“Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries”

                IFLA Satellite pre-conference,

                Sections: Science and Technology Libraries, Health and Biosciences Libraries

                Chania, Crete , Greece , 6-8 August 2010

                www.ifla-sat-chania.com <http://www.ifla-sat-chania.com/> 

                Second Call for proposals  

                Dear Colleagues,

                 We are pleased to announce a Satellite Meeting in conjunction with the World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, "Open access to knowledge - promoting sustainable progress", 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden. The pre-conference Satellite Meeting “Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries” will take place in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania <http://www.maich.gr/>  (MAICh) Conference Centre, Chania, Crete, Greece at 6-8 August 2010.

                 Call for papers

                The Satellite Meeting is organized under the umbrella of the Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis International Society – ASMDA and it is aimed to all those in the Library and Information community interested in improving access to science information including life and physical sciences as well as medical and technical information.

                 We invite people to submit papers on the following topics:

                1.      Libraries, Open access and heritage,

                2.      Organizational changes,

                3.      Open resources management and quality,

                4.      Users and services,

                5.      Staff contribution and staff enrolment,

                6.      Copyright and licenses,

                7.      Technological support: preservation, migration, sustainability and interoperability,

                8.      Institutional Repositories enhancement,

                9.      Academic authors’ contribution,

                10.  Open Access Journals and libraries journal subscription policies.

                 Proposal submissions www.ifla-sat-chania.com <http://www.ifla-sat-chania.com/> 

                The language of the session is English. Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes in duration. There will be additional time for questions and discussion.
                Interested colleagues are invited to submit a proposal for a paper, a workshop or a session on the topics listed above which should not be more than  500 words long. Also, a short curriculum vita of the author(s) is considered important.

                 Proposals should be sent to:

                Satellite Meeting Chair: Dr. Anthi Katsirikou, University of Piraeus Library , Greece (email [log in to unmask] ) or

                Satellite Meeting Secretary: Ageliki Oikonomou, MSc, University of Piraeus Library, Greece (email [log in to unmask])

                  Please visit www.ifla-sat-chania.com <http://www.ifla-sat-chania.com/> 

                  

                Dr. Anthi Katsirikou

                Deputy  Director of the Library,

                University of Piraeus,

                European Documentation Center

                Adjunct Professor, TEI of Athens ,

                Member of the Board of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Professionals

                 email: [log in to unmask]