Call for Papers:
Art Libraries Section, International Federation of Library Associations
(www.ifla.org)
World Library and Information Congress
Quebec City, August 10-14, 2008
The programme of the Art Libraries Section is planned under the
conference's general theme: "Libraries without borders: Navigating
towards global understanding."
The Section is pleased to announce its intention to hold a 2-hour
session during the General Conference as well as an off-site workshop,
and welcomes proposals for both as described below.
Open Session:
The Art Libraries Section is pleased to announce its intention to hold
a 2-hour session during the General Conference on the theme, "Advancing
Cultural and Social Diversity through Global Partnerships : The Art
Library's Role in a World without Borders."
The Section invites you to submit an abstract for a presentation on
this theme during its Open Session at the World Library and Information
Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council to be held 10-14
August 2008, Quebec, Canada
(http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm)
Aspects of the topic could include:
- partnerships across the art domain
- art libraries and cultural networks
- working with other institutions to increase the relevance of art
libraries in the modern world, particularly
co-operative projects between art libraries, or art libraries
partnering with other institutions as active advocates for cultural and
social diversity.
The theme's phrase, "A World without Borders," can span borders of any
nature - geographic, social, cyber, digital, etc. - in which art
libraries may engage.
Workshop:
To engage interactive discussion of the practical issues vis a vis the
afore-mentioned theme, the Art Libraries Section is pleased to announce
its intention to hold an off-site workshop during the conference on the
topic:
"Objects and projects : Art libraries developing partnerships and tools
to share knowledge, improve understanding, and discover common
treasures."
One of the topics for presentations at the workshop could be: "Towards
a cartography of the web in art history." Proposals for new
collaborative projects for the Art Libraries Section are also most
welcome at the workshop.
Submission Guidelines:
The proposals must be submitted in an electronic format and must
contain
- Title of paper
- Author(s) of the paper
- Abstract or summary of the paper (200-400 maximum words)
- Speaker's name, address, professional affiliation, email address, &
biographical note (40 words)
Important Dates
January 30th 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts
March 1st 2008: Notification of acceptance by the Review Committee of
the Section
May 1st 2008 Deadline for submission of full text of the paper
Please submit your proposals to:
Olga Sinitsyna, Chair of the Section [log in to unmask]
and Eila Ramo, Secretary of the Section [log in to unmask]
About the Art Libraries Section
Art Libraries Section brings together libraries and organizations
concerned with all forms of textual and visual documentation for the
visual arts, including fine arts, applied arts, design, and architecture
from all over the world.
The Section specifically aims
· to provide an international meeting point and forum for
discussion by all librarians and visual resource curators working with
documentation in the visual arts
· to promote the free exchange of information on art and art
librarianship and the continuing education of art librarians
· to improve access to information on art, including the
development of international standards and bibliographic control.
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