LIASA Conference
Cape Town, South Africa
October 10-13, 2023
LIASA CONFERENCE 2023 - Call for Papers
THEME: LIBRARIES - WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER
Rationale
In 2021 we emphasised that Libraries Matter, which in turn led us to reimagine and repurpose our libraries to demonstrate the resilience of libraries in 2022. Building on these themes, this year’s conference aims to look at the future of libraries. Having successfully run the Libraries Telling Powerful Stories campaign during South African Library Week, Libraries - Writing the Next Chapter will attempt to answer the question, “What are the stories we will tell about libraries in the future?”
The upcoming Conference seeks to explore this theme through papers, discussions, presentations, posters and lightning talks on the following aspects:
Design
- What will the library of the future look like?
- What new spaces will we create/have to create to meet the demands of future users/future services?
- What services will the library of the future offer?
- What current services would need to change to meet the advances of new technologies and/or new requests from users?
- What impact will technology continue to have on the library of the future?
- What does the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence hold for libraries?
- How can libraries leverage this to provide better services and experiences?
- How will we educate librarians and information workers for the library of the future?
- With conversations taking place worldwide in this respect, how do we decolonialise curriculums not just in the LIS sector but also in the broader GLAM sector?
- How do we tell impactful stories about LIS?
- How do we illustrate our contributions to the national development agenda and the SDGs?
notified by no later than 25 August 2023.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for lightning talks is 14 August 2023
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
- Authors are invited to submit abstracts for:
- Oral, research based presentations (15 min), or
- Viewpoint papers (firmly supported by the literature, careful analysis and sound arguments (15 min), or
- Conversational presentations (practical experience, cases studies and best practice) (15 min), or
- Lightning talks (5 min, accompanied by an electronic poster on a single slide)
- Abstracts for research-based papers should include an introduction, statement of the research problem, methodology, findings (could be preliminary), and implications of the study. Reviewers are looking for studies that relate to the theme, that are original, and well-written.
- All contributions must be presented in English.
- Abstracts, including references (where applicable) must not exceed 500 words.
- The abstracts of accepted papers and posters, as well as the speaker bios and photos, will be published on the LIASA and conference websites. Speaker bios and photos will be obtained from authors of accepted papers. By submitting your abstract, you agree to it being published on the LIASA and conference websites. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
- The final version of the presentation must be submitted in electronic format before the conference and full text document of the presentation must be submitted in electronic format on or before a date that will be communicated to authors of accepted papers. The presentations will be uploaded to the LIASA website after the conference.
- Where applicable, accepted presentations will be pre-recorded on a date and time that will be communicated to the authors. It is mandatory for presenters to register and attend the conference, and especially to be present during their session for live discussions.
- Please note that all presenters must be registered for the conference by 8 September 2023 and they are responsible for their own expenses to attend the conference.
- No correspondence will be entered into about acceptance or non-acceptance of papers.
Timeline
- 01 June 2023 First call for papers circulated
- 01 August 2023 Submission of abstracts closes
- 14 August 2023 Submission of abstracts for lightning talks only closes
- 25 August 2023 Last day for authors of accepted papers to be notified
- 8 September 2023 Last day for registration of presenters of accepted papers
- 22 September 2023 Pre-recorded presenters: Final paper and presentation due
- 25 – 29 September 2023 Recording of presentations (where applicable)
- 2 October 2023 Submission of all in-person presenters’ final papers and presentations
- 10 – 13 October 2023 LIASA 2023 Conference
