LIBER 41st Annual Conference, University of Tartu Library, Tartu,
Estonia [27-30 June 2012]
"Mobilising the knowledge economy for Europe"
http://www.utlib.ee/liber2012/index.php?id=programme&item=call
CALL FOR PAPERS/POSTERS
The Programme Committee invites original presentations and posters on
one or more of the following topics.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Shared services/national and international collaboration, cloud
services, cloud computing
- End-user needs, end-user feedback, end-user surveys
- Primary research data
- New skills for library staff
- New (mobile) devices
- Economic crisis: how libraries have managed, success stories; ideas
for cost reductions
- New models for academic publishing; alternative publication methods to
journals and books
- Linked data, open bibliographic data
- Open Access
- Intellectual property rights
- Digital preservation: ensuring the future accessibility and usability
of knowledge
We invite submissions of:
*Research papers presenting theoretical solutions, but with a clear
illustration on how these solutions can be applied
*Position papers presenting opinions on some aspect of practice, or
describing work that is still in progress, but sufficiently mature to
warrant attention
*Experiences and case studies specifying requirements, challenges or
opportunities
*Best practices
The Programme Committee will select abstracts on basis of the following
criteria:
*Relevance for the call for papers
*Originality
*Level of innovation
*Impact on the wider library community
*Quality of the abstract
Instructions for submitting abstracts
*Please use the following link <https://www.conftool.net/liber2012/>
(https://www.conftool.net/liber2012/) to submit the abstracts of your
paper or poster. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 January
2012.
*Abstract length should not exceed 2500 characters. Please note that the
language of the conference will be English, and therefore the committee
will only accept submissions in this language
*All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers
*Authors of accepted papers will be expected to supply full papers by 31
May 2012. A selection of full papers will be published in LIBER
Quarterly, the peer reviewed LIBER Open Access journal, and/or on the
publications section of the LIBER website.
LIBER Awards for Library Innovation
The 3 most innovative abstracts will receive the LIBER Award for Library
Innovation. The prize consists of the opportunity to present the winning
paper/poster at the LIBER Annual Conference 2012 in Tartu, Estonia, free
registration, plus travelling expenses and accommodation.
See http://www.utlib.ee/liber2012/index.php?id=awards
LIBER Annual Conference Fund
The Programme Committee will select 10 abstracts from libraries in
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece,
Hungary, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine and reward them
with a grant of 300 euro and free registration for the LIBER Annual
Conference.
See http://www.utlib.ee/liber2012/index.php?id=programme&item=fund
Wouter Schallier
LIBER Executive Director
"Making the case for European Research Libraries"
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