International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
7th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development
& Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions
Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership
in the Library & Information World
14-16 August 2007, Johannesburg - South Africa
Conference Announcement and Call for Proposals
This is a satellite conference immediately prior to the World Library
and Information Congress in Durban South Africa, August 2007. The
theme for the satellite conference is: Continuing Professional
Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library & Information
World.
The IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning
Section invites proposals for presentations - key note/plenary
presentations, smaller scale interactive round-table presentations,
workshops, and poster sessions.
The conference organisers especially wish to invite contributions to
the conference from Africa and/or proposals which address themes
relevant to developing leadership in the African library &
information profession.
In order to meet publication deadlines (for availability of the
published Proceedings at the conference) proposals must be submitted by November 10th, 2006.
Conference Themes and Focus
The broad focus of this conference is the role of continuing
professional development in developing leadership in the library and
information world. This encompasses libraries and information
services centres in all sectors as well as professional library
associations and groups, commercial organisations, and any others
interested in the development of leaders in the library and
information world.
The conference organising committee wishes to showcase examples of
best practice in leadership development and practice through both
research based scholarly presentations and experiential and practical
stories of success and failure (or limited success). The organisers
are particularly interested in receiving proposals for presentations
(in any of the formats: key-note/plenary presentation, interactive
round table presentation, break-out session workshop, or poster
session) on any of the following key themes & issues. Proposals on
any other topic related to the theme Continuing Professional
Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library & Information
World are also welcome and will be considered.
I. What are the skills needed by emerging leaders
in the library & information world? Can these skills be learnt and
developed? If so, how?
II. What are the effective tried-and-true models of
leadership development? What has worked and why? What has not worked
so well and why and/or what could work better and how?
III. Are there different approaches to leadership
development in different parts of the world/different cultures?
IV. Generational issues in leadership. Is Millennium
Generation leadership different to Baby Boomer leadership? Do the
characteristics of generations affect the way they lead? What can
different generations learn from one another about leadership?
V. What is the role of leaders in promoting the
value and values of the library & information professions? How can
the skills and knowledge to lead in this respect be developed?
VI. What is learnt and what is taught about
leadership?
VII. How to identify and motivate potential leaders in
the library & information world.
VIII. What role is there for succession planning and/or
mentoring in developing leaders in the library & information world?
Conference Format & Structure
The conference will be structured to maximise opportunities for
interaction and learning with a focus on both expanding knowledge and
understanding and enhancing capabilities in this key area of
professional practice. Active sharing of ideas and knowledge will
be encouraged. Presenters are encouraged to think laterally and
relatively about the most effective ways of delivering their
presentations. The conference will be arranged to include a mix of
plenary sessions, with time allowed for discussion and comment on
each paper, smaller scale interactive presentations (where presenters
make their presentation to a small group and then engage in
participatory/interactive work with that group), breakout
sessions/workshops and poster presentations. To encourage
participation and to enable information exchange and networking the
smaller scale interactive presentation sessions may be repeated
multiple times and the poster sessions may be staffed at several
times throughout the conference.
Published Proceedings
All key-note presentations and a selection of other significant
presentations at the conference will be peer reviewed and published
by K.G. Saur as part of the IFLA publication series. The editors of
the Conference Proceedings will be Ann Ritchie (Department of Health
& Community Services Library, Northern Territory, Australia) and
Clare Walker (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) assisted
by Paul Genoni (Curtin University, Australia). The peer and
editorial review of papers proposed or selected for publication in
the Proceedings will focus in particular on: originality of ideas,
readability, intellectual rigour and the level of authority and
scholarship demonstrated, validity of the results of any empirical
research.
Conference Language
The conference will be conducted in English. All papers and
presentations will be required to be English.
Conference Location
The conference will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The
conference venue (to be confirmed) will be the Birchwood Hotel and
Conference Centre http://www.birchwoodhotel.co.za . This centre,
located in 30 acres of landscaped gardens, is located close to the
Johannesburg airport with hourly shuttle services to both the airport
and a local shopping mall.
Registration Costs etc
Details of the cost of the conference (registration fees,
accommodation options and costs etc.) will be available later in
2006. Invited speakers and presenters will be required to pay the
registration fee and their own travel, accommodation and associated
costs. The registration fee will cover a set of the published
conference papers, lunch, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments,
and the conference dinner.
Registration options will include registration for the full 2.5 day
conference and single day registration. Registration and
meals/accommodation packages will be available or registration only.
Submission of Proposals for Conference Presentations
To submit a proposal for presentation at the conference please
complete the Proposal Submission Form which appears below.
Proposals must be submitted in electronic format - preferably by
email, or by post (3.5" diskette or CD-ROM). Proposals must be in
either a generally available word-processing file format or in RTF
format.
Proposals should be sent, no later than November 10th, 2006 to both
of the program convenors:
Ujala Satgoor Email: [log in to unmask]
Leader: Service Unit, Economics & Management Sciences
Academic Information Services
University of Pretoria
PRETORIA, 0002
Republic of South Africa
Ian Smith Email: [log in to unmask]
Manager - Library Human Resources
La Trobe University Library
Bundoora, Victoria, 3086 Australia
Review and Selection of Presentations
Proposals for papers for presentation and publication will be
assessed by the Conference program committee and will be subject to a
peer review process. The program committee will decide which
proposers should be invited to develop and submit full presentations
and /or papers. Confirmation of invitations to present at the
conference will be subject to the receipt and approval, following
second-round peer review, of the full paper (if for publication in
the Conference Proceedings) or presentation outline/poster as
applicable.
Revisions may be required before final confirmation and acceptance.
Guidelines for Published Papers
Presenters whose papers are selected for publication in the
Proceedings will be provided with detailed guidelines on the required
format for manuscripts.
Deadlines/Timelines
* Proposals for papers must be submitted by November 10th 2006
* Successful proposers will be advised of the acceptance of their
proposal in early December 2006
* Conference papers for publication in the Proceedings must be
submitted for review by January 31st 2007
* Presentations which are not for publication must be submitted for
review by March 31, 2007
* Invited contributors/presenters will be advised of final
confirmation/acceptance of their paper, (following peer review),
in April 2007.
Questions/Comments?
The Program Co-convenors will be happy to hear, and will respond to,
questions or comments about this conference. Please direct questions
to either or both:
Ujala Satgoor
Tel.: +27 12 420-2565 Fax: +27 12 362 5100
Email: [log in to unmask]
Ian Smith
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +61 3 9479 1918 Fax:+ 61 3 9479 3018
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Proposal Submission Form
1. Presenter/s
Main Presenter
Last Name:
First Name:
Title: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms):
Institution:
Position:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
Co-Presenter/s (if any):
Last Name:
First Name:
Title: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms):
Institution:
Position:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
2. Presenters credentials
Please briefly (max 50 words) state what qualifications, skills &
experience the presenter/s has/have which are relevant to the topic
of the proposed presentation.
3. Title.
What is the title of the proposed presentation?
4. Format.
Do you propose to present as (select as many options as you wish):
* Key note/plenary presentation
* Small group interactive round-table session (possibly with
multiple repeat sessions)
* Workshop
* Poster session
* Other format (please specify)
5. Major Theme/Topic
Does this proposal address one of the identified major themes &
topics? Yes/No
If so, specify which theme/topic and state briefly how your proposal
addresses that topic.
If not, what is the major theme/topic of your proposal?
6. Outline of Proposal (Maximum 250 words)
Please provide a brief (no more than 250 words) outline of the
proposed presentation.
7. Objectives
Please briefly (no more than 100 words) describe the key objectives
that you aim to achieve in this presentation.
8. Key words
Please provide no more than six key words which describe the topic of
your presentation.
9. Prior presentation/publication?
Has this proposed presentation been presented or published anywhere
else before? If so where and when?
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Please SAVE the completed Proposal Submission Form in a file with
this filename format:
surname_proposal.doc (for example: smith_proposal.doc) and either
email that as a file attachment, or alternatively post the completed
proposal form, to the addresses noted above.
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Ian Smith [log in to unmask]
Manager - Library Human Resources
Telephone: 61 3 9479 1918
La Trobe University Library Fax: 61 3 9479 3018
BUNDOORA VIC. 3086 AUSTRALIA
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Jana Varlejs, PhD
Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies (SCILS)
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071
732-932-1726 732-932-7500 x8225 fax: 732-932-2644
732-846-6850 http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~varlejs/varlejs.html
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