Student Call for Proposals

[VRD Conference]

The Virtual Reference Desk(SM)
4th Annual Digital Reference Conference
"Charting the Course of Reference: Toward a Preferred Future"

November 11-12, 2002 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Call for Student Papers
The Virtual Reference Desk(SM) invites graduate students in the fields of
library and information science to submit  papers for the VRD 2002
Student Paper Competition. The purpose of this competition is to highlight
exemplary graduate student research or thesis work in the area of digital
reference libraries. Interested students are invited to submit a paper for
consideration by June 28, 2002, along with a letter from an advisor
verifying student status. All student submissions will be notified of
acceptance no later than August 23, 2002.
The author of the best student paper will win one free registration and
free transportation to the VRD 4th Annual Digital Reference Conference in
Chicago, IL, where he/she will present the paper before an international
audience. The winner will be honored during an awards ceremony at the
conference, and the paper  may be  published in the conference
proceedings.
The fourth annual VRD conference will emphasize planning and direction
founded upon practical experience, research, or trend analyses. Authors
are encouraged to examine issues, identify practices, and propose
organizational and technological systems, standards, and practices that
advance the state of reference librarianship as practiced in a digital
environment. For more information on the VRD annual conference, please see
the conference Web site at 

http://www.vrd.org/conferences/VRD2002/index.shtml.
DEADLINES:
Student papers will be accepted until June 28, 2002 (see paper submission
instructions below). The winning student will be notified by August 23,
2002.
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Papers should include student's name, institution, address, phone, fax,
e-mail, brief biographical information, and a letter from an advisor
verifying student status. Please e-mail your paper to VRD Conference
(vrdconf at vrd.org) by June 22, 2002. You may also submit your paper online
at http://www.oclc.org/institute/events/vrd2002/proposal_form.htm.
Papers should be in Word format, and use APA style.

The VRD 2002 Annual Digital Reference Conference is hosted by the
Information Institute of Syracuse and the OCLC Institute. For more
information regarding the VRD 2002 Annual Digital Reference Conference,
please contact Marilyn Schick, vrdconf at vrd.org, 800-464-9107 or, 315- 443
-3640.  The Virtual Reference Desk(SM) is a project of the U.S. Department
of Education, operated by the Information Institute of Syracuse, Syracuse
University.  Located at:  621 Skytop Road, Suite 160, Syracuse, New York
13244 - 5290.




Marilyn Schick
Conference & Event Specialist
Virtual Reference Desk  -  www.vrd.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
Syracuse University, 621 Skytop Road - Suite 160
Syracuse, New York   13244 - 5290
800 464 9107  -  Fax: 315 443 5448