Call for Papers for Satellite Meeting
Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults
In collaboration with Joensuu Regional Library, Finland, and the Finnish
Library Association
Joensuu, Finland
9-10 August 2012, preceding the 77th Annual IFLA conference in Helsinki
(August 11-17, 2012)
Theme: " Libraries for Young People: Breaking through Boundaries"
IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults , Joensuu Regional
Library and the Finnish Library Association invite you to submit a
proposal for a presentation on the theme "Libraries for Children and
Young people: Breaking through Boundaries", the IFLA Pre-Conference to be
held in Joensuu, Finland, 9-10 August 2012.
The Pre-conference Venue: Joensuu Main library and other premises in the
city center.
Beside the key note and invited speakers, in the two days programme we
aim to have up to 10 presentations.
We are particularly interested in presentations about innovations and
best practices on the following "breaking through boundaries" topics,
related to the multifaceted reality where the library belongs :
Boundaries between the library and other organizations
How do schools and public libraries support learning together? How do
librarians cooperate with other organisations and other actors working
with children and teens?
Boundaries of librarianship for young people
Is a librarian also like a teacher, a youth worker, a friend, a parent,
somebody to play with, a censor.? What are the limits of children and
youth librarianship?
Boundaries between librarians and readers
From "dictating" library services to interacting together with the
children. The librarians desk is gone and often the child is more
skilled than the librarian and can teach him/her how to use i-tunes. How
do library staff cope?
Boundaries between learning environments
Learning environments can be virtual or physical, local or global (even
simultaneously): what kind of learning environments can libraries offer?
Boundaries between childhood and adolescence
How to ensure sufficient premises, material, services for different age
groups? Where are the invisible and transferable borders between
childhood and adolescence?
Boundaries between different groups of readers
Children and youth library services for young people with special needs,
with print or other disabilities, belonging to a minority group... How to
overcome demographical, economic or other boundaries at the library?
Boundaries between "consuming" and producing
Library creates and produces more and more content: Wikis, blogs, book
trailers, reading diplomas and programs, activities. How to involve and
activate library clients in producing and enhancing content?
Boundaries between countries
What joint programmes can childrens libraries from different countries
conduct together?
The expected audience is likely to include librarians from public and
school libraries, other professionals working on childrens and young
adults reading, students and university professors and partners of
libraries in joint reading promotion programmes.
Submission Guidelines
. Proposals should be sent before January 31st 2012 via email to :
Boelt
Email kbt-kultur@aalborg.dk
They must include (in English) :
- Title of paper
- Summary of paper (up to 500 words- ? page)
- The speakers name, address, telephone and fax numbers, professional
affiliation, email address and biographical note (40 words)
. The official language of the meeting is English. Simultaneous
interpretation to and from Russian will be provided
. The abstracts will be reviewed by the Review Committee and a maximum of
10 proposals will be ed. Successful proposals will be identified
and announced by February 15 2012.
. Full text papers should be provided by 15 April, 2012； papers should be
3-20 pages long. They must be written in English or in Russian.
. The delivery of each presentation will last 20 minutes to allow a time
for Q&A. Presentations must be in English or in Russian.
Important Dates
Deadline for submissions January 31st 2012
Notification of acceptance/rejection February 15 2012
Final program and full registration information March 10 2012
Deadline for submission of final papers texts April 15 2012
Expenses
Registration fees will be waived for the speakers. However, it is the
speakers responsibility to find funding for travel, accommodation and
associated costs, which IFLA and its Sections are not in a position to
fund.
Sponsors
IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults
Joensuu Regional Library
The Finnish Library Association
IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults
Chair : Viviana Quinones
Bibliotheque nationale de France
Centre national de la litterature pour la jeunesse - La Joie par les
livres
Quai Francois-Mauriac
75706 Paris cedex 13, France
Tel. + 33 (0)1 53 79 52 86, fax + 33 (0)1 53 79 41 80
Email: viviana.quinones@bnf.fr
Local Organising Committee
Chair : Ulla Potsonen
Joensuu Regional Library
PO Box 114
80101 Joensuu,Finland
Tel. +(358) (50) 3092591
Email: ulla.potsonen@jns.fi