Call for Book Chapters Changing Roles of NGOs in the creation, validation, and dissemination of information in developing countries. The IFLA Social Science Libraries section seeks authors for chapters in a forthcoming volume in on Changing roles of NGOs in the creation, validation and dissemination of information in developing countries, which will be published in 2006 as a part of the IFLA Publications Series. See below for further details on the purpose and scope. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of 300-500 words on or before February 1, 2006. In their proposal, prospective authors should clearly explain: The purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter How their proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organization guidelines by February 7, 2006. Please send inquiries or submit material electronically (Rich Text files) to the editor at swwitt@uiuc.edu The book is scheduled to be published by K.G Sauer Verlag as part of the IFLA Publications Series in 2006. Steve Witt Associate Director Center for Global Studies University of Illinois swwitt@uiuc.edu IFLA Publications Series: Working Title: Changing roles of NGOs in the creation, validation and dissemination of information in developing countries Purpose and Scope: Non-governmental organizations have gone through an unprecedented period of rapid growth in the past decade. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004 this number had increased to 63,000. With this increase comes an equally staggering growth in the activities, publications and intellectual output from NGOs. Additionally, the activities of both libraries and NGOs increasingly intersect as these organizations attempt to provide essential services that revolve around the creation, dissemination, and ability to evaluate new knowledge. This intersection creates challenges and opportunities as NGOs and Libraries begin to foster new collaborative relationships. These range from the traditional NGO support of libraries in developing countries through training, funding, and provision of resources to libraries and NGOs working together to collect, archive and assist in the dissemination of the vast wealth of grey literature published by NGOs. This edited volume will present an overview of the challenges and opportunities that the changing roles of NGOs presents to the library community and society as a whole through essays and case studies from around the world that highlight best practices in collaboration and projects that support the missions of both libraries and NGOs in order to encourage further NGO and Library collaboration. Chapters will include edited versions of papers presented at the 70th IFLA General Conference and Council in Buenos Aires. Editor: Steve Witt, Associate Director, Center for Global Studies, University of Illinois. Steve Witt Associate Director Center for Global Studies University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1705 Presidential Tower, MC-429 302 East John Street Champaign, Illinois 61820 USA Phone: 217.265.7518 Fax: 217.265.7519 Email: swwitt@uiuc.edu www.cgs.uiuc.edu ------------------------------- Forwarded by J K Vijayakumar --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. [A] [A] Call for Book Chapters Changing Roles of NGOs in the creation, validation, and dissemination of information in developing countries. The IFLA Social Science Libraries s ection seeks authors for chapters in a forthcoming volume in on Changing roles of NGOs in the creation, validation and dissemination of information in developing countries , which will be published in 2006 as a part of the IFLA Publications Series. See below for further details on the purpose and scope. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of 300-500 words on or before February 1, 2006. In their proposal, prospective authors should clearly explain: The purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter How their proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organization guidelines by February 7, 2006. Please send inquiries or submit material electronically (Rich Text files) to the editor at mailto:kirk.st-amant@ttu.edu swwitt@uiuc.edu The book is scheduled to be published by K.G Sauer Verlag as part of the IFLA Publications Series in 2006. Steve Witt Associate Director Center for Global Studies University of Illinois mailto:swwitt@uiuc.edu swwitt@uiuc.edu IFLA Publications Series: Working Title: Changing roles of NGOs in the creation, validation and dissemination of information in developing countries Purpose and Scope: Non-governmental organizations have gone through an unprecedented period of rapid growth in the past decade. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004 this number had increased to 63,000. With this increase comes an equally staggering growth in the activities, publications and intellectual output from NGOs. Additionally, the activities of both libraries and NGOs increasingly intersect as these organizations attempt to provide essential services that revolve around the creation, dissemination, and ability to evaluate new knowledge. This intersection creates challenges and opportunities as NGOs and Libraries begin to foster new collaborative relationships. These range from the traditional NGO support of libraries in developing countries through training, funding, and provision of resources to libraries and NGOs working together to collect, archive and assist in the dissemination of the vast wealth of grey literature published by NGOs. This edited volume will present an overview of the challenges and opportunities that the changing roles of NGOs presents to the library community and society as a whole through essays and case studies from around the world that highlight best practices in collaboration and projects that support the missions of both libraries and NGOs in order to encourage further NGO and Library collaboration. Chapters will include edited versions of papers presented at the http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/prog04.htm 70th IFLA General Conference and Council in Buenos Aires . Editor: Steve Witt, Associate Director, Center for Global Studies, University of Illinois . Steve Witt Associate Director Center for Global Studies University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1705 Presidential Tower, MC-429 302 East John Street Champaign, Illinois 61820 USA Phone: 217.265.7518 Fax: 217.265.7519 Email: mailto:swwitt@uiuc.edu swwitt@uiuc.edu http://www.cgs.uiuc.edu/ www.cgs.uiuc.edu ------------------------------- Forwarded by J K Vijayakumar Yahoo! for Good - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/charity/*http://brand.yahoo.com/cybe... Make a difference this year.