symposium 2011 - 3rd Annual Symposium on Scholarship and Practice: Bridging the Spectrum

The Bridging the Spectrum Symposium offers a knowledge-sharing forum and meeting place for practitioners, students, and faculty in Library and Information Sciences and Services. Presentations on innovative practices and initiatives as well as research studies are encouraged. Presentations may originate from any type of library, archive, or information services activity, and may encompass any aspect of Library and Information Professional work. Our aim is to host a diverse set of presentations and to foster connections across the spectrum of the information professions.

Presentation Formats
Proposed contributions may be for one of three formats:

Briefings: 15-minute descriptions of an innovative practice, initiative, or research activity. There will morning and afternoon briefing sessions.
Posters: exhibits describing a practice, project, or research activity. Posters will be viewable throughout the day, and there will be a dedicated poster session.
Panels: discussions of a single topic by a series of speakers
Sample Themes
Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:

Future of information organization
Digital preservation
Innovative service modes
Empowering the end user
Managing library and information services
Marketing and advocacy for library services
Important Dates
Proposal Submissions Open: July 12, 2010
Proposals Due: September 10, 2010
Notification of Acceptances: November 12, 2010
Final Program Abstracts Due: December 10, 2010
Presentations Due: January 10, 2011
Proposals may be submitted at http://cuaslis.org/openconf/. Questions may be directed to the Committee at cua-slis-symposium[at]cua.edu .

Symposium Committee
Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Dr. Bill Kules, David Shumaker
Committee shared email address: cua-slis-symposium[at]cua.edu