IFLA  Conference 2017 -Agricultural Libraries SIG 

Call for papers

Theme:

"Agricultural Libraries and Information Services in attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals with Special Reference to Women in Agriculture"

Papers are invited to be presented at the Open Session of the Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group to be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) and 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly at Wroclaw, Poland from 19-25 August 2017.

The topics to be addressed include:

• How do agricultural libraries in the country/region cater to the information needs of farmers in advancing agricultural production?
• What strategies are being adopted by extension service providers to meet the information needs of farmers in the region/country?
• How do university/institute libraries serve extension personnel in keeping them abreast of latest developments in agriculture?
• What role is being played by international organizations in facilitating transfer of agriculture information to farmers in the region/country?
• What is the role of women in agriculture in attaining the Sustainable development goals of the United Nations?

Proposal must focus on one of the topics mentioned above, based on facts rather than theoretical aspects.

Submission Guidelines

Proposal abstract (about 1000 words) must be submitted by 3 March 2017 on any of the topics listed, with the topic to be discussed clearly identified.
Submission is to include author’s name, position, institution, and email address.

Important dates

6  March 2017: Deadline for submitting abstract
20 March 2017: Notification of acceptance of the proposal
20 May 2017: Deadline for submission of final paper, no more than 3,000 words. Papers can be submitted in any of the official IFLA languages: Arabic, Chinese, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, but an accompanying translation of all papers into English must be provided.

Submissions

All proposals must be sent to:

Dr. Ajay P. Singh, Convener, Agricultural Libraries SIG
Former Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Email: apsingh_73@yahoo.co.in

All proposal abstracts must be received by 20 February 2017.

IFLA Conference 2015 - Call for Papers - Agricultural Libraries

Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group Invites papers:
Theme:

Synergizing Agricultural Extension and Library and Information Services (LIS) for Agricultural Productivity and Food Security: An International Perspective

More online at: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1020

Dead line : February 28, 2015
Best regards,

Deva E.Reddy,PhD
dereddy@tamu.edu
Secretary, IFLA Science & Technology Libraries Section
Program Chair, IFLA Agricultural Libraries

Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group-IFLA

Call for Papers

Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme:
Social networking for agricultural research, education, and extension service: an international perspective

العربية

The IFLA Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group in association with the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) invites papers for presentation at IFLA General Conference, Helsinki, Finland in August 2012.
Social networking is a hawkeyed phrase. It is a tool to connect people to people. Agricultural research, education, and extension are establishing connections with one to one and many to many in sharing and exchange of information. The advent of Internet has greatly facilitated and reinforced these connections by a variety of social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Flicker, Ning etc.
The session will focus on pragmatic approach on the role of social media as a catalyst in establishing connections for advancing agriculture.
Proposals must focus on one or more of the following topics with reference to the country/ region/ institution:

1. Role of social media for agricultural research
2. Role of social media for agricultural education
3. Role of social media for agricultural extension service
4. Role of social media for sustainable agriculture
5. Role of social media for agribusiness and marketing

Submissions

Proposal abstract (max 500 words) must be submitted by e-mail no later than January 20, 2012 on any one or more of the topics listed above to:

Deva E. Reddy, PhD
Convener, IFLA Agricultural Libraries SIG
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University Libraries
College Station, TX 77843-5000
United States
Tel. +1-979-8621062 Fax. +1-979-4580112
E-mail: dereddy@tamu.edu.

Submission is to include presenter's name, position, institution, and email address.
Notification of acceptance of proposals will be completed by February 20, 2012.

Submissions

All proposals must be in before 20 January 2012.

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.

Congress Attendance Grants

The Finnish National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Up-to-date information is available on our Conference Participation Grants webpage.