From:  Padraig.Kirby <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 7:13 PM

Apologies for Cross Posting

Dear all,

Registration is now open! for the forthcoming  5th International
Summit of the Book 2016, Limerick City, Ireland, November 2nd–3rd 2016
 http://www.summitofthebook2016.com

We are greatly honoured to announce the following list of
international speakers:

* Ismail Serageldin, Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (The Library of
Alexandria), Alexandria, Egypt
* John Van Oudenaren, Director, Scholarly and Educational Programs, The
Library of Congress, Washington D.C. and Director, World Digital
Library
* John Tsebe, President of the African Library and Information
Associations and Institutions (AFLIA)
* Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen, President of LIBER (Association of European
Research Libraries)
* Dr Sandra Collins,  Director of the National Library of Ireland (NLI)
* Uldis Zarins, Head of The European Library and Director of
Development, National Library of Latvia
* Helen Osborn, Director of Library Services, Libraries Northern Ireland
* Pádraig Ó Macháin, Professor of Modern Irish, Head of School of Irish
Learning, University College Cork
* Samantha McCombe, Librarian of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast

More to be announced soon.

ABOUT

The “International Summit of the Book” is a US Library of Congress
initiative. The Summit discusses the development of books into
electronic formats and its impact on reading; the challenges facing
books and the publishing industry and the role of books and reading in
societies. The Summit also discusses key issues on technology and
manuscripts, including the role of translation in the preservation and
transmission of culture, and books as an important tool in cultural
exchange.

Delegates who wish to attend the Summit and hear presentations, engage
with presenters, network and just enjoy the discussions are welcome to
attend.

Registration is open and you are advised to sign up to take advantage
of the early bird rates.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Submissions in any of the following forms are accepted:

·         Full paper to be published in conference proceedings

·         Presentation

·         Roundtable discussion

Papers submission deadline: 30th September 2016

To submit a paper please  visit the Call for Papers:
http://www.summitofthebook2016.com/call-for-papers/

LOCATION

The  5th International Summit of the Book will be held in the 4 star
Limerick Strand Hotel http://www.strandhotellimerick.ie /  located in
the heart of Limerick City.

IMPORTANT DATES

Papers submission deadline:      30th September 2016

Early Bird registration deadline: 2nd October 2016

Dates of the Summit:                     2-3rd November 2016

CONFERENCE PARTNERS

The 5th International Summit of the Book is held In conjunction with
the US Library of Congress, Library Association of Ireland (LAI), the
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP),
Libraries Northern Ireland, the National Library of Ireland (NLI), the
Society of National, College and University Libraries (SCONUL), the
Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL) and other
partners.

For further information: please visit the 5th International Summit of
the Book website http://www.summitofthebook2016.com/

Please keep an eye on our Facebook page
www.facebook.com/The.5th.International.Summit.of.the.Book  and follow
LIT Library Twitter page @LIRC_Limerick and hashtag #BookSummitIRL for
updates on our speakers and further details on the event.

Kind Regards,

Jerald Cavanagh
Institute Librarian
Limerick Institute of Technology
Moylish Park
Limerick
Ireland