Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section invites proposals for presentations at the Section’s programme in Gothenberg. The main theme of the WLIC Conference 2010 is: "Open Access to knowledge – promoting sustainable progress". The Section’s programme will focus upon “The role of libraries in access to knowledge for democracy".  We require several presentations on topics related to this theme. 

We invite proposals for papers, that analyse or discuss related topics such as:

• How parliamentary libraries and research services provide access to citizens to knowledge about parliament
• What kinds of support do parliamentary libraries and research services provide for public participation in democratic processes
• How libraries in general provide access to knowledge that supports democracy

Submissions

Send an abstract (1 page or about 300 words), in English, of the proposed paper and relevant biographical information of the author(s)/presenter(s) by 15 March 2010.

Send your proposal via email to:

Moira Fraser
Chair, Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments
Email: moira.fraser@parliament.govt.nz

The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Standing Committee. Successful proposals will be identified by 12 April 2010. Full papers will be due by 14 June 2010 to allow time for review of papers and proposals for workshops or panels.

There will be a mix of short papers, and longer interactive sessions. Please indicate with your proposal how long you would like. The review committee will make the final decisions about how long you will be allocated to make your presentation or run an interactive session.

Please note

All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors/presenters if that is required.