2nd Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement

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>CALL FOR PAPERS
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>2nd NORTHUMBRIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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>on
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>PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES
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>7 to 11 September 1997.
>Longhirst Management Training and Conference Centre, Longhirst Hall,
>Northumberland, England.
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>Organised by the Department of Information and Library Management,
>University of Northumbria at Newcastle, England.
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>Invited speakers    Discussion groups    Concurrent seminars
>        Practice-based poster sessions
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>Following a highly successful 1st Conference in 1995 the University of
>Northumbria at Newcastle is pleased to announce a new conference in 1997
>and to issue this Call for Papers.
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>SPEAKERS:
>The Conference will be addressed by speakers of international repute.
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>EDITORIAL BOARD:
>(Chair) Dick Hartley, Reader, Department of Information & Library
>Management, University of Northumbria at Newcastle (UNN)
>Ian Winkworth, Director of Information Services, UNN
>Dr. Roswitha Poll, Director, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Münster
>Plus others to be announced.
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>THE CONFERENCE IS FOR:
>Library and information managers in ALL sectors and for research and
>teaching staff.
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>CONFERENCE TOPICS:
>Conference presentations are sought in, but not limited to, the following
areas:
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>Electronic Environment        Public Libraries        Document Delivery
>Methodologies    Quantitative Analyses        Research Projects
>Evaluating Performance Measurement      Effectiveness of Performance
>Measurement       Performance Appraisal      Performance Related Pay
>Building a Climate of Continuous Improvement      Benchmarking      etc.
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>PRESENTATION FORMATS:
>Proposals are invited for presentations in a variety of formats which may
>include, but are not limited to:
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>Seminar Presentation     Panel Discussion    Workshop     'Meet the Expert'
>moderated question and answer    Poster Session      Demonstration -
>Information Technology / Audio/Visual      etc.
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>Presentations should be no more than 30 minutes in length. Some time should
>be left for questions from the audience. Poster Session presentations
>should be of ten minutes duration. An outline of the presentation together
>with appropriate hand-outs and/or bibliographies should be made available
>(in electronic format) in advance of the conference for inclusion in the
>Conference Notebook.
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>The language of the Conference is English.
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>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & EVALUATION PROCEDURE
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>1.  Complete the Proposal Form below. (Photocopy if you wish.)
>2.  Attach a typed abstract (maximum 500 words) describing your
>presentation proposal and format. The abstract must be suitable for
>photocopying. Also supply it in electronic format (disk or e-mail).
>3.  Attach a separate biographical statement (50 words). Also supply it in
>electronic format (disk or e-mail).
>4.  The Editorial Board will evaluate presentation proposals which will be
>judged on:
>-  their relevance to the practical or research based needs of the
>target audience.
>-  the significance of their contribution to the growing body of work
>associated with the topic area.
>- clarity of expression.
>        The Editorial Board will aim to achieve a balanced Conference
>programme.
>5.  Proposals should be submitted by 1 March 1997.
>6.  All proposers will be notified of their status in April 1997.
>7.  Please send all proposals to:
>The Manager, Information North, Bolbec Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
>NE1 1SE, England.   Tel: +44 (0)191 232 0877   Fax: +44 (0)191 232 0804
>E-mail: michael.long _at__ dial.pipex.com
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>The Conference brochure and other registration details will be published in
>May 1997. If you wish to receive them, please contact Information North by
>letter, telephone, fax or e-mail.
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>CONFERENCE SPONSOR
>Department of Information and Library Management, University of Northumbria
>at Newcastle
>CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION
>Information North
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>PROPOSAL FORM  (Please return by 1 March 1997)
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>2nd Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in
Libraries
>7 - 11 September 1997.  University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
>Longhirst Management Training and Conference Centre, Longhirst Hall,
>Northumberland, England.
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