Sofia 2008 Globalization and the Management
of Information Resources
12-14 November, 2008

Call for Papers


Guidelines for Paper Submissions


Important Submission Deadlines

Monday, June 9 – title and abstract due
Monday, June 30 – notification of acceptance
Monday, October 15 – final paper due for inclusion in proceedings

 

Note: Submission of a paper to the conference indicates the author's release of copyright and transfers copyright permission to the editors to publish the paper in written or electronic format for distribution without compensation to the author.

 

Papers should be 2,500 - 5,000 words in length.

Final papers must be submitted via email attachment as a Microsoft Word document to the editors:

            Herbert K. Achleitner - hachleit@emporia.edu
            Alexander Dimchev - dimchev_uni@abv.bg


Please format the paper as follows:

            Title
            Name of author(s)
            Institutional affiliation(s)
            Email address(es)
            Abstract
            Key subject words: between 2-5
            Body of paper
            References

 

Formatting for References

References should be listed in alphabetical sequence at the end of the text, using style below.

Journal articles

Hernon, P. (1989). Government publications and publishing during the Reagan years. Government Information Quarterly, 6(4), 395-410.

Books

Brown, J. S., & Duguid, P. (2000). The social life of information. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Kuhlthau, C.C. (1993). Seeking meaning: Process-oriented library and information services. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Papers from conference proceedings, chapters from books, etc.

Boden, M.A. (1983). Methodological links between artificial intelligence and other disciplines. In F. Machlup & Una Mansfield (Eds.). The study of information: Interdisciplinary messages. (pp. 229-236). New York: John Wiley.

Online resources

Information Infrastructure Task Force. (1993-1996). Meeting Minutes. Available online: http://www.iitf.nist.gov/activity.html Accessed July 16, 2001

 

If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Miller Banner, proceedings copy editor, at sofia2008@emporia.edu

 

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For Further Information:

Herbert Achleitner, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Library and Information Management
Emporia State University
Campus Box 4025
Emporia, Kansas. 66801 USA
Email: hachleit@emporia.edu
Phone: +1 620 341 5329
Fax: +1 620 341 5233

Alexander Dimchev, Ph.D.
Dean
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Sofia
"St. Kliment Ohrdiski"
15 Tzar Osvobodite Blvd.
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
E-mail: dimchev_uni@abv.bg
Tel. (+359 2) 9871 046

 

 

Last updated 12 May, 2008
by Brian D. Moss