The Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la
santé du Canada invites you to submit contributed papers or posters for its 2008 annual meeting,
to be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 23-30 mai. Papers may describe innovative
programs/practices or new research findings and should relate to the overall
conference theme - "Navigating the Seas of Change / naviguer sur les mers du
changement"
L'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada vous invite à soumettre vos communications ou affiches pour le congrès de 2008 qui se tiendra à Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse du 23-30 mai.
Les projets peuvent décrire des programmes innovateurs, des pratiques ou des résultats de recherches et devraient être reliés au thème de la conférence - "Naviguer sur les mers du changement"
Call for papers
In the library world, change is practically the only constant. Congrès CHLA/ABSC
Conference 2008 will focus on managing change and changing practice.
As information professionals we seek out new practices and technologies. We evaluate them and
adopt the useful ones. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) uses evidence
derived from research, user feedback and observation to improve practice. It provides
excellent guidance to improve library and information service.
You are invited to share your research evidence, combined with practical observations about the
primary ways information professionals improve information delivery. How has the framework
moved from librarians storing physical information, to information professionals facilitating
knowledge use? How do we plan to survive and thrive in tomorrow's information age?
Papers will be accepted from a broad range of topics, including in particular:
Changing Access
Implication for information professionals of new technologies and portals like Nurse One
Health Literacy - access for patients where it counts
Use of health technology assessment from CADTH & other agencies
Changing Practice and Collaboration
Research, teaching, reaching beyond the walls and outside the profession, for example
collaborations between professional organizations; libraries in different countries,
and partnerships between hospitals and universities.
Implementing research, knowledge transfer, evidence-based practice & systematic reviews,
Publishing/ Open Access
OA research and projects like EBLIP Journal and Open Medicine
Accepted contributed papers will each be allotted approximately 20 minutes
for presentation, plus 5-10 minutes for questions.
To be considered, please submit the following information by January 15,
2008.
Title of the paper
A short structured abstract of not more than 250 words
First author's name, address, email and work phone number
Poster sessions comprise visual presentations of information about research or
other projects. They offer conference delegates a less formal alternative to
contributed papers and plenary sessions, as well as an opportunity to interact directly
with those responsible for the presentations.
Posters are invited along the same themes as those of the contributed papers,
although submissions along other themes also are welcome.
Poster presenters will be allotted a display board (4' x 8') and table space. A limited
number of electrical connections will be available for electronic poster presentations.
If you are planning an electronic poster presentation, you must bring your own laptop computer
as well as a standalone version of your presentation.
You will be required to staff your print or electronic poster during a portion of the
conference; posters will be open to viewing by conference delegates for two days of the
conference.
To submit a poster for consideration, please send an email by January
15, 2008 with the following information:
Outline of the topic
A brief structured abstract (no more than 250 words)
Name(s) and contact information of the presenter(s) including address,
email, and work phone number
Please note that conference registration fees will not be waived for presenters
of posters.
All those submitting abstracts for posters will be contacted by the Poster
Committee by January 19, 2008.
Tips on designing posters:
Include the title, the author(s), affiliation(s), and a description of
the research, highlighting the major elements that are covered in the structured
abstract
Posters are visual – add pictures, graphs, charts etc. to make
the poster interesting
Keep text to a minimum and use a large font size so that the poster can
be read from a distance
Keep some white space - don’t overwhelm the reader with too much
text or graphics
Use color creatively
If you laminate the poster, consider using a low-glare or matte finish
Consider bringing copies of your poster for hand-out
Ensure that you poster is set up and taken down at the specified times
