Call for Papers Closed

International Conference on
Libraries from a Human Rights Perspective

Call for Papers

Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies (RCHRS) in cooperation with IFLA will arrange an international conference on Libraries from Human Rights Perspective in Ramallah 31 March – 2 April 2008. The Center invites interested writers and researchers to submit abstracts for their papers in either English or Arabic in the following topics: 

Libraries and Human Rights

  • Relationship between libraries and human rights
  • Violations in human rights in library environment
  • Libraries and rights of less advantaged groups
  • Women and children rights related to library work
  • Minorities and libraries from human rights perspective
  • Disabled
  • Cultural rights and libraries  

 

Libraries and freedom of expression, freedom of access to information, academic freedom and libraries/ academic libraries

  • Freedom of expression/ role of libraries in forming people's opinions
  • Freedom of access to information
  • Introduction to IFLA/ FAIFE
  • Academic freedom
  • Right to information
  • Governance and libraries
  • E-publishing and right to information
  • Freedom of expression in digital age
  • Case studies

 

Libraries and diversity, libraries and tolerance/ acceptance of the other

  • Diversity and libraries (collections, librarians and thoughts)
  • Tolerance in library environment (religious, cultural, political and ideology-based tolerance)
  • Acceptance of the other in library environment
  • Model libraries for all
  • Case studies from other countries
  • Case studies in violations and intolerance in library environment

 

Abstracts are due by 30/11/2007. The Center will notify researchers whose papers have been accepted by 10/1/2008; full papers are due by 1/3/2008. The center will cover participation expenses of researchers whose papers are accepted with a symbolic cash award, in addition to publishing all papers in Arabic and English in the conference proceedings book.

For more information and submission of abstracts:

Online Submission

Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies
Ramallah – Palestine
Tel. 0097022423001
Fax. 0097022413002
dweikat@rchrs.ps
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