Call for Proposals
Library Assessment Conference
Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment
August 4*6, 2008
Seattle, Washington
All proposals due by February 1, 2008/
October 2, 2007, Washington DC*The Association of Research Libraries
(ARL), the University of Virginia Library, the University of Washington
Libraries, and the Conference Planning Committee are pleased to issue
this call for proposals for the second Library Assessment Conference:
Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in
Seattle, Washington, August 4*6, 2008. The conference goal is to support
and nurture the library assessment community through a mix of invited
speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging
discussion.
Audience
The conference is designed for library and information professionals and
researchers with responsibility for or an interest in the broad field of
library assessment with an emphasis on (but not limited to) North
American academic libraries.
Conference Topics
Conference presentations are sought in /all areas of library
assessment/, including the following:
Digital libraries Return on investment (ROI)
Information resources & collections Services
Learning & teaching Space planning & utilization
Management information Usability
Methods & tools Usage & e-metrics
Organizational issues User needs
Performance measurement & measures Value & impact
The Conference Planning Committee is especially interested in
contributions that show how assessment results have been used to improve
library services and add value to the user community.
Presentation Formats
Proposals are invited for presentations in a variety of formats,
including papers, posters, and panel discussions. Presentation time for
papers should be no more than 25 minutes. Panels will be given 50
minutes or less, including time for questions from the audience. Poster
sessions are particularly welcome from attendees and specific time will
be set aside for attendees to discuss posters with the presenters. The
language of the conference is English (bilingual French/English or
Spanish/English posters will also be accepted). Accepted proposals will
be published in the conference proceedings, and all PowerPoint
presentations will be posted on the conference Web site.
Proposal Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures
1. All proposals will be submitted via the conference Web site
http://www.libraryassessment.org/.
2. Proposals will include a title, author(s), format, and abstract
(maximum 500 words) describing the proposal.
3. Authors will provide a separate biographical statement (50 words).
4. The Conference Planning Committee will evaluate all proposals
based on:
* their relevance to effective, sustainable, and practical
library assessment;
* the significance of their contribution to the body of work
associated with library assessment; and
* clarity of expression.
5. Proposals must be submitted by February 1, 2008.
6. Those submitting proposals will be notified of their status by
March 15, 2008.
7. Presenters will be guaranteed a registration place and will be
expected to pay registration fees.
Conference Planning Committee
Conference Co-Chairs
Steve Hiller, University of Washington
Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Jim Self, University of Virginia
2008 Conference Planning Committee
Colleen Cook, Texas A&M University
Francine DeFranco, University of Connecticut
Margaret Martin Gardiner, University of Western Ontario
Debra Gilchrist, Pierce College
Irene Hoffman, OCLC
Kristina Justh, Association of Research Libraries
Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
Joan Stein, Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen Town, York University
Stephanie Wright, University of Washington
Additional Information
The conference Web site http://www.libraryassessment.org/ will provide
complete information about the conference, including plenary and keynote
speakers, workshops, registration, and accommodations.
For further information, please contact:
Kristina Justh
Statistics and Measurement Program
Association of Research Libraries
E-mail: laconf@arl.org
(202) 296-2296 office
(202) 872-0884 fax
