ACQflash: Call for papers from IFLA's SOCRS

Subject: Call for papers from IFLA's SOCRS
From: Smita Joshipura <Smita.Joshipura_at_asu.edu>
Date: 1/26/2012 1:30 PM




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Theme: "Evolving Serials - Managing, discovering and supplying highly 
innovative and dynamic content"

IFLA WLIC 2012, August 11-17, 2012, Helsinki, Finland





The Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites 
colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA 
Congress in Helsinki on the theme of Evolving Serials.



Gone are the days of modest electronic journals! Serials are evolving 
quickly and now contain linked data, visualizations, actionable QR 
codes, streaming media and other multimedia assets. They are delivered 
to end users via traditional digital platforms, and also via apps and 
mobile devices. Are libraries ready? How are serials librarians 
embracing these new technologies?



We invite papers that address the following issues:



• New developments in serials publishing

• Innovative delivery and discovery tools for the user

• Storage and preservation challenges and solutions for new serials types

• Case studies on challenges that librarians face with these changes

• Initiatives and projects on library linked data

• Adoption of mobile technology for serials access

• Measuring and assessing dynamic content



Proposals must include the following information:

1. Name and institution of speaker(s)

2. Contact information for speaker(s)

3. Brief biographical information

4. Proposal title

5. Brief (250 word) abstract of the proposed paper

6. Language of presentation

Proposals should be sent by email to Helen Heinrich, Secretary of the 
SOCR Standing Committee helen.heinrich_at_csun.edu by February 15, 2012

Finalists will be notified by March 7, 2012, and will be expected to 
submit final versions of their papers in one of the official IFLA 
languages by May 15, 2012.

For more information, please contact Helen Heinrich, Secretary of 
Serials and other Continuing Resources Section (helen.heinrich_at_csun.edu 
) or Helen Adey, Chair of the Committee (helen.adey_at_ntu.ac.uk).



Please note

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 invitation can 
be issued to authors.

Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of members of the Serials 
and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS). At least one author will 
be expected to attend conference to deliver paper.



Smita Joshipura

Electronic Resources Management Coordinator

Bibliographic & Metadata Services Department

Arizona State University Libraries

PO Box 871006

Tempe, AZ 85287-1006

Telephone: (480) 965-5431

Fax: (480) 965-1043

E-mail: sjoship_at_asu.edu





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