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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Reminder: Call for proposals: LIASA Annual Conference (closing date 4 March)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Please submit your proposals by 4 March.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.3pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#888888;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Deadline for abstracts:</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#888888'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#888888'>4 March 2016<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Acceptance notifications:</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>15 April 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.3pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline: 0px;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#888888'>How to submit an abstract:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.3pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.liasa-new.org.za/conference/index.php/liasa/lac17/user/account" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Create an online profile</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.3pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.liasa-new.org.za/conference/index.php/liasa/lac17/login" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Login, or continue if already logged in</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.3pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#888888'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Under<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>User Home</span></strong>, in your role as<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Author</span></strong>, click on<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>New Submission</span></strong>. Follow the wizard and submit the abstract and CV(s).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Sub-themes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Information, civil society and partnerships · Libraries for social cohesion and equality · Libraries and the community: transformation and development · National legislation and policy · Library policy and strategies for access and development · Library standards · Libraries as desired spaces: design, facilities and services · Librarians: new roles, new competencies, new solutions · Librarians and service delivery · Economics of library management · Technologies and Use: Access, copyright, ethics and cyber-security · Libraries and social media: pros and cons · Academic Libraries: towards realising academic and research priorities · School libraries and basic education · Public libraries and digital citizenship · Solutions and collaborations for developing a reading culture · Collaboration and partnerships · Library innovations and innovative thinking: a solutions-driven mindset · User-centric services: success stories<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Ina Smith<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>SciELO Planning Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>LIASA Exco Convener ICT Development (2014-2016)<br>LIASA HELIG Chair (2014-2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Tel: +27 12 349 6641 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Fax: +27 (0) 86 576 9512<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Email: </span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>ina@assaf.org.za</span></a></span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century 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