NCAAL 7 Culture Keepers VII

Culture Keepers VII: Bridging the Divide with Information Access. Activism and Advocacy

Culture Keepers VII: Bridging the Divide with Information Access, Activism and Advocacy

Birmingham, Alabama

Sheraton Conference Center

August 4-8, 2010

Call for Program/Workshop Proposals

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association extends an invitation to all information professionals to join us in presenting educational and thought-provoking programs and workshops at the 7 th National Conference of African American Librarians in the ‘Magic City” of Birmingham.

The Conference serves as a national meeting for professionals in all areas of the information industry and provides opportunities to discuss varying issues, formulate new visions, celebrate achievements and share best practices, as we address issues relevant to libraries.

You are invited to submit a proposal for a program or workshop for presentation at the conference.
Presentations in all areas of librarianship and information science are sought, however we ask you to consider the conference theme,

Culture Keeper VII: Bridging the Divide with Information Access, Activism and Advocacy,
when developing proposals.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

Innovative and Emerging Technology
Service to Demographically Changing Communities
Technology and Information Literacy
Effective Leadership in Politically Challenging Environments
Managing in Economically Challenging Times
Preparing for Directorship
Succession Planning
Salaries and Pay Equity
Recruiting Librarians
Library Leadership and Community Collaboration
The Essential Role of Library Friends, Trustees, and Foundations

Consider the following presentation formats: Individual and panel, or poster sessions .

Submission Guidelines

A Proposal that includes all of the following will be considered:

Name and contact information for principal contact (if more than one person will be presenting)
Complete contact information for all speakers: include name, title, employer or affiliation, email address, telephone/fax numbers
Title of proposed program
Program format and length
A brief (100 words or less) description of the program for conference program purposes
At least three learning outcomes
Audiovisual/equipment requirements (if any); and
Biographical statement of the presenter(s) (up to 50 words per presenter)

Selection Criteria

Successful proposals will:

Identify critical issues in Librarianship that will be treated in the program
Demonstrate how the audience will be engaged in program
Have a high degree of relevance to the projected conference attendees
Contain program content that can be re-purposed for continued discussion after the conference
Be unique and innovative or raise issues that have not yet been widely examined
Have their foundation in recognized research and/or statistics or present new research and/or statistics.