Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group

The IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WIL) invite colleagues to submit proposals for its conference session to be held in Singapore, August 2013.

Scope / Objectives of the Session

The session will discuss current library and information initiatives which are supporting and improving the lives of women living in the Asia Oceania region.

It would include examples of work by library and information professionals:

• Contributing to the development of women in the Asia Oceania region by democratising access to information;
• Collecting and preserving the memories of women in the Asia Oceania region;
• Bridging the digital gap faced by some women in the Asia Oceania region;
• Providing access to human rights, gender equality and women specific information to women in the Asia Oceania region.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals to be submitted by email to wilsig@googlemail.com including:

• Title of the paper
• Abstract of 200-250 words, summarising the paper
• 3-6 keywords
• Speaker's name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address and brief biographical note (no full CVs please).

Conference presentations will be made in English. They will be no longer than 15 minutes, with extra time for discussion at the end of the session.

Colleagues from the Asia and Oceania region, especially first-time presenters and new professionals, are warmly encouraged to submit abstracts.

Proposals will be reviewed by a selection panel chaired by the Convener of the Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group. Papers and presentations should be unpublished, original works. IFLA has first publication rights to papers selected.

Deadlines

Submission of abstracts: Sunday 10th March 2013

Notification of acceptance: By Friday 15th March 2013 (authors who do not receive a response by this date may assume that their abstract has not been selected).

Further information

Maria Cotera, Convener, Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group

wilsig@googlemail.com

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.

Congress Attendance Grants

The Singapore National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Up-to-date information will be available on our Conference Participation Grants webpage.