[Asis-l] Library Assessment Conference Call for proposals - Feb 1 deadline

[Richard Hill]

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Richard B. Hill
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Library Assessment Conference 2008
Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment
August 4-6, 2008
Seattle, Washington

ALL PROPOSALS DUE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2008

January 17, 2008, Washington DC-The Association of Research Libraries  
(ARL), the University of Virginia Library, the University of  
Washington Libraries, and the Conference Planning Committee are  
pleased to issue this call for proposals for the second Library  
Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical  
Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4-6, 2008.  
Poster sessions are particularly welcome from attendees and specific  
time will be set aside for attendees to discuss posters with the  
presenters. The language of the conference is English (bilingual  
French/English or Spanish/English posters will also be accepted).  
LibQUAL+(R) participants are encouraged to submit a proposal that  
highlights their use of LibQUAL+(R) data, as it relates to one of the  
conference topics listed below.

CONFERENCE GOAL & AUDIENCE
The conference goal is to support and nurture the library assessment  
community through a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and  
posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference is  
designed for library and information professionals and researchers  
with responsibility for or an interest in the broad field of library  
assessment with an emphasis on (but not limited to) North American  
academic libraries.

CONFERENCE TOPICS
Conference presentations are sought in ALL areas of library  
assessment, including the following:
Digital libraries
Information resources & collections
Learning & teaching
Management information
Methods & tools
Organizational issues
Performance measurement & measures
Return on investment (ROI)
Services
Space planning & utilization
Usability
Usage & e-metrics
User needs
Value & impact

**The Conference Planning Committee is especially interested in  
contributions that show how assessment results have been used to  
improve library services and add value to the user community.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES
1. All proposals will be submitted via the conference Web site http:// 
www.libraryassessment.org/.
2. Proposals will include a title, author(s), format, and abstract  
(maximum 500 words) describing the proposal.
3. Authors will provide a separate biographical statement (50 words).
4. The Conference Planning Committee will evaluate all proposals  
based on:
* their relevance to effective, sustainable, and practical library  
assessment;
* the significance of their contribution to the body of work  
associated with library assessment; and
* clarity of expression.
5. Proposals must be submitted by February 1, 2008.
6. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status by  
March 15, 2008.
7. Presenters will be guaranteed a registration place and will be  
expected to pay registration fees.

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Conference Co-Chairs
Steve Hiller, University of Washington
Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Jim Self, University of Virginia

2008 Conference Planning Committee
Colleen Cook, Texas A&M University
Francine DeFranco, University of Connecticut
Margaret Martin Gardiner, University of Western Ontario
Debra Gilchrist, Pierce College
Irene Hoffman, OCLC
Kristina Justh, Association of Research Libraries
Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
Joan Stein, Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen Town, York University
Stephanie Wright, University of Washington

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The conference Web site http://www.libraryassessment.org/ will  
provide complete information about the conference, including plenary  
and keynote speakers, workshops, registration, and accommodations.

For further information, please contact:
Kristina Justh
Statistics and Measurement Program
Association of Research Libraries
E-mail: laconf at arl.org
(202) 296-2296 office
(202) 872-0884 fax




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