SECOND CALL FOR PAPER - 1st PLAI-STRLC Research Congress

SECOND CALL FOR PAPER

  

1^st PLAI-STRLC Research Congress for the Advancement of Library and Information Services (ReCALIS 2013)

7-8 May 2013

Baden Powell International Hotel – Makiling

Brgy. Batong Malake, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna

Theme: Advancing Library and Information Services Through Research and Innovation

We cordially invite you to submit a paper/abstract/poster to the 1^st PLAI-STRLC  Research Congress for the Advancement of Library and Information Services (ReCALIS 2013), 7-8 May 2013. These could be accounts of original research, unique viewpoints, case studies, trend analyses etc.

The conference will consider, but not be limited to the following topics/themes:

• Bibliographic Control : Trends & Challenges
• Changes in Learning, Research and Information Needs and Behavior of Users
• Comparative Studies in LIS Education
• Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication
• Copyright, Electronic Publishing & Creative Commons
• Data Mining, Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
• Digital Archives, Digital Preservation & Digitization
• E-research, E-science, E-Learning
• Information Management & Knowledge Management
• Information Literacy & Lifelong Learning
• Information Retrieval
• Leadership and Change in LIS Profession
• Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges
• Library Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
• Library Science, Archives Science, Museum and Gallery Studies
• Records / Document Management
• Semantics, Semantic Web, Software, Distance learning
• Technology & Innovations in Libraries and their Impact on Learning, Research and Users

Paper proposals should be submitted in the form of a structured abstract (500-600 words). The format/contents of the abstract should be based on the 'Emerald' description available here <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/guides/write/abstracts.htm?part=1#2>. Submit your proposal to mbatiancila@gmail.com.

Important dates for the 2^nd call for paper:

• 16 March  - April 6, 2013 – Paper proposal/abstract submission
• 10 April 2013 – Notification of acceptance
• 15 April 2013 – Closing date for the submission of the conference presentation and  final paper (for journal publication)