The Document Academy Invites: PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS DOCAM 08 March 28-29, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies Madison, Wisconsin USA DOCAM 08 is the fifth annual meeting of the Document Academy, an international network of scholars, artists and professionals in various fields interested in the exploration of the document as a useful approach, concept and tool in Sciences, Arts, Business, and Society. The aim of The Document Academy is to create an interdisciplinary space for experimental and critical research on documents in a wide sense, drawing on traditions and experiences around the world. It originated as a co-sponsored effort by The Program of Documentation Studies, University of Tromso, Norway and the School of Information, University of California, Berkeley. For 2008, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies will be hosting the meeting. The conference will run from 9 AM Friday, March 28, to 5 PM Saturday, March 29. In order to keep the open-ended discussion atmosphere of previous DOCAMs alive along with a growing number of participants, we have decided to have only plenary sessions and a relatively limited, but well-selected number of presentations. Call for proposals: Scholars, developers, artists and practitioners working with document research and development are invited to submit proposals for full and short papers for plenary sessions and exhibits by December 1, 2007. Full papers (6,000-7,500 words) for plenary sessions will address these themes: - DOCUMENT THEORY (general issues) - DOCUMENT ANALYSIS (case-studies and methodological issues) Short papers (2,400-3,600 words) for plenary sessions will focus on - DOCUMENT RESEARCH (theory, methods, case-studies) Each author or group of authors of FULL papers will have 45 minutes for their presentation, including discussion; authors or groups presenting SHORT papers will be allotted 30 minutes. The order of presentations will be arranged according to themes as much as possible. Conference language is English. Conference organizers can provide an LCD projector; other equipment is the responsibility of the presenter. All proposals must include: *Description: - a short (500 words) verbal description of the work to be presented - Explanation of how the work will be presented (verbal presentation, PowerPoint, video, performance, etc.; and any equipment needs) *Names of all contributors, *Addresses, including email contacts and *Up to 5 keywords Proposals should be submitted electronically to Catherine Arnott Smith at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (casmith24@wisc.edu). Please include DOCAM 2008 in the subject line of all correspondence, including proposal submission. File format: RTF or PDF Submission deadline for proposals: 11:59 PM, December 1st, 2007 Receipt will be confirmed within one week. Decisions will be announced no later than January 15, 2008. Final deadline for accepted full papers: 11:59 PM, March 1st, 2008. For more information contact the co-chairs of Docam 2008: Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 (608) 890-1334 fax: (608) 263-4849 casmith24@wisc.edu Prof. Niels Windfeld Lund Documentation Studies University of Tromsø NO-9037 Tromsø, Norge Tel: +47- 776 46284 niels.windfeld.lund@hum.uit.no