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***Please distribute widely*** CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Sofia 2008: Globalization and the Management of Information Resources 12-14 November 2008, Sofia, Bulgaria On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to participate in Sofia 2008: Globalization and the Management of Information Resources, 12-14 November 2008 hosted by The School of Library & Information Management, Emporia State University, Kansas, USA; the Department of Library and Information Sciences, “St. Kliment Ohridski” University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; the University of Kansas Libraries, Kansas, USA; Seton Hall University Library, New Jersey, USA; James A. Michener Library, University of Northern Colorado, Colorado, USA. Sofia 2008 is part of an international conference series that has been hosted in Kansas City, Kansas (1995), Warsaw, Poland (1997) and Sofia, Bulgaria (2000, 2002, 2004, & 2006). The conference series is devoted to interpreting trends, patterns of globalization and their effects on the development of library services, and the development of information infrastructure. The conference themes this year are: • Access to electronic networks • Organization, classification and retrieval in a web environment • Information industry & knowledge management • Information literacy and lifelong learning • Digital and virtual libraries • Information architecture and knowledge management • Information policy issues in an electronic environment • Digital rights management (DRM) • Education and training in a Web 2.0 environment • Ethics and the right to access to information Also, a special session is planned on the role of libraries in the capture, access, preservation, and use of indigenous knowledge Please send your submission of contact information, title and abstract of no more than 500 words by MONDAY, 9 JUNE to the conference e-mail address: [log in to unmask] Notification of acceptance to the program will be made by 30 JUNE, and to include the paper in the published conference proceedings, the final copy is due by 15 OCTOBER. Please note that all participants will pay registration. A small number of stipends are available for East European colleagues to support conference attendance. Preference will be given to those individuals presenting papers or reports. For conference support please get in touch with Dr. Alexander Dimchev at [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Participation is also available for students in a special concurrent poster session. Interested students should submit contact information, poster title and a brief summary (150 words) to Ms. Perri Parise at [log in to unmask] by 3 JUNE. Students will be notified of acceptance by 24 JUNE. More details about the conference can be found at http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2008/index.htm. You may direct questions to Rebecca Miller Banner, conference organizer, at [log in to unmask] We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you’ll be able to join us in Sofia, Bulgaria. Cordially, Chairs Herbert Achleitner and Alexander Dimchev Herbert K. Achleitner, PhD School of Library & Information Management Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas, USA E-mail: [log in to unmask] Alexander Dimchev, PhD Dean, Faculty of Philosophy University of Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria [log in to unmask]