Call for Papers — Open Sessions
Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Rare Books and Special Collections Section
Theme: "Genealogy and Local History Collection Development – Challenges and Opportunities"
Genealogy and Local History Section (GENLOC) joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Rare Books and Special Collections Section invite proposals for papers to be presented at the joint open session during 24 – 30 August 2018, IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Theme: “Genealogy and Local History Collection Development – Challenges and Opportunities”
The session welcomes papers that discuss topics, but not limited to:
Acquisition of genealogy and local history, related policies, and requirements of authorities;
Hurdles or problems of collecting genealogy materials and related technical services;
Models of information services in terms providing genealogy and local history collections.
The session encourage evidence-based practice and invite presentations and analysis of projects which can be of practical value to others. Submissions in other formats than academic papers (such as reports and essays) are welcome.
Submission Guidelines
The deadline for submitting a detailed summary (up to 250 words) and full author details 28 February 2018.
Proposals should be submitted using the following web address.
If this web site is unavailable, please contact Section Chair
Chihfeng P. Lin
Email: chihfeng@mail.shu.edu.tw
or Bozena Rasmussen
Email: bozennara@gmail.com
Timeline
28 February 2018:
Deadline for submitting proposals for papers. The proposals will be reviewed by representatives of the two sections.
31 March 2018:
Presenters will be notified whether they have been successful.
15 June 2017:
Deadline for submission of the full paper.
The paper should be an original submission not published elsewhere.
The full papers will be published in the IFLA Library. We encourage authors to submit their papers to relevant professional journals after the conference.
The session will be conducted in English. The actual papers may be written in English, Spanish, French or Russian. The proposals (abstracts), the oral presentations and the following discussions should be in English, however the author(s) should indicate his/her personal full contact details and include a brief biographical note with the proposal. Both summaries and full papers should be submitted online. Papers should not be longer than 5000 words (about 20 pages double-spaced)
Contact
Chihfeng P. Lin
Email: chihfeng@mail.shu.edu.tw
and
Bozena Rasmussen
Email:bozennara@gmail.com
Submissions
All proposals must be received by 28 February 2018.
Please note
At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program in Malaysia. Abstracts should only be submitted with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2018 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form.
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation letter can be issued to authors.