1 - 2 september 2004, Dakar, Senegal
Information
and communication technologies has brought considerable changes and innovations
in the creation, management, publishing and dissemination of knowledge.
Aware of
the importance of these technologies
and their effects on the production and dissemination of knowledge,
CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa)
organises from 1 to 2 september 2004 in
Dakar, Senegal, a conference on the impact of information and communication
technologies on electronic publishing and dissemination.
The
main objective
of the conference is to enable :
- an exchange of experiences between
participants in the field of digitization and
electronic publishing of
scientific documents (journals, theses and dissertations among others);
- a reflection and a better awareness of
challenges and stakes posed by information and communication technologies
- a better use of these technologies in
documentation centres, libraries, archives and in the field of research.
The
specific objectives
are :
- on-line catalogues
- digital collections
-
electronic publishing of documentary products
-
digitization of scientific documents
- electronic dissemination of scientific documents
Will
participe at the conference :
- information and communication professionals (archivists, librarians, documentalists, among others)
- information and communication technologies professionals
- electronic publishing professionals
-
researchers,
experts, publishers, distributors, consultants and all those working in
electronic publishing and who have a particular interest in information
and communication technologies.
The
conference will be organised in
sessions where communications on various topics will be presented. Case
studies will be also presented.
WORKING LANGUAGES
Working
languages will be English and French.
CONFERENCE
TOPICS
The list of
topics is not exhaustive and includes :
-
access
to electronic resources
-
on-line
data bases
-
electronic
publishing of journals
-
electronic
submission of theses and dissertations
-
digital
libraries
-
archiving
and preservation of digital collections
-
electronic
publishing and copyrights
-
electronic
publishing and standardization
-
digital
divide
-
the
role of information professionals in the digital age
-
sharing
of electronic resources
At the end
of the conference, the participants will have contributed to the advancement of
the scientific reflection on the challenges of information and
communication technologies for
documentation centres, libraries, archives units, publishers among others.
The
conference will have enabled fruitful exchanges of ideas and experiences among
participants.
It will
have been an opportunity for setting up a network of social sciences resources.
After the
conference the papers will be published in a book form.
All abstracts and papers should be sent by post, email or fax to :
Mr Abou Moussa Ndongo
CODESRIA Documentation
and Information Centre
B.P.:
3304 - Dakar, Senegal
Tel: +221 – 825 98 22/23 -
Fax: +221 – 824 12 89
E-mail:
abou.ndongo@codesria.sn; amndongo@hotmail.com;
aboumndongo@yahoo.fr
PARTICIPATION SUPPORT
CODESRIA will cover participation costs (travel and
stay) for authors of accepted papers.