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SUMMARY:IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Satellite Meeting
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DESCRIPTION:Theme: The quest for deeper meaning of research support\n\nAt 
 the turn of the century there were many that believed that academic librar
 ies were dying and were seeking new roles and responsibilities to get off 
 ‘life support’. Since then changes in higher education pedagogy\, digi
 tisation of scholarly content\, and increases in the influence of technolo
 gies have transformed academic library services\, and academic libraries a
 re moving away from reactive research support and towards a proactive role
  as a contributor to the research and research production process. This tr
 ansformation is demanding a ‘deeper meaning’ of research support for t
 he researcher and the research process. In support of that ‘deeper meani
 ng’ libraries are providing a new and expanded set of services which inc
 ludes\, inter alia\, research data management\, curation and preservation\
 ; facilitation of open access and bibliometric analysis. The use of resear
 ch performance management tools to scan the research landscape\, strengthe
 ning of self-retrieval of scholarly literature\, assistance in the dissemi
 nation of research results via publication\, and assistance in determining
  impact factor\, are all part of this suite of services offered by a newly
  transformed research support service of the academic library.\n\nWe invit
 e you to submit a proposal for the first day of the satellite meeting of I
 FLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section to be held in Cape Town So
 uth Africa 13-14 August 2015.\n\nThe second day will be a workshop on rese
 arch data management. Preference will be given to proposals that address t
 he following issues:\n\n• Bibliometrics including impact factor\n\n• D
 igital curation and preservation\n\n• How are librarians gaining skills/
 knowledge/expertise in supporting research services • User self-directed
  learning and the utilization of new technologies in support of this\n\n
 • Utilization of research performance tools in support of research and r
 esearch production\n\nObjectives: • Engage in debate on the challenges a
 nd benefits of providing new research support services\; • Identify new 
 research support services and establish a community of practice\; and • 
 Have a deeper understanding of research data management\n\nSubmission Guid
 elines Proposals should include:\n\n• Title of the presentation\n\n• A
 bstract of no more than 400 words\n\n• Author(s) name\, professional aff
 iliation\, postal address\, e-mail address\n\n• A brief biographical sta
 tement of no more than 50 words\n\nProposals should be submitted before 27
  February 2015  \n\nSubmissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee
  with successful proposals identified by 13 March 2015. Successful applica
 nts will have until 31 March 2015 to confirm acceptance of the offer.\n\n
  \n\nTo provide for dynamic content\, full text papers in draft form shou
 ld be submitted in a Word file by 14 May 2015. The length of oral presenta
 tions will be 25 minutes.\n\nKey Dates\n\n 27 February 2015 Closing date 
 for call for proposals. Brief abstract required\n\n13 March 2015 Applicant
 s will be informed as to whether their paper has been accepted\n\n31 March
  2015 Applicants to confirm their acceptance of the offer\n\n14 May 2015 
 Deadline for submission of full papers\n\n31 July 2015 Submission of prese
 ntations\n\nPlease note This satellite meeting is sponsored and will be fr
 ee of charge to the attendees. However\, all other expenses\, including tr
 avel\, accommodation etc.\, are the responsibility of the authors/presente
 rs. No financial support can be provided by IFLA\, but a special invitatio
 n letter can be issued. All presentations will be in English.\n\nhttps://i
 ndico.tlabs.ac.za/event/55/
LOCATION:Cape Town
URL:https://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/55/
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