Apologies for duplication but this one is really too good to miss!!
>Improving Practice Through Research: Current Perspectives, Future Prospects
>2nd International Evidence Based Librarianship Conference - EBL 2003
>Edmonton, Alberta
>June 4 - June 6, 2003
>Lister Hall, University of Alberta
>The International Programme Committee of the 2nd International Evidence
>Based Librarianship Conference 2003 invites you to submit contributed
papers
>or posters for the conference in Edmonton, Alberta, June 4 - June 6, 2003.
>Further conference information and the abstract submission form can be
found
>at:
>http://www.ualberta.ca/~pryan/EBL2003.html
>Call for Contributed Papers
>The International Programme Committee is inviting submissions for the
>contributed paper sessions. Papers may describe practitioner-based
research,
>the implementation of research in practice, evaluation as a way of
informing
>future activities or programmes or the application of evidence based
>practice models and tools to librarianship and should relate to the overall
>theme of the conference.
>Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
>* International perspectives on evidence based librarianship
>* The relationship between evidence based librarianship and evidence
>based practice
>* Relevant and answerable questions facing librarian practitioners and
>researchers
>* The quality and quantity of practice-based research in librarianship
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>* Techniques for synthesising and summarising the evidence
>* Disseminating and utilising research into practice
>* Project evaluation, Program evaluation or the Measurement of
>educational outcomes in library practice
>Accepted contributed papers will each be allotted approximately 20 minutes
>for presentation during the course of the conference and will be presented
>as part of either a research stream or a practice stream.
>Call for Posters
>Poster sessions comprise visual presentations of information about research
>or other projects. They offer a less formal alternative to contributed
>papers and plenary sessions, and an opportunity to interact directly with
>those responsible for the presentations.
>Poster presenters will be allotted an 8' by 4' poster board, a table, and
>electricity. You must bring your own laptop computer if your poster
>presentation is to be electronic---with a standalone version of the
>presentation. Those displaying electronic posters may wish to use the
poster
>board to draw notice to the topic being presented.
>You will be required to staff your print or electronic poster during a
>portion of the conference (June 5); posters will be open to viewing by
>conference delegates on both days of the conference (June 5 and 6).
>Please direct questions about Papers or Posters to the Chair of the
>International Program Committee: Andrew Booth, [log in to unmask]
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>Pam Ryan
>Research & Special Projects Librarian
>University of Alberta Libraries
>(780) 492.7324 / (780) 492.8302 fax
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