6 January 2012
Call for Papers: The Surprising World of Government Libraries
Government
Libraries Section (GLS)
& Government Information and Official Publications Section (GIOPS)
& Law Libraries
Section
& Library and
Research Services for Parliaments Section
Theme:
"The Surprising World of
Government Libraries”: trends in survival and prospect of new service"
Deadline EXTENDED: FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Other versions of the Call: Spanish translation
The above IFLA Sections invite proposals for papers
to be presented at a two-hour programme in the next IFLA General Conference to
be held on August 2012 in
Helsinki, Finland.
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
Proposals should include:
- Title of the presentation
- Abstract of no more than 500 words
- Name, email address, position (title) of
presenter(s) - Presenter(s) employed or affiliated
institution - A brief biographical statement of no more than
50 words
The selection
of papers is based on the abstracts.
Important Dates and Timelines
Deadline EXTENDED: FEBRUARY 20, 2012
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
The presenters selected for the program at the Helsinki conference will
be asked to submit a formal paper (for inclusion on the IFLA conference website
and the Sections' websites) no later than May
30, 2012
The session will be conducted in English. All
proposals and presentations will be required to be in English. Final papers can
be submitted in one of the official IFLA
working languages. If the paper is in any
of other official IFLA languages than English, an accompanying translation in
English must be attached. All selected papers will be uploaded on the IFLA
website.
For more information, please contact us via ifla.governmentlibraries@gmail.com
Please note
All expenses, including registration for the
conference, and travel, accommodation to Helsinki
are the sole responsibility of authors/presenters. For collective papers, at least
one of the authors must be present for the Conference. No financial support can
be provided by IFLA.
