CALL FOR PAPERS

CODESRIA Conference on electronic publishing and dissemination
1 - 2 September 2004, Dakar, Senegal

Information and communication technologies have brought considerable changes and innovations in the creation, management, publishing and dissemination of knowledge.

Aware of the importance of these technologies and their effects on the production and dissemination of knowledge, CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa) is organising a conference on the impact of information and communication technologies on documentation, research, electronic publishing and dissemination. The conference will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 1 to 2 September 2004.

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the conference is to enable:

• a reflection and a better awareness of challenges and stakes posed by information and communication technologies

• a better use of these technologies in documentation centres, libraries, archives and in the field  of research.

• an exchange of experiences between participants in the field of digitization and  electronic publishing of  scientific documents (journals, theses and dissertations among others);

The specific objectives are :

To look into ways of bringing documentation centres, libraries, archives and research institutions up to date in the use of:

• On-line catalogues

• Digital collections

• Electronic publishing of documentary products

• Digitisation of scientific documents 

• Electronic dissemination of scientific documents 

PARTICIPANTS

The conference will bring together :

• information and communication professionals (archivists, librarians, documentalists, among others) 

• information and communication technologies professionals

• electronic publishing professionals

• researchers, experts, publishers, distributors, consultants and all those working in electronic publishing and who have a particular interest in information and  communication technologies.

ORGANISATION OF THE CONFERENCE

The conference will be organised in plenary sessions where background papers on various topics will be presented, that will alternate with panel discussions. Case studies will be also presented.

WORKING LANGUAGES  

Working languages will be English and French.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

The list of topics is not exhaustive and includes :

• access to electronic resources

• on-line data bases

• electronic publishing of journals

• electronic submission of theses and dissertations

• digital libraries

• archiving and preservation of digital collections

• electronic publishing and copyrights

• electronic publishing and standardization

• digital divide

• the role of information professionals in the digital age

• sharing of electronic resources

• new ways of doing research

 EXPECTED RESULTS

• At the end of the conference, the participants will have contributed to the advancement of the scientific reflection on the challenges of information and communication technologies for documentation centres, libraries, archives units, publishers among others.

• The conference will have enabled fruitful exchanges of ideas and experiences among participants.

• It will provide an opportunity for setting up a network of social sciences resources.

• After the conference the papers will be published in a book form.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS 

• All those interested in this conference can submit an abstract of their paper no later than May 30, 2004 to CODESRIA.
• Authors of accepted abstracts will be informed by June 15, 2004.
• They should submit their full papers no later than July 31, 2004.

All abstracts and papers should be sent by post, email or fax  to : Mr Abou Moussa Ndongo
CODESRIA Documentation and Information Centre 
B.P.: 3304 - Dakar, Senegal
Tel: +221 – 825 98 22/23 - Fax: +221 – 824 12 89
E-mail: abou.ndongo@codesria.sn; amndongo@hotmail.com; aboumndongo@yahoo.fr

PARTICIPATION SUPPORT

CODESRIA will cover participation costs (travel and stay) for authors of accepted papers.