Dear GKD Members, I thought some members might be interested in submitting papers/proposals for the upcoming IASL Conference, in South Africa, as key areas of interest include issues involving closing the digital divide and using ICT to bridge the gap between North and South, privileged and disadvantaged communities
Regards, Sandy Zinn *********************************************** Sandy Zinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lecturer, Dept. of Library & Information Science University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, Cape Town, South Africa 27 + 021959 2349 (w) 27 + 021959 3659 (f) 27 + 082374 5789 (c) ************************************************ 32nd International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Conference - Durban, South Africa, 7-11 July 2003 INVITATION... CALL FOR PROPOSALS The theme of the 32nd IASL Conference is School Libraries: Breaking Down Barriers IASL 2003's goal is to break down some of the barriers that hinder school library development within South Africa, the rest of Africa, and internationally. School librarians, teachers, librarians, library advisers, consultants, educationists, educational administrators, literacy specialists, and researchers are invited to submit proposals on the following suggested themes: * So-called North/South relations -- the creation of constructive creative relationships and connections between the advantaged and disadvantaged sector. * Innovative programmes that demonstrate how school library programmes might be set up in disadvantaged sectors and in remote rural areas. * Programmes that bridge the so-called digital divide. *School library policymaking -- how to influence it, how to implement it. * Breaking the barriers between educators and librarians, personnel working within schools and advisory staff working within school library support services; schools and public libraries. * Information literacy education in the developing world. * The role of school libraries in the struggle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. * Gender issues in school libraries. * The gaps between researchers and practitioners. * The role of literature and reading in multicultural and multilingual schools. There are four types of concurrent sessions in this conference: * Professional papers * International Research Forum * Workshops/Demonstrations * Poster Session CALL FOR PROPOSALS: IMPORTANT DATES 31 October 2002 Closing date for submission of proposal and abstract 31 December 2002 Notification of acceptance of proposal 15 March 2003 Submission of full paper Submissions: By post: Send a hard copy to Sandy Zinn, Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa. By fax: +27 21 959 3659 Attention: Sandy Zinn, Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Western Cape By email: Please send as an email attachment (preferably in Microsoft Word) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For the full details of the themes and submission requirements go to <http://www.iasl-slo/conference2003-call.html> Visit the IASL website, School Libraries Online, at: http://www.iasl-slo.org ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
