CALL FOR PAPERS
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The 2004 conference of the International Federation of Library=20
Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will be held in Buenos Aires,=20
Argentina, from 22-27 August. The overall theme of the conference is=20
"Libraries: Tools for Education and Development". Further information=20
about the conference is available on the IFLA web site (IFLANET) at=20
http://www.ifla.org/
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The IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resource Centres, in=20
cooperation with the IFLA Section of Library Services to Children and=20
Young Adults, is organising a half-day session at this conference, with=20
the session theme "Empowering Literacy From Babies to Teens". Relevant=20
topics include (but are not limited to) literacy and libraries, reading=20
and libraries, reading promotion, information literacy, visual=20
literacy, the development of literacy materials, literacy in second or=20
foreign languages, reading materials in indigenous languages, reports=20
of relevant research, and reports of significant projects.=20
Research-based papers, in particular, are welcomed.
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The IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resource Centres is calling=20
for proposals for papers related to the session theme. Presentations=20
will occupy 20 minutes with ten minutes afterwards for discussion.=20
Proposals should include the following information:
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Title of Proposed Paper:
Name of Presenter/s:
Contact Information (mailing address, fax, email):
Abstract of Paper (200-300 words):
Short Biography of Presenter/s (maximum 100 words each):
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Proposals may be submitted by air mail, fax, or email to Dr L. Anne=20
Clyde, Chair, IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resource Centres,=20
C/- Faculty of Social Science, The University of Iceland, 101=20
Reykjav=EDk, Iceland. Fax:
+354 552 6806. Email: anne@hi.is
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Proposals will be reviewed by the Section's Programme Committee for the=20
IFLA 2004 conference. Criteria will include originality, relevance to=20
an international IFLA audience, and relevance to the theme for this=20
session.
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Please note the following deadlines:
10 December 2003: Deadline for submission of proposals
10 January 2004: Notification of acceptance of papers
8 April 2004: Submission of full papers. Those people whose proposals=20
are accepted, will be provided with details of the requirements.
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Note that IFLA does not meet conference registration, travel or=20
accommodation costs for presenters, nor does it provide financial=20
support.
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Shirley Lukenbill, Librarian
512-428-3410
Wells Branch Elementary School
Round Rock Independent School District
14650 Merrilltown Drive
Austin, TX 78728
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-and-
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Lecturer
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D7000
Austin TX 78712-0390
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