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Press release available at:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/LIS-PUB-LIBS/librariesConference.doc
An IFLA Satellite Conference
22nd – 25th August 2005, Collingwood College, Durham, UK
The Impact and Outcomes of Library and Information Services: Performance
measurement for a changing information environment
Following five highly successful previous Conferences since 1995, the
Division of Information and Communication Studies in the School of
Informatics, Engineering and Technology at the University of Northumbria
in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, is pleased to announce its sixth conference
in 2005 and to issue this Call for Papers.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
*Andrew Booth, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare Information
& Director of Information Resources, University of Sheffield, UK
*Sue Henczel, Manager, Training and Consortia, Caval Collaborative
Solutions, Australia
*Karen Motylewski, Research Officer, Institute for Museum and Library
Services, USA
*Dr Roswitha Poll, former director of University and Regional Library
Münster, Germany
AUDIENCE
Library and information professionals in ALL sectors of library and
information services and research and teaching staff.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Conference presentations are sought in, but not limited to the following
areas:
? The Digital Library ?Measuring Electronic Services ?The Internet as
Information Source ? Libraries and Information Services – Value and
Impact ?Methodologies ?Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis ?Research
Projects ?Benchmarking ?Evaluating Performance Measurement ?Measuring
the Effectiveness of Collaborative Working ?Building a Culture of
Continuous Improvement ?The Human Dimension
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Proposals are invited for presentations in a variety of formats which
may include, but are not limited to:
?Seminar Presentation ?Panel Discussion ?Workshop ?Meet the Expert
moderated question and answer ?Poster Session ?Demonstration –
Information Technology/Audiovisual
Presentation sessions should be no more than 30 minutes in length
including time for questions from the audience. An outline of the
presentation together with appropriate handouts and/or bibliographies
should be made available (in electronic format) in advance of the
conference for inclusion in the conference notebook. Posters will be
displayed for the duration of the conference with specific time
allocated for delegates to discuss posters with the presenters. Posters
are particularly welcome from students. Poster size should be ISO A1
(594 mm by 841 mm).
The language of the Conference is English
For a proposal form and submission guidelines contact Sarah Howells,
School of Informatics, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1
8ST. Email: [log in to unmask], Tel: 00 44 (0) 191 227
3222,
Fax: 00 44 (0) 191 243 7203. Website: www.northumbria.ac.uk/imri
The Conference brochure and other registration details will be published
in June 2005.
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