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Call for workshop proposals ELAG 2012 Workshops 16-18 May 2012, Palma de Mallorca, Spain Would you like to lead a stimulating discussion with a group of library technologists? Do you prefer encouraging audience participation rather giving a formal lecture? Do you have a specific area of expertise that you would like to discuss with like-minded colleagues? Then lead a workshop during ELAG 2012! Workshops are a unique feature and an important part of the ELAG conference. They give participants an opportunity to acquire new skills, enhance their knowledge and get a more in-depth view of a specific topic. The keyword for ELAG conferences is participation, so ELAG workshops strive to be interactive, hands-on and solution-based in order to draw from the experience and knowledge of participants and produce useful advances, solutions or recommendations for the library community. A workshop leader will have a good grasp or some experience of the subject, but it is not necessary to be a top expert in the field (though in the past many renowned experts have run ELAG workshops). A good workshop leader will present a topic and then stimulate discussion and exchange of views and experiences rather than lecture. Past topics have included: Indexing with SOLR, Discovery interfaces, FRBR and Identifiers and Web services. Elag 2012 will be hosted by the Universitat de les Illes Balears (www.uib.es<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uib.es&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdCHYrnGRPukJdUWuvtpoxrFcbKWA>) in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Further guidelines for workshop leaders and participants are available at:http://www.elag.org/guidew.htm<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elag.org%2Fguidew.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc_-i8oBZDYJ8OOns25bKJEu_PFUw> For inspiration about topics for your workshop, see the sub-themes page: http://www.elag.org/callw.htm<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elag.org%2Fcallw.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzec1m5PLZINBID9b7DZqmDDQ2lY3g>. But don't be afraid to propose another idea! To propose a workshop, please complete the form below and send it to: Peter van Boheemen ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), Chair of the ELAG 2012 Programme Committee. All proposals will be reviewed by the ELAG 2012 Programme Committee. The deadline for proposals is Wednesday 1st February 2012. The results of the review process will be sent by Thursday 16th February 2012. Format Workshop Title: Name(s): Audience: Short description (up to 250 words): Workshop outcomes: