Hello all,
Please see below a CFP for Libraries in the Digital Age in Zadar, Croatia, from 13 to 17 June 2016.
Thanks,
Merisa Martinez
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From: "Merisa Martinez" merisa.martinez@hb.se Subject: Fwd: [Bhs-l] Vd: [Asis-l] Call for Participation - LIDA (Libraries in the Digital Age) Croatia, June, 2016 Date: August 27, 2015 at 8:58:18 AM PDT To: "Merisa Martinez" merisa.martinez@gmail.com
"Louise Limberg" Louise.Limberg@hb.se 8/27/2015 4:00 AM >>>
Vidarebefordrar call till 2016 års LIDA-konferens.
Louise
Marie Radford mradford@rutgers.edu 2015-08-24 17:33 >>>
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Biennial International Conference LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2016
Conference Theme: Digital Library Curation and Collections
Zadar, Croatia, 13-17 June 2016 University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Full CFP can be found here: http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/ Email: lida@unizd.hr
Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. This year’s theme “Digital Library Curation and Collections” is divided into two parts. The first part covers research and development, and the second part addresses advances in applications and practice. LIDA is an international biennial conference that brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable environs.
The LIDA conference is held at the University of Zadar (Croatia) and the conference’s Guest of Honour is Professor Tefko Saracevic, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, USA.
Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2016 (for all types of contributions) Types of Contributions Invited:
- Papers: scholarly studies and reports on practices and advances that
will be presented at the conference. Both completed research and early work/preliminary results are invited. Papers will be refereed in a double-blind process. Submit 1,500 word abstract, plus references.
- Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances,
examples, practices, preliminary work and educational projects that will be presented in a special poster session. Posters will undergo a double-blind review. Awards will be given for Best Poster and Best Student Poster. Submit 750 word abstract, plus references.
- Panels: up to 90 minute sessions that will be interactive and offer
different perspectives and approaches to a specific topic. Organizers propose the format and invite up to five panelists (including the moderator). Submit 750 word abstract, plus references.
- Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services,
interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration sessions. Submit 750 word description.
- Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and
educational in nature, and are intended to foster interactive discussions for attendees who share common interest. Submit 750 word description, plus references.
- PhD Forum: short presentations by doctoral students, particularly as
related to their dissertation, in a session organized by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/). The PhD Forum provides doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty in relatively informal setting and to receive feedback on their dissertation by a panel of international educators. Submit 750 word description.
- Undergraduate/Graduate Student Showcase: short presentations by
undergraduate and graduate student, related to their research, practical projects, etc. The showcase will provide students with opportunity to get feedback on their work in informal setting and advice on how to develop their work further and get published. Submit 750 word description, plus references. Deadlines for all submissions: February 1, 2016.
All proposals should follow formal LIDA guidelines available at LIDA 2016 website (http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/submissions/). All work should be in English, original and not previously published. Submission of proposals/extended abstracts should be made using the EasyChair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lida2016 Following the double blind review process all accepted submissions will be published in the scholarly journal Libellarium: Journal for the research of writing, books and cultural heritage institutions. Libellarium is indexed by EBSCO and Erich II and has applied for inclusion into Scopus.
Conference co-directors: Martina Dragija Ivanović, Ph.D. Department of Library and Information Science University of Zadar, Croatia mdragija@unizd.hr ; Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, Ph.D. Department of Information Sciences University of Osijek, Croatia sfaletar@ffos.hr ; Ross J. Todd, Ph.D. rtodd@rutgers.edu ; Marie L. Radford, Ph.D. School of Communication and Information Rutgers University, USA
Program chairs: For Part I: Heather Lea Moulaison, Ph.D. The iSchool at the University of Missouri University of Missouri, USA moulaisonhe@missouri.edu For Part II: Michael Seadle, Ph.D. Institute of Library and Information Science Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany seadle@ibi.hu-berlin.de
The entire conference, including all presentations and keynotes,are in English.
Zadar is one of the enchanting cities on the Adriatic coast, rich in history. It still preserves a very old network of narrow and charming city streets, as well as a Roman forum dating back to the first century AD. In addition, Zadar region encompasses many natural beauties covering two national parks nearby: Kornati Islands National Park and National Park Paklenica.
Marie L. Radford, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Ph.D. Program Communication, Information and Library Studies Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Office DeWitt Rm 206 848-932-8797 (o) 732-932-6919 (fax) @MarieLRadford
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Merisa Ariel Martinez