Conferences
World Library and Information Congress IFLA General Conference and Assembly August 2012 Helsinki, Finland
Call for Papers: Theme - The Surprising World of Government Libraries: trends in survival and prospect of new services.
Cosponsered with the Government Libraries Section, & Law Libraries Section & Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section.
Government Libraries are facing a transition period. Between some states looking for slash budgets due to the crisis and the ongoing revision of library services because of information technology’s advances, the role of librarians in this scenario must be addressed. This is a Call for Papers to solicit people to share their experiences and case studies that demonstrate how librarians can make a difference and manage complex situations within government structures, including the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary branches.
Subjects of interest include:
- How government libraries are surviving
- How government libraries fare during and after disasters
- The impact of government library closures
- Government libraries transition to the digital world
- The present state of Government Libraries in each country and the future prospect of user services
- Government libraries surprising: still here
- Relationship between open access and the public interest dimension on intellectual property law and policy in the digital age
Please email your proposals for papers before February 10, 2012 to Guillermo García-Capcha via ifla.governmentlibraries@gmail.com
The proposals will be evaluated and notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent by March 15, 2012
2011
World Library and Information Congress: 13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Themes:
e-Government: the role of librarians
(GIOPS with Government Libraries Section)
Promoting global access to law: developing and open access index for official, authenticated legal information
(Law Libraries Section with Government Libraries & GIOPS)
2010
World Library and Information Congress: 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden -
Theme: Creating an international legal information policy agenda: issues and challenges
2009
World Library and Information Congress: 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy -
Theme: Government publications as cultural heritage: preserving the past, keeping up with the present, embracing the future
2008
World Library and Information Congress: 10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada -
Theme: Globalisation of government information: creating
digital archives for increased access
Last update: 12 January 2012
