[NORSLIS] Call for papers

[Kerstin Rydbeck]

CALL FOR PAPERS

     
EUROPEAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY AND IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT

 
OSLO, NORWAY, 9-10 DECEMBER 2010

Public libraries are institutions with a long history related to
enlightenment, democratic access to information and culture and the
promotion of reading. What, if any, will be the role of public
libraries in tomorrow?s society, characterized by digitization and
globalization? A group of representatives from Nordic and Baltic LIS
schools has during the last four years worked on developing a research
programme with focus on the challenges facing public libraries. The
purpose of this programme is to stimulate research initiatives and to
formulate comparative research projects on national, Nordic-Baltic and
European levels concerning the public library today and in a historical 
context. As a part of this initiative a conference on public library 
research will take place in Oslo on the 9th and 10th of December 2010.


SENIOR RESEARCHERS AND PHD-STUDENTS FROM THE NORDIC-BALTIC BUT ALSO
FROM OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE KINDLY INVITED TO SUBMIT PAPERS TO
THIS CONFERENCE. TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO

*    Public libraries in the building process of the nation, the
	welfare state and the multicultural society

*    Models in European public library policy

*    Spatial resources and social practices: library buildings as
	landmarks, memory sites and meeting places

*    Public libraries as information literacy educators

*    Public libraries as places and spaces in the community

We welcome papers presenting preliminary ideas and
works-in-progress as well as papers presenting more final results from
completed research projects. The organizers plan to contact a peer
reviewed journal to have the papers at the conference considered for
publication.

Timetable For Submissions:

1.      Proposals for papers must be in BY 10TH OF JUNE 2010,
	submitted via email to kerstin.rydbeck at abm.uu.se
	Proposals must be written in English and include: Title; 			Abstract of 
500 words; Author(s) contact information (name, full 	address, phone, 
fax, email, etc) and affiliation.

2.      Successful presenters will be notified by 10TH OF SEPTEMBER 			2010.

3.      Speakers will be asked to submit the final version of the
	paper and a short author biography as a Word document by 10TH OF
	NOVEMBER 2010. THE FULL PAPER MUST NOT EXCEED 6 000 WORDS. THE 			TIME 
FOR EACH PRESENTATION WILL BE 30 MINUTES INCLUDING 10 			MINUTES DISCUSSION.


If you have questions, please contact:

Associate professor Kerstin Rydbeck
Dept of ALM (Archive, Library and Museum Studies)
Uppsala University, Sweden                                        
+46 18 471 79 78
kerstin.rydbeck at abm.uu.se 


Professor Ragnar Audunson
Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science
Oslo University College, Norway
+47 22 45 26 54
Ragnar.Audunson at jbi.hio.no

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