CALL FOR PAPERS: The American Library Association's Near East and South Asia
(NESA) Subcommittee is seeking papers for presentation at the American Library
Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, June 23-28, 2011.
Papers should focus on some aspect of digital libraries, institutional
repositories, or digitization projects in the Near East and South Asia. Please
see http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/iro/neareastsouth.cfm for a list of
countries that the subcommittee covers as proposed papers should include
projects or institutions in one or more of these countries.
The subcommittee will consider a broad range of papers related to the topic.
Possible subjects include but are not limited to:
* Collaborative projects between U.S. or European institutions and
institutions in the NESA countries
* Projects that effect a virtual reunification of cultural records
* Digitization of manuscripts, rare books, photographs, maps or historic
documents unique to the NESA countries
* Promoting establishment and use of institutional repositories to
capture intellectual output
* Technical and financial challenges for creating digital libraries in
the region
Papers will be selected based on their originality, clarity, and relevance to
the NESA countries. Presenters will be responsible for their own travel and
registration expenses (although registration waivers may be available). If you
are interested, please send a 200 word abstract and vita to Richard
Sapon-White, chair, ALA Near East and South Asia Subcommittee by February 19,
2011 at
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.
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