Call for PapersGovernment Information and Official Publications Section & Government Libraries Section *Theme: * Information for Development Action: Governments, Civil Society and Libraries The Government Information and Official Publications Sectionhttp://www.ifla.org/giops and Government Libraries Section http://www.ifla.org/government-libraries invite proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in the next IFLA General Conference on August 2013 in Singapore. This joint session will focus on trends and patterns of information creation and dissemination in the fields of international economic development and poverty. Speakers are invited to explore types of poverty and development information being produced, the tools used for its access and discovery, the relationships between international organizations, national governments, and civil society in creating and sharing this information, and the role of libraries in building collections and providing access to this information in an increasingly digital environment. The program will appeal to librarians interested in global economic development, poverty alleviation, development assistance, and trends in official government information and civil society (NGO) publishing. Subjects of interest may include but are not limited to: - Official government information and strategies for economic growth and poverty alleviation in the Asian region and beyond - Information sources on development and poverty assistance, impact evaluation, and statistical data - National government strategies and information sources for economic development - Poverty alleviation and development information from regional and international governmental organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank and regional development banks - Civil society (NGO) information sources on poverty relief, capacity building, and microfinance - The role of libraries in collecting, preserving, and providing access to this information Submission requirements All proposals should include the following: *Title of presentation Abstract of no more than 500 words Name, E-mail address, position (title) of presenter(s), plus a brief presenter(s) biography Presenter(s) employed or affiliated institution* Please send your proposal for papers no later than *15 February 2013* to: Satendra Dhaka E-mail: ssdhaka@gmail.com and Jim Church E-mail: jchurch@library.berkeley.edu Deadlines*15 February 2013*Deadline for submission of Abstract*15 March 2013 *Notification of acceptance/rejection of paper*10 May 2013*Dearline for submission of full paper The proposals will be evaluated by the refereeing team for the IFLA Government Information and Official Publications, and Government Libraries sections. Papers for the conference should be written and presented in English. Both abstracts and full papers should be submitted as a MS Word file by e-mail. Proposed papers must be original and not have been published elsewhere. For additional questions or comments please write to: *Dr. S.S. Dhaka* Chair, IFLA Government Information and Official Publications Section Director, Library & Information Ministry of External Affairs Patiala House, Annexe "B" Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110001 Email: ssdhaka@gmail.com and/or: *Jim Church *Secretary/Treasurer, IFLA Government Information and Official Publications Section Librarian for Economics, Development Studies and International Government Information 438 Doe Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA, 94720 United States E-mail: jchurch@library.berkeley.edu Submissions *All proposals must be in before 15 February 2013.* Please note Pre-conference registration fees will be waived for the speakers. However, it is the speakers' responsibility to find funding for travel, accommodation and associated costs, which IFLA and its Sections are not in a position to fund. Congress Attendance Grants The Singapore National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure* *funds for Conference Participation Grants. Up-to-date information will be available on our Conference Participation Grantshttp://conference.ifla.org/ifla79/conference-participation-grants webpage. -- - *Thanks & Regards* *Dr.Pardeep Rai I Librarian, Maitreyi College( University of Delhi ) I ChanakyaPuri New Delhi (India )110021 *I *Email: **raipardeep@gmail.com* *I M:9899359373 I * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.