11th Northumbria Conference Proposal Submission Form

Authors and Presenters details

Main or Lead Author

Surname
Forenames
Title
Employing organisation
Position
Email
Address for correspondence
Telephone
Brief autobiographical note (maximum 100 words)

Additional Authors (please complete the following details for each additional author)

Surname
Forename
Title
Employing organisation
Position
Email

Proposal Details

Proposal Title
Proposal Type (delete as appropriate) / Paper (20 mins)/Short Paper (10 mins)/Poster/Panel Session/Workshop/Other (please specify)
If it is a paper or poster, please choose one of the following types: / Research Paper/Technical Paper/Conceptual Paper/Case Study/Review
Abstract (maximum 1000 words)
This should be set out using 4-6 sub-headings:
  • Purpose
  • Design, methodology or approach
  • Findings
  • Research or practical limitations or implications (as applicable)
  • Conclusions
  • Originality and value of the proposal

If it is a panel or workshop, please provide the intended duration
If it is a panel or workshop, please provide details of the style and intended audience
Please enter any other comments or notes of relevance to your submission

How to Submit

Please send all proposals by email with this Word document as an attachment to the Conference organisers at:

Submission, Deadline, assessment and notification

The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday 9th January 2015. The Conference Editorial Board will evaluate proposals, based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance to conference topics (see website for details)
  • Relevance to the practical or research-based needs and interests of the target audience
  • Quality and significance of the contribution to library performance measurement
  • Clarity of expression

All proposers will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation process during February 2015.

Presentation and Publication

Presentation guidelines will be provided to successful proposers. Standard conference presentations will be twenty minutes plus five minutes for questions and discussion. Proposals for short papers of ten minutes in length are also welcomed.

It is a condition of submission that all papers should be written up for publication in the Conference Proceedings and that at least one author of each paper should register and pay to attend the full Conference. Papers submitted to the Conference should be based upon original work which has not been submitted to or accepted by other conferences, or previously published.

Further information

For further information on submission or any other aspect of the Conference, please contact:
Stephen Town, Director of Information, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Tel: 00 44 (0) 1904 323863
Fax: 00 44 (0) 1904 323866