NOT by the academic organisers of this program and the list changes over the years. The following is copied from the VLIR-UOS WWW site in 2008: Only residents of developing countries on the VLIR-UOS' List of Developing Countries are eligible for a scholarship. The Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGCD) decided to modify, as of 2008, the country list applicable to university corporation for development activities. Only 41 countries still remain on the list. Please check carefully whether your country of origin is on the list. The geographical spread of students is a factor: 50% of the participants in an ICP or ITP must come from Sub-Saharan Africa. Efforts will be made to ensure equal representation. Candidates must reside in their country of origin when they apply and when the programme starts, in case they are selected.
Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Surinam,
Africa: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Palestinian Administrative Areas, Philippines, Vietnam
Normal registration without scholarship from VLIR:
Besides the persons who receive a grant from the Belgian Government through VLIR, 8 persons can participate after paying a registration=tuition fee that is small in comparison with similar programs. The costs mentioned do NOT include air travel, transport in Belgium, meals and accommodation, but do include transport from the airport upon arrival, welcome reception, health insurance, printed study materials, study visits, social activities.
-To participate during the full period: 2400 Euro -Exceptionally, persons who cannot participate for the whole period can nevertheless participate during 2 months only (1800 Euro) or during 1 month only (1000 Euro). It makes sense to attend for instance the first month or the first two months only. It makes less sense to participate only during the second or the third month, as introductions to some activities or topics may be missed.
-To participate to particular items selected from the program: 30 Euro per half day.
To register and pay the registration=tuition fee, send the form (see below) by classical mail or by private courier, together with an international bank transfer / bank cheque / bank draft, payable to University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium, with no need for any bank account numbers.
If however this simple procedure is NOT suitable for you, then you can transfer the required sum of money to the following bank account of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Fortis Bank located at Warandeberg 3 in B-1000 Brussel, Belgium, account number 001-0686459-66 or IBAN = BE07 0010 6864 5966 and do not forget (!) to mention as a remark: for internal account VOPA21 BIBLINK3 University Library STIMULATE International Training Program The money received by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel financial department must be transferred internally; this transfer takes about 1 week, which means a delay in the registration procedure, which is better avoided. (Without your remark, the money may be not retraceable and lost.) Realize that some bank transfer costs are involved and that these should be paid besides the requested participation fee that is transferred.

There is no formal deadline. However, we recommend you to register as early as possible, because "first come, first served": the arrival of your participation fee determines who can participate. Furthermore the later a participant is registered, the more difficult it becomes to find cheap and suitable accommodation.

There is NO need to "apply" prior to the registration, to request permission to participate or to be accepted, from the organizers of the program or from their universities. Also there is no age limit. The decision to participate to the program is to be made by the person who is interested and NOT by the organizers. This is like participating to a conference. Invitation letters can be sent on request if needed, but in principle only when the participation = registration fee has been received. This announcement is in fact an invitation.

It is a waste of time to ask the organisers of the program about sponsors besides VLIR mentioned above.
Didactic materials and notebook pc: Every participant who receives a grant/scholarship from VLIR-UOS receives next to his/her monthly grant/scholarship a lump sum of about 280 euro from VLIR-UOS for the purchase of didactic materials (e.g. books needed for a course, printed course notes, cost of study visits, use of a notebook pc). Each participant who receives a scholarship from VLIR-UOS pays a lump sum of 150 euro to the program organisers for the didactic costs, durin the first week of the program. For participants who are participating without a VLIR-UOS grant/scholarship this cost is included in the registration (=tuition fee). Because computer applications are important in the program and because the schedule is online and because communication is organised through the internet, it is obligatory that every participant uses a notebook=laptop pc with a wireless network card=component=interface (WIFI) during the program. Each participant should bring a suitable bag to carry and transport the pc safely during the program; ideally this should not look like a special pc bag to avoid theft. Access to a notebook pc can be arranged as follows:
OPTION 1:
The participant brings a notebook pc. In this case it is important that the participant should try to bring the official purchasing papers for the notebook pc, so that in the case that a technical problem arises, the participant in question can go to an official dealer for technical support and so that the pc can be exported and imported through the customs at the airports without problem.
OPTION 2:
The participant can not bring a pc. In this case he/she informs the program organisers as soon as possible and well in advance of the start of the program. Then the program organisers will try to provide a notebook pc which can be rented for the whole duration of the program. Rental cost for three months is 130 euro. Guarantee is 400 euro; this sum is refunded to the participant after returning the notebook pc in good condition at the end of the program. The notebooks provided by the program organisers are suitable for all the tasks required during the program. The provision of a notebook pc by the program organisers cannot be guaranteed, as there is only a limited number of notebook pc's which the program organisers have available. The participants that inform the program organisers first concerning their need to rent a notebook pc have priority to the others. If the participant prefers not to rent but to buy a notebook pc during the first week of the program, then this can also be arranged, with assistance of the program organisers.
OPTION 3:
The participant cannot bring a notebook pc and the program organisers cannot provide one for rent. In that case, the participant has to buy a new notebook pc during the first week of the program, with assistance of the program organisers, in a shop freely chosen by the participant. Of course in this case the participant should have the needed funds available (minimum 600 euro at the time of writing this text).
Medical insurance: Participants are covered during their stay by a full medical insurance. This costs about 40 Euro per month. This is formalised as soon as possible after arrival in Belgium, with the secretariat of the program.

Accommodation:
The organisers of this program normally book in advance a single, cheap, basic room with access to a shared kitchen, as accommodation for each participant, unless a participant writes us that he/she wants to take care of accommodation personally, for instance by staying with a friend or by renting a room that offers more luxury. Participants pay for their accommodation directly to the person or organisation providing accommodation in Brussels, as soon as they arrive in Belgium. If we can book many weeks in advance, then we can normally find basic accommodation for about 300 Euro per month, meals not included; however, a late receipt of the registration=tuition fee forces us probably to book a more expensive room.
The cost of living in Belgium:
According to previous participants and in agreement with the grants provided by VLIR-UOS, 1100 Euro per month should be enough to cover all expenses, including accommodation, local transport, food… In Belgium, tap water available free of charge is safe and healthy, suitable for drinking.
Total cost:
An estimate of the total cost to participate can of course be made by adding all cost factors which include probably the following: registration=tuition fee, travel, accommodation, food and drinks, medical insurance, taxi at arrival, local transport mainly in Brussels, study materials, use of a notebook pc, taxi at departure. Some of these are mentioned and explained above.

How to contact the academic organizers?
E-mail (Internet): stimulate at vub.ac.be (or in case that this does not seem to work, to Paul.Nieuwenhuysen at vub.ac.be) (change at in @ when you want to use an address) Fax 32 2 629 2693 (or 2282) Tel. 32 2 629 2629 or 32 2 629 2429 or 32 2 629 2609 Telex 61051 vubco-b Classical mail: STIMULATE-ITP (or Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN), University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM

However, correspondence about scholarships should not be addressed to the academic organizers, but to VLIR-UOS as explained elsewhere in this text.
Location:
The training is mainly organized at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The main campus is located south of the older centre of the city of Brussels, and can easily be reached by Metro (subway), tram and bus. Information about Brussels (and Belgium) can be found through the WWW; see for instance: http://wikitravel.org/en/Brussels http://www.agenda.be/ about events going on in Brussels (in French and in Dutch) http://www.disgruntled.ca/writings/brussels/ offers information on Brussels and some photos, based on the experience of living there for some time http://www.eric-maerschalck.be/Brussels/bruxelles.php?log=NO offers photos made in Brussels http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/brussels.shtml http://www.ilotsacre.be/site/en/default_en.htm offers an interactive map and photos of Brussels http://www.interknowledge.com/belgium/ http://www.jack-travel.com/ http://www.sievers.nl/visitbrussels/ shows some photos made in Brussels http://www.timeout.com/brussels/ http://www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-touristattractions.htm http://www.use-it.be/
http://www.virtourist.com/europe/brussels/index.html http://www.visitbelgium.com/

Interesting trips are possible to places in neighbouring countries like The Netherlands and France. Therefore, participants should try to obtain also a visa for those countries (a so called Schengen-visa).
Program and Steering Committee:
The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, professor full-time at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and guest professor at Universiteit Antwerpen, Science and technology librarian of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/professional/ An official, formal Steering Committee is composed of members from the co-operating universities in Flanders:
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
This Steering Committee supervises the organisation, the program and the budget. This committee reports formally to VLIR.
This version is dated 2008-10-15

____________________REGISTRATION FORM_______________________ to STIMULATE, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium I want to participate. Therefore I send this as a letter AND I pay the registration=tuition fee as described in the announcement of the International Training Program on INFORMATION.
(So the following is NOT the form to request a scholarship/grant. Use this form only when you pay the registration=tuition fee.)
a. Family name (surname): ...............................
(married female participants please fill in maiden-name as well as name of husband) b. First or given names (according to your official passport): ..............
Personal address: ...................................
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Country:.............................................
Electronic mail address
Telephone, fax, telex:

Date of birth: Place of birth:
Nationality: Sex: male / female
Present employment:
a. Name and address of employer: .................
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b. Since: ../../..
c. Position - function - specialization
d. Telephone, fax, telex and/or e-mail of the employer:

Education - studies:
Name of institute Degree Date

Knowledge of English: writing: ........ speaking: ........ reading: .......
Have you been abroad earlier? Please specify:
Duties that you will carry out after returning to your country:
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Please book a room for me OR
Do NOT book a room for me; I will take care myself of accommodation
Date and signature:………………………………………….
Please include a recent photograph, as this will simplify identifying you upon arrival.

This year, the course is recommended by LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries), JISC, DEFF (Denmark's Electronic Research Library), CBU/KUB (the conference of university libraries in Switzerland), Helsinki University Libraries, and NFF (Norwegian Association of Special Libraries).

Kind regards, Jola Prinsen

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Digital Libraries à la Carte
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Modular, international digital library course Tilburg University, the Netherlands, 28 July-5 August 2009. Ticer’s annual, modular summer course "Digital Libraries à la Carte" will be held at Tilburg University, The Netherlands, 28 July-5 August 2009.

Ticer offers a completely new programme. From its ‘menu’ of seven one-day modules, you can pick your choice:
* Module 1: Strategic Developments and Library Management
* Module 2: Change - Making it Happen in Your Library
* Module 3: Tomorrow's Library Leaders
* Module 4: Integrated Search Solutions Toward Catalogue 2.0
* Module 5: Institutional Repositories - Preservation and Advocacy
* Module 6: Libraries and Research Data - Embracing New Content
* Module 7: Libraries and Collaborative Research Communities

Some of the subjects covered:
* The future generation of students and researchers
* Outsourcing library systems
* Evidence-based librarianship
* Strategic marketing
* Change management
* Leadership development
* Integrated search solutions (facetted search, FRBR, mash-up, etc.)
* eXtensible Catalog, Primo, Summa and VUfind compared
* Open Access advocacy
* Preservation and conservation of institutional repositories
* Does Open Access increase citations?
* Preservation and curation of research data – the library’s role
* Research collaboratories and virtual research environments – the library’s role

The course is targeted at library managers/directors, deputy librarians, library middle management, digital library project managers, IT/systems librarians, IT specialists, information specialists, and repository managers from academic, research and special libraries, and at publishers and researchers.

Course directors are Birte Christensen-Dalsgaard, Deputy Director General, Royal Library, Denmark and Jan Wilkinson, University Librarian and Director at The University of Manchester.

Top speakers will present their views. Below is just a small selection.
* Amos Lakos, former librarian Rosenfeld Management Library UCLA, won several awards for his work on evidence-based librarianship
* John Palfrey is co-author of "Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives"
* Irmgard Boomers, Head User Services at the Dutch national ibrary, will offer a refreshing view on the strategic marketing of libraries
* Jan Wilkinson, University of Manchester, and Lucy Jeynes, Larch Consulting, have developed several successful change management courses for Ticer and, this year, present a new leadership course as well as the change management course
* Jørgen Madsen, IT Consultant at The Royal Library in Denmark,is manager of the Ex Libris Primo project at the Royal Library.
* David Lindahl is a principal investigator for the eXtensible Catalog Project hosted at the University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries
* Alma Swan, director of Key Perspectives Ltd, is well-known for her research into and work on Open Access
* Tim Brody, researcher at the University of Southampton and core developer for EPrints.org, is an expert on the impact of Open Access on citation
* Chuck Humphrey has run a successful data library at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1992
* Ken Miller, Associate Director at the UK Data Archive, will lecture on the preservation and curation of research data
* John T. Butler, Associate University Librarian for IT at the University of Minnesota, has lead virtual community development projects in several disciplines
* Gary M. Olson, Professor at the University of California,Irvine, has conducted research into computer supported cooperative work for more than two decades.

To guarantee an interactive programme, the number of participants is limited, lectures contain an interactive component, experiences can be exchanged via creative coffee sessions, and two modules are workshops with working group sessions.

The course is recommended by LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries), JISC, DEFF (Denmark's Electronic Research Library), CBU/KUB (the conference of university libraries in Switzerland), Helsinki University Libraries, and NFF (Norwegian Association of Special Libraries).

The course website can be found at: www.tilburguniversity.nl/ticer/09carte/
If you register before 1 May 2009, you will get a €150 discount.
A profound update in just one to seven days? Then Tilburg is the place to be this summer!
Further information:
Ms Jola Prinsen
Manager Ticer
Tilburg University
Library and IT Services
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 13 466 8310
Fax +31 13 466 8383
jola.prinsen@uvt.nl
www.tilburguniversity.nl/ticer/09carte/

People, Public Libraries, Publishers - P3 Conference 2009 Better Library Services for Print Disabled Persons through Partnerships with Publishers and Public Libraries. 17 - 19 August in Mechelen & 20 August in Maastricht www.debibliotheken.nl/P3IFLA2009

Dear Colleague,

Proposals are invited for this pre-conference, which will take place 18-20 August 2009, Bologna, Italy.

The broad focus is the creation of a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce. The organisers are interested in this issue as it cuts across a variety of organizational structures, library types, and other workplaces that employ information workers. First-time presenters at international conferences are welcome, as are librarians and information workers new to the profession. The organisers encourage a diversity of voices.

The conference organising committee wishes to showcase examples of best practice in strategies for regenerating the profession through both research based scholarly presentations and experiential and practical stories of successes and lessons learned.

Proposals deadline, 10 November 2008.
For full details of themes and how to submit, go to: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/satellite-cpdwl-call-en.htm

Regards,
Eileen Breen
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 777700
Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785200
E-mail: ebreen@emeraldinsight.com

Emerald supports IFLA - the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: http://www.ifla.org/III/sponsors/index.htm

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS
Religion, Intellectual Freedom and Libraries
Satellite meeting for the 2009 Milano WLIC.
Organised by: IFLA Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Committee in partnership with Istituzione Biblioteche Centri Culturali del Comune di Roma.
Dates Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th August 2009. (Registration Wednesday 1300, Conference begins 14.00. Conference concludes Thursday 18:00)
Venue: Tempio di Adriano, Roma, Italy.
Theme: The conference will explore the relationship between Intellectual freedom, defined as freedom of expression and freedom of access to information, and o Religion, with particular attention to the implications for:
o Libraries and Librarianship.
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights States that:
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
The article begins with the freedom of thought and conscience and is immediately followed Article 19, which is the basis of FAIFE’s mission and which states that
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
The implications of these statements and the teachings of the whole spectrum of religions will be explored in relation to information, communication and the practice of librarianship.
Suggested themes include:
o Religion and Science
o Religion and Education
o Religion and Censorship
o Religion and Culture
But, other relevant proposals will be given full consideration. Papers may come from the standpoint of any religion, or from an entirely non-religious approach.
Call for paper proposals:
The programme will consist of a mixture of invited presentations and papers selected as a result of this call for proposals. The expected audience is likely to include librarians from university, public and school libraries, library associations’ management, other library professionals, students and university professors.
Format of proposals:
The following should be provided:
* Name and institution of author(s)
* Brief biographical information on author(s)
* Title and abstract of paper ( about 300 words)
* Language in which full paper is planned to be submitted
The proposals should be in English. Full paper in any IFLA language will be accepted. Possible simultaneous translation for other IFLA languages is being explored.
Send your proposals by 31 march 2008 via e-mail to:
iginopoggiali@yahoo.it

The abstracts will be reviewed by the Review Committee and suitable proposals will be selected. The RC will make every effort to have representation from all continents. Successful proposals will be identified and announced by 13 April, 2009.
All accepted papers will be listed in the final Pre-Conference Programme. Therefore, a full text papers should be provided by 15 May, 2009; papers should be from 3-20 pages long
The delivery of each presentation will last 20 minutes to allow a time for Q&A.
Expenses
It is the responsibility of presenters of submitted papers to find funding for their participation (registration fee, travel, accommodation and associated costs). IFLA and its FAIFE Core activity are not in a position to fund attendance at this Pre-Conference.
Sponsors:
IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)
Istituzione Biblioteche Centri culturali del Comune di Roma
Committee on Free Access to information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)
Chair
Paul Sturges
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
LOUGHBOROUGH LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
Tel. +(44)(1509)223069
Fax +(44)(1509)223053
E-mail: r.p.sturges@lboro.ac.uk

Stuart Hamilton
Senior Policy Advisor
IFLA HQ
P.O. Box 95312
2509 CH The Hague, Netherlands
Tel. +(31)(70)3140884
Fax +(31)(70) 3834827
E-mail: faife@ifla.org

Local Organising Committee
Chair: Igino Poggiali
c/o Istituzione Biblioteche Centri Culturali del Comune di Roma
Tel +(39) 3355318353
Fax + (39) 06 68210923
Skype igino.poggiali
E-mail iginopoggiali@yahoo.it
Stuart Hamilton Senior Policy Advisor International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH The Hague Netherlands 00 31 70 314 0884

CALL FOR PAPERS: IFLA 2009 SATELLITE PRE-CONFERENCE
"Emerging trends in technology: libraries between Web 2.0, semantic web and search technology"
Sponsored by the IFLA Information Technology Section and supported by the Libraries and Web 2.0 Discussion Group
Florence, 19-20 August 2009

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and its Information technology Section in collaboration with Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale are organizing a pre-conference and satellite meeting in Florence (Italy) from August 19 to 20, 2009. This is held in conjunction with the IFLA annual conference, which takes place in Milano (Italy), the following week (http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/index.htm ).

THEME AND OBJECTIVES
Technological advances in the past several years have enabled libraries to create new services that were not possible before, such as personalized OPAC interfaces, semantic searches through different kind of multimedia resources, different kind of visualizations, downloading media that could be used for research purposes etc. So we have an increasing range of services which fit very closely to the specific needs of users.

In parallel the development of Web 2.0 technologies has had an important impact on library services - dubbed the "library 2.0" model. This new library 2.0 requires a user-centred shift and encourages constant and purposeful change in which the users take an active part in the creation of the physical and the virtual services they want. Social networks, virtual access, tagging, blogging and wikis are just part of this new dimension and are open to librarians as well as to old and new users’ participation. The limits between the creation and the usage have disappeared and the library becomes a meeting point where people share their interest and problems with each other with a high potential for interoperability & exchange and the transition from classic isolated fields in the information infrastructure to dedicated communities and their specific workspaces. Some of these ideas are much older and have their origin in the basic ideas of the semantic web. In a sense we have seen a revival of these ideas: earlier statements like “too much complex” change to approaches which try to characterise data in the specific syntax of the semantic web are superseded by the opening of data for web applications. In this sense the new web technologies influence the potential access to information, too.

In this two-day conference we would like to address the synergies and potential use of all these three different aspects - the new web technologies, the semantic web and the existence new search technology - which have a very deep impact on the services in the library-scene. The first day will be dedicated to the introduction into the new services and different aspects which are related to the new technologies in libraries - best done by offering good examples for implementation and service. We would like to answer the following questions: What is Library 2.0 and what are implications of Web 2.0 technologies for the libraries? How could we integrate users in the library services and offer them better access to the needed information? What is the semantic web? What are the characteristics of new search technologies? How can we bring together the approaches of the Web 2.0 with the ideas of the semantic web? What are the upcoming standards for libraries?

The second day will be dedicated to upcoming trends and new developments in the area of library services by using the new technologies. Do we expect the next generation library-system in the field of implementation of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries, do we expect different kind of semantic visualizations and use of semantic web solutions? What can we say today about the net of knowledge and the role of libraries? How can libraries help to create a critical mass for a break-through of these technologies?

TOPICS FOR PAPERS
* Theoretical, practical and technological introductions into the new technologies and their use in libraries;
* Change functionality and technology patterns related to new services in libraries and information services;
* Experiences with and evaluation of new technologies and library services;
* Ideas how to combine these technologies in the field of the library system and/or services?
* Prospective questions in the area of technologies and library services;
* All other related subjects
NOTE: It is important to note that the basic technology per se is not the theme of the conference, but rather its implantation and use.
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Interested persons are invited to submit a proposal of no more than 1000 words for a paper and presentation of about 25 minutes on the topics listed above before 10 January 2009. Please include full contact details and a short biography for all co-authors. The reviewing process will be finalised beginning of 2009. All submitters will be informed by email of the results of this review immediately. Please submit your paper to Alenka Kavčič-Čolić (alenka.kavcic@nuk.uni-lj.si ).
Languages accepted
English is the official language of the conference and proposals should be submitted in this language.
Attendance costs
Presenters and those attending the conference are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs and for payment of pre-conference fees.

Important Dates
Proposal submission: before 10 January 2009
Notification of acceptance: by 31 January 2009
Deadline for full text of the presentation: 31 May 2009
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
The scientific committee will be formed by international experts partially from the standing committee of IFLA Information Technology Section, partially from dedicated professionals in the area of library 2.0 projects, Semantic Web applications and future trends in information technology.
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Dr. Alenka Kavcic-Colic
Head of the Library Research Centre
National and University Library
Turjaska 1
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel. (+381-1) 2001131
Fax: (+386-1) 4257293
E-mail: alenka.kavcic@nuk.uni-lj.si

A REMINDER: Dealine expires on December 10, 2008.
Call for Papers
"Raising a Nation of Readers: Libraries as Partners in National Reading Projects and Programmes"
IFLA Pre-Conference, Rome, August 19-20, 2009
In connection to the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council "Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage", Milan, Italy, 23-27 August 2009.

IFLA's Literacy and Reading and Libraries for Children and Young Adults Sections invite you to submit a proposal for a presentation on the theme ""Raising a Nation of Readers: Libraries as Partners in National Reading Projects and Programmes", the IFLA Pre-Conference to be held in Rome, Italy, August 19-20, 2009.

The Pre-conference Venue: Auditorium del Goethe-Institut, Via Savoia 15; Rome, Italy
Beside the key note and invited speakers, in the two days programme we aim to have 10 presentations.
We are particularly interested in presentations on the following topics under three Sub-themes:
I. - Start with the youngest
o How libraries encourage early and family literacy
o Provision or programmes and resources to promote reading for and with the youngest children and their parents
o How to establish partnership with other relevant organisations and institutions to support early literacy and reading
II. Management Decisions and Strategies
o What are the best strategies for national library associations to provide and/or support national reading campaigns for children and young adults
o Partnership: Why, Who, How; With what results?
o How particular libraries could contribute to reading initiative programmes, projects; not only to increase the number of readers but also to improve reading capacities
o From local networks to national projects
III. Good Practices as Building Blocks
o Presentations of good practices in reading promotion for children and young adults

The expected audience is likely to include librarians from public and school libraries, library associations' management, other library professionals working on reading promotion, students and university professors, agencies working on literacy and reading issues and other partners of libraries in joint reading promotion programmes.

Proposal's format
The following should be provided:
- The Sub-theme (I.,II.,III.)
- Name and institution of author(s)
- Brief biographical information of author(s)
- Abstract of Paper (up to 500 words)
- Language in which paper is planned to be presented

The proposals are expected to be in English. Full paper and presentation in any IFLA language will be accepted.
Send your proposals by December 10, 2008 via e-mail to Gayner Eyre - gee@aber.ac.uk
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. Successful proposals will be identified and announced by January 31, 2009.
All accepted papers will be listed in the final Pre-Conference Programme. Therefore, a full text papers should be provided by April 15, 2009; papers should be 3-20 pages long.
The delivery of each presentation will last 20 minutes to allow a time for Q&A.
Sponsors:
IFLA Literacy and Reading Section
IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section
Istituzione Biblioteche del Comune di Roma
Goethe Institut Italien
Associazione Italiana Biblioteche
Expenses: It is the presenters' responsibility to find funding for their participation (registration fee, travel, accommodation and associated costs). IFLA and its Sections are not in a position to fund the attendance at the Pre-Conference.

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Literacy and Reading Section
Chair: Ivanka Stricevic, Ph.D.
University of Zadar
Library and Information Science Department
M. Pavlinovica bb, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Tel/fax +385 (0)23 311 540
E-mail: ivanka.stricevic@zg.t-com.hr

Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section
Chair: Ingrid Bon
Biblioservice Gelderland
Zeelandsingel 40
6845 BH ARNHEM, The Netherlands
Tel. + (31) (26) 3860233
Fax: + (31) (26) 3820019
E-mail: ingrid.bon@biblioservice.nl
Local Organising Committee
Chair: Letizia Tarantello
Biblioteca Centrale per Ragazzi
Via San Paolo Alla Regola, 16
00186 ROME Italy
Tel. + (39)(06)6865116
Fax + (39)(06)68801040
Email: l.tarantello@bibliotechediroma.it

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession

IFLA Satellite Conference in Bologna, Italy - August 18, 19, and 20, 2009
This satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, August 2009.
The theme for the satellite conference is: Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession The IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and the New Professionals Discussion Group invite proposals for presentations - key note/plenary presentations, research reports, smaller scale interactive round-table discussions, workshops, and poster sessions.

First time presenters and new professionals are encouraged to apply. In order to meet publication deadlines (for inclusion in the published Proceedings distributed at the conference) proposals must be submitted by November 10, 2008. Not all presentations and papers need to be published as part of the proceedings, the review committee will also accept presentations that are not intended to be considered for publication.

Conference Themes and Focus:
The broad focus of this satellite meeting is the creation of a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce. We are interested in this issue as it cuts across a variety of organizational structures, library types, and other workplaces that employ information workers. We welcome first-time presenters at international conferences and librarians and information workers new to the profession. We encourage a diversity of voices.

The conference organising committee wishes to showcase examples of best practice in strategies for regenerating the profession through both research based scholarly presentations and experiential and practical stories of successes and lessons learned. The organisers are particularly interested in receiving proposals for presentations on any of the following, or related, key themes and issues:
General Themes
Managing between and across generations. Mentoring and coaching. Communication skills, e.g. goal setting, providing feedback. Organizational structures. Dealing with organizational blocks
Moving In:
Attracting people to the profession
Developing retention strategies
Creating a positive work environment
Teambuilding and cohort development
Involving newcomers in professional associations

Moving Up
Developing as a leader
Working and leading within the organization
Managing up
Challenging existing organisational structures
Relationship and network building
Moving On
Re-skilling and transferability of skills
Succession planning and passing on knowledge
New careers for information workers

Conference Location and dates: The conference will be held in Bologna, Italy. The conference venue will be the University of Bologna, more details will follow in late December.
The satellite conference will start with a reception and initial activity on Tuesday, August 18. On Wednesday, August 19 and Thursday August 20, the sessions will run all day. There may be a tour organised during the day on Tuesday, August 18.

Conference Format & Structure:
The conference will be structured to maximise opportunities for interaction and learning with a focus on both expanding knowledge and understanding and enhancing capabilities in this key area of professional practice. Active sharing of ideas and knowledge will be encouraged and presenters are encouraged to think about the most effective ways of delivering their presentations. The conference will be arranged to include a mix of plenary sessions (with time allowed for discussion and comment on each paper), smaller scale interactive presentations (where presenters make their presentation to a small group and then engage in participatory/interactive work with that group), breakout sessions/workshops and poster presentations. There will be opportunities for first time presenters to participate within a supportive atmosphere. To enable information exchange and networking the smaller scale interactive presentation sessions may be repeated multiple times and the poster sessions may be staffed at several times throughout the conference.

Published Proceedings:
All key-note presentations and a selection of other significant presentations at the conference will be peer reviewed and published by K.G. Saur as part of the IFLA 'greenback' publication series. The editors of the Conference Proceedings will be Jana Varlejs (Associate Professor, Rutgers University, US), Liz Lewis (Archive Project Manager, Skillset, UK) and Graham Walton (Service Development Manager, Loughborough University Library, UK) The peer and editorial review of papers proposed or selected for publication in the Proceedings will focus in particular on:
originality of ideas, readability, intellectual rigour and the level of authority and scholarship demonstrated, validity of the results of any empirical research. Presenters who prefer not to have their paper considered for publication should indicate their preference on the proposal submission form.

Conference Language: The conference will be conducted in English. All papers and presentations will be required to be in English (it is hoped to translate papers into the official IFLA languages post-conference for addition to the conference website)

Submission of Proposals for Conference Presentations To submit a proposal for presentation at the conference please complete the Proposal Submission Form (MS Word file) attached. Proposals must be submitted in electronic format - preferably by email, or by post (3.5" diskette or CD-ROM). Proposals must be in either a generally available word-processing file format or in RTF format. Proposals should be sent, no later than November 10, 2008 to both of the program convenors:
Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator, Special Services,
Queens Library,
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432, USA
Email: loidagarciafebo@gmail.com

Roisin Gwyer, Associate University Librarian, The University Library,
University of Portsmouth, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2ST, England,UK
Email: roisin.gwyer@port.ac.uk

Deadlines/Timelines:
Proposals for papers must be submitted by November 10, 2008
Successful proposers will be advised of the acceptance of their proposal in early December 2008. If the paper was accepted for publication in the Proceedings then the full paper must be submitted for review by January 31,2009. Presentations which are not for publication must be submitted for review by March 31, 2009. Invited contributors/presenters will be advised of final confirmation/acceptance of their paper, (following peer review), in April 2009.

Review and Selection of Presentations:
Proposals for papers for presentation and publication will be assessed by the Conference program committee and will be subject to a peer review process. The program committee will decide which proposers should be invited to develop and submit full presentations and /or papers. Confirmation of invitations to present at the conference will be subject to the receipt and approval, following second-round peer review, of the full paper (if for publication in the Conference Proceedings) or presentation outline/poster as applicable. Revisions may be required before final confirmation and acceptance.

Guidelines for Published Papers:
Presenters whose papers are selected for publication in the Proceedings will be provided with detailed guidelines on the required format for manuscripts.

Registration Costs etc: Details of the cost of the conference (registration fees, accommodation options and costs etc.) will be available later in 2008. 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 papers, lunch, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments, and the conference dinner. Registration options will include registration for the full 2.5 day conference and single day registration. The Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section will have a limited number of partial awards to support the attendance of first time presenters at an international conference and the attendance of professionals who have been in the profession for fewer than five years. Please indicate on the proposal submission form if you wish to be considered for one of the awards. The awards will be given on a competitive basis. Criteria for the award will include acceptance of the paper, the appropriateness of the topic, and geographical distribution.

Mentoring Opportunity: The Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and the New Professionals Discussion Group are happy to offer a mentoring opportunity to interested participants. Mentors will be available to work with presenters on their papers and presentations. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please check the mentoring box on the Proposal submission form.

Questions/Comments? The Program Co-convenors will be happy to hear, and will respond to questions or comments about this conference. Please direct questions to either or both:
Roisin Gwyer, Associate University Librarian, The University Library, University of Portsmouth, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2ST, UK Tel. 0044 2392 843221// Fax. 0044 2392 843233
Email: roisin.gwyer@port.ac.uk
Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator, Special Services, Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432, USA Tel. 1-718-990-8569// Fax. 1-718-990-8626
Email: loidagarciafebo@gmail.com

Call for papers from public libraries:
Partnerships for print disabled people: publishers and public libraries
IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section conference,
Belgium/Netherlands, 17-20 August 2009

This conference will highlight the importance of delivering library services for print disabled people and show you how to improve your services through co-operation and partnership. On the second full day of the conference, we will focus on public libraries and plan to feature many short examples of best practice in supporting print disabled people.

Have you developed and delivered an innovative service for blind, partially sighted, dyslexic or other print disabled people? Why did you do it? What was different about it? Who was involved? What happened? Could you inform and inspire an international audience in just 15 minutes?

If you’re interested in participating in this session, please e-mail a summary of your project, in English, answering the questions above in max. 300 words, to Helen Brazier helen.brazier@rnib.org.uk by 30 October 2008. Please supply your name, contact details and brief credentials.

Proposals will be evaluated by the conference steering group and successful applicants will be informed by 31 December 2008. There will also be opportunities to participate in workshops and a poster exhibition.

Regrettably we cannot offer to pay expenses although there are usually some grants available to support delegates from developing countries.

Posted on the behalf of IFLA LBS by:
Minna von Zansen, Joint information Co-ordinator
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Minna von Zansen
Palvelupäällikkö / Servicechef
Celia-kirjasto/biblioteket
PL/PB 20, 00030 IIRIS
(Marjaniementie 74, Helsinki)
(Maruddsvägen 74, Helsingfors)
Tel: (09) 2295 2231
Fax: (09) 2295 2295
E-mail: minna.vonzansen@celialib.fi
www.celialib.fi

The IFLA Classification and Indexing Section is pleased to announce a satellite pre-conference, to be held in Florence, Italy, prior to the WLIC in Milan, August 2009. The theme of the pre-conference is “Looking at the Past and Preparing for the Future.” The call for papers is attached, with a request that your information be sent to Patrice Landry (patrice.landry@nb.admin.ch) by December 15, 2008.

Call for Papers for Satellite Meeting
Classification and Indexing Section
Florence, Italy
20-21 August 2009
Theme: “Looking at the Past and Preparing for the Future”

The IFLA Classification and Indexing Section is pleased to announce a satellite pre-conference which will explore the theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge and will offer a general survey of innovative projects deployed to cope with the challenges of the future, offering a unique opportunity for librarians, academics and other information professionals to be informed about the state of the art in subject indexing.

Librarians, academics and other information professionals around the world are invited to submit paper proposals for the satellite meeting, focusing on:
- Systems, tools and standards in subject indexing
- Retrieval in multilingual, multicultural environments
- Web indexing and social indexing
If you are interested in contributing, please send:
An abstract of 300-500 words in English including a title.
An outline of the presentation.
Brief biographical information of the author(s)/presenter(s) with current employment information.
Your mailing address.
All this by December 15, 2008 to: Patrice Landry at:
e-mail : patrice.landry@nb.admin.ch
fax: +41 31 322 84 63
The submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee of the Classification and Indexing Section Standing Committee. The selection will be based on the abstracts and rated on how well they fit the programme theme. Authors will be contacted by February 15, 2009.
For successful applicants the deadline for submission of full papers is June 15, 2009 to allow time for review of papers and all other organization needs. The papers must be original submissions, not published elsewhere, and should be no longer than 15 pages, double-spaced. Papers should be in English.
Presentations at the satellite meeting will be limited to approx. 20 minutes and will be a summary of the original paper and may use PowerPoint. The conference will be conducted in English and all presentations will be required to be in English.
Please note that no financial support can be provided. The expenses of attending the meeting in Florence will be the responsibility of the author(s) / presenter(s) of accepted papers.
For information on the IFLA Classification and Indexing Section, please see http://www.ifla.org/VII/s29/index.htm.
For additional information on this call for papers, you may contact Leda Bultrini (leda.bultrini@arpalazio.it ) or Patrice Landry (patrice.landry@nb.admin.ch) by e-mail.

IFLA PRE-CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS

LIBRARIES AS SPACE AND PLACE
TORINO AUGUST 19-21, 2009

Within the field of library and information science the issue of libraries as space and place has become an important topic in both practice and research. How can libraries develop into places promoting knowledge sharing and knowledge generation? How can libraries contribute to the creation of community and to collaboration, citizenship and trust in a world that is becoming more and more complex and fragmented? Such questions are relevant for all kinds of libraries ? public libraries as well as academic, government and special libraries, physical libraries as well as digital libraries.

They increase in importance due to globalization, digitization and the growth of the multicultural society. Research as well as exchange of practical experiences is needed if the field of librarianship is to meet these challenges adequately.

In connection with the IFLA conference in Milan 2009, IFLA?s sections on Public libraries, Library buildings and equipment, Library theory and research, Management and marketing, and Academic and research libraries are arranging a preconference focusing on the topic of libraries as space and place.

Papers and posters on, but not limited to, the following topics are invited:
1. Libraries as places and spaces for knowledge sharing and learning
2. Libraries as meeting places fostering community
3. Library architecture, library layout refurbishment and heritage listed buildings
4. Libraries as third places
5. Libraries as meeting places across cultural, professional and ethnic borders.
6. How can one strike a balance between promoting pluralism and multiculturalism on the one hand and community on the other?

Research papers as well as papers based on practical experiences and examples of best practices are welcome. Abstracts amounting to 600-800 words should be submitted to Marydee Ojala (marydee@xmission.com) with the subject heading of Torino Pre-Conference

The abstract should contain the following elements:
1. A clear statement of the problem to be discussed.
2. The methodological and empirical basis
3. If a research paper: the theoretical point of departure
4. The practical and/or scientific and theoretical importance and contribution of the paper.
The working language during the preconference will be English, but papers can be submitted in any of the IFLA languages and Italian.

Proposals for poster presentations are also welcome.

Important dates
December 1, 2008. Deadline abstracts and proposals for poster presentations January 15, 2009: Notification April 30, 2009: Deadline for full papers

Call for Papers for Satellite meeting: IFLA LIS Education in Developing Countries Discussion Group

University of Milan Aula Magna, Milan, Italy, August 19-21, 2009

Theme: Building Bridges: Connecting the Soul and Spirit of LIS Education in Developing Countries

Objectives of the Satellite meeting:
•To bring together LIS education experts from the developing countries to share experiences and explore the challenges and solution to the problems facing LIS education in the region. •To encourage collaboration and exchange of ideas amongst LIS educators in developing countries. •To suggest and propose future action to bridge the current digital divide and improvement of the curriculum, teaching, research and service.

Submission of Proposal
The Satellite organizing committee invites you to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words in electronic format related to the conference theme and which may cover the following topics:

•Curriculum development •Faculty – teaching – research – mentoring •Student – recruitment – retention •Collaboration – sharing resources – networking •Accreditation – certification –standards •Continuing Professional Development (CPD) •Professional Association – regional cooperation •Distance Education •Information and Communication Technology (ICT) •Professional Ethics

The proposal must include:
•Name of presenter(s)
•Institutional affiliation
•Mailing address
•E-mail address
•Phone number
•Title of paper
•Brief biographical statement maximum 100 words
The official language of the conference will be English
Submit to:
Ismail Abdullahi
Chair of the organizing committee
iabdullahi@nccu.edu

Important Dates:
1.Proposal must be received by January 30, 2009 2.Notification of acceptance will be sent by February 20, 2009 3.Deadline of final paper submission is May 15, 2009.The final paper should be no more than 5, 000 words in length.

Registration Costs
The cost of registration will be 50 EURO. All conference expenses, including registration, travel, accommodation etc. are the responsibility of the author of the accepted paper.

Education and Training Section – Open Session Call for Papers

Theme: The role of library and cultural institution professionals in cultural heritage: education for the convergence of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAM).

As part of the 75th IFLA General Conference & Council, the Education and Training Section (http://www.ifla.org/VII/s23/index.htm) is planning to organise an open session on education for library and information professionals engaged in cultural heritage preservation and access.

In the Information Society, the Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAM) sector encourages its members to adopt the role of mediators and producers of knowledge: to help people to learn, to be active citizens and, finally, to create new knowledge. Furthermore digitisation projects provide better access to cultural resources, opportunities for lifelong learning, and greater cultural understanding. These new contexts require librarians to become agents of change, prepared to meet the new demands of society and technology. The current dynamic environment means that significant changes have an impact on education, technology, the economy, demographics, population and employment.

To successfully respond to these changes and to establish a learning society, cultural institutions need to provide effective learning for personal development, preparation and growth needed to address information-poor environments and the digital divide. In the Information Society, education becomes not only an individual right for personal development, but also a key factor for employment and economic development. Barriers that may exist between libraries, archives and museums should be removed in order to ensure that integrated projects can evolve in partnership with the private sector.

The theme of the SET Open Session builds on previous SET forums, to involve cross-sectoral stakeholders working in libraries, archives, museums, publishing, etc.. The Open Session invites discussion on a range of topics:

• In the Knowledge Economy, what roles do information and/or LAM professionals play, and what kind of education will they need for the kinds of jobs that need to be performed?
• What are the basic principles of the knowledge domain which all information workers should be familiar to effectively work with cultural heritage issues?
• How should professional qualifications approach theory and knowledge development, as opposed to the acquisition of mere technical skills?
• Does the increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) create a standardised platform which prevents the cultivation of cultural differences? Are such differences an obstacle or is there a generic profile of the preferred graduate incorporating ICT?
•What combination of technological and content-based knowledge is needed to work in partnership with cultural heritage?
•Are there cultural differences that differentiate the Knowledge Economy in each country? Does this mean that there are differences and similarities in the skills required of archivists, museologists and librarians as information workers?
•What are the basic/minimum/essential qualities that such a person should demonstrate?

Authors are encouraged to present a theoretical exploration of the professional and social roles of information professionals in the new, technology-based and culturally-rich Knowledge Economy: and how can we prepare graduates for the roles they might play. Views from students are welcome.

Please send a detailed abstract (no more than 300 words) of the proposed paper (which must not have been published elsewhere).
Proposals should include:
• Title of proposed presentation
• Outline of the proposed presentation (no more than 300 words)
• Name(s) of presenter(s)
• Position or title of presenter(s)
• Presenter(s) employer or affiliated institution
• E-mail addres
s • Telephone/fax numbers
• Short biographical statement regarding the presenter/s

Important dates and information
Proposals for papers must be submitted by December 30th, 2008. Please send an email to Anna Maria Tammaro: annamaria.tammaro@unipr.it
Successful candidates will be notified by February 15th, 2009.
The full paper is due no later than April 15th, 2009 and must be an original submission not published elsewhere. Papers may be written and presented in any of the IFLA working languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish) however, simultaneous translation is not guaranteed.

Presentations at the conference will be limited to approximately 20-30 minutes and will be a summary of the original paper and may use PowerPoint. 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 Milan.

Language of the session: English, although any IFLA approved language is welcome. However, simultaneous interpretation is not guaranted. We will ask speakers to use English for their power.point presentations.

All proposals will be evaluated by a refereeing committee representing the IFLA Section of Education and Training: Anna Maria Tammaro (Italy), Patricia Oyler (United States), Barbara Dewey (United States), S. B. Ghosh (India).

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 Milan conference (including travel, expenses and conference fee) will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.

Call for Papers
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, with the endorsement of the Bibliographic Control Division, will be holding a two hour Session next year during the IFLA conference in Milano, Italy on the theme of "Herding Cats in a Dust-storm: Bibliographic Control of Audiovisual and Multimedia Materials in a Time of Rapid Change".

With the current emphasis on digitisation and the preservation of the original carriers of audiovisual materials, it could be easy to forget the importance of improving the discovery of, and access to, the content itself. Yet the bibliographic control of AVM has never been more important – or more difficult.

The first one hundred years of AVM have seen the introduction and obsolescence of a vast range of media technologies, yet new technologies are coming onto the scene at an ever-increasing rate, each posing new cataloguing problems.

Meanwhile, in the world of bibliographic control, new developments such as digitisation, the convergence of libraries with museums, and Web 2.0 with its increasing focus on the user, have contributed to the formulation of a range of new conceptual standards, frameworks and methodologies, including Functional Requirements for Bibliographical Records (FRBR), the consolidated International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD), the report on Metadata for Digital Objects, and new developments in the fields of Classification and Indexing.

Some of the trends seem to contradict each other, eg mapping the relationship between separate documents (film of the book, storyboard, poster etc), versus individual cataloguing of multiple content (images, text, movie etc) on a single carrier, or multiple sound-tracks on a single movie, through shot-by-shot indexing of movies, to disaggregation of digital materials into reusable Learning Objects.

Organisational change, also, affects parts of the AVM world: many specialised AVM archives are being absorbed into more general institutions, and the merging of catalogues created from such different points of view poses its own challenges.

Trying to retain control when change is so rapid, contradictory and unpredictable has been likened to “herding cats in a dust-storm”! The time is right for a conference session, following on from the IFLA sessions of 2008 - “Rethinking Access to Information” (Boston satellite), “Resource Description and Access: Foundations, changes and implementation” (Québec satellite) and “New challenges in bibliographic control” (Québec congress) – but dedicated to the Bibliographic Control of AVM. Proposals are therefore invited for papers addressing the theme:

"Herding Cats in a Dust-storm: Bibliographic Control of Audiovisual and Multimedia Materials in a Time of Rapid Change".
Please send a detailed abstract, in English, of your proposed paper (1 page or at least 300 words), plus relevant brief biographical information on its author(s), by 19 January 2009, via E-mail to Bruce Royan:
bruce.royan@concurrentcomputing.co.uk
The abstracts will be reviewed by a Programme Committee, and Successful proposals will be identified by 2 February 2008.
Full papers will be due by 21 April 2008 to allow time for the review and preparation of translations. If speakers cannot produce a full paper, they must at least prepare a substantial abstract, including references such as URLs and bibliographies, by this date.
IFLA’s first preference continues to be a full paper however, and each full paper must be an original submission not published elsewhere, and no more than 20 double spaced A4 pages in length. The paper should be in one of the IFLA official languages.
At least one of the paper's Authors must undertake to be present* to deliver a summary of the paper (no more than 20 minutes, including immediate questions) during the Section's programme in Milano.
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. Authors will also be invited to participate in a Panel Discussion, along with their fellow authors, at the end of the programme.
The nature of this session's subject matter lends itself to the use of sound and projected imagery. The Committee would particularly welcome proposals which offer to use such materials, and will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate technology is available on the day.

*PLEASE NOTE that the Programme Committee has no funds to assist prospective Authors: abstracts should only be submitted on the understanding that all the expenses of attending the Milano 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
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Prof Bruce Royan, Secretary, IFLA Audiovisual & Multimedia Section
41 Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh, EH10 4BL, UK (44) 131 447 3151

IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section
Call for Papers

Consumer Health: Health Literacy, Patient Empowerment & Health Promotion
In support of “Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge”, the Health and Biosciences Libraries Section invites submission of abstracts for presentation on information services or programs that support an informed patient and other consumers of health services. Some examples of topics that would be welcome:
a.. Advancing and supporting health literacy
b.. Patient empowerment
c.. Patient decision support
d.. Health promotion
e.. Patient information services
f.. Disease prevention
g.. Access to health information
It is anticipated that presentations be 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions.
Submission Guidelines:
The proposals must be the original work of the author(s). Each abstract 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)
Please submit abstract before February 1, 2009 to: Kate Oliver by email, koliver1@jhmi.edu, or at the following address: Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University, 1900 E. Monument St, Room 105, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Important dates:
February 1, 2009: Deadline for submission of abstract
March 15, 2009: Notification of acceptance/rejection
May 15, 2009: Deadline for submission of full paper

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/ifla75/index.htm

Dear colleagues,

Interested in Open Access? Interested in Research?
The IFLA Library Theory and Research Section is pleased to announce, in the context of : World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly "Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage", 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy

Call for Papers
Library Theory and Research Section: Theme: "Research into open access "
Open Access (OA) has become the subject of much discussion amongst researchers, academics, librarians, university administrators, funding agencies, government officials, and publishers. Although OA has become a topic of considerable interest, with a growing body of work exploring the impact of OA on scholarly research and communication for various disciplines, surprisingly very little rigorous research has been conducted into or about OA itself.

At its session in Milan, the IFLA Library Theory and Research Section (LTR) (http://www.ifla.org/VII/s24/index.htm ) will focus on research that explores the reality of providing OA. The intention of the session is to provide a forum for library professionals to critically discuss key issues related to developing, managing and sustaining OA across the world. Papers may address issues such as challenges and barriers, the realities of financial and institutional support, policy and planning or principles involved in matters of OA development, management and sustainability. Papers discussing these issues from the perspective of different disciplines or contexts are welcome.

The LTR section is eager to encourage the “student voice”. In addition to the submission from current professionals, library students from around the world are invited to make a submission to the session. The authors of the selected papers will be invited to present their submissions in Milan. An LTR Best Paper Award will be given to the student paper that provides the most promising and thought-provoking discussion on the topic. 500 EURO will be provided to the winner to support attendance expenses. To collect the 500 EURO award, the winner must attend and deliver the winning paper. All accepted student papers will be eligible for submission for consideration for the Education and Training LIS Student Paper Award: (http://www.ifla.org/VII/s23/student-paper-award-2009.htm)

Proposals
The working language during the session will be English, but papers can be submitted in any of the official IFLA languages and Italian.
The abstract should include a maximum of 500 words and should be sent by email as an MS Word document or RTF file, no later than 31 December 2008 to:
Helen Partridge
E-mail: h.partridge@qut.edu.au
Decision on acceptance of proposals will be made by 1 March 2009. Papers accepted will be due no later than 15 May 2009.
Please note that all expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation, etcetera, are the responsibility of the authors of the accepted papers.
Marian Koren
LTR Section Information Officer
You can find the call also at:
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/call-theory-en.htm
on the sections website: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s24/index.htm#conference
and on the general page of all calls for papers: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla75/call-papers-en.htm