Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Deadline Extended: Call for Papers, Workshops and Poster Sessions ACURIL XXXIX Guadeloupe

LE DEVENIR DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DANS LE CADRE
DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

The Future of Libraries within the Framework
of Sustainable Development
El Futuro de las Bibliotecas dentro del marco del Desarrollo Sostenido



CALL FOR PAPERS, WORKSHOPS AND POSTER SESSIONS
DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 25, 2009

Conference Site and Dates
Gosier, Guadeloupe
1-5 June 2009
President: Mm. Bea Bazile bea.baz@gmail.com


Pre-Conference June 1, 2009
OCLC Seminar/Workshops
OCLC Caribbean and Latin American Users Group Meeting
Resource: Mr. Antonio José Alba, Regional Manager, The Caribbean and Central America

Conference Organizer
Association des Amis de la Bibliothèque Départementale de Prêt

Major Sponsors
Conseil Général de la Guadeloupe
Conseil Régional de la Guadeloupe
Direction des Affaires Culturelles de la Guadeloupe
Comité du Tourisme des Iles de Guadeloupe
EBSCO



CALL FOR PAPERS
Important Dates:
Submission of Abstracts April 25, 2009
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection April 30, 2009
Final submission due May 8, 2009
Early bird conference registration April 30, 2009
Pre-Conference: OCLC Caribbean Users Group Meeting June 1, 2009
Conference period June 1-5, 2009

The President of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), Mme Bea Bazile, invites proposals for paper presentations at ACURIL XXXIX, to be held from June 2-5, 2009, at the Hotel Arawak. The theme of the conference is The Future of Libraries within the Framework of Sustainable Development.

This Call for Papers is open to all information specialists including, librarians, archivists, record administrators, and educators in the field of information science, as well as information providers.

During the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Conference in 1992, 180 nations showed their will to participate in a series of actions whose objective was to seek for a "sustainable development". Still we are pursuing the same objective. This sustainable development must be able to satisfy today's needs without compromising the capacity of future generations to meet their own.

In this conference we will seek to explore strategies and practices that will allow us to develop libraries, archives and other information units in the Caribbean region within the framework of sustainable development, for the benefit of the diverse communities that we serve. It is intended to be a forum for persons to share ideas, innovative developments and proactive solutions to the issues and challenges we face as information professionals in a developing region, operating in a world of continuous change.

Paper presentation proposals may be practical or theoretical. Presenters are encouraged to relate their papers to the content area groups of ACURIL, namely Agriculture and the Environment, Health, Medicine and Natural Sciences, Knowledge Management, Organization and Retrieval of Information, and Law.

To effectively explore the conference theme, The Future of Libraries within the Framework of Sustainable Development, three broad subject areas have been chosen as sub-themes for ACURIL 2009.


The Conference Sub-Themes are:

• The sustainable development in society and libraries: a new paradigm?
• Changes in the perception of the Library concept to ensure social responsibility with imagination and innovation: buildings, collections. Staff and users, with what vision, mission and goals…
• From local to global: changes in directions in order to change behavior: solidarity, cooperation and training


Topic Guidelines:

Paper presentations must address one of the sub-themes, as stated above, for ACURIL XXXIX
Presentation Format:

• Each presenter will be given 20 minutes maximum to present his/her paper.
• It is recommended that presenters highlight key points and not read their papers.
• 10 minutes will be allowed for questions and answers.
• All presenters must prepare a full paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
All papers to be included in the proceedings must be received by May 8, 2009.


How to submit a Paper presentation Proposal:

The deadline for paper presentations proposals is April 25, 2009.
Papers can be presented in any of the three official languages of ACURIL - English, French or Spanish.
Proposals may be submitted by e-mail or hard copy. Proposals must include:
• Title of paper
• Abstract (200 - 500 words)
• Name of presenter(s)
• Position/title of presenter
• Employer/institutional affiliation
• Mailing address
• Telephone/fax numbers
• E-mail

Notification of acceptance of a paper presentation will be made no later than April 30, 2008.

Paper Format:

For the final work, each presenter must provide one hard copy and one electronic format document. The electronic format document must be sent as a Microsoft Word file.
Font style: Times New Roman 11pt
Margins 1" all around
Page size: 81⁄2 x 11
Paper Headings:
Title heading – Times New Roman 12pt, Bold, centered all caps
Sub-headings – Times New Roman 11pt, centered
Name and title, institutional affiliation, e-mail - Times Roman, 11pt, centered.
Sub-headings: Flush left, bold, regular style.
Paragraph Indentation: 5 spaces from left
Paragraph spacing: Single
Bibliography citation style: American Psychological Association (APA)

Kindly submit proposals and enquires to:
Mme. Bea Bazile
ACURIL President 2008/2009
Directrice de la Bibliothèque
Bibliothèque Départementale de Prêt
BP 102 Quartier Desmarais
37109 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
bea.baz@gmail.com

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CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
Important Dates:
Submission of Abstracts April 25, 2009
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection April 30, 2009
Final submission due May 8, 2009
Early bird conference registration April 30, 2009
Pre-Conference: OCLC Caribbean Users Group Meeting June 1, 2009
Conference period June 1-5, 2009

The President of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), Mme Bea Bazile, invites proposals for paper presentations at ACURIL XXXIX, to be held from June 2-5, 2009, at the Hotel Arawak. The theme of the conference is The Future of Libraries within the Framework of Sustainable Development.

This Call for Workshops is open to all information specialists including, librarians, archivists, record administrators, and educators in the field of information science, as well as information providers.

During the Rio Conference in 1992, 180 nations showed their will to participate in a series of actions whose objective was to seek for a "sustainable development". Still we are pursuing the same objective. This sustainable development must be able to satisfy today's needs without compromising the capacity of future generations to meet their own.

In this conference we will seek to explore strategies and practices that will allow us to develop libraries, archives and other information units in the Caribbean region within the framework of sustainable development, for the benefit of those we serve. It is intended to be a forum for persons to share ideas, innovative developments and proactive solutions to the issues and challenges we face as information professionals in a developing region, operating in a world of continuous change.

To effectively explore the conference theme, The Future of Libraries within the Framework of Sustainable Development, three broad subject areas have been chosen as sub-themes for ACURIL 2009.

The Conference Sub-Themes are:

• The sustainable development in society and libraries: a new paradigm
• Changes in the perception of the Library concept to ensure social responsibility with imagination and innovation: buildings, collections. Staff and users, with what vision, mission and goals…
• From local to global: changes in directions in order to change behavior: solidarity, cooperation and training

Workshop Format:

Interactive workshops are encouraged, and particularly fo focusencouraged to relate their materials to the content area groups of ACURIL, namely Agriculture and the Environment, Health, Medicine and Natural Sciences, Knowledge Management, Organization and Retrieval of Information, and Law.

Workshop size will be limited to 25 participants so as to encourage interaction. Presenters are alsoencouraged, where suitable, to use a wide range of illustrative matter to support their workshop presentations. Workshops can be presented in any of the three official languages of ACURIL - English, French or Spanish.

How to submit a Workshop presentation Proposal:

The deadline for workshop proposals is April 25, 2009.
• Workshops can be presented in any of the three official languages of ACURIL - English,French or Spanish.
• Proposals may be submitted by e-mail or hard copy. Proposals must include:

  • Workshop title
  • Abstract (200 - 500 words)
  • Name of presenter(s)
  • Position/title of presenter(s)
  • Employer/institutional affiliation
  • Mailing address(es)
  • Telephone/fax numbers
  • E-mail
Notification of acceptance of a workshop presentation will be made no later than April 30, 2009. Workshop presentation abstracts will be published in the final program.

Paper Format:

• For the final work, each presenter must provide one hard copy and one electronic format document. The electronic format document must be sent as a Microsoft Word file.
• Font style: Times New Roman 11pt
• Margins 1" all around
• Page size: 81⁄2 x 11"
Paper
• Title heading – Times New Roman 12pt, Bold, centered all caps
• Sub-headings – Times New Roman 11pt, centered
• Name and title, institutional affiliation, e-mail - Times Roman, 11pt, centered.
• Sub-headings: Flush left , bold, regular style.
• Paragraph indentation: 5 spaces from left
• Paragraph spacing: Single
• Bibliography citation style: American Psychological Association (APA)
Electronic versions: Copies of Ppt, slideshsare, CDs, videos need to be submitted

Kindly submit proposals and enquires to:

Mme. Bea Bazile
ACURIL President 2008/2009
Directrice de la Bibliothèque
Bibliothèque Départementale de Prêt
BP 102 Quartier Desmarais
37109 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
bea.baz@gmail.com

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CALL FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Important Dates:
Submission of Abstracts April 25, 2009
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection April 30, 2009
Final submission due May 8, 2009
Early bird conference registration April 30, 2009
Pre-Conference: OCLC Caribbean Users Group Meeting June 1, 2009
Conference period June 1-5, 2009

The President of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), Mme Bea Bazile, invites proposals for poster presentations at ACURIL XXXIX, to be held from June 2-5, 2009, at the Hotel Arawak. The theme of the conference is The Future of Libraries within the Framework of Sustainable Development.

This Call for POSTER PRESENTATIONS is open to all information specialists including, librarians, archivists, record administrators, and educators in the field of information science, as well as information providers.

What is a Poster Presentation?

The aim of the poster presentation is to provide opportunities to share experiences. It is, therefore, a presentation in a poster board that advertises a service, a product, a topic, a research endeavor. It allows viewers to walk by and observe a particular work being presented, discuss and share ideas. At ACURIL XXXIX GUADELOUPE, the poster sessions will aim to provide a forum for information professionals to highlight and share successful ideas and experiences with colleagues by presenting a research study, a special project, a problem-solving strategy, an innovative program or service in library and /or information services focusing on the conference topics. Bulletin boards will be provided to display the posters. Presenters will be required to bring finished displays to Guadeloupe.

Topic guidelines:

To effectively explore the conference theme, The Future of Libraries within the Framework of Sustainable Development, three broad subject areas have been chosen as sub-themes for ACURIL 2009, as follows:

• The sustainable development in society and libraries: a new paradigm
• Changes in the perception of the Library concept to ensure social responsibility with imagination and innovation: buildings, collections. Staff and users, with what vision, mission and goals…
• From local to global: changes in directions in order to change behavior: solidarity, cooperation and training

Posters will be presented from Monday, June 1 through June 5, 2009.

Poster presentations must address any of the sub-themes of the conference:
• The sustainable development in libraries: a new paradigm?
• Changes in the perception of the Library concept to ensure social responsibility with imagination and innovation: buildings, collections. Staff and users, with what vision, mission and goals…
• From local to global: changes in directions in order to change behavior: solidarity, cooperation and training.

The poster display should include a statement of the theme or problem, objectives of the research, project or idea being presented, the methodology used to solve the problem or implement the program, the major findings or outcomes and their significance, and conclusions.

How to Submit a Poster Proposal Abstract:

The deadline for poster board presentation abstract is April 25, 2009. Poster presentations can be in any of the three official languages of ACURIL - English, French or Spanish.

Proposals may be submitted by e-mail or hard copy. Proposals must include:
  • Poster presentation title
  • Abstract (200 - 500 words)
  • Name of presenter(s)
  • Position/title of presenter(s)
  • Employer/institutional affiliation(s)
  • Mailing address(ess)
  • Telephone/fax numbers
  • E-mail
Notification of acceptance of a poster presentation will be made no later than April 30, 2009. Poster session abstracts will be published in the final program.

Format of Poster Presentations :

No electrical support or Internet connections are available in the poster area. An effective poster presentation must visually demonstrate the key elements or significant points of a theme, product or service related to the conference.

• The dimensions of posters should be 3 feet wide x 4 feet high; that is, 36 x 48 inches.
• Impresions may be in paper, from a Power-Point presentation or common poster characteristics.
• Screen prints, charts, drawings, photographs, and other graphics along with text, to illustrate the presentation, are encouraged.
• Lettering should be simple, bold, and easily legible from a distance of four feet.
• Posters may be accompanied with handouts.
• All materiasl to be displayed should be prpared before arrival. Supplies will not be available at the conference site.

Paper Format:

By May 8, 2009, each presenter must provide one hard copy and one electronic format document. The electronic format document must be sent as a Microsoft Word file.
Font style: Times New Roman 11pt
Margins 1" all around
Page size: 81⁄2 x 11"

Paper Headings:

Title heading – Times New Roman 12pt, Bold, centered all caps
Sub-headings – Times New Roman 11pt, centered
Name and title, institutional affiliation, e-mail - Times Roman, 11pt,
centered.
Sub-headings: Flush left , bold, regular style.
Paragraph Indentation: 5 spaces from left
Paragraph spacing: Single
Bibliography citation style: Amercian Psychological Association (APA)

Kindly submit proposals and enquires to:

Mme. Bea Bazile
ACURIL President 2008/2009
Directrice de la Bibliothèque
Bibliothèque Départementale de Prêt
BP 102 Quartier Desmarais
37109 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
bea.baz@gmail.com

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ACURIL XXXIX PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Mme. Bea Bazile, President
Dr. Luisa Vigo-Cepeda
Prof. Carmen Santos-Corrada
Prof. Almaluces Figueroa
Dr. Elizabeth Pierre-Louis
Prof. Barry Baker
Prof. María de los Angeles Zavala-Colón


LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Coordinator: Danielle Renier-Deglas
Protocol: Suzy Duport
Registration Lydie Pumaroux
Finances: Myriam Rabel
Conference Secretariat: Lydie Poumaroux
Opening and Closing ceremonies: Rodrigue Aristide
Expositors: Danielle Renier Deglas
Visits to Information Units: Corinne Thicot
Cultural and Social Activities: Myriam Rabel
Transportation: Jeannine Bramble
Public Relations: Jimmy Louis


EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2008/2009

Bea Bazile
Bibliothèque Departamentale de Prêt de la Guadeloupe
bea.baz@gmail.com

Vice-President/President-Elect
Carmen Santos-Corrada
Conrado Asenjo Library,
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
csantos@rcm.upr.edu

Past President
Adele Merritt-Bernard
Jamaica Library and Information Association
adelemb@gmail.com

Luisa Vigo-Cepeda, Executive Secretary
executivesecretariat@acuril.org

Ileana Rosa-Sotomayor, Treasurer
acurilt@acuril.org

Parlamentarian
Pedro Padilla-Rosa, President
Head, Foreign and International Law Department,
Law Library, University of Puerto Rico
ppadillarosa@law.upr.edu

Institutional Members

Elizabeth Pierre-Louis
Fondation Conaissance et Liberte/
Open Society Institute, Haiti
epierlouis@fokal.org

Judith Rogers
University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix
jrogers@uvi.edu

Eleuterio Ferreira
Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao
eferreirac@yahoo.es

Margot Thomas
St. Lucia National Archives Authority
Mariette900@yahoo.com


Association Members

Dorcas Bowler
Bahamas Library Association
dorcasbowler@yahoo.com

Daniele Darien
Association des Amis de la Bibliothèque Départementale de Prêt
daniele.dar@gmx.fr

María de los Ángeles Lugo
Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico
um_mlugo@suagm.edu


Personal Member

Ronny Alders
Oranjestad, Aruba
aruba2006@hotmail.com

Special Guest

Astrid J. T. Britten, Past President
Biblioteca Nacional de Aruba
astridbritten@hotmail.com



CIBERNOTAS-ACURIL-CYBERNOTES
Compilor/Editor
Luisa Vigo-Cepeda
cibernotasacurilcybernotes@acuril.org
executivesecretariat@acuril.org

ACURILNET: http://acuril.uprrp.edu

Collaborators in this issue
Bea Bazile, ACURIL President bea.baz@gmail.com
Carmen Santos-Corrada, Vice-President/
President Elect carmensantos.corrada@gmail.com
Danielle Renier Deglas, Coordinator ACURIL39 acuril39@gmail.com
Ileana Rosa-Sotomayor, Treasurer ileanarosasotomayor@acuril.org
Pedro Padilla-Rosa, Parlamentarian ppadilla@law.upr.edu
Maria de los Ángeles Zavala, President, ACURIL
Puerto Rico Chapter zavalama@gmail.com
Almaluces Figueroa, Chair, Special Libraries SIG
afigueroa@uprrp.edu
José Robledo, Member, Publications and Public Relations Committee
joeyrobledo@gmail.com


Editorial Team
Astrid Britten astridbritten@hotmail.com
Barry Baker bbaker@mail.ucf.edu
Bea Bazile bea.baz@gmail.com
Carmen Santos-Corrada carmensantos.corrada@gmail.com
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