16-22 Agosto 2014, Lyon, France
Theme:
Knowledge, information and citizens: the social value of libraries
The IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Section invites interested professionals in different areas of Library and Information Sciences to participate to submit proposals for the open session to be held in Lyon, France from 16-22 August, 2014.
Some of the topics covered in the session will be, among others, the following:
Proposals should include:
All proposals will be evaluated by the Selection Committee appointed by the Latin America and the Caribbean Section.
Abstracts should include the following elements:
Papers must be an original paper and not published elsewhere.
Papers can be written and presented in English or Spanish.
The work will have a maximum of 20 pages, double-spaced.
The abstract and the paper should be sent via email in a MS Word file.
It is expected to have simultaneous translation for this session, however, is recommended that the slides are presented in English, even if the presentation is in Spanish.
Authors will have 20 minutes to present their work, prepare a concise presentation including its relevant aspects. Paper should not be read only.
IFLA has the rights to publish selected papers by different means. Papers and presentations will be included on the IFLA Library.
Please send proposals by 23 February 2014 to:
Sigrid Karin Weiss Dutra
Chair, IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Section
Email: [email protected]
and
Silvia Cecilia Anselmi
Secretary, IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Section
Email: [email protected]
When you send the please indicate "IFLA WLIC 2014 Proposal" in the subject.
For more information visit our section http://www.ifla.org/lac and data for the conference: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla80
All proposals must be in before 23 Febrero 2014.
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.
The French 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.
Last update: 17 February 2014