Call for Papers

Publishing Guidelines
Virtual Conference Papers
Conference Themes
Papers
Posters
Important Dates
Speaker Expenses
Speaker Zone
Abstract Submission
Abstract Format
Abstract Acknowledgement
Notification

Publishing Guidelines

Guidelines for publishing refereed paper submissions

Virtual Conference Papers

It is with pleasure that the ALIA Biennial Conference Organising Committee invites colleagues to submit a virtual conference paper for the 2006 CLICK 06 conference.

This will be the first time the ALIA Biennial Conference has hosted a virtual conference facility. This innovation creates opportunities for global contributions to the conference. Virtual conference papers will be published on the Conference website.

Abstracts for virtual conference papers (250 words) will be peer reviewed for academic accreditation. Papers will also receive an ISBN. To submit an abstract for consideration click on the 'Submit VP Abstract' link in the left frame of this page .

The submission of virtual papers has closed

Note: If you are attending the Conference, you must pay the registration fee to have the paper published online, or if you are not attending, a 'virtual paper submission fee' will apply ($165).

Please contact Barbara Combes b.combes@ecu.edu.au on the Program Committee if you have any questions regarding this latest initiative from CLICK 06.

Conference Themes

The ALIA CLICK06 Programme Committee invites you to contribute a paper or poster presentation addressing one of the three major day themes of the ALIA 2006 Biennial Conference CLICK06:

• Leadership
• Knowledge
• Innovation

relating to wider issues such as:

• Collections
• Clients
• Services to clients
• Digital Agenda
• Education for librarianship
• Copyright
• Literacy
• Information literacy
• Information technology
• Marketing
• Staffing
• Library architecture and buildings.

These themes provide the foundation for presenters to submit creative, intellectual and challenging papers on the many issues which library and information professionals face today.
The ALIA 2006, CLICK06 conference will provide a forum where we can look to the future by exploring emerging trends to assess the ways in which we meet the challenges in our library and information services of today.
The presentations must comprise new work, i.e. work that has not been presented or published elsewhere prior to this conference.

Papers

Presenters will be allocated 30 minutes (including question time) to present their paper. The deadline for paper submission is 30 June 2006.
Presentation and preparation of manuscript guidelines will be forwarded with notification of acceptance.
Papers will be published in the online Proceedings of the Conference. Papers not submitted in the designated format and by the due dates may, at the committee's discretion, be excluded from the Proceedings.
Papers accepted for publication in the online Proceedings must not be presented or published elsewhere prior to the Conference.
Papers can be lodged on institutional or personal websites after the Conference providing there is acknowledgement of the Conference.
Authors will have the opportunity to elect if they would like their papers peer-reviewed. This will be done as a blind review by two referees.

Posters

Poster sessions will be visual presentations that are less formal than the oral presentation. They give presenters an opportunity to interact with conference delegates when they view the poster. For hints on designing effective poster presentations, there are a range of sites available on the Web.
Examples include:

http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/110.html http://www.biophysics.org/education/block.pdf http://educ.queensu.ca/%7Ear/poster.htm

Poster presenters will be provided with a board area of 1.2m wide x 1.8m high. Details of poster preparation and presentation guidelines will be forwarded with notification of acceptance. Poster presentations will be allocated set times during the conference where you will be able to discuss the poster with delegates. At other times the posters will be available for people to view.

Important Dates

Speaker Expenses

Presenters will be required to register and pay for the Conference in the normal manner but will receive a discount on the Conference registration fee:

• Paper presenters: 15% discount
• Poster presenters: 10% discount

Speaker Zone

When you register your presentation you will be given an Access Key. Please make a note of this key. If you wish to submit a new abstract or replace an existing abstract you can do so through the Speakers' Zone. If you have any problems with the submission process please contact Congress West for assistance.

Abstract Submission

Abstracts are invited for both paper and poster presentations and must adhere to the following guidelines. They must be submitted electronically via the link above to be considered.

Submission of abstracts close 1 February 2006

You will need to complete ONE form for EACH abstract submitted. Authors will be asked to enter the following information during the submission process:

• Name and contact details of author, including email address
• Authors' names
• Authors' affiliations (institution/s you work for)
• Abstract title
• Abstract (maximum of 250 words)
• Short biography of presenter (maximum 50 words)

Abstract Format

A guide is available to help you prepare your abstract. Click here and 'Save Target As...' to save the word document directly onto your computer.

Title: UPPERCASE, bold, top of page and aligned left of page. Insert a one-line space between the title and the author's name. The title should give a clear indication of the subject content.

Author(s) name: (first name, surname) in Title Case, bold and aligned left of page. For more than one author, add superscripts to affiliate author to institution (eg. John Smith^a, Brad Williams^b). Insert one line.

Affiliation: (Institution, city, state), aligned left of page

Email address: then insert two lines

Body text:

• Maximum of 250 words
• Arial font, font size 11
• Single spacing, fully justified text
• Insert one-line between paragraphs and do not indent.
• Spell out abbreviations in full at first mention with abbreviation in parentheses
• Margins should be 2 cm on all edges

Abstract Acknowledgement

Receipt of abstracts submitted online will occur on completion of the submission. Please note that all correspondence will be sent to the email address from which the submitted abstract was received.

Notification

Authors will be notified by the 16 April 2006 as to whether their application has been successful and as to whether the presentation will be an oral paper or poster.

For further information contact the CLICK06 Conference Secretariat

Congress West
PO Box 1248
West Perth WA 6872
Tel: +61 8 9322 6906
Fax: +61 8 9322 1734
Email: click06.interest@alia.org.au