M-Libraries Conference: Call for Papers & Posters
--- Deadline Extended to Dec.19, 2008

The Second International m-libraries Conference
Vancouver, 23 - 24 June 2009

Call for papers
Following the successful First International m-libraries Conference
<http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html>   in 2007 we are
delighted to call for papers for the Second International Conference in
Vancouver in 2009. For more information about the conference visit
library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/ <http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/>
The conference will be hosted by the University of British Columbia in
collaboration with Athabasca University, the Open University (UK) and
Thompson Rivers University. The aim of the conference is to explore and
share work carried out in libraries around the world to deliver services and
resources to users Œon the move¹ via mobile or handheld devices, including
mobile and smartphones, PDAs, portable gaming devices, MP3 players and ebook
readers.
The conference will bring together researchers, technical developers,
managers and library practitioners to exchange experience and expertise and
generate ideas for future developments.
If you would like to be involved in this exciting conference please submit
your abstracts (up to 300 words) to m-libraries-conference@open.ac.uk  by
December 19th, 2008. These will be subject to peer review and authors will
be notified by mid-January.
We expect that papers may include research reports, demonstrations of
technical developments, practical case studies or reviews. Posters are also
invited.

Themes will include;
§       service models for library services delivered to mobiles
§       cost and sustainability factors for m-library service development
§       the changing relationships between libraries and users resulting
from innovation in ubiquitous computing
§       partnership projects for developing integrated services to mobiles
§       implications of mobile technologies on library space planning
§       reconfiguring library collection development to enhance ubiquitous
access to resources
§       exploring methodologies for evaluating the impact of mobile and
ubiquitous computing on library service development

Papers or presentation
Papers or presentations should last no longer than 20 minutes plus 10
minutes for discussions.

Poster sessions
Posters will be displayed throughout the conference and time will be
allocated in the programme for poster viewing. A prize will be awarded to
the best poster.
Conference proceedings will be published online.
The conference will be held at the University of British Columbia campus in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Situated on Canada's West Coast, Vancouver is a
popular travel destination and is a host city for the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games. For more information see
http://hellobc.com/en-CA/RegionsCities/Vancouver.htm
Contact Information
General enquiries: leonora.crema@ubc.ca
Programme enquiries: m-libraries-conference@open.ac.uk

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