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The second "Academic Librarian" conference in Hong Kong will focus on the skills and positioning of the Academic Librarian, the impact of the library, its organizational patterns and the value delivered to its owners and clients.
Academic Librarians face unprecedented challenges to their role, to how they manage their collections and how they interact professionally with their academic colleagues. They require different professional and personal skills as well as different ways of interacting with their communities, both in the academic, publishing and other vendor communities. In the current context of a global recession, without doubt, it is going to be a future full of challenges and opportunities. What has changed and what needs to change? As suggested by the Conference subtitle "Singing in the Rain", a new generation of academic librarians cannot survive without an optimistic, positive and thoughtful attitude towards the future.
Major Themes
Theme 1 - Librarians of Tomorrow
our roles, values, positioning and relevancy in the future
information environment
professional competencies and skills for the future
professional education and continuous career development
Theme 2 - Quality Enhancement
return-on-investment, contribution of the library to
students, faculty and the university
evidence based impact analysis and performance measurement
benchmarking and best practices among ourselves
Theme 3 - Collaboration & Networking
local, regional and global collaborative efforts amidst the
global financial crisis
consortia-vendor dynamics
love-hate relationship with other stakeholders, e.g. Google
and other cyber information providers
Theme 4 - New Tools & Culture
Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and innovative tools for knowledge
discovery and information literacy
new channels and attitude for service delivery, library
advocacy and branding
new organizational culture/structure to foster library
transformation
In short, all four Conference themes will lead us towards a
redefinition of the highly effective academic librarian.
Abstract Submission Procedure
Fill in the Paper Abstract Submission Form (Microsoft Word / PDF
document).
Include a title of the paper, names of all authors, affiliated
institutions, position and email addresses or contact information.
An abstract of the paper in English should be around 500 words. If the abstract is in Chinese, English translation must also be provided.
All papers submitted must be original works which have not been
presented in any conference or published in any publication before.
Submit by email attachment to alsr.2010@polyu.edu.hk. Specify
"ALSR2010 paper proposal submission" as the subject heading.
Deadline of abstract submission: 16 October 2009.
Notification of acceptance: 16 November 2009.
Accepted Paper Submission Procedure
For papers written in English, please follow the Author Guidelines from the journal Library Management.
For papers written in Chinese, the articles should not exceed 6,000 words, figures, charts and tables should be presented clearly.
Submit by email attachment to alsr.2010@polyu.edu.hk. Specify
"ALSR2010 accepted paper submission" as the subject heading.
Deadline of accepted paper submission: 1 February 2010.
If presentation PowerPoint is available separately, please also
submit by email attachment to alsr.2010@polyu.edu.hk by 1 February
2010.
Selection Criteria
Among the most important selection criteria are relevancy to the
conference themes, innovative aspects, originality, clarity, and
timeliness.
Responsibilities of Authors
Register for and attend the Conference.
Present the paper in English in about 20 minutes.
Grant permission for possible audio and video recording, web
broadcast, and to be archived in PolyU Institutional Repository.
Assign first publication rights to the Conference Organizers, as all papers will be published in the Conference proceedings, and English peer-reviewed papers will be published in Library Management.
Provide completed papers in electronic version by the deadline.
Enquiries
For further information, please contact Ms Winnie Chim at telephone
(852) 2766 6854 or email her at lbymchim@polyu.edu.hk. We look forward to receiving your paper submission and seeing you at the Conference.
Key Dates
Call for Papers
Closing date for abstract submission: 16 October 2009
Notification of acceptance: 16 November 2009
Submission of accepted paper: 1 February 2010
Registration
Opens: To be announced
Early registration closes: 8 January 2010
Conference date
11-12 March 2010
Conference Organizers
Pao Yue-Kong Library ( http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ( http://www.polyu.edu.hk/) (PolyU)in conjunction with University Library System (http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong ( http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/) (CUHK)
Conference Venue
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Conference Language
The Conference will be conducted in English
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