[Asis-l] FW: International Conference on Multicultural & MultiethnicInformation Society

[Junus, Ranti]

[Posted by request. --ranti.]

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Multilevel, Multicultural & Multiethnic Information Society

An International Conference for Yunnan Provincial Library's 100th
Anniversary

November 16-17, 2009, Kunming, China

Yunnan, the most culturally diverse province in China, has developed its
unique regional culture of multiplicity. The long history of
interactions among different ethnic minorities has cumulated rich
information resources. Since its establishment a hundred years ago,
Yunnan Province Library has been striving in describing, preserving, and
providing access to the resources. In the event of the first centennial
celebration, Yunnan Provincial Library is planning an international
conference with the theme of "building an information society of
cultural and ethnic multiplicity".

The goal of the conference is to bring together librarians, information
engineers, educators as well as experts and professionals in other
fields, from both China and aboard, to exchange ideas and share research
findings about multiethnic culture, resource development, information
sharing, etc. The conference provides a forum for scholars from
different traditions and backgrounds to share their views and
perspectives on how to preserve and promote the traditional culture of
ethnic minorities in a multilevel, multicultural, and multiethnic
information society. The conference will generate valuable ideas for
advancing services to disadvantaged social groups and rural developments
in the province.


Suggested Topics
The conference will cover a broad range of topics on multiethnic culture
and information society. Topics of interest include, but are not limited
to: 

1.	Roles of public libraries in multilevel, multicultural, and
multiethnic information society,
2.	Development of multiethnic culture and resources,
3.	Diversity of ethnic culture and resources,
4.	Roles of ethnic minority culture in public information services,
5.	Cultural and information resources in socio-economic
developments.


Categories & Submission

The conference calls for contributions in three categories: (a) full
papers, (b) presentations, and (c) poster session articles. Full papers
will be arranged for presentation at the conference and be published in
the conference proceedings. For presentations, only the abstracts will
be published in the conference proceedings. Poster session articles will
be arranged for display and listed as bibliographic entries (without
abstracts) in the conference proceedings.

Regardless of submission categories, interested authors are asked to
submit an abstract of no more than 300 words in length, in both English
and Chinese, for initial consideration. Abstract must be prepared in
Microsoft Word and submitted as attachment to an email message sent to
ynlibpx at yahoo.com.cn. In the Word document, please clearly indicate the
title, author(s), affiliation, contact information (telephone number and
email address), and which category the submission is intended for. In
case of multiple authors, please indicate which author is the contact
person.

All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not being submitted
to other publishing avenues. Submission may not overlap substantially
with any work already published in any form or presented in other
conferences. Submission may be preliminary research, theoretical
analysis, report of practical projects, or investigation of current
practices. All submissions will be anonymously refereed.


Full Paper Requirements
Full paper may be no more than 6000 words in length, excluding
references and appendices. Manuscript should be double spaced and
properly formatted on letter-sized pages, with 1 inch top/bottom and
left/right margins. English text should use 12-point Times New Roman or
equivalent font size and style, and Chinese text should use category-5
Kai Ti font, using GB-2312 character coding.

The submitted manuscript should include a cover page listing the title,
author(s), affiliation, and contact information, followed by
English/Chinese versions of the abstract. 

Full papers may only be submitted in electronic form, and no hardcopy is
accepted. Acceptable file format is limited to Microsoft Word.
Submission of full paper manuscript may be sent as email attachment
(ynlibpx at yahoo.com.cn ), or on a CD by postal/express mail to the
following address:


The 100th Anniversary Conference Committee
Yunnan Provincial Library Training Center
141 Cui Hu South Road
Kunming, Yunnan 650031
P. R. China


Submission Deadlines
*	Initial abstracts by May 1, 2009
*	Full papers by May 31, 2009

All conference participants are responsible for their own travel and
lodging expenses and conference registration fee.

For questions and inquiry, please contact the Yunnan Provincial Library
Training Center at (86) (871) 532-5260 by phone or ynlibpx at yahoo.com.cn
.

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Geoffrey Z. Liu, Associate Professor, San Jose State University, SLIS
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