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Breakout Sessions/

Contributed Papers

Greetings!

CARL’s 12th biennial conference will take place April 2-5, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine. The theme for this year is "Going Global: Academic Libraries in the Age of Globalization" < http://www.lib.csusb.edu/carl/carl2008.html>. Breakout sessions and presented papers are scheduled for April 3 – 5, 2008.

The CARL Conference Breakout Session Committee invites proposals from all CARL members and interest groups.

Breakout Sessions/Presented Papers Guidelines

Traditionally, breakout sessions reflect the interests of academic librarians in a variety of areas, which can include reference services, information literacy instruction, digital library collections, cataloging, and more. Building upon last year’s success, CARL is also soliciting proposals for Presented Papers, which expound upon presenters’ research interests.

All breakout/presented paper session proposals will be peer-reviewed. The Breakout Session Committee may choose to conditionally accept proposals pending responses to suggested revisions and collaborations by the committee.

Proposals should contain the following information:

  • Main Contact Person: name, email address, mail address, telephone number
  • Presenter(s): name, institution, email address, mail address, telephone number
  • Indication of affiliation/collaboration with Interest Group(s)
  • Designate whether breakout session or presented paper
  • Working title of breakout session or presented paper
  • Abstract of session/paper (150-250 words)
  • Overall fit within the conference theme
  • Your target audience
  • Expected learning outcomes
  • Potential interest to CARL attendees
  • Audiovisual or computing/Internet needs

    Proposals are due by Friday September 28, 2007. Notification of accepted proposals will begin October 26, 2007.

    Please send proposals via electronic mail to Stephanie Brasley (sbrasley[at]calstate.edu). In order to facilitate receipt of proposals/presented papers, in the SUBJECT LINE, please put: “CARL Breakout Proposal.” Also, name your file in this way: Last name of main contact person in upper-case, space, and the word “proposal” in lower case. Example: BRASLEY proposal.

    Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.

    We look forward to hearing from you!

    Stephanie Brasley, Chair, 2008 Breakout Session Committee (CSU Office of the Chancellor) 562-951-4372; sbrasley[at]calstate.edu
    Pam Howard (San Francisco State University)
    Teresa Omidsalar (CSU Los Angeles)
    Billy Pashaie (Cypress College)
    Marla Peppers (Occidental College)