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 for Satellite Meeting
LIS Education in Developing Countries
Discussion Group
University of Milan Aula Magna, Milan,
Italy
19-21 August 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.
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
Please submit your proposal to:
Ismail Abdullahi
Chair of the organizing committee
E-mail: iabdullahi@nccu.edu
Important Dates
- Proposal must be received by 30 January,
2009
- Notification of acceptance will be sent by 20 February,
2009
- Deadline of final paper submission is 15 May,
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.