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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>Please share widely and support this session.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>Kind regards<br>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>Forwarded on behalf of Prof Jaya Raju, University of Cape Town</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:21.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Theme: </span></i></strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br>Library and Information Science Education in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Objectives:<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>To discuss challenges that LIS education is facing in this region<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>To encourage exchange of ideas and experience amongst LIS educators from this region<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>To explore opportunities of collaboration in teaching, research and continuing professional development in this region<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Topics:<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The <a href="http://www.ifla.org/lis-education-developing-countries"><span style='color:purple'>LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group</span></a> invites you to submit an abstract in ENGLISH of no more than 300 words in electronic format related to the theme for this session, which would cover any the following topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Faculty – teaching – research – mentoring<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Student – recruitment – retention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Collaboration – networking – sharing of resources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Continuing professional development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Distance education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Integration of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The proposal must include:<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Name(s) of presenter(s)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Institutional affiliation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Mailing address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>E-mail address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Title of the paper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Brief biographical statement maximum 100 words<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Papers should be in any of the IFLA official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish. However an English translation will be welcome. Simultaneous translation would be offered during the SIG session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Please submit your proposals by 15 February 2015</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>to:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Felipe Martínez Arellano</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br>Convener, LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group (SIG)<br>Email: <a href="mailto:felipe@unam.mx"><span style='color:purple'>felipe@unam.mx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Notification of proposal acceptance/rejection will be sent on 15 March 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Deadline for final paper submission, 31 May 2015. The final paper should not be more than 5, 000 words in length.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Deadline for sending an English version of the final paper, if it is in another IFLA language, 30 June 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Important Dates:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:2.4pt 3.6pt 2.4pt 3.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>15 February 2015 </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:2.4pt 3.6pt 2.4pt 3.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'>Submission of proposal<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:2.4pt 3.6pt 2.4pt 3.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>15 March 2015</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:2.4pt 3.6pt 2.4pt 3.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'>Notification to author<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:2.4pt 3.6pt 2.4pt 3.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>31 May 2015</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:2.4pt 3.6pt 2.4pt 3.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'>Submission of full papers<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>All proposals must be in before </span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>15 February 2015</span></i></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>.</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Please note<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2015 will be made available online via the <a href="http://library.ifla.org/"><span style='color:purple'>IFLA Library</span></a>under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><span style='color:purple'>Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license</span></a>. Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Author Form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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 <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/75"><span style='color:purple'>invitation letter</span></a> can be issued to authors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:16.2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-weight:inherit;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Congress Participation Grants<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;max-width: 40em'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>List of opportunities for support is available on our <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/conference-participation-grants"><span style='color:purple'>Conference Participation Grants</span></a> webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>