Call for Papers : 8th A-LIEP 2017

The 8^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Library &
Information Education and Practice

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Thailand, November 13-14, 2017

Conference website	http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/dlives/index.html
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aliep2017
Abstract registration deadline	June 30, 2017
Submission deadline	July 15, 2017

The Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP) is an international conference which has been regularly held in the Asia-Pacific region every one or two years since 2006. The conference provides Library & Information Science (LIS) educators, researchers and practitioners with the opportunity for sharing their research results, experiences and innovations in LIS, and stimulating greater collaboration and cooperation regionally and globally.

The 8th A-LIEP (A-LIEP 2017) will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on 13-14 November 2017. This conference will be arranged, for the first time, together with the 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) to create synergy in the LIS development and advancement of digital libraries.

Submission Guidelines

Prospective authors are invited to submit their full papers, short papers, and posters which must be original and not simultaneously submitted to any journals or conferences and address the list of A-LIEP 2017 topics. The following paper categories are welcome:

Full papers: length 8 to 12 pages

Short papers: length 4 to 7 pages

Posters: abstract of 1 to 2 pages

The paper type of each submission should be indicated on the first page of the manuscript – full paper, short paper, or poster. As English is used as the official language of this conference, all submissions must be written in English. A paper template is provided for your reference (single-spaced, Times New Roman 11 pt. font). 

Please make your submission online in PDF format through the following EasyChair link: 

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aliep2017

If you do not have an EasyChair account, please register first.  

Selected full papers will be published in a special issue of LIBRES e-journal (http://www.libres-ejournal.info/), after further revision.

List of Topics

The list of conference topics is divided into three tracks: LIS Education, LIS Practice, and LIS Research. It includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

LIS Education

LIS pedagogies

Reading advisory

Cooperative education

Challenges in LIS education

Collaboration among LIS schools/departments

Curriculum design

GLAM – Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Community engagement

Digital education

Quality assurance and accreditation of LIS programs

Lifelong learning

Impact of LIS education to society

LIS Practice

Technology application for LIS

Service design and design thinking in libraries

Digital and data curation, Digital preservation, Digital stewardship

GLAM – Galleries, Libraries Archives, and Museums

Relevance of libraries to society

Leadership development and strategic management in libraries

Libraries as a place: physical and virtual

New competencies in LIS

Evaluation in LIS

Evidence-based librarianship

Mobile platforms of libraries

Collaboration among libraries and with other professions 

LIS Research

Digital repositories

Human Information Interaction

Information literacy, Digital literacy, Data literacy, Media literacy

Organization of Data, Information, and Knowledge

Semantic web and linked data

Knowledge management and knowledge services

Text and data mining

Digital humanities and digital cultural heritage

Big Data and data science

Information visualization

Research evaluation in Science, Social Science, and Humanities

Search as learning

Gamification in libraries

Digital scholarship

Quality Assurance in LIS Education

Chapter 8: LIS Education : Quality Assurance System in the Philippines, pp. 113-134 by Lourdes T. David.


from the back cover:

This book reviews and examines the quality assurance systems of Library and Information Science (LIS) education in a variety countries and regions, including Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe. 

Globalization of education has caused the number of LIS professionals working in every region of the world to increase greatly. In order to be qualified as an LIS professional worldwide as well as in a local area, it is imperative that there exists a global standard of quality assurance systems for LIS practitioners. This book provides such a standard and ranks specific systems and educational programs worldwide. 

With contributions from leading researchers and scholars in a variety of regions across the globe, this book will prove an invaluable resource for professionals and educators of LIS education

A-LIEP 2015 : Asia-Pacific LIS : Exploring Unity and Diversity

The University of the Philippines - School of Library and Information Studies will be hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP) Conference which will be held from October 28 to 30, 2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center Manila, Philippines. The theme for this year's conference is:

ASIA-PACIFIC LIS: EXPLORING UNITY AND DIVERSITY

The aim of the conference is to bring together speakers and participants to discuss and learn about the different and common practices in LIS education and profession from all over Asia and the Pacific. There are paper and poster presentations in the conference where topics range from Global and Regional practices in LIS education and the profession; trends in research in LIS; developments in LIS services, management concerns and practices of libraries and information centers, cooperation among libraries and information centers, resource sharing; internationalization of LIS and many more.

A-LIEP Call for Papers and Posters

We are inviting paper and poster presenters to the Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice Conference with the theme, "ASIA-PACIFIC LIS: EXPLORING UNITY AND DIVERSITY."

Topics range from global and regional practices in LIS education and the profession; trends in research in LIS; developments in LIS services; management concerns and practices of libraries and information centers; cooperation among libraries and information centers, resource sharing; internationalization of LIS, among others.

The deadline for submission of papers is on the 15th of June 2015. A-LIEP will be held in the Philippines from the 28th to 30th of October 2015. For more information, please visit http://www.a-liep.com/ or email aliep@slis.upd.edu.ph

The Council of Deans and Heads of LIS Schools will have its first General Assembly on March 10, 2015 (8:00-4:00) at the Conference Room of the UP Main Library. 

Deans and Heads of LIS Schools as well as faculty members of LIS Schools are invited. The status of LIS Education will be discussed by Prof. Nera and the new BLIS Curriculum (OBE Based) will be discussed by Prof. Peralejo. 

Registration fee is 300.00 (to cover modest snacks and lunch)

Please click on the link for the Online registration:http://goo.gl/forms/u1fWg7fSyF

PATLS Forum: IT Curriculum for Philippines LIS Education

C & RL to go Open Access

Source: American Libraries

While an FAQ from ACRL

When will C&RL become Open Access?

On April 1, 2011, the online version of C&RL will become open access. A print version will continue to be available through a paid membership in ACRL or through a paid subscription to C&RL. Discussions about the future of the print version are underway.

Thank you ACRL Board of Directors for the "walk the talk" and finally lifting the six months embargo on newly published online articles on one of our LIS preferred source of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) reading materials.