[Asis-l] Call for Papers - 2nd International Evidence Based Librarianship Conference

[pam.ryan at ualberta.ca]

Improving Practice Through Research: Current Perspectives, Future Prospects
2nd International Evidence Based Librarianship Conference - EBL 2003
Edmonton, Alberta
June 4 - June 6, 2003
Lister Hall, University of Alberta
The International Programme Committee of the 2nd International Evidence
Based Librarianship Conference 2003 invites you to submit contributed papers
or posters for the conference in Edmonton, Alberta, June 4 - June 6, 2003.
Further conference information and the abstract submission form can be found
at:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~pryan/EBL2003.html
Call for Contributed Papers
The International Programme Committee is inviting submissions for the
contributed paper sessions. Papers may describe practitioner-based research,
the implementation of research in practice, evaluation as a way of informing
future activities or programmes or the application of evidence based
practice models and tools to librarianship and should relate to the overall
theme of the conference. 
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
*	International perspectives on evidence based librarianship 
*	The relationship between evidence based librarianship and evidence
based practice 
*	Relevant and answerable questions facing librarian practitioners and
researchers 
*	The quality and quantity of practice-based research in librarianship

*	Techniques for synthesising and summarising the evidence 
*	Disseminating and utilising research into practice 
*	Project evaluation, Program evaluation or the Measurement of
educational outcomes in library practice 
Accepted contributed papers will each be allotted approximately 20 minutes
for presentation during the course of the conference and will be presented
as part of either a research stream or a practice stream. 
Call for Posters
Poster sessions comprise visual presentations of information about research
or other projects. They offer a less formal alternative to contributed
papers and plenary sessions, and an opportunity to interact directly with
those responsible for the presentations. 
Poster presenters will be allotted an 8' by 4' poster board, a table, and
electricity. You must bring your own laptop computer if your poster
presentation is to be electronic---with a standalone version of the
presentation. Those displaying electronic posters may wish to use the poster
board to draw notice to the topic being presented. 
You will be required to staff your print or electronic poster during a
portion of the conference (June 5); posters will be open to viewing by
conference delegates on both days of the conference (June 5 and 6). 
Please direct questions about Papers or Posters to the Chair of the
International Program Committee:  Andrew Booth, A.Booth at sheffield.ac.uk 


Pam Ryan
Research & Special Projects Librarian
University of Alberta Libraries
(780) 492.7324 / (780) 492.8302 fax
pam.ryan at ualberta.ca