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From: "Betsy V. Martens" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:45 PM
Subject: CFP: LHRT Research Forum (ALA, Anaheim, 2008)
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR LHRT RESEARCH FORUM
“The History of American Libraries and Librarianship in the West.”
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) will sponsor a Research Forum at the
American Library
Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California (June 26 - July 2,
2008). The Forum will
consider new or continuing research to be presented at the annual conference
in the following
research area: the history of American libraries and librarianship in the
West. The West will be
defined as the “trans-Mississippi west” and the papers may be inclusive of
all library
development, including public, academic, private or membership libraries.
Of particular
interest will be studies on library development in frontier areas and the
evolution of libraries
and librarianship in the “new West.” The time frame considered will be the
19th and 20th
century.
Researchers from all backgrounds, including faculty, practitioners, graduate
students, and
independent researchers, are invited to submit. LHRT members and
non-members are welcome
to submit; however, those selected will be required to be present and
register for the
conference at their own expense.
Please submit a two-page proposal by January 5, 2008. Late submissions will
not be
considered. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s),
institutional affiliation(s), and
contact information (telephone number, mailing address, and email address).
The second page
should not show your name or any other identifying information. Instead, it
must include the
following: 1) the title of your paper, and 2) a synopsis or abstract of not
more than 500 words.
It is desirable that the abstract include a problem or thesis, including a
statement of
significance, objectives, methodology, and conclusions (or tentative
conclusions for work in
progress). Please indicate whether the research is in-progress or
completed.
Please send submissions either by email or land mail to:
Kenneth Potts
LHRT Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
C/o University Library
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
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