From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:45:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wonder-woman.cni.org ([192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.13) with ESMTPS id 17115114 for cni-announce@cni.org; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:16:54 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <810E005E-CEB7-4D0B-A9F9-0A65D9E269CD@cni.org> X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-28--396020749 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: m-libraries Fourth International Conference - Call for Papers X-Original-Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:16:53 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) --Apple-Mail-28--396020749 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable CNI is an "endorser" of this conference, which will highlight =20 developments in mobile technologies, services, and libraries. Joan Lippincott ---------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: The Fourth International m-libraries Conference "=46rom margin to mainstream: mobile technologies transforming lives and = =20 libraries" 24-26 September 2012 at the Open University, UK Mobile technology has transformed so many aspects of our lives: how we =20= work, how we communicate, how we study and how we play. Since the =20 first successful M-libraries conference in 2007, libraries around the =20= world have made huge advances in harnessing the technology to improve =20= and enhance their services. The Fourth international conference will =20= bring together researchers, technical developers, managers, educators, =20= and library practitioners to review achievements to date and consider =20= the creative challenges and opportunities ahead. We are seeking lively contributions on the following broad themes: =B7 Transformation =96 of services, learners or providers =B7 Inspiration =96 innovative projects which challenge current =20= thinking and practice =B7 Implementation =96 the experience of implementing new mobile = =20 technologies Papers will be short =96 15 minutes for the presentation plus time for =20= discussion/questions. Please submit your abstracts (up to 300 words) by 15th of March 2012 =20 to m-libraries-conference@open.ac.uk These will be subject to peer review and authors will be notified by =20 26th of April 2012. Please note that you will not be asked to submit full papers in =20 advance of the conference. However, for those who would like to submit =20= a full paper after the conference for possible publication in a book =20 of proceedings, we will contact you during or after the conference. Keynote speakers confirmed to date: =B7 Char Booth, Claremont Colleges (US) =B7 Thomas Cochrane, AUT University=92s Centre for Learning and = =20 Teaching (NZ) =B7 Ellysa Kroski, New York Law Institute (US) =B7 Steve Vosloo, Programme Specialist in Mobile Learning at =20 UNESCO (FR) Invited speakers confirmed to date: =B7 Bob Gann, NHS Choices, UK Department of Health =B7 Lee Stott, Microsoft UK Visit the website for further details http://www.m-libraries.org/node/26 Very best regards Jeannette Stanley Project Support Officer Business Performance and Management Group The Library Learning and Resource Centre The Open University Tel: +44 (0) 1908 653532 jeannette.stanley@open.ac.uk =20= --Apple-Mail-28--396020749 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

CNI is an "endorser" of this conference, which will highlight = developments in mobile technologies, services, and = libraries.

Joan Lippincott
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Fourth International m-libraries = Conference"=46rom margin to mainstream: mobile = technologies transforming lives and = libraries"24-26 September 2012 at = the Open University, UK

Mobile technology has = transformed so many aspects of our lives: how we work, how we = communicate, how we study and how we play. Since the first successful = M-libraries conference in 2007, libraries around the world have made = huge advances in harnessing the technology to improve and enhance their = services.  The Fourth international conference will bring together = researchers, technical developers, managers, educators, and library = practitioners to review achievements to date and consider the creative = challenges and opportunities ahead.

We are seeking lively = contributions on the following broad = themes:

=B7Transformation =96 of services, learners or = providers

=B7Inspiration =96 innovative projects which = challenge current thinking and practice

Implementation =96 the experience of = implementing new mobile technologies

Papers will be short =96 15 = minutes for the presentation plus time for = discussion/questions. 

Please submit your = abstracts (up to 300 words) by 15th of March 2012 = toPlease note that you = will not be asked to submit full papers in advance of the conference. = However, for those who would like to submit a full paper after the = conference for possible publication in a book of proceedings, we will = contact you during or after the = conference.

=B7         Char Booth, Claremont Colleges = (US)

Thomas Cochrane,  AUT University=92s Centre for = Learning and Teaching (NZ)

=B7         Ellysa Kroski, New York Law Institute = (US)

Steve Vosloo, Programme Specialist = in Mobile Learning at = UNESCO (FR)

=B7         Bob Gann, NHS Choices, UK Department of = Health           &n= bsp;           &nbs= p;         =

=B7Lee Stott, = Microsoft UK