WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS:
79th IFLA General Conference and
Council: Future libraries: Infinite
Possibilities
Singapore, August 17-23, 2013
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Programme: Intergenerational
Literacies: textoótechno
The IFLA Literacy and Reading and Information Literacy Sections are
seeking proposals for a joint programme
to be held at the IFLA Conference in Singapore in August 2013.
The challenge
of new information and learning landscape can lead to all sorts of information
gaps. One of them is a gap between texto
and techno generations which can
cause intergenerational isolation and separation. The program will showcase
innovative and effective library programmes that intend to bridge this gap.
Proposals
are requested for as many as ten tabletop presentations which will be given
simultaneously. After an opening plenary keynote address, audience members will
rotate to three different fifteen-minute presentations of their choice. Presenters will therefore be asked to repeat
their presentation three times for three different sets of people.
Proposals
chosen for presentation will be specific about how libraries and/or
associations have tackled issues related to texto
and techno literacies in their
particular setting, thus developing intergenerational literacies, dialogue,
digital inclusion and social cohesion. They should be grounded in theory,
research, and/or practical applications.
Because these projects will be presented in an informal, small group
setting, speakers should plan some visual accompaniment such as a poster that
can be set up on the table. Presenters
may also want to bring brochures or flyers to hand out. People submitting successful proposals will
be asked to write a brief paper summarizing their library programme or project for publication in the IFLA Proceedings. All chosen presenters will be listed in the
official Conference programme.
Proposals in English are required, and should
provide the following information:
Name and institution of speaker(s)
Brief biographical information
Proposal title
Brief (300 to 500 word) description
of project and presentation format
Language of presentation
Proposals
should be sent to Elena Corradini (Secretary of the Literacy and Reading
Section) at ecorradini67@gmail.com by November
30, 2012. Please indicate "IFLA Proposal WLIC 2013" on the
subject line. Finalists will be notified by December 15, 2012, and will be
expected to submit final versions of their papers in one of the official IFLA
languages by May 15, 2013.
For more
information, please contact Leikny Haga Indergaard (Chair of Literacy and
Reading Section) at: Leikny.Indergaard@bergen.kommune.no
Please note
that it is the speakers’ responsibility to find funding for their
participation.
