[Irtalk] Call for Papers: XXI SCECSAL Conference, 28 July - 1 August 2014, Lilongwe, Malawi - Deadline: 31 October 2013

[Smith, Ina <ismith@sun.ac.za>]

CALL FOR PAPERS


SCECSAL XXI CONFERENCE
28 July - 1 August 2014
Sunbird Capital Hotel
Lilongwe, Malawi

DEADLINE: 31October 2013


The Malawi Library Association (MALA) is pleased to announce that the XXIst Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) biennial conference will take place in Lilongwe, Malawi, 28 July - 1 August 2014, on the theme "Information and knowledge management as a driving force for socio-economic development in Africa"

The Association invites the submission of abstracts (approximately 500 words) to be considered for papers to be presented at SCECSAL 2014.

SUB-THEMES

The sub-themes of the conference are the following:


1.      Information and communication technology (ICT) for knowledge-based economies

2.      LIS education and socio-economic development

3.      The impact of global credit crunch on African libraries and archives

4.      Knowledge and information in health care delivery services

5.      Conflict management: the role of archives and records

6.      Social media and socio-economic development

7.      Information literacy for socio- economic development

8.      Knowledge and information for persons with special needs

9.      The impact of libraries and information services in shaping knowledge economies

10.  The role of agricultural services in socio-economic development

SUBMISSIONS

All abstracts and papers should be sent to the addresses below:

Mr. Geoffrey F. Salanje
Librarian
Bunda Campus
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Science
P.O Box 210
Lilongwe
Cell No: (265) 09 99 930892
Tel No : (265) 1 11974112 (Office), (265) 1 277308 (Home)
E-mail: gsalanje at bunda.luanar.mw<mailto:gsalanje at bunda.luanar.mw> or salanje at yahoo.com<mailto:salanje at yahoo.com>

Miss Khumbo Ng'ong'ola
Assistant Librarian
Extra-mural Services
National Library Service
P.O. Box
City centre
Lilongwe 3
Email: Khumbo2000 at yahoo.co.uk<mailto:Khumbo2000 at yahoo.co.uk>


DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS

31 October 2013

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Please, read the guidelines for authors regarding abstracts and full-papers at: http://www.scecsal.org/conferences/2014/scecsal2014_author_guidelines.pdf

RELATED WEBSITES


  *   SCECSAL website - http://www.scecsal.org
  *   SCECSAL un-official blog - http://scecsal.blogspot.com

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Knowledge and Information Management Officer
Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations
Regional Office for Africa
P.O. Box GP 1628
Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233 30 2675000 Ext. 2106
Fax:  +233 30 2668427
Email: Justin.Chisenga at fao.org<mailto:Justin.Chisenga at fao.org>
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Website: www.fao.org/africa<http://www.fao.org/africa>

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