CFP: 4th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
International Conference
We invite you to submit a paper /abstract /poster
/workshop to the 4th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
International Conference (QQML2012), 22 - 25 May 2012, Limerick, Ireland.
Abstract submission deadline: 30 October 2011.
Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for
the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and
Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.
The 4th QQML2012 was scheduled during the previous 3rd
QQML2011 Conference. It was also decided that the 5th QQML 2013 International
Conference will be organized in Rome, Italy.
QQML2009, QQML2010 and QQML2011 were successful events
both from the number and quality of the presentations and from the post conference
publications in Journals and Books.
QQML2012 will continue and expand the related topics.
Papers are invited for this international conference. The
conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative
themes:
Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for
building the evidence
base in library and information services (LIS)
Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries
Bibliometrics
Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques
Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge
Communication,
Copyright and licensing
Data mining
Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories
Development of new metrics
Digital archives
Digital preservation
Digitization
Distance learning and the role of the library
E-Books
E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries,
archives and museums
E-research
E-science
Electronic publishing
Financial Management for Excellence
Human resources management
Information and Knowledge Services
Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and
lifelong learning
Information retrieval
Innovative management
Institutional repositories
Intercultural management
Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications
Knowledge
management concept and technology,
Knowledge mining
Libraries and shared services
Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the
beginning of the 21st
century
Library management and marketing
Library statistics
Measuring information literacy effectiveness
Metadata creation
New means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and
distributing digital
content
Ontologies
Open Access and Open Source
Operational information systems
Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies
Re-engineering change in higher education
Resource development policy
Scholarly Information and the new communication
technologies
Semantics
Semantics Web
Software
Strategic management
Team building and management
Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for
development
Technology transfer and Innovation in library management
Theoretical models of information media
User education
Special Sessions – Workshops
You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers)
or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief
description at: secretariat@isast.org or from the electronic submission
at the web page:
You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the
following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
Contributions may be realized through one of the
following ways
a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and
presentation;
b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words);
c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words);
d. visual presentations (Pecha kucha). These
presentations consist of exactly 20 slides, each of which is displayed for 20
seconds. Total presentation time is precisely 6 minutes 40 seconds and so it is important
to use the transition feature in PowerPoint to time your presentation exactly.
In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought
to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be
submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page:
The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to
the author guidelines: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html
All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of
Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference
will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of
the author(s).
Student submissions
The Conference offers Postgraduate students and PhD
Candidates a Competition opportunity. Students who submit to the conference could take
part to the competition, by submitting only one paper to the
competition. Students who enter to the competition have to participate to the
conference and register before.
The papers will be judged by a scientific committee on
the significance of the research theme, the research methodology, the description
of the results and the organization of the presentation. Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize
conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations.
Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2012
Conference and Student Research Competition to: the secretariat of the
conference at: secretariat@isast.org
On behalf of the Conference Committee
Dr. Anthi Katsirikou, Conference Co-Chair
University of Piraeus Library Director
Head, European Documentation Center
Board Member of the Greek Association of Librarians and
Information
Professionals
Jerald Cavanagh BSc Econ, MSc, MA, Local Committee
Co-Chair
Institute Librarian
Limerick Institute of Technology
Limerick, Rep of Ireland
e-Mail:
jerald.cavanagh@lit.ie
Padraig Kirby BA (Hons) HdipLIS, Local Committee Co-Chair
Tempus Project Coordinator/Acting Senior Library
Assistant
The Library
Limerick Institute of Technology
Moylish Park
Limerick, Republic of Ireland
