Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:00:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wonder-woman.cni.org ([192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTPS id 56315856 for cni-announce@cni.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:42:58 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <46C5C8F5-275E-47ED-8FCD-AAA985F3AFDB@cni.org> From: "Joan K. Lippincott" X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-6--462608515 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Subject: M-libraries conference - Call for papers X-Original-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:42:58 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) --Apple-Mail-6--462608515 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Call for Papers deadline has been extended to December 19, 2008. The Second International m-libraries Conference Vancouver, 23 - 24 June 2009 Call for papers Following the successful First International m-libraries Conference =20 in 2007 we are delighted to call for papers for the Second =20 International Conference in Vancouver in 2009. For more information =20 about the conference visit library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/ The conference will be hosted by the University of British Columbia in =20= collaboration with Athabasca University, the Open University (UK) and =20= Thompson Rivers University. The aim of the conference is to explore =20 and share work carried out in libraries around the world to deliver =20 services and resources to users =91on the move=92 via mobile or handheld = =20 devices, including mobile and smartphones, PDAs, portable gaming =20 devices, MP3 players and ebook readers. The conference will bring together researchers, technical developers, =20= managers and library practitioners to exchange experience and =20 expertise and generate ideas for future developments. If you would like to be involved in this exciting conference please =20 submit your abstracts (up to 300 words) to = m-libraries-conference@open.ac.uk=20 by December 15th, 2008. These will be subject to peer review and =20 authors will be notified by mid-January. We expect that papers may include research reports, demonstrations of =20= technical developments, practical case studies or reviews. Posters are =20= also invited. Themes will include; =A7 service models for library services delivered to mobiles =A7 cost and sustainability factors for m-library service =20 development =A7 the changing relationships between libraries and users =20 resulting from innovation in ubiquitous computing =A7 partnership projects for developing integrated services to =20= mobiles =A7 implications of mobile technologies on library space = planning =A7 reconfiguring library collection development to enhance =20 ubiquitous access to resources =A7 exploring methodologies for evaluating the impact of mobile =20= and ubiquitous computing on library service development Papers or presentation Papers or presentations should last no longer than 20 minutes plus 10 =20= minutes for discussions. Poster sessions Posters will be displayed throughout the conference and time will be =20 allocated in the programme for poster viewing. A prize will be awarded =20= to the best poster. Conference proceedings will be published online. The conference will be held at the University of British Columbia =20 campus in Vancouver, British Columbia. Situated on Canada's West =20 Coast, Vancouver is a popular travel destination and is a host city =20 for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. For more information see = http://hellobc.com/en-CA/RegionsCities/Vancouver.htm Contact Information General enquiries: leonora.crema@ubc.ca Programme enquiries: m-libraries-conference@open.ac.uk Why not join the m-libraries Facebook Group? = www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3D7719700810 =20= --Apple-Mail-6--462608515 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Call for Papers deadline has been extended to = December 19, 2008.

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