CALL FOR PROPOSALS Singapore 2013

WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS:

79^th 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.

MIL Conference in Moscow

Details on the MIL Conference in Moscow June 2008 are now available on the UNESCO website MIL Moscow 2008 A lot of nice pictures of presenters and more;

Key speakers

Theme 1 - Theoretical and conceptual aspects: Conceptualization withing Knowledge Societies Presentations theme 1 

Theme 2 - Practical and empirical aspects: Mainstreaming, application and advocacy Presentations 2 

E-Discussion

From 4-6 September an e-discussion ‘Conceptions of Information Literacy in an International Context’ will be held.

Some expert participants are invited to share their initial thoughts on the three topics, but everyone's contributions will make this discussion valuable.

Each of the 3 days will focus on a different area of information literacy. The discussion threads for the 3 days are as follows:

    

o    Day 1: What is information literacy? 

    

o    Day 2: What is the link between information literacy and research skills?

    

o    Day 3: What are the effective tools and approaches used in information literacy?

For details see http://community.eldis.org/.5b11be60

Poster

Although the concept of Information Literacy was born in a business environment (Zurkowski 1974) it became mainly the domain of librarians in an educational environment. At IFLA 2012 in Helsinki there was a poster presentation on an interesting project in a Brasilian petrol company by Marilda M. Coelho, Maria I. Cabral da Franca and Tatiana N.Cosmo. Contact: marilda2601@gmail.com 
 If you want a full size image of the poster mail me at albertkb@gmail.com

Call for Proposals IFLA 2013 Singapore

The message here was premature ..... The right version will be published in due time.

My appologies ....

Presentations Tampere

The presentations of the Satellite Conference in Tampere are now online: http://iflasatellitetampere2012.wordpress.com/programme/

IFLA Helsinki

Before the formal start of IFLA 2012 in Helsinki the sessions of the Standard Committees take place. Our session was very well attended. Nearly all members were there and quite some ‘observers’. The agenda was published here earlier.

Evgeny Kuzmin (Chairman of IFAP Council) stressed the good relations of IFAP with the IL Section and memorized the communal activities, which culminated into the IFLA MIL recommendations and the Moscou Declaration. He expressed his wish to continue our work together.

If you want to follow the conference klik here on IFLA Express.

I will only report on the items that are relevant for the Section