Saturday, January 02, 2010

CFP: Libraries, Information, Books: Interdisciplinary Research and Practice 16th International Conference of the Institute of Information and Library

CFP: Libraries, Information, Books: Interdisciplinary Research and Practice 16th International Conference of the Institute of Information and Library Science Jagiellonian University, Poland Location: Poland

Conference purpose:
To enhance the interest for the library and information science (LIS) research area among scholars coming from other scientific horizons, to provide incentives for joint research projects and to fortify the prestige of modern research on libraries, information and book The Conference aims at emphasizing the social significance of interdisciplinary studies and practices performed by librarians and information professionals in collaboration with specialists from other disciplines. The matter is also to assess the pertinence, usefulness and quality of such joint projects by means of:
- discussing the theoretical and methodological basis and opportunities for launching and developing interdisciplinary research on libraries, information and book culture,
- demonstrating the social significance and inner variety of the interdisciplinary studies in the field of library, information and book science,
- carrying out a review and assessing pragmatic activities undertaken by librarians and information professionals in collaboration with representatives of various professions.
Conference secretary
Agnieszka Korycinska-Huras
Instytut Informacji Naukowej i Bibliotekoznawstwa
Uniwersytet Jagielloñski
ul. £ojasiewicza 4
Kraków 30-348, POLAND
Email: konferencja@inib.uj.edu.pl
Visit the website at http://www.inib.uj.edu.pl/eng/confer/2010/index.htm