[InetBib] IFLA 2008 Call for papers

["Dr. Franziska Wein" <Franziska.Wein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
wir möchten Sie auf folgenden Aufruf der IFLA-Sektionen Information
Literacy und Academic and Research Libraries hinweisen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen!
Heike vom Orde
Franziska Wein
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS
Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding
10-14 August 2008, Quebec, Canada

CALL FOR PAPERS
Information Literacy and Academic and Research Libraries Sections

The Information Literacy (IL) and the Academic and Research Libraries
(ARL) Sections of IFLA will be holding a joint open program at the
IFLA General Conference in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, August 10-14,
2008.  IL educators or practitioners are invited to submit proposals
for papers related to the theme:

Return on Investment: Learners' Outcomes in Information Literacy. Do
they really learn?

From high school to university current trends indicate a small but
growing number of studies about learning outcomes for IL.  Effective
assessment of student learning outcomes is a critical component to
improving information literacy programs.

In this call for papers, we are interested in a wide range of
techniques that provide objective measures for assessing students'
information competencies.  We are looking for speakers who can relate
experiences from a practitioner's perspective, as well as
presentations of research on assessment of IL programs.  The focus can
be on diagnoses concerning incoming students, evaluating students'
progress towards achieving IL skills or exit assessments.  Here are
some questions to consider:

How are they used to evaluate the IL courses quality and their
cost-effectiveness?
What indicators should be identified to measure competency or fluency?
What comparison can be made between different contexts, levels or
disciplines?
Do assessment tools vary according to program needs?
What is the impact on pedagogical methods?

PAPER REQUIREMENTS:
The proposal should include a title, an abstract of 200-400 words and
a one-page biographical sketch for each author, with current
employment information and title, containing a selected list of
previous presentations and publications.  Submissions will be rated on
how well they fit with the program theme.  Both the abstract and the
full paper should be submitted as a MS Word file by e-mail, in
English, no later than 30 January 2008 to:
Agnes Colnot
Service commun de documentation - CS 64302
Universite Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne
F-35043 RENNES Cedex
Email : agnes.colnot@xxxxxxxxxx

Submissions will be acknowledged by return email. Successful
applicants will be informed of the outcome of the review panel by 1
March 2008.  Papers (3-21 ages) are required to meet IFLA guidelines
posted at: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/callinfo-en.htm .
Presentations at the conference will be limited to approximately 20-30
minutes and will be a summary of the original paper and may use
PowerPoint.  An electronic version of this call will be posted at
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/call-papers-en.htm

The full paper is due no later than 1 May 2008 and must be an original
ubmission not published elsewhere. Papers may be written and presented
in any of the IFLA working languages (Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, German, Russian and Spanish) however, simultaneous translation
is not guaranteed.

Please note that all fees, including registration for the conference,
travel, accommodation, etc., are the responsibility of the authors of
accepted papers. For additional information, please contact Agnes
Colnot.