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<span style="font-size:12pt"></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(35,130,159)">Library Theory & Research Section joint with the New Professionals Special Interest Group</span></h2>
<p><b>"Engaged Communities: Transforming the Librarian Role"</b></p>
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The <a href="http://www.ifla.org/library-theory-and-research" style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51,122,183); text-decoration:none">Library Theory & Research</a> (LTR) Section in collaboration with the <a href="http://www.ifla.org/new-professionals" style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51,122,183); text-decoration:none">New
Professionals</a> (NP) Special Interest Group are pleased to invite submissions for its forthcoming open session at the World Library & Information Congress, 19 – 25 August 2017, Wroclaw, Poland</p>
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The session aims to bring together research and practice that illustrates how the library profession has transformed and is transforming to meet and/or challenge change, be it technological, societal, political, economic or a combination of these.</p>
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Papers that explore how research has investigated transformation of the librarian role as well as transformation of this role in practice are encouraged. Among the many perspectives possible, papers might consider new alliances and collaborations, the shifting
emphasis from collecting to educating, convergence with other professions, and transformation in response to external forces. Submissions of papers that discuss initiatives and events designed to support the transformation of the librarian role are also welcome.</p>
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<strong style="">Possible themes to guide submissions are:</strong></p>
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<li style="">Profession theory</li><li style="">Transformation in theory</li><li style="">Challenging change/fear of change</li><li style="">Impacts of political or economic fluctuations</li><li style="">Impacts of big data and data analytics</li><li style="">New areas of responsibility in supporting research data curation/management</li><li style="">Transformation leading to new collaborations, interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary alliances</li><li style="">Transformation from information providers to educators</li><li style="">New areas of research and services to address social and political change</li><li style="">Convergence of professional roles in the libraries, archives, and museum communities (LAM)</li><li style="">Transformative, alternative and innovative practices</li><li style="">The contribution of theory and research to transformation</li></ul>
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Papers will be allocated 20 minutes (including time for questions).</p>
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Important Dates</h2>
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<strong style="">1 March 2017</strong> Submission of Abstracts<br style="">
<strong style="">31 March 2017</strong> Decision notification<br style="">
<strong style="">1 June 2017</strong> Final papers due</p>
<p>Please see <a href="http://2017.ifla.org/cfp-calls/library-theory-research-joint-with-the-new-professionals-sig" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk3824" previewremoved="true">http://2017.ifla.org/cfp-calls/library-theory-research-joint-with-the-new-professionals-sig</a> for
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">________________________________</p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font face="Trebuchet MS">Dr Gaby Haddow</font></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font face="Trebuchet MS">Dept of Information Studies</font></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font face="Trebuchet MS">School of Media, Culture & Creative Arts</font></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font face="Trebuchet MS">Curtin University</font></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font face="Trebuchet MS">E:
<a href="mailto:G.Haddow@curtin.edu.au" id="LPNoLP">G.Haddow@curtin.edu.au</a></font></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font face="Trebuchet MS">Co-Editor, Journal of the Australian Library & Information Association</font></p>
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