[Students-l] Fwd.: [JESSE] Second Call for Papers: Connections 2010

[M.J. Menou]

> Subject:  Second Call for Papers: Connections 2010 From: James
> <zydecognome at YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:23:41 -0800
> 
> Connections 2010 (May 15-16, 2010) is a conference for Library and
> Information Science doctoral students and candidates. To celebrate
> its 15th anniversary Connections is returning to the place of its
> origin, the University of Western Ontario..
> 
> It is a student oriented conference, and as such provides several
> excellent opportunities. It is one of the best venues for LIS
> doctoral students and candidates to meet and discuss with their
> colleagues from not only the Great Lakes region but from across
> Canada and the United States. Furthermore, because the conference is
> run and organized by and for us it serves as a forum for research at
> any stage in the process.
> 
> Call for Papers
> 
> Connections 2010 will feature twenty-four 20 minute presentations
> over the course of the conference. Presentations may cover any
> Information or Library Science related subject including library or
> information behavior, policy, or systems. Students and candidates
> interested in presenting are required to submit a 500 word abstract
> for a double-blind peer review.
> 
> Abstract Guidelines
> 
> All proposals should be in a Microsoft Word compatible format; in
> either French or English. Abstracts must include, on a detachable
> cover letter, the author’s name(s), contact information (mailing
> address, telephone number, e-mail address), affiliation, and a brief
> biography including the authors research area. Papers written with
> students outside of LIS or with MLIS students will be accepted.
> 
> Abstract Submission
> 
> Abstracts must be submitted electronically to Sarah Camm at
> scamm at uwo.ca by Feb. 1, 2010 with the subject line "Connections 2010
> Abstract".
> 
> Publication of Proceedings and other conference materials
> 
> Subsequent to the conference, the proceedings, papers, abstract, and
> slides can, on a case by case basis, be published on the open access
> directory Scholarship at Western portal.
> 
> For further information please visit the conference website: 
> http://conferences.fims..uwo.ca/connections2010/
>