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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'>(</span><span style='color:black'>Please excuse multiple postings.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>DEADLINE APPROACHING</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>: </span><span style='color:black'>Submit abstracts in PDF or Word format by <u>Dec. 31, 2011</u>, to Dr. Rosemary Du Mont, CSIR Associate, at <a href="mailto:rdumont@kent.edu">rdumont@kent.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Second Annual International Conference on Information & Religion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Theme: Preservation and Access: Facilitating Research in Information and Religion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>May 18 and 19, 2012 ~ Kent State University, Kent, OH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Keynote: Carisse Berryhill, Ph.D., Special Collections Librarian, Abilene Christian University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Call for Papers and Posters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) will host its Second Annual International Conference on Information and Religion in May 2012. This call for papers seeks original contributions in all areas related to information and religion. The conference theme invites participants to share their work in a variety of areas in which scholars are exploring the intersections of religion and information. Topics that might be addressed include but are not limited to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• Preserving and making available religious texts and information objects associated with communities of faith;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• Social uses and appropriations made of these texts and objects;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• The information-seeking behavior of clergy;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• The role of the sermon as an influential communication medium in society; case studies in the sermon preparation task;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• Information in its application to local congregations as communities of practice;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• Faith and many types of intelligence (e.g., emotional intelligence);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• Dissemination of faith messages;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>• Intersections of interests in the study of information and religion, where different disciplines might find it worthwhile to collaborate in research.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Prospective participants are encouraged to submit abstracts that report on recent research and scholarship. Contributions to this call for papers should not have been previously published. We also welcome proposals for poster presentations. There are no restrictions on research methodology.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Instructions for submitting refereed paper or poster extended abstracts: The abstract should be no longer than 250 words (including research question, methods, results). Include the title of the paper/poster, names, affiliations, and contact information of the authors (with one author to be designated as the contact for the paper). Submit abstracts in PDF or Word format by Dec. 31, 2011, to Dr. Rosemary Du Mont, CSIR Associate, at <a href="mailto:rdumont@kent.edu">rdumont@kent.edu</a>. Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Papers accepted for presentation at the conference will be considered for publication in ASIR (Advances in the Study of Information and Religion). Details regarding submission of full papers will be given to those whose abstracts are accepted for conference presentation. Please note: Presenters are responsible for their own expenses related to the conference, including but not limited to registration fees, lodging, transportation and meals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>For more information, please contact Dr. Don Wicks (<a href="mailto:dwicks@kent.edu">dwicks@kent.edu</a>), Interim Director of SLIS and Director of CSIR, or Dr. Dan Roland (<a href="mailto:droland1@kent.edu">droland1@kent.edu</a>), CSIR Primary Researcher.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis/research/csir.cfm">http://www.kent.edu/slis/research/csir.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Flo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><~><~>~<~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Flo Cunningham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Marketing Communications and Public Relations Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>School of Library and Information Science<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Kent State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>330-672-0003<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:fcunning@kent.edu">fcunning@kent.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>