Calls for Papers

The content of the IFLA Conference Programme is organised by different professional groups (Sections, Core Programmes and Special Interest Groups). Calls for papers will be submitted through these groups and made available on this web page as soon as delivered.

El contenido del Programa del Congreso de la IFLA está organizado por diferentes grupos profesionales (Secciones, Programas Principales y Grupos de Interés Especial). Las convocatorias para la presentación de comunicaciones se realizarán a través de estos grupos y estarán accesibles en esta página web tan pronto como se produzcan.

Calls for Papers for the satellite meetings

Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA)

Theme: "Empowering Africa's burgeoning population with access to demographic and development information - the world population explosion and access to the information needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Africa"

Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2012

Acquisition and Collection Development Section, Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section

Theme: "Treating Print in an Increasing Digital Collection: Issues, Dilemmas & Directions"

Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2012

Africa Section

Theme: "Africa Libraries now on open access agenda"

Deadline for proposals: 14 January 2012

Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme: "Social networking for agricultural research, education, and extension service: an international perspective"

Deadline for proposals: 20 January 2012

[Translations: العربية]

Art Libraries Section

Theme: "Integrating Access to Art Resources - Boon or Bane?"

Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2012

Asia and Oceania Section

Theme: "Innovative Libraries: Transforming Our Communities "

Deadline for proposals: 18 January 2012

[Translations: العربية]

Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, Law Libraries Section

Theme: "Copyright law and legal deposit for audiovisual materials"

Deadline for proposals: 18 January 2012

Bibliography Section

Theme: "What is a national bibliography today and what are its potential uses? "

Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2012

Cataloguing Section

Theme: "Inspired moments in cataloguing!"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012

Classification and Indexing Section

Theme: "Subject Access now: Inspiring, surprising, empowering"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012

Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE), Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)

Theme: "How to win the battle over freedom in cyberspace"

Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2012

Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section

Theme: "Libraries and Librarians as Forces for Transformative Change: Continuing Education the Fuel"

Deadline for proposals: 11 January 2012

Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)

Theme: "Storage and Repositories: New Preservation and Access strategies"

Deadline for proposals: 30 March 2012

Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section

Theme: "Innovations in Resource Sharing: New methods, new technologies"

Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2012

Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme: "Libraries inspiring and facilitating change towards sustainability"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012

Government Libraries Section, Government Information and Official Publications Section, Law Libraries Section, Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

Theme: "The Surprising World of Government Libraries: trends in survival and prospect of new services"

Deadline for proposals: 20 February 2012

[Translations: Español]

Health and Biosciences Libraries Section

Theme: "Using Assessment to Drive Change: Demonstrating the Value of Health Information"

Deadline for proposals: 17 February 2012

Indigenous Matters Special Interest Group, Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section

Theme: "Empowering Library Services for Indigenous People"

Deadline for proposals: 29 February 2012

Information Literacy Section, E-Learning Special Interest Group

Theme: "Information Literacy meets E-learning: Let's talk about interconnections and outcomes"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012

[Translations: العربية | Español | français | Русский]

Information Technology Section, Education and Training Section

Theme: "Influence of IT development on professional development in libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012

Information Technology Section, Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

Theme: "Usability And Accessibility - The Mobile Challenge"

Deadline for proposals: 20 February 2012

Information Technology Section

Theme: "Continuity in the face of digital disasters: Disaster planning and recovery for digital libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 11 February 2012

Knowledge Management Section

Theme: "Potential of Knowledge Management in Public Libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012

Latin America and the Caribbean Section

Theme: "Libraries and information services in Latin America and the Caribbean: between the tradition and the transition"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012

[Translations: Español]

Law Libraries Section, Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, Government Information and Official Publications Section, Government Libraries Section