If you are interested in a wonderful opportunity to speak at the
International Association for School Librarianship and visit Bali (perhaps
as an add-on to your attendance at IFLA), here is an amazing opportunity.
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*Dear Friends and Colleagues in IASL,* * * *Happy New Year! I hope you
had a good break and are excited to be back at work.* * * *We in Indonesia
are excited to host the IASL 42nd Annual International Conference in Bali
on August 26 – 30, 2013.* * * *Appended below is the Call for Papers. Please
do consider submitting a proposal for the conference. Please also help
disseminate the Call for Papers among your colleagues, friends, listservs,
social media circles, and other means. * * * *We look forward to welcoming
you to Bali in August.* * * *Sincerely,* *Hanna Latuputty-George* *
Chairperson* *Organizing Committee* *IASL 2013*
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* * *CALL FOR PAPERS* * ** * *International Association of School
Librarianship*
*42nd Annual International Conference*
*incorporating the**
**17th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship*
* *
*August 26 – 30, 2013*
*Bali, Indonesia*
Proposals are invited for presentations at the 42nd Annual International
Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL),
incorporating the 17th International Forum on Research in School
Librarianship, to be held in Bali, Indonesia on August 26 – 30, 2013.
*THEME*
The theme for the conference is *Enhancing Students’ Life Skills through
the School Library*. The role of the school library in education has long
been accepted, and there is much evidence that the school library plays an
important role in student achievement. However, less explored is the role
of the school library in developing students in a holistic and integrated
manner to become responsible members of society. The term *life skills* has
been defined by WHO and UNICEF (2003) as ‘abilities for adaptive and
positive behavior that enable individuals to deal effectively with the
demands and challenges of everyday life’.
The sub-themes of the 2013 IASL Conference reflect the categories of life
skills as laid down in the UNICEF (2003) definition: *Cognitive Skills* for
analyzing and using information, *Personal Skills* for developing personal
agency and managing oneself, and *Inter-personal Skills* for communicating
and interacting effectively with others. These broad categories encompass
characteristics of self-awareness, empathy, creativity, innovation,
collaboration, solidarity, and appreciation of cultural heritage. They
would also include critical thinking, reading, information seeking,
decision making, problem solving, communication, managing interpersonal
relationships, coping with stress, coping with emotions, and other
qualities that lead to the development of character and values for students
face the realities of life.
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*TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS*
Proposals for presentation should be one of the four types:
- *Workshops *(90 minutes or 180 minutes) on a focused topic related to
the conference theme, where participants are actively involved in the
learning process. They may comprise small or large group discussions,
collaborative activities and exercises, or opportunities to practice
applying the concepts that are presented. Workshops are not intended to be
extended lectures, but are hands-on learning opportunities.
- *Professional presentations* (20 minutes each) on a topic related to
the theme of the conference, which represent descriptions of programs,
projects, activities, and/or innovations that are of relevance to a diverse
audience and contribute to their professional development.
- *Research presentations* (20 minutes each) on a topic related to the
theme of the conference, which represent findings from investigations
(either complete or in-progress, but not proposals) that would be of
interest to an international audience.
- *Posters* (a designated time will be set for presenters to display and
meet viewers) of projects or research on a topic related to the theme of
the conference.
Proposals are invited from librarians, principals, teachers, educators,
researchers, and others involved with the development or management of
school libraries. Others who share an interest in advancing the field of
school librarianship, including publishers, vendors, authors, illustrators,
architects, psychologists, economists, and journalists, are also welcome to
submit proposals.
Proposals should clearly relate to one or more of the Conference sub-themes:
- Cognitive Skills
- Personal Skills
- Inter-personal Skills.
* *
Proposals for posters should be accompanied by a preliminary sketch in a
single PowerPoint slide (proposal for poster must be sent via email).
All proposals must be in English.
Persons who are new to submitting conference proposals may find the
following resources useful:
Writing Successful Conference Presentation
Proposals<http://blog.tesol.org/tips-on-writing-successful-conference-presentation-proposals/>
Writing a successful conference paper
proposal<http://www.bu.edu/drts/files/2012/03/Guidelines-for-Writing-Conference-Paper-Proposal.pdf>
Writing a Great Conference Proposal*
*<http://www.isst-d.org/annual_conference/2009-How_to_Write_a_Conf_Proposal.pdf>
Planning, developing and writing an effective conference
abstract<https://mail.google.com/mail/%20http:/www.baccnconference.org.uk/downloads/AbstractWriting.pdf>
Writing conference
abstracts<http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/sociocultural/abstracttips.html>
What makes a good conference
abstract<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/english/pg_portal/rtm_conference_papers.html>
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*ORIGINALITY*
All proposals must be original, and not have been presented at any other
conference, or published or submitted for publication in a journal.
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*SELECTION OF PROPOSALS*
All proposals will be subjected to a double blind peer-review process.
Proposals will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Workshops, Professional papers and Posters – Relevance to theme of
conference, Originality, Practical implications (where relevant), Interest
to diverse audience
- Research papers – Relevance to theme of conference, Clarity of
objectives, Significance of research, Appropriateness of
design/methodology/approach, Findings (or Expected findings), Originality,
Interest to diverse audience
The decision of the Program Committee shall be final, and no appeals will
be entertained.
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*SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS*
*Proposals may be submitted online via
http://iasl2013.org/call-for-papers-submit-proposal/ or as an attachment *to
[log in to unmask] *using the Proposal Form available at **
http://iasl2013.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IASL-2013-Call-for-Papers-Proposal-Form.doc
*
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*All proposals must be received by February 15, 2013. **The Organizers
reserve the right to reject proposals received after the closing date. *
* *
*Please note that all expenses, including registration, travel,
accommodation, visas, etc. are the responsibility of the authors/
presenters. No financial support can be provided by IASL or the Organizing
Committee. However, the Organizing Committee can, upon request, issue
invitation letters for the purpose of applying for external funding. *
*KEY DATES*
February 15, 2013
Last date for submission of proposals
April 15, 2013
Presenters informed
May 31, 2013
Final papers due
June 30, 2013
Last date for presenters to register in order to have their presentation
scheduled in the program
Presenters who do not register by June 30 may not be included in the
presentation schedule; and their papers will not be included in the
conference proceedings.
August 26 – 30, 2013
IASL Conference
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*FURTHER INFORMATION*
For further information, please send a message to [log in to unmask]
or contact Eko Wiyanti at *[log in to unmask] *
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