The
Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) last week announced the Call for Papers
for the 49th ZimLA Conference and Annual General Meeting slatted for
Kariba from 23 – 25 June 2015. The theme of the conference is Libraries driving
the economy: a 21st century trajectory.
According
to ZimLA, “National development can be achieved through the provision of
information through which libraries play an important part.” It is against this
background that the sub-themes of the 49th conference set address the position of
libraries in economic growth. Several sub-themes for the conference include; Innovative
marketing strategies for library and information products and services, Information
Literacy and National Development, Role of libraries in socio-economic
transformation and Intellectual property rights and national development among
others.
The
first call for papers is out and abstract submission deadline is February 28, 2015.
ZimLA expect to notify acceptance of abstracts by March 15, 2015. ZimLA announced
that prospective speakers will meet their own cost for the conference.
Abstracts
are send to the following emails; information@zimla.org.zw;
secretarygeneral@zimla.org.zw
; president@zimla.org.zw; lantern.fusire@nust.ac.zw ; fusirelantern@gmail.com hrncube@gmail.com ; and hrncube@nrz.co.zw. Read the full Call for
papers here Call for papers ZimLA 49th Conference and AGM
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