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7th International Evidence Based
Library and Information Practice Conference to be Held in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada – July 15-18, 2013
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The
University Library at the University of Saskatchewan is very proud to host the
7th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
conference (EBLIP7), July 15-18, 2013. With six amazing conferences leading the
way, EBLIP7 promises to be exciting, engaging, and invigorating.
The
first question you might have if you are not from Canada (or maybe even if you
are!) is “where is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan”? Saskatchewan is in Western Canada
and is one of the three Prairie Provinces.
The
local joke is that Saskatchewan is difficult to spell but easy to draw!
Saskatoon is in the central part of the province and is called the Hub City due
to its central location. It is also referred to as the City of Bridges because
of the many bridges spanning the South Saskatchewan River that runs through the
city. In a province of one million people, Saskatoon is the largest city with a
population of approximately 230,000 people.
The
University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is a premiere medical-doctoral institution
and is home to over 20,000 undergraduate and graduate
students, and over 1,100 faculty. The U of S is one of North America’s most
beautiful campuses. With a 100+ year history (which is a long time by Canadian
standards considering that Saskatchewan became a province in 1905), its
earliest buildings form what the Canadian Register of Historic Places refers to
as “the finest grouping of Collegiate gothic university buildings in Canada” (http://goo.gl/svejO)
If
you are new to the EBLIP conference experience, please consider making EBLIP7
your maiden voyage. EBLIP is a practical
was to practice librarianship and if you are interested in research and using
research in practice, then this is the conference for you. EBLIP7, with the
dual draws of a robust and inspiring programme selected by an international
programme committee and the chance to network with the vibrant international
EBLIP community provides a
good opportunity to learn more. If you are an EBLIP conference veteran, you
will love the Saskatchewan experience. From a sumptuous opening reception and
conference banquet to the wealth of knowledge and information that the
conference program and preconference sessions will bring, you will leave
Saskatoon filled with enthusiasm and new ideas. When you get back home, you
will remember your prairie experience as one filled with warmth, hospitality,
and friendship.
Follow
EBLIP7 on Twitter: @EBLIP7. There is also a conference website at http://eblip7.library.usask.ca/.
In the months to come, more information will be posted on all aspects of the
conference: travel, accommodations, calls for papers and posters, conference
program, special events, events for spouses and families, etc. The University
Library, U of S, is very excited to host the international EBLIP community in
2013.
