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Call for papers

IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
Division of Collections and Services

74th World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Canada, 10-14
August 2008

Session theme: 
Navigating the world of serials: New initiatives in management and
cataloguing.

The IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites
librarians and other interested parties to submit proposals for papers
for the 2-hour open session in Quebec.

The tools and systems that enable libraries to manage all facets of
serials control, from access through cataloguing to Electronic Resources
Management Systems, are based on the support systems of emerging and
revised standards, as well as "non-standard" solutions.
  
We especially invite papers that address the following topics:
*New developments in continuing resources cataloguing standards,
metadata applications, citation linking, statistical initiatives, ERMS
and related areas.
*Practical solutions for access provision and management of e-journal
aggregations.

Please send a detailed abstract (1 page or at least 300 words) of the
proposed paper (which must not have been published elsewhere) and
relevant biographical information of author(s)/presenter(s) by January
15th via e-mail to Eva-Lisa Holm Granath, Secretary of SOCRS, e-mail:
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The abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Serials and Other
Continuing Resources Section's Standing Committee. Successful proposals
will be identified by February 15th 2008. Full papers will be due by May
1st 2008 to allow time for review of papers and preparation of
translations. Papers should be no longer than 20 pages. 15-20 minutes
will be allowed for a summary delivery of the paper during the Section's
open programme in Quebec.

Please note that the expenses of attending the Quebec conference will be
the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers, and
at least one of the authors/presenters must be present for the program.










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