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CALL FOR PAPERS
LIBRARY RESEARCH SEMINAR I
Partners and Paradigms: Library Research in the Information Age
The first national Library Research Seminar will meet at Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. The conference is scheduled for
November 1-2, 1996. Co-sponsors and financial donors, to date, include Beta Phi Mu, Council
on Library Resources, Library Research Round Table (ALA), and OCLC.
The major goals of the research seminar are:
--to facilitate the development of research-based knowledge for the library and information
profession;
--to encourage interdisciplinary discourse by involving researchers from fields outside of library
and information studies;
--to promote networking by bringing together practicing professionals and researchers interested
in exploring key issues within the field; and
--to showcase the work of doctoral students in all fields conducting research in subjects related to
library and information studies;
--to explore new methodological approaches to research.
The linking of researchers and practitioners and the elevation of the status and value of research
in the library community are principal goals of the seminar series. A national library
research seminar should benefit the library community by drawing on researchers and practicing
librarians from throughout the profession, and will expose them to research leaders from within
and outside of the library profession. This synergy should encourage a more collaborative and
interdisciplinary approach to problem definition, maximize use of modern research techniques,
and facilitate development of a sound body of both theoretical and applied research.
The conference format will include keynote addresses, individual papers, and panel
presentations. Panels will be comprised of four individuals, two library educators and two
practitioners from any type of library, public or private setting. Papers and panels are solicited in
the following areas: new methodologies and data collection techniques; basic and applied
quantitative and qualitative research; interdisciplinary connections; technology-based research;
research and policy analysis; research and strategic directions for libraries; practitioners and the
academy; defining linkages and collaborative research; education for research; doctoral student
research; and the future of library research. Preference will be given to papers/panels dealing
with methodological issues, interdisciplinary topics, and collaborative research.
Deadlines: abstracts are due by February 15, 1996, and full papers by June 15, 1996 to Arthur P.
Young (address below). Abstracts and papers will be screened by a panel of distinguished
researchers and practitioners. Selective publication of the papers in journal and proceedings
format is under exploration. Program brochure and registration materials will be available early
in 1996.
The Library Research Seminar Planning Committee consists of the following individuals:
Martin Dillon, Director, Resources Management Division, OCLC;
Peter Hernon, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Simmons College;
Carol Kuhlthau, School of Communication, Information, & Library Studies, Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey;
Ronald R. Powell, Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University;
Donald E. Riggs, Dean, University Libraries, University of Michigan;
Jane Robbins, Dean, School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University;
Gloriana St. Clair, Associate Dean and Head, Information Access Services, University Libraries,
The Pennsylvania State University;
Mary Jo Lynch (ex officio), Director, Office for Research and Statistics, American Library
Association; and
Arthur P. Young (chair), Director of University Libraries, Northern Illinois University.
Please address any comments or questions about the conference to:
Arthur P. Young, Director of University Libraries, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
60115-2868; voice--(815)753-9801; fax--(815)753-9803; email--<ayoung@niu.edu>.
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