Call for Participation

Submit a paper or poster for MCMLA 2012: Librarians Touching Lives.

Remember, proposals are due Monday, July 2, 2012 and must include:

Title
Author(s) and affiliation(s)
Abstract of 250 words or less describing the content of your paper. The suggested format for the abstract is: Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions
Is your submission a research project? Yes or no?
Is your submission a poster? Or a presentation (paper)?
Any special equipment requirements

Applicants will be notified of acceptance by July 31, 2012.

Papers will be presented on Thursday afternoon, October 4th. Presenters will be given 15 minutes: 12 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for discussion.

Posters will be displayed on Thursday, Oct. 4th. Presenters will be expected to stand by their posters from 3:00-3:30 p.m. to answer questions from viewers. Posters will be pinned to a display wall. Maximum size for posters: 4’H x 6’W.

As a guide in the submission process, review the article, “The Structured Abstract: An Essential Tool for Researchers,” (http://www.research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.html) which originally appeared in Hypothesis: The Journal of the Research Section of MLA. The Southern Chapter of MLA’s suggested formats for structured abstracts (http://www.scmla.org/abformat.htm) gives further examples of formats for research and non-research–based reports.

Questions may be directed to Brenda Pfannenstiel, 816-234-3900 or bpfannenstiel@cmh.edu.