CFP: Concordia University Library’s 15th Annual Research Forum
December 10, 2016
Proposals are now being accepted for Concordia University Library’s 15th Annual Research Forum, in the beautiful city of Montreal. This year’s Research Forum will be held on Friday, April 28th, 2017, at the Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre.
The Research Forum provides an opportunity for librarians, archivists, graduate students, teaching faculty, and information professionals to describe and promote their completed or in-progress research, practical case studies or projects. The Forum also provides a venue for researchers to seek suggestions for enhancing their research interests, to identify potential new partners for projects, to test the effectiveness of their undertakings, and to promote research in academic libraries.
This year’s keynote speaker is Miguel Figueroa. Mr. Figueroa works at the Center for the Future of Libraries, an initiative from the American Library Association. He has previously held positions at the American Theological Library Association; ALA’s Office for Diversity and Office for Literacy and Outreach Services; NYU’s Ehrman Medical Library; and Neal-Schuman Publishers. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona’s Knowledge River Program, an initiative that examines library issues from Hispanic and Native American perspectives.
Call for Proposals
Proposals are invited for presentations and / or posters on research or a case study in any area of Library and Information Science including literacy instruction, social media, library history, citation analysis methods, scholarly publishing, services to users with disabilities, new library technologies, resource sharing, research data management, reference service models and innovations, library space and design.
Presentations and posters may be in English or French.
At least one of the presenters of the poster and/or presentation should be the primary researcher involved with the original project.
Presentations:
Presenters will give a brief oral presentation between 15 and 20 minutes followed by a question period.
Presenters are responsible for preparing their own handouts or other display materials. A laptop, projector and screen will be provided.
Facilitated posters:
Individuals or groups may also submit a poster. These will be on view for the entire day. Poster presenters will have an opportunity to describe their posters during the day. Poster presenters are responsible for printing their own poster and any other materials. Display boards will be provided.
Submission deadlines:
The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 6, 2017 at 9:00am.
Proposal review:
All proposals will be peer-reviewed by the Research Forum Steering Committee.
For more information about the Concordia University Library’s 15th Annual Research Forum please contact Krista Alexander, Chair of the Librarians’ Research Forum Committee at Krista.Alexander@concordia.ca.
Warm regards,
The Librarians’ Research Forum Committee
Krista Alexander (Chair)
Guylaine Beaudry
Kathleen Botter
Melissa Rivosecchi
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