Call for Papers IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section and & Education and Training Section
For those interested. thank you and regards, stephen STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Markku A. Laitinen <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; IFLA Webmaster <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; Secretariat QQML <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: Mia Mansaré <[email protected]>; Heidi Partanen <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 7, 2012 5:06 PM Subject: [IFLASTAT] Call for papers: IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section and & Education and Training Section (Sorry for cross-postings, if any) _________________________________________________________________ IFLA Statistics and Evaluation Section and & Education and Training Section Call for Papers 79th IFLA World Library and Information Congress Singapore, 17-23August, 2013 Theme: Bring out the fun of it! New ways of teaching and communicating statistics Statistics are ubiquitous. Quantitative data is needed and used in research projects, evidence-based management, and as part of any advocacy process in the library and information sector. It is also part of most LIS curricula at all levels. Yet many students graduate with little knowledge and less confidence about their statistical competences; practitioners resent the “number crunching” part of their work, and arguments made to funding bodies on the basis of statistics sometimes prove not to be as convincing as expected. The Statistics and Evaluation Section and Section of Education and Training of IFLA will hold a joint session during the 79th IFLA World Information Congress, Singapore, 17-23 August 2013, dedicated to new ways of teaching, presenting and communicating quantitative methods and results. We invite papers on the following aspects: - Teaching statistics differently: empowering LIS students to use statistical methods with confidence and competence - Motivating library practitioners and teaching colleagues to collect and use empirical evidence, and to integrate a culture of assessment in their library - Presenting and communicating library data in convincing and accessible ways, e.g. by combining statistics and “storytelling” - Innovative ways to use quantitative data for advocacy and showing the impact of libraries. Submission guidelines The session has a duration of 2 hrs and will comprise 4 presentations. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions from the audience. Full papers must be between 3000 and 6000 words in length. They must be original and not have been published elsewhere. Proposals for papers should be in English and include: - An abstract of no longer than 250 words, including illustrations if appropriate - Name, institution and full address of the presenter (name, postal address, phone, fax, email) At least one presenter will have to be on site to deliver the presentation. - A short biography of the presenter. Important dates - February 6th, 2013: Submission deadline.Please indicate "IFLA Proposal Singapore 2013" on the subject line. - March 8th, 2013: notification of successful applicants - May 25th, 2013:submission of full written papers (between 3000 and 6000 words in length). All full papers will be published on IFLA.org Please send your proposal to Ulla Wimmer Section chair Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin School of Library and Information Science E-Mail: [email protected] Submissions All proposals must be in before February 6th, 2013. Please note 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 can be issued to authors. Congress Attendance Grants The Singapore National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to securefunds for Conference Participation Grants. Up-to-date information will be available on our Conference Participation Grantswebpage. _________________________________________________________________ -- Mr. Markku A. Laitinen Planning Officer The National Library of Finland P.O. Box 26 (Teollisuuskatu 23-25) 00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Tel + 358 (0)9 191 44 033 GSM + 358 (0)50 435 6172 E-mail [email protected] http://www.helsinki.fi/~malaitin/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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