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.
- Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA)
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Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2012
- Acquisition and Collection Development Section, Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
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Theme: "Treating Print in an Increasing Digital Collection: Issues, Dilemmas & Directions"
Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2012
- Africa Section
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Theme: "Africa Libraries now on open access agenda"
Deadline for proposals: 14 January 2012
- Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group
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Deadline for proposals: 20 January 2012
[Translations: العربية]
- Art Libraries Section
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Theme: "Integrating Access to Art Resources - Boon or Bane?"
Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2012
- Asia and Oceania Section
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Theme: "Innovative Libraries: Transforming Our Communities "
Deadline for proposals: 18 January 2012
[Translations: العربية]
- Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, Law Libraries Section
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Theme: "Copyright law and legal deposit for audiovisual materials"
Deadline for proposals: 18 January 2012
- Bibliography Section
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Theme: "What is a national bibliography today and what are its potential uses? "
Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2012
- Cataloguing Section
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Theme: "Inspired moments in cataloguing!"
Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012
- Classification and Indexing Section
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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)
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Theme: "How to win the battle over freedom in cyberspace"
Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2012
- Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
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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)
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Theme: "Storage and Repositories: New Preservation and Access strategies"
Deadline for proposals: 30 March 2012
- Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section
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Theme: "Innovations in Resource Sharing: New methods, new technologies"
Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2012
- Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group
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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
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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
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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
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Theme: "Empowering Library Services for Indigenous People"
Deadline for proposals: 29 February 2012
- Information Literacy Section, E-Learning Special Interest Group
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Theme: "Information Literacy meets E-learning: Let's talk about interconnections and outcomes"
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012
- Information Technology Section, Education and Training Section
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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
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Theme: "Usability And Accessibility - The Mobile Challenge"
Deadline for proposals: 20 February 2012
- Information Technology Section
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Theme: "Continuity in the face of digital disasters: Disaster planning and recovery for digital libraries"
Deadline for proposals: 11 February 2012
- Knowledge Management Section
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Theme: "Potential of Knowledge Management in Public Libraries"
Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012
- Latin America and the Caribbean Section
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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
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Deadline for proposals: 27 February 2012
- Law Libraries Section, Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section
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Theme: "Libraries for law and for lawmakers"
Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2012
- Library Buildings and Equipment Section
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Theme: "Making the case for change through evaluation: postoccupancy evaluation of library buildings"
Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012
[Translations: Español]
- Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section
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Theme: "Multicultural Libraries - Inspiring, Surprising and Empowering your Communities"
Deadline for proposals: 20 February 2012
- Library Theory and Research Section, Education and Training Section
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Theme: "International and Comparative Librarianship: valid, Relevant and Authentic Research and Education"
Deadline for proposals: 10 February 2012
- Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section
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Theme: "Parliamentary Libraries: Strengthening Democracy"
Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2012
- Literacy and Reading Section
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Theme: "Libraries for Literacy: Linking generations, Empowering communities"
Deadline for proposals: 16 January 2012
- Management of Library Associations Section, New Professionals Special Interest Group
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Theme: "Strategies for Library Associations: Include New Professionals now!"
Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2012
- National Libraries Section
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Theme: "National libraries and open data: new discovery and access services"
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012
- Newspapers Section, Genealogy and Local History Section
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Deadline for proposals: 19 January 2012
- Preservation and Conservation Section, Education and Training Section
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Theme: "Empowering staff through preservation training! How your library and users will reap the benefits"
Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2012
- Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
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Theme: "The Public Face of Special Collections"
Deadline for proposals: 29 February 2012
- Reference and Information Services Section
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Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2012
[Translations: العربية]
- School Libraries and Resource Centers Section, Public Libraries Section
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Theme: "Friends or Foes – Public and School Libraries a Force for Change for Creating Smart Communities"
Deadline for proposals: 8 February 2012
- Science and Technology Libraries Section
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Theme: "The Role of Libraries in Data Curation, Access, and Preservation: an International Perspective"
Deadline for proposals: 16 January 2012
[Translations: العربية]
- Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
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Theme: "Evolving Serials - Managing, discovering and supplying highly innovative and dynamic content"
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012
- Social Science Libraries Section, Law Libraries Section, Government Libraries Section
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Theme: "Empowering Library Users to Solve Problems: Our Stories"
Deadline for proposals: 27 February 2012
[Translations: Español]
- Statistics and Evaluation Section
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Theme: "The use of statistics and assessment for libraries at a turning point"
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2012
- UNIMARC Core Activity (UCA)
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Theme: "New Futures for Bibliographic Data Formats: Reflections and Directions "
Deadline for proposals: 29 February 2012