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LIASA Conferences are held annually during September or October. Each year a different LIASA branch takes responsibility for hosting the Annual Conference.
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LIASA Twelfth Annual Conference
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Theme:
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Libraries driving access to Knowledge
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Date:
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27 September – 1 October 2010
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Venue:
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Saint George Hotel and Convention Centre, Gauteng Province
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Accommodation
Accommodation bookings can be made directly at or 011 316 1254 (ask for Jeannie or Alice). Please indicate that you are booking for the LIASA Conference to qualify for the block booking rates.
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First Announcement
You are invited to submit proposals for papers & posters that will focus on areas related to the theme of the conference.
The 12th Annual LIASA Conference aims to provide opportunities to debate share and learn from local and international professional colleagues and partners. All relevant stakeholders and partners are invited to participate in discussions and workshops around the proposed topics. Papers based on case studies and best practice would be given preference.
Papers and poster proposals on topics such as the following will be considered for inclusion in the conference programme:
Transforming library and information services for the future
- conditional grants
- world campaign @ your library
- improved service delivery
- omnipresent/ubiquitous libraries
Libraries and 2010 Libraries – learning and teaching
- information literacy and lifelong learning
- a reading nation
- research and academic excellence
Knowledge Management and libraries
- Indigenous knowledge management
Libraries and the millennium development goals
Mobile technology and libraries
- Access 24/7
- Taking libraries to the people
The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge Project (ACA2K)
FAIFE
Open Access to Knowledge
- Special needs services
- Open Source and libraries
- Digital divide
- E-learning
- E-research
The deadline for receipt of proposals is 16 April 2010
Proposals, in electronic format (MS Word) must be submitted to:
Ms Naomi Haasbroek
Tel: 021 843 1259
Fax: 021 843 3525
Cell: 082 895 9931
Email:
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UKZN & LIASA Mini-Conference
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LIASA Annual Conferences:
2009: Library and Information Services on the move
2008: Looking ahead: the changing role of LIS
2006: Libraries: partners in learning, nation building and development
2005: Taking Libraries to the People
2004: Libraries and Democracy: The vital Link
2003: Tsoga o itirele: libraries as agents of change
2002: Revitalising and creating a vibrant library world in the 21st century
2001: African Renaissance through Libraries
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