ALIA Top End invites
abstracts of proposed presentations for the Top End Symposium to be held in
Darwin from midday Friday 16 October to midday Saturday 17 October 2015.
This Symposium is aimed at
attracting the library workforce across all sectors and provides opportunities
for emerging professionals to have their say about the future of libraries and
the profession.
Through the theme of Evolution,
Excellence and Energy: the Triple E approach to future proofing libraries, we
encourage presenters to explore options including, but not limited to:
·
Evolution of library services
that are proactive and sustainable;
·
Excellent services to our
community that are innovative and creative;
·
Energetically engaging our
communities.
You are invited to submit an
abstract that outlines what you would like to present in light of these topics.
Abstracts
An abstract of your presentation is due by Monday 13th July and
should consist of no more than 300 words. Abstracts should be submitted
electronically to: tes15prog@gmail.com
Please note that submitting an abstract proposal does not
guarantee acceptance.
Abstracts will be expected to meet the following criteria:
·
Relevance to the audience and
topics;
·
Clarity, coherence and
organisation of writing;
·
Innovation
and Creativity of the work.
Peer Review
For the first time the ALIA Top End Symposium is offering the
opportunity to presenters to submit a paper for peer review. If you wish to take
advantage of this opportunity please clearly indicate this as part of the
submission of your abstract.
All
presenters are required to submit their presentations and any supplementary
material prior to the Symposium – see the timeline below. Note non-refereed
presentations will be made openly available on the ALIA website after the
Symposium. A publication path for refereed papers will be discussed with
proposers.
Timeline
Submission deadline for abstract: Monday 13th July 2015
Notification of acceptance or otherwise Monday 27th July 2015
Draft paper for peer review to be discussed with proposers
Full
presentations Monday 21st September 2015
Please send any queries to the programme subcommittee email:
tes15prog@gmail.com
