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Library Research Call for Papers

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The Library Research Seminar IV, The Library in its Socio-Cultural Context:
Issues for Research and Practice, taking place at the Univsity of Western Ontario on October 10-12 2007, has issued a call for papers:

We invite papers that critically explore:

  • the intellectual contexts that inform library research and practice
  • the local, community contexts that shape the development and implementation of library programs and services
  • the policy issues and general social forces shaping libraries
  • the broad cultural trends affecting libraries
  • multi- or interdisciplinary perspectives on the everyday contexts of libraries affecting their collections, services, budgets, user groups, external relations etc.

Abstracts of 600-800 words, including references, are due by February 1, 2007 to the Conference Chair:

Dr. Gloria Leckie
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
The University of Western Ontario
240 North Campus Building
London, ON N6A 5B7
Canada

E-Mail: leckie@uwo.ca
Fax: 519-661-3506

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  1. Steven Matthews
    September 15th, 2006 at 11:28 am

    If I lived in Ontario, I’d probably attend this. The biggest reason? Gloria Leckie — by far my favourite instructor from Western. Probably the best ‘teacher’ I’ve taken a University course with. She had (and probably still has) an amazing ability to simplify issues, and then layer them together to explain complex relationships.

    The next time UWO moves someone in that faculty to full Prof. status, I hope her name comes up. Every UWO alumni I keep in touch with feels the same. She’s one of the tie-breakers on whether I’d recommend someone attend Library School at Western.