Calls for Papers

The content of the IFLA Conference Programme is organised by different professional groups (Sections, Core Programmes and Special Interest Groups). Calls for papers will be submitted through these groups and made available on this web page as soon as delivered.

El contenido del Programa del Congreso de la IFLA está organizado por diferentes grupos profesionales (Secciones, Programas Principales y Grupos de Interés Especial). Las convocatorias para la presentación de comunicaciones se realizarán a través de estos grupos y estarán accesibles en esta página web tan pronto como se produzcan.

Calls for Papers for the satellite meetings

Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA)

Theme: "Access to Information: The Afro-Caribbean Connection"

Deadline for proposals: 21 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Acquisition and Collection Development Section

Theme: "Developing Collections in Hard Financial Times"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Africa Section

Theme: "African libraries, not just place but interface"

Deadline for proposals: 14 January 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme: "Information systems for indigenous knowledge in agriculture"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Art Libraries Section

Theme: "Tackling the Challenges of Multilingualism in the Arts: Catalogues, Databases, Digital Collections and Other Material in the Global Context"

Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Asia and Oceania Section

Theme: "Moving into the future - a new vision for libraries in Asia and Oceania"

Deadline for proposals: 21 January 2011

[Translations: Español]

Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, Preservation and Conservation Section

Theme: "The Medium is the Message! The convergence of media in rapidly changing societies from the perspectives of users and preservation needs"

Deadline for proposals: 20 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

Bibliography Section, IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Digital Strategies (ICADS), Information Technology Section, National Libraries Section, Knowledge Management Section

Theme: "e‐Legal Deposit: from legislation to implementation; from ingest to access"

Deadline for proposals: 25 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Cataloguing Section

Theme: "Cataloguing: Breaking barriers"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2011

[Translations: Español]

Classification and Indexing Section

Theme: "Has as subject: bridging domains, communities and systems"

Deadline for proposals: 11 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section, Management of Library Associations Section, Information Technology Section, Knowledge Management Section

Theme: "Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as a strategy to build strong libraries and Library Associations"

Deadline for proposals: 11 January 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section

Theme: "Weaving Continuing Professional Development (CPD) into every library organization in difficult financial times"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)

Theme: "Cultural Heritage Preservation Planning: Confronting Economic and Environmental New Challenges"

Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

Education and Training Section, Preservation and Conservation Section, Information Technology Section

Theme: "Education for digital curation"

Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Education and Training Section

Theme: "Internships and placements for the new information society"

Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme: "Sustainable Innovation and Green Information in Libraries for All"

Deadline for proposals: 3 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

Genealogy and Local History Section

Theme: "Dispossessed Persons: preserving culture in an age of migration"

Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Government Information and Official Publications Section, Government Libraries Section

Theme: "eGovernment: The Role of Librarians"

Deadline for proposals: 4 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Health and Biosciences Libraries Section, Library Services to People with Special Needs Section

Theme: "Beyond barriers to accessing health information"

Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group, Latin America and the Caribbean Section

Theme: "Library and Information Science Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: Opportunities and Challenges"

Deadline for proposals: 10 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

Latin America and the Caribbean Section

Theme: "Integration, Innovation and Information for all in Latin America and the Caribbean libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2011

[Translations: Español]

Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section

Theme: "Can we keep up with the changes or are the children our teachers?"

Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Library Buildings and Equipment Section

Theme: "Sustainability issues in the design of libraries: the importance of creating environmentally responsible library facilities and spaces in the 21st century"

Deadline for proposals: 7 January 2011

[Translations: Español]

Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, Information Literacy Section, Indigenous Matters Special Interest Group

Theme: "Importance of Information Literacy for Multicultural Populations: Needs, Strategies, Programs, and the Role of Libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 25 January 2011

[Translations: Español]

Library Theory and Research Section, Statistics and Evaluation Section

Theme: "Data Collection in the Service of Libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section

Theme: "Aspects of parliamentary library and research services"

Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

Literacy and Reading Section, National Libraries Section

Theme: "Beyond the United Nations Decade of Literacy: What Libraries Can Do"

Deadline for proposals: 1 December 2010

[Translations: العربية | Español | français]

New Professionals Special Interest Group

Theme: "New Professionals beyond New Professionals - skills, needs and strategies of a new generation of LIS professionals"

Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Newspapers Section

Theme: "Newspapers in the Caribbean, Central, and South America: Production, Distribution and Conservation: Cultural Heritage and News Media in the Digital Age"

Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Latin America and the Caribbean Section

Theme: "Rare and special collections in the American context"

Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

Reference and Information Services Section

Theme: "Innovative Information Services in the Digital Environment"

Deadline for proposals: 22 January 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

School Libraries and Resource Centers Section

Theme: "Student Access to New and Emerging Technologies"

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Science and Technology Libraries Section

Theme: "The Challenges and Changing Roles of the Science and Technology Libraries"

Deadline for proposals: 1 February 2011

[Translations: العربية | Español]

Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section

Theme: "Access Innovation: delivering information to all"

Deadline for proposals: 24 March 2011

[Translations: Español]

UNIMARC Core Activity (UCA)

Theme: "Advancing UNIMARC: alignment and innovation"

Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2011

[Translations: Español]

Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme: "Libraries Providing Integration, Innovation and Information for Women"

Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2011

[Translations: Español]