Calls for Papers
Calls for Papers for the Open Sessions
Calls for Papers for the satellite meetings
The content of the IFLA Conference Programme is organised by different professional groups (Sections, Core Programmes and Special Interest Groups). Calls for papers will be submitted through these groups and made available on this web page as soon as delivered.
Access to Information Network – Africa (ATINA) Special Interest Group
Theme: "Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development Goals"Deadline for proposals: 10 February 2017
Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Theme: "Networks of Digital Collections and Digital Libraries and How They Present New Opportunities for Local Collection Development and Management"Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2017
Acquisition and Collection Development Section, Metropolitan Libraries Section and Public Libraries Section
Theme: "Check me out! Human libraries and unique circulating collections, from art to technology petting zoos"Deadline for proposals: 19 March 2017
Africa Section
Theme: "Demonstrating the Contribution of Libraries to the UN 2030 Agenda: Best Practices from Division of Regions"Deadline for proposals: 20 January 2017
Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group
Theme: "Agricultural Libraries and Information Services in attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals with Special Reference to Women in Agriculture"Deadline for proposals: 6 March 2017
Art Libraries Section joint with Social Science Libraries Section
Theme: "These Times to Us Are Worth Savin’: Documenting the Art of Social Transformation since 1960"Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2017
Asia and Oceania Section
Theme: "Smart libraries for a tolerant and inclusive society"Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2017
Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint with Information Literacy Section and School Libraries Section
Theme: "Media is the Message: Critical Use of Video in the Digital Age"Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2017
Bibliography Section joint with Subject Analysis and Access Section
Theme: "Challenging society and naming identity: Subject access and bibliography in a multicultural world"Deadline for proposals: 3 March 2017
Cataloguing Section
Theme: "Sharing is caring"Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2017
Committee on Standards
Theme: "The Use of IFLA Standards in the Linked Data Environment: Strategies, Applications and Success Stories"Deadline for proposals: 20 February 2017
Copyright and other Legal Matters Advisory Committee joint with Information Literacy Section
Theme: "Models for Copyright Education in Information Literacy Programs"Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2017
Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section
Theme: "LinkedUp: Connecting users and libraries around the world"Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2017
Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group joint with Public Libraries Section
Theme: "More than Green: Sustainability of practice - Public Libraries & the 2030 United Nations Agenda "Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2017
Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Information Technology Section
Theme: "New insights at the intersection of genealogy and other professional communities - including librarians, archivists, historians, demographers, linguists, anthropologists and geneticists"Deadline for proposals: 1 April 2017
Government Information and Official Publications Section
Theme: "How to Find It? International Legal Institutions Informing the Public"Deadline for proposals: 30 March 2017
Government Libraries Section, Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section joint with Law Libraries Section
Theme: "Government and Parliamentary libraries: supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals"Deadline for proposals: 3 March 2017
Health and Biosciences Libraries Section
Theme: "Achieving a healthy future together: diverse and emerging roles for health information professionals"Deadline for proposals: 24 February 2017
Indigenous Matters Section
Theme: "Indigenous Continuity: How do you show your solidarity?"Deadline for proposals: 17 February 2017
Knowledge Management Section
Theme: "How does knowledge management inform change agency?"Deadline for proposals: 24 February 2017
Law Libraries Section joint with Government Libraries Section
Theme: "Law in Transition - Challenges for Legal Research and Legal Methodology in Post-communist Europe"Deadline for proposals: 6 March 2017
Law Libraries Section joint with Subject Analysis and Access Sections
Theme: "Optimizing Subject Access to Legal Resources: Solidarity in Divergence"Deadline for proposals: 17 March 2017
LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group
Theme: "Intersectionality"Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2017
Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section
Theme: "Parliament and the People: Transparency, Openness, Engagement"Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2017
Library Buildings and Equipment Section joint with Management and Marketing Section
Theme: "Branding: Bridging: Building: Telling and Selling the Space Story"Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2017
Library History Special Interest Group
Theme: "Libraries in times of crisis: Historical perspectives"Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2017
Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section
Theme: "Multicultural Library Guideline and Toolkit – Case Studies and Illustrations from a Global Perspective"Deadline for proposals: 17 February 2017
Library Theory & Research Section joint with the New Professionals Special Interest Group
Theme: "Engaged Communities: Transforming the Librarian Role"Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2017
Literacy and Reading Section joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section, Public Libraries Section and School Libraries Section
Theme: "Literacy Matters: It takes a community to raise a reader – building a nation of readers and creating a reading culture"Deadline for proposals: 17 February 2017
Management of Library Associations Section
Theme: "Library associations in solidarity with civil society"Deadline for proposals: 17 February 2017
Metropolitan Libraries Section
Theme: "Public libraries as place makers in today’s cities: urban development, resiliency and social equity"Deadline for proposals: 19 March 2017
Preservation and Conservation Section joint with Acquisition and Collection Development Section
Theme: "The Agony of Long-term Access: Collection building in the digital era "Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2017
Preservation and Conservation Section joint with Rare and Special Collections Section
Theme: "A Moving Experience: Tears and Cheers Open Session 2017, Wroclaw, Poland"Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2017
Rare Books and Special Collections Section
Theme: "Out of the Stacks: Special Collections In Society"Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2017
Rare Books and Special Collections Section joint with Indigenous Matters Section
Theme: "Collections and Books [A]cross Borders"Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2017
Reference and Information Services Section
Theme: "Storytelling for Sustainability and Solidarity"Deadline for proposals: 20 February 2017
Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group
Theme: "Interreligious dialogue as Library Initiatives demonstrating societal solidarity"Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2017
School Libraries Section joint with the Education and Training Section and Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
Theme: "Bridging the Gap from School to Library: Best practices for planning, participation, and assessment of internships, practicums, field experiences, and mentorships in LIS education"Deadline for proposals: 17 March 2017
Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section
Theme: "Altmetrics: It’s time to take action"Deadline for proposals: 6 March 2017
Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation
Theme: "Documentary heritage: digitisation, and born digital heritage – facing the challenges to preserve our heritage for the future"Deadline for proposals: 6 March 2017