Call for Papers — Open Sessions IFLA WLIC 2018

Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joint with Library Services for Children and Young People Section

Theme: "Catalysts for environmental and social sustainability: Libraries supporting young adults' quest for a better future"

The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joined with Library Services for Children and Young People Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24-30 August 2018.

To keep the session vibrant and exciting two alternative styles of presentations are accepted: a 15 minutes delivery or the PechaKucha format (20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each for a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds).

The program committee is interested in proposals on projects relating young adults and sustainability:

• Environmental, social or economic sustainability
• Libraries giving possibilities for young adults to create their own sustainable projects
• Sustainable library projects or library programs for young adults.

Submission guidelines

Proposals must include:

• Title of the presentation or PechaKucha (clearly indicated which one)
• Abstract of no more than 400 words.
• Author(s) name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address
• A brief biographical statement of no more than 150 words.
• All proposals and presentations will be required to be in English.
• The planning team reserves the right to ask applicants to make small adjustments to the shape or content of their papers to support the needs of the program.

Proposals should be sent by 15 February 2018 to:

Harri Sahavirta, Convenor, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
Email: harri.sahavirta@hel.fi and

Karen Keys, Information Officer, Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults
Email: keys.karen@gmail.com

Selected presenters will be notified by 30 March 2018.

Requirements for speakers and final papers: 

• Final papers should be a maximum of 4000 words in length and the presentation time is 20 minutes with discussion (15 min + 5 min)
• Final PechaKucha should be a maximum of 20 slides and the presentation time is 6 minutes 40 seconds.
• Papers should be original submissions (not published elsewhere)
• Papers must be submitted as formal papers for inclusion on the IFLA conference website by 30 May 2018
• Papers should be submitted with a one-page abstract in English, although the final paper may be written in any of IFLA’s official languages. All the presentations in the IFLA WLIC 2018 conference are to be given in English since no translation is available.
• All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2018 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license
• Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form
• At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Abstracts should only be submitted with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.

Important dates

Deadline for submission of abstract: 15 February 2018
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 30 March 2018
Deadline for submission of full paper: 30 May 2018

Submissions

All abstracts must be received by 15 February 2018.

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 letter can be issued to authors.

Source: https://2018.ifla.org/cfp-calls/environment-sustainability-and-libraries-sig-with-library-services-for-children-and-young-people-section

Call for Papers — Open Sessions IFLA WLIC 2018

Government Libraries Section joint with Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

Theme: "UN Sustainable Development Goals transforming societies through informed policy"

The Government Libraries and Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sections invite proposals for short presentations to be presented at a two-hour programme at the forthcoming IFLA World Library and Information Congress, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24^th – 30^th August 2018.

The session aims to address the ways that Government Libraries and Parliaments collaborate and promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We welcome proposals from individuals and organizations who can share views and implementations on Government/Parliamentary libraries helping to provide information and evidence related to the achievement of the SDGs. The selected speakers will deliver short presentations lasting 10 minutes (maximum) and participate in an interactive session with a Knowledge Cafe format. 

Subjects of interest may include: 

• Official collaborations amongst Government Ministries/Departments/Agencies for the promotion/advocacy of the public right to access information and data
• Experiences/collaborations of engaging library users of Government/Parliamentary circles to deliver/implement policies linked to UN SDGs
• Participation of Government Libraries/Parliamentary Libraries networks in the promotion/advocacy of the role of libraries in development/contributing to the SDGs
• Stories and examples on how the SDGs can provide a vehicle for the interest of Government/Parliamentary libraries and their users

Proposals should include:

• Title of the presentation
• A detailed abstract of no more than 800 words
• Name, e-mail address, position (title) of presenter(s)
• A brief biographical statement of no more than 100 words

Important dates and timelines:

Please email your proposals before 26 February 2018 to:

Guillermo A. García Capcha
E-mail: ifla.governmentlibraries@gmail.com

The proposals will be evaluated and notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent by 19 March 2018.

For collective proposals, at least one of the authors must be present during the session. All selected presentations will be uploaded on the IFLA website.

The session will be conducted in English. All proposals and presentations will be required to be in English. Final presentations can be submitted in one of the official IFLA working languages. If the presentation is written in other official IFLA language than English, an accompanying translation in English must be attached.

For more information, please contact us via ifla.governmentlibraries@gmail.com

Submissions

All proposals must be in by 26 February 2018.

Please note

Abstracts should only be submitted with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted presentations.

All presentations that are presented at the WLIC 2018 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Authors of accepted presentations must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form.

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 letter can be issued to authors.

Source: https://2018.ifla.org/cfp-calls/government-libraries-with-library-and-research-services-for-parliaments-sections

Call for Papers — Open Sessions IFLA WLIC 2018

Access to Information Network – Africa (ATINA) Special Interest Group

Theme: "Mechanisms and Metrics for Mainstreaming Knowledge, Libraries and Information Services in Democratic Governance and Development Programmes"

IFLA Access to Information Network – Africa (ATINA) Special Interest Group is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at its Open Session at the 2018 IFLA World Library and Information Congress/ 84^th General Conference and Assembly, 24-30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Transform Libraries: Transform Society.

ATINA, sponsored by Africa Section, is an IFLA Special Interest Group of global network of development information professionals engaged in the task of broadening effective access to knowledge and information for democratic governance and development.

The session will focus on the question: How could access to knowledge, libraries and information services (KLIS) be better mainstreamed in institutional, local, national and international development policies and programmes, including the Sustainable Development Goals?

Sub-Themes:

Papers must address one or more of the following sub-themes:

• Elements of effective mainstreaming: strategy, process and outcomes towards knowledge-based approach to democratic governance and Sustainable Development Goals;
• Dimensions and mechanisms of advocacy and intervention in policy and strategy formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
• Foundations: Universal norms and positive standards, including rights-based and capability approaches;
• Achieving inclusion of KLIS on the political and institutional agenda: changing the points of entry, discourse and narrative;
• Indicators and metrics: including achieving clarity on what constitutes access to knowledge and information;
• KLIS in programmes and budgets: as means and ends; and
• Cases and best practices: including KLIS embeddedness in local democratic governance and development.

Proposal guidelines:

Proposals must be original work of author(s), written in English or French, and include:

1. Title of proposed paper:
2. Name(s) of author(s).
3. Professional role (or official title of author(s)).
4. Author’s institutional affiliation, if any.
5. Author’s e-mail address and telephone number (s).
6. Abstract of the proposed paper (about 500 words); and
7. Short professional profiles of presenter(s) – about four lines.

Papers and presentations:

The open session will feature several papers of 3000 to 5000 words in length, each to be presented in 10 minutes in about 10 slides. 

Important deadlines:

29 January 2018:	Submission of paper proposal: a four-page (about 1500 words) extended abstract and outline to demonstrate relevance to the session.
5 March 2018:	Notification of acceptance or rejection of proposal.
15 April 2018:	Submission of completed paper for inclusion in the programme
15 May 2018:	Submission of presentation.

Submissions:

All proposals must be received by 29 January 2018.

Please email your proposals and completed papers to:

Mr. Abraham Azubuike
Convener, IFLA Access to Information Network-Africa (ATINA),
Email: aazubuike@yahoo.com

Please note

At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program in Malaysia. Abstracts should only be submitted with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.

All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2018 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form.

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 letter can be issued to authors.

Source: https://2018.ifla.org/cfp-calls/access-to-information-network-africa-atina-special-interest-group

Call for Papers — Open Sessions IFLA WLIC 2018

Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joint with Library Services for Children and Young People Section

Theme: "Catalysts for environmental and social sustainability: Libraries supporting young adults' quest for a better future"

The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joined with Library Services for Children and Young People Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24-30 August 2018.

To keep the session vibrant and exciting two alternative styles of presentations are accepted: a 15 minutes delivery or the PechaKucha format (20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each for a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds).

The program committee is interested in proposals on projects relating young adults and sustainability:

• Environmental, social or economic sustainability
• Libraries giving possibilities for young adults to create their own sustainable projects
• Sustainable library projects or library programs for young adults.

Submission guidelines

Proposals must include:

• Title of the presentation or PechaKucha (clearly indicated which one)
• Abstract of no more than 400 words.
• Author(s) name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address
• A brief biographical statement of no more than 150 words.
• All proposals and presentations will be required to be in English.
• The planning team reserves the right to ask applicants to make small adjustments to the shape or content of their papers to support the needs of the program.

Proposals should be sent by 15 February 2018 to:

Harri Sahavirta, Convenor, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
Email: harri.sahavirta@hel.fi and

Karen Keys, Information Officer, Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults
Email: keys.karen@gmail.com

Selected presenters will be notified by 30 March 2018.

Requirements for speakers and final papers: 

• Final papers should be a maximum of 4000 words in length and the presentation time is 20 minutes with discussion (15 min + 5 min)
• Final PechaKucha should be a maximum of 20 slides and the presentation time is 6 minutes 40 seconds.
• Papers should be original submissions (not published elsewhere)
• Papers must be submitted as formal papers for inclusion on the IFLA conference website by 30 May 2018
• Papers should be submitted with a one-page abstract in English, although the final paper may be written in any of IFLA’s official languages. All the presentations in the IFLA WLIC 2018 conference are to be given in English since no translation is available.
• All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2018 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license
• Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form
• At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Abstracts should only be submitted with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.

Important dates

Deadline for submission of abstract: 15 February 2018
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 30 March 2018
Deadline for submission of full paper: 30 May 2018

Submissions

All abstracts must be received by 15 February 2018.

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 letter can be issued to authors.

Source: https://2018.ifla.org/cfp-calls/environment-sustainability-and-libraries-sig-with-library-services-for-children-and-young-people-section