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Subject: IFLA - Oslo * Call for Papers
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:44:52 -0400
From: David McQuillan <[log in to unmask]>
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World Library and Information Congress
71st IFLA General Conference and Council
Oslo, Norway, August 14 - 18, 2005
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Geography and Map Libraries and the Genealogy and Local History
Sections of the International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFLA) have joined to organize open sessions at the World
Library and Information Congress in Oslo, Norway. The theme is
"Navigating the World of Our Ancestors."
Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, migration and
settlement, emigration and immigration, passenger lists, historical GIS
projects, historical gazetteers and place names, maps and genealogy,
molecular genealogy, etc. Papers introducing resources that are or will
be available to librarians and researchers on the WWW or in other media
are especially welcome.
Eight papers will be selected for presentation.
Please send the title and a brief synopsis of your paper to:
David C. McQuillan
Map Librarian
Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
USA
Tel: 1-803-777-4723
Fax: 1-803-777-4661
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Melvin P. Thatcher
Genealogical Society of Utah
50 East North Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
USA
Tel: 1-801-240-3048
Fax: 1-801-240-1448
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Deadlines: Proposals must be received by January 20, 2005.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 1, 2005. Full and
final versions of accepted papers must be received by May 1, 2005.
Papers may be in one of the official languages of IFLA, namely English,
French, German, Russian, or Spanish.
Please note that all fees, including registration for the conference,
travel, accommodations, etc., are the responsibility of the authors of
accepted papers.
We sincerely hope that you will consider submitting a proposal for
presenting a paper at our open sessions in Oslo.
David C. McQuillan
Map Librarian
Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 777-4723
Fax: (803) 777-4661
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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