Sri Lanka Library Association
National Conference on Library and Information Studies
(NACLIS 2007)
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8-9 March 2007
Call for Papers/Participation
General Theme: Information Management in the Digital
Environment
The Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) invites
members, practitioners, academics and other interested
parties to participate in the National Conference on
Library and Information Studies to be held in Colombo,
Sri Lanka, 8-9 March 2007.
The main objective of this conference is to provide an
ideal forum to the library professionals and
information providers to come together and interact on
subjects of mutual interest, leading to the
professional development of the information community
in the country.
Although the SLLA is particularly interested in papers
on the main theme, following sub themes will also be
considered
· Digital Library Initiatives: Concepts, Policies,
Plans, Services, Achievements, Expectations, Lessons
Learnt
· Promoting the implementation of Open Access
· Institutional Repositories: policies, implementation
issues, technologies
· Libraries and Life Long Learning
· Community Information Services in the Digital
Environment
· Library Co-operation and Networking in the Digital
Era
The SLLA wishes to receive expressions of interest
from potential presenters on the above themes and
encourage submissions on practical rather than
theoretical aspects of the themes. The intention is
for members of the information community to have a
chance to hear about ‘best practices’ that
is emerging within the country/region. Papers may
address policy or practice, technology applications,
case studies or principles involved in.
1. The deadline for submitting a detailed, one-page
abstract and full author details is 15 November 2006.
Selection of papers is based on the abstract, and
presenters will be informed of the outcome of the
review panel by 15 December 2006
2. The full paper is due on 28 February 2007 and must
be an original submission not published elsewhere
3. Both abstracts and full papers should be submitted
by e-mail
4. Papers should be of 20 pages maximum, double spaced
5. Papers should be in English with a one-page
abstract
6. 20 minutes will be allowed for a summary delivery
of the paper in the Conference
7. The author(s) should indicate his/her personal full
contact details and include summary curriculum vitae
with the paper. Also, a digital photograph would be
useful.
Selection: Full abstracts (1 page, or at least 400
words) should be prepared indicating the purpose of
the paper, methodology/approach, findings, research
limitations, practical implications and original value
of paper. Each abstract will be blind reviewed by a
panel of experts. Late submissions will not be
considered.
Please send your abstract by 15 November 2006 to:
NACLIS 2007 – Publication Officer
(lilamani@mailcity.com),
Registration: For details about the conference
registration fee for all presenters and participants
and other registration information, please refer to
the conference website – http://www.slla.org.lk
Sponsorship – Please contact –
premila@ips.lk OR "Anton Nallathamby"