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From: "HURIDOCS" <info@huridocs.org>
Subject: International Conference "Libraries from Human Rights Perspective"
Date: 2007-10-17 08:16
Call for Papers "Libraries from Human Rights Perspective" International Conference Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies (RCHRS) Ramallah (Palestine) 31 March - 2 April 2008 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. Contact: Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies P.O Box 2425 Ramallah, Palestine rchrs@rchrs.org