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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Call for papers, Africa Section Open Forum, WLIC, Helsinki, Finland, 2012<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB>The IFLA annual congress will take place in Helsinki, Finland from 11<SUP>th</SUP> -17<SUP>th</SUP> August, 2012. The Congress offers an opportunity to present library research outcomes and innovations in a multi-disciplinary international forum. In line with the theme of the</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> 78<SUP>th</SUP> IFLA WLIC,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Africa Section chose the theme: </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">'Africa Libraries now on open access agenda'</SPAN></B><B>. </B> <SPAN lang=EN-GB>IFLA Africa Section invites Librarians, Information Scientists and other stakeholders to submit proposals (abstracts) for papers at the Africa Section Open Forum session in Helsinki, Finland.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Theme:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"Africa libraries now on open access agenda”</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Sub-Themes:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>Open Access for all in Africa libraries<o:p></o:p> </P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle>Social networking in Africa libraries<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle>Information literacy in Africa libraries on open access agenda<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle>Indigenous knowledge for all in Africa libraries<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle>Policy issues in open access agenda<o:p></o:p>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle>Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Africa libraries open access agenda</LI>
<LI style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle>Integration of open access agenda and libraries in Africa: the role of librarians <o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Submission Guidelines:<BR></B><BR>The proposal must be the original work of the author(s) and should be written in either English or French. Each abstract must contain:<BR>* Title of proposed presentation<BR>* Outline of the proposed presentation (no more than 350 words)<BR>* Name(s) of presenter(s)<BR>* Position or title of presenter(s)<BR>* Presenter(s) employer or affiliated institution<BR>* E-mail address, Telephone/fax numbers<BR>* Short biographical statement of the presenter/s, with digital photograph<BR><BR><B>Please send proposals by January 14, 2012 by email</B> <B>to: </B></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle>Rosemary Gitachu<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle>Secretary, IFLA Africa Section, <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpLast>e-mail: <A href="mailto:gitachur@yahoo.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>gitachur@yahoo.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><B>Important Deadlines:</B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt"><BR></SPAN><B>January 14, 2012:</B> Deadline for submission of abstract<BR><B>February 18, 2012: </B>Notification of acceptance/rejection of paper<BR><B>May 16, 2012: </B>Deadline for submission of full paper<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>All proposals will be evaluated by a refereeing team of the Standing Committee of the IFLA Africa Section <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Travels and Costs:</B> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please note that all fees, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc. are the responsibility of the authors of the accepted papers. Presenters are advised to approach their parent organizations for sponsorship.<SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><BR><BR></SPAN>For information on the IFLA Africa Section, please see<BR><A href="http://www.ifla.org/en/africa"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.ifla.org/en/africa</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Rosemary Gitachu,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Secretary, IFLA Africa Section<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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