IASL2007

The 2007 IASL Conference

National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei, Taiwan, 16-20 July 2007

Call for Papers

The theme of the 36th IASL Conference is:
Cyberspace, D-world, E-learning: Giving Libraries and Schools the Cutting Edge.

Proposals are invited for presentations that address practice and research on the theme:
Cyberspace, D-world, E-learning: Giving School Libraries and Schools the Cutting Edge

Presentations that assess the impact of ever-advancing technologies on libraries and schools, and the integration of strategies that systemically push the envelope towards the cutting edge of practice, are strongly encouraged.

Please view the conference sub-themes to be discussed at IASL Taipei 2007.

Four types of presentations will be offered in this conference:
Professional papers:
Papers that describe and discuss the presenter's work in relation to theory and/or practice.
International Research Forum Presentations:
Papers that describe the presenter's research,
either completed or on-going, in relation to the conference theme.
Workshops/Demonstrations:
Presentations that feature one or more persons working with a group to help them develop
skills in a specific teaching or research technique.
Poster Sessions:
Description of practice or theory presented visually.
Presenters are required to be present for a specific period of time in order to answer questions.

Proposals for Professional Papers, Workshops/Demonstrations and Posters must include:
Title of paper
Detailed description outlining paper content and relevance to professional practice (approximately 500 words).

Proposals for the International Research Forum presentations must include a detailed description (approximately 1000 words):
Title of paper/study
Research questions and/or hypotheses/purposes of study
Methodology/process
Results/findings (may be preliminary)
Conclusions (may be preliminary)

All proposals will be independently reviewed before acceptance. The Review Panel for the
International Research Forum will be drawn from IASL members worldwide.

Criteria for Selection:
Relevance to conference themes
Clarity of description
Intellectual significance
Relevance to audience
Originality

All proposals must be in English and submitted by 31 December 2006.

Important Dates:
31 December 2006: Closing date for submission of proposals and abstracts
3 February 2007: Notification of acceptance of proposals and abstracts
30 April 2007: Submission of full papers for inclusion in the proceedings

Submission:

On line submission.

By post:
Please refer to the Call for Papers template to assist you in the preparation of your submission.
Send a hard copy to
Prof. Chao-chen Chen,
Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies,
National Taiwan Normal University,
162, Ho-Ping E. Road,
Taipei, Taiwan.

By fax:
Please refer to the Call for Papers template to assist you in the preparation of your submission.
+ 886 2 23518476
Attention: Prof. Chao-chen Chen

By email:
Please refer to the Call for Papers template to assist you in the preparation of your submission.
Subject: IASL paper proposal submission
Email attachments in Microsoft Word to Prof. Chao-chen Chen.

Last Updated 21 January 2007 (KSB)