[KATALIST] [Fwd: Academic Librarian 2 – Conference on library change management]

[Vajda Henrik]

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Tárgy: 	Academic Librarian 2 – Conference on library change management
Dátum: 	Tue, 12 May 2009 13:30:30 +0100
Feladó: 	Emerald Group Publishing Limited <replies at emeraldinsight.com>
Címzett: 	Mr Henrik Vajda <hvajda at oszk.hu>

Dear Colleague,

I am contacting you to inform you of the second Academic Librarian
Conference, taking place in Hong Kong in March 2010.

Academic Librarian 2: Singing in the rain
Conference on library change management

About the conference

Academic Librarians face unprecedented challenges to their role, to how
they manage their collections and how they interact professionally with
their academic colleagues. They require different professional and
personal skills as well as different ways of interacting with their
communities, both in the academic, publishing and other vendor
communities. In the current context of a global recession, without
doubt, it is going to be a future full of challenges and opportunities.
What has changed and what needs to change? As suggested by the
Conference subtitle ?Singing in the Rain?, a new generation of academic
librarians cannot survive without an optimistic, positive and thoughtful
attitude towards the future.
In this, the second "Academic Librarian" conference in Hong Kong, it is
intended that speakers should focus on the skills and positioning of the
Academic Librarian, the impact of the library, its organizational
patterns and the value delivered to its owners and clients.

Major themes
Theme 1
Librarians of tomorrow*

     * Our roles, values, positioning and relevancy in the future
       information environment
     * Professional competencies and skills for the future
     * Professional education and continuous career development

Theme 2
Quality enhancement*

     * Return-on-investment, contribution of the library to students,
       faculty and the university
     * Evidenced based impact analysis and performance measurement
     * Benchmarking and best practice among ourselves

Theme 3
Collaboration and networking*

     * Local, regional and global collaborative efforts amidst the global
       financial crisis
     * Consortia-vendor dynamics
     * Love-hate relationship with other stakeholders e.g. Google and
       other cyber information providers

Theme 4
New tools and culture*

     * Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and innovative tools for knowledge discovery
       and information literacy
     * New channels and attitude for service delivery, library advocacy
       and branding
     * New organizational culture/structure to foster library 
transformation

In short, all four Conference themes will lead towards a redefinition of
the highly effective academic librarian.

Conference organizer

Pao Yue Kong Library
<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2754/0/> of The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2758/0/> (PolyU) in
conjunction with University Library System
<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2756/0/> of The
Chinese University of Hong Kong
<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2755/0/> (CUHK)

Important Dates

     * Closing date for submission of abstract - November 6, 2009
     * Closing date for submission of abstract (second round) - November
       13, 2009
     * Notification of acceptance - December 4, 2009
     * Submission of full paper - February 5, 2010
     * Conference - March 11-12, 2010

Venue

Chiang Chen Studio Theatre
<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2757/0/>, PolyU,
Hung Hum, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Conference languages

The Conference will be mainly conducted in English, with Mandarin as
supplement.

For more information please visit the conference website:
http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/conference
<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2753/0/>

Best wishes,

Eileen Breen
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 777700
Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785200
E-mail: ebreen at emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com
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