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Subject:        Call for Papers IFLA Geog & Map Libraries Section
Date:   Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:15:05 -0800 (PST)
From:   Anita Oser <[log in to unmask]>
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*CALL FOR PAPERS*
*Geography and Map Libraries Section*
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*World Library and Information Congress:*
*74^th IFLA General Conference and Council*
*Quebec City**, **Canada***
*10-14 August 2008*


The Geography and Map Libraries Section invites the submission of
proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in Quebec City.


*/Theme:/*
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*Mapping **North America**:  A Graphic Journey through History*
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*/Topics of Interest:/*

The emphasis of this Open Session will be on the stories that maps tell
about the social, cultural, political, and economic landscape of a
region as well as the changes that occurred in a region over a period of
time.  We invite papers that address such topics as toponyms,
transportation routes, settlement patterns, land division, political
boundaries, evolution of political empires, changes in the geographical
knowledge of the new world, or similar topics.


 */Submission Deadlines/*

*31 January 2008**:*  Deadline for submitting a detailed one-page
abstract with full author
                            details.

*1 March 2008**:       *Notification of acceptance/rejection

*15 May 2008:         *The full paper is due.  The paper must be an
original submission that
                             has not been published elsewhere.  The
paper should not exceed 5,000
                             words (20 pages), include an abstract, and
should be in English, or with
                             an English translation attached.


*/Presentation/*

The presentation should be a summary of the paper and should not exceed
twenty minutes.  An additional ten minutes will be allowed for questions
and answers. At least one of the authors should be present to deliver
the paper, preferably in English.  Power Point presentations of the
paper are welcome.


*/Travel and Attendance Costs/*

Please note that the expenses of attending the Quebec City conference
(including travel and conference fees) will be the responsibility of the
author.  The Geography and Map Libraries Section has no funds to
subsidize prospective speakers.

For additional information about the 2008 IFLA conference in Quebec
City, Canada and the Geography and Map Libraries Section see:
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm and
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s6/index.htm.


*/Please send your abstract via e-mail to:/*

Anita K. Oser
P.O. Box 2834
Cullowhee, NC 28723  USA
Phone:  (+1)828-293-5484
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]


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