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C-EBLIP Fall Symposium: Librarians as Researchers – Call for Proposals

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The Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (C-EBLIP) is situated in the University Library, University of Saskatchewan (U of S), Canada. C-EBLIP supports U of S librarians as researchers and promotes evidence based practice by:

• Acting as a central resource for mentorship and collegiality
• Building on and sustaining personal learning and research support networks
• Showcasing the research productivity of the University of Saskatchewan librarians
• Hosting national and international conferences, workshops, seminars, and events
• Fostering long-term collegial relationships locally, nationally and internationally

The C-EBLIP Fall Symposium: Librarians as Researchers is looking forward to its second iteration on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the University of Saskatchewan. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event which saw 53 librarians attend from across Canada and the US, this year’s symposium promises to be an active and engaging gathering place for librarians interested in conducting research. This one-day conference (with complimentary registration, including breakfast, breaks, and lunch) is designed to facilitate sharing, collaboration, and networking with the focus on librarians in their researcher roles.  Whether it’s a requirement for tenure and promotion, part of evidence based library and information practice, curiosity, or contributing to one’s own practice or to the field of librarianship, librarians approach research from the unique perspective of practice.

The C-EBLIP Fall Symposium: Librarians as Researchers consists of a series of single-track sessions, along with a keynote address, posters (new this year!), and time for networking. The sessions and posters will focus not only on the research being done by librarians, but also on how librarians do research (tips, tricks, methodology, collaborative efforts, etc.) and why librarians do research (motivations or inspirations).

Submit your proposal in the following areas:

Sessions

Sessions are 20 minutes in length which includes time for questions. Session topics should broadly relate to one of the focus areas of the symposium:

Research being done by librarians – Results of research projects, a project in its interim state, experiences with conducting research, etc.

How and/or why librarians are conducting research – Methods, techniques, tips, tricks, etc. The inspirations, motivations, philosophical underpinnings of conducting research, etc.

Session proposals of no more than 250 words should include the following:

1. Title and description of the presentation
2. How the proposal links to a focus areas (research being done by librarians; how/why librarians are doing research)
3. Outcomes or takeaways

Posters

The poster component of the Symposium will include dedicated time for poster viewing and conversation, as well as an opportunity for poster presenters to give a one-minute overview of their posters to all symposium attendees. As above, posters should broadly relate to one of the focus areas of the symposium.

Poster proposals of no more than 250 words should include the following:

1. Title and description of the poster
2. How the poster links to a focus area (research being done by librarians; how/why librarians are doing research)
3. Outcomes or takeaways

Applicants will be advised of the status of their proposal no later than the week of August 24, 2015.

Submit proposals to Virginia Wilson, Director, Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, virginia.wilson@usask.ca, by Friday, July 31, 2015.

Watch for more details about the C-EBLIP Fall Symposium: http://library.usask.ca/ceblip/c-eblip-fall-symposium/about.php

Download a pdf of the call for proposals: http://library.usask.ca/ceblip/c-eblip-fall-symposium/call-for-proposals.php

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