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