Apreciados colegas,
Con referencia al debate sostenido últimamente en IWETEL sobre la
importancia del Practicum en la interrelación entre teoría y práctica
--entre el ámbito profesional y el ámbito académico-- en la formación
de profesionales de la información y la documentación en el entorno
cambiante y dinámico de nuestro campo, creo que puede ser de interés
de todos ustedes saber que éste ha sido el tema elegido por la Sección
de Educación y Formación de la IFLA para la "Off-site" sesión que se
celebrará el próximo agosto en la Escuela Graduada de Ciencia y
Tecnología de la Información de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, dentro
del marco del IFLA WLIC 2011 y de las actividades de nuestra sección.
Por ello les invito a visitar el "call for papers" de esta sesión
titulada "Internships and placements for the new information society"
(http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/calls-for-papers/internships-and-placements-for-the-new-information-society), en el que se hace una especial invitación a la participación de comunicaciones presentadas por alumnos, profesionales y docentes --conjuntamente o por separado-- que traten experiencias sobre el Practicum, u otro tipo de actividades prácticas, que presenten elementos metodológicos innovadores, que pongan de manifiesto la apertura a nuevas salidas profesionales desde el mismo momento de la fase finalización de estudios, o que ayuden a visualizar el punto de vista de los profesionales que ejercen como tutores de programas de
pràcticas.
Cristóbal Urbano
Miembro de la Sección de Educación y Formación de la IFLA
Facultat de Biblioteconomia i Documentació
Universitat de Barcelona
http://www.ub.edu/biblio/
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Call for Papers
Education and Training Section
Theme: Internships and placements for the new information society
As part of the 77th IFLA General Conference & Council, the Section on
Education and Training is organising an off-site half-day session with
the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies,
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan. This event represents a great
opportunity for LIS educators and professionals from Latin America,
the Caribbean and elsewhere in the world to meet and share knowledge
and experience about current practice and issues relating to
internships and placements in the new information environment.
Colleagues in the region are looking to develop the existing range of
internships and placements to reflect the new information society and
the opportunities it affords.
This session will take place on the morning of 16th August, (9.00 - 12.30).
We are particularly interested in proposals for papers which explore
these topics (but not exclusively):
finding and working with new partners in business, industry, government, etc.
selection of students and placements
helping students with CVs / resumés / interview techniques
assessment and performance monitoring
developing relevant professional information skills in the workplace
integrating placements with the curriculum and involving professional bodies
the benefits of internships / placements for students, educators,
host organisations and employers
placements and internships and future employment.
We are also keen to receive proposals for posters on the above
subjects, from students / recent graduates for posters that share
experience of placements and internships from the region and elsewhere.
The language of the session is English, although any IFLA approved
language is welcome. Simultaneous interpretation, however, is not
available during IFLA off-site sessions. Speakers will be requested to
use English for their PowerPoint presentations.
Important dates and information
Proposals for papers and posters must be submitted by February 28th 2011
Successful proposers will be notified by March 21st 2011
Full papers/poster outlines must be submitted by May 23rd 2011
Proposals for papers should include:
Title of proposed presentation
Outline of the proposed presentation (no more than 300 words)
Language of presentation
Name(s) of presenter(s)
Position or title of presenter(s)
Presenter(s) employer or affiliated institution
E-mail address
Telephone/fax numbers
Short biographical statement about the presenter(s).
Proposals for posters should also include the above, but with an A4
outline of the poster instead of a 300 word summary.
All proposals will be evaluated by a refereeing committee representing
the IFLA Section of Education and Training: Cristobal Urbano (Spain),
Anna Maria Tammaro (Italy), Graham Matthews (United Kingdom) Charles
Lowry (United States), Luisa Vigo-Cepeda and Carlos Suarez Balseiro
(Puerto Rico)
Please send proposals to:
Graham Matthews, e-mail: g.matth...@lboro.ac.uk
A separate call for papers has been issued for the Section's Open
Session, Education for digital curation.
For information, please visit the IFLA Education and Training Section.
Submissions
All proposals must be in before 28 February 2011.
Please note
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel,
accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters.
No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation
can be issued to authors. SET has no funds to assist prospective
presenters.
Congress Attendance Grants
The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure
funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference
Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.
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