Call for Papers: Academic Librarian 2: Singing in the Rain Conference Towards Future Possibilities (11-12 March 2010), Hong Kong

Call for Papers: Academic Librarian 2: Singing in the Rain Conference Towards Future Possibilities (11-12 March 2010), Hong Kong
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 16 October 2009

CFP URL: http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/ALSR2010/Paper.html
Conference URL: http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/ALSR2010/

About the Conference
Academic Librarians face unprecedented challenges to their role, to how they manage their collections and how they interact professionally with their academic colleagues. They require different professional and personal skills as well as different ways of interacting with their communities, both in the academic, publishing and other vendor communities. In the current context of a global recession, without doubt, it is going to be a future full of challenges and opportunities. What has changed and what needs to change? As suggested by the Conference subtitle "Singing in the Rain", a new generation of academic librarians cannot survive without an optimistic, positive and thoughtful attitude towards the future.

In this, the second "Academic Librarian" conference in Hong Kong, it is intended that speakers should focus on the skills and positioning of the Academic Librarian, the impact of the library, its organizational patterns and the value delivered to its owners and clients.

Key Dates
Call for Papers
# Closing date for abstract submission: 16 October 2009
# Notification of acceptance: 16 November 2009
# Submission of accepted paper: 1 February 2010

Registration
# Opens: To be announced
# Early registration closes: 8 January 2010

Conference date
11-12 March 2010

Conference Organizers
Pao Yue-Kong Library ( http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ( http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ ) (PolyU) in conjunction with University Library System ( http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/ ) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong ( http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ ) (CUHK)

Conference Venue
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Conference Language
The Conference will be conducted in English

Conference Correspondence
ALSR 2010
Pao Yue-kong Library
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email: alsr.2010@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: (852) 2766-6854
Fax: (852) 2765-8274