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<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Gillian Hallam</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:g.hallam@qut.edu.au">g.hallam@qut.edu.au</a>></span><br>Date: 5 January 2015 at 06:27<br>Subject: [IFLA-L] REMINDER!  IFLA WLIC Call for Papers: Quality Assurance in LIS Education (IFLA SET/LTR/LIS Education in Developing Countries SIG)<br>To: "<a href="mailto:ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr">ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr</a>" <<a href="mailto:ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr">ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr</a>><br><br><br>




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<div align="center"><font color="windowtext" face="Arial,sans-serif"><font color="windowtext"><b><font color="windowtext"><font color="windowtext">Education and Training Section</font></font></b></font><b><span lang="en-US"></span></b></font><b> jointly with
 Library Theory and Research Section and LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group
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<i><span style="color:#333333">Quality assurance of Library and information science (LIS)
 programs</span></i></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">The topics of quality assurance in library and information
 science (LIS) education and the challenges relating to the equivalency and reciprocity of qualifications for LIS professionals have long been subjects of interest to the IFLA community (Tammaro, 2006; Tammaro & Weech, 2008).  It is widely acknowledged that
 approaches to quality assurance of academic programs vary considerably across the world and involve many different stakeholders, for example external bodies such as government agencies and professional associations, and internal representatives of the education
 institutions. In this fast changing world, it is timely to develop a clearer understanding of current practice in LIS education.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">The focus of an academic LIS program is critical not only for
 members of the profession itself but also for the public in general as it effectively defines the arena of professional practice in libraries as enterprises and institutions. These days the boundaries of the profession are also moving: LIS knowledge and expertise
 extends beyond libraries to be applied in a broad range of contexts within the business and government sectors.  At the same time, the evolving digital information environment is stimulating the creation of exciting new roles which require contemporary professional
 competences.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">These fresh horizons are particularly important given the decline
 in traditional library positions, especially those in the public and quasi-public sectors. In order to survive, it is argued that LIS education and research must pay greater attention to the broader aspects of quality assurance and excellence. Changes and
 developments can be best observed from the comparative perspectives which will allow us to trace quality assurance processes across different educational environments and to share our understandings about the issues and challenges we face as educators, researchers
 and practitioners.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">At the WLIC in Cape Town, South Africa, the IFLA </span><a href="http://www.ifla.org/set" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Education
 and Training Section</span></a><span style="color:#333333"> (SET), </span><a href="http://www.ifla.org/library-theory-and-research" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Library
 Theory and Research Section</span></a><span style="color:#333333"> (LTR) and the </span><a href="http://www.ifla.org/lis-education-developing-countries" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">LIS
 Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group</span></a><span style="color:#333333"> are
 coordinating a joint session to explore the topic in greater depth. The three hour forum will focus specifically on the accreditation (which encompasses terms such as ‘certification’, ‘approval’, ‘recognition’ and ‘sanctioning’) of education programs for future
 library and information professionals.  It should be noted that the broader landscape of certification of continuing professional development programs will not be considered in this session.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">The session aims to bring together practitioners, researchers
 and educators from the field to examine the key issues relating to the quality assurance in LIS programs and to compare and discuss many of the international perspectives.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">For this very significant session, we invite papers which
 address issues such as the following:</span></b><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">Accreditation by professional bodies,
 e.g. ALA, CILIP, ALIA</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">The European experience, e.g. the Bologna
 process, ECTS, accredited studies, agreements between institutions, comparative processes</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">The role of quality assurance in the internationalisation
 of LIS</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">Quality assurance issues in developing
 countries</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">The impact of the iSchools’ curriculum-focused
 research activities on quality assurance</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">The recognition of new areas of skills
 and knowledge relevant to LIS practice, beyond the traditional core professional knowledge</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><span>7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">The involvement of representatives of
 industry as key stakeholders in the quality assurance process.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">To submit a proposal</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Proposals are invited for:</span></b><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">Individual paper presentations</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">Comparative international contributions
 (e.g. with two or three contributors).</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">The proposal should include:</span></b><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">An extended structured abstract of the
 proposed paper, approx. 1,000 words<br>
[For information about structured abstracts, see<br>
</span><a href="http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/guides/write/abstracts.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/guides/write/abstracts.htm</span></a><span style="color:#333333">]</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">A summary of the author(s) details (name,
 institution, position) and a brief biographical statement of approx. 50 words for each author</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="color:#333333">Contact details (email address) for the
 lead author.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Subject to scholarly peer review, a selection of the best papers
 will be also published in one of the Emerald journals.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Proposals should be submitted by email to:</span></b><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333" lang="DE">Gillian Hallam<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:g.hallam@qut.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple" lang="DE">g.hallam@qut.edu.au</span></a><span style="color:#333333" lang="DE"></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">No later than <b>18 January 2015</b><br>
Please indicate ‘<b>IFLA proposal</b>’ in the subject line.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Selected presenters will be notified by <b>28 February 2015</b>.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Full papers</span></b><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">To meet IFLA WLIC deadlines, the final version of the full
 papers accepted for the session must be submitted by <b>14 May 2015</b>.  As the language of the session will be English, papers should be in English or in one of the official IFLA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian or Spanish) with
 an English translation attached.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Each presenter will have 20 minutes in the programme session
 to deliver their papers, and time will be allowed for an open forum to allow audience interaction.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Important dates</span></b></p>
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<font><b><span>18 January 2015</span></b><span></span></font></p>
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<font><b><span>14 May 2015</span></b><span></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">References</span></b><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Tammaro, A.M. (2006).  Quality assurance in library and information
 science (LIS) schools: Major trends and issues.  <i>Advances in Librarianship, 30, </i>389-423.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Tammaro, A.M & Weech, T. (2008). <i>Feasibility of international
 guidelines for equivalency and reciprocity of qualifications for LIS professionals. </i> Available:  </span><a href="http://www.ifla.org/publications/feasibility-of-international-guidelines-for-equivalency-and-reciprocity-of-qualificatio?og=64" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">www.ifla.org/publications/feasibility-of-international-guidelines-for-equivalency-and-reciprocity-of-qualificatio?og=64</span></a><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Submissions</span></b></p>
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<i><span style="color:#333333">All proposals must be in before <b>18 January 2015</b>.</span></i><span style="color:#333333"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Please note</span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Every paper accepted must be presented in person by one of
 the authors at the IFLA WLIC in Cape Town, South Africa.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Authors are required to permit non-exclusive publication of
 papers chosen for this session on the IFLA website and digital repository, the </span><a href="http://library.ifla.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">IFLA
 Library</span></a><span style="color:#333333">. Author(s) must agree to make their paper
 available under the terms of the </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Creative
 Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</span></a><span style="color:#333333">. Papers
 that are accepted but not presented in person at the conference will not be made available on the official conference website nor will they be considered for nomination as a best paper of the conference.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">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 </span><a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/75" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">invitation
 letter</span></a><span style="color:#333333"> can be issued to authors.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Congress Participation Grants</span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">List of opportunities for support is available on our </span><a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/conference-participation-grants" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Conference
 Participation Grants</span></a><span style="color:#333333"> webpage.</span></p>
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