• 28 January 2016, 19:52

Theme:

"Transforming resource sharing in a networked global environment"

[Deadline extended to: 8 April 2016]

Date

10-11 August 2016

Venue

Library of Congress, Washington DC., USA

Description of Theme

The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing Committee invites papers for the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Satellite Meeting at the Library of Congress, Washington DC., USA.

The theme of the Satellite Meeting is “Transforming resource sharing in a networked global environment” and the meeting will be held in association with the 82^nd  Annual IFLA Conference in Columbus, Ohio, USA. (13-19 August 2016).

As library users’ information needs become more diverse and international, we, resource sharing practitioners are trying our best to satisfy our users’ demands by going up and beyond the traditional boundary of resource sharing. Contacting a colleague in another side of the globe became not rare but a daily task for many of us.

However, there are obvious challenges to overcome before achieving a seamless global resource sharing network. The DDRS Standing Committee believes this satellite meeting at the Library of Congress will provide our community a good opportunity to share our experience and knowledge regarding the resource sharing in a networked global environment. Sharing our experience will be the starting point of a better resource sharing network.

Target Audience

Library professionals and practitioners interested in the evolution and future of document delivery and resource sharing services and technologies, with a special focus on the cross-border resource sharing activities and its current status, challenges and solutions, in both technological and administrative aspects, to promote, simplify and enhance the services.

Topics

• Resource sharing activities of all types, including: interlibrary loan, cooperative collection development, cooperative reference, direct borrowing, consortial programs, and shared licensing/purchasing of electronic resources.
• Best Practices of Cross-Border Resource Sharing activities.
• Challenges and solutions to Cross-Border Resource Sharing activities
• Open source systems and their role in resource sharing
• Challenges and solutions to sharing electronic resources such as e-books and e-journals including digitized works
• Effects of alternative publishing models such as open access on resource sharing practices
• Innovative approaches or trends in resource sharing in all types of libraries or parts of the world
• New frontiers for library consortia or collaboration between individual libraries
• Intellectual property rights in different countries or regions, especially as they pertain to resource sharing of electronic resources

• Methodologies for assessing the effectiveness of resource sharing initiatives

Important Dates

15 March Extended to: 8 April 2016	Abstract submission deadline
25 March 2016	Decision notification
15 May 2016	Final papers due
10-11 Augustus 2016	Satellite Meeting

Proposals

If you are interested in contributing a paper, please send the following, in electronic format (preferably via e-mail):

• An abstract of about 200 words in English including a title
• Brief biographical information of the author(s)/presenter(s) with current employment information (maximum 150 words)
• Contact details including mailing address, email address, telephone and/or fax numbers

Submit your proposal to the address below by 8 April 2016:

Pentti Vattulainen (Mr)
Chair, IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section
E-mail: pentti.vattulainen@nrl.fi

The submissions will be reviewed by the Standing Committees of the Document Delivery. The selection will be based on the abstracts and rated on how well they fit the programme theme.

Authors will be contacted by 25th March 2016. For successful applicants the deadline for submission of full papers is 15th May 2016 to allow time for review. The conference language is English.

Submissions

All proposals must be in before 8 April 2016.

Please note

At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program of the Satellite Meeting.

All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2016 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form.

All expenses for attending the satellite meeting (eg. travel, accommodation, etc.) are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA.

Congress Participation Grants

List of opportunities for support is available on our Conference Participation Grants webpage.