DOCAM '11
The Document Academy and the Department of Library and Information Science at Linnaeus University invite to:
DOCAM '11
October 1-2, 2011
Linnaeus University
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Cultural studies
Växjö, Sweden
CALL FOR PAPERS
DOCAM ’11 is the eighth Annual meeting of the Document Academy, an international network of scholars, artists and professionals in various fields interested in the exploration of the document as a useful approach, concept and tool in Sciences, Arts, Business, and Society.
The aim of The Document Academy is to create an interdisciplinary space for experimental and critical research on documents in a wide sense, drawing on traditions and experiences around the world. It originated as a co-sponsored effort by The Program of Documentation Studies, University of Tromsø, Norway and the School of Information, University of California, Berkeley. For 2011, the Linnaeus University Department of Library and Information Science will be hosting the meeting.
A preliminary program will be available online on June 15, 2011, on the site of The Document Academy: http://www.thedocumentacademy.org/
The conference will run from 9 AM Saturday, October 1, to 5 PM October 2. In order to keep the open-ended discussion atmosphere of previous DOCAMs alive along with a growing number of participants, we have decided to have only plenary sessions and a relatively limited, but well-selected number of presentations.
Call for proposals:
Scholars, developers, artists and practitioners working with document research and development are invited to submit proposals for full and short papers or other kinds of presentation for plenary sessions and exhibits as soon as possible and not later than by:
I: Full papers for plenary sessions on :
- DOCUMENT THEORY (general issues)
- DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (case-studies and methodological issues)
Each author or group of authors will have 45 minutes for their presentation, including discussion, allowing 8 papers in total, 4 in each category.
Length: 6000-7500 words
II: Short papers (theoretical and empirical works in progress) for plenary sessions in:
Document research (theory, methods, case-studies)
Each author or group of authors will have 30 minutes for their presentation, including discussion, allowing for 10 short presentations. The order of presentations will be arranged according to themes as much as possible.
Length: 240—3600 words
Conference language is English. Conference organizers can provide an LCD projector; other equipment is the responsibility of the presenter.
File format: RTF or PDF
Submission deadline: May 15, 2011
All proposals must include:
*Description :
- a short verbal description of the work to be presented; 500 word maximum
- Explanation of how the work would be presented (verbal presentation, powerpoint, video, performance, demonstration, exhibit etc. and equipment needs)
- names of all contributors,
- address, including email contacts and URL
- Up to 5 keywords
Proposals should be submitted electronically to Joacim Hansson (joacim.hansson@lnu.se). Please include “DOCAM 2011” in the subject line and submit at any time before 11:59 PM, May 15 2011.
Receipt will be confirmed within one week. Decisions will be announced no later than June 1, 2011.
For more information contact
Joacim Hansson
Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Cultural Studies
Linnaeus University
351 95 Växjö, Sweden
Tel: +46.470-70 89 71
Fax: +46-470-75 18 88
E-mail: joacim.hansson@lnu.se
Roswitha Skare
Associate Professor
Documentation Studies
University of Tromsø
NO-9037 Tromsø, Norge
Tel: +47- 776 46318
roswitha.skare@uit.no